This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: The Boeing Company. Active years: 2005.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2005
Title: Curtis Everson and His Multi-Function End Effector
Introduction
Curtis Everson is an inventor associated with La Crosse, Wisconsin, and The Boeing Company. His patent work includes an end-effector design that brings multiple tools and functions together in one system.
Latest Patents
Everson is credited with 1 patent: “Multi-function end effector.” The invention describes a housing containing multiple tool-change mechanisms and a spindle that can translate along its axis. Each mechanism has a gripper that moves between a stowed position and a tool-change position, where it aligns with the spindle to exchange a tool holder.
The tool holders can carry a drill bit, a countersink tool, or a fastener insertion tool. The end effector also incorporates a fastener feed system, a hammer device, and a sealant applicator, combining several operations in a single assembly.
Career Highlights
The patent reflects an approach to manufacturing automation that integrates tool changing, drilling, countersinking, fastener insertion, and sealant application. Everson’s listed company affiliation is The Boeing Company.
Collaborations
Benny Granot and Michael Kevin Jones are identified as Everson’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or the invention.
Conclusion
Curtis Everson’s patented multi-function end effector combines interchangeable tooling and several manufacturing functions in one system, illustrating his contribution to integrated industrial automation.
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