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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153921 | Method and system for real-time non-destructive testing of projection welds utilizing force sensor A method for manufacturing a projection weld connection between at least two parts of a workpiece, where the workpiece remains blemish free, comprising automated real-time verification of the quality of the individual weld, without use of destructive testing by anal... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7880112 | Method for welding and adhesively attaching a shaped fastener to inside of member A method is provided for attaching a fastener to the inside wall of a member. The fastener may be a bolt or a nut having a shank and a shaped head with head portions radiating from the shank. A hole is made in the member and has a shape closely corresponding to the ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7834292 | Method for single side welding of laminate steel A method is provided for welding a laminated metal sheet to a workpiece. The laminated metal sheet includes an outer metal sheet and an inner metal sheet bonded together by a polymer material that impedes the flow of weld current. A punch is applied against the oute... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7399942 | Method for projection bonding of telescoped tubes A pair of tubes are provided, one of greater diameter than the other so that the tubes can be telescoped together. An annular inward facing projection is formed on the outer tube for contact with the outside surface of the inner tube when the tubes are telescoped to... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364394 | Break away fastening system A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351899 | Quick action drum lug assembly and method Lug assemblies and associated methods of attaching a drum head to a drum body. The lug assembly may comprise a lug body having a seating surface; an elongate link having a proximate end disposed proximate the drum head and a distal end disposed distal from the drum ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7291801 | Electrode for projection welding In an electrode for projection welding, an end cover (10) of metal having a through hole (19) is attached to the end of a main body (6) of metal having a cylindrical shape, a guide sleeve (12) of insulation material is disposed in the mai... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281571 | Radiator for vehicle use A heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of tubes in which a heat exchanging medium flows; tank members to which both end portions of these tubes are connected; and a female screw portion, into which a nut for attaching another member to the tank member is incorpora... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282664 | Resistance welding fastener electrode A welding assembly is provided for welding a fastener to an object such as a vehicle body panel. The assembly includes a weld gun having first and second electrodes movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The first electrode i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7253374 | Sheet-to-tube welded structure and method Method of welding a metal sheet and metal tubing as well as a welded sheet-to-tube welded structure wherein the tube-to-sheet gage ratio may be reduced to permit use of metal tubing having a reduced wall thickness. One or more intermediate metal bridging members is/... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250585 | Robotic welding system and method for welding projection weld nuts A system and method for welding projection weld nuts to a work piece. The system and method of the present invention generally makes use of a fixtured work piece having one or more projection weld nuts associated therewith. A resistance welding robot is used to weld... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246997 | Integrated high efficiency blower apparatus for HVAC systems An integrated centrifugal blower wheel for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) blower unit includes a first blade support, a second blade support, and a plurality of S-shaped blades disposed between the first and second blade supports, wherein each of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7170025 | Welding device IMPROVED RESISTANCE WELDING DEVICE that includes a mobile electrode in a support assisted by a spring, gas cylinder or expansion element, allowing its movement on being compressed so that the time lapse for the welding is sufficiently long to be effective, without a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7071439 | Method for barrier assembly A barrier such as a fence is formed by welding conductive upright members to conductive U-shaped rails by a projection resistance welding process. The rail includes at least one weld-forming region which projects within the rail channel, and may be formed within as ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065867 | Low temperature hermetic sealing method having passivation layer A hermetic sealing method, which is capable of preventing oxidation of a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) and sealing the MEMS at a low temperature. A low temperature hermetic sealing method having a passivation layer includes depositing a junction layer, a wet... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053330 | Projection weld-bonding system and method A method of welding and a projection weld bond system is disclosed. A first workpiece is provided that is made of a material that conducts electricity, and a second workpeiece is provided that is made of a material that conducts electricity and has a plurality of pr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7030333 | Method of joining plates with weld fastened studs A method of joining plates includes the steps of providing a one or more studs having a head, a barrel and a weld tip. The plates and studs are arranged such that a first plate having at least one hole is located between the studs and a second plate with each stud a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022932 | Outer shell unit and method of manufacturing the unit A manufacturing method for an outer shell unit (10) provided with a cylindrical outer shell (3) housing a damping force generating mechanism and a knuckle bracket (7) mounted on the outer shell (3) to connect a knuckle. The knuckle bracke... