Patents by Inventor Joel D. Millett

Joel D. Millett 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).

  • Systems and methods for monitoring manufacturing processes
    Patent number: 11100626
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a process step during manufacturing of an assembly sheet includes a detection camera configured to capture a first image of the assembly sheet, the first image including a locating feature of the assembly sheet, a vacuum hold-down device for selectively inhibiting advancement of the assembly sheet along a process step line for a predetermined measurement time, and a measurement camera configured to capture a second image of the assembly sheet responsive to the vacuum hold-down device inhibiting advancement of the assembly sheet, the second image including one or more features of a coupon of the assembly sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Roepke, John M. Kaiser, Joel D. Millett
  • Systems And Methods For Monitoring Manufacturing Processes
    Publication number: 20190347782
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a process step during manufacturing of an assembly sheet includes a detection camera configured to capture a first image of the assembly sheet, the first image including a locating feature of the assembly sheet, a vacuum hold-down device for selectively inhibiting advancement of the assembly sheet along a process step line for a predetermined measurement time, and a measurement camera configured to capture a second image of the assembly sheet responsive to the vacuum hold-down device inhibiting advancement of the assembly sheet, the second image including one or more features of a coupon of the assembly sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Roepke, John M. Kaiser, Joel D. Millett