Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER C. CONRARDY

CHRISTOPHER C. CONRARDY 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).

  • Publication number: 20110006047
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring and characterizing the creation of a manual weld is disclosed. The system generally includes a welding gun having a target, an imaging system, a processor, and a display. During the creation of a manual weld, the imaging system captures a plurality of images of the target. The processor analyzes the plurality of images of the target to calculate a plurality of position and orientation characteristics associated with the manipulation of the welding gun during the welding process. The display illustrates at least one of the plurality of position and orientation characteristics to provide feedback regarding the creation of the weld. In one embodiment, the disclosed method and system may be utilized as a tool for training welders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: VICTOR MATTHEW PENROD, CONSTANCE T. REICHERT LAMORTE, PAUL C. BOULWARE, CHRISTOPHER C. CONRARDY