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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Alan R. Merkley, Greenbank, WA (US);
Ronald W. Outous, Shoreline, WA (US);
Inventors:
Alan R. Merkley, Greenbank, WA (US);
Ronald W. Outous, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for a drilling operation. In one advantageous embodiment, the drilling operation includes a motor, a rotary sensor, and a controller connected to the rotary sensor. The rotary sensor may be capable of generating a signal in response to rotary movement of the drill motor. The controller may be capable of monitoring a speed of the air motor from the signal generated by the rotary sensor and may be capable of identifying a change from a current layer in a stackup to a new layer in the stackup using the signal.
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