Patents by Inventor Robert J. Harrell

Robert J. Harrell 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).

  • Patent number: 11993282
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for calibrating and aligning automotive sensors, such as advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) sensors. Embodiments include a system having an image sensor mounted on a fixture in a known pose relative to the fixture. The image sensor is for viewing a target disposed on a vehicle and having a known pose relative to the vehicle, and for capturing image data of the target. A data processor is provided for performing the steps of calculating, using the image data, a pose of the target; calculating a pose of the image sensor relative to the vehicle using the calculated pose of the target; and generating instructions for positioning the fixture at a predetermined pose relative to the vehicle using the calculated pose of the image sensor relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven W. Rogers, David A. Jackson, Eric R. Sellers, Ronald D. Swayne, James Rodney Harrell, Chance Robinson, Robert J. D'Agostino
  • Patent number: 6447199
    Abstract: A sleeve type locking device, whether it be a hollow sleeve, a set screw configured device, secures a table base column to its associated spider, as within a counterbore, upon tightening of its supporting rod, during assembly and interconnection of such support to the underside of a table surface, during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Berod Tableworks Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard O. Berkowitz, Elliott W. Baum, Lucian N. Chirea, Robert J. Harrell