Patents by Inventor Patrick Joel Michaels

Patrick Joel Michaels 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 task system
    Patent number: 10782670
    Abstract: A method for implementing machining tasks for an object. The method identifies location coordinates for a plurality of holes. A task file contains the machining tasks. The robotic devices use the task files to perform the machining tasks. A minimum number of positioning stations is determined where a portion of the machining tasks will be performed by the robotic devices. An ordered sequence for performing the machining tasks is calculated and path a path with the near-minimum distance is determined. Robotic control files are created that cause the robotic devices to perform the machining tasks. The robotic control files are output to the robotic devices to perform the machining tasks to form the plurality of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michelle Crivella, Philip L. Freeman, Joshua D. Kalin, Robert Stephen Strong, Patrick Joel Michaels
  • Robotic Task System
    Publication number: 20180164775
    Abstract: A method for implementing machining tasks for an object. The method identifies location coordinates for a plurality of holes. A task file contains the machining tasks. The robotic devices use the task files to perform the machining tasks. A minimum number of positioning stations is determined where a portion of the machining tasks will be performed by the robotic devices. An ordered sequence for performing the machining tasks is calculated and path a path with the near-minimum distance is determined. Robotic control files are created that cause the robotic devices to perform the machining tasks. The robotic control files are output to the robotic devices to perform the machining tasks to form the plurality of holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle Crivella, Philip L. Freeman, Joshua D. Kalin, Robert Stephen Strong, Patrick Joel Michaels