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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Twb Company, Llc, Monroe, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
TWB COMPANY, LLC, Monroe, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 33/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/24 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 33/004 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 20/24 (2013.01); B23K 31/022 (2013.01); B23K 2101/185 (2018.08);
Abstract
A variable gage blank is formed from a set of components joined by a joining process. The set of components include a web, a first flange, and a second flange. The components have respective thicknesses. The first flange and the second flange may be modified to include a transition region with a variable thickness that terminates on an edge having a thickness substantially similar to a thickness of the web.