Patents by Inventor Michael Kaeferlein

Michael Kaeferlein 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 for positioning two components using tack welds crossing the joint line
    Patent number: 8496160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning two components to be joined to each other along a common joint line. According to the invention, the two components are connected to each other by limited-length tack welds firmly connecting the two components, particularly by way of bonding, to each other. In order to obtain reliable and robust positioning of the components for tacking during the joining process, without requiring extensive production apparatuses, such as is required for the high-precision setting of the focal point of the welding laser relative to the joint line, the tack welds are designed such that they cross the joint line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kaeferlein, Thomas Kretschmar, Clemens Pletzenuer, Axel Bormann, Hans Miethsam
  • METHOD FOR POSITIONING TWO COMPONENTS USING TACK WELDS CROSSING THE JOINT LINE
    Publication number: 20110095071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning two components to be joined to each other along a common joint line. According to the invention, the two components are connected to each other by limited-length tack welds firmly connecting the two components, particularly by way of bonding, to each other. In order to obtain reliable and robust positioning of the components for tacking during the joining process, without requiring extensive production apparatuses, such as is required for the high-precision setting of the focal point of the welding laser relative to the joint line, the tack welds are designed such that they cross the joint line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Kaeferlein, Thomas Kretschmar, Clemens Pletzenauer, Axel Bormann, Hans Miethsam