Patents by Inventor Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III

Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III 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).

  • Supervised autonomous robotic system for complex surface inspection and processing
    Patent number: 9796089
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein describes a supervised autonomy system designed to precisely model, inspect and process the surfaces of complex three-dimensional objects. The current application context for this system is laser coating removal of aircraft, but this invention is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications that require close, precise positioning and maneuvering of an inspection or processing tool over the entire surface of a physical object. For example, this system, in addition to laser coating removal, could also apply new coatings, perform fine-grained or gross inspection tasks, deliver and/or use manufacturing process tools or instruments, and/or verify the results of other manufacturing processes such as but not limited to welding, riveting, or the placement of various surface markings or fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III, Christopher L Baker, Christopher Randolph Baker, David G Galati, Justin C Haines, Herman Herman, Alonzo J Kelly, Eric Meyhofer, Anthony Stentz, Jean-Sebastien Valois, Andrew Strat
  • Supervised Autonomous Robotic System for Complex Surface Inspection and Processing
    Publication number: 20170297198
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein describes a supervised autonomy system designed to precisely model, inspect and process the surfaces of complex three-dimensional objects. The current application context for this system is laser coating removal of aircraft, but this invention is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications that require close, precise positioning and maneuvering of an inspection or processing tool over the entire surface of a physical object. For example, this system, in addition to laser coating removal, could also apply new coatings, perform fine-grained or gross inspection tasks, deliver and/or use manufacturing process tools or instruments, and/or verify the results of other manufacturing processes such as but not limited to welding, riveting, or the placement of various surface markings or fixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III, Christopher L Baker, Christopher Randolph Baker, David G Galati, Justin C Haines, Herman Herman, Alonzo J Kelley, Eric Meyhofer, Anthony Stentz, Jean-Sebastien Valois, Andrew Strat
  • A Supervised Autonomous Robotic System for Complex Surface Inspection and Processing
    Publication number: 20160016312
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein describes a supervised autonomy system designed to precisely model, inspect and process the surfaces of complex three-dimensional objects. The current application context for this system is laser coating removal of aircraft, but this invention is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications that require close, precise positioning and maneuvering of an inspection or processing tool over the entire surface of a physical object. For example, this system, in addition to laser coating removal, could also apply new coatings, perform fine-grained or gross inspection tasks, deliver and/or use manufacturing process tools or instruments, and/or verify the results of other manufacturing processes such as but not limited to welding, riveting, or the placement of various surface markings or fixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III, Christopher L Baker, Christopher Randolph Baker, David G Galati, Justin C Haines, Herman Herman, Alonzo J Kelley, Eric Meyhofer, Anthony Stentz, Jean-Sebastien Valois