Patents by Inventor Peter A. Couto

Peter A. Couto 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).

  • System and method for rapid defect entry
    Patent number: 11663548
    Abstract: A defects management system includes a server, a mobile computing device, and a local hub. The server has a database configured to store a plurality of records that respectively correspond to a plurality of products in an inspection line. The mobile computing device is configured to receive user input indicating a location of a defect on a selected product among the plurality of products. The local hub, in communication with the server, is configured to receive the user input from the mobile computing device and update a record among the plurality of records that corresponds to the selected product to include a defect indication in accordance with the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Lin, Cliff Morrison, Peter A. Couto, David W. van Heugten, Josh Reid, James Lean, Jeremy M. Taylor
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID DEFECT ENTRY
    Publication number: 20220172145
    Abstract: Systems and other embodiments described herein relate to a defects mangement system that includes a server having a database configured to store a plurality of records that respectively correspond to a plurality of products in an inspection line, a mobile computing device configured to receive user input indicating a location of a defect on a selected product among the plurality of products, and a local hub, in communication with the server, that receives the user input from the mobile computing device and updates a record among the plurality of records that corresponds to the selected product to include a defect indication in accordance with the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Yang Lin, Cliff Morrison, Peter A. Couto, David W. van Heugten, Josh Reid, James Lean, Jeremy M. Taylor
  • Method for detecting automobile differential fill omission
    Patent number: 8550704
    Abstract: A method of detecting an omission to fill an automobile differential housing with fluid in the course of an assembly procedure is carried out using an infrared sensor to read differential housing temperature. The camera produces an electrical signal that is processed to provide an indication as to whether or not the differential housing has been properly filled. An infrared sensing camera is the preferred thermal detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Norris, Peter Couto
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING AUTOMOBILE DIFFERENTIAL FILL OMISSION
    Publication number: 20130121371
    Abstract: A method of detecting an omission to fill an automobile differential housing with fluid in the course of an assembly procedure is carried out using an infrared sensor to read differential housing temperature. The camera produces an electrical signal that is processed to provide an indication as to whether or not the differential housing has been properly filled. An infrared sensing camera is the preferred thermal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Norris, Peter Couto