Patents by Inventor Justin Anderson Littell

Justin Anderson Littell 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).

  • Vacuum chuck system for a weld tool
    Patent number: 10792770
    Abstract: A specialized vacuum chuck system of the present invention is capable of securing an object to a specialized welding tool in order to ensure that the object remains in a proper positional relationship with the welding tool. The system may also use springs and load stops to ensure that a proper load in maintained so the chuck base is not pulled off the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Damon Max Hollis Cleghorn, Justin Anderson Littell
  • HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH SHANK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180264585
    Abstract: A high-tensile-strength shank assembly includes a shaft assembly. A first distal end is configured to releasably engage a friction plug assembly. A second distal end is configured to releasably engage a friction pull welder assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: JUSTIN ANDERSON LITTELL, Damon Cleghorn
  • Modular fixturing system
    Patent number: 9662751
    Abstract: The modular fixturing system of the present invention is modular, reusable and capable of significant customization, both in terms of system radius and system height, allowing it to be arranged and rearranged in numerous unique configurations. The system includes multiple modular stanchions having stanchion shafts and stanchion feet that removably attach to apertures in a table. Angle brackets attached to the modular stanchions support shelves. These shelves in turn provide support to work pieces during fabrication processes such as welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Justin Anderson Littell, Jon P. Street
  • Friction pull plug and material configuration for anti-chatter friction pull plug weld
    Patent number: 9452491
    Abstract: A friction pull plug is provided for use in forming a plug weld in a hole in a material. The friction pull plug includes a shank and a series of three frustoconical sections. The relative sizes of the sections assure that a central one of the sections defines the initial contact point between the hole's sides. The angle defined by the central one of the sections reduces or eliminates chatter as the plug is pulled into the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Justin Anderson Littell