Patents by Inventor Berard Spies

Berard Spies 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).

  • Welded lap or web joint for galvanized sheets
    Patent number: 5104032
    Abstract: A welded lap or web joint for galvanized sheets, having a laser weld orientated transversely to the overlapped sheets and penetrating through the sheet layers. The sheet layers are held at a distance by protrusions or beads which are integrated, in such a way as to run next to the laser weld, in at least one of the sheets are pressed into it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Berard Spies, Volker Thoms