Patents by Inventor Ryan R. Slaughter

Ryan R. Slaughter 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: 10288108
    Abstract: A method of delivering a collar between a fastener and a swager is provided. The method comprises steps of: (i) advancing the collar from a collar source to a collar feeder, where the collar source is operatively coupled to the collar feeder via a collar-supply tube, (ii) presenting the collar at an outlet of the collar feeder concentrically in line with a central axis of the fastener and with a working axis of the swager, and (iii) retaining the collar at the outlet of the collar feeder using at least one resilient flexure of the collar feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ryan R. Slaughter, Stuart J. Fallon
  • Publication number: 20180320728
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) for delivering a collar (140) concentrically in line with a central axis (A) of a fastener (142) and a working axis (B) of a swager (114) is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a collar feeder (102), comprising a first end (104), a second end (106), an inlet (105), an outlet (107), and a through cavity (109) in communication with the inlet (105) and the outlet (107). The apparatus (100) also comprises a contact element (112), a cam surface (116) configured to be stationary relative to the swager (114), and a slider (122) pivotally coupled to the collar feeder 102. The apparatus (100) further comprises a means for biasing (126) the slider (122) relative to the swager (114) along the working axis (B) of the swager (114), and at least one resilient flexure (128) coupled to the collar feeder (102) at the outlet (107).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan R. Slaughter, Stuart J. Fallon
  • Patent number: 10113580
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a collar concentrically in line with a central axis of a fastener and a working axis of a swager is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a collar feeder, comprising a first end, a second end, an inlet, an outlet, and a through cavity in communication with the inlet and the outlet. The apparatus also comprises a contact element, a cam surface configured to be stationary relative to the swager, and a slider pivotally coupled to the collar feeder. The apparatus further comprises a means for biasing the slider relative to the swager along the working axis of the swager, and at least one resilient flexure coupled to the collar feeder at the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ryan R. Slaughter, Stuart J. Fallon
  • Publication number: 20170051777
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) for delivering a collar (140) concentrically in line with a central axis (A) of a fastener (142) and a working axis (B) of a swager (114) is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a collar feeder (102), comprising a first end (104), a second end (106), an inlet (105), an outlet (107), and a through cavity (109) in communication with the inlet (105) and the outlet (107). The apparatus (100) also comprises a contact element (112), a cam surface (116) configured to be stationary relative to the swager (114), and a slider (122) pivotally coupled to the collar feeder 102. The apparatus (100) further comprises a means for biasing (126) the slider (122) relative to the swager (114) along the working axis (B) of the swager (114), and at least one resilient flexure (128) coupled to the collar feeder (102) at the outlet (107).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan R. Slaughter, Stuart J. Fallon