Patents by Inventor Christine Maria KOPP

Christine Maria KOPP 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 for producing a steel component assembly and steel component assembly
    Patent number: 11203050
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a steel component assembly, wherein a steel component having a predetermined breaking point is provided and the predetermined breaking point of the steel component is punched through by way of a press-fit element in order to form an opening. Subsequently, the press-fit element is pressed into the opening of the steel component, and, at least in overlap with the press-fit element, a component is adhesively bonded to the steel component by an adhesive applied over an area. A friction-drilling hole is melted through the press-fit element, the steel component and the component by way of a friction-drilling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Eberhardt, Christine Maria Kopp, Uwe Schmidt, Josef Spoerer, Siegfried Georg Zehentbauer
  • Method for Producing a Steel Component Assembly and Steel Component Assembly
    Publication number: 20200086374
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a steel component assembly, wherein a steel component having a predetermined breaking point is provided and the predetermined breaking point of the steel component is punched through by way of a press-fit element in order to form an opening. Subsequently, the press-fit element is pressed into the opening of the steel component, and, at least in overlap with the press-fit element, a component is adhesively bonded to the steel component by an adhesive applied over an area. A friction-drilling hole is melted through the press-fit element, the steel component and the component by way of a friction-drilling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Florian EBERHARDT, Christine Maria KOPP, Uwe SCHMIDT, Josef SPOERER, Siegfried Georg ZEHENTBAUER