With 3D printing all the rage Rocke continued his legacy of
patenting ideas that integrates new technology into Aerospace applications to
increase efficiency to help reduce the costs of air travel for all of us.
GeekWire referenced patent
application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by Boeing
where Rocke Koreis was the inventor.
GeekWire indicated, “the patent describes a method and
apparatus for requesting, authorizing, printing, and even paying for
aircraft parts. The published patent
application goes into detail on why 3D aircraft replacement part printing is
desirable, and it has a lot to do with stockpiling and waiting. ‘Receiving
requested parts from the aircraft manufacturer may take an undesirable amount
of time for a client,’ the application notes. ‘Some clients may keep an
inventory of parts on hand to avoid waiting an undesirable amount of time.
However, storing an inventory of extra parts either at an aircraft manufacturer
or at a client may use an undesirable amount of resources.’
