Patents by Inventor Leslie B. Hoffman

Leslie B. Hoffman 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).

  • Wire harness assembly system
    Patent number: 5740602
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making wire harness. The apparatus includes the use of a sequential wire processor that serially and sequentially fabricates circuits having terminal ends. The terminated circuits are transferred by a transfer means to an upstanding carousel provided with arrays of circuit-receiving clips. The transfer means receives terminated circuits from the sequential wire processor and places them on the clips of the carousel. The carousel is then moved to an assembly line and robotic station where robots remove the circuits from the clips of the carousel and place the terminated ends of the circuits in cavities of connectors strategically located on the assembly line. The robots have end effectors that physically insert the terminal ends into the connector cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Alcoa Fujikura Limited
    Inventors: Eric C. Peterson, Alex H. Damalas, Glynn R. Bartlett, Steven B. Farmer, Leslie B. Hoffman, Tak Kameoka, Horace H. Wacaser, Paul B. Wood
  • Method of wire harness assembly system
    Patent number: 5537741
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making wire harness. The apparatus includes the use of a sequential wire processor that serially and sequentially fabricates circuits having terminal ends. The terminated circuits are transferred by a transfer means to an upstanding carousel provided with arrays of circuit-receiving clips. The transfer means receives terminated circuits from the sequential wire processor and places them on the clips of the carousel. The carousel is then moved to an assembly line and robotic station where robots remove the circuits from the clips of the carousel and place the terminated ends of the circuits in cavities of connectors strategically located on the assembly line. The robots have end effectors that physically insert the terminal ends into the connector cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Alcoa Fujikura Limited
    Inventors: Eric C. Peterson, Alex H. Damalas, Glynn R. Bartlett, Steven B. Farmer, Leslie B. Hoffman, Tak Kameoka, Horace H. Wacaser, Paul B. Wood