Patents by Inventor Jeff Lechien

Jeff Lechien 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).

  • Presintered brazing
    Patent number: 10675717
    Abstract: The present application describes an article having a first metal component joined to a second metal component by a metallurgic joint of presintered powdered metal interposed between contiguous surfaces of the first metal component and the second metal component. The present application also describes a composition for use in a brazing process comprising a presintered powdered metal. The present application also describes a process for brazing including the following steps: presintering a powdered metal; adding the presintered powdered metal to a first and second metal component; and heating the combination of the first and second metal components containing the presintered powdered metal until the powdered metal melts and joins the metal components to form a metallurgic joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Metaldyne, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Lechien
  • PRESINTERED BRAZING
    Publication number: 20180304414
    Abstract: The present application describes an article having a first metal component joined to a second metal component by a metallurgic joint of presintered powdered metal interposed between contiguous surfaces of the first metal component and the second metal component. The present application also describes a composition for use in a brazing process comprising a presintered powdered metal. The present application also describes a process for brazing including the following steps: presintering a powdered metal; adding the presintered powdered metal to a first and second metal component; and heating the combination of the first and second metal components containing the presintered powdered metal until the powdered metal melts and joins the metal components to form a metallurgic joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Jeff Lechien