Patents by Inventor Arthur Day

Arthur Day 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).

  • Apparatus and method for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners
    Patent number: 6905291
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners of the present invention provide for efficiently drilling holes through a multiple-layer structure because the layers are securely held together during the drilling by an electromagnet and a clamp, each on opposite sides of the structure. The electromagnet and clamp hold the layers together so tightly that burrs do not form within the holes and debris does not accumulate between the layers and, therefore the layers do not have to be disassembled after drilling. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for initially drilling the hole with a countersink and for inserting a fastener into the hole, through the electromagnet, immediately after drilling the hole, such that the hole does not have to be revisited after reassembly and drying of the sealant in order to drill a countersink and/or insert a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur Day, Bruce David Stanley
  • Fastener insertion device
    Publication number: 20040099684
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners of the present invention provide for efficiently drilling holes through a multiple-layer structure because the layers are securely held together during the drilling by an electromagnet and a clamp, each on opposite sides of the structure. The electromagnet and clamp hold the layers together so tightly that burrs do not form within the holes and debris does not accumulate between the layers and, therefore the layers do not have to be disassembled after drilling. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for initially drilling the hole with a countersink and for inserting a fastener into the hole, through the electromagnet, immediately after drilling the hole, such that the hole does not have to be revisited after reassembly and drying of the sealant in order to drill a countersink and/or insert a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur Day, Bruce David Stanley
  • Method for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners
    Publication number: 20040088843
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners of the present invention provide for efficiently drilling holes through a multiple-layer structure because the layers are securely held together during the drilling by an electromagnet and a clamp, each on opposite sides of the structure. The electromagnet and clamp hold the layers together so tightly that burrs do not form within the holes and debris does not accumulate between the layers and, therefore the layers do not have to be disassembled after drilling. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for initially drilling the hole with a countersink and for inserting a fastener into the hole, through the electromagnet, immediately after drilling the hole, such that the hole does not have to be revisited after reassembly and drying of the sealant in order to drill a countersink and/or insert a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur Day, Bruce David Stanley
  • Apparatus and method for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners
    Publication number: 20030221306
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners of the present invention provide for efficiently drilling holes through a multiple-layer structure because the layers are securely held together during the drilling by an electromagnet and a clamp, each on opposite sides of the structure. The electromagnet and clamp hold the layers together so tightly that burrs do not form within the holes and debris does not accumulate between the layers and, therefore the layers do not have to be disassembled after drilling. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for initially drilling the hole with a countersink and for inserting a fastener into the hole, through the electromagnet, immediately after drilling the hole, such that the hole does not have to be revisited after reassembly and drying of the sealant in order to drill a countersink and/or insert a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur Day, Bruce David Stanley
  • Methods of use and compositions for benzylidene- and cinnamylidene-anabaseines
    Patent number: 5977144
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions for benzylidene- and cinnamylidene-anabaseines and methods for using these compositions for treating conditions associated with defects or malfunctioning of nicotinic subtypes brain receptors. These compositions target the alpha7 receptor subtype with little or no activation of the alpha4beta2 or other receptor subtypes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Edwin Meyer, William Kem, Franz van haaren, John A. Zoltewicz, Christopher M. De Fiebre, Roger Papke, Arthur Day