Patents by Inventor Kirk Guillaume

Kirk Guillaume 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).

  • Dual robot control systems for non-destructive evaluation
    Patent number: 11619597
    Abstract: A system for non-destructive evaluation of an object uses a spherical coordinate system to control two robotic arms. In some examples, the system includes a radiation source coupled to one robotic arm, a radiation detector coupled to the other robotic arm; and a control unit configured to determine, based on input, a first position located on a first surface of a first sphere within the spherical coordinate system; determine, based on the input, a second position located on a second surface of a second sphere within the spherical coordinate system, wherein the second position is located opposite a midpoint of the spherical coordinate system from the first position; and control a motion of the source robotic arm and the detector robotic arm such that the radiation source and the radiation detector move to different ones of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Schlecht, Caleb N. Hay, Jackson Turner, Sean Lin, Sean M. Anderson, Kirk Guillaume, Matthew James Johnson
  • DUAL ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
    Publication number: 20210372952
    Abstract: A system for non-destructive evaluation of an object uses a spherical coordinate system to control two robotic arms. In some examples, the system includes a radiation source coupled to one robotic arm, a radiation detector coupled to the other robotic arm; and a control unit configured to determine, based on input, a first position located on a first surface of a first sphere within the spherical coordinate system; determine, based on the input, a second position located on a second surface of a second sphere within the spherical coordinate system, wherein the second position is located opposite a midpoint of the spherical coordinate system from the first position; and control a motion of the source robotic arm and the detector robotic arm such that the radiation source and the radiation detector move to different ones of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Schlecht, Caleb N. Hay, Jackson Turner, Sean Lin, Sean M. Anderson, Kirk Guillaume, Matthew James Johnson