Patents by Inventor Robert James Bond

Robert James Bond 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).

  • Die manufacturing
    Patent number: 6691763
    Abstract: A system for producing a die includes means for generating a reference CAD model of a die of desired dimensions and a production facility arranged to produce an oversized casting of the die from a mould thereof. The system includes, further means for measuring the actual dimensions of the oversized casting, a comparator for comparing the measured dimensions of the oversized die against the reference CAD model, and a machining facility operable to machine the oversized casting until its dimensions are substantially the same as those of the reference CAD model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Rapid Design Technologies (PTY) Limited
    Inventor: Robert James Bond