Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Alinger

Matthew J. Alinger 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).

  • Quality monitoring system and quality monitoring method for fuel cell manufacturing line and quality monitoring system for manufacturing line
    Patent number: 10769770
    Abstract: Quality monitoring system and method for a fuel cell manufacturing line are disclosed. The system includes an image collection unit and a real-time quality control computer. The image collection unit is configured for generating a captured image of a surface of one fuel cell in the fuel cell manufacturing line. The computer is configured to receive the captured image and generate a set of feature vectors based on the captured image. The computer comprises a defect model repository comprising a defect detection model repository and a defect classification model repository, a defect detection module and a defect classification module. The defect detection module is configured to access the defect detection model repository and determine whether the fuel cell is defective based on the set of feature vectors and the defect detection model repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CUMMINS ENTERPRISE LLC
    Inventors: Honggang Wang, Todd Striker, Matthew J. Alinger
  • QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND QUALITY MONITORING METHOD FOR FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING LINE AND QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LINE
    Publication number: 20190340747
    Abstract: Quality monitoring system and method for a fuel cell manufacturing line are disclosed. The system includes an image collection unit and a real-time quality control computer. The image collection unit is configured for generating a captured image of a surface of one fuel cell in the fuel cell manufacturing line. The computer is configured to receive the captured image and generate a set of feature vectors based on the captured image. The computer comprises a defect model repository comprising a defect detection model repository and a defect classification model repository, a defect detection module and a defect classification module. The defect detection module is configured to access the defect detection model repository and determine whether the fuel cell is defective based on the set of feature vectors and the defect detection model repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Honggang Wang, Todd Striker, Matthew J. Alinger