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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112172 | Method and system for gash parameter extraction of a cutting tool A method for extracting gash parameters of a cutting tool, comprises positioning the cutting tool on a moveable stage, scanning two or more gash sections of the cutting tool to generate two or more gash section scanning point clouds, indexing multiple points of the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8065031 | Polishing end point detection method utilizing torque change and device thereof Change in a torque waveform is monitored while removing continuously-varied periodic noise in real time, and the change in the torque waveform caused purely by the wafer state is detected by separating noise components while removing the noise not caused by the wafe... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8036769 | Method and device for compensating for positional and shape deviations A method for compensating positional and/or shape deviations in NC-controlled cutting production machines. The method including the steps of securing a new workpiece, processing the workpiece using nominal data of the NC program, acquiring set deviation, optimizing ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8014892 | Method and device for compensating for positional and shape deviations A method for compensating for at least one of positional deviations and shape deviations in NC-controlled cutting production machines where the method includes the steps of securing a new workpiece, processing the workpiece using the nominal data of the NC program, ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7983789 | Collecting debris from a tool An apparatus and associated method for collecting debris from a tool, wherein programming instructions are stored in memory and executed by a machine tool controller, and wherein the controller is responsive to an intermittent debris collect signal in altering an op... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7933680 | Tangential manufacturing system Manufacturing system (100) comprises only a few essential components, including: the workpiece(s) (110); the fixtures, or workpiece holding means, (120); the centrifuge (130), including a base (140) and axle (150); the relea... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7899573 | Non-contact method and system for inspecting a multi-faceted machine surface A system and method for inspecting a machined surface. The method includes acquiring optical information of the machined surface from a predefined orientation. Further, the method includes comparing one or more parameters of the optical information with a correspond... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7860601 | Profile characterization A system and method are disclosed for quickly characterizing the profile of a surface of a processed workpiece using a non-contact scanner, such as a laser scanner, in preparation for subsequent machining. The method determines the location of a plurality of feature... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7778725 | Method for estimating thermal displacement in machine tool After a thermal displacement correcting program has started, a temperature is measured with a temperature sensor in S1, then when a rotational speed of a spindle is changed during the measurement (S2), a counter starts (S3). Then in S4, f... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778724 | Device for estimating machining dimension of machine tool A device for estimating machining dimensions of a machine tool which employs tool members each being rotatably driven by a driving unit includes: a vibration sensor; a characteristics extracting unit for extracting amounts of characteristics from an output of the vi... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7729796 | Robot hand and method for automatically placing an element The invention concerns an industrial robot (4) comprising a machining tool (2) attached to one hand (3) of the robot, designed to perform a hydraulic-driven movement relative to the hand (3) and connected therefor to a hydraulic unit (... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7664565 | Method for compensating wear of a finishing tool The invention is a method of creating greater accuracies for wear compensation of a finishing tool during the finishing of workpieces, in which a reference surface is ablated by initially traversing the finishing tool over the reference surface and determining the a... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7593784 | Machinery condition assessment module A machine condition assessment module may be integrated with standard industrial control and communications networks to receive dynamic operating data from signal processing engines and optionally process data from controlled machinery and to operate on that data ac... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7577491 | System and method for extracting parameters of a cutting tool A method for extracting parameters of a cutting tool is provided. The method includes obtaining a measurement data set having a point cloud corresponding to a surface of the cutting tool and virtually slicing the point cloud at a pre-determined section to obtain a s... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7555359 | Apparatus and method for correcting defects by friction stir processing A method for correcting surface and near surface defects in metal components in which the component is first inspected to identify both the site and size of a component defect. Thereafter, it is determined if the defect is correctable by friction stir processing and... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7536237 | Sensor-based measurement of tool forces and machining process model parameters A system and method are provided for real-time measurement of tool forces. A relationship between a sensor characteristic and tool forces is determined by directly measuring tool forces for a standard tool, work piece, and part program. The sensor characteristic for... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7512457 | In-process non-contact measuring systems and methods for automated lapping systems In-process non-contact measurement systems and methods for automated lapping systems are disclosed. In an embodiment, a moveable frame can be controllably positioned proximate to a lapped work product. A control component can provide first control signals to control... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7424338 | Broken tool detection system A system for detecting the presence of a broken tool in a manufacturing line uses a robot device separately positioned along the line. The robot unit has a plurality of probes which are inserted into openings in the item to detect the presence of a broken tool. The ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409760 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to dete... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409260 | Substrate thickness measuring during polishing A method for determining a polishing endpoint includes obtaining spectra from different zones on a substrate during different times in a polishing sequence, matching the spectra with indexes in a library and using the indexes to determining a polishing rate for each... