Patents by Inventor Adam James Begg

Adam James Begg 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).

  • Nut element installation tool and method for installing a nut plate assembly
    Patent number: 10690171
    Abstract: A nut element installation tool includes a holder for a nut element and retaining clip and a shaft coupled to the holder. The holder includes an upper plate, a lower plate and a shuttle movable between an extended position and a released position. The shuttle has a pocket configured to receive the nut element and the retaining clip. The retaining clip is compressed and held in a compressed state in the pocket until the shuttle is moved to the released position when the retaining clip is free to move to an expanded state in a nut plate basket to retain the nut element in the nut plate basket. The shaft is releasably coupled to the shuttle and holds the shuttle in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kwok-Wood Leung, Adam James Begg, Timothy Michael Trewern
  • NUT ELEMENT INSTALLATION TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A NUT PLATE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180335071
    Abstract: A nut element installation tool includes a holder for a nut element and retaining clip and a shaft coupled to the holder. The holder includes an upper plate, a lower plate and a shuttle movable between an extended position and a released position. The shuttle has a pocket configured to receive the nut element and the retaining clip. The retaining clip is compressed and held in a compressed state in the pocket until the shuttle is moved to the released position when the retaining clip is free to move to an expanded state in a nut plate basket to retain the nut element in the nut plate basket. The shaft is releasably coupled to the shuttle and holds the shuttle in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kwok-Wood Leung, Adam James Begg, Timothy Michael Trewern