Patents by Inventor Jeffrey McCaskey

Jeffrey McCaskey 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).

  • Patent number: 12191619
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for automated insertion of a wire contact into an insertion hole of a connector. Methods include: controlling a robot having an end-effector to position a wire contact proximate to a connector using a wire gripper and a separator device of the end-effector; controlling the robot to advance the separator device between two or more wires previously connected to the connector; controlling the robot to align the wire contact with a insertion hole of the connector; controlling the robot to advance the wire contact toward the insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the insertion hole; controlling the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and controlling the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Lars E. Blacken, Heiko Hoffmann, Damien O. Martin, Jeffrey McCaskey, Bradley J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20230344185
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for automated insertion of a wire contact into an insertion hole of a connector. Methods include: controlling a robot having an end-effector to position a wire contact proximate to a connector using a wire gripper and a separator device of the end-effector; controlling the robot to advance the separator device between two or more wires previously connected to the connector; controlling the robot to align the wire contact with a insertion hole of the connector; controlling the robot to advance the wire contact toward the insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the insertion hole; controlling the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and controlling the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Lars E. BLACKEN, Heiko HOFFMANN, Damien O. MARTIN, Jeffrey MCCASKEY, Bradley J. MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20020152245
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving daily data feeds of news article text and news images, extracting from the articles both the text content and the formatting directives used in the newspaper layout, restructuring the formatting directives into organizing directives for Web pages, storing the text content and the organizing directives in a database, storing the news images in an image library, retrieving the text content and organizing directives from the database in a pattern which may be made significantly different from the pattern in which they were stored, and combining them with Web page templates to produce a Web-readable news publication. The Web-readable publication appears each day in synchronization with the daily paper news publication, and may be delivered on any schedule or cycle of news publication. Editorial maintenance programs facilitate skilled modification and enhancement of the content and appearance of the Web-readable publication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey McCaskey, Renee Gauthier