Patents by Inventor Dennis Urban

Dennis Urban 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 of manufacturing a chromed bumper
    Patent number: 6881282
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Ispat Inland, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban
  • Method of manufacturing a chromed bumper
    Publication number: 20040149358
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban