Apparatus and methods to apply human and/or encoded machine readable identification to parts
CA 2509795 A1 · Owner: Roxby, Donald L. · Inventors: Roxby, Donald L.
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The present invention describes an automated method for transferring representations of human and/or machine-readable markings containing unique part identification numbers or symbols to cast or forged parts using laser deposition and laser engraving technology. This is accomplished by inputting part identification information into a symbol encode software program that converts ASCII data into a two-dimensional (2-D) Data MatriXTM symbol format. The two-dimensional symbol format is then electronically transmitted to a Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) program where data cell shape and height information are added to form a three-dimensional (3-D) representation of the desired …
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- Filed January 3, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 3, 2023.
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