Patents by Inventor Greg Nygaard

Greg Nygaard 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).

  • Inspection system for manufactured components
    Patent number: 11585746
    Abstract: An inspection system includes a base, an array of fixtures, and a plurality of sensors or light sources. Each fixture has a first portion rotatably secured to the base and configured to rotate about a yaw axis and a second portion rotatably secured to the first portion and configured to rotate about a pitch axis. Each sensor or light source is secured to one of the fixtures and is configured to direct light at yaw and pitch angles relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: General Inspection, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Nygaard, Nathan Kujacznski, Dikshant Sharma
  • INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20220034788
    Abstract: An inspection system includes a base, an array of fixtures, and a plurality of sensors or light sources. Each fixture has a first portion rotatably secured to the base and configured to rotate about a yaw axis and a second portion rotatably secured to the first portion and configured to rotate about a pitch axis. Each sensor or light source is secured to one of the fixtures and is configured to direct light at yaw and pitch angles relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: GII Acquisition, LLC d/b/a General Inspection, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Nygaard, Nathan Kujacznski, Dikshant Sharma
  • Inspection system for manufactured components
    Patent number: 11099119
    Abstract: An inspection system includes a base plate, an array of fixtures, a plurality of light sources, and a drive mechanism. Each fixture has a first portion rotatably secured to the base plate and configured to rotate about a yaw axis and a second portion rotatably secured to the first portion and configured to rotate about a pitch axis. Each light source is secured to one of the fixtures and is configured to direct light at yaw and pitch angles relative to the base plate. The drive mechanism is configured to rotate the first portions of each fixture about each respective yaw axis and to rotate the second portions of each fixture about each respective pitch axis to adjust yaw and pitch angles of each light source, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: General Inspection, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Nygaard, Nathan Kujacznski, Dikshant Sharma