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Douglas J. Waldron

The Boeing: 17 patents #631 of 15,756Top 5%
NASA: 1 patents #1,418 of 3,881Top 40%
Palmdale, CA: #4 of 354 inventorsTop 2%
California: #30,698 of 386,348 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #239,804 of 4,157,543Top 6%
19 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–19 of 19 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8997877 Riser components and methods for making the same Keith McTernan, Scott Forrest 2015-04-07
7971463 Stir forming apparatus Robert S. Forrest 2011-07-05
7464852 Method and apparatus for friction stir welding Ray Miryekta, Keith McTernan 2008-12-16
7461769 Method and apparatus for friction stir welding Ray Miryekta, Keith McTernan 2008-12-09
7448528 Stir forming apparatus and method Robert S. Forrest 2008-11-11
7201811 Large diameter domes and methods of manufacturing same Henry W. Babel, Ronaldo Reyes de Jesus, William F. Bozich 2007-04-10
6994916 Friction stir grain refinement of structural members R. Scott Forrest 2006-02-07
6926970 Apparatus and method for forming weld joints having compressive residual stress patterns Michael R. James, Murray W. Mahoney, Paul S. Prevey, III 2005-08-09
6908690 Method and apparatus for friction stir welding Ray Miryekta, Keith McTernan 2005-06-21
6742697 Joining of structural members by friction plug welding Keith McTernan, Ray Miryekta 2004-06-01
6660106 Methods of manufacture of spin-forming blanks, particularly for fabrication of rocket domes Henry W. Babel, Ronaldo Reyes de Jesus, William F. Bozich 2003-12-09
6460752 Method of friction stir welding with grooved backing member Robert S. Forrest 2002-10-08
6398883 Friction stir grain refinement of structural members R. Scott Forrest 2002-06-04
6367681 Friction stir welding apparatus and method Robert S. Forrest 2002-04-09
6227433 Friction welded fastener process Robert S. Forrest, Ray F. Toosky 2001-05-08
6168067 High strength friction stir welding Richard G. Pettit 2001-01-02
6074498 Heat treated Al-Cu-Li-Sc alloys William F. Bozich 2000-06-13
5882449 Process for preparing aluminum/lithium/scandium rolled sheet products William F. Bozich 1999-03-16
5399831 Ternary gas plasma welding torch William F. McGee, Daniel J. Rybicki 1995-03-21