Patents by Inventor John J. Lucci

John J. Lucci 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 of a robot for installing weather stripping in a door or like opening
    Patent number: 5067225
    Abstract: The field of the present invention is that of an apparatus and method of installing weather stripping in a door and like openings using a robot. The field of the present invention is also that of an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for a robot which installs weather stripping in a door and like openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, Jr., John J. Lucci, George C. Carver, Alan Heads, James F. Mitchell
  • Robot for installing weather stripping in a door or like opening
    Patent number: 5029381
    Abstract: The field of the present invention is that of an apparatus and method of installing weather stripping in a door and like openings using a robot. The field of the present invention is also that of an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for a robot which installs weather stripping in a door and like openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, Jr., John J. Lucci, Alan Heads, James F. Mitchell
  • Device for measuring weatherstrip torsional rigidity
    Patent number: 4860588
    Abstract: A measuring device measures the torsional rigidity of a motor vehicle weatherstrip of the type which tends to twist upon bending about its longitudinal axis as experienced during installation of the weatherstrip around a corner of a vehicle body opening. The measuring device includes a pair of a rotatably mounted arms carrying mounting shoes for gripping the weatherstrip at spaced apart points along the length of the weatherstrip. Pivot means mount the arms for movement to swing the mounting shoes in an arcuate path and thereby bend the weatherstrip about its longitudinal axis so that the weatherstrip tends to twist. An indicator clip is removably mounted on the weatherstrip intermediate the mounting shoes and twists with the twisting of the weatherstrip to indicate that the weatherstrip has experienced a predetermined degree of twisting during the arcuate bending of the weatherstrip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen St. Angelo, John J. Lucci