Patents by Inventor John M. Kell

John M. Kell 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 and system for efficient assembly of automotive components
    Publication number: 20020100158
    Abstract: A manufacturing system and method utilizing a manufacturing cell having at least one workstation wherein a plurality of manufacturing processes may be performed by automated machinery and manual labor alike. A rotatable trunnion, mounted on a carriage, is operably associated with each workstation. The trunnion is capable of rotating a backbone, constructed and arranged to support a workpiece attached thereto. The carriage assembly translates the trunnion between a first position, outside of the workstation, and a second position, inside of the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph F. Lak, John M. Kell