Patents by Inventor Michael J. Tanzini

Michael J. Tanzini 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).

  • Engine installation using machine vision for alignment
    Patent number: 10711696
    Abstract: Installation of an engine to a support structure includes temporarily attaching first and second alignment structures to the support structure and the engine. One of the alignment structures has a target pattern on its surface. The installation further includes using a machine vision system from the other of the mounting structures to indicate the relative position of the target pattern with respect to a reference. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference provides information about relative position of an engine mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) with respect to a corresponding mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) in the support structure. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference can be used to maneuver the engine in order to align the mounting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary M. Buckus, Michael J. Tanzini
  • ENGINE INSTALLATION USING MACHINE VISION FOR ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20160115872
    Abstract: Installation of an engine to a support structure includes temporarily attaching first and second alignment structures to the support structure and the engine. One of the alignment structures has a target pattern on its surface. The installation further includes using a machine vision system from the other of the mounting structures to indicate the relative position of the target pattern with respect to a reference. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference provides information about relative position of an engine mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) with respect to a corresponding mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) in the support structure. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference can be used to maneuver the engine in order to align the mounting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary M. Buckus, Michael J. Tanzini
  • ENGINE INSTALLATION USING MACHINE VISION FOR ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20090139072
    Abstract: Installation of an engine to a support structure includes temporarily attaching first and second alignment structures to the support structure and the engine. One of the alignment structures has a target pattern on its surface. The installation further includes using a machine vision system from the other of the mounting structures to indicate the relative position of the target pattern with respect to a reference. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference provides information about relative position of an engine mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) with respect to a corresponding mounting element (e.g., bolt hole) in the support structure. The relative position of the target pattern with respect to the reference can be used to maneuver the engine in order to align the mounting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary M. Buckus, Michael J. Tanzini