Patents by Inventor Shawn Ehrstein

Shawn Ehrstein 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SANDING
    Publication number: 20210260720
    Abstract: A sanding system for sanding a surface of a part includes a scanner and a sander. The scanner scans the part to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) surface model of the surface of the part to be sanded. The sander sands the surface of the part. The sander includes a sanding effector that engages and sands the surface of the part and a robot coupled to the sanding effector. The robot moves the sanding effector into engagement with and across the surface of the part based on the 3D surface model to sand the surface of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jeswin Joseph Chankaramangalam, Shawn Ehrstein