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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Applicants:
David L. Fritsche, Foristell, MO (US);
Thomas O. Blankenship, St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventors:
David L. Fritsche, Foristell, MO (US);
Thomas O. Blankenship, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q007/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fastener installation tool that is configured to feed fasteners from a magazine assembly into a housing where one of the fasteners is aligned to a reciprocating tool bit. The fastener installation tool is configured to set the fastener into a workpiece such that the head of the fastener is spaced apart from the surface of the workpiece by a predetermined amount. A method for coupling a first workpiece to a second workpiece is also provided.