Patents by Inventor Andrease G. Janssen

Andrease G. Janssen 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: 6662611
    Abstract: A hydroforming assembly has a plurality of die structures that are mounted on a press for reciprocating movement between open and closed conditions. The die structures have cooperating die surfaces defining a die cavity when in the closed condition and receive a metallic tube blank when in the open conditions. A hydroforming fluid supply system has tube-end engaging structures that are movable to selectively and sealingly engage opposite ends of the tube blank. The hydroforming fluid supply system provides pressurized fluid into an interior of the tube blank in order to expand the tube blank outwardly into conformity with the die cavity. A punch extends within a passage of at least one of the die structures. The punch is movable between retracted and extended positions. A punch driving assembly drives the punch between the retracted and extended positions to punch a hole into the expanded tube blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Magna International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrease G. Janssen, Frank A. Horton