Patents by Inventor Mikael Stigsson

Mikael Stigsson 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).

  • Patent number: 6983633
    Abstract: A hemming tool providing a plurality of rollers for forming a hem flange. The rollers are disposed on an end effector that includes a pair of links that connect a tool support to a stationary bracket. The tool support and stationary bracket are shiftably mounted relative to each other in the manner of a four-bar link and shift relative to each other against the force of a force transducer or spring that moderates the force applied by the hemming tool to a workpiece by the selected roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mats Holmgren, Magnus Mattsson, Mikael Stigsson
  • Publication number: 20050086989
    Abstract: A hemming tool providing a plurality of rollers for forming a hem flange. The rollers are disposed on an end effector that includes a pair of links that connect a tool support to a stationary bracket. The tool support and stationary bracket are shiftably mounted relative to each other in the manner of a four-bar link and shift relative to each other against the force of a force transducer or spring that moderates the force applied by the hemming tool to a workpiece by the selected roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mats Holmgren, Magnus Mattsson, Mikael Stigsson