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7571022 |
System and method for monitoring machine health
A method for monitoring health of a machine tool includes operating the machine tool outside an operation cycle to effect movement of a portion of the machine tool. Data from signals output from a...
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7567853 |
Method and system for the electronic provision of services for machines via a data communication link
With this invention, expert knowledge from machine manufacturers is applied quickly at any time to a machine via the Internet, by providing a main computer (host) for the production and provision...
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7551974 |
Processing method of workpieces using combined processing machines
Plural combined processing machines perform various processes to workpieces W. The combined processing machines are arranged in a processing line according to a volume of products of the...
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7536237 |
Sensor-based measurement of tool forces and machining process model parameters
A system and method are provided for real-time measurement of tool forces. A relationship between a sensor characteristic and tool forces is determined by directly measuring tool forces for a...
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7502663 |
Correction method for chip removal machines
A method for determining a deviation of at least one regulating variable on chip removal machines with a mechanical drive for a tool and/or a workpiece, regulated by a control system, wherein the...
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7502662 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Event management systems and methods for motion control systems
A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler...
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7487370 |
Semiconductor device and system
According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including a power supply circuit which receives an external power supply voltage supplied, and outputs an internal power...
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7477960 |
Fault detection and classification (FDC) using a run-to-run controller
A method for implementing FDC in an APC system including receiving an FDC model from memory; providing the FDC model to a process model calculation engine; computing a vector of predicted dependent...
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7475262 |
Processor power management associated with workloads
Some embodiments provide determination of a processor performance characteristic associated with a first workload, and determination of a processor performance state for the first workload based on...
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7469164 |
Method and apparatus for process control with in-die metrology
Various embodiments include a method for providing instructions to a process tool. The method includes emitting an incident light beam at a substrate, receiving a reflected light beam from the...
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7463945 |
Electronic fingerprints for machine control and production machines
An electronic fingerprint measures a state of a machine and/or process. A controller controls movements of at least one component of the machine and a fingerprint device selects, for measurement,...
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7440814 |
Method for auto-calibration of a tool in a single point turning machine used for manufacturing in particular ophthalmic lenses
A method for auto-calibration of at least one tool ( 36 ) in a single point turning machine ( 10 ) used for manufacturing in particular ophthalmic lenses (L) is proposed, in which a test piece of...
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7437204 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications
An aspect of the present invention includes a method and device for listening to communications between processes and tools, recording report and report trigger definitions, matching reports from...
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7409760 |
Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint
A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present...
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7409261 |
Data management and networking system and method
A data management and networking system and method are provided for automatically retrieving and storing data from a machine tool for distribution to a remote terminal over a network. Raw data...
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7400935 |
Method for implementing indirect controller
A system and method for implementing an indirect controller for a plant. A plant can be provided with both a direct controller and an indirect controller with a system model or a committee of...
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7395122 |
Data capture for electronically delivered automation services
Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over an internet from a customer's client machine tool control system. The real-time data is...
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7383097 |
Method for managing machine tool data
A method for managing machine tool data includes operating the machine tool to perform at least a portion of an operation cycle which includes a non-machining operation. Data is processed from...
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7359763 |
Cutting tool angle adjustment method
A cutting tool adjustment method includes lowering a cutting tool on a transparent Mylar to produce an indentation before an actual scribing operation; picking up the image of the indentation;...
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7343353 |
Method to turn off machines during-turn down period while achieving minimum cost and required cycle time
A method and system for determining which machine tools to turn off during slow periods to achieve maximum cost savings with minimum cycle time increase. It uses a product demand forecast and a...
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7340318 |
Method and apparatus for assessing controller performance
A method includes providing a process controller for controlling a process tool. The process tool is controlled in accordance with a process parameter. Measurements associated with the processing...
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7337033 |
Data mining to detect performance quality of tools used repetitively in manufacturing
A tool with one or more chambers in a manufacturing system is identified as performing at or below an acceptable level by the following steps. Store process data from tools for each one of a...
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7334145 |
Predictive processor speed governor
A processor-based system accessing a performance profile for a program executing on a predetermined data set, executing the program on the predetermined data set, and governing processor speed in a...
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7310566 |
Quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, using an image processing device
A quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, the codes being in the form of stamped marking dots is disclosed. The stamping process for the marking dots is...
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7295887 |
Machine management system and message server used for machine management
Machines existing in a plant are classified under a multilevel hierarchy and are displayed on a screen. A summary of a diagnosis result of one or more nondisplayed machines which is not displayed...
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7289873 |
Sensor system for a cutting machine tool
The present invention relates to a sensor system for a cutting machine tool ( 300 ) with an energy supply unit ( 101 ), which inductively provides energy for the supply of at least one sensor...
