The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Pei-chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zongqing Lin, Shanghai, CN;
Xinmin Lai, Shanghai, CN;
Yansong Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Guanlong Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Sheila A. Marin, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Pei-Chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zongqing Lin, Shanghai, CN;
Xinmin Lai, Shanghai, CN;
Yansong Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Guanlong Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Samuel P. Marin, Oakland Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method to diagnose weld integrity in a welding process includes monitoring a weld indentation characteristic, comparing the monitored weld indentation characteristic to a threshold weld indentation characteristic, and identifying a discrepant weld when the weld indentation characteristic comparison shows the monitored weld indentation characteristic violates the threshold weld indentation characteristic.