Patents by Inventor Timothy W. March

Timothy W. March 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: 7020580
    Abstract: An invention to facilitate reporting results of a defect inspection. The defect inspection can relate to paint defects, structural defects, dimensional defects, and other defects. The invention is suited to products having multiple body portions. A portable computer displays multiple body portions to an inspector to facilitate reporting defects. A computer receives defect data from the portable computer to facilitate analyzing the reported defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gerret Martin Peters, Edmund Nizio, Kenneth Nolan Ely, Timothy W. March
  • Publication number: 20040117131
    Abstract: An invention to facilitate reporting results of a defect inspection. The defect inspection can relate to paint defects, structural defects, dimensional defects, and other defects. The invention is suited to products having multiple body portions. A portable computer displays multiple body portions to an inspector to facilitate reporting defects. A computer receives defect data from the portable computer to facilitate analyzing the reported defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Gerret Martin Peters, Edmund Nizio, Kenneth Nolan Ely, Timothy W. March
  • Patent number: 4974532
    Abstract: Apparatus for spray coating a first portion of a workpiece with a coating material while masking a second portion of the workpiece bordering the first portion, so as to preclude coating of the second portion, includes a spray nozzle for spraying the coating material onto the workpiece, apparatus for moving the spray nozzle with respect to the workpiece so as to coat the workpiece along the first portion, and a mask arrangement for preventing sprayed coating material from contacting the workpiece beyond the first portion. The mask arrangement includes a rotatable mask, mounted on the spray nozzle, for translational movement therewith. The rotatable mask has an edge which moves along the workpiece adjacent the border between the first and second portions. The mask arrangement further includes a motor for rotating the mask as the mask moves with the means for spraying, so as to bring clean portions of the mask into proximity with the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Timothy W. March