Patents by Inventor Bobbye K. W. Baylis

Bobbye K. W. Baylis 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 laser welding hoses in an air induction system
    Publication number: 20030111039
    Abstract: Laser welding is used to attach a polyolefin air induction component to an elastomeric hose member. One of the hose or induction component includes a portion that is made from a transparent material. In one example, the hose includes a hose end portion that is formed from a transparent material. The transparent material is then positioned in an overlapping relationship to a tube received within an opening in the induction component, which acts as an absorbing component. Contour through transmission welding is used to generate a laser beam that passes through the transparent material, heats the absorbing component, which in turn heats the transparent material and forms a laser weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc
    Inventors: Bobbye K. W. Baylis, Zhouxuan Xia