Patents by Inventor Brodie Schultz

Brodie Schultz 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: 12636693
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining stamping system data from a stamping system data controller and vibration data from one or more vibration sensors disposed at the conduit; selecting a baseline vibration threshold and a frequency filter from among a plurality of frequency filters based on the stamping system data; generating a plurality of measured vibration values based on the vibration data and the frequency filter, where each measured vibration value from among the plurality of measured vibration values is associated with a given iteration from among a plurality of iterations of a stamping process; determining whether the conduit is in an obstructed state based on a comparison between a set of measured vibration values from among the plurality of measured vibration values and the baseline vibration threshold; and performing a corrective action in response to the conduit being in the obstructed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Himanshu Rajoria, Yonatan Solomon, James Pelong, Bryan Barresi
  • Publication number: 20250342577
    Abstract: A component inspection system and method generate a 3D model based on a point cloud and images of an automotive component captured by an imaging system. It is determined whether an anomaly is present based on artificial intelligence driven training and learning. Upon anomaly detection, a type of anomaly is identified and classified. From the 3D model, a type of the automotive component can be identified. The identification of the automotive component and the anomaly detection involve a controller subject to artificial intelligence driven training and learning. The controller determines presence of anomaly and a location of anomaly if any.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Patent number: 12387312
    Abstract: A component inspection system and method generate a 3D model based on a point cloud and images of an automotive component captured by an imaging system. It is determined whether an anomaly is present based on artificial intelligence driven training and learning. Upon anomaly detection, a type of anomaly is identified and classified. From the 3D model, a type of the automotive component can be identified. The identification of the automotive component and the anomaly detection involve a controller subject to artificial intelligence driven training and learning. The controller determines presence of anomaly and a location of anomaly if any.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Publication number: 20250010310
    Abstract: A method of monitoring operation of a shredder or health of a shredder component includes: setting a profile of a selected parameter of the shredder, wherein the profile includes a nominal value, a tolerance of the nominal value, and a predetermined range of the selected parameter outside the tolerance; obtaining an actual value of the selected parameter; comparing the actual value with the profile of the selected parameter; determining the operational condition of the shredder based on a comparison between the actual value and the profile of the selected parameter. The profile is obtained based on experimental data, statistics, or machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James Pelong, William Morrison, Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Brodie Schultz, Himanshu Rajoria, Bryan Barresi, Elizabeth Bullard
  • Patent number: 12162056
    Abstract: A method for forming a stamped component from a blank material with an industrial stamping machine during a stamping process includes measuring a plurality of parameters of the stamping process. The parameters are provided as variables of the stamping process. The method further includes analyzing, by a stamping process model, the plurality of parameters to adjust the stamping process for the blank material, defining, by the stamping process model, a control parameter of the industrial stamping machine for the blank material, and stamping the blank material with the industrial stamping machine based on the defined control parameter to form the stamped component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Jason Ryska, Ralph Conrad, Evangelos Liasi, Scott Ellis
  • Publication number: 20240293856
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining stamping system data from a stamping system data controller and vibration data from one or more vibration sensors disposed at the conduit; selecting a baseline vibration threshold and a frequency filter from among a plurality of frequency filters based on the stamping system data; generating a plurality of measured vibration values based on the vibration data and the frequency filter, where each measured vibration value from among the plurality of measured vibration values is associated with a given iteration from among a plurality of iterations of a stamping process; determining whether the conduit is in an obstructed state based on a comparison between a set of measured vibration values from among the plurality of measured vibration values and the baseline vibration threshold; and performing a corrective action in response to the conduit being in the obstructed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Himanshu Rajoria, Yonatan Solomon, James Pelong, Bryan Barresi
  • Patent number: 12023722
    Abstract: A method of inspecting stamped blanks on a stamping line includes identifying at least one target defect location for a given stamped blank configuration where a unique defect type is associated with each of the at least one target defect locations. One or more images of each of the least one identified target defect locations on blanks stamped per the given stamped blank configuration are acquired with one or more cameras assigned to each of the identified target defect locations. The method includes analyzing the one or more images of each of the least one identified target defect locations and detecting if the unique defect type associated with each of the at least one target defect locations is present. Also, each unique defect type is identified with a corresponding unique defect identification algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj Sohmshetty, Tanveer Shaik, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar, Brodie Schultz
  • Publication number: 20240104715
