Patents by Inventor Volker Stark

Volker Stark 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).

  • Composite of sheet metal parts
    Patent number: 8631996
    Abstract: A composite of sheet metal parts on or for a vehicle comprises a first sheet metal part forming a first outer shell region and comprising a first joining region which projects from the first outer shell region via a bent transition towards an inner side of the composite. The composite further comprises a second sheet metal part forming a second outer shell region and comprising a second joining region which projects from the second outer shell region towards the inner side of the composite, the second joining region facing the first joining region. The composite also comprises a welding or soldering seam along which the sheet metal parts are connected, wherein the seam runs along or alongside a flange edge formed in the first joining region at a distance from the first outer shell region, a flange deviating from the first joining region along the flange edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Corporation, FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ewald Quell, Jochen Schneegans, Jean Heussner, Volker Stark, Yoshihiro Fujikawa, Takayuki Oidemizu
  • COMPOSITE OF SHEET METAL PARTS
    Publication number: 20100062278
    Abstract: A composite of sheet metal parts on or for a vehicle comprises a first sheet metal part forming a first outer shell region and comprising a first joining region which projects from the first outer shell region via a bent transition towards an inner side of the composite. The composite further comprises a second sheet metal part forming a second outer shell region and comprising a second joining region which projects from the second outer shell region towards the inner side of the composite, the second joining region facing the first joining region. The composite also comprises a welding or soldering seam along which the sheet metal parts are connected, wherein the seam runs along or alongside a flange edge formed in the first joining region at a distance from the first outer shell region, a flange deviating from the first joining region along the flange edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, EDAG GMBH & CO.
    Inventors: Ewald Quell, Jochen Schneegans, Jean Heussner, Volker Stark, Yoshihiro Fujikawa, Takayuki Oidemizu