Inventor
HAFENRICHTER JOSEPH L
US58 patents
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BOEING CO
46 patentsUS6927560B2Aug 9, 2005
Control system and method for a magnetic indexer for high accuracy hole drilling
BOEING CO52 citations95
US9643313B2May 9, 2017
Apparatus for automated maintenance of aircraft structural elements
BOEING CO23 citations94
US9481082B1Nov 1, 2016
Apparatus for automated maintenance of aircraft structural elements
BOEING CO28 citations94
US9334066B2May 10, 2016
Apparatus for automated rastering of an end effector over an airfoil-shaped body
BOEING CO28 citations94
US8347746B2Jan 8, 2013
Crawling automated scanner for non-destructive inspection of aerospace structural elements
BOEING CO38 citations94
US9302787B2Apr 5, 2016
Vacuum adhering apparatus for automated maintenance of airfoil-shaped bodies
BOEING CO19 citations92
US7498796B2Mar 3, 2009
Magnetic indexer for high accuracy hole drilling
BOEING CO21 citations92
US7312608B2Dec 25, 2007
Systems and methods for inspecting electrical conductivity in composite materials
BOEING CO21 citations92
US6513231B1Feb 4, 2003
System and method for assembly of large structures using modular traveling workstations
BOEING CO92 citations91
US7768250B2Aug 3, 2010
Magnetic indexer for high accuracy hole drilling
BOEING CO8 citations84
US10658758B2May 19, 2020
Modular antenna assembly
BOEING CO15 citations82
US9414026B2Aug 9, 2016
System and method for automated crack inspection and repair
BOEING CO12 citations80
US11635408B2Apr 25, 2023
Method for tracking location of two-dimensional non-destructive inspection scanner on target object using scanned structural features
BOEING CO4 citations75
US7768249B2Aug 3, 2010
Magnetic indexer for high accuracy hole drilling
BOEING CO7 citations74
US12005468B2Jun 11, 2024
End effectors and methods for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part
BOEING CO2 citations73
US12005467B2Jun 11, 2024
End effectors and methods for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part
BOEING CO2 citations73
US11802023B2Oct 31, 2023
Attachment units engageable by clasp assemblies and methods of securing attachment units to objects
BOEING CO3 citations73
US11738520B2Aug 29, 2023
End effectors and methods for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part
BOEING CO2 citations73
US11662728B2May 30, 2023
Methods for maintaining difficult-to-access structures using unmanned aerial vehicles
BOEING CO2 citations73
US11630459B2Apr 18, 2023
Repair of structures using unmanned aerial vehicles
BOEING CO3 citations73
US11529777B2Dec 20, 2022
Hot bond repair of structures using unmanned aerial vehicles
BOEING CO2 citations73
US11502729B1Nov 15, 2022
Methods for through-structure power and data transfer between mobile robots and sensor nodes
BOEING CO5 citations73
US11367201B2Jun 21, 2022
System and method for continual localization of scanner using non-destructive inspection data
BOEING CO5 citations73
US11220356B2Jan 11, 2022
Non-destructive inspection using unmanned aerial vehicle
BOEING CO3 citations73
US11149718B2Oct 19, 2021
Methods and apparatus for maintaining airfoil-shaped body using cart that follows trailing edge
BOEING CO2 citations73
US11079760B2Aug 3, 2021
Methods for maintaining difficult-to-access structures using unmanned aerial vehicles
BOEING CO4 citations73
US10953938B2Mar 23, 2021
Apparatus and methods for maintenance of wind turbine blades
BOEING CO2 citations73
US10717162B2Jul 21, 2020
Automated apparatus for moving an end effector over a surface of an airfoil-shaped body
BOEING CO4 citations73
US10634123B2Apr 28, 2020
Apparatus and methods for maintenance of wind turbine blades
BOEING CO3 citations73
US9950813B2Apr 24, 2018
Non-destructive inspection of airfoil-shaped body using self-propelling articulated robot
BOEING CO6 citations73
US9746445B2Aug 29, 2017
Apparatus for automated non-destructive inspection of airfoil-shaped bodies
BOEING CO6 citations73
US9687981B2Jun 27, 2017
Locomotion system for robotic snake
BOEING CO3 citations73
US9669587B2Jun 6, 2017
Staged cocuring of composite structures
BOEING CO2 citations73
US12134235B2Nov 5, 2024
Systems and methods for joining a first structure and a second structure with vacuum dispersion process
BOEING CO0 citations63
US11719228B2Aug 8, 2023
Methods and apparatus for maintaining airfoil-shaped body using cart that follows trailing edge
BOEING CO0 citations63
US11697250B2Jul 11, 2023
Systems and methods for joining a first structure and a second structure with vacuum dispersion process
BOEING CO0 citations63
US11319070B2May 3, 2022
Deployable clasping systems and methods
BOEING CO0 citations63
US11312508B2Apr 26, 2022
Apparatus for automated maintenance of aircraft structural elements
BOEING CO0 citations63
US11300477B2Apr 12, 2022
Apparatus for automated maintenance of aircraft structural elements
BOEING CO1 citations63
US10955310B2Mar 23, 2021
Vacuum-adhering apparatus for automated inspection of airfoil-shaped bodies with improved surface mounting
BOEING CO0 citations63
US10823709B2Nov 3, 2020
Methods and apparatus for realigning and re-adhering a hanging crawler vehicle on a non-level surface
BOEING CO1 citations63
US12246522B2Mar 11, 2025
Nozzles and systems for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part
BOEING CO0 citations62
US12136964B2Nov 5, 2024
Methods for through-structure power and data transfer between mobile robots and sensor nodes
BOEING CO0 citations62
US11987015B2May 21, 2024
Systems and methods for evacuated injection repair of bondline voids
BOEING CO0 citations62
US11718050B2Aug 8, 2023
Systems and methods for adhesive-injected patch repair
BOEING CO0 citations62
US11053925B2Jul 6, 2021
Cable-suspended non-destructive inspection units for rapid large-area scanning
BOEING CO1 citations62
HAFENRICHTER JOSEPH L
2 patentsNELSON KARL M
1 patentWATSON MEGAN NICOLE
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