Patents by Inventor Joshua B. Guerry

Joshua B. Guerry 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: 10571257
    Abstract: A system for determining an optimal clocking orientation of an object at which to attach mating structure to the object includes a plurality of radiation devices, a plurality of transceivers, and a processor. The radiation devices are mounted on the object which has an as-designed object configuration. The transceivers are configured to generate distance measurements between the transceivers and the radiation devices at different clocking orientations of the object. The processor is configured to determine, based on the distance measurements, as-built object configurations corresponding to the different clocking orientations of the object. The processor is configured to compare the as-built object configurations to the as-designed object configuration and determines an optimal clocking orientation at which the as-built object configuration has the smallest deviation from the as-designed object configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Li Chun Chang, Ronald J. Steckman, Richard M. Coleman, Joshua B. Guerry
  • Publication number: 20190310078
    Abstract: A system for determining an optimal clocking orientation of an object at which to attach mating structure to the object includes a plurality of radiation devices, a plurality of transceivers, and a processor. The radiation devices are mounted on the object which has an as-designed object configuration. The transceivers are configured to generate distance measurements between the transceivers and the radiation devices at different clocking orientations of the object. The processor is configured to determine, based on the distance measurements, as-built object configurations corresponding to the different clocking orientations of the object. The processor is configured to compare the as-built object configurations to the as-designed object configuration and determines an optimal clocking orientation at which the as-built object configuration has the smallest deviation from the as-designed object configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Li Chun Chang, Ronald J. Steckman, Richard M. Coleman, Joshua B. Guerry
  • Patent number: 10371506
    Abstract: A system for determining an optimal clocking orientation of an object at which to attach mating structure to the object includes a plurality of radiation devices mounted on an object, a plurality of transceivers configured to emit radiation toward the object, and a processor. The object potentially has a first as-built object configuration that differs from an as-designed object configuration. The transceivers continuously generate distance measurements between the transceivers and the radiation devices during rotation of the object. The processor continuously determines, based on the distance measurements, additional unique as-built object configurations corresponding to changing clocking orientations of the object during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Li Chun Chang, Ronald J. Steckman, Richard M. Coleman, Joshua B. Guerry
  • Publication number: 20180164096
    Abstract: A system for determining an optimal clocking orientation of an object at which to attach mating structure to the object includes a plurality of radiation devices mounted on an object, a plurality of transceivers configured to emit radiation toward the object, and a processor. The object potentially has a first as-built object configuration that differs from an as-designed object configuration. The transceivers continuously generate distance measurements between the transceivers and the radiation devices during rotation of the object. The processor continuously determines, based on the distance measurements, additional unique as-built object configurations corresponding to changing clocking orientations of the object during rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Li Chun Chang, Ronald J. Steckman, Richard M. Coleman, Joshua B. Guerry