Patents by Inventor Luis Felipe Velasquez

Luis Felipe Velasquez 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).

  • Placement and compaction of objects via vacuum
    Patent number: 11312026
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for picking up, placing, and compacting an object. The method includes covering a part of an object with an impermeable membrane, applying a negative pressure via an end effector that is sufficient to offset any air leaks between a first portion of the impermeable membrane and the object, thereby forming a suction hold that secures the object to the impermeable membrane, and transporting the object to a rigid tool while the suction hold is retained. The method further comprises applying a negative pressure via the end effector that offsets air leaks between a second portion of the impermeable membrane and the rigid tool, thereby forming a suction hold that compacts the object to the rigid tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Velasquez, Allen James Halbritter, Daniel Johnson
  • PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION OF OBJECTS VIA VACUUM
    Publication number: 20210107169
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for picking up, placing, and compacting an object. The method includes covering a part of an object with an impermeable membrane, applying a negative pressure via an end effector that is sufficient to offset any air leaks between a first portion of the impermeable membrane and the object, thereby forming a suction hold that secures the object to the impermeable membrane, and transporting the object to a rigid tool while the suction hold is retained. The method further comprises applying a negative pressure via the end effector that offsets air leaks between a second portion of the impermeable membrane and the rigid tool, thereby forming a suction hold that compacts the object to the rigid tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Velasquez, Allen James Halbritter, Daniel Johnson