Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Osborne

Anthony J. Osborne 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).

  • Vehicle fender and door alignment fixture
    Patent number: 6708393
    Abstract: A fixture and method for aligning a vehicle fender and door, particularly a fixture for an assembly line point that attaches to a vehicle door and moves a front edge of the door to a spacing element, attaches to a vehicle fender, moves the fender to the spacing element and to a pre-defined 3-dimensional relationship with the door, and holds the fender in the pre-defined relationship while the fender is secured in place on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Roy, Anthony J Osborne, John LeBlanc, Ronald R Moore, Larry Weatherall, Lawrence J Guc
  • Teach tool
    Patent number: 6604020
    Abstract: A pointer to teach a robot to repetitively manipulate a brazing nozzle is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the pointer allows the robot to manipulate the brazing nozzle at a preselected work distance away from a surface along a multi-dimensional path on a complex work piece. The pointer includes a base portion for connection with an end of a robot arm. The pointer additionally has a main body having a length inclusive of the base portion approximating the length of the brazing nozzle and the preselected work distance of the brazing nozzle away from the work piece. A contact portion of the pointer is continuous with the main body and is provided for contacting the work piece. The contact portion has two small parallel spaced surface flats. The surface flats of the contact portion are generally aligned in a common plane at the preselected work angle with respect to the robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Simpson, Anthony J. Osborne, John LeBlanc, Michael Roy
  • Method of spray brazing automotive assemblies
    Patent number: 6209774
    Abstract: A method of using a robot to repeatedly manipulate a brazing nozzle is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes using a pointer to teach the robot to manipulate the brazing nozzle at a preselected angle with respect to, and length away from, an instant surface along a multi-dimensional seam line on an automotive sheet metal body. The pointer includes a base portion for connection with an end of a robot arm. The pointer additionally has a main body having a length inclusive of the base portion approximating the length of the brazing nozzle and the preselected work distance of the brazing nozzle away from the work piece. A contact portion of the pointer is continuous with the main body and is provided for contacting the work piece. The contact portion has two small parallel-spaced surface flats. The surface flats of the contact portion are generally aligned in a common plane at a preselected angle with respect to the robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: John LeBlanc, Mark Simpson, Anthony J. Osborne, Ron Moore