Patents by Inventor Marta A. Galuga

Marta A. Galuga 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).

  • System for handling defects produced during the automated assembly of palletized elements
    Patent number: 6035243
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for utilizing the characteristics of a pallet, or tray, used to supply workpieces to an automated, flexible assembly station or workcell. Once the characteristics are described and stored in memory, they may be used to uniquely identify workpieces which are determined to be defective during the automatic assembly operations. The defect information may then be stored in a cell controller which controls one or more workcells for later recall, in order to determine what, if any, further processing should be conducted on the defective workpieces and to prevent further processing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marta A. Galuga, Jay A. Glaspy, Jr.
  • Menu driven system for controlling automated assembly of palletized elements
    Patent number: 5475797
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for defining the critical characteristics of a pallet, or tray, used to supply workpieces to an automated, flexible assembly station or workcell. Once the characteristics are described and stored in memory, they may be used to uniquely identify workpieces which are determined to be defective during the automatic assembly operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jay A. Glaspy, Jr., Marta A. Galuga