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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993

Filed:

Nov. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Brian K Hackett, Saline, MI (US);

Wayne L Winzenz, Manchester, MI (US);

Jack H Kerlin, Springville, UT (US);

Assignee:

Balance Dynamics Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C / ; B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409141 ; 51169 ; 73468 ; 7457 / ; 82904 ; 464180 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for balancing tools 16 is disclosed which may uniquely characterize a needed balance for each of the individual tools 16 and which may then store the needed balance conditions so as to use the balancing data upon every use of the individual tool 16. This balance is achieved, in one embodiment, by the movement of certain balancing objects 28 from a balance containment member 22 to cavities 26 within a balance reception member 24. Should the original balance condition falter, the apparatus and methodology of this invention allow the balance conditions to be updated, dynamically, and to be stored for later use.


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