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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:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Denver Whitworth, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Nicklas Gonzales, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Vance Cribb, Grapevine, TX (US);
Inventors:
Denver Whitworth, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Nicklas Gonzales, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Vance Cribb, Grapevine, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for precisely locating, aligning, targeting, and marking locations for fastener holes in structures is disclosed. The method and apparatus utilizes laser devices to project laser beams through alignment tools to determine the proper location and orientation of the fastener holes.