ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,574, issued on April 7, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).
"Rotational applicator" was invented by Sean Dennis Morden (Federal Way, Wash.) and Richard Damien Freeman (Burien, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator that includes a body with a first end, an opposing second end, and an intermediate flange. An arm is connected to and extends radially outward from the body. During use, viscous material is positioned on the surface of the workpiece outward away from an opening. The first end of the applicator is inserted into the opening and a bottom side of the flange contacts against the surface of the workp...