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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Manuel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Christopher Dean Kirkum, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Robert Racklyeft, Brownstone, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for the creation of a tool. The apparatus and the method allow for dynamic measurement of the tool as it is being created and further allow for the use of positive feedback to increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally similar to a certain model. The apparatus and method further allow sections of varying thickness to be used and provide a technique to create surfaces which further increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally equivalent to a desired and modeled tool.