Patents by Inventor Ben Rennison

Ben Rennison has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240169114
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for predictive assembly includes a model generator and a model analyzer. The model generator generates a first model of a first component and a second model of a second component before the first component and the second component are coupled together. The model analyzer analyzes the first model and the second model to determine dimensions of a space between a first mating surface of the first component and a second mating surface of the second component after the first component and the second component are coupled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ben Rennison, Philip L. Freeman, Constantin C. Lazar, Colton M. Smoot
  • System and method for determining a flushness of a fastener
    Patent number: 10740919
    Abstract: A system for measuring a flushness of a fastener in a surface includes a plurality of lights configured to illuminate the fastener and the surface. The system also includes a camera configured to capture a plurality of images of the fastener and the surface while the lights sequentially illuminate the fastener and the surface. The system also includes a computing system configured to determine a normal map of the fastener and the surface based at least partially upon the images, determine a depth map of the fastener and the surface based at least partially upon the normal map, and determine the flushness of the fastener with respect to the surface based at least partially upon the depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ben Rennison, Jonathan A. Cox, Jyani S. Vaddi, Christopher A. Greer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLUSHNESS OF A FASTENER
    Publication number: 20200151893
    Abstract: A system for measuring a flushness of a fastener in a surface includes a plurality of lights configured to illuminate the fastener and the surface. The system also includes a camera configured to capture a plurality of images of the fastener and the surface while the lights sequentially illuminate the fastener and the surface. The system also includes a computing system configured to determine a normal map of the fastener and the surface based at least partially upon the images, determine a depth map of the fastener and the surface based at least partially upon the normal map, and determine the flushness of the fastener with respect to the surface based at least partially upon the depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Ben Rennison, Jonathan A. Cox, Jyani S. Vaddi, Christopher A. Greer