Patents by Inventor Christopher Ray Watson

Christopher Ray Watson 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).

  • Method of machine tool calibration
    Patent number: 8875603
    Abstract: Methods are described for calibrating a turning machine having a first rotatable portion or chuck for holding a workpiece. The first rotatable portion has a first feature associated therewith. The method comprises the steps of using a measurement probe to determine the position of the first feature, rotating the first rotatable portion through an angle, and using said measurement probe to determine the new position of the first feature. The extension of the technique to swivel head mill-turn machines is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Renishaw PLC
    Inventors: Paul Maxted, Marc Thomas Berkeley Saunders, David Roberts McMurtry, Christopher Ray Watson
  • Method of Machine Tool Calibration
    Publication number: 20130139660
    Abstract: Methods are described for calibrating a turning machine having a first rotatable portion or chuck for holding a workpiece. The first rotatable portion has a first feature associated therewith. The method comprises the steps of using a measurement probe to determine the position of the first feature, rotating the first rotatable portion through an angle, and using said measurement probe to determine the new position of the first feature. The extension of the technique to swivel head mill-turn machines is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Paul Maxted, Marc Thomas Berkeley Saunders, David Roberts McMurtry, Christopher Ray Watson
  • Method of machine tool calibration
    Patent number: 8250952
    Abstract: Methods are described for calibrating a turning machine having a first rotatable portion or chuck for holding a workpiece. The first rotatable portion has a first feature associated therewith. The method comprises the steps of using a measurement probe to determine the position of the first feature, rotating the first rotatable portion through an angle, and using said measurement probe to determine the new position of the first feature. The extension of the technique to swivel head mill-turn machines is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Renishaw PLC
    Inventors: Paul Maxted, Marc Thomas Berkeley Saunders, David Roberts McMurtry, Christopher Ray Watson
  • Method of Machine Tool Calibration
    Publication number: 20090183610
    Abstract: Methods are described for calibrating a turning machine having a first rotatable portion or chuck for holding a workpiece. The first rotatable portion has a first feature associated therewith. The method comprises the steps of using a measurement probe to determine the position of the first feature, rotating the first rotatable portion through an angle, and using said measurement probe to determine the new position of the first feature. The extension of the technique to swivel head mill-turn machines is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Paul Maxted, Marc Thomas Berkeley Saunders, David Roberts McMurtry, Christopher Ray Watson