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7289862 |
Methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding
A number of methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding are provided. The methods provide, among other things: automatic process limit...
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7286895 |
Safety device and method for determining an overtravel in a machine
A safety device for a machine has a first machine part for carrying out a working movement towards a second machine part. It also has at least a first and a second optical barrier moving along with...
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7280887 |
Outsourcing method and system for sheet metal processing industry
An outsourcing service center ( 7 ) discloses information obtained through outsourcing services for a first sheet metal processing factory ( 3 ) to promote sales. A first ordering customer ( 5 )...
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7272463 |
Gouge and interference avoidance in surface contouring
A method of determining a tool geometry and tool orientation for any prescribed path along a workpiece of a cutting tool is described. A parameter set is provided, where parameters of the parameter...
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7251543 |
Interference checking device
Interference checking device including: a modeling database that stores data for three-dimensional modeling of tools, workpieces, and machine-tool constituting structures; an interference data...
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7245983 |
Method and apparatus for correcting thermal displacement of machine tool
A method corrects thermal displacement of a machine tool having a rotational spindle. The method includes detecting a rotation speed of the spindle. A thermal displacement amount of the spindle in...
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7245982 |
System and process for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads and/or tables
A system and a process are disclosed, that are automated and integrated with numerically controlled systems, for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads ( 1 )...
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7228197 |
Spindle device with state monitoring, and monitoring method and monitoring system therefore
A spindle device for driving a production machine includes a first sensor for detecting a first physical variable of the spindle device, and at least a second sensor for detecting a second physical...
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7221995 |
Method for determination of optimal spin axis for a log for peeling in a veneer lathe
The invention relates to a method for centering a log for veneer peeling in a lathe. In the method the log is first centered in the centering arrangement of the lathe equipment using centering...
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7221988 |
Creation and display of indices within a process plant
A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including,...
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7221987 |
Generating a reliability analysis by identifying casual relationships between events in an event-based manufacturing system
Analyzing an event chronology record to permit identification of periods of a production sequence that correspond to a high probability of failure. Systems and methods include receiving an event...
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7219253 |
Process for providing submodel performance in a computer processing unit
A simple and accurate processor derating method includes: sampling a real-time counter/clock too obtain an initial time value T 1 ; resetting an Icnt Counter; incrementing the Icnt Counter to...
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7218989 |
Machine tool control apparatus
The control section can determine, on the basis of a detection signal from a detection device, whether operation of an element corresponding to the detection device has completed. The display...
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7209799 |
Predictive modeling of machining line variation
A multistage machining process includes a plurality of stations. Workpiece feature quality is predicted based on decomposition of the machining process into sources of variation, reticulation of...
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7194328 |
Method and apparatus for tracking reticle history
A method includes storing data associated with a plurality of reticles. Reticle history information is received. The reticle history information is linked to a selected reticle. The linked reticle...
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7171336 |
Method for operating a measuring instrument
A method for operating a measuring instrument is capable of performing multiple diagnostic functions. For this, a process control is provided for the execution of the diagnostic functions in a...
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7152170 |
Simultaneous multi-threading processor circuits and computer program products configured to operate at different performance levels based on a number of operating threads and methods of operating
Processing circuits that are associated with the operation of threads in an SMT processor can be configured to operate at different performance levels based on a number of threads currently...
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7151977 |
Method for measuring with a machining machine-tool, tool adapted therefor and software product managing same
The invention concerns a measuring method applicable to a machine-tool (M) which consists in causing the tool (O) to contact a point selected as reference in the machining station by controlling...
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7151975 |
System and method for monitoring wafer furnace production efficiency
A system for monitoring wafer throughput per hour in a wafer furnace includes a database, an analysis unit, a comparison unit, and an output unit. The database includes two or more operation...
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7146291 |
Method of generating an inspection program and method of generating a visual display
A computer-implemented method of generating an inspection program for a computer-controlled coordinate measuring probe comprises the steps of:
(a) receiving nominal geometry data for a...
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7136717 |
Method and device for the control of a rotary tablet forming machine
A method and a device controls a rotary tablet forming machine having a rotor. The rotor is capable of being rotated by a drive unit. The rotor includes at least one matrix with allocated upper...
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7123982 |
Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint
A method of manufacturing, using a riveting system, is operable to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still...
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7113890 |
Method and apparatus for detecting faults in steam generator system components and other continuous processes
A method and apparatus and for detecting faults in components of a continuous process such as a steam generator. A model of the process is developed using a modeling technique such as advanced...
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7113835 |
Control of rolling or moving average values of air pollution control emissions to a desired value
A controller directs performance of a process having multiple process parameters (MPPs), including a controllable process parameter (CTPP), a targeted process parameter (TPP), a defined target...
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