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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael Philip Shemkunas, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Scott Anthony Rose, Wentzville, MO (US);
Mario A. Reyes, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Sean Michael Thuston, High Ridge, MO (US);
Bryan Tweedy, Piedmont, SD (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A friction stir welding (FSW) tool includes a pin configured to extend through a joint line between edges of two work pieces and to rotate to perform a FSW process that welds the two work pieces together at the joint line. A housing is coupled to a distal end of the pin to enable rotation of the pin relative to the housing. The housing includes a main body having one or more cooling channels having one or more arcuate segments. One or more sliders are coupled to the main body of the housing.