Patents by Inventor Tony Piaskowy

Tony Piaskowy 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 sanding a surface of a structure
    Patent number: 11633832
    Abstract: A system for sanding a surface includes a sanding tool, a robotic manipulator to move the sanding tool relative to the surface, and a control unit operatively coupled with the sanding tool and the robotic manipulator. The control unit is operable to: (1) move the sanding tool to a sanding position relative to the surface in which an abrasive surface is in contact with the surface and a sanding force is approximately normal to the surface; (2) set one or more sanding parameters corresponding to a model material removal rate; (3) monitor one or more of the sanding parameters; (4) determine an actual material removal rate, based on one or more of the sanding parameters being monitored; and (5) modify one or more of the sanding parameters until the actual material removal rate is approximately equal to the model material removal rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: The Boeing Company, University of Washington
    Inventors: John R. Aubin, Lance O. McCann, Alexander H. de Marne, Terrence J. Rowe, Gary Davis, Cameron Devine, Tony Piaskowy, Kenneth W. Latimer, III
  • Zero-G lift assist device
    Patent number: 11079063
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for providing a zero-G condition to a part to assist in allowing an operator to weightlessly move a part and assist an operator in the installation of a part into an assembly. Present methods, systems, and apparatuses further provide a zero-G lift able to alter the lift velocity of a part, from first predetermined velocity to a second predetermined velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kareem Shehab, Donald W. Coffland, Alexander de Marne, W. Tony Piaskowy, Cameron Fasola, Lance O. McCann
  • Zero-G Lift Assist Device
    Publication number: 20200355316
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for providing a zero-G condition to a part to assist in allowing an operator to weightlessly move a part and assist an operator in the installation of a part into an assembly. Present methods, systems, and apparatuses further provide a zero-G lift able to alter the lift velocity of a part, from first predetermined velocity to a second predetermined velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kareem Shehab, Donald W. Coffland, Alexander de Marne, W. Tony Piaskowy, Cameron Fasola, Lance O. McCann
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANDING A SURFACE OF A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200171620
    Abstract: A system for sanding a surface includes a sanding tool, a robotic manipulator to move the sanding tool relative to the surface, and a control unit operatively coupled with the sanding tool and the robotic manipulator. The control unit is operable to: (1) move the sanding tool to a sanding position relative to the surface in which an abrasive surface is in contact with the surface and a sanding force is approximately normal to the surface; (2) set one or more sanding parameters corresponding to a model material removal rate; (3) monitor one or more of the sanding parameters; (4) determine an actual material removal rate, based on one or more of the sanding parameters being monitored; and (5) modify one or more of the sanding parameters until the actual material removal rate is approximately equal to the model material removal rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: The Boeing Company, University of Washington
    Inventors: John R. Aubin, Lance O. McCann, Alexander H. de Marne, Terrence J. Rowe, Gary Davis, Cameron Devine, Tony Piaskowy, Kenneth W. Latimer, III