Patents by Inventor Michael Wescott

Michael Wescott 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).

  • Robotic systems for laying out wiring harnesses and other types of line harnesses
    Patent number: 11823813
    Abstract: A robotic system for laying out a specified wiring harness. A robotic arm is configured to arrange a plurality of wire segments along the harness support surface. A system controller is configured to direct the robotic arm to arrange each of the plurality of wire segments on the harness support surface along a specified wire route. A preparation device can label one or both ends of each wire segment as they are being laid out on the support surface. The labeler can automatically apply adhesive labels as flags at selected locations along the length of the wire segment. In a method of making a wiring harness, the robotic arm positions pins on a harness support surface to define wire routes and then arranges at least one wire segment on the harness support surface along each of the wire routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WITCHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Brian Brown, Michael Wescott, Alexander VanPelt
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAYING OUT WIRING HARNESSES AND OTHER TYPES OF LINE HARNESSES
    Publication number: 20210110952
    Abstract: A robotic system for laying out a specified wiring harness. A robotic arm is configured to arrange a plurality of wire segments along the harness support surface. A system controller is configured to direct the robotic arm to arrange each of the plurality of wire segments on the harness support surface along a specified wire route. A preparation device can label one or both ends of each wire segment as they are being laid out on the support surface. The labeler can automatically apply adhesive labels as flags at selected locations along the length of the wire segment. In a method of making a wiring harness, the robotic arm positions pins on a harness support surface to define wire routes and then arranges at least one wire segment on the harness support surface along each of the wire routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Brown, Michael Wescott, Alexander VanPelt