Patents Assigned to PPI Systems, Inc.
  • System and method for probing work pieces
    Patent number: 8674714
    Abstract: A system and method of probing work pieces is described. A first and second arm each having a pivot point and a guide end are pivotally coupled together at the respective pivot points. A probe tip holder is coupled to at least one of the first arm or the second arm. A guide means guides movement of the guide ends of the pivotally coupled arms, such that movement of the guide end of the first arm and the second arm move the probe tip holder in a plane parallel to the work piece surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: PPI Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Theodore Kitai, Paul Andrew Labelle, Robert Glenn Parker, David R. Walker
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROBING WORK PIECES
    Publication number: 20100271058
    Abstract: A system and method of probing work pieces is described. A first and second arm each having a pivot point and a guide end are pivotally coupled together at the respective pivot points. A probe tip holder is coupled to at least one of the first arm or the second arm. A guide means guides movement of the guide ends of the pivotally coupled arms, such that movement of the guide end of the first arm and the second arm move the probe tip holder in a plane parallel to the work piece surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: PPI Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Theodore Kitai, Paul Andrew Labelle, Robert Glenn Parker, David R. Walker