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019251 | Method for producing lamella packets for adjustable steering columns The invention relates to a method for producing lamella packets (e.g. 70) such as those used for adjustable steering columns in automobiles. According to the invention, at least one of the lamellae (e.g. 71) is provided with a collar (71.1) and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998560 | Method for metallurgically joining a tube to a member A method for metallurgically joining a tube to a member. A tube having a flange is obtained, and a member is obtained. A welding/brazing electrode wheel is obtained having an axis of rotation and having a rim. The tube and the member are positioned with the flange c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992261 | Sputtering target assemblies using resistance welding A method of forming a sputtering target assembly and other metal articles is described. Sputtering target assemblies and metal articles are also described. The method includes bonding a sputter target to a backing plate using resistance heating or welding to bond as... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6933459 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine engine blade A method for fabricating a turbine engine blade. The method includes providing a resistance welding system, and welding a metering plate to the turbine engine blade using the resistance welding system. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918597 | Gasket The invention refers to a gasket (1), the gasket having at least one metal layer (3) and at least one metal ring (5) welded thereto, the metal layer (3) having at least one through-hole (4) and the metal ring (5) being arran... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6906279 | Resistance welding fastener electrode A welding assembly is provided for welding a fastener to an object such as a vehicle body panel. The assembly includes a weld gun having first and second electrodes movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The first electrode i... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6878897 | Resistance projection welder error inhibitor A device is shown for determining if a weld nut is oriented or even present on a work piece before welding is initiated. This device determines the status of the weld nut by gauging the pressure of the air. If the weld nut is correctly oriented, then a predetermined... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875946 | Device for welding The present invention relates to a nut positioning pin disposed on a lower electrode for the projection welding of a nut. The present invention increases cooling and positioning accuracy, prevents entrance of sputtering particles, and increases the detecting accurac... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6864014 | Connecting structure of conductive connecting tab of battery The present invention provides a conductive connecting structure exhibiting satisfactory connecting performance to connect a conductive connecting tab being mounted on a battery element to a battery case, said conductive connecting table of the battery is connected ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6827537 | Orientless weld nut A weld nut has weld projections on both sides. The projections concentrate heat and melt when in contact with a component part, to form a lasting weld of the nut to the component part. Because there are weld projections on both sides of the nut, there is no risk tha... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825436 | Welding method and welding device of cap nut One electrode 6 is provided with a recess 16 for receiving and holding a cap 13 and the other electrode 8 is provided with a recess 36 for receiving and holding a nut 10. The thus held cap 13 and nut 10 are pre... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6770835 | Method of welding a cage and nut assembly to a workpiece This invention provides a method of welding a cage and nut combination to a surface of a workpiece using a welding electrode as a holding and locating member for the cage and nut. The cage and nut are placed, upside-down, in a recess formed in the welding tip of a l... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6765171 | Projection welding of flanged weld nut This invention provides a method of welding a flange nut to a workpiece surface using an improved design of a welding electrode. The electrode comprises a parts-receiving recess adapted to receive a stem portion of the nut, while maintaining a clearance between the ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6765170 | Method for single sided spot welding A method of single sided spot welding includes the steps of providing a metal tube having a convex surface portion and providing a metal sheet for welding to the metal tube. The method also includes the steps of contacting the metal sheet with the convex surface por... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6740840 | Weld electrode for detecting a misoriented weld nut A weld nut electrode for differentiating between a properly and an improperly oriented weld nut. The electrode has a conductive portion for passing weld current through the weld nut and an insulated portion electrically isolated from the conductive portion. The cond... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6706991 | Welding method and welding system for projection bolt A welding method and a welding system for a projection bolt are provided. The disclosure comprises a stationary welding machine (5) having supporting arms (8, 9), each of which is provided with a movable electrode (10) and a fixed electrode (... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703577 | Method of making closed cavity pistons A method of securing a cap on a piston body includes forming a first annular V-shaped surface at an open end of a cylindrical piston body; forming a second annular V-shaped surface on an annular surface of an oil conduit in the interior center of the pist... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6654995 | Method for joining tubular members A method is disclosed for inserting an end of a first tubular member into a complementary end of a second tubular member and attaching (e.g., welding) the adjacent surfaces of the inserted ends in a tight peripheral bond. In the method, a substantially co... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6653590 | Projection bolt welding device A projection bolt feed unit (14) is mounted on a welding frame (5) which is made to move by a robot system (1), and on either one of two electrodes (6, 7) installed on the welding frame (5) is formed a receiving hole (9) in which to insert a shaft (11). T... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6637091 | Method for making titanium wire face guard A method of making a face mask including the steps of providing a plurality of lengths of Grade 2, commercially pure titanium wire, having a diameter of from about 0.21 to about 0.24 inches; forming each length at room temperature to a desired bend angle ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6624379 | Method and apparatus for welding a metal fastener to a metal member A method and apparatus for projection welding a metal fastener (e.g., a nut) to a metal member (e.g., a sheet) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first electrical contact and a locator assembly having a second electrical contact. For welding the faste... | 09/23/2003 |
