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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:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Paul G. Kostenick, Jr., Everett, WA (US);
Arlen R. Pumphrey, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Albert H. Cha, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul G. Kostenick, Jr., Everett, WA (US);
Arlen R. Pumphrey, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Albert H. Cha, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tool is evaluated in response to a member of the tool being moved from a first position to a second position. In this evaluation, a first force is applied to the member. The first force is operable to move the member from the first position to the second position. In addition, a second force is sensed. This second force results from a resistance of the tool to the first force. Furthermore, it is determined whether the second force exceeds a predetermined value.