Patents by Inventor Jeff Tornabene

Jeff Tornabene 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).

  • Publication number: 20260094528
    Abstract: A method includes the receipt of a video stream from a mixed-media device that captures one or more components of a vehicle, the detection of one or more defects associated with the one or more components of the vehicle, the transmission of dynamic feedback to an operator of the mixed-media device from a processor, and the guidance of the operator to address the one or more defects via the mixed-media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Tornabene, Sam Hoff, Suneet Singh
  • Publication number: 20250086346
    Abstract: A method of performing a finishing operation on a surface of a component includes: acquiring, by a sensing system, an image of the surface of the component; retrieving a CAD model of the surface of the component; comparing the image of the surface of the component with the CAD model of the surface of the component; determining at least one target area on the surface of the component where a difference in a geometry between the image and the CAD model of the surface of the component exceeds a threshold; and displaying at least one visual overlay corresponding to the at least one target area on a real-world content or a virtual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj Sohmshetty, Elizabeth Bullard, Chris Schultz, Jeff Tornabene, Martin Smets, Jian Wan, Lorne Forsythe, Kyle Saul, Ramesh Parameswaran
  • Publication number: 20250085694
    Abstract: A method of performing a finishing operation on a surface of a component includes: (a) generating an image of the surface of the component; (b) comparing the image of the surface of the component with a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model of the surface of the component to identify a target area to be finished; (c) selecting, by a controller, one of a plurality of finishing tools to perform the finishing operation on the target area; (d) operating, by a robot, a selected one of the plurality of finishing tools to perform the finishing operation; (e) measuring a surface roughness of the target area; and (f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until the surface roughness of the target area satisfies a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj Sohmshetty, Chris Schultz, Elizabeth Bullard, Jeff Tornabene, Ramesh Parameswaran, Kyle Saul, Lorne Forsythe