Patents by Inventor Michael C. Alte

Michael C. Alte 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).

  • Apparatus and process for assembling exhaust processor components
    Patent number: 6501042
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing an exhaust processor comprising: a clamping device for applying a predetermined clamping pressure to clamp a case or other component of the exhaust processor about a substrate or other component of the exhaust processor to define a gap between the case and substrate; a measuring device for measuring a size of the gap during application of the predetermined clamping pressure, the measuring device including a clamping pressure control system for adjusting the predetermined clamping pressure of the clamping device in response to the gap measurement so that the gap size is within a predetermined range; and a welder for welding a portion of the case component to an other portion of the caset when the gap size is within the predetermined range. The measuring device also includes a camera for measuring the gap size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Arvin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Alte, Jeffrey S. Englert
  • Apparatus and process for assembling exhaust processor components
    Publication number: 20020033385
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing an exhaust processor comprising: a clamping device for applying a predetermined clamping pressure to clamp a case or other component of the exhaust processor about a substrate or other component of the exhaust processor to define a gap between the case and substrate; a measuring device for measuring a size of the gap during application of the predetermined clamping pressure, the measuring device including a clamping pressure control system for adjusting the predetermined clamping pressure of the clamping device in response to the gap measurement so that the gap size is within a predetermined range; and a welder for welding a portion of the case component to an other portion of the caset when the gap size is within the predetermined range. The measuring device also includes a camera for measuring the gap size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Michael C. Alte, Jeffrey S. Englert