Patents by Inventor Alan George David Fisk

Alan George David Fisk 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).

  • Method and system for generating an assembly configuration
    Patent number: 8014886
    Abstract: A bill of material and a design layout are aligned to generate a configuration for a virtual vehicle. The bill of material includes a part number and usage associated with a part. The design layout includes a CAD model of the part. CAD models in vehicle position are generated from the design layout. Logical positions are identified based on the usage and the CAD models in vehicle position are associated with the logical positions. Feature conditions are applied to the CAD models in vehicle position representing content and position configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: David Michael Knapp, Alan George David Fisk, Gary Stuart Wallace
  • COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SQUEAK DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100241300
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer program identifies potential squeak concerns between vehicle component pairs. The program includes instructions for receiving CAD data. The program also includes instructions for identifying vehicle component pairs having components within a predetermined tolerance of each other. For each component pair, a material description to each of the components and a material compatibility value is assigned. Material compatibility values are then outputted to identify squeak concerns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Venkat Rao Aekka, Martin Arthur Trapp, Alan George David Fisk, Julie Downing Roehner
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20090281651
    Abstract: A bill of material and a design layout are aligned to generate a configuration for a virtual vehicle. The bill of material includes a part number and usage associated with a part. The design layout includes a CAD model of the part. CAD models in vehicle position are generated from the design layout. Logical positions are identified based on the usage and the CAD models in vehicle position are associated with the logical positions. Feature conditions are applied to the CAD models in vehicle position representing content and position configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: David Michael Knapp, Alan George David Fisk, Gary Stuart Wallace