Patents by Inventor Edward C. Pierce

Edward C. Pierce 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).

  • Template for controlling operation of a drill on a contoured workpiece
    Patent number: 5318394
    Abstract: A tool for locating the positions where holes are to be drilled in a contoured workpiece includes several thin, flexible plates stacked on one another, conforming to the contour of the workpiece, and held together by fasteners. The intermediate plate has holes through its thickness sized to receive the nose bushing of a drilling machine, the holes being spaced along the length of the workpiece. The innermost plate, which contacts the workpiece and the outermost plate, include slotted holes aligned with the holes of the intermediate plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Edward C. Pierce, Arthur E. Watson
  • Pin extracting device
    Patent number: 5193260
    Abstract: A device for extracting pins from an assembly by forcing the end of the pin into a swaging member, deforming the pin and firmly gripping it in the device. An impact force is then applied to the device to remove the pin from the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Edward C. Pierce