Patents by Inventor Stephen Grupinski

Stephen Grupinski 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 of automated film removal
    Patent number: 11648738
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a layer from a layer assembly when the layer assembly includes a backing layer and a material layer. The system includes an automated machine having a controller and an end effector. A separating tool is attached to the end effector of the automated machine. The separating tool includes a displacing member, with an outer face, configured to establish a void between the backing layer and the material layer by displacing a portion of the backing layer. The separating layer also includes a securing member configured to establish a mechanical connection with a displaced portion of the backing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Alexander Joseph Vallee, Derek Black, Stephen Grupinski, Damain Hendrix, Nathan Woodward
  • Systems and Methods of Automated Film Removal
    Publication number: 20200148491
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a layer from a layer assembly when the layer assembly includes a backing layer and a material layer. The system includes an automated machine having a controller and an end effector. A separating tool is attached to the end effector of the automated machine. The separating tool includes a displacing member, with an outer face, configured to establish a void between the backing layer and the material layer by displacing a portion of the backing layer. The separating layer also includes a securing member configured to establish a mechanical connection with a displaced portion of the backing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wendy Wenling Lin, Alexander Joseph Vallee, Derek Black, Stephen Grupinski, Damain Hendrix, Nathan Woodward
  • AUTOMATED COLLECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110056176
    Abstract: A collector device includes a collector connected to a positioner, such as a robot arm. The positioner can automatically move the collector in multiple dimensions to collect objects into the collector according to a specified collection pattern. By moving the collector in multiple dimensions, the positioner provides for objects to be arranged in the collector according to a specified pattern. The positioner can also move the collector so that the collected objects are transferred to a second collector for shipping, storage, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Arm Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek D. Black, Stephen Grupinski, Joseph Geisinger
  • Automated collector device and methods
    Patent number: 7856797
    Abstract: A collector device includes a collector connected to a positioner, such as a robot arm. The positioner can automatically move the collector in multiple dimensions to collect objects into the collector according to a specified collection pattern. By moving the collector in multiple dimensions, the positioner provides for objects to be arranged in the collector according to a specified pattern. The positioner can also move the collector so that the collected objects are transferred to a second collector for shipping, storage, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Arm Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek D. Black, Stephen Grupinski, Joseph Geisinger
  • AUTOMATED COLLECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090249750
    Abstract: A collector device includes a collector connected to a positioner, such as a robot arm. The positioner can automatically move the collector in multiple dimensions to collect objects into the collector according to a specified collection pattern. By moving the collector in multiple dimensions, the positioner provides for objects to be arranged in the collector according to a specified pattern. The positioner can also move the collector so that the collected objects are transferred to a second collector for shipping, storage, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: ARM AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Derek D. Black, Stephen Grupinski, Joseph Geisinger