Patents by Inventor Kyle Paul Larson

Kyle Paul Larson 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).

  • Electromagnetic clamping system for manufacturing large structures
    Patent number: 8864120
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a housing, a core located in the housing, a coil unit associated with the core and located in the housing, and a backing plate made of a high-permeability material. The apparatus may be used for generating high clamping forces between materials that are interposed between the core and the backing plate such that manufacturing operations can be carried out. The core has a cross section with an elongate shape. The coil unit is configured to generate magnetic fields and has the elongate shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur C. Day, Samuel Roderick Dobbs, Branko Sarh, John Walter Hall, Kyle Paul Larson
  • Electromagnetic Clamping System for Manufacturing Large Structures
    Publication number: 20110018182
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a housing, a core located in the housing, a coil unit associated with the core and located in the housing, and a backing plate made of a high-permeability material. The apparatus may be used for generating high clamping forces between materials that are interposed between the core and the backing plate such that manufacturing operations can be carried out. The core has a cross section with an elongate shape. The coil unit is configured to generate magnetic fields and has the elongate shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Arthur C. Day, Samuel Roderick Dobbs, Branko Sarh, John Walter Hall, Kyle Paul Larson