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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:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Peter Russell Hammond, Alnwick, GB;
Anthony Brown, Alnwick, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Russell Hammond, Alnwick, GB;
Anthony Brown, Alnwick, GB;
Assignee:
Renishaw PLC, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01); G06G 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and method for fitting a workpiece to geometric design data of a workpiece. Nominal data points are selected from the geometric design data. Command codes are created to generate measured data points. The measurement data points have associated nominal measurement points which are used to fit the workpiece to the geometric design data. The apparatus and method may also be used to determine whether a workpiece is within tolerance and for process control.