Patents by Inventor Ashleigh Nesbit

Ashleigh Nesbit 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).

  • Compound shimming
    Patent number: 10814563
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ashleigh Nesbit, Thomas Wilson
  • COMPOUND SHIMMING
    Publication number: 20200086584
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ashleigh Nesbit, Thomas Wilson
  • Compound shimming
    Patent number: 10518483
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ashleigh Nesbit, Thomas Wilson
  • COMPOUND SHIMMING
    Publication number: 20180207884
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Ashleigh Nesbit, Thomas Wilson