Patents by Inventor James I. Corrigan

James I. Corrigan 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).

System for measuring and storing data relating to the time durations of steps in a welding operation as well as weld current and gun pressure

Patent number: 4585918

Abstract: A system is provided to measure, store and display data relating to a series of steps in a plurality of welding operations. The data stored may be printed out to assist in locating steps in an operation which do not conform to predetermined time standards to permit corrective actions to be taken, if necessary.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 25, 1983

Date of Patent: April 29, 1986

Assignee: The Budd Company

Inventors: James I. Corrigan, Casper P. Lunova
Methods and means for sequentially measuring the times involved in a plurality of manufacturing operations and for detecting mechanical malfunctions in an automated system

Patent number: 4583280

Abstract: A series of steps are performed at a plurality of stations on a component as it is automatically transferred from one station to the next during a manufacturing operation. Means and methods for measuring and recording the time cycles for each of the steps are provided. The recorded times cycles may then be compared with predetermined standards to determine the location of any faulty operation.

Type: Grant

Filed: December 23, 1982

Date of Patent: April 22, 1986

Assignee: The Budd Company

Inventors: James I. Corrigan, Casper P. Lunova

System for measuring and storing data relating to the time durations of steps in a welding operation as well as weld current and gun pressure

Methods and means for sequentially measuring the times involved in a plurality of manufacturing operations and for detecting mechanical malfunctions in an automated system