Patents by Inventor Stephen Joseph Ainsworth

Stephen Joseph Ainsworth 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).

  • Drilling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7774918
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for securing a first target element to a second target element. The method includes the steps of locating a support member arranged to simultaneously support a drilling head device and a riveting head device at a predetermined location proximate to the first and second target elements, via the drilling head drilling at least one hole through the first and second target elements at a desired location and without relocating the support member via the riveting head device, inserting a rivet in said hole and securing the inserted rivet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Drauz Nothelfer GmbH
    Inventor: Stephen Joseph Ainsworth
  • Drilling apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20070175015
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for securing a first target element to a second target element. The method includes the steps of locating a support member arranged to simultaneously support a drilling head device and a riveting head device at a predetermined location proximate to the first and second target elements, via the drilling head drilling at least one hole through the first and second target elements at a desired location and without relocating the support member via the riveting head device, inserting a rivet in said hole and securing the inserted rivet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen Joseph Ainsworth