Patents by Inventor Alexander J. Droste

Alexander J. Droste 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).

  • Bonded hybrid structure
    Patent number: 7560003
    Abstract: The present invention includes devices and methods of forming a structural component of a transportation vehicle and preferably an automotive vehicle. The invention includes a hybrid structure, preferably formed of two or more components that are bonded together with an adhesive to form a structural component that is lighter in weight than that of traditional components formed out of metal. The hybrid component is also substantially free of an over-molding process. Advantageously, one or more snap-fits or the like may be used to position and maintain spatial relationship of the two or more components during assembly, and compression and curing of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Pádraig J. Naughton, Alexander J. Droste, Samar R. Teli, Ashish Kotnis