Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Civatech Oncology

Vari-form, Inc.

Industrial Scientific Corporation

David Anthony Wagner

Michael Musa Azzouz

Xiaoming Chen

Gerald J Heath

Yuksel Gur

Mohammad Omar Faruque

Ridha Baccouche

Sunil K Kasaragod

Ari Garo Caliskan

Daniel Szalay

Gary Steven Strumolo

Saied Nusier

Ronald Hugh Miller

Fubang Wu

John Edward Huber

Hikmat F Mahmood

Chelliah Madasamy

Thierry Guimberteau

Parameswararao Pothuraju

John Joseph Uicker

Sanjay Mehta

Mohamed Ridha Baccouche

James Chih Cheng

Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake

Matthew John Zaluzec

Robert D Black

David Michael DiMeo

Sheran Anthony Alles

Yijung Chen

Jeffrey Michael Hatt

Patrick Marchena

Lou Ratsos

Allen Li

Claudia Black

Jeffery Wallace

Saeed David Barbat

John Wayne Jaranson

Thomas Edward Pilutti

Srinivasan Sundararajan

Leonard Anthony Shaner

Clay Wesley Maranville

Peter A Friedman

Edgar Edward Donabedian

Jeff A Wallace

Laurens Van Den Acker

Bryan Roger Goodman

Patrick James Blanchard

Dean A Gericke

Jeffrey A Wallace

Irving Toivo Salmeen

Annie Q Wang

Kenneth Nero Morman, Jr

Everett Kuo

Raj Mehta

John Martin Knittel

Richard H Wykoff, Ii

Eric William Barrett

Jay Michael Gordon

James Skourlis

Harvey Krage

Jose M Paris-Gonzalez

Tsung-Hsiun Li

Ari Garo Callskan

Jeff Michael Hatt

Arthur S Mintz

Arthur Perlis

Omar Faruque

Dean Gericke

Kent Mcelhattan

Hikmat Mahmood

An inner mandrel for forming a variable taper component includes a plurality of interlocking pieces and a brace. Each interlocking piece defines opposed tapered edge faces, a first surface, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. One of the edge faces defines a locking feature and another of the edge faces defines a receiving feature engaging the locking feature of an adjacent interlocking piece. The first surface defines a variable taper and a plurality of recesses. The brace secures the plurality of interlocking pieces to each other in a concentric arrangement about a central axis. A maximum width of each of the interlocking pieces is smaller than a minimum width of an end portion of the variable taper component. A central portion of the variable taper component is wider than the end portions.

Permanent tooling for composite coil spring compression molding

An inner mandrel for forming a variable taper component includes a master insert and a plurality of interlocking pieces. The master insert includes opposed tapered edge faces, each tapered edge face defining at least one locking feature, a first surface having a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. Each interlocking piece includes opposed tapered edge faces, one of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a locking feature and another of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a receiving feature to engage the locking feature of an adjacent interlocking piece, a first surface defining a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface.

A friction stir welded assembly includes a first workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, a second workpiece having an interior portion with opposed interior walls, and an insert positioned within the interior portion of the first workpiece and the interior portion of the second workpiece. The insert extends between and abuts at least one of the opposed interior walls of the first workpiece and the opposed interior walls of the second workpiece and a friction stir weld is between the first workpiece to the second workpiece. A joining end of the first workpiece and a joining end of the second workpiece form a butt joint or a lap joint between the first and second workpieces, and the friction stir weld is a butt weld or a lap weld, respectively, between the first and second workpieces.

Inserts to enable friction stir welding joints and methods of forming friction stir welded assemblies

Tooling for use in forming a variable taper component is provided. The tooling includes an inner mandrel and an outer mandrel disposed around the inner mandrel. The inner mandrel includes a master insert defining opposed tapered edge faces, an external surface having a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive at least a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered internal surface. The inner mandrel also includes a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged concentrically around the master insert, and a tapered inner sleeve disposed against the tapered internal surfaces of the plurality of interlocking pieces and the master insert. The outer mandrel defines a corresponding plurality of recesses configured to receive at least a portion of the variable taper component, wherein a maximum width of the interlocking pieces and the master insert is smaller than a minimum width of ends of the variable taper component.

