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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:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric Whinnem, Whittier, CA (US);
Gary A. Lipczynski, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Wesley E. Holleman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Daniel W. Barnett, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/04 (2006.01); B08B 9/00 (2006.01); A46B 13/02 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); B08B 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/00 (2013.01); A46B 13/02 (2013.01); A46B 15/0053 (2013.01); B08B 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hole cleaning apparatus includes a member, a brush, and a vacuum source. The brush rotates around a longitudinal axis of the member, or translates in a direction which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the member. The vacuum source provides vacuum suction within the member.