Patents by Inventor Alexander GRABER-TILTON

Alexander GRABER-TILTON 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 alignment and insertion of wire contact with wire contact insertion holes of a connector
    Patent number: 11374374
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Graber-Tilton, Richard J. Patrick, Heiko Hoffmann
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNMENT AND INSERTION OF WIRE CONTACT WITH WIRE CONTACT INSERTION HOLES OF A CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20210044070
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander GRABER-TILTON, Richard J. PATRICK, Heiko HOFFMANN