Patents by Inventor William H. Hagedorn

William H. Hagedorn 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).

  • Extruded node for vehicle frame
    Patent number: 5947519
    Abstract: An aluminum extruded node for interconnecting a longitudinal frame rail and a lateral frame member of a vehicle frame. The extruded node having a pair of longitudinal side walls received within an interior volume defined by the longitudinal frame rail and a pair of transverse side walls received within an interior volume defined by the lateral frame member. Interior wall portions extend between each of the pairs of longitudinal and transverse side walls to define closed cells for increasing the stiffness and structural integrity of the node. The longitudinal frame rail is peripherally welded around an end thereof to the node. The lateral frame member is peripherally welded around an end thereof to the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignees: Chrysler Corporation, Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Alan S. Aloe, James J. Johnson, William H. Hagedorn, Richard A. Sokol, Matthew P. Kiley, Andrew B. Trageser, Keith Redden