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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle, IV, Gardena, CA (US);
John J. Brown, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Angelica Davancens, Reseda, CA (US);
Frederick B. Frontiera, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Martin Guirguis, Long Beach, CA (US);
Raul Tomuta, Stanton, CA (US);
Richard P. Topf, Orange, CA (US);
Don D. Trend, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jake B. Weinmann, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Thomas C. Hanson, Napa, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to an applicator comprises receiving the cartridge inside a sleeve through an inlet of the sleeve when a pressure cap, coupled to the sleeve proximate the inlet, is in an open position. The method additionally comprises moving the pressure cap into a closed position to sealingly couple the pressure cap with a trailing end of the cartridge. The method also comprises selectively causing an automated coupler to automatically sealingly couple the applicator with a leading end of the cartridge when the cartridge is inside the sleeve and the pressure cap is in the closed position. The method further comprises applying pressure to the glutinous substance in the cartridge through a first pressure input of the pressure cap to urge the glutinous substance from the cartridge into the applicator.