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7623940 |
Direct-manufactured duct interconnects
A method for forming a duct interconnect generally includes providing a digital model of a first duct structure and a second duct structure, the first duct structure including a first duct section...
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7613538 |
Compensation for distortion in contact lithography
A method of contact lithography includes predicting distortions likely to occur in transferring a pattern from a mold to a substrate during a contact lithography process; and modifying the mold to...
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7609259 |
System and method for performing a selective fill for a hearing aid shell
A method and appertaining system load 3D shape information defining a hearing aid shell into a processor and present a representation of the shell on a display. A fill boundary is entered by a user...
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7513027 |
Process and apparatus for producing service blades
A process for machining a blank from all directions with a machine tool, such as a milling machine, involves the machining from all directions being based on a three-dimensional template. In a...
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7464011 |
Method for determining addendum and binder surfaces of springback compensated stamping dies
A method for determining compensated addendum and binder surfaces as part of a springback compensated stamping die for producing a stamped part includes modeling of the existing addendum surface...
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7393485 |
Method and apparatus for creating a sculpture on a container
An efficient and cost-effective method of designing and manufacturing a molded container having highly artistic sculptural relief. Computer software is utilized to design a skin shape, create...
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7383094 |
Method for CNC milling a wax model of a dental prosthesis or coping
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...
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7356379 |
Method and associated system for recording and retrieving fabrication and/or fitting data associated with a prosthetic component
A method of socket design and fabrication for Below-the-Knee (BK) amputees that utilizes manual measurements. This method, known as BK by Measurement, utilizes a manual measurement procedure where...
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7328080 |
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...
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7257521 |
Support system, and computer-readable recording medium in which support program is recorded
An apparatus concurrently executing designing of a mechanism and developing of embedded software. A three-dimensional-mechanism model simulates an operation of the mechanism, an embedded software...
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7231277 |
Surface shape determining device for a machining apparatus and surface shape determining method
In a state of separating a front end face of an air injecting nozzle 23 from a worked work W by a predetermined interval h, the air injecting nozzle 23 is moved at a constant speed in an X axis...
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7162323 |
Decentralized method for manufacturing hearing aid devices
Method for manufacturing custom fit ear pieces, such as hearing aid devices, by using rapid prototyping machinery in a decentralized location to provide custom fit ear pieces to patients within a...
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7113837 |
Device control system, network constructed by the system, and program executed on device constructing the system
A device control system is provided, in which a host device uploads optimal program code suitable for its own system environment from a target device for control. In the target device 2 , a...
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7092784 |
Systems and methods for forming an object
A method produces an object using thermal-forming by positioning a die representative of the object in a chamber; positioning a sheet of material over the die; pressurizing the chamber; and...
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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...
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6999832 |
Production machine with capability of transmitting production information and method for generating events regarding production information while operating the production machine
A production machine has at least one signal output with the capability of transmitting production status information to a production control system or production monitoring system. Signal outputs...
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6980881 |
Software for improving the accuracy of machines
Large machines, especially those having working envelopes in excess of fifteen feet, exhibit unacceptable errors because of thermal expansion and mechanical misalignments between the axes. The...
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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...
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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 (...
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6968247 |
Method and apparatus for producing a dental product
A stock removal workshop for the production of a dental restoration product includes a stock removal machine operable to remove stock material from a blank such that there remains a dental product...
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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...
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6941179 |
Device control system, network constructed by the system, and program executed on device constructing the system
A device control system is provided, in which a host device uploads optimal program code suitable for its own system environment from a target device for control. In the target device 2 , a...
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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...
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6920414 |
CAD/CAM system for designing a hearing aid
The present invention relates to a CAD/CAM system for design and manufacture of a hearing aid housing comprising a face plate and a shell that is matched to the auditory canal of a user, the system...
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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,...
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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...
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6845350 |
Simulation method
A simulation method for three-dimensional processing by a CNC-controlled processing machine is determined by means of an initial data record which describes idealized processing instructions for a...
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6839607 |
System for rapid manufacturing of replacement aerospace parts
An method for the rapid manufacturing of aerospace replacement parts 100 is provided, including removing an in-service aerospace part from an aerospace system 120 . The present invention further...
