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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Lynn Ann Derose, Gloversville, NY (US);
Janet Sue Bennett, Scotia, NY (US);
James Nelson Bratton, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Orlando Cimini, Fairfield, OH (US);
Douglas Roy Forman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brandon Stephen Good, Schenectady, NY (US);
Morgan Frederic Intrator, Nashville, TN (US);
Lee Roy Lapierre, Woburn, MA (US);
Gregory Alan Richardson, Cary, NC (US);
Craig Douglas Young, Maineville, OH (US);
Lynn Ann DeRose, Gloversville, NY (US);
Janet Sue Bennett, Scotia, NY (US);
James Nelson Bratton, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Orlando Cimini, Fairfield, OH (US);
Douglas Roy Forman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brandon Stephen Good, Schenectady, NY (US);
Morgan Frederic Intrator, Nashville, TN (US);
Lee Roy LaPierre, Woburn, MA (US);
Gregory Alan Richardson, Cary, NC (US);
Craig Douglas Young, Maineville, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
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.