Patents by Inventor Steven Allen CLINANSMITH

Steven Allen CLINANSMITH 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).

  • Patent number: 10684607
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a diagnostic method for a spindle arm of a machine. The method includes rotating the spindle arm of the machine at a first rotational speed, and acquiring, from an accelerometer, data indicative of a vibrational response of the spindle arm operating at the first rotational speed. The accelerometer is disposed along the spindle arm. The method further includes converting the vibrational response to a frequency based response to obtain a first frequency response, determining whether an amplitude of the first frequency response exceeds a diagnostic threshold, and performing a designated correction on the machine in response to the frequency response exceeding the diagnostic threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra Jalluri, Himanshu Rajoria, David Paul Low, Steven Allen Clinansmith, Craig Felt
  • Publication number: 20190310605
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a diagnostic method for a spindle arm of a machine. The method includes rotating the spindle arm of the machine at a first rotational speed, and acquiring, from an accelerometer, data indicative of a vibrational response of the spindle arm operating at the first rotational speed. The accelerometer is disposed along the spindle arm. The method further includes converting the vibrational response to a frequency based response to obtain a first frequency response, determining whether an amplitude of the first frequency response exceeds a diagnostic threshold, and performing a designated correction on the machine in response to the frequency response exceeding the diagnostic threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chandra JALLURI, Himanshu RAJORIA, David Paul LOW, Steven Allen CLINANSMITH, Craig FELT