Patents by Inventor Markus R. SCHUIKI

Markus R. SCHUIKI 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).

  • Flexplates and method for capacitor discharge welding of flexplates
    Patent number: 10975931
    Abstract: A two-piece flexplate assembly having a ring gear welded to a central plate using a capacitor discharge welding process. The weld is established between a joining structure defined between the ring gear and the central plate using either an overlap arrangement, a projection arrangement, or a chamfer arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Guobin Yin, Markus R. Schuiki, Markus Reiterer, Alexander Dietrich
  • FLEXPLATES AND METHOD FOR CAPACITOR DISCHARGE WELDING OF FLEXPLATES
    Publication number: 20180266517
    Abstract: A two-piece flexplate assembly having a ring gear welded to a central plate using a capacitor discharge welding process. The weld is established between a joining structure defined between the ring gear and the central plate using either an overlap arrangement, a projection arrangement, or a chamfer arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Guobin YIN, Markus R. SCHUIKI, Markus REITERER, Alexander DIETRICH