Patents by Inventor Edward W. Roney

Edward W. Roney 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).

  • Detection assembly for detecting dispensed material
    Patent number: 6541757
    Abstract: The subject invention is an optical detection assembly (26) for detecting dispensed material (28). The detection assembly (26) includes a housing (38) having a number of optical sensors (42) mounted to the housing (38). A material applicator (30) is mounted within a central opening (44) of the housing (38) and extends through the opening (44) such that the sensors (42) substantially surround the applicator (30) to continuously detect the material (28) being dispensed through the applicator (30). The subject invention also includes the method of detecting the material (28) being dispensed upon a workpiece (32) utilizing a robotic apparatus (20) having an articulated arm (24) with the housing (38) mounted to the arm (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard H. Bieman, Edward W. Roney
  • Detection assembly for detecting dispensed material
    Publication number: 20020113198
    Abstract: The subject invention is an optical detection assembly (26) for detecting dispensed material (28). The detection assembly (26) includes a housing (38) having a number of optical sensors (42) mounted to the housing (38). A material applicator (30) is mounted within a central opening (44) of the housing (38) and extends through the opening (44) such that the sensors (42) substantially surround the applicator (30) to continuously detect the material (28) being dispensed through the applicator (30). The subject invention also includes the method of detecting the material (28) being dispensed upon a workpiece (32) utilizing a robotic apparatus (20) having an articulated arm (24) with the housing (38) mounted to the arm (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: FANUC Robotics North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard H. Bieman, Edward W. Roney