Patents by Inventor Dana Haukoos

Dana Haukoos 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).

  • Automated determination of jet orientation parameters in three-dimensional fluid jet cutting
    Patent number: 9597772
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically determining jet orientation parameters to correct for potential deviations in three dimensional part cutting are provided. Example embodiments provide an Adaptive Vector Control System (AVCS), which automatically determines speeds and orientation parameters of a cutting jet to attempt to insure that a part will be cut within prescribed tolerances where possible. In one embodiment, the AVCS determines the tilt and swivel of a cutting head by mathematical predictive models that examine the cutting front for each of “m” hypothetical layers in a desired part, to better predict whether the part will be within tolerances, and to determine what corrective angles are needed to correct for deviations due to drag, radial deflection, and/or taper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn A. Erichsen, Jiannan Zhou, Dana Haukoos, Hyun Jung
  • AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF JET ORIENTATION PARAMETERS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLUID JET CUTTING
    Publication number: 20130253687
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically determining jet orientation parameters to correct for potential deviations in three dimensional part cutting are provided. Example embodiments provide an Adaptive Vector Control System (AVCS), which automatically determines speeds and orientation parameters of a cutting jet to attempt to insure that a part will be cut within prescribed tolerances where possible. In one embodiment, the AVCS determines the tilt and swivel of a cutting head by mathematical predictive models that examine the cutting front for each of “m” hypothetical layers in a desired part, to better predict whether the part will be within tolerances, and to determine what corrective angles are needed to correct for deviations due to drag, radial deflection, and/or taper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn A. Erichsen, Jiannan Zhou, Dana Haukoos, Hyun Jung
  • Automated determination of jet orientation parameters in three-dimensional fluid jet cutting
    Patent number: 8423172
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically determining jet orientation parameters to correct for potential deviations in three dimensional part cutting are provided. Example embodiments provide an Adaptive Vector Control System (AVCS), which automatically determines speeds and orientation parameters of a cutting jet to attempt to insure that a part will be cut within prescribed tolerances where possible. In one embodiment, the AVCS determines the tilt and swivel of a cutting head by mathematical predictive models that examine the cutting front for each of “m” hypothetical layers in a desired part, to better predict whether the part will be within tolerances, and to determine what corrective angles are needed to correct for deviations due to drag, radial deflection, and/or taper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn A. Erichsen, Jiannan Zhou, Dana Haukoos, Hyun Jung