Patents by Inventor Theodore W. Pitt

Theodore W. Pitt 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 methods for manipulating a fastener
    Patent number: 9751166
    Abstract: One example of the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for manipulating a fastener. The apparatus comprises a chamber that includes a first location and a second location. A first actuator is movable between a first position, contiguous with the first location, and a second position, contiguous with the second location. A second actuator is movable between a third position, contiguous with the second location, and a fourth position, contiguous with a third location. A third actuator is movable between a fifth position, contiguous with the third location, and a sixth position, contiguous with the fourth location. The third location is at least partially outside the chamber, and the fourth location is entirely outside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Long, Kevin Michael Bell, Theodore W. Pitt
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING A FASTENER
    Publication number: 20160008933
    Abstract: One example of the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for manipulating a fastener. The apparatus comprises a chamber that includes a first location and a second location. A first actuator is movable between a first position, contiguous with the first location, and a second position, contiguous with the second location. A second actuator is movable between a third position, contiguous with the second location, and a fourth position, contiguous with a third location. A third actuator is movable between a fifth position, contiguous with the third location, and a sixth position, contiguous with the fourth location. The third location is at least partially outside the chamber, and the fourth location is entirely outside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Long, Kevin Michael Bell, Theodore W. Pitt