Patents by Inventor Ryan A. VanderWeele

Ryan A. VanderWeele 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).

  • Tool monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 7065456
    Abstract: A transducer is provided in communication with a power supply of a powered tool for detecting power consumption associated with powered and non-powered operational states and generating a power consumption signal. A measuring implementation is provided for receiving the power consumption signal and measuring intervals associated with at least one of the powered and non-powered operational states, so as to produce an operational history of the powered tool corresponding to a predetermined time period. A production counter is used for counting production units produced by the powered tool during the predetermined time period. A correlating implementation is provided for correlating the operational history with the production units, so to as generate a productivity indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Butka, James P. Naderer, Ryan A. VanderWeele