Patents by Inventor Dean Waineo

Dean Waineo 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).

  • Robotic pretreatment and primer electrodeposition system
    Patent number: 9534311
    Abstract: A system for the pretreatment and primer electrodeposition of an assembly is provided. The system includes one or more large envelope, heavy payload robots configured to grasp the assembly and arrange the assembly in a substantially vertical orientation. The one or more robots are further configured to vertically raise and lower the assembly. A tank is configured to receive the assembly in a substantially vertical orientation. The tank is further configured to impart a liquid onto the assembly. The liquid imparted onto the assembly is configured to improve the corrosion resistance of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc America Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, Frank Matuska, Dean Waineo, Paul Andrew Santi
  • ROBOTIC PRETREATMENT AND PRIMER ELECTRODEPOSITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140034487
    Abstract: A system for the pretreatment and primer electrodeposition of an assembly is provided. The system includes one or more large envelope, heavy payload robots configured to grasp the assembly and arrange the assembly in a substantially vertical orientation. The one or more robots are further configured to vertically raise and lower the assembly. A tank is configured to receive the assembly in a substantially vertical orientation. The tank is further configured to impart a liquid onto the assembly. The liquid imparted onto the assembly is configured to improve the corrosion resistance of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, Frank Matuska, Dean Waineo, Paul Andrew Santi