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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Bloch, St. Peters, MO (US);
Randall D. Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Camille D. Carter, St. Louis, MO (US);
Zachary L. Green, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Nicole R. Williams, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Eric Moyes, Belleville, IL (US);
Gregory J. S. Hickman, University City, MO (US);
Scott E. Martin, Swansea, IL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 69/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 39/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/863 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/0057 (2013.01); B25J 15/0066 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 15/0691 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/7802 (2013.01); B29C 65/7847 (2013.01); B29C 65/7867 (2013.01); B29C 65/7891 (2013.01); B29C 66/02241 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/45 (2013.01); B29C 66/472 (2013.01); B29C 66/4722 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/836 (2013.01); B29C 69/005 (2013.01); B29C 70/00 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/182 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B32B 38/1858 (2013.01); B32B 39/00 (2013.01); B32B 2038/1891 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multifunction end effector apparatus and methods for assembling thermoplastic composite articles are disclosed. An example apparatus for assembling a thermoplastic composite article includes a robot and an end effector coupled to the robot. The end effector includes a cutting head, a vacuum head, and a welding head.