Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Seidel

Daniel J. Seidel 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).

  • Methods and systems for small parts inspection
    Patent number: 6879389
    Abstract: A method of automatically sorting and placing parts for inspection is described which includes orienting the parts within a feeder and delivering the oriented parts from the feeder to an escapement. Once the parts are delivered, they are advanced from the escapement, one at a time, down a ramp, and caught by a resilient material. The parts are then transferred ring from the resilient material to a parts fixture and positioned for inspection in the parts fixture within ±0.001 inch in a vertical direction and within 0.002 inches in x and y directions, x and y defining a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Innoventor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Meyer, James A. Muir, Daniel J. Seidel, Kent F. Schien
  • Methods and systems for small parts inspection
    Publication number: 20030222002
    Abstract: A method of automatically sorting and placing parts for inspection is described which includes orienting the parts within a feeder and delivering the oriented parts from the feeder to an escapement. Once the parts are delivered, they are advanced from the escapement, one at a time, down a ramp, and caught by a resilient material. The parts are then transferred ring from the resilient material to a parts fixture and positioned for inspection in the parts fixture within ±0.001 inch in a vertical direction and within 0.002 inches in x and y directions, x and y defining a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: David S. Meyer, James A. Muir, Daniel J. Seidel, Kent F. Schien