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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Sean Benjamin Warner, Saginaw, TX (US);
Michael L. Hestness, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Richard A. Luepke, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 23/02 (2006.01); B24B 19/26 (2006.01); B24B 27/033 (2006.01); B24B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 19/005 (2013.01); B24B 19/26 (2013.01); B24B 23/02 (2013.01); B24B 27/033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contoured surface planing apparatus for removing proud-standing material from a contoured surface without damaging the surface. The apparatus may include a tool comprising a motor-driven rotary cutter supported by a main body for rotation about a cutter axis, and orientation contact points spaced around the cutter and defining an orientation contact plane disposed parallel to the cutter axis.