Lanxess Corporation

Bayer Corporation

Robert R Cunningham

Timothy A Palmer

Ulhas Grover

Cam covers including a shell of the plastic material reinforced with a support structure and one or more end caps and methods for making cam covers incorporating a plastic shell and a metal or plastic support structure and one or more end caps are described herein.

Cam cover

A method and apparatus for connecting wires to circuits, including the formation of at least one electrically conductive path having a plastic base with a metal foil formed of laser direct processes.

Methods for connecting a wire to a metalized circuit path on a plastic part

The air intake manifold assembly includes a manifold with a plurality of air intake ports for fluid communication with a plurality of engine cylinders, respectively, and a composite flange assembly associated with the air intake ports. The composite flange assembly is adapted to connect the air intake ports with the engine cylinders. The composite flange assembly includes a polymeric flange and a metal reinforcement member joined to the polymeric flange. The metal reinforcement member defines one or more openings and the polymeric flange is joined with the metal reinforcement member, such that at least a portion of the polymeric flange extends through the openings and forms one or more annular surfaces for contacting the engine cylinders. The metal reinforcement member may be integrally molded with the polymeric flange, or joined to the polymeric flange by interference engagement therewith. The polymeric flange may partially encapsulate the metal reinforcement member.

Air intake manifold with composite flange and method

An oil pan which includes a shell of plastic material (e.g., of thermoplastic polyamide), and a support structure (e.g., of metal), having a plurality of perforations, that is fixedly attached to the exterior surfaces and/or the interior surfaces of the plastic shell, is described. More particularly, the oil pan ( ) comprises: (a) a shell ( ) of plastic material having interior and exterior surfaces, the interior surfaces of the shell defining a hollow interior ( ); and (b) a support structure ( ) in abutting relationship with and being fixedly attached to at least one of, (i) at least a portion of the exterior surfaces of the shell ( ), and (ii) at least a portion of the interior surfaces of the shell ( ), the support structure ( ) has a plurality of perforations ( ) having edges. The plastic shell ( ) is formed by molding of plastic material onto the support structure ( ), a portion of the plastic material of the shell ( ) extends through at least some of the perforations ( ) of the support structure ( ), the edges of the perforations ( ) being embedded in the plastic material extending there through, thereby attaching fixedly the support structure ( ) to the plastic shell ( ). The oil pan of the present invention may be used as the oil pan or reservoir of a mechanical apparatus (e.g., an internal combustion and/or electric engine) in which oil is collected and from which the oil is redistributed, preferably continuously, during operation of the apparatus.

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Clawson, MI, United States of America

Robert R Cunningham