专利检索 ap:("Scott M. Burgett" OR "Brent P. Ragsdale" OR "Vanessa Redshaw" OR "David Sowden" OR "John B. Watkins") AND inv:"Brent P. Ragsdale" 第 1 页

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发明授权
Method of digitizing emboss dies and the like 失效

公开(公告)号：US06520049B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09844248

申请日：2001-04-27

申请人： Scott M. Burgett , Brent P. Ragsdale , Vanessa Redshaw , David Sowden , John B. Watkins

发明人： Scott M. Burgett , Brent P. Ragsdale , Vanessa Redshaw , David Sowden , John B. Watkins

IPC分类号： G09G300

CPC分类号： B44B3/00 , B31F1/07 , B31F2201/0717 , B31F2201/0733 , B31F2201/0779 , B44C1/00 , Y10T156/1023

摘要： A method of copying a three-dimensional surface having X, Y, and Z dimensions forms a translucent impression of the surface to be copied and then captures a two-dimensional image of the translucent impression. The captured image has X and Y dimensions and a grayscale value for each X, Y coordinate of the image. Then, the method converts each grayscale value of the image to a Z height value, thereby generating a digital file of X, Y, and Z values. The digital file may then be provided as an input to a numerically controlled machine, which can be operated to reproduce the surface to be copied. The method of the present invention finds particular application in digitizing handcrafted emboss dies and the like.