Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Keehner

Joseph B. Keehner 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).

  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A VISCOUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190232326
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for applying a viscous material (162) to a surface (182) of a workpiece (180) is disclosed. The apparatus (102) comprises a channel (104) comprising an inlet (106) and an outlet (108). The channel (104) has a width CW that increases from the inlet (106) to the outlet (108). The apparatus (102) also comprises dividers (110) inside the channel (104). The channel (104) further comprises subdivisions (112) formed by the dividers (110). The subdivisions (112) of the channel (104) are in communication with the inlet (106) and the outlet (108) of the channel (104). At least one of the subdivisions (112) of the channel (104) has a width SW that increases from the inlet (106) of the channel (104) to the outlet (108) of the channel (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Higgins, Joseph B. Keehner, Emily C. Mikkelson
  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying a viscous material
    Patent number: 10315215
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a viscous material to a surface of a workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a channel comprising an inlet and an outlet. The channel has a width CW that increases from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also comprises dividers inside the channel. The channel further comprises subdivisions formed by the dividers. The subdivisions of the channel are in communication with the inlet and the outlet of the channel. At least one of the subdivisions of the channel has a width SW that increases from the inlet of the channel to the outlet of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Roger Higgins, Joseph B. Keehner, Emily C. Mikkelson
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A VISCOUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160296951
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for applying a viscous material (162) to a surface (182) of a workpiece (180) is disclosed. The apparatus (102) comprises a channel (104) comprising an inlet (106) and an outlet (108). The channel (104) has a width CW that increases from the inlet (106) to the outlet (108). The apparatus (102) also comprises dividers (110) inside the channel (104). The channel (104) further comprises subdivisions (112) formed by the dividers (110). The subdivisions (112) of the channel (104) are in communication with the inlet (106) and the outlet (108) of the channel (104). At least one of the subdivisions (112) of the channel (104) has a width SW that increases from the inlet (106) of the channel (104) to the outlet (108) of the channel (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Higgins, Joseph B. Keehner, Emily C. Mikkelson