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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:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 35/24 (2006.01); B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B23K 11/34 (2006.01); B23K 11/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 35/24 (2013.01); B23K 11/11 (2013.01); B23K 11/34 (2013.01); B23K 20/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a method includes selecting a faying surface of a first metal substrate, placing a reaction material on the faying surface, and attaching, prior to a second metal substrate being adjacent the first metal substrate, the reaction material to the faying surface via ultrasonic welding. The reaction material is configured to form a metallurgical joint between the faying surface and the second metal substrate adjacent the first metal substrate.