Patents by Inventor Artur Ruescher

Artur Ruescher 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).

  • Publication number: 20030217580
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flanging apparatus for metal sheets for use with metal sheets of the body structure in vehicle manufacturing, with a base frame, with a flanging bed movable up and down, and with flanging jacks movable into the work area of the flanging bed. The invention consists of the fact that a flanging tool has the main, workpiece-specific components, in particular the flanging bed and flanging jacks, and is arranged in the base frame as an exchangeable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Artur Ruescher, Bruno Strausfeld, Ralph Hoffstadt
  • Patent number: 6644088
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flanging apparatus for metal sheets for use with metal sheets of the body structure in vehicle manufacturing, with a base frame, with a flanging bed movable up and down, and with flanging jacks movable into the work area of the flanging bed. The invention consists of the fact that a flanging tool has the main, workpiece-specific components, in particular the flanging bed and flanging jacks, and is arranged in the base frame as an exchangeable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Artur Ruescher, Bruno Strausfeld, Ralph Hoffstadt