ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,843, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to DMG MORI Co. LTD. (Nara, Japan).
"Image processing device and machine tool" was invented by Junichi Kubota (Nara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing device includes: an imaging execution unit that captures a first partial image including a part of a tool by a camera, a position specifying unit that specifies a next imaging position on the basis of a partial shape of the tool included in the first partial image, and a position control unit that changes the relative positions of the tool and the camera to the specified imaging position. The imaging execution unit captures ...