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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph H Zink, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Paul T Schweizer, Oakwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Giddings & Lewis, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
702168 ; 702 95 ; 702167 ; 36447437 ; 33503 ; 33559 ;
Abstract
A CMM control system which presents a three-dimensional graphic representation to the operator showing the active probe tip recognized by the CMM software. The controller software determines whether a motorized probe head is present and the exact location the probe tip. By using three-dimensional vector graphic routines, the controller software presents a graphic display of the probe relative to the machine's coordinate system. This technique minimizes the occurrence of measurement errors which could be introduced by the unwary operator who inadvertently used CMM data taken with an unrecognized probe tip.