Patents by Inventor Mark Steven Denman

Mark Steven Denman 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 of assembling members of an assembly
    Patent number: 11213897
    Abstract: A method of assembling an aircraft assembly having a first member and a second member includes drilling at least one first opening through the first member, the at least one opening having a first diameter, and drilling at least one second opening through the second member, the at least one second opening having the first diameter. The method also includes forming a chamfer on the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening, the chamfer having a chamfer diameter, and positioning the first and second members to align the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening. The method further includes drilling the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening to a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Steven Denman, Stephen Richard Dark, Gary A. Lipczynski
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MEMBERS OF AN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200376613
    Abstract: A method of assembling an aircraft assembly having a first member and a second member includes drilling at least one first opening through the first member, the at least one opening having a first diameter, and drilling at least one second opening through the second member, the at least one second opening having the first diameter. The method also includes forming a chamfer on the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening, the chamfer having a chamfer diameter, and positioning the first and second members to align the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening. The method further includes drilling the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening to a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Steven Denman, Stephen Richard Dark, Gary A. Lipczynski