Patents by Inventor Ryan Plourde

Ryan Plourde 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).

  • Method of part verification
    Patent number: 9348948
    Abstract: An automated method of verifying a part includes scanning the part to create a three-dimensional computer-based model of the part, indexing the computer-based model of the part to a three-dimensional nominal part design, and adjusting the shape of the model to generate an adjusted model with a shape corresponding to the shape of the nominal part design. The adjusted model is compared to the nominal part design to identify variations between the size and configuration of the adjusted model and the target part design are determined. Furthermore, it is determined whether adjusting the part to conform to the nominal part design would compromise the structure of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Scott Anderson, Clark Ray Miller, Ryan Plourde
  • METHOD OF PART VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20140278265
    Abstract: An automated method of verifying a part includes scanning the part to create a three-dimensional computer-based model of the part, indexing the computer-based model of the part to a three-dimensional nominal part design, and adjusting the shape of the model to generate an adjusted model with a shape corresponding to the shape of the nominal part design. The adjusted model is compared to the nominal part design to identify variations between the size and configuration of the adjusted model and the target part design are determined. Furthermore, it is determined whether adjusting the part to conform to the nominal part design would compromise the structure of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Scott Anderson, Clark Ray Miller, Ryan Plourde