Patents by Inventor Paul Adams Thompson

Paul Adams Thompson 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).

  • Methods and systems for automatically adjusting operational parameters of one or more leveling machines
    Patent number: 11446723
    Abstract: A leveling machine is automatically adjustable. A plurality of blank conditions are presented at a user interface. A selection of a first blank condition is received at the user interface. An arrangement of the rollers is determined based on the selection of the first blank condition. The rollers are moved based on the determined arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Byron Wade MacDonald, Matthew David Brown, David Naughton, Chanakya Chauhan, Paul Adams Thompson
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS OF ONE OR MORE LEVELING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20210268564
    Abstract: A leveling machine is automatically adjustable. A plurality of blank conditions are presented at a user interface. A selection of a first blank condition is received at the user interface. An arrangement of the rollers is determined based on the selection of the first blank condition. The rollers are moved based on the determined arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Byron Wade MACDONALD, Matthew David BROWN, David NAUGHTON, Chanakya CHAUHAN, Paul Adams THOMPSON
  • Apparatus, system, and method for manipulation of nested stamped parts
    Patent number: 10322444
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating an inner stamped part with respect to an outer stamped part is provided. The inner stamped part is nested within an aperture formed within the outer stamped part. The apparatus includes a plurality of grippers that include at least a first gripper positioned at a first edge of the inner stamped part and a second gripper positioned at a second edge of the inner stamped part opposite to the first edge. The plurality of grippers is configured to grip the inner stamped part at the first edge and the second edge, respectively. The plurality of grippers is further configured to rotate the gripped inner stamped part about an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation intersects the first gripper and the second gripper. The plurality of grippers is also configured to open to release the inner stamped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William R. Moore, Emily Germann, Paul Adams Thompson, John Scott McQueen, Jeffrey Frank Teubl
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATION OF NESTED STAMPED PARTS
    Publication number: 20180201451
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating an inner stamped part with respect to an outer stamped part is provided. The inner stamped part is nested within an aperture formed within the outer stamped part. The apparatus includes a plurality of grippers that include at least a first gripper positioned at a first edge of the inner stamped part and a second gripper positioned at a second edge of the inner stamped part opposite to the first edge. The plurality of grippers is configured to grip the inner stamped part at the first edge and the second edge, respectively. The plurality of grippers is further configured to rotate the gripped inner stamped part about an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation intersects the first gripper and the second gripper. The plurality of grippers is also configured to open to release the inner stamped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: William R. Moore, Emily Germann, Paul Adams Thompson, John Scott McQueen, Jeffrey Frank Teubl