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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8121720 | Tool-path calculation apparatus for numerical controlled system and method for operating the same A tool-path calculation apparatus for a numerical controlled system and a method for operating the same are applied to a CNC tool machine. The tool-path calculation apparatus includes an upper controller and a servo driver. Firstly, an interpreter is provided to int... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8060239 | Method for the determination of a rough trajectory to be followed in a positionally guided manner According to the invention, an initial trajectory (2) that is to be followed in a positionally guided manner is input into a computer (15), said initial trajectory (2) being described by an initial function (AF) such that one respective correspo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8014894 | Method of surface manufacture with an apex decentered from a spindle axis The present invention is related to manufacturing surfaces with an axis decentered from the spindle axis. In particular, the present invention is related to compensating for tool geometry in cutting processes that involve an oscillating tool. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7853351 | CNC machine tool and integrated machine tool controller incorporating 3D and up to 8-axes real time interactive tool compensation A CNC machine tool deflection compensation system intergrated in a CNC machine tool Controller for providing continuous, accurate, real-time compensation for unintended and/or undesired axis coordinate deflections from a preprogrammed path of tool movement in a coor... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7813830 | Method and an apparatus for performing a program controlled process on a component A drilling machine drills at a multiplicity of target locations on a component. Two robots, calibrated with calibration data, move the component in a 6-D coordinate system. A metrology system ascertains the position of the component relative to the drilling machine.... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7801639 | Method and apparatus for operating controlled machines In a method for operating controlled machines, a motion of at least one movable machine element of the machine is controlled using a motion profile specific to that motion, and this motion profile of the motion of the machine element is subdivided into a plurality o... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7613541 | Thread control method and system therefor In a threading control system for performing a threading operation by moving, in synchronization with rotation of the main-spindle, either a cutter or a workpiece in the feeding spindle direction so that the ridge is not damaged nor the dimensional accuracy of the t... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7593786 | Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon designs. A geometric model for each personalization item is constructed... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7383098 | Machine tool acceleration A method of controlling the movement of a processing head of a machine tool includes monitoring the position of the processing head along a first coordinate direction, monitoring the movement of the processing head along a second coordinate direction different from ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7366576 | Position control device and position control method for machine tools A machine tool moves a driven member by use of a servomotor. A position control device controls the position of the driven member in accordance with full closed loop control. The position control device computes an integrated feedback value g in correspondence with ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359763 | Cutting tool angle adjustment method A cutting tool adjustment method includes lowering a cutting tool on a transparent Mylar to produce an indentation before an actual scribing operation; picking up the image of the indentation; using a numerical analysis method and a set formula to automatically calc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359764 | On-line/off-line scoring bridge A scoring bridge includes a plurality of moveable mounted carriages. The carriages each have a rotor, and the bridge has a linear stator to move the carriages. The position of a carriage designated as a reference carriage is recorded as it moves past a motion detect... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7346973 | Processing cell of automatic machining system and automatic honing system A processing cell of automatic machining system configured in that it is easy to decide or change the number of steps and to design, and to reduce the installation cost. The control unit of the processing cell comprises an operation data storing means for storing ev... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329881 | Charged-particle beam system A charged-particle beam system used to fabricate or inspect semiconductor devices comprises the charged-particle beam accurately brought into position on a workpiece. The system has a workpiece stage, a laser metrology system for measuring movement of the stage, a f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329832 | Automated adaptive machining of obstructed passages An automated machining process for machining of an obstructed passage (5) of an article (1) includes the steps of deriving the position and orientation of the passage (5) from automated processing of images of the passage (5) and addition... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328082 | Numerical control apparatus A numerical control apparatus having tool cutting edge detecting unit for detecting a cutting edge position of a tool mounted on a tool rest, comprises detection signal determining unit for determining, as effective, only a detection signal that is first inputted fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310566 | Quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, using an image processing device A quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, the codes being in the form of stamped marking dots is disclosed. The stamping process for the marking dots is carried out by a marking tool (17) with the aid of predetermined d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305277 | Methods and systems for position sensing of components in a manufacturing operation Methods and systems for position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring at least three discrete point positions associated with a first component by using at least one transmitter having a known position and orientation and in a line o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301297 | Synchronous control device An ‘interval’ in which the synchronization status between the movable axes subject to synchronous control is monitored, an equation between the movable axes in the ‘interval’, and an ‘allowable displacement’ for the positional relationship obtained with ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292910 | Method and device for machining a workpiece A method for machining workpieces by means of a multiaxial manipulator, such as an industrial robot, with a tool moved proportionally by a control unit of the manipulator and which can perform characteristic movements with several degrees of freedom is characterized... