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Patent No.:

US 12779696 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2023

Normalizing nosepiece assembly for an end effector

Applicants:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Harinder Singh Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US);

Kevin M. Barrick, Kingston, WA (US);

Yuanxin Charles Hu, Newcastle, WA (US);

Melissa A. Johnson, Puyallup, WA (US);

Laura Carolyn Foster, Brier, WA (US);

Gi Jun Hong, Busan, KR;

Hwangyu Shin, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;

Youngwoo Koh, Busan, KR;

Assignees:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Korean Airlines Co., Ltd, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jamel E Williams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); F16C 32/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 15/04 (2013.01); F16C 32/0406 (2013.01);
Abstract

An end effector is presented. The end effector comprises a housing, an actuated mechanical retainer, and a normalizing nosepiece assembly. The actuated mechanical retainer is connected to the housing and configured to selectively constrain and release the normalizing nosepiece assembly from the housing. The normalizing nosepiece assembly is moveable relative to the housing and having a nosepiece bushing configured to contact a workpiece.

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Oberoi, Harinder. (2026). Normalizing nosepiece assembly for an end effector (U.S. Patent No. 12779696). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12779696

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