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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, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kwok Tung Chan, Seattle, WA (US);
Farahnaz Sisco, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Daniel R. Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Eric M. Reid, Kenmore, WA (US);
Riley Hansonsmith, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for applying fasteners to a structure. One embodiment is a method that includes disposing a first set of end effectors along a fixed inner track that follows an Inner Mold Line (IML) of a structure, disposing a second set of end effectors along a fixed outer track that follows an Outer Mold Line (OML) of the structure, aligning a first end effector at the fixed inner track with a second end effector at the fixed outer track, clamping the structure between the first end effector and the second end effector, by pressing the first end effector and the second end effector into the structure, and applying a fastener to the structure.
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