公开(公告)号：US20250036112A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18917251

申请日：2024-10-16

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Brian E. Brooks ,  Gilles J. Benoit ,  Peter O. Olson ,  Tyler W. Olson ,  Himanshu Nayar ,  Frederick J. Arsenault ,  Nicholas A. Johnson ,  Brett R. Hemes ,  Thomas J. Strey ,  Jonathan B. Arthur ,  Nathan J. Herbst ,  Aaron K. Nienaber ,  Sarah M. Mullins ,  Mark W. Orlando ,  Cory D. Sauer ,  Timothy J. Clemens ,  Scott L. Barnett ,  Zachary M. Schaeffer ,  Patrick G. Zimmerman ,  Gregory P. Moriarty ,  Jeffrey P. Adolf ,  Steven P. Floeder ,  Andreas Backes ,  Peter J. Schneider ,  Maureen A. Kavanagh ,  Glenn E. Casner ,  Miaoding Dai ,  Christopher M. Brown ,  Lori A. Sjolund ,  Jon A. Kirschhoffer ,  Carter C. Hughes

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a process of manufacturing a product. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of input settings for manufacturing a product, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between input settings and a measure of a quality of the product; ii) determining the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings, the causal model.

公开(公告)号：US12140938B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17436886

申请日：2019-10-03

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Brian E. Brooks ,  Gilles J. Benoit ,  Peter O. Olson ,  Tyler W. Olson ,  Himanshu Nayar ,  Frederick J. Arsenault ,  Nicholas A. Johnson ,  Brett R. Hemes ,  Thomas J. Strey ,  Jonathan B. Arthur ,  Nathan J. Herbst ,  Aaron K. Nienaber ,  Sarah M. Mullins ,  Mark W. Orlando ,  Cory D. Sauer ,  Timothy J. Clemens ,  Scott L. Barnett ,  Zachary M. Schaeffer ,  Patrick G. Zimmerman ,  Gregory P. Moriarty ,  Jeffrey P. Adolf ,  Steven P. Floeder ,  Andreas Backes ,  Peter J. Schneider ,  Maureen A. Kavanagh ,  Glenn E. Casner ,  Miaoding Dai ,  Christopher M. Brown ,  Lori A. Sjolund ,  Jon A. Kirschhoffer ,  Carter C. Hughes

IPC: G05B19/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a process of manufacturing a product. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of input settings for manufacturing a product, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between input settings and a measure of a quality of the product; ii) determining the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings, the causal model.

公开(公告)号：US12097528B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17756444

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Brett R. Hemes ,  Mark W. Orlando ,  Daniel M. Bodily ,  Jonathan B. Arthur ,  Nathan J. Herbst ,  Thomas J. Strey ,  Aaron K. Nienaber

IPC: B05D5/00 ,  B05D3/00 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B24B19/26 ,  B24B51/00

CPC classification number: B05D5/005 ,  B05D3/007 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B24B19/26 ,  B24B51/00

Abstract: A repaired area on a work surface is presented. The repaired area includes a repairboundary. Within the repairboundary, the work surface has a repair texture and, outside of the repair boundary, the work surface has a work surface texture. The repaired area also includes a repair depth distribution within the repair boundary and a concealing feature. The repaired area is a result of a robotic repair executed on the work surface to remove a defect.

公开(公告)号：US20240226965A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18559602

申请日：2022-05-11

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Aaron K. Nienaber ,  Nathan J. Herbst ,  Jonathan B. Arthur ,  Dirk Mueller ,  Joseph B. Eckel ,  Udo W. Scheuvens ,  Rufus C. Sanders ,  Alireza Ghaderi ,  Mark W. Orlando

IPC: B08B1/14 ,  B08B1/36

CPC classification number: B08B1/143 ,  B08B1/36

Abstract: A wiping system for a robotic repair unit is presented that includes a motive robot arm with a motor, a connection mechanism coupled to the motive robot arm, and a wiping medium coupled to the connection mechanism. The wiping medium includes a base layer and a plurality of features extending from the base layer. The motive robot arm, powered by the motor, moves the wiping medium. The motive robot arm is configured to move the wiping medium toward, or away from, a worksurface. The motive arm is configured to press the wiping medium toward the worksurface during a wiping operation. During the wiping operation, the wiping medium is driven by a wiping motor against the surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230001448A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17756444

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Brett R. Hemes ,  Mark W. Orlando ,  Daniel M. Bodily ,  Jonathan B. Arthur ,  Nathan J. Herbst ,  Thomas J. Strey ,  Aaron K. Nienaber

IPC: B05D5/00 ,  B24B19/26 ,  B24B51/00 ,  B05D3/00 ,  B05D3/12

Abstract: A repaired area on a work surface is presented. The repaired area includes a repairboundary. Within the repairboundary, the work surface has a repair texture and, outside of the repair boundary, the work surface has a work surface texture. The repaired area also includes a repair depth distribution within the repair boundary and a concealing feature. The repaired area is a result of a robotic repair executed on the work surface to remove a defect.