Patents by Inventor Xianghu Tan

Xianghu Tan 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).

  • JOINTED MEMBER AND METHOD OF JOINING
    Publication number: 20180326674
    Abstract: A joint member (100) includes a metal component (12) and a composite component (14) which are joined by a joint (10) formed at a non-planar joint interface (18) defined by a textured surface portion (28) of the metal component (12) and a solidified melted area (24) of the composite component (14). The solidified melted area (24) adjacent to the joint interface (18) is characterized by a plurality of non-contiguous solidification boundaries (22) and a non-contiguous dispersion of porosity (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: David Yang, Jing Zhang, Jiguo Shan, Xianghu Tan