Patents by Inventor Donald L. Kaiser

Donald L. Kaiser 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).

  • Cataloging system for recording manufacture anomaly data related to type, severity, and position with a wireless probe
    Patent number: 9067690
    Abstract: An anomaly detection and cataloging system is described that includes a handheld probe having a probe tip, a user interface, and a communications interface. The system further includes a system controller and a probe locating device. The probe is operable, via the user interface, for transmitting, via the communications interface, a user selected anomaly type to the system controller, the anomaly type being associated with a manufactured part or airplane on the ground (AOG). The probe locating device is operable to provide to the system controller a location associated with the probe tip, and the system is programmed to associate the user selected anomaly type with the location associated with the probe tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samuel Francis Pedigo, Brice A. Johnson, Craig Farris Battles, Donald L. Kaiser, Kimberly Jyl Kaiser, Richard Neil Blair, Winfeng Li, James M. Cobb, Matthew W. Smith
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ANOMALY LOCATION AND CLASSIFICATION
    Publication number: 20130054176
    Abstract: An anomaly detection and cataloging system is described that includes a handheld probe having a probe tip, a user interface, and a communications interface. The system further includes a system controller and a probe locating device. The probe is operable, via the user interface, for transmitting, via the communications interface, a user selected anomaly type to the system controller, the anomaly type being associated with a manufactured part or airplane on the ground (AOG). The probe locating device is operable to provide to the system controller a location associated with the probe tip, and the system is programmed to associate the user selected anomaly type with the location associated with the probe tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel Francis Pedigo, Brice A. Johnson, Craig Farris Battles, Donald L. Kaiser, Kimberly Jyl Kaiser, Richard Neil Blair, Winfeng Li, James M. Cobb, Matthew W. Smith