Patents by Inventor Patrick David Hunter

Patrick David Hunter 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).

  • Automatic stator wire lead routing
    Patent number: 10523075
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically routing a wire lead of a stator from a first position to a second position includes a base assembly to receive the stator. A clamp assembly is mounted on the base assembly to hold the wire lead in the first position. An arbor rotates the wire lead. The arbor has a holder to hold the wire lead. An end effector grips and moves the wire lead. A controller moves the end effector to grip the wire lead at the first position and to couple the wire lead with the arbor. Further, the controller rotates the arbor to rotate the wire lead along the circumference of the stator by a pre-determined angle. The controller moves the end effector to grip the wire lead held by the holder, and to move the wire lead to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: James Paul Murphy, Mark Finkle, Christopher James Whelan, Patrick David Hunter, Nicholas Andrew Parrotta, Tal Fix
  • AUTOMATIC STATOR WIRE LEAD ROUTING
    Publication number: 20180138771
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically routing a wire lead of a stator from a first position to a second position includes a base assembly to receive the stator. A clamp assembly is mounted on the base assembly to hold the wire lead in the first position. An arbor rotates the wire lead. The arbor has a holder to hold the wire lead. An end effector grips and moves the wire lead. A controller moves the end effector to grip the wire lead at the first position and to couple the wire lead with the arbor. Further, the controller rotates the arbor to rotate the wire lead along the circumference of the stator by a pre-determined angle. The controller moves the end effector to grip the wire lead held by the holder, and to move the wire lead to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: James Paul Murphy, Mark Finkle, Christopher James Whelan, Patrick David Hunter, Nicholas Andrew Parrotta, Tal Fix