Patents by Inventor Michael Allen Schmitz

Michael Allen Schmitz 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).

  • Method and system for calibrating and operating a machine
    Patent number: 11150628
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes logging offset data of a machine over a period of operational time having varying thermal conditions, comparing the logged offset data against a thermal model, estimating offsets for the machine based on the comparing, and adjusting offsets of the machine during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Himanshu Rajoria, Jon Guske, Michael Allen Schmitz
  • METHOD FOR GENERATING CNC MACHINE OFFSET WITHOUT CYCLE TIME IMPACT
    Publication number: 20190294142
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes logging offset data of a machine over a period of operational time having varying thermal conditions, comparing the logged offset data against a thermal model, estimating offsets for the machine based on the comparing, and adjusting offsets of the machine during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Himanshu Rajoria, Jon Guske, Michael Allen Schmitz
  • Method for generating CNC machine offset based on thermal model
    Patent number: 10365633
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally describes a method for processing a workpiece in a machine, where the method determines an offset of the machine and adjusts for the offset during production operation. In one form, the method includes logging offset data of the machine over a period of operational time having varying thermal conditions, and comparing the logged offset data against a thermal model, where the thermal model is generated based on a probing routine and dry cycling for a plurality of test cycles on a calibration artifact. Based on the comparing, the method estimates offsets for the machine and adjusts offsets of the machine during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Himanshu Rajoria, Jon Guske, Michael Allen Schmitz
  • SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A FIXTURE RELATIVE TO A WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20190143468
    Abstract: A fixture clamp adjustment system includes a test workpiece and an alignment block. The test workpiece has a load cell and is configured to nest upon a fixture that has a clamp such that the load cell aligns with the clamp when open and such that the clamp contacts the load cell when closed. The alignment block is configured to couple with the clamp and engage the test workpiece when the clamp is closed to maintain clamp and load cell alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Allen Schmitz, Larry Fisher Adams
  • METHOD FOR GENERATING CNC MACHINE OFFSET BASED ON THERMAL MODEL
    Publication number: 20180364677
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally describes a method for processing a workpiece in a machine, where the method determines an offset of the machine and adjusts for the offset during production operation. In one form, the method includes logging offset data of the machine over a period of operational time having varying thermal conditions, and comparing the logged offset data against a thermal model, where the thermal model is generated based on a probing routine and dry cycling for a plurality of test cycles on a calibration artifact. Based on the comparing, the method estimates offsets for the machine and adjusts offsets of the machine during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Himanshu Rajoria, Jon Guske, Michael Allen Schmitz