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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:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry L Carver, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Charles E Zamzow, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Donald D Mladenoff, Alta Loma, CA (US);
Glenn A Lovrien, Bellflower, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36447424 ; 364191 ; 364425 ; 364522 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing aircraft includes constructing a definition of the aircraft in a computer memory and then defining in the memory a first tool for forming a component part of the aircraft and a second tool for assembling a component part made with the first tool. The definitions of the first and second tools are downloaded to a tool forming device which is operated to form the first and second tools essentially independent from one another.