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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:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Kip Ryan Kuldell, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Ryan Frank Mir, St. Charles, MO (US);
John Edward Inman, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Russell C. Devlieg, Woodinville, WA (US);
Patrick Dunn, Everett, WA (US);
Timothy Ray Jackson, Clarksburg, WV (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A drilling apparatus includes an attachment box configured to couple to a machine tool. The drilling apparatus facilitates formation of a hole in a workpiece with workpiece structure that results in a large offset distance from a start location of the hole to the machine tool, restricted access to the start location, or both. The drilling apparatus includes a bearing housing coupled to the attachment box. The bearing housing includes a pair of bearings. The drilling apparatus includes a shaft position through the bearing housing to couple to the bearings. The shaft includes an end effector interface configured to couple to one or more end effectors of the machine tool at a first end of the shaft. The shaft includes a tool interface configured to couple to a tool at a second end of the shaft. The drilling apparatus also includes an offset foot coupled to the bearing housing.
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