Patents by Inventor Scott Louis Radabaugh

Scott Louis Radabaugh 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 for forming a seal between mating components
    Patent number: 6387303
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming a gasket or seal between mating faces of two components. The method includes the steps of forming an initial seal and forming a primary seal by injecting a liquid material into a groove formed between the mated components. The method further includes the steps of monitoring sealant volume and injection pressure to determine whether a viable seal has been formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara J. Jones, Edward Stanley Papciak, Michael John DeCello, Scott Louis Radabaugh
  • Method and tooling for automated wet or dry sanding of a vehicle surface
    Patent number: 6264534
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle body can be sanded with a robotic sanding (polishing) disk that is carried on a robotic head, such that the sanding disk has a relatively constant unit pressure on the vehicle surface as the head moves the sanding disk along the vehicle surface. An automatic supply mechanism can be employed to periodically remove a worn sanding disk from the head, and replace the worn sanding disk with a new sanding disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Panyard, Scott Louis Radabaugh, Thomas Eric Pearson, Ronald Rene Wiggle