Holographic image machining process and product

• US 20060117548A1
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andy G Kozlowski
• Original Assignee: A.M. Precision Machining, Inc.
• Inventors: Kozlowski, Andy G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,367,759 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/557
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 3/00 Milling particular work; Special milling operations; Machines therefor milling gear-teeth B23F, heat assisted machining B23P25/00
• CPC Class Codes: B44B 3/009 using a computer control means
• CPC Class Codes: B44B 3/02 wherein plane surfaces are worked
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49995 Shaping one-piece blank by removing material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 409/303808 including infeeding

Abstract

A holographic image machining process and/or product. For the holographic image machining process a material and a cutting tool are provided. The material is contacted by the cutting tool. The cutting tool is rotated to cut the material at a predetermined rotational speed and depth. The cutting tool is moved to cut the material at a predetermined travel speed and depth. A holographic image is produced in the material through the contacting, rotating, and moving steps. A product with a holographic image has a surface with rotational cuts effected therein to create the holographic image. The holographic image has an effect based on a rotational speed of a cutting tool effecting the cuts, a travel speed of a cutting tool effecting the cuts, and a depth of the cuts. A light source can be used to emit light on the surface of the product.

Claims

1. A holographic image machining process comprising:

providing a material;

providing a cutting tool;

contacting the material with the cutting tool;

rotating the cutting tool to cut the material at a predetermined rotational speed and depth;

moving the cutting tool to cut the material at a predetermined travel speed and depth; and

producing a holographic image in the material through the contacting, rotating, and moving steps.

2. The process according to claim 1, further comprising providing a light source and emitting light on the produced holographic image.

3. The process according to claim 2, wherein the step of providing a light source and emitting light on the produced holographic image further comprises providing the light source as an incandescent source.

4. The process according to claim 3, wherein the step of providing a light source and emitting light on the produced holographic image further comprises selecting the light source from the group consisting of a candle-luminescent source, a cathode luminescent source, an electro-luminescent source, a fluorescent source, a halogen light source, a laser, a light emitting diode, a phosphorescence source, a photo-luminescent source, a pyro-luminescent source, a crystallo-luminescent source, a galvano-luminescent source, a kine-luminescent source, a radioluminescent source, a sonoluminescent source, a thermo-luminescent source, a triboluminescent source, or combinations thereof.

5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the steop of providing a material further comprises providing the material as metal.

6. The process according to claim 5, wherein the step of providing a material further comprises selecting the material from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium, steel, ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, and combinations thereof.

7. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a material further comprises providing selecting the material from the group consisting of wood, plastic, acrylic, and combinations thereof.

8. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a cutting tool further comprises providing a cutting tool in the form of an end mill.

9. The process according to claim 8, wherein the step of providing a cutting tool further comprises providing the end mill with at least one flute.

10. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a cutting tool further comprises providing a cutting tool in the form of an engraving tool.

11. A product with a holographic image machined therein, said product having a surface with rotational cuts effected therein to create the holographic image, wherein said holographic image has an effect based on a rotational speed of a cutting tool effecting the cuts, a travel speed of a cutting tool effecting the cuts, and a depth of the cuts.

12. The product according to claim 11, in combination with a light source to emit light on the surface of the product.

13. The product according to claim 12, wherein the light source is an incandescent source.

14. The product according to claim 13, wherein the light source is selected from the group consisting of a candle-luminescent source, a cathode luminescent source, an electro-luminescent source, a fluorescent source, a halogen light source, a laser, a light emitting diode, a phosphorescence source, a photo-luminescent source, a pyro-luminescent source, a crystallo-luminescent source, a galvano-luminescent source, a kine-luminescent source, a radioluminescent source, a sonoluminescent source, a thermo-luminescent source, a triboluminescent source, or combinations thereof.

15. The product according to claim 11, wherein said material is metal.

16. The product according to claim 15, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium, steel, ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, and combinations thereof.

17. The product according to claim 11, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of wood, plastic, acrylic, and combinations thereof.

18. The product according to claim 11, in combination with a cutting tool in the form of an end mill.

19. The product according to claim 18, wherein said end mill includes at least one flute.

20. The product according to claim 11, in combination with a cutting tool in the form of an engraving tool.