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System and method for tool use management

US7684891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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130References

37Claims

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Assignee

Hurco Companies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stefan Okrongli · Indianapolis, US
Robert J Gorgol, Jr. · Indianapolis, US
Aleksandr Shkiler · Indianapolis, US
Gerald Traicoff · Carmel, US
Kishore Lankalapalli · Sanford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2007
Grant date	Mar 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T408/34
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for tool use management wherein a CNC machine retains information identifying the tools associated with the machine as well as their current locations (if any), and executes an algorithm for determining the source tools needed by a part program and matching the source tools with the available tools.

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