Patents by Inventor Alexander Michael Turley

Alexander Michael Turley 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 apparatus for welding to laminated metal
    Patent number: 8987631
    Abstract: A method is provided for the projection electric resistance welding of a component to a laminated metal member. The laminated metal member is comprised of top and bottom metal sheets adhered together by a polymer layer provided between the top and bottom metal sheets. A plurality of projections is provided on the component and the projections extend toward the top metal sheet of the laminated metal. Force is applied to the component and the projections have a pointed shape so that the projections pierce through the top metal sheet and contact the bottom metal sheet. Weld current is then applied to flow through the projections so that the projections are electric resistance welded to both the top and bottom metal sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Pei-Chung Wang, Robert J. Gollehur, James F. Hengel, Narayanan P. Menon, Mark D. Gugel, Alexander Michael Turley
  • Method and apparatus for welding to laminated metal
    Publication number: 20070272660
    Abstract: A method is provided for the projection electric resistance welding of a component to a laminated metal member. The laminated metal member is comprised of top and bottom metal sheets adhered together by a polymer layer provided between the top and bottom metal sheets. A plurality of projections is provided on the component and the projections extend toward the top metal sheet of the laminated metal. Force is applied to the component and the projections have a pointed shape so that the projections pierce through the top metal sheet and contact the bottom metal sheet. Weld current is then applied to flow through the projections so that the projections are electric resistance welded to both the top and bottom metal sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Pei-Chung Wang, Robert J. Gollehur, James F. Hengel, Narayanan P. Menon, Mark D. Gugel, Alexander Michael Turley
  • Method for single sided spot welding
    Patent number: 6765170
    Abstract: A method of single sided spot welding includes the steps of providing a metal tube having a convex surface portion and providing a metal sheet for welding to the metal tube. The method also includes the steps of contacting the metal sheet with the convex surface portion of the metal tube and contacting the metal sheet with a welding electrode. The method further includes the steps of supplying power to the welding electrode for melting metal and solidifying the molten metal to form a weld nugget between the metal sheet and the metal tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Chen, Chi-Mou Ni, Michael Gerard Poss, Alexander Michael Turley, Daniel C. Hutchinson
  • METHOD FOR SINGLE SIDED SPOT WELDING
    Publication number: 20040112872
    Abstract: A method of single sided, spot welding includes the steps of providing a metal tube having a convex surface portion and providing a metal sheet for welding to the metal tube. The method also includes the steps of contacting the metal sheet with the convex surface portion of the metal tube and contacting the metal sheet with a welding electrode. The method further includes the steps of supplying power to the welding electrode for melting metal and solidifying the molten metal to form a weld nugget between the metal sheet and the metal tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Chen, Chi-Mou Ni, Michael Gerard Poss, Alexander Michael Turley, Daniel C. Hutchinson