Patents by Inventor Richard Curless

Richard Curless 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 for determining effective coefficient of thermal expansion
    Patent number: 6941669
    Abstract: A method for determining an “effective” thermal coefficient of a machine comprises the steps of installing one or more temperature sensors (110) at various locations on the machine, positioning a first machine member (60) at a “known” reference location, relative to a second machine member (42), installing a linear position measuring device (120) to detect changes in position of the first machine member (60) relative to the second machine member (42) along a first axis of movement, periodically acquiring readings from each of the temperature sensors (110) and from the linear position measuring device (120) during a test cycle and compiling the temperature and linear position data into a table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Magus GmbH
    Inventors: Satish Shivaswamy, Richard Curless
  • Method for determining effective coefficient of thermal expansion
    Publication number: 20040066831
    Abstract: A method for determining an “effective” thermal coefficient of a machine comprises the steps of installing one or more temperature sensors (110) at various locations on the machine, positioning a first machine member (60) at a “known” reference Location, relative to a second machine member (42), installing a linear position measuring device (120) to detect changes in position of the first machine member (60) relative to the second machine member (42) along a first axis of movement, periodically acquiring readings from each of the temperature sensors (110) and from the linear position measuring device (120) during a test cycle and compiling the temperature and linear position data into a table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Satish Shivaswamy, Richard Curless