US Patent Issued to ETEL on July 14 for "Mechanical end stop detection method" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,953, issued on July 14, was assigned to ETEL S.A. (Motiers, Switzerland).

"Mechanical end stop detection method" was invented by Basile Renaud Graf (Neuchatel, Switzerland) and Ralph Coleman (Fleurier, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for detecting a mechanical end stop of a motion system comprising a base designed to receive a motion stage, a machine frame and an active isolation system comprising actuators arranged to impart a six degree-of-freedom (DOF) motion to the base, inertial sensors arranged to provide a six DOF measurement, the mechanical end stop being arranged to limit the base's motion rel...