Patents by Inventor Jeff Cannedy

Jeff Cannedy 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).

  • Methods, systems and computer program products for altering video images to aid an operator of a fastener insertion machine
    Patent number: 7698010
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for altering video images including superimposing objects onto the images, particularly addressed to identifying fastener insertion locations onto displayed images of a work pieces. The invention is capable of importing an image of a work piece contained in a computer file, displaying the image, and altering the displayed image and/or superimposing objects onto the image to show the location(s), sequence(s) and/or type(s) of fasteners to be inserted onto the displayed work piece according to operator input and instructions. After each insertion is completed, the display is again altered to show the completion. During use, the system is capable of tracking the fastener installations and updating the video display to show the current status of insertions on the work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Haeger, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Cannedy, Thomas Clark Boster
  • Methods, systems and computer program products for altering video images to aid an operator of a fastener insertion machine
    Publication number: 20060069462
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for altering video images including superimposing objects onto the images, particularly addressed to identifying fastener insertion locations onto displayed images of a work pieces. The invention is capable of importing an image of a work piece contained in a computer file, displaying the image, and altering the displayed image and/or superimposing objects onto the image to show the location(s), sequence(s) and/or type(s) of fasteners to be inserted onto the displayed work piece according to operator input and instructions. After each insertion is completed, the display is again altered to show the completion. During use, the system is capable of tracking the fastener installations and updating the video display to show the current status of insertions on the work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Jeff Cannedy, T C Boster