Patents by Inventor Wesley Stocker

Wesley Stocker 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).

  • HEAD HEIGHT & MATERIAL MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20260153320
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining a property of a fastener. The method comprising receiving a stored deflection factor, the stored deflection factor relating a deflection of a fastener setting tool to the peak force exerted by the fastener on a die. The method further comprising receiving a determined peak force, the determined peak force corresponding to the peak force exerted by a punch of the fastener setting tool on the fastener. The method further comprising receiving a determined thickness of a work piece, receiving a determined position of a top surface of the fastener; and determining the head height of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Norbert Collomb, Andrew Litherland, Daniel Haoyu Tang, Peter John Elliot, Elliot Jones, Wesley Stocker, Andreas Wenzel, Eugen Schaal
  • Computer implemented method for adjusting a fastener setting tool
    Patent number: 12465972
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for adjusting a fastener setting tool, the method comprising: measuring a first parameter associated with a first characteristic of the fastener setting tool; comparing the first parameter to a predetermined parameter, wherein the difference between the first parameter and the predetermined parameter represents a condition of the fastener setting tool; calculating an adjustment based on the comparison, wherein the adjustment is to the first characteristic of the fastener setting tool and/or to a second characteristic of the fastener setting tool, the adjustment configured to compensate for the condition of the tool; and applying the adjustment to the fastener setting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited
    Inventors: Mike Evans, Peter J. Elliot, A. Paul Savage, Kyle Weirauch, Wesley Stocker
  • COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A FASTENER SETTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20240075519
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for adjusting a fastener setting tool, the method comprising: measuring a first parameter associated with a first characteristic of the fastener setting tool; comparing the first parameter to a predetermined parameter, wherein the difference between the first parameter and the predetermined parameter represents a condition of the fastener setting tool; calculating an adjustment based on the comparison, wherein the adjustment is to the first characteristic of the fastener setting tool and/or to a second characteristic of the fastener setting tool, the adjustment configured to compensate for the condition of the tool; and applying said adjustment to the fastener setting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Mike Evans, Peter John Elliot, Paul Savage, Kyle Weirauch, Wesley Stocker