Patents by Inventor Travis Scott Buchanan

Travis Scott Buchanan 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).

  • Aggregate programming method and system for CNC machines
    Patent number: 11815874
    Abstract: A method and system for aggregate programming a computer numerical control (CNC) machine that includes (a) shifting a control point from an aggregate base point to a center tip of a tool being programmed, thereby enabling tool length and diameter adjustment along with C-axis aggregate rotation during a machine activity. The shifting includes (i) activating a tilted work plane (TWP); and (ii) shifting the control point to the tip of the tool using a tool length compensation. The system and method also include (b) implementing an activity on the CNC machine using the shifted control point and C-axis aggregate rotation. In some cases, activating the TWP comprises using a special machine control code such as g-code G68.2. In some cases, shifting the control point to the tip of the tool using a tool length compensation comprises using a special machine control code such as g-code G43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: C. R. Onsrud, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Leigh Guerin, Travis Scott Buchanan
  • AGGREGATE PROGRAMMING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CNC MACHINES
    Publication number: 20200348644
    Abstract: A method and system for aggregate programming a computer numerical control (CNC) machine that includes (a) shifting a control point from an aggregate base point to a center tip of a tool being programmed, thereby enabling tool length and diameter adjustment along with C-axis aggregate rotation during a machine activity. The shifting includes (i) activating a tilted work plane (TWP); and (ii) shifting the control point to the tip of the tool using a tool length compensation. The system and method also include (b) implementing an activity on the CNC machine using the shifted control point and C-axis aggregate rotation. In some cases, activating the TWP comprises using a special machine control code such as g-code G68.2. In some cases, shifting the control point to the tip of the tool using a tool length compensation comprises using a special machine control code such as g-code G43.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: C. R. Onsrud, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Leigh Guerin, Travis Scott Buchanan