Patents by Inventor Henry J. Wojtaszek

Henry J. Wojtaszek 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).

  • Clinching during molding process
    Patent number: 9096001
    Abstract: The integration of two separate manufacturing processes involving joining two pieces of metal using a clinching or Tog-L-Loc™ type of connection, while also injecting a molten material around the two pieces of metal to create the desired part. A process for creating the desired part made of both plastic and metal includes the steps of providing a first metal component, a second metal component, inserting the first metal component into a mold, and inserting the second metal component into the mold. At least one connection point is used for connecting the first metal component to the second metal component while the metal components are located in the mold. Molten material, such as a thermoplastic, is injected into the mold around the first metal component and the second metal component, forming the desired part using the first metal component, the second metal component, and the hardened molten material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Henry J. Wojtaszek, Joel McPhee, Paul Smith
  • CLINCHING DURING MOLDING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20110039123
    Abstract: The integration of two separate manufacturing processes involving joining two pieces of metal using a clinching or Tog-L-Loc™ type of connection, while also injecting a molten material around the two pieces of metal to create the desired part. A process for creating the desired part made of both plastic and metal includes the steps of providing a first metal component, a second metal component, inserting the first metal component into a mold, and inserting the second metal component into the mold. At least one connection point is used for connecting the first metal component to the second metal component while the metal components are located in the mold. Molten material, such as a thermoplastic, is injected into the mold around the first metal component and the second metal component, forming the desired part using the first metal component, the second metal component, and the hardened molten material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Henry J. Wojtaszek, Joel McPhee, Paul Smith