Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Fetsko
Stephen A. Fetsko 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).
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Publication number: 20210245238Abstract: A cooling system for a molding tool or molding machine includes a high-performance coolant, multiple cooling circuits with different coolants flowing along each circuit, and/or a self-contained cooling circuit. The high-performance coolant can include a metallic component in various forms, including a liquid phase metal form. Newly recognized coolant characteristics such as volumetric heat capacity (Cv) can be used to identify suitable coolants. High-performance coolants can be used to reduce molding process cycle times, to spatially equalize the cooling rate of the molding material among different sections of the mold cavity, and/or to help cool other parts of the tool or machine such as a runner or an injection sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Stephen Fetsko, Erik Leaske
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Patent number: 9403498Abstract: An energy absorbing assembly, sometimes referred to as a crush tip assembly, that is mounted to a body-on-frame vehicle, either behind a front or rear bumper, so that the assembly absorbs energy in during a collision. The energy absorbing member is a multi-piece assembly where adjoining segments are secured together with a welded joint that may include a non-linear portion having one or more junction features. The specific arrangement of the non-linear portion, along with other optional secondary features like strengthening ribs, holes, slots, etc., can be used to achieve more desirable energy profiles during a collision event.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Clifford J. Hoschouer, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Patent number: 8939498Abstract: A vehicle floor tub is generally designed for attachment to a vehicle floor panel and may have a variety of uses. In one embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may include a sound damping patch applied to the base of the tub for improved vibration or sound damping purposes, thermal insulation, added structural integrity, etc. The vehicle floor tub may include a main panel, a sound damping patch, and an adhesive layer that are formed together from a main blank, a sound damping blank, and an adhesive layer. The sound damping patch may include one or more forming features located near complex stress regions. In one embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may be sized and configured to be a vehicle seat tub that is located in the floor of a vehicle and accommodates a folded or collapsed vehicle seat; in another embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may accommodate a spare wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan W. Fisk, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20140284948Abstract: An energy absorbing assembly, sometimes referred to as a crush tip assembly, that is mounted to a body-on-frame vehicle, either behind a front or rear bumper, so that the assembly absorbs energy in during a collision. The energy absorbing member is a multi-piece assembly where adjoining segments are secured together with a welded joint that may include a non-linear portion having one or more junction features. The specific arrangement of the non-linear portion, along with other optional secondary features like strengthening ribs, holes, slots, etc., can be used to achieve more desirable energy profiles during a collision event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Clifford J. Hoschouer, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Patent number: 8715424Abstract: A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hari Prasad, Mark A. Schimming, James F. Keys, John R. Ewolski, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Patent number: 8573021Abstract: A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc., that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: John R. Ewolski, James W. Walther, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Patent number: 8479876Abstract: A panel assembly for use in any number of different applications, including a variety of vehicle applications, that reduces noise or vibrations, provides thermal insulation, and/or improves structural integrity. According to an exemplary embodiment, the panel assembly includes a main panel made from a metal, one or more sound damping patches also made from a metal, and an adhesive layer that joins the patches to the main panel in a constrained layer construction. The sound damping patches may include one or more forming features, which are designed to improve the formability of the panel assembly without significantly impairing its sound damping characteristics. There are different types of forming features, including internal forming features (e.g., openings, holes, slits, slots, etc.) located within the interior of the patch and external forming features (e.g., projections, fingers, recesses, waveforms, etc.) located along the perimeter of the patch.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Fetsko, James F. Keys, Jonathan W. Fisk, Paul A. Andel, Kris Morris
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Patent number: 8414707Abstract: A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hari Prasad, Mark A. Schimming, James F. Keys, John Robert Ewolski, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Patent number: 8403390Abstract: A sound-damped vehicle panel assembly, such as a dash panel, is attached to a structural member with one or more weld joints. The vehicle panel assembly may include a main panel member, a sound-damping patch, and a sound-damping adhesive layer arranged therebetween, where the patch covers at least a portion of an acoustically active region of the main panel member. The weld joints that attach the vehicle panel assembly to the structural member are preferably located at weld openings formed in the sound-damping patch and/or the sound-damping adhesive layer so that the weld joint can be formed without melting and vaporizing the adhesive during the welding operation, as such an operation would likely require additional ventilation equipment and could impact the quality of the weld joint.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignees: Shiloh Industries, Inc., GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Rich, Marcel R. Cannon, Terry A. Swartzell, Andrew W. White, Kenneth D. Schmid, James F. Keys, Jonathan W. Fisk, Stephen A. Fetsko, James J. Evangelista
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Publication number: 20120228899Abstract: A sound-damped vehicle panel assembly, such as a dash panel, is attached to a structural member with one or more weld joints. The vehicle panel assembly may include a main panel member, a sound-damping patch, and a sound-damping adhesive layer arranged therebetween, where the patch covers at least a portion of an acoustically active region of the main panel member. The weld joints that attach the vehicle panel assembly to the structural member are preferably located at weld openings formed in the sound-damping patch and/or the sound-damping adhesive layer so that the weld joint can be formed without melting and vaporizing the adhesive during the welding operation, as such an operation would likely require additional ventilation equipment and could impact the quality of the weld joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicants: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC, GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Rich, Marcel R. Cannon, Terry A. Swartzell, Andrew W. White, Kenneth D. Schmid, James F. Keys, Jonathan W. Fisk, Stephen A. Fetsko, James J. Evangelista
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Publication number: 20120181811Abstract: A vehicle floor tub is generally designed for attachment to a vehicle floor panel and may have a variety of uses. In one embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may include a sound damping patch applied to the base of the tub for improved vibration or sound damping purposes, thermal insulation, added structural integrity, etc. The vehicle floor tub may include a main panel, a sound damping patch, and an adhesive layer that are formed together from a main blank, a sound damping blank, and an adhesive layer. The sound damping patch may include one or more forming features located near complex stress regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan W. Fisk, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20120035902Abstract: A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc., that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: John R. Ewolski, James W. Walther, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20110315473Abstract: A panel assembly for use in any number of different applications, including a variety of vehicle applications, that reduces noise or vibrations, provides thermal insulation, and/or improves structural integrity. According to an exemplary embodiment, the panel assembly includes a main panel made from a metal, one or more sound damping patches also made from a metal, and an adhesive layer that joins the patches to the main panel in a constrained layer construction. The sound damping patches may include one or more forming features, which are designed to improve the formability of the panel assembly without significantly impairing its sound damping characteristics. There are different types of forming features, including internal forming features (e.g., openings, holes, slits, slots, etc.) located within the interior of the patch and external forming features (e.g., projections, fingers, recesses, waveforms, etc.) located along the perimeter of the patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Stephen A. Fetsko, James F. Keys, Jonathan W. Fisk, Paul A. Andel, Kris Morris
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Patent number: 8062763Abstract: A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc., that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: John R. Ewolski, James W. Walther, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20110226281Abstract: A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Hari Prasad, Mark A. Schimming, James F. Keys, John Robert Ewolski, Stephen Fetsko
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Patent number: 7971303Abstract: A scraper tool for removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, the scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hari Prasad, Mark A. Schimming, James F. Keys, John Robert Ewolski, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20080209974Abstract: A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc., that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: John R. Ewolski, James W. Walther, Stephen A. Fetsko
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Publication number: 20080092312Abstract: A scraper tool for removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, the scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Shiloh Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hari Prasad, Mark A. Schimming, James F. Keys, John Robert Ewolski, Stephen A. Fetsko