Patents by Inventor Kevin Tett

Kevin Tett 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 finding a feature using a machine tool
    Patent number: 9952028
    Abstract: A method of finding a feature of an object using an analog probe mounted on a machine tool. The method includes the analog probe and/or object following a course of motion which causes the analog probe's surface sensing region to traverse across the feature to be found a plurality of times while approaching the feature over successive traverses so as to ultimately arrive in a position sensing relationship with the feature so as to collect scanned measurement data about the feature along at least part of a traverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: John Ould, Kevin Tett
  • METHOD OF FINDING A FEATURE USING A MACHINE TOOL
    Publication number: 20170261305
    Abstract: A method of finding a feature of an object using an analogue probe mounted on a machine tool. The method includes the analogue probe and/or object following a course of motion which causes the analogue probe's surface sensing region to traverse across the feature to be found a plurality of times whilst approaching the feature over successive traverses so as to ultimately arrive in a position sensing relationship with the feature so as to collect scanned measurement data about the feature along at least part of a traverse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: John OULD, Kevin TETT
  • Method of finding a feature using a machine tool
    Patent number: 9733060
    Abstract: A method of finding a feature of an object using an analogue probe mounted on a machine tool. The method includes the analogue probe and/or object following a course of motion which causes the analogue probe's surface sensing region to traverse across the feature to be found a plurality of times whilst approaching the feature over successive traverses so as to ultimately arrive in a position sensing relationship with the feature so as to collect scanned measurement data about the feature along at least part of a traverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: John Ould, Kevin Tett
  • METHOD OF FINDING A FEATURE USING A MACHINE TOOL
    Publication number: 20150101204
    Abstract: A method of finding a feature of an object using an analogue probe mounted on a machine tool. The method includes the analogue probe and/or object following a course of motion which causes the analogue probe's surface sensing region to traverse across the feature to be found a plurality of times whilst approaching the feature over successive traverses so as to ultimately arrive in a position sensing relationship with the feature so as to collect scanned measurement data about the feature along at least part of a traverse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: John Ould, Kevin Tett
  • Generation of a Cnc Machine Tool Control Program
    Publication number: 20070250204
    Abstract: A machine tool program editor (42) is used to insert auxiliary operations e.g. measurement, process control and program logic into a CNC work producing program. The editor (42) has representations (50, FIG. 3) of the operations which can be placed in the correct position in the program. User input in the form of parameters is prompted when a representation is selected. The program is post processed (46) and run on a machine tool (30) whereat the operations are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: John Ould, Sam Whale, Kevin Tett, Matthew Powley, Alexander Kane