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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth A. Kruger, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
George Michael Granger, Redmond, WA (US);
Melissa H. Lewis, Auburn, WA (US);
Nathan Owen Packard, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Alan G. Burg, Des Moines, WA (US);
Brian D. Osborne, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to align applique cutters are disclosed. A disclosed example alignment rail is for use with cutting an applique relative to a surface of a vehicle. The example alignment rail includes a base to contact the surface. The example alignment rail also includes a body including a cross-sectional profile extending along a longitudinal axis of the alignment rail. The example alignment rail also includes a groove of the cross-sectional profile extending along the longitudinal axis, where the groove is to align movement of a cutting tool to cut the applique.