Patents by Inventor Kathryn M. Schwink

Kathryn M. Schwink 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).

  • Visual alignment system and method for workpiece marking
    Patent number: 8903516
    Abstract: An alignment system for permanently marking a workpiece with a marking device includes a camera, a display operatively connected to the camera and configured to generate an image as a function of camera input, a template having a marking area designation located in relation to the display such that the image is displayed against the marking area designation, and an adjustment table configured to allow controllable repositioning of the workpiece relative to the marking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Kathryn M. Schwink
  • VISUAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKPIECE MARKING
    Publication number: 20140061173
    Abstract: An alignment system for permanently marking a workpiece with a marking device includes a camera, a display operatively connected to the camera and configured to generate an image as a function of camera input, a template having a marking area designation located in relation to the display such that the image is displayed against the marking area designation, and an adjustment table configured to allow controllable repositioning of the workpiece relative to the marking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Kathryn M. Schwink