Patents by Inventor Steve L. Arana

Steve L. Arana 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 cutting a slot
    Patent number: 9050668
    Abstract: A method of cutting a slot using an apparatus comprising a carriage that is movable along an axis, a cutting tool, and a depth controller. The cutting tool may be removably attached to the carriage. The depth controller may be used to select a cutting depth of the cutting tool with respect to a surface of a workpiece closest to a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael D. Katzenberger, Ike C. Schevers, Anthony P. Slade, Steve L. Arana
  • Method of Cutting a Slot
    Publication number: 20140069254
    Abstract: A method of cutting a slot using an apparatus comprising a carriage that is movable along an axis, a cutting tool, and a depth controller. The cutting tool may be removably attached to the carriage. The depth controller may be used to select a cutting depth of the cutting tool with respect to a surface of a workpiece closest to a part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael D. Katzenberger, Ike C. Schevers, Anthony P. Slade, Steve L. Arana
  • Drilling system stabilization
    Patent number: 8668410
    Abstract: In an advantageous embodiment, an apparatus comprises a housing associated with a machine, a shaft, a sleeve, and a biasing system. The shaft is associated with the housing, and the shaft has an end configured to receive a tool. The shaft is configured to be rotated by the machine about an axis of rotation extending through the shaft. The sleeve is associated with the housing, and the sleeve has a channel that is configured to receive the shaft. The biasing system is associated with the housing and configured to move the sleeve along the axis of rotation against a workpiece on which a drilling operation is performed during which a sleeve end presses against the workpiece with a force while the shaft with the tool is rotated by the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steve L. Arana, Ike C. Schevers, David L. Fritsche
  • Cutting tool including a clamping system and a method for cutting a spar inside a wing of an aircraft
    Patent number: 8651780
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a cutting tool system. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a carriage that is movable along an axis, a cutting tool, and a depth controller. The cutting tool may be capable of being removably attached to the carriage. The depth controller may be capable of controlling a cutting depth of the cutting tool with respect to a surface of a workpiece closest to a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Katzenberger, Ike C. Schevers, Anthony P. Slade, Steve L. Arana
  • CUTTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20100043618
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a cutting tool system. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a carriage that is movable along an axis, a cutting tool, and a depth controller. The cutting tool may be capable of being removably attached to the carriage. The depth controller may be capable of controlling a cutting depth of the cutting tool with respect to a surface of a workpiece closest to a part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Michael D. Katzenberger, Ike C. Schevers, Anthony P. Slade, Steve L. Arana