With Means To Cause Delayed Actuation Of Selected Tool Patents (Class 234/90)
With plurality of selecting means sequentially controlled by one input means (Class 234/91)
  • System and method for tool use management
    Patent number: 7684891
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for tool use management wherein a CNC machine retains information identifying the tools associated with the machine as well as their current locations (if any), and executes an algorithm for determining the source tools needed by a part program and matching the source tools with the available tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Okrongli, Robert J. Gorgol, Jr., Aleksandr Shkiler, Gerald Traicoff, Kishore Lankalapalli