Patents by Inventor Shanker Ganti

Shanker Ganti 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 embedding tooling control data within mechanical fixture design to enable programmable logic control verification simulation
    Patent number: 7346478
    Abstract: A method is provided of embedding tooling control data within a mechanical fixture design to enable programmable logic control verification simulation. The method includes the steps of constructing at least one of a mechanical fixture design, a workcell design, and a controls design. The method also includes the steps of executing a virtual programmable logic control (VPLC) simulation with a VPLC verification simulator to verify the at least one of the mechanical fixture design, the workcell design, and the controls design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Joe Walacavage, Alan Baumgartner, Scott Kennedy, Shanker Ganti, Eric Newman
  • Method of embedding tooling control data within mechanical fixture design to enable programmable logic control verification simulation
    Publication number: 20060064289
    Abstract: A method is provided of embedding tooling control data within a mechanical fixture design to enable programmable logic control verification simulation. The method includes the steps of constructing at least one of a mechanical fixture design, a workcell design, and a controls design. The method also includes the steps of executing a virtual programmable logic control (VPLC) simulation with a VPLC verification simulator to verify the at least one of the mechanical fixture design, the workcell design, and the controls design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Joe Walacavage, Alan Baumgartner, Scott Kennedy, Shanker Ganti, Eric Newman