Patents by Inventor Michael David Shergold

Michael David Shergold 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).

  • Method of securing components together and a structural member made by said method
    Patent number: 6276740
    Abstract: A method of securing two or more components together is disclosed in which one of the members is made from a thin wall tubular material that can be expanded by a hydroforming technique to cause deformation which is used to secure one or more components (11, 12, 13, 14; 111, 122, 123 and 114) to the tubular member (9, 109).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Michael Mellor, Michael David Shergold