Patents by Inventor Thomas Gee Wittenberg

Thomas Gee Wittenberg 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).

  • Wing panel assembly system and method
    Patent number: 11485519
    Abstract: A wing panel assembly system includes a wing build station, a stringer staging station, and an overhead gantry sub-system including stringer lifting assemblies having lifting mechanisms and end effectors. The end effector has a stringer holder engaging and holding a stringer. The end effector has an actuator operable to move the stringer holder in at least one direction relative to the lifting mechanism. Each stringer lifting assembly is configured to move the stringer from the stringer staging station to the wing build station located relative to a surface of a skin of the wing panel to place the stringer onto the skin of the wing panel in a determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dennis Michael Weller, Thomas Gee Wittenberg, Manuel Torres Martinez
  • WING PANEL ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200017238
    Abstract: A wing panel assembly system includes a wing build station, a stringer staging station, and an overhead gantry sub-system including stringer lifting assemblies having lifting mechanisms and end effectors. The end effector has a stringer holder engaging and holding a stringer. The end effector has an actuator operable to move the stringer holder in at least one direction relative to the lifting mechanism. Each stringer lifting assembly is configured to move the stringer from the stringer staging station to the wing build station located relative to a surface of a skin of the wing panel to place the stringer onto the skin of the wing panel in a determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dennis Michael Weller, Thomas Gee Wittenberg, Manuel Torres Martinez