Patents by Inventor Benoit Carpentier

Benoit Carpentier 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).

  • Patent number: 8117952
    Abstract: A closed-loop cutting system comprises a cutting device for cutting a piece of material at a given dimension; a positioning device for positioning the cutting means to cut the piece of material at the given dimension; a position controller for controlling the positioning device; a feedback means comprising a dimension sensor for measuring the actual dimension of the cut piece of material, the feedback means for measuring a difference between the actual dimension and the given dimension and sending signal back to either one of the positioning device and the position controller to effect an adjustment of the position of the cutting device by reducing the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventors: Benoit Carpentier, Gilles Pilon
  • Publication number: 20070215248
    Abstract: There is described a closed-loop cutting system which comprises: a cutting device for cutting a piece of material at a given dimension; a positioning device for positioning the cutting means to cut the piece of material at the given dimension; a position controller for controlling the positioning device; a feedback means comprising a dimension sensor for measuring the actual dimension of the cut piece of material, the feedback means for measuring a difference between the actual dimension and the given dimension and sending signal back to either one of the positioning device and the position controller to effect an adjustment of the position of the cutting device by reducing the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Benoit Carpentier, Gilles Pilon