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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2011
Douglas W. Glenn, Des Moines, WA (US);
Jonathan M. Shafer, Issaquah, WA (US);
Douglas W. Glenn, Des Moines, WA (US);
Jonathan M. Shafer, Issaquah, WA (US);
Fatigue Technology, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Installation/processing tools may be used to install one or more expandable structures in a workpiece. An installation/processing tool may include an expansion mandrel, a processing tool, and an expansion assembly having an expansion jaw movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. An expandable portion of the expansion jaw is sized to fit within a passageway of an expandable member. When the mandrel is moved through the expansion assembly, the expansion jaw is moved between the collapsed and expanded configurations to cause expansion of the expandable member. The installation/processing tool can also be used to cold work a workpiece.