Patents by Inventor Terry Devers

Terry Devers 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).

  • Laser welding assembly and method
    Patent number: 9440314
    Abstract: A hybrid laser arc welding assembly including a gas metal arc welding torch and a laser arc welding laser head. The torch and laser head are disposed adjacent one another and aimed at targets of a pair of work pieces spaced from one another such that the melted material produced by the torch overlaps with the melted material produced by the laser head, and therefore, the torch and laser head combine to create a hybrid laser arc weld to join the work pieces. The laser head is adjustable dynamically relative to the work-pieces to optimize the hybrid laser arc weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Terry Devers, John E. Hill, Harish Mistry
  • Laser Welding Assembly And Method
    Publication number: 20140124486
    Abstract: A hybrid laser arc welding assembly including a gas metal arc welding torch and a laser arc welding laser head. The torch and laser head are disposed adjacent one another and aimed at targets of a pair of work pieces spaced from one another such that the melted material produced by the torch overlaps with the melted material produced by the laser head, and therefore, the torch and laser head combine to create a hybrid laser arc weld to join the work pieces. The laser head is adjustable dynamically relative to the work-pieces to optimize the hybrid laser arc weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Terry Devers, John E. Hill, Harish Mistry