Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Raiche

Matthew J. Raiche 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).

  • Fastening apparatus for applying self piercing rivets
    Patent number: 10625333
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus for setting a fastener penetrating into a workpiece having a first and a second sheet of material to be joined is provided. The fastening apparatus includes a frame supporting a punch and an upsetting die assembly. The upsetting die assembly includes a housing defining an axial bore, and a die member and a rod located in the bore. The die member and rod are axially displaceable within the bore. A stop member is pivotally connected to the frame and is in engagement with the rod. A fastener insertion force generated by the punch displaces the die member and rod within the bore, and the stop member is configured to dampen the axial displacement and reduce the fastener insertion force over a predetermined fastener insertion distance of the fastener into the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Carlos Edwards, II, Richard Wolfgang Geary, Matthew J. Raiche, Kevin Scott Schnipke, Gregory A. Seckel
  • FASTENING APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SELF PIERCING RIVETS
    Publication number: 20190314887
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus for setting a fastener penetrating into a workpiece having a first and a second sheet of material to be joined is provided. The fastening apparatus includes a frame supporting a punch and an upsetting die assembly. The upsetting die assembly includes a housing defining an axial bore, and a die member and a rod located in the bore. The die member and rod are axially displaceable within the bore. A stop member is pivotally connected to the frame and is in engagement with the rod. A fastener insertion force generated by the punch displaces the die member and rod within the bore, and the stop member is configured to dampen the axial displacement and reduce the fastener insertion force over a predetermined fastener insertion distance of the fastener into the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Carlos Edwards, II, Richard Wolfgang Geary, Matthew J. Raiche, Kevin Scott Schnipke, Gregory A. Seckel