Patents by Inventor Gregory M Goetchius

Gregory M Goetchius 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).

  • Method of determining damping of an article of manufacture and system for determining damping performance
    Patent number: 7444874
    Abstract: A method of determining damping performance of an article of manufacture includes moving an article of manufacture along a production line, directing a laser beam at a surface of the moving article and then measuring the velocity of a reflection of the beam simultaneously with measuring vibrational excitation in an environment of the production line. The method then includes calculating the damping performance of the moving article of manufacture based on the velocity and vibrational excitation measurements. The calculated damping performance may also be based on a predetermined correlation factor of damping performance of a reference article calculated based on the online system compared with damping performance of the reference article calculated in a controlled offline environment. A system for determining damping performance online is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Material Sciences Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory M Goetchius
  • Method of Determining Damping of an Article of Manufacture and System for Determining Damping Performance
    Publication number: 20080000300
    Abstract: A method of determining damping performance of an article of manufacture includes moving an article of manufacture along a production line, directing a laser beam at a surface of the moving article and then measuring the velocity of a reflection of the beam simultaneously with measuring vibrational excitation in an environment of the production line. The method then includes calculating the damping performance of the moving article of manufacture based on the velocity and vibrational excitation measurements. The calculated damping performance may also be based on a predetermined correlation factor of damping performance of a reference article calculated based on the online system compared with damping performance of the reference article calculated in a controlled offline environment. A system for determining damping performance online is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gregory M. Goetchius