Patents by Inventor David B. Pickels

David B. Pickels 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).

  • Machine tool fixture computer aided setup
    Patent number: 5278953
    Abstract: A video image of the article to be produced is displayed on a computer. A first geometric shape is developed to enclose fully the video image of the article. The first geometric shape provides a video image of a workpiece of machinable stock and the approximate unscaled dimensions of the workpiece. A selection is made from a library of known machine tool tables to select the exact type of machine tool table to be used to produce the article. The video image of the table is positioned visually underneath each of the video image of the article and first geometric shape. The video representation of the machine tool table includes a frame of reference origin which corresponds to the actual machine tool table zero reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Aura Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Rogers Saxon, David B. Pickels