Patents by Inventor Lisa Ann Cardon

Lisa Ann Cardon 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).

  • LASER MODULE END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220314365
    Abstract: A laser module includes a laser source and at least one air knife. The laser source is configured to be coupled to a robotic arm of a robotic device, and emit a laser beam for processing a workpiece having a workpiece surface. The air knife is configured to be coupled to the robotic arm, and discharge an airflow sheet in a direction toward a laser spot where the laser beam impinges the workpiece surface, for clearing contaminants generated by impingement of the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew C. Johnson, Lisa Ann Cardon, Matthew W. Smith, Soren Mortvedt
  • Apparatuses and methods for processing a metal ribbon
    Patent number: 10400303
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Richard Porter, Stephen Thomas Johnson, Mark Frederick Gabriel, Lisa Ann Cardon
  • Dynamic guides for flexible tracks
    Patent number: 9731899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling flexible tracks. One embodiment is a system for conveying plies of laminate to a forming device. The system includes a flexible track assembly comprising a first portion of track and a second portion of track, each of the portions defining a groove dimensioned to receive a slider that transports a ply, the second portion arranged to transport the ply into the forming device. The track assembly also includes a guide in which ends of the portions are disposed. The system further includes a retraction line that applies a contracting force that biases the end of the second portion towards contact with the end of the first portion, the retraction line being extendable to enable the second portion to separate from the first portion, thereby accommodating extension of the track assembly in response to forces applied by the forming device during forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Lisa Ann Cardon
  • Apparatuses and methods for processing a metal ribbon
    Patent number: 9708686
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Beoing Company
    Inventors: John Richard Porter, Stephen Thomas Johnson, Mark Frederick Gabriel, Lisa Ann Cardon
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A METAL RIBBON
    Publication number: 20170159152
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: John Richard Porter, Stephen Thomas Johnson, Mark Frederick Gabriel, Lisa Ann Cardon
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A METAL RIBBON
    Publication number: 20160194732
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: John Richard Porter, Stephen Thomas Johnson, Mark Frederick Gabriel, Lisa Ann Cardon