Patents by Inventor William Henry Schasteen, Jr.

William Henry Schasteen, Jr. 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).

  • Methods and systems to test a size or characteristic of a hole
    Patent number: 11480428
    Abstract: A method to test a size of a hole includes causing a test probe to vibrate and contact multiple portions of an edge of the hole for a testing cycle when the test probe is inserted into the hole, measuring displacement of the test probe, by a sensor coupled to the test probe, as the test probe makes contact with the multiple portions of the edge of the hole, estimating a measurement of the size of the hole based on the displacement of the test probe and reference to calibrated measurements of reference holes, and outputting a notification indicative of an estimation of the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William Henry Schasteen, Jr., Richard John Wichels
  • Methods and Systems to Test a Size or Characteristic of a Hole
    Publication number: 20200217653
    Abstract: A method to test a size of a hole includes causing a test probe to vibrate and contact multiple portions of an edge of the hole for a testing cycle when the test probe is inserted into the hole, measuring displacement of the test probe, by a sensor coupled to the test probe, as the test probe makes contact with the multiple portions of the edge of the hole, estimating a measurement of the size of the hole based on the displacement of the test probe and reference to calibrated measurements of reference holes, and outputting a notification indicative of an estimation of the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: William Henry Schasteen, Jr., Richard John Wichels