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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:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Applicant:
John Macgregor, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
John MacGregor, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ann Arbor Machine Company, Chelsea, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 7/30 (2006.01); B23H 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical discharge machining head incorporating piezo-electric motors for controlling motion of a slide assembly. The slide assembly is translatable within a machine base and its motion is controlled by the piezo-electric motors. The slide assembly precisely controls the movement of an EDM electrode through the wire guide.