Patents by Inventor James B. Gerds, II

James B. Gerds, II 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).

  • Compact robotic painting booth
    Patent number: 7622158
    Abstract: A system for painting an article, such as an automotive vehicle body, includes a painting booth, a conveyor for transporting articles through the painting booth, a first rail located beside and extending along the conveyor, a second rail located beside and extending along the conveyor at a lower elevation than an elevation of the first rail, a paint robot including an articulating arm mounted on the first rail for displacement along the first rail, a panel opener robot mounted on the second rail for displacement along the second rail such that the paint robot and the panel opener robot can move past each other on the rails without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, James M. Kowalski, Martin D. Rola, Donald S. Bartlett, Paul D. Copioli, James B. Gerds, II, Marcin Gora, Stan H. McCloskey