Patents by Inventor Craig William Graham

Craig William Graham 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).

  • Aeration method
    Patent number: 9399197
    Abstract: This invention relates to an aerator that resides fully in the neck of a bottle or other liquid vessel. Through differential pressure, created through a venturi, the aerator mixes air with the fluid contained in the bottle. More specifically, the aerator can be used to mix air with wine as the bottle is inverted thus essentially instantly decanting the wine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AHNTRA LLC
    Inventor: Craig William Graham
  • Aeration Method
    Publication number: 20140252662
    Abstract: This invention relates to an aerator that resides fully in the neck of a bottle or other liquid vessel. Through differential pressure, created through a venturi, the aerator mixes air with the fluid contained in the bottle. More specifically, the aerator can be used to mix air with wine as the bottle is inverted thus essentially instantly decanting the wine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Craig William Graham
  • C-frame assembly apparatus and method for large panel-shaped workpieces
    Patent number: 6726610
    Abstract: An assembly apparatus for aircraft wing panels and the like includes one or more positioners movable along a bed above which the panel is supported, each positioner carrying a tool-supporting frame on which assembly tools are mounted for performing assembly operations on the panel. The tool-supporting frame is releasable from the positioner, and the apparatus includes a frame changer that travels to the positioner, removes the tool-supporting frame, installs a replacement frame into the positioner, and carries the removed frame to a remote service station where servicing operations are performed on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Craig William Graham, Timothy Donaldson Quinn
  • C-frame assembly apparatus and method for large panel-shaped workpieces
    Publication number: 20030024094
    Abstract: An assembly apparatus for aircraft wing panels and the like includes one or more positioners movable along a bed above which the panel is supported, each positioner carrying a tool-supporting frame on which assembly tools are mounted for performing assembly operations on the panel. The tool-supporting frame is releasable from the positioner, and the apparatus includes a frame changer that travels to the positioner, removes the tool-supporting frame, installs a replacement frame into the positioner, and carries the removed frame to a remote service station where servicing operations are performed on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Craig William Graham, Timothy Donaldson Quinn
  • C-frame assembly apparatus and method for large panel-shaped workpieces
    Patent number: 6478722
    Abstract: An assembly apparatus for aircraft wing panels and the like includes one or more positioners movable along a bed above which the panel is supported, each positioner carrying a tool-supporting frame on which assembly tools are mounted for performing assembly operations on the panel. The tool-supporting frame is releasable from the positioner, and the apparatus includes a frame changer that travels to the positioner, removes the tool-supporting frame, installs a replacement frame into the positioner, and carries the removed frame to a remote service station where servicing operations are performed on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Craig William Graham, Timothy Donaldson Quinn