Patents by Inventor Richard J. Patrick

Richard J. Patrick 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).

  • Patent number: 11374374
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Graber-Tilton, Richard J. Patrick, Heiko Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20210044070
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander GRABER-TILTON, Richard J. PATRICK, Heiko HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 10902115
    Abstract: Described is neuromorphic system for authorized user detection. The system includes a client device comprising a plurality of sensor types providing streaming sensor data and one or more processors. The one or more processors include an input processing component and an output processing component. A neuromorphic electronic component is embedded in or on the client device for continuously monitoring the streaming sensor data and generating out-spikes based on the streaming sensor data. Further, the output processing component classifies the streaming sensor data based on the out-spikes to detect an anomalous signal and classify the anomalous signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: HRL Laboratories, LLC, The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Patrick, Nigel D. Stepp, Vincent De Sapio, Jose Cruz-Albrecht, John Richard Haley, Jr., Thomas M. Trostel
  • Publication number: 20190303568
    Abstract: Described is neuromorphic system for authorized user detection. The system includes a client device comprising a plurality of sensor types providing streaming sensor data and one or more processors. The one or more processors include an input processing component and an output processing component. A neuromorphic electronic component is embedded in or on the client device for continuously monitoring the streaming sensor data and generating out-spikes based on the streaming sensor data. Further, the output processing component classifies the streaming sensor data based on the out-spikes to detect an anomalous signal and classify the anomalous signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Richard J. Patrick, Nigel D. Stepp, Vincent De Sapio, Jose Cruz-Albrecht, John Richard Haley, Thomas M. Trostel