Patents by Inventor Adam Joseph Donar
Adam Joseph Donar 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).
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Patent number: 9646599Abstract: A sensor assembly for inspecting a part, the sensor assembly comprising a sensor for sensing a defect of the part and a remoldable housing for retaining and positioning the sensor in alignment with the defect of the part. The housing is formed of a moldable material and may be molded into a shape that conforms to a contour of the part when a stimulus is applied to the housing and may harden into the shape when the stimulus is removed from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: David Michael Gayle, Adam Joseph Donar, Nicholas John Pilla
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Patent number: 9267926Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a curved portion of a manufactured part comprises a frame, a sensor, a plunger, and a linking mechanism. The frame may include a first contact wall and an opposing second contact wall. Each contact wall may contact a planar portion of the part adjacent to the curved portion and may be oriented at an angle corresponding to an angle of the planar portions of the part adjacent to the curved portion. The sensor may transmit at least one signal to and receive at least one signal from the part. The plunger may contact the surface of the part and move as a radius of curvature of the part changes. The linking mechanism may couple to the plunger and may adjust the height of the sensor above a surface of the part in response to motion of the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: W. Robert Nelson, Adam Joseph Donar
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Patent number: 9116097Abstract: An ultrasound inspection system includes a part fixture at least partially submerged in a liquid bath. The part fixture includes at least one surface with a plurality of elongated protrusions extending from the surface and a fluid flow ingress aperture in the surface. A part to be inspected is secured on the fixture by circulating the liquid through a channel in the fixture such that the liquid flows around the part and into the ingress aperture. The part engages and is supported by the elongated protrusions, wherein the elongated protrusions are configured such that they do not interfere with the ultrasonic testing performed on the part.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: David Michael Gayle, Adam Joseph Donar
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Publication number: 20150114143Abstract: A sensor assembly for inspecting a part, the sensor assembly comprising a sensor for sensing a defect of the part and a remoldable housing for retaining and positioning the sensor in alignment with the defect of the part. The housing is formed of a moldable material and may be molded into a shape that conforms to a contour of the part when a stimulus is applied to the housing and may harden into the shape when the stimulus is removed from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: David Michael Gayle, Adam Joseph Donar, Nicholas John Pilla
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Patent number: 8970233Abstract: A controller for use with a nondestructive inspection system communicates with the nondestructive inspection system and with a robot for moving an inspection probe of the nondestructive inspection system relative to an object under inspection. The controller is configured to periodically generate estimated position information of the probe moving relative to the object under inspection and communicate the estimated position information to the nondestructive inspection system as the nondestructive inspection system collects inspection data from the probe. The controller receives actual position information from the robot, the actual position information indicating an actual position of the probe, and corrects the estimated position information based on the actual position information.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: Adam Joseph Donar, W. Robert Nelson, Gregorio Balandran
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Publication number: 20140135983Abstract: A controller for use with a nondestructive inspection system communicates with the nondestructive inspection system and with a robot for moving an inspection probe of the nondestructive inspection system relative to an object under inspection. The controller is configured to periodically generate estimated position information of the probe moving relative to the object under inspection and communicate the estimated position information to the nondestructive inspection system as the nondestructive inspection system collects inspection data from the probe. The controller receives actual position information from the robot, the actual position information indicating an actual position of the probe, and corrects the estimated position information based on the actual position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Adam Joseph Donar, W. Robert Nelson, Gregorio Balandran
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Publication number: 20140130617Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a curved portion of a manufactured part comprises a frame, a sensor, a plunger, and a linking mechanism. The frame may include a first contact wall and an opposing second contact wall. Each contact wall may contact a planar portion of the part adjacent to the curved portion and may be oriented at an angle corresponding to an angle of the planar portions of the part adjacent to the curved portion. The sensor may transmit at least one signal to and receive at least one signal from the part. The plunger may contact the surface of the part and move as a radius of curvature of the part changes. The linking mechanism may couple to the plunger and may adjust the height of the sensor above a surface of the part in response to motion of the plunger.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: W. Robert Nelson, Adam Joseph Donar
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Publication number: 20140026668Abstract: An ultrasound inspection system includes a part fixture at least partially submerged in a liquid bath. The part fixture includes at least one surface with a plurality of elongated protrusions extending from the surface and a fluid flow ingress aperture in the surface. A part to be inspected is secured on the fixture by circulating the liquid through a channel in the fixture such that the liquid flows around the part and into the ingress aperture. The part engages and is supported by the elongated protrusions, wherein the elongated protrusions are configured such that they do not interfere with the ultrasonic testing performed on the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: David Michael Gayle, Adam Joseph Donar