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公开(公告)号:US12181862B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-31
申请号:US17755023
申请日:2020-10-20
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Jonathan B. Arthur , Brett R. Hemes , Thomas J. Strey , John J. Schmidt
IPC: G05B19/418 , G06T7/00
Abstract: A defect detection and ranking system for a vehicle assembly line is provided. The system includes an image capture device that captures a plurality of images of a vehicle on the vehicle assembly line. The system also includes a defect detector that analyzes the plurality of captured images and, based on the analysis, detects a plurality of defects on the surface of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of defects has an associated x-y-z coordinate location, a defect type, and a defect severity. The system also includes a datastore containing a vehicle specification, for the vehicle on the vehicle assembly line, and a defect priority based on the vehicle specification. The system also includes a defect prioritization generator configured to: receive the plurality of defects from the defect detector, retrieve the vehicle specification and the defect priority, and apply the defect priority to the plurality of defects, and output a prioritized list of defects, wherein the prioritized list of defects. The defect prioritization generator outputs the prioritized list of defects to an output device associated with the vehicle assembly line.
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公开(公告)号:US12123700B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17765873
申请日:2020-09-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas J. Strey , David L. Hofeldt , Gregory J. McGill , Jay M. Krieger , Christopher J. Rother , Paul C. Thomas
IPC: G01B11/06 , B29C48/10 , B29C48/92 , B29C48/88 , B29C48/885
CPC classification number: G01B11/06 , B29C48/10 , B29C48/92 , B29C48/885 , B29C48/913 , B29C2948/92152 , B29C2948/92428 , B29C2948/92647
Abstract: Methods and systems of measurement for blown film lines are provided. The sensing system includes a terahertz (THz) sensor positioned adjacent to a film bubble extruded from a blown film die, and a sensor support configured to guide the THz sensor around the circumference of the film bubble to measure its film thickness.
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公开(公告)号:US11850695B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17756446
申请日:2020-11-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Aaron K. Nienaber , Mark W. Orlando , Nathan J. Herbst , Christie L. Vitale , Marc Eberwein , Brett R. Hemes , Jonathan B. Arthur , Thomas J. Strey
IPC: B24B57/04 , B24B19/26 , B24B51/00 , B25J3/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/02 , B24B49/00 , B24B27/00 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/00 , B24D3/00 , B24D9/08 , B24D11/02 , B24B41/00 , B25J11/00
CPC classification number: B24B27/0038 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/005 , B24B19/26 , B24B41/005 , B24B51/00 , B24B57/04 , B24D3/002 , B24D9/085 , B24D11/02 , B25J3/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J11/0065 , B25J13/08
Abstract: A disc changing system for a robotic defect repair system is presented. The system has a first abrasive disc and a second abrasive disc. The first and second abrasive discs are coupled to a liner. The system includes an abrasive disc placement device configured to automatically: remove the first abrasive disc from the liner, transport the first abrasive disc to a robotic tool of the robotic defect repair system, and place the first abrasive disc on a backup pad coupled to the robotic tool. The system also includes an abrasive disc remover configured to automatically remove the first abrasive disc after receiving a removal signal. The system also includes a controller configured to send an instruction to the disc placement device to remove, transport and place the first abrasive disc, instruct the robotic tool to conduct an abrasive operation. The controller is also configured to send the removal signal. The controller is a processor and the instructions are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by the processor.
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公开(公告)号:US12275115B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-15
申请号:US18505266
申请日:2023-11-09
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Aaron K. Nienaber , Mark W. Orlando , Nathan J. Herbst , Christie L. Vitale , Marc Eberwein , Brett R. Hemes , Jonathan B. Arthur , Thomas J. Strey
IPC: B24B57/04 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/00 , B24B19/26 , B24B27/00 , B24B41/00 , B24B49/00 , B24B51/00 , B24D3/00 , B24D9/08 , B24D11/02 , B25J3/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J11/00 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/02
Abstract: A disc changing system for a robotic defect repair system is presented. The system has a first abrasive disc and a second abrasive disc. The first and second abrasive discs are coupled to a liner. The system includes an abrasive disc placement device configured to automatically: remove the first abrasive disc from the liner, transport the first abrasive disc to a robotic tool of the robotic defect repair system, and place the first abrasive disc on a backup pad coupled to the robotic tool. The system also includes an abrasive disc remover configured to automatically remove the first abrasive disc after receiving a removal signal. The system also includes a controller configured to send an instruction to the disc placement device to remove, transport and place the first abrasive disc, instruct the robotic tool to conduct an abrasive operation. The controller is also configured to send the removal signal. The controller is a processor and the instructions are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by the processor.
