Patents by Inventor J. Thomas Schriempf

J. Thomas Schriempf 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).

  • Transmission filter with laser welded housing components
    Patent number: 6432307
    Abstract: A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18, 20) are in registered, abutting relationship with a laser weld bead (62) at the juncture (44) between the flanges (18, 20) to provide a fluid seal circumscribing the filter (10). The preferred filter manufacturing apparatus (12) includes a laser (54) coupled to a robot arm (50) controlled by a programmable logic controller (52). The controller (52) operates the robot arm (50) in order to direct the laser beam (58) through the first flange (18) onto the second flange (20) and along the juncture (44) to form the laser weld bead (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: IBS Filtran Kunstoff-/Metallerzeugnisse GmbH Industriestr SPX Corporation-Filtran
    Inventors: John W. Gizowski, Markus Beer, J. Thomas Schriempf
  • Fluid filter manufacturing apparatus
    Patent number: 6394162
    Abstract: A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18, 20) are in registered, abutting relationship with a laser weld bead (62) at the juncture (44) between the flanges (18, 20) to provide a fluid seal circumscribing the filter (10). The preferred filter manufacturing apparatus (12) includes a laser (54) coupled to a robot arm (50) controlled by a programmable logic controller (52). The controller (52) operates the robot arm (50) in order to direct the laser beam (58) through the first flange (18) onto the second flange (20) and along the juncture (44) to form the laser weld bead (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignees: IBS Filtran Kunstoff-/Metallererzeugnisse GmbH Industriestr, SPX Corporation-Filtran
    Inventors: John W. Gizowski, Markus Beer, J. Thomas Schriempf
  • Transmission filter with laser welded housing components
    Publication number: 20010000894
    Abstract: A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18, 20) are in registered, abutting relationship with a laser weld bead (62) at the juncture (44) between the flanges (18, 20) to provide a fluid seal circumscribing the filter (10). The preferred filter manufacturing apparatus (12) includes a laser (54) coupled to a robot arm (50) controlled by a programmable logic controller (52). The controller (52) operates the robot arm (50) in order to direct the laser beam (58) through the first flange (18) onto the second flange (20) and along the juncture (44) to form the laser weld bead (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Inventors: John W. Gizowski, Markus Beer, J. Thomas Schriempf
  • Fluid filter manufacturing apparatus
    Publication number: 20010000877
    Abstract: A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18, 20) are in registered, abutting relationship with a laser weld bead (62) at the juncture (44) between the flanges (18, 20) to provide a fluid seal circumscribing the filter (10). The preferred filter manufacturing apparatus (12) includes a laser (54) coupled to a robot arm (50) controlled by a programmable logic controller (52). The controller (52) operates the robot arm (50) in order to direct the laser beam (58) through the first flange (18) onto the second flange (20) and along the juncture (44) to form the laser weld bead (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Inventors: John W. Gizowski, Markus Beer, J. Thomas Schriempf
  • Method of laser welding transmission filter housing components
    Patent number: 6193833
    Abstract: A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18,20) are in registered, abutting relationship with a laser weld bead (62) at the juncture (44) between the flanges (18,20) to provide a fluid seal circumscribing the filter(10). The preferred filter manufacturing apparatus (12) includes a laser (54) coupled to a robot arm (50) controlled by a programmable logic controller (52). The controller (52) operates the robot arm (50) in order to direct the laser beam(58) through the first flange (18) onto the second flange (20) and along the juncture (44) to form the laser weld bead (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Gizowski, Markus Beer, J. Thomas Schriempf