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400992 | Fitting multidimensional measurement data to tolerance zones having regard for the uncertainty of the measurements Measurement data collected within a measurement frame of reference is fitted to geometric tolerance zones having regard for the uncertainties of the measurement. Geometric freedoms for fitting the measurement data are exploited to fit uncertainty zones associated wi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395182 | System and method for the dimension checking of mechanical pieces A system for performing dimension checkings of mechanical pieces is provided including a contact detecting probe with wireless transmission, for example through a single radiofrequency two-way communication link, to and from a base station connected to an interface ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386363 | System of machine maintenance A system for remote maintenance for a machine. The system includes a database having information for a plurality of machines. A customer accesses the database in order to receive an illustration of at least one of said plurality of machines. Thereafter, the customer... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376489 | Method of identifying fluid purification equipment which is optimized for individual fluid purification systems An interactive method and apparatus are disclosed through which a fluid purification system operator inputs the system's parameters and the method then identifies one or more fluid purification equipment packages which will be optimized at the component level to the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367759 | Surface relief grating image machining process and product A surface relief grating (SRG) image machining process and/or product. For the SRG image machining process a material and a cutting tool are provided. The material is contacted by the cutting tool to a predetermined depth. The cutting tool is rotated to cut the mate... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364393 | Machine adaptation The invention relates to the transmission of power and/or data from/to a stationary part of a machine tool 200 to/from an accessory 100 mounted in the spindle 210 of the machine tool 200. A first electrical link or interface 1a,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363103 | Method and apparatus for generating machining information, and computer product A machining information generating apparatus includes shape analyzing unit that obtains CAD data, searches a shape database of machining profile information for necessary information based on the CAD data, and performs a shape analysis, thereby creating an equation ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354386 | Thermal displacement correcting device Machine-tool thermal displacement correcting device having: a tool-temperature estimating unit for recognizing—based on identification data obtained from a controller for designating, out of tools stowed in the tool-changer tool magazine, an exchange-target toolâ€... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343764 | Placing tool with means for controlling placing processes A rivet setting tool is provided to provide improved monitoring of riveted connections during rivet setting. The rivet setting tool includes a head piece for holding a rivet, a device for gripping a rivet pin, a pulling apparatus connected to the device for gripping... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341410 | Dynamical instrument for machining A dynamical instrument for machining comprising a sensor responsive to a non-rotating part of a machine proximate the tool of the machine for outputting a vibration signal, and a processor responsive to the sensor output configured to calculate a plurality of signat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337038 | Method of determining compatibility of tool and worksheet in a sheet fabrication machine and system therefor To determine whether a tool may be used successfully to fabricate a worksheet in a sheet fabrication machine, data relating to all tools that may be used for the machine as provided by the manufacturers of those tools are stored in a tool database. Dimensional data ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337091 | Method and apparatus for coordinating fault detection settings and process control changes A system includes a process tool for processing a workpiece, a process controller, and a fault monitor. The process controller is configured to determine a control action for updating an operating recipe of the process tool. The fault monitor is configured to determ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331739 | Method for machining workpiece A wear amount of a working tool T during the machining of a workpiece is estimated during the machining, and a positional command generated in accordance with a predetermined machining program is sequentially corrected during the machining based on the estimated wea... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333876 | Systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate The present invention comprises systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate. One aspect of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for providing electronic quality control ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328081 | Monitoring system and method for the in-process monitoring of machine-tool components In a monitoring system for the process-accompanying monitoring of machine tool components, it is provided that the same monitoring system, apart from the detection of at least one of the above mentioned conditions in tools, workpieces or processes, is used in other ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310567 | Method for the preparation, treatment and updating tool data A method for the preparation, editing and maintenance of tool data sets for machining processes in an NC control system has at least one tool data organization that is separate from the control and is stored in the memory of an ADP system. The tool data organization... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308322 | Motorized system integrated control and diagnostics using vibration, pressure, temperature, speed, and/or current analysis Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling, diagnosing and prognosing the health of a motorized system. The systems may comprise a diagnostics system, a prognostic system and a controller, wherein the diagnostics system and/or prognostic system employs a neur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7292900 | Power distribution expert system Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over the internet from a customer's client automation system, such as a machine tool control system. The client system may request content from a host website. Instruct... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277800 | Freeplay monitor A system and method for monitoring freeplay within an actuator is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the method includes collecting a plurality of actuator parameter data sets during a predetermined period. During the predetermined time period the act... | 10/02/2007 |