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公开(公告)号:US20230001535A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-05
申请号:US17756446
申请日:2020-11-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Aaron K. Nienaber , Mark W. Orlando , Nathan J. Herbst , Christie L. Vitale , Marc Eberwein , Brett R. Hemes , Jonathan B. Arthur , Thomas J. Strey
IPC: B24B27/00 , B24B19/26 , B24B51/00 , B24B57/04 , B24D11/02 , B24D3/00 , B24D9/08 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/00
Abstract: A disc changing system for a robotic defect repair system is presented. The system has a first abrasive disc and a second abrasive disc. The first and second abrasive discs are coupled to a liner. The system includes an abrasive disc placement device configured to automatically: remove the first abrasive disc from the liner, transport the first abrasive disc to a robotic tool of the robotic defect repair system, and place the first abrasive disc on a backup pad coupled to the robotic tool. The system also includes an abrasive disc remover configured to automatically remove the first abrasive disc after receiving a removal signal. The system also includes a controller configured to send an instruction to the disc placement device to remove, transport and place the first abrasive disc, instruct the robotic tool to conduct an abrasive operation. The controller is also configured to send the removal signal. The controller is a processor and the instructions are stored on a non-transitory com-puter-readable medium and executed by the processor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220412723A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17765873
申请日:2020-09-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas J. Strey , David L. Hofeldt , Gregory J. McGill , Jay M. Krieger , Christopher J. Rother , Paul C. Thomas
IPC: G01B11/06
Abstract: Methods and systems of measurement for blown film lines are provided. The sensing system includes a terahertz (THz) sensor positioned adjacent to a film bubble extruded from a blown film die, and a sensor support configured to guide the THz sensor around the circumference of the film bubble to measure its film thickness.
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公开(公告)号:US20240075578A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18505266
申请日:2023-11-09
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Aaron K. Nienaber , Mark W. Orlando , Nathan J. Herbst , Christie L. Vitale , Marc Eberwein , Brett R. Hemes , Jonathan B. Arthur , Thomas J. Strey
IPC: B24B27/00 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/00 , B24B19/26 , B24B41/00 , B24B51/00 , B24B57/04 , B24D3/00 , B24D9/08 , B24D11/02 , B25J3/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J11/00 , B25J13/08
CPC classification number: B24B27/0038 , B05D3/12 , B05D5/005 , B24B19/26 , B24B41/005 , B24B51/00 , B24B57/04 , B24D3/002 , B24D9/085 , B24D11/02 , B25J3/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J11/0065 , B25J13/08
Abstract: A disc changing system for a robotic defect repair system is presented. The system has a first abrasive disc and a second abrasive disc. The first and second abrasive discs are coupled to a liner. The system includes an abrasive disc placement device configured to automatically: remove the first abrasive disc from the liner, transport the first abrasive disc to a robotic tool of the robotic defect repair system, and place the first abrasive disc on a backup pad coupled to the robotic tool. The system also includes an abrasive disc remover configured to automatically remove the first abrasive disc after receiving a removal signal. The system also includes a controller configured to send an instruction to the disc placement device to remove, transport and place the first abrasive disc, instruct the robotic tool to conduct an abrasive operation. The controller is also configured to send the removal signal. The controller is a processor and the instructions are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by the processor
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公开(公告)号:USD963012S1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US29715098
申请日:2019-11-27
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Designer: Aaron K. Nienaber , Brett R. Hemes , Thomas J. Strey , Christie L. Vitale , Nathan J. Herbst , Jonathan B. Arthur
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公开(公告)号:US20220163951A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
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: G05B19/418 , 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20250147496A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US18954641
申请日:2024-11-21
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Jonathan B. Arthur , Brett R. Hemes , Thomas J. Strey , John J. Schmidt
IPC: G05B19/418 , G06T7/00
Abstract: A defect detection and ranking system for a vehicle assembly line is provided. The system includes an image capture device that captures a plurality of images of a vehicle on the vehicle assembly line. The system also includes a defect detector that analyzes the plurality of captured images and, based on the analysis, detects a plurality of defects on the surface of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of defects has an associated x-y-z coordinate location, a defect type, and a defect severity. The system also includes a datastore containing a vehicle specification, for the vehicle on the vehicle assembly line, and a defect priority based on the vehicle specification. The system also includes a defect prioritization generator configured to: receive the plurality of defects from the defect detector, retrieve the vehicle specification and the defect priority, and apply the defect priority to the plurality of defects, and output a prioritized list of defects, wherein the prioritized list of defects. The defect prioritization generator outputs the prioritized list of defects to an output device associated with the vehicle assembly line.
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