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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. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
James Robert Underbrink, Seattle, WA (US);
Donn Matthew Perkins, Seattle, WA (US);
George R. Aguayo, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Inventors:
James Robert Underbrink, Seattle, WA (US);
Donn Matthew Perkins, Seattle, WA (US);
George R. Aguayo, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In some embodiments, a cable spool includes a hub having an outer surface that is retractable and expandable, and a single end plate affixed to an end of the hub. In other embodiments, an apparatus includes an assembly of cascaded, temporarily interlocked spools that can be used for simultaneous despooling or spooling of multiple cable coils.