Patents by Inventor John Richard Hare

John Richard Hare 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).

  • Method and tool for removing a tapered sleeve bolt from a component
    Patent number: 10688637
    Abstract: A tapered sleeve bolt removal tool for removing a tapered sleeve bolt includes a stop sleeve configured to be coupled to a threaded end of a bolt of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a stop shoulder configured to abut against a bottom of a sleeve of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a lateral dimension less than or equal to a lateral dimension of the sleeve to allow the stop sleeve to be removed through an opening with the bolt and the sleeve. A bolt extractor having a bolt engagement feature is configured to engage an extraction shoulder of the bolt. The bolt extractor is pulled in an extraction direction to pull the bolt, the stop sleeve and the sleeve to simultaneously remove the sleeve and the bolt from the opening in the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Richard Hare, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton
  • METHOD AND TOOL FOR REMOVING A TAPERED SLEEVE BOLT FROM A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20180236644
    Abstract: A tapered sleeve bolt removal tool for removing a tapered sleeve bolt includes a stop sleeve configured to be coupled to a threaded end of a bolt of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a stop shoulder configured to abut against a bottom of a sleeve of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a lateral dimension less than or equal to a lateral dimension of the sleeve to allow the stop sleeve to be removed through an opening with the bolt and the sleeve. A bolt extractor having a bolt engagement feature is configured to engage an extraction shoulder of the bolt. The bolt extractor is pulled in an extraction direction to pull the bolt, the stop sleeve and the sleeve to simultaneously remove the sleeve and the bolt from the opening in the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Richard Hare, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton