Patent ID: 7455878

Claim:
A method for applying a coating to a section of a part, said method comprising: (a) placing the part on a part support; (b) initially measuring at least one first dimension of the section of the part to be coated along a first plane using a laser generator and laser receiver; (c) initially measuring at least one second different dimension of the section of the part along a second different plane using a digital camera; (d) calculating an initial amount of coating to be applied to the section of the part based on said initial measurement of said first dimension, said initial measurement of said second dimension, and a desired final dimension of the section of the part; (e) applying the initial amount of coating to the part while; (i) continuing to measure the first dimension of the section of the part being coated using said laser generator and laser receiver, and (ii) continuing to measure the second dimension of the section of the part being coated using said digital camera; (f) calculating a final amount of coating to be applied to the section of the part based on said continued measurements of said first dimension, said continued measurement of said second dimension, and the desired final dimension of the section of the part; (g) applying the final amount of coating to the section of the part while; (i) continuing to measure the first dimension of the section of the part being coated using the laser generator and laser receiver, and (ii) continuing to measure the second dimension of the section of the part being coated using said digital camera; and (h) removing the part from the part support.