Patents by Inventor Michael D. McGraw

Michael D. McGraw 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).

  • Patent number: 11273481
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a metal workpiece having a first surface is described herein. The apparatus includes a trough containing a liquid. The apparatus also includes a support for positioning the metal workpiece in an impact-receiving position. In the impact-receiving position, the first surface is submerged in the liquid. The apparatus includes a driven member for applying multiple impacts to the first surface of the metal workpiece while the metal workpiece is in the impact-receiving position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David G. Jensen, Michael D. McGraw
  • Publication number: 20190337040
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a metal workpiece having a first surface is described herein. The apparatus includes a trough containing a liquid. The apparatus also includes a support for positioning the metal workpiece in an impact-receiving position. In the impact-receiving position, the first surface is submerged in the liquid. The apparatus includes a driven member for applying multiple impacts to the first surface of the metal workpiece while the metal workpiece is in the impact-receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: David G. Jensen, Michael D. McGraw
  • Patent number: 10406583
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a metal workpiece having a first surface is described herein. The apparatus includes a trough containing a liquid. The apparatus also includes a support for positioning the metal workpiece in an impact-receiving position. In the impact-receiving position, the first surface is submerged in the liquid. The apparatus includes a driven member for applying multiple impacts to the first surface of the metal workpiece while the metal workpiece is in the impact-receiving position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David G. Jensen, Michael D. McGraw
  • Publication number: 20170165736
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a metal workpiece having a first surface is described herein. The apparatus includes a trough containing a liquid. The apparatus also includes a support for positioning the metal workpiece in an impact-receiving position. In the impact-receiving position, the first surface is submerged in the liquid. The apparatus includes a driven member for applying multiple impacts to the first surface of the metal workpiece while the metal workpiece is in the impact-receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: David G. Jensen, Michael D. McGraw
  • Patent number: 9299118
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for measuring dimensionality of a component are disclosed herein. At least a first image may be collected from a first camera of an aperture or a first precision countersink of the component. The first camera may be in a first position and may operate in one or more luminance environments. At least a second image may be collected from a second camera of the aperture or a second precision countersink of the component. The second camera may be in a second position and may operate in an alternative lighting environment to differentiate characteristic features including hole and countersink against their intersection with the component. Positional and process refinement parameters may be calculated for, and provided to, one or more numerically controlled mechanisms, based on the collected first and second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael D. McGraw