Patents by Inventor Richard G. Dewar

Richard G. Dewar 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).

  • Interchangeable task module counterweight
    Patent number: 9038282
    Abstract: A method of operating a coordinate positioning apparatus comprising an articulated head having at least one rotational axis. The method comprises, in any suitable order, loading at least one interchangeable task module onto the articulated head; and loading at least one interchangeable task module counterweight on the articulated head. The at least one interchangeable task module counterweight at least partially counterbalances the weight of the at least one task module on the articulated head about the at least one axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: David R. McMurtry, Nicholas J. Weston, Richard G. Dewar, Matthew H. Freeman
  • INTERCHANGEABLE TASK MODULE COUNTERWEIGHT
    Publication number: 20130047452
    Abstract: A method of operating a coordinate positioning apparatus comprising an articulated head having at least one rotational axis. The method comprises, in any suitable order, loading at least one interchangeable task module onto the articulated head; and loading at least one interchangeable task module counterweight on the articulated head. The at least one interchangeable task module counterweight at least partially counterbalances the weight of the at least one task module on the articulated head about the at least one axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: David R. McMurtry, Nicholas J. Weston, Richard G. Dewar, Matthew H. Freeman