Patents by Inventor Alfredo Gerosa

Alfredo Gerosa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Limited access fastener installation method
    Patent number: 10549336
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing a fastener is provided. The apparatus comprises a plate system and an air system that is connected to the plate system. The plate system has a plurality of air passages and at least one opening. The air system directs air through the plurality of air passages, out of the opening, and in a selected direction substantially parallel to a surface of a structure into which a fastener is to be installed such that the air impinges on an exposed portion of a shaft of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Harinder S. Oberoi, Kevin M. Barrick, Branko Sarh, Alfredo Gerosa, Melissa Ann Findlay
  • Limited Access Fastener Installation
    Publication number: 20170239709
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing a fastener is provided. The apparatus comprises a plate system and an air system that is connected to the plate system. The plate system has a plurality of air passages and at least one opening. The air system directs air through the plurality of air passages, out of the opening, and in a selected direction substantially parallel to a surface of a structure into which a fastener is to be installed such that the air impinges on an exposed portion of a shaft of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Harinder S. Oberoi, Kevin M. Barrick, Branko Sarh, Alfredo Gerosa, Melissa Ann Findlay