Patents by Inventor Gary J. Rutledge

Gary J. Rutledge 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).

  • Electrostatic painting apparatus with paint filling station and method for operating same
    Patent number: 6945483
    Abstract: A waterborne paint bell applicator is movable to and from a docking position and includes a paint receptacle connected to a paint canister. A paint filling station has a plurality of paint injectors each connected to a different color paint supply and being movable to the docking position for engagement with the paint receptacle for filling the paint canister with paint. A servomotor drives a piston in the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, Stan H. McClosky, James S. Hager, Ernest M. Otani, Gary J. Rutledge, John C. Reinicke, Robert C. Foti
  • Robotic system with teach pendant
    Patent number: 6560513
    Abstract: A robotic system for a robot includes a programmable controller coupled to the robot and a teach pendant coupled to the programmable controller. The teach pendant is adapted to control the robot and includes a processor capable of operating the teach pendant and a display coupled to the processor. The teach pendant also includes a web browser. The web browser is adapted to accept input data in a standard format and display the input data on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics North America
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Krause, Donald D. DeMotte, Claude A. Dinsmoor, Judy A. Evans, Glenn F. Nowak, Gerald A. Ross, Gary J. Rutledge, Charles F. Slabe
  • Voltage block and color change apparatus for waterborne bell applicator
    Publication number: 20030042340
    Abstract: A waterborne paint bell applicator is movable to and from a docking position and includes a paint receptacle connected to a paint canister. A paint filling station has a plurality of paint injectors each connected to a different color paint supply and being movable to the docking position for engagement with the paint receptacle for filling the paint canister with paint. A servomotor drives a piston in the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, Stan H. McClosky, James S. Hager, Ernest M. Otani, Gary J. Rutledge, John A. Reinicke, Robert C. Foti
  • Robotic system with teach pendant
    Publication number: 20020045970
    Abstract: A robotic system for a robot includes a programmable controller coupled to the robot and a teach pendant coupled to the programmable controller. The teach pendant is adapted to control the robot and includes a processor capable of operating the teach pendant and a display coupled to the processor. The teach pendant also includes a web browser. The web browser is adapted to accept input data in a standard format and display the input data on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Krause, Donald D. DeMotte, Claude A. Dinsmoor, Judy A. Evans, Glenn F. Nowak, Gerald A. Ross, Gary J. Rutledge, Charles F. Slabe
  • Vision guided automatic robotic path teaching method
    Patent number: 5959425
    Abstract: A method of controlling a robot system (20) includes using a camera (40) to generate a first, two-dimensional image of a marking (42) on a workpiece (32). A second, two-dimensional image of the marking (42) is generated from a second perspective. The two images are then used to generate a three-dimensional location of the marking in real space relative to the robot (22). Since the visible marking (42) corresponds to a desired path (48), the three-dimensional location information is used to automatically program the robot (22) to follow the desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: FANUC Robotics North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard H. Bieman, Gary J. Rutledge