Patents by Inventor Blaine F. Roberts

Blaine F. Roberts 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).

  • Lock bolt collar removal tool
    Patent number: 9056359
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a lock bolt collar from an installed lock bolt extending from a joint surface. The apparatus has an outer sleeve with a tubular conduit, and a joint engagement surface for contacting a surface of said joint. The apparatus also has an inner sleeve disposed within the tubular conduit of the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has teeth for gripping and pulling the lock bolt collar. When the inner sleeve is pulled into the outer sleeve, a ridge disposed on an exterior surface of the inner sleeve pushes the teeth in a radially inward direction to grip and pull the lock bolt collar off the lock bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adam C. Clark, Lyle M. Wallace, Dave G. Ellsworth, Blaine F. Roberts, Paul N. Stavig, Daniel M. Sherick