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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material
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Application No.: US16785867Application Date: 2020-02-10
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Publication No.: US11267153B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Alec Rothmyer Rivers , Ilan Ellison Moyer
- Applicant: SHAPER TOOLS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: SHAPER TOOLS, INC.
- Current Assignee: SHAPER TOOLS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Almanac IP Advisors LLP
- Main IPC: B26D5/00
- IPC: B26D5/00 ; G06F3/042 ; B23Q17/22 ; B23B25/06 ; G05B19/18 ; G05B19/19 ; G05B19/4069 ; H04N9/31 ; H04N1/12 ; H04N1/192 ; G05B19/4093 ; B25F5/02 ; G05B19/4097

Abstract:
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to facilitate performing a task on a surface such as woodworking or printing. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to mapping the surface of the material and determining the precise location of a tool in reference to the surface of a material. Some embodiments relate to obtaining and relating a design with the map of the material or displaying the current position of the tool on a display device. In some embodiments, the present disclosure facilitates adjusting, moving or auto-correcting the tool along a predetermined path such as, e.g., a cutting or drawing path. In some embodiments, the reference location may correspond to a design or plan obtained from obtained via an online design store.
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