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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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
George J. Sevcik, Brecksville, OH (US);
Michael Piatka, Mentor, OH (US);
Subbian Govindaraj, South Euclid, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A networked system combines multiple workstations, storage devices and file handlers with multiple computer numerical controls. Typically, each workstation comprises a personal computer with a Windows-based operating system utilizing a standard process-to-process communication protocol, such as Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). This type of system allows a wide variety of M-to-N topologies in CNC environments. Further, the use of a file management system, according to the present invention, allows the activation and execution of part program operations at a computer numerical control on files accessed through standard open networks.