Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for tool use management
- Patent Title (中): 用于工具使用管理的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11890384Application Date: 2007-08-06
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Publication No.: US07684891B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Stefan Okrongli , Robert J. Gorgol, Jr. , Aleksandr Shkiler , Gerald Traicoff , Kishore Lankalapalli
- Applicant: Stefan Okrongli , Robert J. Gorgol, Jr. , Aleksandr Shkiler , Gerald Traicoff , Kishore Lankalapalli
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Baker & Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G06K1/04 ; G06K1/14 ; G06K1/08 ; G06K1/10 ; B27C9/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a system and method for tool use management wherein a CNC machine retains information identifying the tools associated with the machine as well as their current locations (if any), and executes an algorithm for determining the source tools needed by a part program and matching the source tools with the available tools.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080033592A1 System and method for tool use management Public/Granted day:2008-02-07
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