Patents by Inventor Jason W. Whaley

Jason W. Whaley 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 and method for quality control in manufacture of parts
    Patent number: 12286315
    Abstract: A system performs a method of manufacturing a vehicle. The system includes a camera, a transport device, and a processor. The camera obtains an image of a part that is to be assembled to the vehicle. The transport device orients the part with respect to a surface and drops the part onto the surface. The processor creates a first model representing the part and a second model representing the surface from the image, places the first model at a selected drop orientation and a selected drop height with respect to the second model, simulates a drop of the first model onto the second model, and determines a change in a dimension of the first model resulting from the simulated drop. The part is dropped onto the surface at the selected drop orientation and the selected drop height when the change in the dimension of the first model meets a criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ziqiang Sheng, Anthony Vincent Tocco, Timothy J. Byrd, Ronald Schabel, Shane L. Johnson, Jason W. Whaley, Michael J. Watson, Kleber M. Cabral
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN MANUFACTURE OF PARTS
    Publication number: 20230286761
    Abstract: A system performs a method of manufacturing a vehicle. The system includes a camera, a transport device, and a processor. The camera obtains an image of a part that is to be assembled to the vehicle. The transport device orients the part with respect to a surface and drops the part onto the surface. The processor creates a first model representing the part and a second model representing the surface from the image, places the first model at a selected drop orientation and a selected drop height with respect to the second model, simulates a drop of the first model onto the second model, and determines a change in a dimension of the first model resulting from the simulated drop. The part is dropped onto the surface at the selected drop orientation and the selected drop height when the change in the dimension of the first model meets a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ziqiang Sheng, Anthony Vincent Tocco, Timothy J. Byrd, Ronald Schabel, Shane L. Johnson, Jason W. Whaley, Michael J. Watson, Kleber M. Cabral