Patents by Inventor Michael L. Dambach

Michael L. Dambach 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).

  • Automated weld location system for vehicles
    Patent number: 6822195
    Abstract: An automatically weld locating system locates welds on a subassembly including first and second components. First and second finite element analysis models of the first and second components are retrieved. Edges of the first component are located. An outline of the first component is translated in a direction that is normal to its edge in its plane within a predetermined edge distance. A line segment of the first component is retrieved. Welds are created on the line segment with a predetermined maximum spacing and with a predetermined weld tolerance. The retrieving, determining and creating steps are repeated for additional line segments of the first component. The line segments of the second component are also processed. Welds that are within a predetermined minimum spacing are deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Vinod L. Kanodia, Michael L. Dambach
  • AUTOMATED WELD LOCATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20040195224
    Abstract: An automatically weld locating system locates welds on a subassembly including first and second components. First and second finite element analysis models of the first and second components are retrieved. Edges of the first component are located. An outline of the first component is translated in a direction that is normal to its edge in its plane within a predetermined edge distance. A line segment of the first component is retrieved. Welds are created on the line segment with a predetermined maximum spacing and with a predetermined weld tolerance. The retrieving, determining and creating steps are repeated for additional line segments of the first component. The line segments of the second component are also processed. Welds that are within a predetermined minimum spacing are deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Vinod L. Kanodia, Michael L. Dambach