Patents by Inventor Brian Genord

Brian Genord 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 OF DESIGNING A VEHICLE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY LINE
    Publication number: 20050223532
    Abstract: A method of designing a manufacturing process line for a vehicle closure. A process is identified by specifying a set of discrete steps. A subset of steps is assigned to one of a plurality of standardized work cells. The work cells include a standardized workpiece presenter and a standardized processing tool. Additional subsets of discrete steps are assigned to a standardized work cell until the design for the manufacturing process is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Abid Ghuman, Michael Czarnecki, Brian Genord, Christopher Jent, Daniel Quinn, John Robertson, David Sweet