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7117135 System for providing a high-fidelity visual display coordinated with a full-scope simulation of a complex system and method of using same for training and practice  
Control panels of a simulated complex system are displayed as a texture mask over a three-dimensional visual representation of an environment in which the complex system is operating. The...
7117047 High accuracy inspection system and method for using same  
A method and a system that enable the inspection of large envelopes and complex surfaces. This is accomplished by generating a rotation and translation transform which enables the process...
7113841 Implant forming method  
An implant designing method to be applied to a body of bone which has a bone deficient portion, wherein the bone being substantially symmetric with respect to a plane of symmetry, includes...
7110852 Die machining method and device by V-CAD data  
There is prepared V-CAD data obtained by dividing external data 12 consisting of boundary data of an object into rectangular parallelepiped cells 13 having boundary planes orthogonal to each...
7110844 Method and system for fabricating a dental prosthesis, and a prosthesis wax model  
A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is...
7099725 Alternate ply representation for composite design and manufacturing  
A three dimensional computer aided design (CAD) model of a composite part which includes a plurality of plies including tool side ply(s), and bag side ply(s) is provided. The composite part is...
7069108 Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item  
A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon...
7065427 Optical monitoring and control of two layers of liquid immersion media  
A multi-layer immersion medium monitoring system for a lithographic process monitors characteristics of an immersion medium of a semiconductor manufacturing process. The multi-layer immersion...
7062348 Dynamic mask for producing uniform or graded-thickness thin films  
A method for producing single layer or multilayer films with high thickness uniformity or thickness gradients. The method utilizes a moving mask which blocks some of the flux from a sputter target...
7058466 Method and apparatus for the creation of a tool  
An apparatus 10 and a method 50 for the creation of a tool 40 . The apparatus 10 and the method 50 allow for dynamic measurement of the tool 40 as it is being created and further allows...
7050877 Method for modeling an implant and an implant manufactured by the method  
A method for modeling an implant to be applied to a defect of a bone comprises the steps of obtaining a plurality of tomographic image data of the bone based on measurement data by MRI, producing...
7050876 Manufacturing methods and systems for rapid production of hearing-aid shells  
Methods, apparatus and computer program products provide efficient techniques for designing and printing shells of hearing-aid devices with a high degree of quality assurance and reliability and...
7047098 Process and device for producing a shaped body by selective laser melting  
The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body by selective laser melting, in which a shaped body is built up from pulverulent metallic material using CAD data of a model, in which...
7042468 Text overlay for multi-dimensional construction project models  
The system disclosed is used to display multiple activities that act on the same component or set of components, such as walls, slabs, columns in a building etc., in a four dimensional (3D plus...
7035702 Methods for dental restoration  
The present invention provides a method for preparing dental restorations, the method comprising the steps of (a) compiling a database of materials for use in preparing a dental restoration; (b)...
7031790 Operator for sculpting solids with sheet bodies  
A computer-implemented solid modeling system provides a graph-based method that sculpts solids with sheet bodies by performing a selective Boolean operation on a part body and one or more sheet...
7024342 Thermal flow simulation for casting/molding processes  
A numerical procedure for simulating the behavior of incompressible, viscous fluid in a casting/molding process. The method is based on classical fluid dynamic equations and uses control...
7020539 System and method for fabricating or repairing a part  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for fabricating a part includes a computer operable to control the fabrication of a three-dimensional part using a solid CAD model, a...
7013191 Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth  
Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are...
6993406 Method for making a bio-compatible scaffold  
A method for forming a three-dimensional, biocompatible, porous scaffold structure using a solid freeform fabrication technique (referred to herein as robocasting) that can be used as a medical...
6985793 Horizontally structured CAD/CAM coordinate system for manufacturing design  
A method of horizontally structured CAD/CAM manufacturing with horizontal coordinate systems including selecting a blank for machining into an actual part, establishing a coordinate system; and...
6978188 Method for contouring bone reconstruction plates  
Systems and methods are provided for designing and producing custom-made templates for implantation or for pre-contouring metallic or polymer implantable plates prior to surgery. According to one...
6970760 Production of replacement teeth from a three-dimensionally determined and digitized positive model  
A method for the production of replacement teeth ( 5 ) from a three-dimensionally determined and digitized model, whereby for improved handling, cost and quality of the produced replacement tooth (...
6957118 Method and system for fabricating a dental coping, and a coping fabricated thereby  
A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is...
6950715 Universal motion control  
The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS 1 -RTS 4 ) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific...
6950713 Method for creating a three-dimensional engraving in a solid and a product created by said method  
A method for creating a three-dimensional engraving within a solid. A three-dimensional illustration of the solid is scanned into a numerical controller associated with a machining center. The 3D...
6947809 Method of modifying stamping tools for spring back compensation based on tryout measurements  
A method of developing a stamping die for a workpiece is provided, which includes the steps of stamping a workpiece in a current die. A measurement is made of the stamped workpiece to determine its...
