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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Zhenke Teng, Troy, MI (US);
John A Gerke, Ortonville, MI (US);
Pei-Chung Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Robert W Watson, China, MI (US);
Russell A Webster, Marine City, MI (US);
Jason M Brown, Goodrich, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Welding electrodes, methods, and vehicles are provided. The welding electrodes include a body that includes a weld face on a distal end of the body configured to contact a workpiece and apply an electrical current thereto. The body has a maximum diameter of 13 millimeters or less. The welding electrode includes an insulative material covering at least a portion of the body, the insulative material configured to mitigate current shunting upon contact between the insulative material and a workpiece of a workpiece stack-up while using the welding electrode to resistance weld the workpiece stack-up.