Patents by Inventor Homer R. Burrous

Homer R. Burrous 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).

  • Rivet injector/rejector device
    Patent number: 4577794
    Abstract: A rivet injector/rejector device (10) is provided for use with a riveting machine (12) having a plurality of rivet gripping fingers (120, 122). The device (10) includes a supporting member (16) fixedly mounted to the riveting machine (12). A tubular member (92) is provided for delivering a rivet (148) to the fingers (120, 122). The tubular member (92) is mounted to the supporting member (16) so that an end portion (118) of the tubular member may be moved downwardly relative to the fingers (120, 122). The end portion (118) is shaped so that as it moves downwardly it spreads the fingers thereby permitting a rivet to drop free therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Armstrong, Douglas L. Boob, Homer R. Burrous, Oldrich Fryc, David L. Wagner