The Boeing Company

Daniel B Freeman

Dennis Ray Mathis

Tyler Emerson Berkey

Wesley L Holman

Paul Gabriel Werntges

Rachel M Chow

David Raines

Charlie E Branyon, Iii

Andrew J Maass

David Howard Curry, Iii

Scott L Smotherman

Jessica Marie-Meyer Ribble

Stephen R Byrne

Amy Everson

Huilin Xie

Genesis Marvin S Pilarca

A seal assembly includes a first wall extending from a compression side to a fastened side of the seal assembly, a second wall interior of the first wall and extending from the compression side to the fastened side of the seal assembly, and a stiffening member embedded within the second wall adjacent to the compression side of the seal assembly. When the seal assembly is pressurized, the first wall and the second wall define an insulated pocket.

Bonded double wall seal assembly

A lockbolt swage end effector incorporates a swage tool releasably engaged by a connector assembly to hydraulic operator carried in a frame. A two piece core-bolt operably connects the swage tool and the hydraulic operator through the connector assembly. A connection flange attaches the frame to a mating flange on a robotic manipulator.

Swage end effector with automated fastener size change capability

An apparatus for mounting a splice component for joining two or more workpieces includes a base plate and one or more bias assemblies. The base plate includes one or more passageways extending through the base plate and one or more barrier elements mounted proximate to the passageway(s). Each barrier element and associated passageway are configured to freely receive a protrusion of a splice component. The bias assembly includes a bias element that extends proximate to the passageway and is configured to move resiliently to urge the protrusion against the barrier element. The passageway, the barrier element, and the bias assembly are configured to allow movement of the splice component relative to the base plate transverse to a direction of force applied by the bias element on the protrusion.

Assembly tool for fuselage structure splice

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Daniel B Freeman