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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175742 | Apparatus and method for machining workpieces Disclosed are apparatus and methods for manufacturing complex gears includes the creation of a data set to control a robotic machine tool enabling the tool to machine the contours of the gears accurately after the gear has been cut. Each gear is mounted to an indexa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8090468 | Multi-spindle phase controlled machining A method of controlling a multiple spindle machine includes measuring the motor currents provided to a first spindle and a second spindle over a period of time, establishing an amount of time between impacts on a workpiece of a cutting tooth of the first spindle rel... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8005565 | Drilling system and method A drilling system includes a controller, a human-machine interface, and a drilling device. The controller stores a drilling procedure and a startup mode module for the drilling procedure, and generates an information list which includes location information and corr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7983786 | Neutral data computer control system for a machine tool used to produce workpieces with a threaded surface and associated machine tool Neutral data computer control system for a multiaxis machine tool for producing workpieces having a helicoidal generated surface with an optional computer system (1) for generating machine control parameters for a multiaxis machine tool (2, 2a) ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7937181 | Clamp instruction method A clamp of less waste instruction method for an addition axis, which omits instructions for clamping and unclamping and working in response to those instructions, includes the steps of, at a stage of working a work piece with a tool, measuring a rotational torque ge... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7706912 | Orifice formation control system An orifice formation system is provided. The system includes a manufacturing machine configured to form an orifice in a workpiece, a computed tomography x-ray machine configured to generate data based on geometry of the workpiece, and a computer in communication wit... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7469165 | Machined part and method of manufacture A machined part is provided. The machined part is formed from a porous substrate material that is machined to shape. After machining to shape, a resin is infused into the machined part precursor to a layer thickness depending on the end use of the finished part. The... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7457684 | Automatic programming method and automatic programming device A first machining-program creating unit creates a machining program for a two-spindle machine, including machining programs for a first process performed by using a first main spindle and a second process performed by using a sub-spindle. A second machining-program ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444202 | Method for smoothing polylines in NC programs In a method for smoothing polylines in NC programs, the coordinates of points which, connected by linear segments, represent an original polyline, are shifted in a geometrical filter unit such that a resulting polyline, made up of coordinates of points, is smoothed ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433754 | Numerical controller A numerical controller configured to enable machining of a conical surface such that vectors at a start point, an end point, and an interpolation point of a circular arc and their extensions never cross one another. Normal direction vectors Vnors and Vnore, tangenti... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424335 | Identification of terrestrial foliage location, type and height for scaled physical models A method for identifying modeling characteristics of items of foliage on a piece of real property so that the property's foliage can be accurately modeled on a site model portion of an architectural model. The characteristics determined for each item of foliage is i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421307 | Operating method and apparatus for controlling a machine tool The invention relates to a control device (5), controlling a machine tool (1), which processes a step sequence (S1-S11), by a wireless reading of a partial program (18) from a workpiece data support (15), provided for a work... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412300 | Thermal forming Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, one or more thermal forming treatments may be predicted to achieve a desired shape and/or microstructure in a workpiece. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408316 | Multiple motor position control A controller for motor activation providing accurate and repeatable position changes by pressing and releasing a push button switch. Repeatable position changes are made in an advance direction by triggering a digital counter for a predetermined number of cycles of ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392108 | Method of controlling an edger device, machine programmed to edge an ophthalmic lens blank, and computer program The present invention relates to a method of controlling an ophthalmic edger device, and a machine programmed to edge and ophthalmic lens blank. A lens blank and an edger device for forming a groove in a peripheral edge of the lens blank are provided. A central proc... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383097 | Method for managing machine tool data A method for managing machine tool data includes operating the machine tool to perform at least a portion of an operation cycle which includes a non-machining operation. Data is processed from signals output from at least one sensor and from a controller to define a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377037 | Fillet machining method without adaptive probing A method for finishing a part having excess material includes generating one or more surfaces on a model of the part to be machined, creating a machining tool path drive geometry, using the machine tool path drive geometry and one or more surfaces on the model to be... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376482 | Grinding method and apparatus In a grinding method and apparatus, a machining portion of a workpiece is ground with a grinding wheel on a trial, and shape errors in respective rotational phases of the machining portion are measured after the trial grinding. Based on the shape errors, control dat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369909 | Producing three-dimensional objects from deformable material Three-dimensional objects are produced from a deformable material received substantially continuously in the direction of production and the objects are produced by a deforming process substantially in the direction of production. Rotatable devices are arranged to d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369971 | Method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional shape data The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for generating post-machining three-dimensional shape data for a workpiece on the basis of an NC program. The three-dimensional shape data generating apparatus comprises: a stock blank lattice point generating... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366583 | Methods and systems for fabricating components A method for fabricating a component using a tool includes determining an actual property of a region of the component, comparing the actual property of the region of the component with an expected property of the region to determine a difference between the actual ... | 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 |
