Patents by Inventor Stephen Kyle Greutman

Stephen Kyle Greutman 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).

  • SYSTEMS FOR LASER WELDING WITH PLASMA PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20240024986
    Abstract: A laser welding system for joining a first workpiece to a second workpiece includes a laser welder configured to emit a laser beam at a power to form a weld to join the first workpiece and the second workpiece at a weld location. The laser welding system includes a plasma protection fixture coupled to a surface of at least the first workpiece. The plasma protection fixture defines an opening configured to receive the laser beam. The opening has a perimeter that surrounds and is spaced apart from the weld. The plasma protection fixture has a height above the surface of at least the first workpiece about the perimeter of the opening that is defined based on the power of the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Baixuan Yang, Wei Zeng, Hui-ping Wang, Stephen Kyle Greutman, Eric Barnhart, Andrew Hromadka