B24B 17/04
Involving optical auxiliary means
Official title: involving optical auxiliary means, e.g. optical projection form grinding machines
B24B17/04 (Involving optical auxiliary means) appears on 24 US grants and 8 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 24
- Published applications
- 8
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 40
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Digital projector, machine tool, and projected image display method24 Mar 2026US 12,585,174 B2Amada Company, Limited
- Autocalibration23 Jun 2015US 9,061,395 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Method for zero-contact measurement of topography9 Dec 2014US 8,908,191 B2Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH
- Profile grinding machine10 Jul 2012US 8,216,025 B2Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.
- Grinding method and system with non-contact real-time detection of workpiece thinkness8 Jun 2010US 7,734,081 B2Feng Chia University
- Digital projector, machine tool, and projected image display method9 May 2024US 2024/0152038 A1Amada Company, Limited
- Autocalibration7 Mar 2013US 2013/0055540 A1Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Method for zero-contact measurement of topography"9 Feb 2012US 2012/0033228 A1Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH
- Grinding method and system with non-contact real-time detection of workpiece thickness5 Jun 2008US 2008/0132149 A1Feng Chia University
- Profile grinding machine6 Dec 2007US 2007/0281588 A1Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Precision polishing system54US 5,741,171 ASagitta Engineering Solutions Ltd. · 1998
- Apparatus for improved control of a grinding machine16US 4,005,552 ATri-Ordinate Corporation · 1977
- System for determining the optimal ground depth of an ophthalmic lens having a closed homeomorphic boundary15US 4,524,419 AIntelab Medical Systems, Inc. · 1985
- Automatically controllable projecting contour grinding machines12US 4,167,082 A1979
- Grinding machine spindle flexibly attached to platform10US 6,217,420 B1Unova U K Ltd. · 2001