174 patents
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Utility
Cast bumper system and method of manufacturing same
6 Jul 21
A bumper system including a bumper beam being cast from metal having a front panel and a back panel, extending between a first bumper beam end and a second bumper beam end.
Edward Karl Steinebach, Jeremiah John Brady, Jeffrey Jay Mellis, Richard Lee Winfree, Mark Justin Jones, Darren Andrew Womack
Filed: 31 Jul 19
Utility
Vehicle compartment louver carrier with integrated ducting
29 Jun 21
The present invention is directed to a carrier for an automobile with integrated active ducting.
Michael W. Crane, Thomas Pilette, Norman Guschewski
Filed: 19 Jan 17
Utility
Hazardous Voltage Pre-charging and Discharging System and Method
24 Jun 21
A system for pre-charging and discharging a hazardous voltage direct current system includes a first relay in the form of main contactors, a second relay, and a resistor disposed between first and second electrical contacts.
Andreas EGLSEER, Martin WINTER
Filed: 30 Aug 19
Utility
System and method for adaptive bin picking for manufacturing
22 Jun 21
A system and method for automatically moving one or more parts between a bin at a source location and a destination using a robot is provided.
Alexander Zak, Dusko Perovski
Filed: 17 Jul 17
Utility
Fixture Assembly for Welding Operations
17 Jun 21
A fixture assembly for supporting a plurality of blanks during a welding operation.
Andreas STRANZ, Florian HANSCHMANN
Filed: 29 Nov 18
Utility
System and Method for Integrated Battery Charging and Propulsion In Plug-in Electric Vehicles
10 Jun 21
A system and method for integrated charging a vehicle includes a hybrid excitation machine, operable as a traction motor and including a rotor separated by an air gap from a stator with AC windings.
K. Lakshmi Varaha IYER, Gernot STEINMAIR, Jasmin Jijina SINKULAR
Filed: 1 Jun 18
Utility
Coating for Steel, Coated Steel and a Method of the Same
10 Jun 21
A coating process employing coating techniques which allow an end-user to coat steel, rather than relying on a specialized location or supplier, is provided.
Jeremiah John BRADY, Edward Karl STEINEBACH, Richard Lee WINFREE, Vinod Kumar SIKKA, Kenneth Ray ADAMS
Filed: 16 May 18
Utility
Method of attaching sheets together
8 Jun 21
The method includes the step of positioning the sheets in an at least partially overlapping relationship.
John Richard Potocki, William Andrew Kokosza, Steven Reece Falter
Filed: 4 Dec 17
Utility
Flexible Light Emitting System
6 May 21
A flexible light emitting system is provided and includes a flexible printed circuit layer that has a substrate with a top in surface and a bottom surface and a plurality of traces of silver paste disposed on the top surface.
Ronald S. ZAK, Todd DEAVILLE
Filed: 14 Aug 18
Utility
Flexplates and method for capacitor discharge welding of flexplates
13 Apr 21
A two-piece flexplate assembly having a ring gear welded to a central plate using a capacitor discharge welding process.
Guobin Yin, Markus R. Schuiki, Markus Reiterer, Alexander Dietrich
Filed: 24 May 18
Utility
Adjustable twist beam tube forming die
30 Mar 21
A die 20 used to form a metal tube into a tubular twist beam part 22 having a U-shaped torsion section 66 is provided.
Christopher Erik Peters, Scott Robert Mooney
Filed: 22 Jan 18
Utility
Structural component including a tempered transition zone
30 Mar 21
The invention provides a hot stamped structural component (20) for an automotive vehicle, such as a B-pillar, including a first part (22) formed of a high strength steel material joined to a second part (24) formed of a high ductility steel material.
Richard Allen Teague
Filed: 1 Jul 17
Utility
Laser Welding Coated Steel Blanks with Filler Wire
18 Mar 21
A system includes a laser welder and a filler wire feed.
Hongping GU, Robert Eric MUELLER, Khoi Huynh TRAN, Qi YAN, Pavlo PENNER, Eric DeNijs
Filed: 25 Nov 20
Utility
Wax Coating Over Phosphate Coating for Vehicle Components
18 Mar 21
A coating for vehicle components, such as frame assemblies and cradle assemblies formed of steel, is provided.
Kevin Dale SMITH
Filed: 22 Mar 18
Utility
Low Cost High Ductility Cast Aluminum Alloy
18 Mar 21
An aluminum alloy for casting into a component, such as a vehicle component, is provided.
Juergen WUEST, Xiaoping NIU, Randy BEALS
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
Vehicle twist axle assembly
16 Mar 21
The twist axle assembly includes a pair of trailing arms that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction.
Armando Perez, Sreevidhya Anandavally, John B. Johnson, Shiv Pareta, Nicholas R. Samassa
Filed: 14 Jul 17
Utility
Composite Liftgate
11 Feb 21
A composite liftgate including an inner panel construction having strengthening channel structure in combination with a ribbing.
Christopher J. Kuntze, Keijo J. Huotari
Filed: 14 Oct 20
Utility
Method and apparatus for laser assisted power washing
2 Feb 21
A process for removing a material that is adhered to an underlying surface includes using a laser beam to heat the material to reduce the strength of adhesion between the material and the underlying surface.
Hongping Gu, Boris Shulkin
Filed: 18 Jun 15
Utility
Composite liftgate
26 Jan 21
A composite liftgate including an inner panel construction having strengthening channel structure in combination with a ribbing.
Christopher J. Kuntze
Filed: 2 Jan 19
Utility
Tool and process for forming destacking formations on metal blanks
19 Jan 21
A tool for manufacturing blanks and a process for stacking and destacking the blanks in a production line are provided.
Charles T. Oei, Rajat Bhute
Filed: 19 May 17