    Abstract: A component inspection system and method generate a 3D model based on a point cloud and images of an automotive component captured by an imaging system. It is determined whether an anomaly is present based on artificial intelligence driven training and learning. Upon anomaly detection, a type of anomaly is identified and classified. From the 3D model, a type of the automotive component can be identified. The identification of the automotive component and the anomaly detection involve a controller subject to artificial intelligence driven training and learning. The controller determines presence of anomaly and a location of anomaly if any.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Patent number: 11875502
    Abstract: A component inspection system and method generate a 3D model based on a point cloud and images of an automotive component captured by an imaging system. It is determined whether an anomaly is present based on artificial intelligence driven training and learning. Upon anomaly detection, a type of anomaly is identified and classified. From the 3D model, a type of the automotive component can be identified. The identification of the automotive component and the anomaly detection involve a controller subject to artificial intelligence driven training and learning. The controller determines presence of anomaly and a location of anomaly if any.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Patent number: 11531329
    Abstract: A method of monitoring one or more manufacturing components includes clustering vibration data associated with the one or more manufacturing components to generate a plurality of clusters, determining a vibration characteristic of the one or more manufacturing components based on the plurality of clusters, comparing auxiliary data associated with the one or more manufacturing components and an auxiliary data prediction model associated with the one or more manufacturing components, and determining an auxiliary characteristic of the one or more manufacturing components based on a comparison of the auxiliary data associated and the auxiliary data prediction model. The method includes determining a state of the one or more manufacturing components based on the vibration characteristic and the auxiliary characteristic and broadcasting a notification based on the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Howard Lee Springston, Jr., Chandra Sekhar Jalluri
  • Patent number: 11475553
    Abstract: An inspection system for automotive components includes one or more cameras, a controller, a conveyor structure, and a row of platforms. The cameras are configured to collect images corresponding to a selected automotive component. The controller is communicably coupled to the cameras. The conveyor structure is operable to transport the selected automotive component. The cameras are synchronized and triggered to capture images of the selected automotive component with the controller. The controller is configured to generate a composite image based on the data set and generate, at a production speed, an output indicative of the selected automotive component with or without anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Publication number: 20220327688
    Abstract: A component inspection system and method generate a 3D model based on a point cloud and images of an automotive component captured by an imaging system. It is determined whether an anomaly is present based on artificial intelligence driven training and learning. Upon anomaly detection, a type of anomaly is identified and classified. From the 3D model, a type of the automotive component can be identified. The identification of the automotive component and the anomaly detection involve a controller subject to artificial intelligence driven training and learning. The controller determines presence of anomaly and a location of anomaly if any.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Publication number: 20220327681
    Abstract: An inspection system for automotive components includes one or more cameras, a controller, a conveyor structure, and a row of platforms. The cameras are configured to collect images corresponding to a selected automotive component. The controller is communicably coupled to the cameras. The conveyor structure is operable to transport the selected automotive component. The cameras are synchronized and triggered to capture images of the selected automotive component with the controller. The controller is configured to generate a composite image based on the data set and generate, at a production speed, an output indicative of the selected automotive component with or without anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar
  • Publication number: 20220126345
    Abstract: A method of inspecting stamped blanks on a stamping line includes identifying at least one target defect location for a given stamped blank configuration where a unique defect type is associated with each of the at least one target defect locations. One or more images of each of the least one identified target defect locations on blanks stamped per the given stamped blank configuration are acquired with one or more cameras assigned to each of the identified target defect locations. The method includes analyzing the one or more images of each of the least one identified target defect locations and detecting if the unique defect type associated with each of the at least one target defect locations is present. Also, each unique defect type is identified with a corresponding unique defect identification algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj Sohmshetty, Tanveer Shaik, Elizabeth Bullard, Francis Maslar, Brodie Schultz
  • Publication number: 20210394247
    Abstract: A method for forming a stamped component from a blank material with an industrial stamping machine during a stamping process includes measuring a plurality of parameters of the stamping process. The parameters are provided as variables of the stamping process. The method further includes analyzing, by a stamping process model, the plurality of parameters to adjust the stamping process for the blank material, defining, by the stamping process model, a control parameter of the industrial stamping machine for the blank material, and stamping the blank material with the industrial stamping machine based on the defined control parameter to form the stamped component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brodie Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Jason Ryska, Ralph Conrad, Evangelos Liasi, Scott Ellis