Patents by Inventor John H. Kidd

John H. Kidd 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).

  • Method for assessing fit and alignment of a manufactured part
    Patent number: 7024032
    Abstract: An automated method is provided for assessing fit and alignment of an assembly component in relation to its assembly environment. The method includes: collecting measurement data for the assembly component; defining model data representative of an assembly environment, where the assembly environment is defined by surfaces of objects that are adjacent to the assembly component in an assembled configuration; and comparing the measurement data with the model data for the assembly environment, thereby assessing the assembly component in relation to its assembly environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Perceptron, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Kidd, George Lin, Mark Mykytiuk
  • Method for assessing fit and alignment of a manufactured part
    Publication number: 20040120568
    Abstract: An automated method is provided for assessing fit and alignment of an assembly component in relation to its assembly environment. The method includes: collecting measurement data for the assembly component; defining model data representative of an assembly environment, where the assembly environment is defined by surfaces of objects that are adjacent to the assembly component in an assembled configuration; and comparing the measurement data with the model data for the assembly environment, thereby assessing the assembly component in relation to its assembly environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: John H. Kidd, George Lin, Mark Mykytiuk