Patents by Inventor Jason Elmer Charles Overland

Jason Elmer Charles Overland 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).

  • Degate robot end-of-arm tool and methods of use
    Patent number: 11453052
    Abstract: A method and an automatic degate system includes a fixture configured to receive a workpiece, a registration device configured to position the workpiece in a predetermined orientation and position, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm is configured to move in at least a gripping direction. The robotic arm includes a gripping device configured to engage the workpiece at predetermined locations after being moved in the gripping direction. The robotic arm also includes a support bracket, a plurality of elongate rods each having a predetermined length and extending orthogonally from the support bracket, and a respective cutting puck coupled to a distal end of each of the plurality of elongate rods. The cutting pucks configured to remove a biscuit of excess material from the workpiece while being moved in the gripping direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zakhar Yerokhin, Jason Elmer Charles Overland, You Dong
  • DEGATE ROBOT END-OF-ARM TOOL AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210283682
    Abstract: A method and an automatic degate system includes a fixture configured to receive a workpiece, a registration device configured to position the workpiece in a predetermined orientation and position, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm is configured to move in at least a gripping direction. The robotic arm includes a gripping device configured to engage the workpiece at predetermined locations after being moved in the gripping direction. The robotic arm also includes a support bracket, a plurality of elongate rods each having a predetermined length and extending orthogonally from the support bracket, and a respective cutting puck coupled to a distal end of each of the plurality of elongate rods. The cutting pucks configured to remove a biscuit of excess material from the workpiece while being moved in the gripping direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Zakhar Yerokhin, Jason Elmer Charles Overland, You Dong