Patents by Inventor Keven I. Furiya

Keven I. Furiya 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).

  • Apparatus, method and system for inspecting a fastener
    Patent number: 6912047
    Abstract: The apparatus, method and system for inspecting a fastener installed in a structure includes the illumination of a fastener and a portion of the structure surrounding the fastener, the detection of the light reflected from the fastener and the portion of the structure surrounding the fastener, the analysis of the reflected light, and the definition of at least one inspection criteria. The structure has a coating that reflects light of a predefined wavelength differently than the fastener. As such, the light that illuminates the fastener and the structure surrounding the fastener has a wavelength within the predefined range. The light reflected from the fastener and the portion of the structure surrounding the fastener is then detected and analyzed to determine an interface between exposed surfaces of the fastener and the coating. Based upon the detected interface, at least one inspection criteria may then be defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keven I. Furiya, Jeffrey M. Hansen, Scott W. Lea, Charles M. Richards
  • Apparatus, method and system for inspecting a fastener
    Publication number: 20040114133
    Abstract: The apparatus, method and system for inspecting a fastener installed in a structure includes the illumination of a fastener and a portion of the structure surrounding the fastener, the detection of the light reflected from the fastener and the portion of the structure surrounding the fastener, the analysis of the reflected light, and the definition of at least one inspection criteria. The structure has a coating that reflects light of a predefined wavelength differently than the fastener. As such, the light that illuminates the fastener and the structure surrounding the fastener has a wavelength within the predefined range. The light reflected from the fastener and the portion of the structure surrounding the fastener is then detected and analyzed to determine an interface between exposed surfaces of the fastener and the coating. Based upon the detected interface, at least one inspection criteria may then be defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keven I. Furiya, Jeffrey M. Hansen, Scott W. Lea, Charles M. Richards