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283889 | Numerical control device, and numerical control method A machine has a tool head which rotates on a C-axis (about the Z-axis) and an A-axis (about the X-axis). A tool length vector is multiplied by a matrix whereby a misalignment component δs-H and the incline error (αs-H, βs-H, γs | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272524 | Method and a system for programming an industrial robot to move relative to defined positions on an object, including generation of a surface scanning program A method and a system for programming an industrial robot to move relative to defined positions on an object. The system includes a geometrical model of the object, the real object, and an industrial robot. A plurality of measuring points are generated corresponding... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266903 | Method for correcting thermal displacement in a machine tool A thermal displacement correction method is provided, including the steps of presetting coordinate data for a fixed position of a workpiece on a table, finding an amount of displacement of the fixed position of the workpiece at a current cutting edge position based ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269472 | Many-headed grinding machine and grinding method using many-headed grinding machine A control device 40 controls the grinding processing at a processing portion of a work W so as to shift to the last precision grinding step from a rough grinding step through a middle grinding step and a finishing grinding step. When the grinding in each step... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269473 | Work installation error measuring apparatus A work is installed on a table of a machine tool, and the coordinate system on the work is (X′, Y′, Z′). Each three points on respective three faces of the work, which are orthogonal to one another, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I, are detected with a touch probe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266425 | Systems and methods that facilitate motion control through coordinate system transformations The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate motion between different coordinate systems in an industrial control environment. The systems and methods accept data in one coordinate system and transform the data to a different coordinate syste... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260450 | Apparatus and method for controlling elastic actuator An internal pressure of a hydropneumatic drive actuator is measured by a pressure measurement device, a displacement amount of a movable mechanism is measured, a desired value and a measurement value of the displacement are inputted so that a position error is compe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259535 | Apparatus and method for situating a tool with respect to a work site on a workpiece An apparatus coupled with a mechanism and cooperating with the mechanism to locate an end-effector within a predetermined distance of a work site for situating the end-effector with respect to the work site includes: (a) a positioning unit coupled with the end-effec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254461 | Numerical controller having a function of learning control A numerical controller capable of checking a learning control execution interval for the entry of a command or signal that varies an operation pattern. The numerical controller reads machining programs in succession and sets a flag F to 1 until a learning control en... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254462 | Method and system for measuring a figure of a workpiece A system for measuring a figure of a workpiece includes an application server (2). The application server includes a hardware detecting module (200) for detecting hardware after system activation and for determining whether any error occurs in the hard... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245983 | Method and apparatus for correcting thermal displacement of machine tool A method corrects thermal displacement of a machine tool having a rotational spindle. The method includes detecting a rotation speed of the spindle. A thermal displacement amount of the spindle in the current cycle of execution of a program is estimated by using an ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245975 | Skew compensation A system and method for generating master and slave reference signals is disclosed, wherein at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a master section and at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a slave section, said slave section being a slave of said mas... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236853 | Automated robot alignment system and method using kinematic pins and end effector sensor A method and system can align a robot arm with a payload station. A probe and a contact detector may be positioned on the robot arm and three pins may be placed on the payload station. A controller may move the robot arm in a pattern over the payload station until c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233837 | Apparatus and methods for performing operations on an object An apparatus for performing machining operations on an object includes a carriage, a movable head configurable with an operating attachment to perform the machining operations on the object, and a position determination system operable to determine the spatial relat... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228771 | Automatic screw machine with multi-axis drive control The disclosed embodiments are directed to an improved automatic screw machine employing a first servomotor connected to cause rotation of a first set of tooling cams independently of the operation of a spindle drive, and a second servomotor to cause rotation of a se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225051 | Closed-loop feedback for maximizing Cpk in progressive forming operations A method and system for maximizing process capability in a progressive forming operation. The method compensates for deviations introduced by unformed components, and uses closed loop feedback to compensate for deviations introduced by forming tools. Fiducial featur... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225048 | Gap adjustment apparatus and gap adjustment method for adjusting gap between two objects A first stage and a second stage are disposed to face each other. A first object is fixed on the first stage. A first displacement sensor attached on the first stage is used to measure a distance extending from the first displacement sensor to a plane disposed in fr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219318 | System and method for verifying a layout of circuit traces on a motherboard A system for verifying a layout of circuit traces on a motherboard includes a computer (1) and a database (2). The database is used for storing data generated and used by the system. The computer includes: a substandard layout area creating module (... | 05/15/2007 |
