The Boeing Company

Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation

William John Keyes

Alan Frank Tegeler

Daniel David Bloch

Frederick Coleman Wear

Samuel Joseph Easley

Michael Brian Gedera

Nicholas Lee Buelow

Joshua Bryan Reando

Mathew Albert Coffman

Michael P Gleason

Richard D Stolk

Daniel Eugene Pulcher

Anthony C Roberts

Michael Allan Arrowsmith

Elizabeth Kay Kauffman

Robert A Gipperich

Amoret Margaret Lambrecht

Michael A Arrowsmith

Amoret M Lambrecht

Elizabeth K Kauffman

A method and apparatus for smoothing a material having wrinkles. The material is positioned on a vacuum table having a group of segments. A smoothing device is moved across a surface of the material to form a substantially smooth section of the material. A vacuum is progressively applied to a portion of the group of segments in the vacuum table corresponding to the substantially smooth section of the material to pull the substantially smooth section of the material against the vacuum table.

Automated system and method for smoothing wrinkled material

A method and apparatus comprising a sealing member, an integral structure associated with the sealing member, and an engagement section extending from the sealing member. The sealing member is configured to be attached to a surface of an object. The sealing member is consolidated with the integral structure. The engagement section is deformable and configured to engage a receiving structure in the object.

Surface sealing system

Pattern transfer process for manufacturing a patterned resistive sheet with reduced process steps, and the resulting article of manufacture.

Resistive sheet patterning process and product thereof

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St. Charles, MO, United States of America

William John Keyes