Patents by Inventor Tyler E. BERKEY

Tyler E. BERKEY 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).

  • Publication number: 20200189775
    Abstract: A system, device and method to facilitate tying a knot are provided. In the context of a device, the device includes a fixture defining an internal passage therethrough. The fixture defines a circumferential groove opening through an interior surface of the fixture and into the internal passage. The groove includes first and second groove portions that cross one another. Opposite ends of the groove are coincident and open through an exterior surface of the fixture. With relation to a system, the system includes a fixture and a lead member supply mechanism configured to alternately feed a lead member through the groove and to withdraw the lead member from the groove once the tie member is connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tyler E. BERKEY, Daniel THOMAS, Matthew L. SCOTT