Patents by Inventor Ronald Gail Turner

Ronald Gail Turner 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).

  • Automatic material cutting system
    Patent number: 10579049
    Abstract: An automatic component fabrication system, for use in fabricating a component, includes a control system having a memory that includes a computerized model of the component to be fabricated. A first monitoring system including a first illumination device and at least one camera is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to determine a position of the material at a first location. A cutting system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to cut the component from a sheet of material based on the determined position and the computerized model. The automatic component fabrication system also includes a second monitoring system including a second illumination device and at least one camera. The second monitoring system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to compare the fabricated component to the computerized model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Morteza Safai, Ronald Gail Turner
  • AUTOMATIC MATERIAL CUTTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160070256
    Abstract: An automatic component fabrication system, for use in fabricating a component, includes a control system having a memory that includes a computerized model of the component to be fabricated. A first monitoring system including a first illumination device and at least one camera is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to determine a position of the material at a first location. A cutting system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to cut the component from a sheet of material based on the determined position and the computerized model. The automatic component fabrication system also includes a second monitoring system including a second illumination device and at least one camera. The second monitoring system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to compare the fabricated component to the computerized model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Morteza Safai, Ronald Gail Turner