Patents by Inventor William Barnickel

William Barnickel 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).

  • Tip attachment to aid in programming a collaborative robot
    Patent number: 10857677
    Abstract: A tip attachment is disclosed. The tip attachment may an attachment body including a recess to fit on or in a tip of a device during programming of a robotic device. The attachment body may be structured such that the attachment body defines a set of angles of the tip during the programming of the robotic device. The recess may be sized such that the recess defines a distance between the tip and a workpiece during the programming of the robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hammar, Craig Habeger, Michael Noble, William Barnickel, Joshua Geary
  • TIP ATTACHMENT TO AID IN PROGRAMMING A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20200108508
    Abstract: A tip attachment is disclosed. The tip attachment may an attachment body including a recess to fit on or in a tip of a device during programming of a robotic device. The attachment body may be structured such that the attachment body defines a set of angles of the tip during the programming of the robotic device. The recess may be sized such that the recess defines a distance between the tip and a workpiece during the programming of the robotic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy HAMMAR, Craig HABEGER, Michael NOBLE, William BARNICKEL, Joshua GEARY
  • Systems and Methods for Determining a Remaining Life of Fluid Onboard a Machine
    Publication number: 20170044942
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the remaining life of a fluid onboard a machine are disclosed. One method includes determining a dielectric constant of a fluid, determining an estimate of a remaining useful life of the fluid based at least on the determined dielectric constant of the fluid, and transmitting an indicator representing the estimate of the remaining useful life of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: William Barnickel