Smart tool holder

Patent · Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:672709

Day, R D; Foreman, L R; Hatch, D J; Meadows, M S

There is provided an apparatus for machining surfaces to accuracies within the nanometer range by use of electrical current flow through the contact of the cutting tool with the workpiece as a feedback signal to control depth of cut. 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,802,937/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-507,628
• OSTI ID: 672709
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 8 Sep 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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