US Patent Issued to The Boeing on June 2 for "Ergonomic riveting tool system" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,142, issued on June 2, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Ergonomic riveting tool system" was invented by Steven Birkbeck (Hanahan, S.C.), Bernard Karl Manderville (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) and Yasir Mostafa Soliman (Summerville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to riveting apparatuses, riveting devices, and methods for their use. An example riveting apparatus includes a pneumatically operated riveting tool having a working end for squeezing a rivet. The riveting apparatus includes a support bracket connected to the riveting tool proximate the working end, the support bracket having arms p...