Patents by Inventor Horace E. Hill

Horace E. Hill 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).

  • Motor quick-change chuck system for tool having cylindrically shaped adapter portion
    Patent number: 4273344
    Abstract: A quick-change drill chuck adapted for positioning ball elements within dimples circumferentially disposed about the central axis of the adapter portion of a tool, such as a drill, to drive the drill. A first quick-change drill chuck utilizes an axially spring-biased collar, while a further quick-change drill chuck incorporates a rotary spring-biased collar for manipulating the ball elements into and out of the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Benson, Horace E. Hill, Mark S. Soderberg
  • Motor quick-change chuck system for tool having cylindrically shaped adapter portion
    Patent number: 4234277
    Abstract: A quick-change drill chuck adapted for positioning ball elements within dimples circumferentially disposed about the central axis of the adapter portion of a tool, such as a drill, to drive the drill. A first quick-change drill chuck utilizes an axially spring-biased collar, while a further quick-change drill chuck incorporates a rotary spring-biased collar for manipulating the ball elements into and out of the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Benson, Horace E. Hill, Mark S. Soderberg
  • Rotary pneumatic vane motor with rotatable tubing contacted by vanes
    Patent number: 4197061
    Abstract: A cylindrical shaped tube freely rotatable within a housing provides the pressure chamber for an eccentrically mounted rotary seal vane type pneumatic motor with the drive actuating air moving axially through the pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
    Inventor: Horace E. Hill
  • Motor quick-change chuck system for tool having cylindrically shaped adapter portion
    Patent number: 4184692
    Abstract: A quick-change drill chuck adapted for positioning ball elements within dimples circumferentially disposed about the central axis of the adapter portion of a tool, such as a drill, to drive the drill. A first quick-change drill chuck utilizes an axially spring-biased collar, while a further quick-change drill chuck incorporates a rotary spring-biased collar for manipulating the ball elements into and out of the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Benson, Horace E. Hill, Mark S. Soderberg
  • Double ended drill stop
    Patent number: 4168131
    Abstract: A drill stop having a dimple arranged so that the drill stop can be utilized after the drill has been ground to a shorter length. A cylindrically shaped tubular member is provided with a dimple off center with respect to the longitudinal axis which dimple provides an interference fit in the drill flute along the run out ramp portion of the flute adjacent the shank end of the drill. A further dimple opposite the first dimple may be utilized to reinforce the function of the first dimple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1979
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Horace E. Hill
  • Lubricant applicator
    Patent number: 4147232
    Abstract: A lubricator for an automatic riveter positions an absorbent pad containing a liquid lubricant in the path of the riveter's drill bit when the bit is being moved laterally. The absorbent pad is resiliently held to ensure contact between the pad and the drill bit. When drilling only, the pad is mounted at an angle to a cylinder and is driven back and forth by the cylinder to contact the drill bit and transfer lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
    Inventors: Frank L. Gaunt, Horace E. Hill, Mark S. Soderberg
  • Double ended drill stop
    Patent number: 4123193
    Abstract: A drill stop having a dimple arranged so that the drill stop can be utilized after the drill has been ground to a shorter length. A cylindrically shaped tubular member is provided with a dimple off center with respect to the longitudinal axis which dimple provides an interference fit in the drill flute along the run out ramp portion of the flute adjacent the shank end of the drill. A further dimple opposite the first dimple may be utilized to reinforce the function of the first dimple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Horace E. Hill