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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:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Walter Pringle, IV, Gardena, CA (US);
Chris J. Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Martin Hanna Guirguis, Long Beach, CA (US);
Angelica Davancens, Reseda, CA (US);
Frederick B. Frontiera, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.01); B05C 1/02 (2006.01); B05B 1/30 (2006.01); B05B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 5/0216 (2013.01); B05B 1/30 (2013.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.02); B05C 1/027 (2013.01); B05C 11/1021 (2013.01); B05B 11/001 (2013.01); B05C 11/1044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a sealant to a structure. The method comprises scanning a surface of the structure with a vision system to form scanned data. The method further determines a sealant application path for the structure using the scanned data. The method also controls movement of an application tip along the sealant application path using a controller.