Patents by Inventor Jerry R. Harmon

Jerry R. Harmon 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).

  • Locating and drilling determinate assembly holes using a coordinate measuring device
    Patent number: 7614159
    Abstract: A system and methods for locating and drilling determinate assembly (DA) holes using a coordinate measuring device (CMD) are disclosed. A system includes a CMD having a probe tip, a guide element having a reference hole for receiving the probe tip, and a drill bushing having a drill bit guide hole for accurately drilling a DA hole at a target position. Methods for locating and drilling DA holes comprise steps of: calibrating a CMD; inserting a CMD probe into a reference hole of a guide element; positioning the CMD probe and guide element at a target position on a part; maintaining the guide element at the target position; removing the CMD probe from the guide element; inserting a drill bushing into the reference hole of the guide element; and drilling a DA hole in the part, utilizing a drill bit guide hole located in the drill bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kilwin, Richard J. Steckel, Jerry R. Harmon
  • LOCATING AND DRILLING DETERMINATE ASSEMBLY HOLES USING A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080050187
    Abstract: A system and methods for locating and drilling determinate assembly (DA) holes using a coordinate measuring device (CMD) are disclosed. A system includes a CMD having a probe tip, a guide element having a reference hole for receiving the probe tip, and a drill bushing having a drill bit guide hole for accurately drilling a DA hole at a target position. Methods for locating and drilling DA holes comprise steps of: calibrating a CMD; inserting a CMD probe into a reference hole of a guide element; positioning the CMD probe and guide element at a target position on a part; maintaining the guide element at the target position; removing the CMD probe from the guide element; inserting a drill bushing into the reference hole of the guide element; and drilling a DA hole in the part, utilizing a drill bit guide hole located in the drill bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kilwin, Richard J. Steckel, Jerry R. Harmon