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Patent No.:

US 8066174 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Gerald J. Bruck, Oviedo, FL (US);

Michael Ott, Muelheim an der Ruhr, DE;

David W. Hunt, Orlando, FL (US);

Petya M. Georgieva, Oviedo, FL (US);

Inventors:

Gerald J. Bruck, Oviedo, FL (US);

Michael Ott, Muelheim an der Ruhr, DE;

David W. Hunt, Orlando, FL (US);

Petya M. Georgieva, Oviedo, FL (US);

Assignees:

Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A friction stir welding method including: feeding a filler material through a first passage in a friction stir weld tool and into a substrate during friction stir welding of the substrate; and rotating the filler material with respect to the substrate while feeding the filler material. In this method, heat generated by rotational frictional contact of the filler material contributes to plasticization of the filler material.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bruck, Gerald. (2011). Filler rotated friction stir welding (U.S. Patent No. 8066174). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8066174

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