Patents by Inventor Mark Salmonowicz

Mark Salmonowicz 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).

  • Hydroforming of porthole extrusion with non-equiangular seams
    Patent number: 11052445
    Abstract: A method of forming a part includes extruding a billet through a die, forming a round, closed geometry tube from the billet, and hydroforming the round, closed geometry tube. The extrusion die contains an orifice with a central mandrel, a plurality of bridges, and a corresponding plurality of portholes between the bridges. A spacing of the bridges around the mandrel is non-equiangular. As a result, the round, closed geometry tube has non-equiangular welds after emerging from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Andrey Ilinich, Stephen Kernosky, Mark Salmonowicz, S. George Luckey, Jr.
  • HYDROFORMING OF PORTHOLE EXTRUSION WITH NON-EQUIANGULAR SEAMS
    Publication number: 20190232354
    Abstract: A method of forming a part includes extruding a billet through a die, forming a round, closed geometry tube from the billet, and hydroforming the round, closed geometry tube. The extrusion die contains an orifice with a central mandrel, a plurality of bridges, and a corresponding plurality of portholes between the bridges. A spacing of the bridges around the mandrel is non-equiangular. As a result, the round, closed geometry tube has non-equiangular welds after emerging from the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Andrey Ilinich, Stephen Kernosky, Mark Salmonowicz, S. George Luckey, JR.