Patents by Inventor Bradley Phillip Graham

Bradley Phillip Graham 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).

  • Patent number: 10913158
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Roe Hammar, Leon R. Adcock, Bradley Phillip Graham, Matthew J. Behmlander, Joshua Clifton Short, Donald A. Stickel, III
  • Publication number: 20190344442
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Roe Hammar, Leon R. Adcock, Bradley Phillip Graham, Matthew J. Behmlander, Joshua Clifton Short, Donald A. Stickel, III
  • Publication number: 20190070685
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a component includes a power supply unit adapted to generate welding power. The system also includes a welding system. The welding system includes a welding torch having a welding wire. The welding wire is movable in an axial direction and a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the welding torch for depositing material from the welding wire to manufacture the component. The welding system also includes a motion control assembly. The motion control assembly is adapted to move the welding wire in the radial direction. The system further includes a control unit configured to transmit control signals to the welding system for controlling at least one of a rotation speed of the welding wire, a diameter of rotation of the welding wire, a direction of rotation of the welding wire, and a iced rate of the welding wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thierry Marchione, Bradley Phillip Graham