Patents by Inventor Alan James Swan

Alan James Swan 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).

  • Apparatus for precision insertion
    Patent number: 9190796
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are described herein for precision insertion. In various embodiments, a feeder device may be configured to feed an object such as wire from a wire source into a wire path. In various embodiments, a guidance device with a channel that at least partially defines the wire path may receive the wire fed from the feeder device. In various embodiments, a base may be provided for mounting at least one of a first substrate having a first aperture and a second substrate having a second aperture so that the first aperture of the first substrate is aligned with the second aperture of the second substrate. In various embodiments, the base may be configured to be movable relative to the guidance device to position the first substrate or second substrate so that the first or second aperture is aligned with the wire path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: DWFritz Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Barns, Corbin Gene Voigt, Michael Lawrence Corliss, Alan James Swan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRECISION INSERTION
    Publication number: 20140041215
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are described herein for precision insertion. In various embodiments, a feeder device may be configured to feed an object such as wire from a wire source into a wire path. In various embodiments, a guidance device with a channel that at least partially defines the wire path may receive the wire fed from the feeder device. In various embodiments, a base may be provided for mounting at least one of a first substrate having a first aperture and a second substrate having a second aperture so that the first aperture of the first substrate is aligned with the second aperture of the second substrate. In various embodiments, the base may be configured to be movable relative to the guidance device to position the first substrate or second substrate so that the first or second aperture is aligned with the wire path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: DWFritz Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Barns, Corbin Gene Voigt, Michael Lawrence Corliss, Alan James Swan