Patents by Inventor Allen B. Claunch

Allen B. Claunch 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).

  • System and method to install and remove an anchoring member on an anchorage structure in an overhead area
    Patent number: 11850721
    Abstract: There is provided a system to install and remove an anchoring member on an anchorage structure in an overhead area. The system has a pole for providing access to the overhead area. The system further has a positioning arm for attachment to the pole. The positioning arm has a first end, and a second end offset from the first end. The positioning arm further has an elongated body having an outboard portion and an inboard portion, a recessed area formed in the outboard portion, and a dogleg shaped portion formed along the inboard portion. The system further has a safety hook assembly for attachment to the pole. The safety hook assembly has a hook end, and a safety latch mechanism having a safety latch engageable with the hook end. The safety latch mechanism is remotely operated by an operator, via a pull cord attached to the safety latch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John G. Lane, Allen B. Claunch
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INSTALL AND REMOVE AN ANCHORING MEMBER ON AN ANCHORAGE STRUCTURE IN AN OVERHEAD AREA
    Publication number: 20230364772
    Abstract: There is provided a system to install and remove an anchoring member on an anchorage structure in an overhead area. The system has a pole for providing access to the overhead area. The system further has a positioning arm for attachment to the pole. The positioning arm has a first end, and a second end offset from the first end. The positioning arm further has an elongated body having an outboard portion and an inboard portion, a recessed area formed in the outboard portion, and a dogleg shaped portion formed along the inboard portion. The system further has a safety hook assembly for attachment to the pole. The safety hook assembly has a hook end, and a safety latch mechanism having a safety latch engageable with the hook end. The safety latch mechanism is remotely operated by an operator, via a pull cord attached to the safety latch mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: John G. Lane, Allen B. Claunch