Patents by Inventor Patrick ROMINGER

Patrick ROMINGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20200300283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting element for non-detachably connecting at least two components by means of friction welding when the connecting element is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the connecting element. The connecting element includes a stem formed along the longitudinal axis with a stem face at a free end of the stem for penetrating at least one component, and a head connected to the stem for transmitting a torque about the longitudinal axis from a turning tool to the stem. The stem face has a stem end face which has a convex envelope with a blunt shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dominik FRÖHLICH, Georg VOGEL, Andreas PHILIPP, Patrick ROMINGER, Klaus TRUETSCH