System and method for transporting wire components through pneumatic tubes between wire component processing stations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9315342
APP PUB NO 20160090247A1
SERIAL NO

14501944

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In accordance with one or more aspects of the disclosed embodiment, a system for transporting wire components during the assembly of wire bundles includes an air-operated tube network connecting a transport source station to a plurality of transport destination stations, the air-operated tube network comprising a junction coupled between the transport source station and the plurality of transport destination stations, and a system controller that includes a wire bundle assembly program, the system controller programmed to automatically transmit wire components from the source station to at least one of the transport destination stations based on the wire bundle assembly program.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Evans, Nick S Lynnwood, US 46 3087
Mitchell, Bradley J Snohomish, US 107 1890

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