Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick VOGLER

Michael Patrick VOGLER 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).

  • Manufacturing system having sub-dimensional processing modules
    Patent number: 10401845
    Abstract: A system is provided for manufacturing a component within a factory. The system may have an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the component to an area within an open space of the factory and to secure the component at the area during processing of a designated volume of the component. The system may also have a plurality of processing modules each configured to process a portion of the component less than a whole of the designated volume, and a controller in communication with the autonomous vehicle and the plurality of processing modules. The controller may be configured to coordinate operations of the plurality of processing modules according to a programmed process plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Marion Billingsley Grant, Jr., Michael Patrick Vogler, Thomas Michael Garland
  • MANUFACTURING SYSTEM HAVING SUB-DIMENSIONAL PROCESSING MODULES
    Publication number: 20170192415
    Abstract: A system is provided for manufacturing a component within a factory. The system may have an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the component to an area within an open space of the factory and to secure the component at the area during processing of a designated volume of the component. The system may also have a plurality of processing modules each configured to process a portion of the component less than a whole of the designated volume, and a controller in communication with the autonomous vehicle and the plurality of processing modules. The controller may be configured to coordinate operations of the plurality of processing modules according to a programmed process plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Marion Billingsley Grant, JR., Michael Patrick Vogler, Thomas Michael Garland
  • Method of Monitoring Gear Grinding Operations
    Publication number: 20120156963
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a grinding operation using a computer system is provided. The method includes determining, by the computer system, a first plurality of operating characteristics associated with a pre-grinding operation. The method also includes determining, by the computer system, a second plurality of operating characteristics associated with the grinding operation. The method further includes determining, by the computer system, a set of operating conditions based on the first plurality of operating characteristics with and the second plurality of operating characteristics. Moreover, the method includes comparing, by the computer system, the set of operating conditions with a set of predetermined operation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Patrick VOGLER, Rohit Arun Bhapkar