Patents by Inventor Nihat Dizdar

Nihat Dizdar 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).

  • Anchoring a joining element in an object
    Patent number: 10427359
    Abstract: A joining element has an anchoring portion for in-depth anchoring in the object and a head portion arranged proximally of the anchoring portion with respect to an insertion axis. The head portion has a lateral outer surface that has a structure that is well-defined, especially within tight tolerances. The joining element is positioned relative to an object of a non-liquefiable material such that the anchoring portion reaches into an opening of the object or is placed adjacent a mouth thereof. Then, the joining element is pressed towards a distal direction, to press the anchoring portion into the opening, while mechanical vibration energy is coupled into the joining element by a tool, in an amount and for a time sufficient for liquefaction of a portion of the thermoplastic material to cause interpenetration of the thermoplastic material into structures of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: WOODWELDING AG, INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Nihat Dizdar, Håkan Käll, Pontus Håkansson, Muthumariappan Sankaran, Mario Lehmann, Jörg Mayer, Laurent Torriani, Marcel Aeschlimann
  • ANCHORING A JOINING ELEMENT IN AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20170297271
    Abstract: A joining element has an anchoring portion for in-depth anchoring in the object and a head portion arranged proximally of the anchoring portion with respect to an insertion axis. The head portion has a lateral outer surface that has a structure that is well-defined, especially within tight tolerances. The joining element is positioned relative to an object of a non-liquefiable material such that the anchoring portion reaches into an opening of the object or is placed adjacent a mouth thereof. Then, the joining element is pressed towards a distal direction, to press the anchoring portion into the opening, while mechanical vibration energy is coupled into the joining element by a tool, in an amount and for a time sufficient for liquefaction of a portion of the thermoplastic material to cause interpenetration of the thermoplastic material into structures of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: Woodwelding AG, Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Nihat Dizdar, Håkan Käll, Pontus Håkansson, Muthumariappan Sankaran, Mario Lehmann, Jörg Mayer, Laurent Torriani, Marcel Aeschlimann