Patents by Inventor Bretton B. Tabler

Bretton B. Tabler 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).

  • Torque reaction tools and methods for use
    Patent number: 11583981
    Abstract: An example torque reaction tool includes a first arm having an end with a longitudinally extending cavity, and an opposite end with a first socket drive element disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cavity. The torque reaction tool further includes a second arm having an end portion slidably disposed within the cavity, and an opposite end with a second socket drive element thereon, oriented in the same direction as the first socket drive element. The torque reaction tool further includes a first fastener, disposed in a first threaded hole in the first arm that extends into the cavity, the first fastener being adjustable to engage the end portion of the second arm to restrict sliding movement of the second arm relative to the first arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bretton B. Tabler, Katie M. Plain, Gerald L. Haulbrooks, III
  • TORQUE REACTION TOOLS AND METHODS FOR USE
    Publication number: 20200070324
    Abstract: An example torque reaction tool includes a first arm having an end with a longitudinally extending cavity, and an opposite end with a first socket drive element disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cavity. The torque reaction tool further includes a second arm having an end portion slidably disposed within the cavity, and an opposite end with a second socket drive element thereon, oriented in the same direction as the first socket drive element. The torque reaction tool further includes a first fastener, disposed in a first threaded hole in the first arm that extends into the cavity, the first fastener being adjustable to engage the end portion of the second arm to restrict sliding movement of the second arm relative to the first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Bretton B. Tabler, Katie M. Plain, Gerald L. Haulbrooks, III
  • Torque reaction tools and methods for use
    Patent number: 10513016
    Abstract: An example torque reaction tool includes a first arm having an end with a longitudinally extending cavity, and an opposite end with a first socket drive element disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cavity. The torque reaction tool further includes a second arm having an end portion slidably disposed within the cavity, and an opposite end with a second socket drive element thereon, oriented in the same direction as the first socket drive element. The torque reaction tool further includes a first fastener, disposed in a first threaded hole in the first arm that extends into the cavity, the first fastener being adjustable to engage the end portion of the second arm to restrict sliding movement of the second arm relative to the first arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bretton B. Tabler, Katie M. Plain, Gerald L. Haulbrooks, III
  • TORQUE REACTION TOOLS AND METHODS FOR USE
    Publication number: 20180250798
    Abstract: An example torque reaction tool includes a first arm having an end with a longitudinally extending cavity, and an opposite end with a first socket drive element disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cavity. The torque reaction tool further includes a second arm having an end portion slidably disposed within the cavity, and an opposite end with a second socket drive element thereon, oriented in the same direction as the first socket drive element. The torque reaction tool further includes a first fastener, disposed in a first threaded hole in the first arm that extends into the cavity, the first fastener being adjustable to engage the end portion of the second arm to restrict sliding movement of the second arm relative to the first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bretton B. Tabler, Katie M. Plain, Gerald L. Haulbrooks, III