Patents by Inventor Andreas HIEBLE

Andreas HIEBLE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230140343
    Abstract: The CNC machining device 1 includes a tool magazine 20, a spindle 26, an automatic tool replacing device, a CNC controller 32, a sensor head 10 configured to generate measurement data corresponding to a distance from a surface of the object, and a personal computer 40. The sensor head 10 generates measurement data (X, Z) at regular intervals. The CNC controller 32 generates position coordinate data (x, y, z, x?, y?, z?) at regular intervals. The sensor head 10 transmits the measurement data to the personal computer 40 through first radio communication RC1. The sensor head 10 transmits a synchronization signal for synchronizing the measurement data and the position coordinate data to the CNC controller 32 through second radio communication RC2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: HEXAGON METROLOGY KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi SUZUKI, Masahiro SUZUKI, Katsuhiro SATO, Christoph WIEST, Andreas HIEBLE, Pete CHAMP
  • Publication number: 20220178679
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a CNC processing apparatus is provided that can significantly reduce the amount of operation time required for sensor calibration. A method of the present invention for calibrating a non-contact sensor in a CNC processing apparatus 1 includes a first step, a second step and a third step. In the first step, the center coordinates of a reference instrument are measured with a contact probe and thereby the machine coordinates of the center of the reference instrument are determined. In the second step, after a non-contact sensor 110 is mounted onto a spindle 26, the center coordinates of the reference instrument are measured only one time with the non-contact sensor 110, and thereby the non-contact sensor coordinates of the center of the reference instrument are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: HEXAGON METROLOGY KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro SUZUKI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Andreas HIEBLE