Patents by Inventor Harvey Krage

Harvey Krage 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).

  • Inserts to enable friction stir welding joints and methods of forming friction stir welded assemblies
    Patent number: 11759883
    Abstract: A friction stir welded assembly includes a first workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, a second workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, and an insert positioned within the interior portion of the first workpiece and the interior portion of the second workpiece. The insert extends between and abuts at least one of the opposed interior walls of the first workpiece and the opposed interior walls of the second workpiece and a friction stir weld is between the first workpiece to the second workpiece. A joining end of the first workpiece and a joining end of the second workpiece form a butt joint or a lap joint between the first and second workpieces, and the friction stir weld is a butt weld or a lap weld, respectively, between the first and second workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harvey Krage, Gerald J. Heath, David Anthony Wagner
  • Customizable vehicle exterior lamps
    Patent number: 11168856
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to vehicle exterior lighting systems that include lamp assemblies that may be customized for meeting customer styling preferences. Exemplary lamp assemblies may include a lamp housing, a removable insert mounted to an interior wall of the lamp housing, and an access panel mounted to the rear exterior surface. The access panel is removable from the rear exterior surface to expose an access opening for inserting or removing the removable insert. The removable insert may include one or more customized features for personalizing the lamp assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Jaranson, Harvey Krage, Richard H. Wykoff, Barry K. Loucks
  • CUSTOMIZABLE VEHICLE EXTERIOR LAMPS
    Publication number: 20210301992
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to vehicle exterior lighting systems that include lamp assemblies that may be customized for meeting customer styling preferences. Exemplary lamp assemblies may include a lamp housing, a removable insert mounted to an interior wall of the lamp housing, and an access panel mounted to the rear exterior surface. The access panel is removable from the rear exterior surface to expose an access opening for inserting or removing the removable insert. The removable insert may include one or more customized features for personalizing the lamp assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: John Wayne JARANSON, Harvey KRAGE, Richard H. WYKOFF, Barry K. LOUCKS
  • INSERTS TO ENABLE FRICTION STIR WELDING JOINTS AND METHODS OF FORMING FRICTION STIR WELDED ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20210220941
    Abstract: A friction stir welded assembly includes a first workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, a second workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, and an insert positioned within the interior portion of the first workpiece and the interior portion of the second workpiece. The insert extends between and abuts at least one of the opposed interior walls of the first workpiece and the opposed interior walls of the second workpiece and a friction stir weld is between the first workpiece to the second workpiece. A joining end of the first workpiece and a joining end of the second workpiece form a butt joint or a lap joint between the first and second workpieces, and the friction stir weld is a butt weld or a lap weld, respectively, between the first and second workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harvey Krage, Gerald J. Heath, David Anthony Wagner