Patents by Inventor Neel P. Patel

Neel P. Patel 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).

  • Datum reference frame for mechanical parts
    Patent number: 9574863
    Abstract: A method of establishing a datum reference frame for a manufactured detail part used in an assembly comprises establishing a primary datum reference plane, identifying first and second mating surfaces of the part, identifying first and second functional features of size on the first and second mating surfaces, using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probe to identify a first point at an intersection of a centerline of the first feature and the first surface, using the CMM probe to identify a second point at an intersection of the centerline of the second feature and the second surface; and establishing a secondary compound datum reference plane through the intersection points and perpendicular to the primary datum reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John P. Scheibel, Neel P. Patel
  • DATUM REFERENCE FRAME FOR MECHANICAL PARTS
    Publication number: 20150112635
    Abstract: A method of establishing a datum reference frame for a manufactured detail part used in an assembly comprises establishing a primary datum reference plane, identifying first and second mating surfaces of the part, identifying first and second functional features of size on the first and second mating surfaces, using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probe to identify a first point at an intersection of a centerline of the first feature and the first surface, using the CMM probe to identify a second point at an intersection of the centerline of the second feature and the second surface; and establishing a secondary compound datum reference plane through the intersection points and perpendicular to the primary datum reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John P. Scheibel, Neel P. Patel