A sub-frame assembly supports a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.

Extruded metal sub-frame for a vehicle

A vehicle having a body including a roof supported between spaced roof rails. A plurality of roof bows extend between and are attached to the roof rails that reinforce the roof. The roof bows define an air distribution duct that includes an air inlet and at least one air vent. The air distribution duct defines a downwardly facing open channel that is closed by a headliner.

Integrated roof bow and HVAC duct with a headliner providing a close-out wall of the duct

A motor vehicle sub-frame is provided. That motor vehicle sub-frame includes a front cross member, a rear cross member and first and second side rails connected to the front and rear cross members at each side of the sub-frame. The side rails both include a first component having a first extrusion axis and a second component having a second extrusion axis. The first and second components are joined together so that the two components effectively form an at least partially closed or boxed construction providing enhanced bending and torsion resistances while minimizing component weight.

Extruded multi-component motor vehicle sub-frame

An acoustic panel for a vehicle includes a floor panel, an underbody acoustic shield, and a perimeter seal positioned between the floor panel and the underbody acoustic shield to form a pocket of trapped air. The pocket of trapped air can further reduce a transmission of noise through the floor panel into the vehicle interior.

Vehicle underbody acoustic panels

An exemplary vehicle flow influencing assembly includes a deflector formed together with a seal that provides a portion of a glass run for a side window of a vehicle. The deflector projects outward from the vehicle when the side window is lowered such that the deflector influences flow over an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A vehicle flow influencing assembly includes a pillar that is directly forward a side window of a vehicle, and a deflector configured to influence flow over an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The opening is provided by positioning the side window in an open position. The deflector extends longitudinally in a direction aligned with the pillar. The deflector projects outward from a primary surface of the pillar when the side window is closed and when the side window is open.

Vehicle flow influencing assembly and method

An impact absorbing assembly comprises a CFRP part including a first portion and a second portion that are connected by a metal bending hinge connector. The metal bending hinge connector bends in response to an impact force being applied to the assembly to inhibit the CFRP part from cracking. The metal bending hinge connector may be a tubular member that defines an opening extending from a first end to a second end of the tubular member. The tubular member receives the first CFRP part in the first end and the second CFRP part in the second end. The impact absorbing assembly may be, for example, a longitudinally extending rail or a sub-frame arm.

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer assembly

A subframe for a vehicle includes a subframe structure and a rear end joint. The rear end joint is formed on the subframe structure for attachment to a floor via a bolt. The rear end joint defines a notch, having a collar surrounding the bolt. The rear end joint is configured such that, upon impact, the rear end joint interacts with the bolt to break the collar, split the notch, and detach the subframe structure from the floor.

Composite subframe detachment

A vehicle tailgate includes a frame, pair of hinges, inner tailgate panel, and outer tailgate panel. The frame has a first outer side-member and a second outer side-member. Each of the outer side-members is secured to ends of a lower outer cross-member. The outer side-members each have an internal surface and an external surface. The internal surfaces define T-slots. One of the pair of hinges is secured to each external surface of the outer side-members. The inner and outer tailgate panels are secured to opposing outer sides of the frame such that the external surfaces of the outer side-members remain exposed.

Vehicle tailgate system

A roof bow for a vehicle is provided that has a 'bow-tie' shape including a central portion flanked by two triangular portions. The triangular portions are joined to right and left roof brackets that are, in turn, joined to right and left roof rails. The bow-tie roof bow may be assembled from extruded tubular parts. The bow-tie roof bow may be assembled in a clamshell structure including an upper shell and a lower shell that are joined together by welding. The roof bow may be formed in one piece as a sheet metal stamping having side portions that are wider than the central portion.

Bowtie shaped roof bow

A sub-frame assembly for supporting a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.

Methods of forming a low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy device include depositing a solution comprising a soluble form of a radioactive material on a substrate. A water-insoluble form of the radioactive material is formed on the substrate by chemical precipitation and/or thermal decomposition.

Brachytherapy devices and related methods providing bioabsorbability and/or asymmetric irradiation

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