Patents by Inventor Alexander KECK

Alexander KECK 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).

  • Method and insert for welding thermoplastic components
    Patent number: 11618222
    Abstract: A method for welding thermoplastic components, in particular, thermoplastic fiber composite structural components for an aircraft or spacecraft, having the following steps. Arranging an insert, which has a conductor structure having a plurality of parallel electrical conductor elements, in a joining zone between a first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component such that at least some portions of the parallel electrical conductor elements are located in the joining zone; locally melting the components in the region of the joining zone by supplying current to the conductor structure; disconnecting the connector elements; and removing the insert from the joining zone by pulling out the disconnected conductor elements. An insert for the resistance welding of thermoplastic components is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Alexei Vichniakov, Alexander Keck, Lennart Finger, Remo Hinz, Filipp Köhler
  • METHOD AND INSERT FOR WELDING THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210387424
    Abstract: A method for welding thermoplastic components, in particular, thermoplastic fiber composite structural components for an aircraft or spacecraft, having the following steps. Arranging an insert, which has a conductor structure having a plurality of parallel electrical conductor elements, in a joining zone between a first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component such that at least some portions of the parallel electrical conductor elements are located in the joining zone; locally melting the components in the region of the joining zone by supplying current to the conductor structure; disconnecting the connector elements; and removing the insert from the joining zone by pulling out the disconnected conductor elements. An insert for the resistance welding of thermoplastic components is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Alexei VICHNIAKOV, Alexander KECK, Lennart FINGER, Remo HINZ, Filipp KÖHLER