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6832877 |
Dental measuring and machining system
A dental measuring and machining system includes a measuring and machining unit for preparing measurement data by measuring a prosthesis model based on a predetermined algorithm and for producing a...
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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...
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6766217 |
Method of manufacturing dental prosthesis, method of placing object for measurement and measuring device
A method of manufacturing a dental prosthesis includes the steps of obtaining shape data of a portion to be prosthetically treated and shape data of a surface condition after it is prosthetically...
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6735491 |
System and method for optimally designing automobile door seals
Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimally designing automobile door seals. The system comprises data storage, data management and model design. The data storage consists of a plurality...
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6728589 |
Customized respiratory mask and method of manufacturing same
An apparatus and method for making a customized respiratory mask without contacting a facial area of the subject is provided according to the invention. The apparatus includes an image capturing...
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6728582 |
System and method for determining the position of an object in three dimensions using a machine vision system with two cameras
A system and method for estimating the position of an object in three dimensions uses two cameras interconnected with a machine vision search tool. The search tool is capable of registering...
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6708071 |
Method and system for defining and verifying a part
A system for verifying a part disclosed. The system comprises a virtual part and a virtual gage associated with the virtual part. A physical part corresponds to the virtual part. A digitized part...
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6694212 |
Computer-aided design of a pontic with retainers
Methods and systems for developing a dental bridge through computer-aided design are shown and described. With reference to an image of the volume to fill with the bridge, a proposed dental bridge...
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6658317 |
Method for setting a moving position in a machine tool
A contour shape of a desired shape of a workpiece at section along a predetermined axis is divided into machining units. Each of the machining units includes a plurality of inflection points...
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6631307 |
Use of logical operations in place of OPC software
A method is described which allows certain Optical Proximity Corrections to be computed in a few minutes. This has been achieved by limiting changes to the optical mask to the addition of two sets...
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6609041 |
Method and system for SKU tracking and changeover
A method for tracking multiple SKUs of ophthalmic devices in a manufacturing line, comprises the steps of: assembling first molding devices, at least one of the first molding devices having an...
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6540045 |
Method for manufacturing an ear device and ear device
A method for manufacturing ear devices that are individualized for individuals. Data of the three-dimensional shape of each individual's area of application for a hearing device is provided....
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6533062 |
Production process for custom-moulded ear-plug devices
A process for manufacturing custom-moulded ear plug device, such as in-ear hearing aids used in an area subject to dynamic and individually different movements. A three-dimensional image of an area...
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6535770 |
Animation device for graphic or plastic representations
A device for animating a graphical or plastic representation comprises a support for the representation, an animation system for varying the representation and at least one sensor for detecting the...
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6463351 |
Method for producing custom fitted medical devices
A method for producing a medical device, such as a prosthetic or orthotic structure which makes the procedure more widely available at less cost. The method involves making a model of the body part...
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6438454 |
Robot failure diagnosing system
A robot failure diagnosing system in which sound input by the user is interpreted/recognized by a command recognizing section in order to notify a request for a diagnosis to a self-diagnosis...
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6434441 |
Designing and making an article of manufacture
A method for designing, and optionally making, an article of manufacture. Customer requirement parameters are defined and related engineering parameters are chosen. A parametric geometrical...
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6434442 |
Three-dimensional shape data processing device, carved plate and carving device
A three-dimensional shape data processor for processing data concerning a three-dimensional shape to be formed on a flat plate has a synthesis processing means ( 5 and 6 ) for performing...
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6424877 |
Reproduction apparatus
In order to produce a reproduction of an object such as a human face, a three-dimensional form of the object is measured with a three-dimensional measuring device, and the measured form is...
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6406227 |
Key measurement apparatus and method
In a method and apparatus for measuring an original key, a line of the light is focused onto the key surface in a direction perpendicular to the key surface. A camera, or other type of detector is...
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6405095 |
Rapid prototyping and tooling system
A solid freeform fabrication process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object. The process comprises the steps of (1) operating a material deposition sub-system for dispensing droplets...
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6401001 |
Layer manufacturing using deposition of fused droplets
A solid freeform fabrication process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object. The process comprises the steps of (1) positioning a material deposition sub-system a selected distance...
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