Patents by Inventor Doug Keim

Doug Keim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METAL JOINER SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED METHODS, AND PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20220001490
    Abstract: A metal joiner system includes a power source and a metal joiner. The metal joiner includes a cleaning header, a cutting header, a joining header, and a joint finisher, each of which are communicatively coupled to the power source. The cutting header and cleaning header are configured to direct a first laser beam to prepare a joining region, and the joining header is configured to direct a second laser beam to form a joint in the joining region. A method of joining a metal substrates includes forming a joining region in abutting metal substrates, directing the first laser beam onto the joining region in a joint preparation stage, and directing the second laser beam onto the joining region to form a weld. A product of a metal joiner, a weld, has a portion of weld metal removed at the weld start and the weld crater regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Dechao Lin, Dewei Zhu, ChangOok Son, Kyle Haines, Louis Mitchell Nazro, Doug Keim, Curtis Eddie, Devesh Mathur, David Anthony Gaensbauer