Patents by Inventor Alan Heads

Alan Heads 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).

  • Holding arm fixture for use in conjunction with a robot for installing weather stripping in a door or like opening
    Patent number: 5129134
    Abstract: The present invention provides a holding fixture which is best utilized when installing a closed loop fixed length of weather stripping. The fixture as provided improves a robot weather stripping system by decreasing the rate of unacceptable applications and decreasing the criticality of the weather stripping parameters by holding the weather stripping in a unique manner during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, Jr., Alan Heads
  • Method of a robot for installing weather stripping in a door or like opening
    Patent number: 5067225
    Abstract: The field of the present invention is that of an apparatus and method of installing weather stripping in a door and like openings using a robot. The field of the present invention is also that of an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for a robot which installs weather stripping in a door and like openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, Jr., John J. Lucci, George C. Carver, Alan Heads, James F. Mitchell
  • Robot for installing weather stripping in a door or like opening
    Patent number: 5029381
    Abstract: The field of the present invention is that of an apparatus and method of installing weather stripping in a door and like openings using a robot. The field of the present invention is also that of an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for a robot which installs weather stripping in a door and like openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, Jr., John J. Lucci, Alan Heads, James F. Mitchell