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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Alan B. Campbell, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Dale L. Ehnes, Cotati, CA (US);
Daniel S. Wertz, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan B. Campbell, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Dale L. Ehnes, Cotati, CA (US);
Daniel S. Wertz, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/00 (2006.01); B23B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for variable control of the movement of the tool tip in an x-direction into the work piece at two simultaneously independent speeds for use in making microstructures in the work piece.