Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for the creation of a tool

US6587742B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Inventors

Mark Manuel · Los Angeles, US
Christopher Dean Kirkum · Mount Clemens, US
Robert Racklyeft · Lincoln Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2000
Grant date	Jul 1, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/02
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for the creation of a tool. The apparatus and the method allow for dynamic measurement of the tool as it is being created and further allow for the use of positive feedback to increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally similar to a certain model. The apparatus and method further allow sections of varying thickness to be used and provide a technique to create surfaces which further increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally equivalent to a desired and modeled tool.

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