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MCFARLAND GEOFFREY
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RENISHAW PLC
35 patentsUS7055367B2Jun 6, 2006
Calibration of a probe
RENISHAW PLC53 citations95
US10399145B2Sep 3, 2019
Additive manufacturing apparatus and method
RENISHAW PLC17 citations94
US7293365B2Nov 13, 2007
Probe or stylus orientation
RENISHAW PLC26 citations93
US7254506B2Aug 7, 2007
Method of calibrating a scanning system
RENISHAW PLC34 citations93
US7124514B2Oct 24, 2006
Probe for high speed scanning
RENISHAW PLC21 citations93
US7100297B2Sep 5, 2006
Probe or stylus orientation
RENISHAW PLC21 citations93
US7861430B2Jan 4, 2011
Articulating probe head apparatus and method
RENISHAW PLC20 citations92
US7809523B2Oct 5, 2010
Apparatus and method of measuring workpieces
RENISHAW PLC40 citations92
US7523561B2Apr 28, 2009
Measuring methods for use on machine tools
RENISHAW PLC22 citations92
US7456538B2Nov 25, 2008
Reaction balanced rotary drive mechanism
RENISHAW PLC22 citations92
US7318284B2Jan 15, 2008
Method of calibrating a scanning system
RENISHAW PLC19 citations92
US7131207B2Nov 7, 2006
Workpiece inspection method
RENISHAW PLC26 citations92
US8006398B2Aug 30, 2011
Method for scanning the surface of a workpiece
RENISHAW PLC42 citations91
US7783445B2Aug 24, 2010
Method of path planning
RENISHAW PLC21 citations91
US7543393B2Jun 9, 2009
Method of calibrating a scanning system
RENISHAW PLC20 citations89
US7086170B2Aug 8, 2006
Analogue probe
RENISHAW PLC14 citations84
US8006399B2Aug 30, 2011
Surface sensing device
RENISHAW PLC16 citations83
US7971365B2Jul 5, 2011
Apparatus and method of measuring workpieces
RENISHAW PLC10 citations83
US10933468B2Mar 2, 2021
Additive manufacturing method and apparatus
RENISHAW PLC8 citations81
US7079969B2Jul 18, 2006
Dynamic artefact comparison
RENISHAW PLC16 citations80
US10479018B2Nov 19, 2019
Additive manufacturing apparatus and methods
RENISHAW PLC6 citations79
US7722515B2May 25, 2010
Rack and module change system
RENISHAW PLC16 citations79
US7286949B2Oct 23, 2007
Method of error correction
RENISHAW PLC19 citations79
US7847955B2Dec 7, 2010
Surface sensing device with optical sensor
RENISHAW PLC6 citations73
US7856731B2Dec 28, 2010
Contact sensing probe
RENISHAW PLC3 citations63
US11123799B2Sep 21, 2021
Additive manufacturing apparatus and method
RENISHAW PLC1 citations62
US10994335B2May 4, 2021
Selective solidification apparatus and methods
RENISHAW PLC1 citations62
USRE45211EOct 28, 2014
Surface sensing device with optical sensor
RENISHAW PLC3 citations62
US7885777B2Feb 8, 2011
Probe calibration
RENISHAW PLC6 citations62
US7594337B2Sep 29, 2009
Power and/or signal paths for a machine tool accessory
RENISHAW PLC5 citations62
US7526873B2May 5, 2009
Use of surface measurement probes
RENISHAW PLC3 citations62
US11780161B2Oct 10, 2023
Additive manufacturing apparatus and methods
RENISHAW PLC0 citations58
US11446863B2Sep 20, 2022
Additive manufacturing apparatus and methods
RENISHAW PLC0 citations58
US11548229B2Jan 10, 2023
Additive manufacturing method and system
RENISHAW PLC0 citations51
US10983504B2Apr 20, 2021
Control of a chain of machines, including an additive manufacturing machine, in the manufacture of a workpiece
RENISHAW PLC0 citations47