Patent №
US 7,984,657
Granted
2011-07-26
Filed 2006
Owner
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Lab
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AI components
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11561040
A wireless-enabled tightening system for fasteners is disclosed. The system includes a visual designator configured to project an indicator onto a workpiece. The system also includes a torque wrench comprising a wireless transmitter and a means for identifying whether the correct torque has been applied to a fastener on the workpiece and configured to provide a feedback for a user. The system also includes a camera configured to capture an image of the workpiece when an appropriate amount of torque has been applied to the fastener. The system further includes a microprocessor for determining sequence of the fastener and identifying the tightened fastener.
AI classification
Ownership
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
assignment · 185320479
Assignors
DEROSE, LYNN ANN, BENNETT, JANET SUE, BRATTON, JAMES NELSON, CIMINI, MICHAEL ORLANDO, FORMAN, DOUGLAS ROY, GOOD, BRANDON STEPHEN, INTRATOR, MORGAN FREDRIC, LAPIERRE, LEE ROY, RICHARDSON, GREGORY ALAN, YOUNG, CRAIG DOUGLAS
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