Patents by Inventor Michael Frankmann

Michael Frankmann 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).

  • Methods and systems for root cause analysis for assembly lines using path tracking
    Patent number: 10430269
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing root cause analysis for an assembly line including a plurality of nodes using path tracking. One method includes receiving tracking data identifying a subset of the plurality of nodes processing a product produced by the assembly line and receiving approval data associated with the assembly line identifying whether each product produced by the assembly line fails an approval metric. The method also includes enumerating a plurality of paths through the assembly line based on the tracking data and determining a failure rate for each of the plurality of paths based on the approval data. In addition, the method includes identifying a malfunctioning path included in the plurality of paths based on the failure rate for each of the plurality of paths, identifying a malfunctioning node based on the malfunctioning path, and performing an automatic action to address the malfunctioning node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Keating Thompson, Michael Frankmann, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Prasanth Lade
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FOR ASSEMBLY LINES USING PATH TRACKING
    Publication number: 20170206127
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing root cause analysis for an assembly line including a plurality of nodes using path tracking. One method includes receiving tracking data identifying a subset of the plurality of nodes processing a product produced by the assembly line and receiving approval data associated with the assembly line identifying whether each product produced by the assembly line fails an approval metric. The method also includes enumerating a plurality of paths through the assembly line based on the tracking data and determining a failure rate for each of the plurality of paths based on the approval data. In addition, the method includes identifying a malfunctioning path included in the plurality of paths based on the failure rate for each of the plurality of paths, identifying a malfunctioning node based on the malfunctioning path, and performing an automatic action to address the malfunctioning node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Keating Thompson, Michael Frankmann, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Prasanth Lade