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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1978

Filed:

Mar. 11, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:

Curtiss Gilmore Howard, Manchester, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ; B23B / ; C25D / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
408 / ; 408238 ; 2042 / ; 219 / ; 269294 ; 408 42 ;
Abstract

The present invention is useful in establishing a plurality of tool elements in a desired configuration in relation to a workpiece surface. A typical device of the invention has a guide member having a flexible section containing tool element guide means, means for deflecting the flexible section to position the guide means in the desired configuration and means for establishing a cooperative relationship between the desired configuration of guide means and the workpiece surface. The invention is particularly applicable to positioning a plurality of drilling elements in a configuration corresponding and in precise relationship to the curvature of the edge of a gas turbine engine blade or vane.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Howard, Curtiss. (1978). Tool element placement means (U.S. Patent No. 4066377). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4066377

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