Patents by Inventor Nathan Woodward

Nathan Woodward 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).

  • Systems and methods of automated film removal
    Patent number: 11648738
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a layer from a layer assembly when the layer assembly includes a backing layer and a material layer. The system includes an automated machine having a controller and an end effector. A separating tool is attached to the end effector of the automated machine. The separating tool includes a displacing member, with an outer face, configured to establish a void between the backing layer and the material layer by displacing a portion of the backing layer. The separating layer also includes a securing member configured to establish a mechanical connection with a displaced portion of the backing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Alexander Joseph Vallee, Derek Black, Stephen Grupinski, Damain Hendrix, Nathan Woodward
  • Systems and Methods of Automated Film Removal
    Publication number: 20200148491
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a layer from a layer assembly when the layer assembly includes a backing layer and a material layer. The system includes an automated machine having a controller and an end effector. A separating tool is attached to the end effector of the automated machine. The separating tool includes a displacing member, with an outer face, configured to establish a void between the backing layer and the material layer by displacing a portion of the backing layer. The separating layer also includes a securing member configured to establish a mechanical connection with a displaced portion of the backing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Alexander Joseph Vallee, Derek Black, Stephen Grupinski, Damain Hendrix, Nathan Woodward