Patents by Inventor Jan Andreas PFRANG

Jan Andreas PFRANG 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 component connection and component connection
    Patent number: 10550871
    Abstract: A component connection has a first component, which consists of a metal material, a ball likewise consisting of a metal material, which is welded to the first component, and a second component which has a through-hole and a collar which projects from a top side of the second component, is bent upwards and extends circumferentially around the through-hole. The two components are joined to each other such that the ball projecting from the first component projects into the through-hole provided in the second component or even partially through the through-hole. The second component is arranged so that the collar protrudes from the first component. The second component is a sandwich component which has a middle layer of a plastic material, the middle layer being located between an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Maik Hammer, Johann Van Niekerk, Jan Andreas Pfrang
  • Method for Manufacturing a Component
    Publication number: 20190070652
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component from a hardenable aluminum alloy includes the steps of: heating a blank to a predefined temperature; shaping the heated blank into a semifinished product in a shaping tool; cooling the semifinished product during or following the shaping process; and shaping the cooled semifinished product into a component in a second shaping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jan Andreas PFRANG
  • Method for Producing a Component Connection and Component Connection
    Publication number: 20170159694
    Abstract: A component connection has a first component, which consists of a metal material, a ball likewise consisting of a metal material, which is welded to the first component, and a second component which has a through-hole and a collar which projects from a top side of the second component, is bent upwards and extends circumferentially around the through-hole. The two components are joined to each other such that the ball projecting from the first component projects into the through-hole provided in the second component or even partially through the through-hole. The second component is arranged so that the collar protrudes from the first component. The second component is a sandwich component which has a middle layer of a plastic material, the middle layer being located between an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Maik HAMMER, Johann VAN NIEKERK, Jan Andreas PFRANG