6944518 Customized prosthesis and method of designing and manufacturing a customized prosthesis by utilizing computed tomography data  
A method of making an acetabular prosthesis includes acquiring a first set of data defining in three dimensions at least a portion of a bone of a patient. A second set of data is computed based...
6944513 CAD system, CAD cooperative system, CAD data managing method, and storage medium  
A CAD system and a CAD cooperative system maintain correspondence between a two-dimensional design plane and a three-dimensional design space (hereinafter referred to as a model), and between...
6941188 Method of shaping a foam article  
A method of making a shaped article from a block of foam is disclosed. The method comprises programming a milling machine with coordinates for a desired surface contour of a prototype foam body. A...
6940037 System and method for controlling welding parameters in welding-based deposition processes  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling operational weld parameters of a welding-based deposition process includes generating a solid model representing a...
6930278 Continuous calibration of a non-contact thermal sensor for laser sintering  
An apparatus and a method of using the apparatus wherein a radiation emitter is positioned adjacent a sensor apparatus within a process chamber in a laser sinter system that emits radiation to the...
6922602 Method and device for generating sheet metal model from solid model  
The method includes the steps of assigning entered attribution information including material and thickness of a sheet metal to a specified solid model, assigning entered designation information...
6920364 Work assistance apparatus and memory medium for use therein  
A work assistance apparatus executes software programs necessary for works with using a computer, files generated in plural number thereof, and know-how data, with high efficiency. For that...
6915178 Dental prosthesis manufacturing process, dental prosthesis pattern & dental prosthesis made thereby  
A dental prosthesis is made by first forming a model of a patient's dentition. A three dimensional digital data corresponding to the surfaces of the model is then created. Based on this data, a...
6912446 Systems and methods for automated sensing and machining for repairing airfoils of blades  
A method for repairing an airfoil comprising creating a nominal numerically-controlled tool path based on a nominal shape of the airfoil, measuring the airfoil using a displacement sensor,...
6907307 Support volume calculation for a CAD model  
In solid freeform fabrication processes that make use of a removable support material, pre-calculation of the amount of support material needed for a build is difficult (inaccurate or slow) because...
6901356 Simulation apparatus, simulation method and computer-readable recording medium having simulation program recorded thereon as well as designing supporting apparatus  
The invention provides a simulation apparatus by which a problem upon designing can be found in the designing stage on the upstream without imposing an unnecessary working time to a designer. The...
6893107 Method and system for visualizing printed fluids using indicator media  
A method for detecting a print fluid includes printing the print fluid from a printing device onto an indicating medium; and producing a visible contrast between a printed area of the indicating...
6882894 Method and system for automated mass manufacturing of custom tooth die models for use in the fabrication of dental prosthetics  
Methods and systems for treating teeth include capturing a digital dental model taken within an oral cavity; modifying the digital model in planning a dental treatment or in designing a tooth die...
6882893 Method of designing product using 3-dimensional model  
The present invention provides a design method, which makes the product development more efficient. The design is performed with the process including the following steps; a first step to prepare a...
6871109 Die design support method and die design support system  
The present invention provides a die design support method and system capable of reducing the time-period required for a die design, allowing an unskilled die engineer to perform a die design...
6859681 Multi-material toolpath generation for direct metal deposition  
A method of modeling multiple material parts for additive manufacturing processes such direct metal deposition operates within the constraints of a single material CAD system. Each material is...
6850814 Machining program preparation apparatus  
A machining program preparation apparatus includes a machining region extracting unit ( 3 ) that extracts a machining region ( 300 ) based on a given three-dimensional part shape ( 100 ) and a...
6850334 System and method for three dimensional model printing  
A system and a method for printing of three-dimensional models and apparatus for controlling the height and thickness of the layers of interface material forming the 3-D models being printed, is...
6832124 Method and an arrangement relating to optical fibers  
The invention relates to an arrangement for and a method of shaping an end face 230 of an optical fiber 26 . The end face 230 is heated by a heat source 204, 206 in order to form a...
6813533 Method for simulation of laser material deposition  
A method for simulation of laser free form fabrication of parts and laser cladding with metal powder or wire includes absorption of laser beam at the surface exposed to metal powder particle jet,...
6810369 Method for the computer-assisted production of a machine with geometrically-predetermined spherical components  
The invention relates to a method for producing, in a computer-assisted way, a machine having pairs of geometrically-predetermined spherical components, i.e. a component B with recesses and a...
6804571 Method for computer aided orthotic inlay fabrication  
The present invention relates to a process for determining the magnitude and distribution of forces on a foot during ambulation and utilizing this data in combination with a plurality of other...
6799081 Fiber placement and fiber steering systems and corresponding software for composite structures  
A composite design optimization process for designing a laminate part includes steps for generating a globally optimized 3-D ply definition for a laminate part, optimizing the 3-D ply definition at...
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