ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,661, issued on March 25, was assigned to Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG (Hollenbach-Igenhausen, Germany).
"Measuring sleeve for tool measurement" was invented by Olaf Stoffels (Verl, Germany), Shakeel Nisar (Bielefeld, Germany) and Franz Ziegltrum (Hollenbach-Igenhausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring sleeve for measuring a tool, a tool presetting device, a method for measuring a tool by means of a tool presetting device and to a method for mounting a tool in a tool holder. The measuring sleeve for measuring a tool provides a base body, particularly in the form of a sleeve, with a recess which runs starting from a ...