Patents by Inventor Felicia L. Brittman

Felicia L. Brittman 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).

  • Bi-direction self-piercing riveting
    Patent number: 6835020
    Abstract: A sheet metal assembly includes first and second metal sheets having flanges extending from the sheets. The flanges overlap and are in engaged parallel facing relation for a width between outer edges and flanges. At least one pair of self-piercing rivets joins the flanges at spaced locations along the width. The rivets each have a head and a shank extending into the flanges from opposite sides. The rivet heads of each pair are located in opposite flanges and are spaced further from the outer edges of their respective flanges (nearer the load-application ends) than are the shank portions of other rivets of the pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Pei-Chung Wang, Shixin Jack Hu, Kaushik Iyer, Felicia L. Brittman, Daniel B. Hayden
  • Bi-direction self-piercing riveting
    Publication number: 20040197137
    Abstract: A sheet metal assembly includes first and second metal sheets having flanges extending from the sheets. The flanges overlap and are in engaged parallel facing relation for a width between outer edges and flanges. At least one pair of self-piercing rivets joins the flanges at spaced locations along the width. The rivets each have a head and a shank extending into the flanges from opposite sides. The rivet heads of each pair are located in opposite flanges and are spaced further from the outer edges of their respective flanges (nearer the load-application ends) than are the shank portions of other rivets of the pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pei-Chung Wang, Shixin Jack Hu, Kaushik Iyer, Felicia L. Brittman, Daniel B. Hayden