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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeremiah Keltner, Galesburg, IL (US);
Matthew Behmlander, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for assembling a component to a structure includes determining, by a controller, a location on the structure for a placement of the component onto the structure. The method further includes activating, by the controller, a light source to project a visual indicator onto the location. The method also includes actuating, by the controller, a robotic implement to locate and position the component at the location based on the visual indicator projected onto the location.