Patents by Inventor Edward Bruce Harman

Edward Bruce Harman 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).

  • Robot-deployed assembly tool and method for installing fasteners in aircraft structures
    Patent number: 8286323
    Abstract: An assembly system and method for assembling an aircraft wing box or other structure that may define an interior area accessible through at least one access opening are provided. The method includes inserting a robot having an assembly tool mounted thereto into the interior area through the at least one access opening. The assembly tool may be positioned at a fastener location, and may be clamped to the structure. A hole may be made through the structure, and a fastener may be installed in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chin H. Toh, Edward Bruce Harman, Branko Sarh
  • ROBOT-DEPLOYED ASSEMBLY TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING FASTENERS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20120030926
    Abstract: An assembly system and method for assembling an aircraft wing box or other structure that may define an interior area accessible through at least one access opening are provided. The method includes inserting a robot having an assembly tool mounted thereto into the interior area through the at least one access opening. The assembly tool may be positioned at a fastener location, and may be clamped to the structure. A hole may be made through the structure, and a fastener may be installed in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chin H. Toh, Edward Bruce Harman, Branko Sarh
  • Robot-deployed assembly tool
    Patent number: 8051547
    Abstract: An assembly system and method for assembling an aircraft wing box or other structure that may define an interior area accessible through at least one access opening are provided. The method includes inserting a robot having an assembly tool mounted thereto into the interior area through the at least one access opening. The assembly tool may be positioned at a fastener location, and may be clamped to the structure. A hole may be made through the structure, and a fastener may be installed in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chin H. Toh, Edward Bruce Harman, Branko Sarh
  • ROBOT-DEPLOYED ASSEMBLY TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING FASTENERS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20080155807
    Abstract: An assembly system and method for assembling an aircraft wing box or other structure that may define an interior area accessible through at least one access opening are provided. The method includes inserting a robot having an assembly tool mounted thereto into the interior area through the at least one access opening. The assembly tool may be positioned at a fastener location, and may be clamped to the structure. A hole may be made through the structure, and a fastener may be installed in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Chin H. Toh, Edward Bruce Harman, Branko Sarh