Patents Assigned to Thierica, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6837931
    Abstract: A water washer for spray booth includes a gas exhaust duct, an exhaust fan and a fluid pump. The duct includes an entrance and an exit, with the entrance of the duct including a plurality of apertures. The entrance of the duct is positioned to receive a gas mixed with a spray from a spray application area of a spray booth. The exhaust fan is positioned to draw the gas from the spray application area into the gas exhaust duct. The fluid pump is coupled to a source of fluid and fluid supply pipe, which is positioned to direct a fluid into the plurality of apertures at the entrance of the enclosure and thereby remove overspray from the gas drawn from the spray application area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Thierica, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis F. McGough
  • Patent number: 6580971
    Abstract: A multipoint inspection system for evaluating manufactured assemblies includes a robotic arm and a robot controller for controlling the robotic arm. A camera is mounted to an end of the robotic arm and includes a camera controller for capturing images. The robot controller is in communication with the camera controller and the robot controller causes the robotic arm to position the camera at a first inspection point. The camera controller then causes the camera to capture a first inspection point image of a manufactured assembly at the first inspection point. The robotic controller then causes the robotic arm to position the camera at a next inspection point where the camera controller then causes the camera to capture a next inspection point image of the manufactured assembly at the next inspection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Thierica, Inc.
    Inventors: Shayne J. Bunn, James O. Jongekryg, Keith R. Rollenghagen