Patents by Inventor Ruben Medeiros

Ruben Medeiros 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).

  • TAPING HEAD
    Publication number: 20240136090
    Abstract: A taping head for taping a wire harness with tape of a tape roll includes a base body and a rotatable tape dispenser with a mouth and mandrel for receiving the tape roll. The tape dispenser is configured to rotate the tape roll and is mounted to the base body by means of a quick-release coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: José Lopes CARROLO NUNO, Qiu JIANLIANG, Marco Rubén MEDEIROS FERREIRA DA SILVA, Miguel SOUSA BORGES MONTEIRO PIRES
  • Cassette fed automated clip application system
    Patent number: 11833629
    Abstract: An automated clip application system for fitting clips in an automotive assembly line includes a cassette receiving station for receiving at least one cassette preloaded with a plurality of clips. The clips in the cassette are arranged in the same orientation. A dispensing opening dispenses clips from the cassette one at a time, and a robotic member is programmed to pick up the clips, one at a time, after they have been dispensed from the dispensing opening and fasten each clip in position in an automotive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Nuno José Lopes Carrolo, Marco Ruben Medeiros Ferreira da Silva, Pedro Matias, Emanuel Martins Carvalho
  • CASSETTE FED AUTOMATED CLIP APPLICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230241729
    Abstract: An automated clip application system for fitting clips in an automotive assembly line includes a cassette receiving station for receiving at least one cassette preloaded with a plurality of clips. The clips in the cassette are arranged in the same orientation. A dispensing opening dispenses clips from the cassette one at a time, and a robotic member is programmed to pick up the clips, one at a time, after they have been dispensed from the dispensing opening and fasten each clip in position in an automotive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Nuno José Lopes Carrolo, Marco Ruben Medeiros Ferreira da Silva, Pedro Matias, Emanuel Martins Carvalho
  • Flexible pneumatic actuator
    Patent number: 9777752
    Abstract: A flexible pneumatic actuator assembly includes a front base, a rear base, a length of flexible tubing having a front end secured to the front base and a rear end secured to the rear base, a flexible piston rod extending through an aperture in the front base and into an internal volume of the length of flexible tubing, and a piston secured to the piston rod within the internal volume of the length of flexible tubing. The piston is configured to maintain an air tight seal against an inner wall of the tubing upon bending of the tubing in a region including the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTROMECHANICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ruben Medeiros, Andrew Phillip DeMedeiros, Stephen Armand Piché, Karl Reid Edminster
  • FLEXIBLE PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20160177980
    Abstract: A flexible pneumatic actuator assembly includes a front base, a rear base, a length of flexible tubing having a front end secured to the front base and a rear end secured to the rear base, a flexible piston rod extending through an aperture in the front base and into an internal volume of the length of flexible tubing, and a piston secured to the piston rod within the internal volume of the length of flexible tubing. The piston is configured to maintain an air tight seal against an inner wall of the tubing upon bending of the tubing in a region including the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ruben Medeiros, Andrew Phillip DeMedeiros, Stephen Armand Piché, Karl Reid Edminster