Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Perrin

Thomas W. Perrin 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: 8657452
    Abstract: A system where a reflector of a laser alignment system is cleaned by a cleaning device that is actuated by an automatic guided vehicle as it passes the reflector. The laser alignment system is used to detect a position of the automatic guided vehicle relative to a location in a manufacturing facility. As the automatic guided vehicle passes the laser alignment system, a projection formed on the automatic guided vehicle will contact an element of a laser cleaning system to actuate the cleaning device over the reflector to clean it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Timothy B. Perrin, Thomas W. Perrin, Michael K. Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20130155508
    Abstract: A system where a reflector of a laser alignment system is cleaned by a cleaning device that is actuated by an automatic guided vehicle as it passes the reflector. The laser alignment system is used to detect a position of the automatic guided vehicle relative to a location in a manufacturing facility. As the automatic guided vehicle passes the laser alignment system, a projection formed on the automatic guided vehicle will contact an element of a laser cleaning system to actuate the cleaning device over the reflector to clean it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Timothy B. Perrin, Thomas W. Perrin, Michael K. Woodruff