Patents by Inventor Eric Tauscher

Eric Tauscher 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).

  • Welding tool comprising a shoulder, welding method and workpiece
    Patent number: 10183356
    Abstract: A welding method for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by means of friction stir welding using a welding tool having a probe and a shoulder. The method includes rotating the probe around a rotation axis, wherein the connection region is softened by friction heat provided by the probe during said friction stir welding to form a welded seam at the connection region. The method also includes molding, simultaneously with forming the welded seam, at least one of a bevel, a rounding and a chamfer on an edge of the connection region using the shoulder, wherein the shoulder is configured to separate the connection region from the surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Silvanus, Erich Forster, Eric Tauscher
  • Welding Tool Comprising a Shoulder, Welding Method and Workpiece
    Publication number: 20180133832
    Abstract: A welding method for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by means of friction stir welding using a welding tool having a probe and a shoulder. The method includes rotating the probe around a rotation axis, wherein the connection region is softened by friction heat provided by the probe during said friction stir welding to form a welded seam at the connection region. The method also includes molding, simultaneously with forming the welded seam, at least one of a bevel, a rounding and a chamfer on an edge of the connection region using the shoulder, wherein the shoulder is configured to separate the connection region from the surroundings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Juergen SILVANUS, Erich FORSTER, Eric TAUSCHER
  • Welding tool comprising a shoulder, welding method and workpiece
    Patent number: 9919378
    Abstract: A welding tool for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by friction stir welding includes a shoulder that separates the connection region from the surroundings. The shoulder is designed as a molding tool to mold during the friction stir welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Silvanus, Erich Forster, Eric Tauscher
  • Welding tool comprising a rotating probe, welding method and workpiece
    Patent number: 9796133
    Abstract: A welding tool for joining at least two workpieces at a joining region by friction stir welding includes a tool pin arranged along one axis of the welding tool, for applying frictional heat to the workpieces. The welding tool also includes a shoulder surrounding the tool pin, for separating the joining region from the surrounding area. The shoulder is moveable essentially parallel to the axis of the welding tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Silvanus, Erich Forster, Eric Tauscher
  • Welding Tool Comprising a Rotating Probe, Welding Method and Workpiece
    Publication number: 20140326392
    Abstract: A welding tool for joining at least two workpieces at a joining region by friction stir welding includes a tool pin arranged along one axis of the welding tool, for applying frictional heat to the workpieces. The welding tool also includes a shoulder surrounding the tool pin, for separating the joining region from the surrounding area. The shoulder is moveable essentially parallel to the axis of the welding tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Silvanus, Erich Forster, Eric Tauscher
  • Welding Tool Comprising a Shoulder, Welding Method and Workpiece
    Publication number: 20140203067
    Abstract: A welding tool for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by friction stir welding includes a shoulder that separates the connection region from the surroundings. The shoulder is designed as a molding tool to mold during the friction stir welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Silvanus, Erich Forster, Eric Tauscher