US 11,733,675 B2
Fabrication and tracking
Kevin Bollendorf, Janesville, WI (US)
Assigned to Greenlee Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US)
Filed by Greenlee Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/585,894.
Application 17/585,894 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,001, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,269,310.
Application 16/799,001 is a continuation of application No. 15/852,895, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,613,514.
Application 15/852,895 is a continuation of application No. 15/049,288, filed on Feb. 22, 2016, granted, now 9,886,024.
Application 15/049,288 is a continuation of application No. 14/508,252, filed on Oct. 7, 2014, granted, now 9,298,180.
Application 14/508,252 is a continuation of application No. 13/479,818, filed on May 24, 2012, granted, now 8,886,348.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/489,753, filed on May 25, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214659 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 19/4097 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01)
CPC G05B 19/4097 (2013.01) [G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23005 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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1. A method for bending a length of pipe to be used in an electrical conduit pipe run including at least one bend, the method comprising:
accessing electronic data of a model of the electrical conduit pipe run;
segmenting the model of the electrical conduit pipe run into a plurality of consecutive lengths of pipe, the length of pipe being one of the plurality of consecutive lengths of pipe;
determining a bend location of the at least one bend along the length of pipe based on:
a position of the length of pipe along the electrical conduit pipe run established by the segmenting of the model into a plurality of consecutive lengths of pipe;
a position of the at least one bend along the electrical conduit pipe run; and
an effect of at least one of gain and take-up for the at least one bend; and
preparing fabrication instructions for fabricating the length of pipe, the fabrication instructions including the bend location and a bend angle.