ERIC BRUCE PETERSON, M.S., FAAA
Audiology in San Antonio, TX

7817162, Oct 19, 2010

Feb 11, 2008

12/028917

Michael Bolick - Waterloo IA, US
Chris Lampe - Cedar Falls IA, US
Jason Ebensberger - Cedar Falls IA, US
Jeremiah Treloar - Waterloo IA, US
Rick Klein - Waterloo IA, US
Eric Conrad Peterson - San Antonio TX, US
Chad Jason Zalkin - San Antonio TX, US

University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation - Cedar Falls IA

G09G 5/02

345592, 345633

A computer simulation and virtual reality system simulates the use of a blasting nozzle to remove one or more coatings and/or rust from a virtual surface. The user operates an electronic controller in the form of a blasting nozzle that outputs a signal indicating whether the blasting nozzle controller is in an “on” position or in an “off” position. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the blasting nozzle controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software in a computer generates virtual blast pattern data, and the removal of the virtual coating(s) and/or rust image from the virtual surface is displayed in real time on the display screen.

7839416, Nov 23, 2010

Mar 10, 2006

11/372714

Jason M. Ebensberger - Cedar Falls IA, US
Michael J. Bolick - Waterloo IA, US
Jeremiah G. Treloar - Waterloo IA, US
Eric C. Peterson - San Antonio TX, US
Chad J. Zalkin - San Antonio TX, US
James B. Fisher - San Antonio TX, US
Leslie C. Hughes - Bulverde TX, US

University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation - Cedar Falls IA

G09G 5/02

345592, 345634

A virtual coatings application system has several features to enhance the realism of simulated spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface (such as a truck door) that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. The user operates an instrumented spray gun controller that outputs one or more signals representing data as to the status of the controls on the spray gun controller. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to at least the data from the spray gun controller and the position and orientation data received from the tracking system. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the display screen in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface.

8442664, May 14, 2013

Sep 10, 2010

13/385577

Kennon Guglielmo - San Antonio TX, US
Eric Peterson - San Antonio TX, US

Enovation Controls, Inc. - San Antonio TX

G06F 19/00, B65G 1/06, H01R 43/00

700 97, 41433108, 29 33 M

Virtually-integrated wire harness design and automated production systems and methods that achieve completely integrated data management by automatically producing scripts to dynamically propagate production commands and data to various subsystems for handling assembling necessary circuits and wire harness layout boards to produce corresponding batches of wire harnesses while script-based methods control configuring, testing, and using wire harness layout boards, and assembling, testing, reworking, and delivering wire harnesses. As derived from CAD-created specifications, the production system uses a programmable, automated wire C&C center prepares individual wire circuits. While automatic wire indexing, sorting, and delivery systems transfer circuits into, and retrieve circuits from, a transportable programmable, automated, indexed storage system equipped with an array of individual circuit tubes, and a script-controlled assembly system sends visual, aural, and other cues to help an assembler populate and configure a wire harness layout board with connector blocks and turn posts, and guides the assembler in building, testing, reworking, and delivering the corresponding batch of wire harnesses.

7839417, Nov 23, 2010

Oct 6, 2006

11/539352

Jason M. Ebensberger - Cedar Falls IA, US
Michael J. Bolick - Waterloo IA, US
Jeremiah G. Treloar - Waterloo IA, US
Eric C. Peterson - San Antonio TX, US
Chad J. Zalkin - San Antonio TX, US
James B. Fisher - San Antonio TX, US
Leslie C. Hughes - Bulverde TX, US

University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation - Cedar Falls IA

G09G 5/02, G09G 5/00

345592, 345419, 345632

A virtual coatings application system has several features to enhance the realism of simulated spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface (such as a truck door) that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. Alternatively, the system includes a head-mounted display unit that displays a virtual spray painting environment in which the virtual surface is defined. The user operates an instrumented spray gun controller that outputs one or more signals representing data as to the status of the controls on the spray gun controller. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to at least the data from the spray gun controller and the position and orientation data received from the tracking system. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the virtual surface in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface.

7164785, Jan 16, 2007

Aug 7, 2002

10/213090

Ryan Converse Logan - San Antonio TX, US
Ernest August Franke - San Antonio TX, US
Eric Conrad Peterson - Leon Valley TX, US

Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio TX

G06K 9/00

382154

A three dimensional (3-D) image is generated from a plurality of portions of an image of an object, each captured portion of the image is based on a scan width of an image capture device. A range finding device obtains at least one range data value for each captured portion of the image as at least one corresponding position in each captured portions of the image, and a base to which the image capture device and the range finding device are mounted moves in increments based on the scan width of the image capture device.

8289326, Oct 16, 2012

Aug 16, 2007

11/839961

Warren Carl Couvillion - San Antonio TX, US
Eric C. Peterson - San Antonio TX, US

Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio TX

G06T 17/00, G09G 5/00, G06K 9/46, G06K 9/62, G06K 9/66, G06K 9/68, G06K 9/70

345428, 345587, 345629, 345639, 382195, 382209, 382227

The present disclosure relates to the development of terrain image analogy filters which may be used to convert visible terrain imagery from a first condition to a second condition. For example, from a seasonal “daytime/summer” view to a “nighttime/winter” appearance. The image analogy filters may be generated using processors such as one or more graphics processing units.

5537741, Jul 23, 1996

Feb 1, 1995

8/382541

Eric C. Peterson - Leon Valley TX
Alex H. Damalas - San Antonio TX
Glynn R. Bartlett - San Antonio TX
Steven B. Farmer - San Antonio TX
Leslie B. Hoffman - Boerne TX
Tak Kameoka - Sakura, JP
Horace H. Wacaser - Stuttgart, DE
Paul B. Wood - San Antonio TX

Alcoa Fujikura Limited - Brentwood TN

H01R 4300

29868

A method and apparatus for making wire harness. The apparatus includes the use of a sequential wire processor that serially and sequentially fabricates circuits having terminal ends. The terminated circuits are transferred by a transfer means to an upstanding carousel provided with arrays of circuit-receiving clips. The transfer means receives terminated circuits from the sequential wire processor and places them on the clips of the carousel. The carousel is then moved to an assembly line and robotic station where robots remove the circuits from the clips of the carousel and place the terminated ends of the circuits in cavities of connectors strategically located on the assembly line. The robots have end effectors that physically insert the terminal ends into the connector cavities.

5740602, Apr 21, 1998

Jun 4, 1996

8/658075

Eric C. Peterson - Leon Valley TX
Alex H. Damalas - San Antonio TX
Glynn R. Bartlett - San Antonio TX
Steven B. Farmer - San Antonio TX
Leslie B. Hoffman - Boerne TX
Tak Kameoka - Sakura, JP
Horace H. Wacaser - Stuttgart, DE
Paul B. Wood - San Antonio TX

Alcoa Fujikura Limited - Brentwood TN

H01R 43052, H01R 43055, H01R 4320

29748

A method and apparatus for making wire harness. The apparatus includes the use of a sequential wire processor that serially and sequentially fabricates circuits having terminal ends. The terminated circuits are transferred by a transfer means to an upstanding carousel provided with arrays of circuit-receiving clips. The transfer means receives terminated circuits from the sequential wire processor and places them on the clips of the carousel. The carousel is then moved to an assembly line and robotic station where robots remove the circuits from the clips of the carousel and place the terminated ends of the circuits in cavities of connectors strategically located on the assembly line. The robots have end effectors that physically insert the terminal ends into the connector cavities.