Patents by Inventor Donovan JOHNSON

Donovan JOHNSON 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).

  • SPORTS EQUIPMENT WITH WOUND FIBER
    Publication number: 20230077188
    Abstract: A golf club shaft includes: a butt end; a tip end, where the golf club shaft is tapered between the butt end and the tip end; coils of fiber wound helically relative to an axis of the golf club shaft; and one or more layers of composite material wrapped around the coils of fiber and disposed radially outwardly of the coils of fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TRUE TEMPER SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: Neal HAAS, Donald Collins BROWN, Jr., Brian Christopher MOLLNER, Donovan JOHNSON
  • Profile inspection system for verifying relative position of vehicle component objects and manufacturing cell including same
    Patent number: 11293751
    Abstract: A manufacturing cell for manufacturing a vehicle component can include an intelligent actuator, a pneumatic rotational cylinder, an arm, a laser scanner, and a controller. The arm can extend downward from the intelligent actuator to the pneumatic rotational cylinder. The laser scanner can be attached to the pneumatic rotational cylinder for movement with the pneumatic rotational cylinder. The laser scanner configured to scan at least a first object and a second object, and create profile data indicative of a 3D profile of the first object and the second object. The controller can be configured to assure that the second object is in a positive condition by using the profile data to determine the positive condition for the second object if the tolerance distance lies within a set range, and determine a flagged condition for the second object if the tolerance distance lies outside the set range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donovan Johnson, David A. Nichols, Jason D. Hendon, Jasmeen Luckey
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE USING AN IMAGE PROFILE
    Publication number: 20210089733
    Abstract: A manufacturing cell for manufacturing a vehicle component can include an intelligent actuator, a pneumatic rotational cylinder, an arm, a laser scanner, and a controller. The arm can extend downward from the intelligent actuator to the pneumatic rotational cylinder. The laser scanner can be attached to the pneumatic rotational cylinder for movement with the pneumatic rotational cylinder. The laser scanner configured to scan at least a first object and a second object, and create profile data indicative of a 3D profile of the first object and the second object. The controller can be configured to assure that the second object is in a positive condition by using the profile data to determine the positive condition for the second object if the tolerance distance lies within a set range, and determine a flagged condition for the second object if the tolerance distance lies outside the set range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Donovan JOHNSON, David A. NICHOLS, Jason D. HENDON, Jasmeen LUCKEY