| 7357196 | Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system for a given formation A method and apparatus for predicting the performance of a drilling system for the drilling of a well bore in a given formation includes generating a geology characteristic of the formation per unit depth according to a prescribed geology model, obtaining specificat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344342 | Machining apparatus A machining apparatus capable of irregularly forming a plurality of dimples on a surface of a workpiece in a short period of time. The machining apparatus includes a tool for machining a plurality of dimples on a surface of a workpiece, each dimple having a depth in... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333868 | Systems and methods for designing and manufacturing engineered objects A system for manufacturing an engineered object comprising an estimate generator, layout drawing generator, and design generator. The estimate generator generates a cost estimate based on a request for proposal defining the engineered object. The layout drawing gene... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330825 | Control system A simplified control system provides a uniform interface to a Java-based POS application. A new interface defining a method SetEntry for passing an entry point to a database to a device service object is created in the device service object which loads this interfac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330773 | Multiple insertion head The invention relates to a multiple insertion head for mounting components onto substrates, the insertion head including a carrier which is arranged in such a way that it can rotate about a rotational axis and is provided with many receiving tools that are arranged ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324867 | Controller for a laser using predictive models of materials processing Predictive models of physical parts of the laser processing system part determined. These predictive models are used to determine how the physical system will actually react. The predicted reaction from the models is used as feedback in order to produce the control ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321846 | Two-wire process control loop diagnostics A diagnostic device for coupling to a process control loop includes digital communication circuitry configured to receive a digital communication signal from the process control loop. The digital communication signal is a digitally modulated analog signal on the pro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319916 | High speed and repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructures using optical microscopy A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimen is disclosed. The invention employs high-precision motorized metallographic polishing, viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of micr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319915 | High speed and repeatability serial sectioning device for 3-D reconstruction of microstructures A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning device and method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimens. The invention employs a high-precision motorized metallographic polishing unit, a microscope for viewing and computer controlled ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319941 | Translating mates in geometric models into joint blocks in block diagram models Methods and systems for translating models generated in one modeling environment into models that can be used in other modeling environments. In particular, information regarding a relationship between components of models in one modeling environment is translated i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319914 | High speed and repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructures using scanning electron microscope A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimens is disclosed. The invention employs high-precision motorized metallographic polishing, viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of mic... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317964 | High speed and repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructures A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimens is disclosed. The invention employs high-precision motorized metallographic polishing, viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of mic... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306334 | Method for positioning a semi-finished spectacle lens In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings. The centering of the optical element i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302309 | Laser micromachining methods and systems A method of laser machining a fluid path is provided. The method comprises directing a first laser toward a first surface, directing a second laser toward a second surface of the substrate, and directing a third laser toward the second surface along at least a porti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290450 | Process diagnostics A diagnostic device for use in a industrial process includes monitoring electronics or diagnostic circuitry configured to diagnose or identify a condition or other occurrence in the industrial process. The system can be implemented in a process device such as a flow... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292907 | Methods and systems for management of information related to the appearance of an object The present invention provides an improved system for measuring the appearance of an object, that improves upon the prior art systems by employing a digital CMOS camera and a variety of features attendant thereto, provides an improved calibration system, an improved... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284937 | Machining apparatus A pulse generation means that generates a pulse each time an XY movable member moves linearly by a certain amount relative to a base is provided. A workpiece and a light and dark pattern member are provided on the base. A tool, a light and dark pattern scanning sens... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280948 | System and method for integrating geometric models A system and method of integrating geometric models, comprising identifying a product to design or manufacture, generating a product template, initiating the generation of at least one geometry, associating knowledge with the geometry, performing operations on the g... | 10/09/2007 |
