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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dietmar Rotheut, Eschweiler, DE;
Gerald Kuehn, Pulheim, DE;
Theodore John Coon, Livonia, MI (US);
Jason Carter, Southgate, MI (US);
Melissa Marie Brutto, New Boston, MI (US);
David J. Lawrence, Wayne, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 35/36 (2006.01); B23K 9/20 (2006.01); B23K 9/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 35/36 (2013.01); B23K 9/201 (2013.01); B23K 9/235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for welding a weld-on element onto a component is proposed, comprising at least the step that, before the welding process, at least one of the parts being connected is wetted with a wetting agent over the full area and uniformly in layer thickness in a welding region.