Patents by Inventor Juergen Wilhelm HOVER

Juergen Wilhelm HOVER 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).

  • Localized mating surface for laser welding
    Patent number: 11173569
    Abstract: An assembly and method of forming the assembly are disclosed. The assembly may include first and second components, the first component including a non-mating region and a mating region. The mating region may have an offset in a direction towards the second component and have a welding surface contacting the second component. A weld located within the welding surface may join the first and second components. The weld may be a laser weld. The method may include positioning a first component including a welding pad offset from a surrounding region of the first component such that the welding pad is in contact with a second component to form a gap between the surrounding region of the first component and the second component. The first component may then be welded to the second component in an area within the welding pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jose de Jesus Colin Espinoza, Michael James Freeman, Juergen Wilhelm Hover, Guido H. Mueller, Mario Alberto Rubio Monroy
  • LOCALIZED MATING SURFACE FOR LASER WELDING
    Publication number: 20170209962
    Abstract: An assembly and method of forming the assembly are disclosed. The assembly may include first and second components, the first component including a non-mating region and a mating region. The mating region may have an offset in a direction towards the second component and have a welding surface contacting the second component. A weld located within the welding surface may join the first and second components. The weld may be a laser weld. The method may include positioning a first component including a welding pad offset from a surrounding region of the first component such that the welding pad is in contact with a second component to form a gap between the surrounding region of the first component and the second component. The first component may then be welded to the second component in an area within the welding pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jose de Jesus COLIN ESPINOZA, Michael James FREEMAN, Juergen Wilhelm HOVER, Guido H. MUELLER, Mario Alberto RUBIO MONROY