Patents by Inventor James Alan Aske

James Alan Aske 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).

  • Laser-etching and machine-vision positioning system
    Patent number: 11084123
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for laser etching and robotic machining of large workpieces are disclosed. An example system includes a first ring of lasers configured to etch longitudinal gridlines on a workpiece, a second ring of lasers configured to etch circumferential gridlines on the workpiece, where the longitudinal gridlines and the circumferential gridlines define a working grid on the workpiece, and a machine vision system to scan the working grid and compare the working grid to a reference grid in a computer model of the workpiece and to determine offsets between the working grid and the reference grid for positioning a robotic machining tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Alan Aske, Tyler Emerson Berkey, John Eric Miller
  • LASER-ETCHING AND MACHINE-VISION POSITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210069825
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for laser etching and robotic machining of large workpieces are disclosed. An example system includes a first ring of lasers configured to etch longitudinal gridlines on a workpiece, a second ring of lasers configured to etch circumferential gridlines on the workpiece, where the longitudinal gridlines and the circumferential gridlines define a working grid on the workpiece, and a machine vision system to scan the working grid and compare the working grid to a reference grid in a computer model of the workpiece and to determine offsets between the working grid and the reference grid for positioning a robotic machining tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: James Alan Aske, Tyler Emerson Berkey, John Eric Miller
  • Tool and method of installing a bulkhead within a structure
    Patent number: 9994299
    Abstract: A tool for use in installing a bulkhead within a structure is provided. The tool includes a base member configured to couple to the structure, and a positioning member configured to couple to the bulkhead. The base member includes a primary fastener hole sized to receive at least a portion of a fastener therethrough, and sized such that the fastener is configured to bias against the base member to retract the positioning member towards the base member when the fastener is engaged with the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Alan Aske, Andrew J. Ponton
  • TOOL AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A BULKHEAD WITHIN A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160288896
    Abstract: A tool for use in installing a bulkhead within a structure is provided. The tool includes a base member configured to couple to the structure, and a positioning member configured to couple to the bulkhead. The base member includes a primary fastener hole sized to receive at least a portion of a fastener therethrough, and sized such that the fastener is configured to bias against the base member to retract the positioning member towards the base member when the fastener is engaged with the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: James Alan Aske, Andrew J. Ponton