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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Andrew Honegger, Champaign, IL (US);
Richard E. Devor, Urbana, IL (US);
Shiv G. Kapoor, Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Honegger, Champaign, IL (US);
Richard E. DeVor, Urbana, IL (US);
Shiv G. Kapoor, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees if the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A three-axis micro- or meso-scale machining apparatus. Embodiments of the apparatus include a spindle having a tool for machining a workpiece, a z-axis movement platform for supporting the spindle and translating the spindle along a z-axis, a mount for supporting the workpiece, and a suspended x-y axes movement platform for supporting the mount and translating the mount along both x- and y-axes.