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Manufacturing and de-fabrication analysis method and apparatus

US7136713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2003
Grant dateNov 14, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/80
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A structured product coding system that reflects both the components as are used to fabricate a given product but component manipulators as are used to execute part-mating operations to combine the components and intermediate structures as are assembled during the fabrication process can be used to generate a generic assembly/disassembly tree that corresponds to that product.

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