Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Swift

Dennis R. Swift 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).

  • Expert manufacturing system
    Patent number: 5991528
    Abstract: An expert manufacturing system generates a manufacturing plan for producing a part in an automated manufacturing system. The expert manufacturing system generates a multipurpose manufacturing geometry definitions file. The expert manufacturing system includes a rule-based expert system which uses the manufacturing geometry definitions file to generate the manufacturing plan in the form of a neutral source code file. The neutral source code is converted to machine-specific program code directly executable by a device controller, such as a logic controller or motion controller. The expert manufacturing system also includes a parametric drawing generation program for generating drawing of the part, and a computer simulation program for simulating the manufacturing plan for producing the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Jay A. Taylor, Dennis R. Swift, Gerard L. Zychowski, Dennis R. Thompson, William A. Kramer