Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-22
2008-08-26
DeCady, Albert (Department: 2121)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S173000, C700S179000, C700S182000, C700S206000, C083S072000, C083S075500
Reexamination Certificate
active
07418309
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems are disclosed to optimize punching instructions. An example method disclosed herein obtains a tool bed layout, the tool bed including a description of a plurality of tool punch parts, each tool punch part further including tool definition information; obtains a component layout, the component including a description of a component having at least one feature requiring a punching operation; validates the component layout; advances the component to a position of optimum depth; determines a hit score at the position of optimum depth; and repeats the component advancing and the hit score determination until all of the at least one feature of the component is assigned to a tool punch part.
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DeCady Albert
Hanley Flight & Zimmerman, LLC.
Shechtman Sean P.
The Bradbury Company, Inc.
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