Patents by Inventor Robert V. Klint

Robert V. Klint 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).

  • Resistance spot welder process monitor
    Patent number: 4596917
    Abstract: A multivariable process monitor and method of monitoring a resistance spot welding process to yield instantaneous information on weld quality during the weld cycle. Sensors on the machine measure welding input variables and workpiece response variables and provide signals to a microcomputer system. A simplified analytical model of the spot welding process is incorporated in the microcomputer and is the reference for the weld quality logic that accepts or rejects the weld. Faulty welds are diagnosed and the reason displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herman A. Nied, Stanley J. Godwin, Robert K. Cohen, Robert V. Klint, Hsin-Pang Wang
  • Chemically augmented electrical fuse
    Patent number: 3958206
    Abstract: A conventional fusible element is combined with exothermic reactive material such as PETN or a ribbon of aluminum-palladium to supply quickly released chemical energy for fast circuit interruption where the circuit-derived electrical energy available for interruption is low. An arc quenching substance preferably surrounds the fusible element. The exothermic reaction is initiated thermally or by supplementary electrical energy from a trigger circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert V. Klint