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Scott W. Lea
Also filed as: LEA SCOTT · LEA SCOTT W · LEA SCOTT WESLEY
80 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,200 citations·filing 1997–2020
99Inventor score
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83 records- 0199US9285296B2Systems and methods for stand-off inspection of aircraft structuresBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·67 cites·26 claims
- 0298US9221506B1Location tracking and motion control of automated marking deviceBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·162 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7859655B2Method involving a pointing instrument and a target objectBOEING CO·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·172 cites·20 claims
- 0497US9643313B2Apparatus for automated maintenance of aircraft structural elementsBOEING CO·Filed 2012·Granted May 9, 2017·23 cites·15 claims
- 0597US8744133B1Methods and systems for locating visible differences on an objectTROY JAMES J·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·44 cites·18 claims
- 0697US8738226B2Holonomic motion vehicle for travel on non-level surfacesTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·45 cites·20 claims
- 0797US8713998B2Autonomous non-destructive evaluation system for aircraft structuresTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·26 cites·16 claims
- 0896US9804577B1Remotely operated mobile stand-off measurement and inspection systemBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 31, 2017·30 cites·20 claims
- 0996US8983794B1Methods and systems for non-destructive composite evaluation and repair verificationMOTZER WILLIAM P·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 17, 2015·33 cites·19 claims
- 1096US8044991B2Local positioning system and methodBOEING CO·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·46 cites·19 claims
- 1195US11044011B2Automated scanning systems for non-destructive inspection of curved cylinder-like workpiecesBOEING CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 1295US10625427B2Method for controlling location of end effector of robot using location alignment feedbackBOEING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·13 cites·20 claims
- 1394US10347109B2Automated human personnel fall arresting system and methodBOEING CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 1494US9149929B2Methods and systems for inspection sensor placementMOTZER WILLIAM P·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 6, 2015·28 cites·20 claims
- 1593US10788462B2Dual function non-destructive inspection apparatus and methodBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 29, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 1693US9533724B2Electro-permanent magnetic attachment of a vehicle to an objectBOEING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 3, 2017·11 cites·18 claims
- 1793US8678121B2Adaptive magnetic coupling systemTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·28 cites·21 claims
- 1892US10814480B2Stabilization of tool-carrying end of extended-reach arm of automated apparatusBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·9 cites·23 claims
- 1991US10791275B2Methods for measuring and inspecting structures using cable-suspended platformsBOEING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 29, 2020·7 cites·26 claims
- 2091US10634632B2Methods for inspecting structures having non-planar surfaces using location alignment feedbackBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 28, 2020·4 cites·24 claims
- 2191US9470658B2Self-contained holonomic tracking method and apparatus for non-destructive inspectionBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·10 cites·22 claims
- 2291US9156321B2Adaptive magnetic coupling systemBOEING CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·21 cites·17 claims
- 2391US8447805B2Distributed operation of a local positioning systemTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted May 21, 2013·12 cites·20 claims
- 2490US10710615B2In-motion high-speed non-destructive evaluation for railcar axlesBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 2590US10127792B1Safety system for operations having a working field on an opposite side of a barrier from a deviceBOEING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2690US9266625B1System and method for scanning a wing box skinBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·13 cites·24 claims
- 2790US8524020B2Method of restoring a composite airframeLINDGREN LAWRENCE S·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 3, 2013·9 cites·8 claims
- 2889US11007635B2Gravity compensation for self-propelled robotic vehicles crawling on non-level surfacesBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted May 18, 2021·6 cites·21 claims
- 2989US10239641B2Automated scanning systems for non-destructive inspection of curved cylinder-like workpiecesBOEING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·4 cites·11 claims
- 3089US9410659B2Automated mobile boom system for crawling robotsBOEING CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·18 cites·12 claims
- 3189US9197810B2Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target objectBOEING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 24, 2015·8 cites·12 claims
- 3289US9182487B2Advanced remote nondestructive inspection system and processTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 10, 2015·21 cites·18 claims
- 3388US10286556B2Method and apparatus for compliant robotic end-effectorBOEING CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·7 cites·27 claims
- 3488US9043146B2Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target objectBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·13 cites·14 claims
- 3587US9310317B2Automated system and method for tracking and detecting discrepancies on a target objectGEORGESON GARY E·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 3687US9234904B2Autonomous non-destructive evaluation system for aircraft structuresBOEING CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 3787US8874371B2Beam directed motion control systemTROY JAMES J·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·13 cites·15 claims
- 3887US8568545B2Automated material removal in composite structuresLINDGREN LAWRENCE S·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·9 cites·17 claims
- 3986US10310054B2Relative object localization process for local positioning systemBOEING CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 4, 2019·7 cites·6 claims
- 4086US8199194B2Method and system involving controlling a video camera to track a movable target objectTROY JAMES J·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·25 cites·16 claims
- 4185US6748791B1Damage detection device and methodBOEING CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 2004·82 cites·5 claims
- 4284US10788428B2Positioning system for aerial non-destructive inspectionBOEING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 29, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 4383US10145670B2Systems and methods for projected grid-based location trackingBOEING CO·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 4483US9156553B1Aircraft mission equipment having an integrated air caster handling systemJOHNSON STEPHEN T·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 13, 2015·17 cites·14 claims
- 4583US7765853B2Determining seal feature integrity by testing for deformation upon air pressure excitationBOEING CO·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·10 cites·21 claims
- 4682US9010684B2Automated inspection of soft-tooled hollow structureMOTZER WILLIAM P·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 21, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 4781US11238675B2Mobile visual-inspection systemBOEING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 1, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 4881USRE48257ESafety system for operations having a working field on an opposite side of a barrier from a deviceBOEING CO·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·2 cites·27 claims
- 4981US8807257B1Method for forming a vacuum adhesionHANSEN JEFFREY·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·9 cites·10 claims
- 5080US11220356B2Non-destructive inspection using unmanned aerial vehicleBOEING CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 11, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
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