Inventor
BURTON KURT A
US30 patents
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BOEING CO
20 patentsUS7641739B2Jan 5, 2010
Friction stir welding tool cleaning method
BOEING CO17 citations92
US7581665B2Sep 1, 2009
Methods and apparatus for retractable pin friction stir welding and spot welding
BOEING CO16 citations92
US8757468B1Jun 24, 2014
Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding
BOEING CO8 citations84
US7703654B2Apr 27, 2010
Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding
BOEING CO11 citations84
US7641096B2Jan 5, 2010
Friction stir welding apparatus
BOEING CO12 citations84
US7617965B2Nov 17, 2009
Method for measuring loads on a friction stir welding tool
BOEING CO8 citations84
US7537150B2May 26, 2009
Apparatus and method for measuring loads on a friction stir welding tool
BOEING CO13 citations84
US8052030B2Nov 8, 2011
Apparatus for friction stir welding using spindle-in-spindle
BOEING CO9 citations83
US7992761B2Aug 9, 2011
Process control system for friction stir welding
BOEING CO15 citations83
US7681773B2Mar 23, 2010
Methods and apparatus for retractable pin friction stir welding and spot welding
BOEING CO14 citations83
US7451661B2Nov 18, 2008
Friction stir welding load confirmation system
BOEING CO9 citations81
US7774910B2Aug 17, 2010
Independent axis clamping apparatus and method
BOEING CO6 citations73
US7699206B2Apr 20, 2010
Gimballing roller device for friction stir welding apparatus and method
BOEING CO7 citations73
US9205533B2Dec 8, 2015
Clamping method and apparatus
BOEING CO3 citations63
US7966713B2Jun 28, 2011
Tooling head mounted structural positioning
BOEING CO3 citations62
US8662372B2Mar 4, 2014
Apparatus for friction stir welding using spindle-in-spindle
BOEING CO1 citations61
US9687935B2Jun 27, 2017
Clamping method and apparatus
BOEING CO0 citations52
US9022376B2May 5, 2015
Reconfigurable clamping system
BOEING CO1 citations52
US7356897B2Apr 15, 2008
Systems and methods for verifying a pre-programmed materials processing path
BOEING CO1 citations52
US9511461B2Dec 6, 2016
Independent axis ancillary device
BOEING CO1 citations51
MATLACK MICHAEL P
3 patentsUS8112838B2Feb 14, 2012
Friction stir welding tool cleaning apparatus
MATLACK MICHAEL P6 citations82
US8079507B2Dec 20, 2011
Gimballing roller device for friction stir welding method
MATLACK MICHAEL P2 citations60
US8141859B2Mar 27, 2012
Apparatus and method for effecting pin-to-shoulder tool separation for a friction stir welding pin tool
MATLACK MICHAEL P1 citations50
BURTON KURT A
3 patentsUS8434660B2May 7, 2013
Method for friction stir welding using spindle-in-spindle
BURTON KURT A6 citations81
US8393524B1Mar 12, 2013
Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding
BURTON KURT A2 citations61
US8205785B2Jun 26, 2012
Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding
BURTON KURT A3 citations61