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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
David M. Konyndyk, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G01B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/085 (2013.01); G01B 5/066 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boring apparatus including a drill having a drill bit; a capacitance sensor; and an alarm; wherein the capacitance sensor is electrically connected to the drill bit and detects a change in capacitance associated with a substrate material in proximity to the drill bit.