Patents by Inventor Tyler Fischer

Tyler Fischer 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).

  • Smart fixture distortion correction system
    Patent number: 10245630
    Abstract: A distortion correction tool corrects distortion in a workpiece held by a fixture. Sensors in the fixture determine the existence, extent, and location of distortions in the workpiece and a controller directs the application of the distortion correction tool to the workpiece based on the information received from the sensors. Particularly, a ram mounted to a quick-change tool head for a robotic arm is used as a distortion correction tool to correct distortions in a workpiece by inducing plastic deformation through use of compressive force, the extent and location of which is determined by a controller based on sensor measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Fischer, George Mathai, Nien Lee
  • Smart Fixture Distortion Correction System
    Publication number: 20170066024
    Abstract: A distortion correction tool corrects distortion in a workpiece held by a fixture. Sensors in the fixture determine the existence, extent, and location of distortions in the workpiece and a controller directs the application of the distortion correction tool to the workpiece based on the information received from the sensors. Particularly, a ram mounted to a quick-change tool head for a robotic arm is used as a distortion correction tool to correct distortions in a workpiece by inducing plastic deformation through use of compressive force, the extent and location of which is determined by a controller based on sensor measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Fischer, George Mathai, Nien Lee