Patents by Inventor Kevin N. Klingbeil

Kevin N. Klingbeil 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).

  • No gap laser welding of coated steel
    Patent number: 7910855
    Abstract: Welding using a laser, which leaves keyhole portions at each pass, that allow gases to vent. That keyhole portion is an area within the interior portion, e.g., an inside of a spiral or a circular arc. The keyhole is not processed by the laser and gases can escape. The laser later circles back to process the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LASX Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Dinauer, Kevin N. Klingbeil