Russell E Miller

8365428, Feb 5, 2013

Dec 15, 2010

12/968716

Russell L. Miller - Fort Worth TX, US
Rick A. Luepke - Fort Worth TX, US

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

G01B 5/02
G01B 5/12
G01B 3/22

33542, 33544, 335445, 33836

A system for determining the grip length of a hole extending through a stack of panels so that a fastener of appropriate length can be selected for insertion into the hole. A shaft carrying an array of probes is inserted into the hole and the array generates signals indicating which probes of the array are contacting an inner wall of the hole.

20130017027, Jan 17, 2013

Jul 13, 2011

13/182114

Russell L. Miller - Fort Worth TX, US

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B23B 49/00
B23B 35/00

408 1 R, 408116, 408 16

A through-hole depth measurement device includes a cutting force sensor configured and mountable in a position to sense cutting force exerted by a drill bit of a drill against a workpiece or stack of workpieces. A controller is coupled to the force sensor, is coupleable to a workpiece surface position sensor, and is configured to record the through-hole depth of the workpiece or stack of workpieces in response to signals received from the workpiece surface position sensor when the drill bit reaches a drill bit exit point. The cutting force sensor is configured and positionable to sense cutting force transmitted between a drill spindle and a spindle housing.

20170030698, Feb 2, 2017

Jul 30, 2015

14/813786

Jamie M. Smith - Keller TX, US
Eric Grabow - Lake Oswego OR, US
Douglas Howard McKay - Grand Prairie TX, US
Matthew Timothy McKee - Willow Park TX, US
Russell Miller - Danbury TX, US
René Jean Robért - Metairie LA, US

G01B 3/34

An apparatus comprises an outer shell, a gauge ring, and a spring. The gauge ring is configured to rotate to a first position as a nut passes through an opening of the outer shell and contacts a bottom surface of the gauge ring, the first position permitting the nut to pass through the gauge ring and into a socket by aligning one or more gauge ring lobe slits with one or more outer shell lobe slits and one or more deformable lobes of the nut. The spring is configured to rotate the gauge ring to the second position after the nut passes through the gauge ring and into the socket, the second position preventing the nut from exiting the socket by preventing alignment of the one or more gauge ring lobe slits with the one or more outer shell lobe slits.

20170016841, Jan 19, 2017

Jul 13, 2015

14/798135

Jamie M. Smith - Keller TX, US
Eric Grabow - Lake Oswego OR, US
Douglas Howard McKay - Grand Prairie TX, US
Matthew Timothy McKee - Willow Park TX, US
Russell Miller - Danbury TX, US

G01N 27/20
G08B 21/18
G01B 7/02

An apparatus comprises a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged to sequentially contact a contact device as the contact device moves through the housing. The contact device comprises a first end configured to couple to a bolt, a second end opposite the first end, and a conductive region between a first insulated region and a second insulated region.

20150328672, Nov 19, 2015

May 16, 2014

14/279899

Matthew Timothy McKee - Willow Park TX, US
Russell Miller - Fort Worth TX, US
Richard A. Luepke - Fort Worth TX, US

B21D 11/20
B23Q 3/06

An apparatus includes a first fitting and an actuator. The first fitting is operable to be coupled to a first surface to be deformed. The actuator includes a second fitting, a third fitting, a lever, a shaft, and a threaded shaft. The second fitting is operable to be coupled to a second surface. The third fitting is operable to be coupled to the second surface. The lever includes a first end and a second end. The lever is operable to be coupled to the second fitting proximate to the first end of the lever. The shaft is operable to be coupled to the first fitting and is further operable to be coupled through the second fitting to the lever proximate to the first end of the lever. The threaded shaft is operable to couple the third fitting to the lever proximate to the second end of the lever.