Patents by Inventor Eerik Helmick

Eerik Helmick 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).

  • Systems and methods for automatically inserting components into an electrical connector
    Patent number: 10189160
    Abstract: Automated assembly systems and methods are configured to automatically insert components into grommets. The systems include a component insertion sub-system configured to insert first components into first cavities of a first grommet, an imaging sub-system configured to acquire images of the first grommet, and a grommet shift determination sub-system in communication with the component insertion sub-system and the imaging sub-system. The grommet shift determination sub-system is configured to compare at least two images of the first grommet acquired by the imaging sub-system to determine distance changes between the first cavities in response to one or more of the first components being inserted into one or more of the first cavities, and generate an insertion map that accounts for the distance changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eerik Helmick, Nick Shadbeh Evans
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSERTING COMPONENTS INTO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20170320213
    Abstract: Automated assembly systems and methods are configured to automatically insert components into grommets. The systems include a component insertion sub-system configured to insert first components into first cavities of a first grommet, an imaging sub-system configured to acquire images of the first grommet, and a grommet shift determination sub-system in communication with the component insertion sub-system and the imaging sub-system. The grommet shift determination sub-system is configured to compare at least two images of the first grommet acquired by the imaging sub-system to determine distance changes between the first cavities in response to one or more of the first components being inserted into one or more of the first cavities, and generate an insertion map that accounts for the distance changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eerik Helmick, Nick Shadbeh Evans