Patents by Inventor Raymond L. Kroll

Raymond L. Kroll 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 and method to torque fittings
    Patent number: 9427853
    Abstract: Manufacturing systems and methods are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus to apply a predetermine torque to a fitting having a head and a nut engageable with the head is provided. The apparatus includes a driveshaft, configured to be arranged concentrically with an axis and to be rotatable about the axis, a first socket, configured to be arranged concentrically with the axis and to receive the head, and a second socket, configured to receive the nut and to be rotatable relative to the first socket by the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Eric Brodhead, Raymond L. Kroll, Brenda K. Carlson