Patents by Inventor Kyle A. BINGAMAN

Kyle A. BINGAMAN 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).

  • Verifying calibration points against mark lines on workpiece surfaces
    Patent number: 9656405
    Abstract: Methods for verifying calibration points against mark lines on workpiece surfaces are disclosed. Other embodiments including related systems are also disclosed. A material removal component may precisely remove extraneous material from a workpiece when calibration points of the material removal component along a predetermined trajectory are aligned with a mark line upon a marked surface of a workpiece. The marked surface of the workpiece may be disposed opposite of the material removal component. By employing an optical device aligned with the material removal component, calibration points may determined along the marked surface of the workpiece and verified against the mark line. In this manner, the extraneous material may be efficiently removed while minimizing rework and/or destruction of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. Bingaman, Christopher M. Weingart
  • VERIFYING CALIBRATION POINTS AGAINST MARK LINES ON WORKPIECE SURFACES
    Publication number: 20150273713
    Abstract: Methods for verifying calibration points against mark lines on workpiece surfaces are disclosed. Other embodiments including related systems are also disclosed. A material removal component may precisely remove extraneous material from a workpiece when calibration points of the material removal component along a predetermined trajectory are aligned with a mark line upon a marked surface of a workpiece. The marked surface of the workpiece may be disposed opposite of the material removal component. By employing an optical device aligned with the material removal component, calibration points may determined along the marked surface of the workpiece and verified against the mark line. In this manner, the extraneous material may be efficiently removed while minimizing rework and/or destruction of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. BINGAMAN, Christopher M. WEINGART