Patents by Inventor Kenneth Allen Kruger

Kenneth Allen Kruger 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).

  • Cryogenic-assisted adhesive removal tool
    Patent number: 10894398
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for removing adhesive features. One embodiment is a method for operating a cryogenic-assisted adhesive a removal tool. The method includes dispensing a cryogenic fluid onto an adhesive feature disposed at a surface of a structure, cooling the adhesive feature to cause a physical change making the adhesive feature brittle, and operating the cryogenic-assisted adhesive removal tool to cleave the adhesive feature from the surface while the adhesive feature is physically changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Denise Alexandra Blohowiak, Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak, Kenneth Allen Kruger
  • CRYOGENIC-ASSISTED ADHESIVE REMOVAL TOOL
    Publication number: 20200331253
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for removing adhesive features. One embodiment is a method for operating a cryogenic-assisted adhesive a removal tool. The method includes dispensing a cryogenic fluid onto an adhesive feature disposed at a surface of a structure, cooling the adhesive feature to cause a physical change making the adhesive feature brittle, and operating the cryogenic-assisted adhesive removal tool to cleave the adhesive feature from the surface while the adhesive feature is physically changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Denise Alexandra Blohowiak, Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak, Kenneth Allen Kruger