Patents by Inventor Daniel Ainge
Daniel Ainge 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).
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Publication number: 20240082899Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Eric D. SMITH, Rosalind K. TAKATA, Daniel AINGE, Loren Daniel BRIDGERS
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Patent number: 11731181Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. Takata, Daniel Ainge, Loren Daniel Bridgers
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Publication number: 20220297175Abstract: A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Rosalind K. TAKATA, Eric D. SMITH, Loren Daniel BRIDGERS, Daniel AINGE, Alexander H. SLOCUM
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Patent number: 11364527Abstract: A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Rosalind K. Takata, Eric D. Smith, Loren Daniel Bridgers, Daniel Ainge, Alexander H. Slocum
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Publication number: 20220080484Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. TAKATA, Daniel AINGE, Loren Daniel BRIDGERS
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Patent number: 11213872Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. Takata, Daniel Ainge, Loren Daniel Bridgers
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Patent number: 10493509Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. Takata, Daniel Ainge, Loren Daniel Bridgers
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Publication number: 20190160505Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. Takata, Daniel Ainge, Loren Daniel Bridgers
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Publication number: 20190119344Abstract: A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Rosalind K. Takata, Eric D. Smith, Loren Daniel Bridgers, Daniel Ainge, Alexander H. Slocum
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Patent number: 10189064Abstract: A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Rosalind K. Takata, Eric D. Smith, Loren Daniel Bridgers, Daniel Ainge, Alexander H. Slocum
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Publication number: 20160375476Abstract: Spiral forming methods can be used to join edges of a rolled material along a spiral joint to form conical and/or cylindrical structures. Alignment of the edges of the rolled material can be controlled in a wrapping direction as the material is being joined along the spiral joint to form the structure. By controlling alignment of the edges of the material as the edges of the material are being joined, small corrections can be made over the course of forming the structure facilitating control over geometric tolerances of the resulting spiral formed structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Rosalind K. Takata, Daniel Ainge, Daniel Bridgers
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Publication number: 20150273550Abstract: A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.Inventors: Rosalind K. Takata, Eric D. Smith, Daniel Bridgers, Daniel Ainge, Alexander H. Slocum