US Patent Issued to The Boeing on July 1 for "Angularly adjustable support tool indexes and related methods" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,402, issued on July 1, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Wash.).

"Angularly adjustable support tool indexes and related methods" was invented by Chester J. Hill IV (Grafton, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An angularly adjustable support tool index for aligning a tool relative to a hole of a part includes an index component having an indexing face positioned against the part. A trapped ball and socket joint allows pivotal adjustment of the index component with respect to a support fixture, which is configured to adjust the index component to align with and support the part. A bushing couples the index component to the bal...