US Patent Issued to SHIBAURA MACHINE on June 17 for "Processing machine and production method for object subject to processing" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,253, issued on June 17, was assigned to SHIBAURA MACHINE Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Processing machine and production method for object subject to processing" was invented by Takanobu Akiyama (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device of a processing machine controls a first drive source based on detection values from a first sensor so that a reference workpiece other than a workpiece is processed from a first direction by a tool into a prescribed target shape. The control device measures a shape of the reference workpiece based on a detection value from the first sensor at the time when contact in the first direction o...