Patents by Inventor Eric Frevik

Eric Frevik 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: 20230026889
    Abstract: A forming die includes a first die component with a male bead and a second die component with a female bead. The male bead and the female bead form a bead with a reverse bead geometry with the male bead having a groove and the female bead having a protrusion complimentary with the groove such that the protrusion is aligned with the groove when the male bead extends into the female bead. Also, the protrusion is adjustable in real-time within the female bead. A stamping machine with the first die component and the second die component has a control unit configured to adjust the protrusion in real-time as a function of mechanical property testing data, width testing data, thickness testing data, lubrication testing data and/or image sensor module data on one or more blanks to be stamped and/or one or more blanks that have been stamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Evangelos Liasi, Liang Huang, Rudolf Gerich, Eric Frevik, Christian Richard Genereux, Keith Zobay