Patents by Inventor Robert J. Farris

Robert J. Farris 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).

  • Laser machine tool with image sensor for registration of workhead guidance system
    Patent number: 7005606
    Abstract: A computer controlled laser machine tool is provided wherein the machine tool work zone is smaller than the size of the workpiece that can be processed. The machine tool has an apparatus to register the workhead guidance system to the workpiece without requiring a hole in the workpiece. The machine tool is adapted with an image sensor, a form of a digital camera, to measure the position of targets etched in or affixed to the surface of the workpiece. Registration of the workhead guidance system relative to the workpiece is checked before and after the workpiece support is indexed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: W.A. Whitney Co.
    Inventors: John C. Legge, Jimmy D. Berry, Robert J. Farris