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7395597 |
Opposed current flow magnetic pulse forming and joining system
An opposed current flow magnetic pulse forming and joining system in electrical communication with a magnetic pulse power supply having a positive connection and a negative connection. The system...
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7389664 |
Electromagnetic forming device for sheet of material
An electromagnetic forming device for a sheet of material is provided. The electromagnetic forming device includes a fixing base, a magnetic concentration block, an electromagnetic actuator, and a...
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7278195 |
Method for producing a coated medical support device
Method for producing a coated medical support device capable of insertion into the body, the method including the procedures of applying a coating to a section of a work-piece, positioning the...
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7257979 |
Device and method for reshaping bar-shaped materials particularly for drawing and extruding
An apparatus for reforming rod-shaped, electrically conductive and/or magnetizable materials, in particular for drawing and extruding, having the following features: the apparatus has a female mold...
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7256373 |
Apparatus and method for manufacture of a driveshaft by a pulsed magnetic force process
An apparatus ( 30 ) and method for forming of a vehicle's driveshaft ( 32 ) is provided which makes use of a PMF process. The coil device used in the PMF apparatus is assembled around the shaft...
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7240532 |
Hybrid metal forming system
A hybrid metal forming system includes a die cavity defined by a first die and a second die and a press adapted to apply a static pressure over the first die to deform a workpiece against the...
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7178240 |
Method for molding bicycle tube
This invention relates to a method for molding a bicycle tube and the method comprises the following steps: first, providing a tube and then controlling thickness of the tube by a drawing and...
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7165429 |
Device for and method of electromagnetic high energy pulse deformation of workpieces, in particular metal sheets of electrically conductive material
A device for electromagnetic high energy pulse deformation of workpieces of an electrically conductive material has a deformation tool including a coil carrier and at least two partial coils...
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7162910 |
Hybrid metal forming system and method
A hybrid metal forming system includes a die cavity defined by a first die and a second die and a press adapted to apply a static pressure over the first die to deform a workpiece against the...
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7155949 |
Fluid cell press with a gripping arrangement and method and use of the press
The present invention relates to a method in a press of pressure cell type comprising a forming tool and, separated therefrom, a diaphragm, which define a forming space in which a blank is inserted...
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7146700 |
Method of manufacturing a pressure damper for a fluid conduit
A pressure damper for use with a fluid conduit, such a fuel rail in a vehicular fuel delivery system, is manufactured by deforming a workpiece, such as by stamping, hydroforming, or magnetic pulse...
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7137282 |
Laser shock peening
In a laser shock peening process, the shape of the spot generated by the laser beam is changed on the fly. This is achieved, for example, by a masking device which is movable into and out of the...
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7127816 |
Method of permanently joining first and second metallic components
A pair of metallic components, such as a pair of metallic structural components for a vehicular body and frame assembly, are permanently joined using a magnetic pulse welding process. Initially, a...
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7093470 |
Methods of making integrally stiffened axial load carrying skin panels for primary aircraft structure and fuel tank structures
Methods for making skin panels suitable for use in aircraft structures and fuel tank structures, such as fuselages and reusable launch vehicle propellant tanks. A first method includes the...
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7080437 |
Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly
To manufacture an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly, first and second tubular members are disposed in an axially overlapping relationship. Central portions of the concentric tubular members...
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7080436 |
Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft
A method for manufacturing a driveshaft for use in a vehicle drive train system that is axially collapsible in the event of a collision to absorb energy. A workpiece, such as a hollow cylindrical...
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7078993 |
Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover
An electromagnet assembly for supplying a region of concentrated electromagnetic flux is provided. The assembly includes a flat strip of an electrically conductive metal. The strip has a first and...
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7076981 |
Electromagnetic formation of fuel cell plates
A scheme for electromagnetic formation of fuel cell plates is provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming a flow field plate is provided where an...
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7069756 |
Electromagnetic metal forming
A scheme for deforming a sheet of material is provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for deforming a sheet of material is provided. The apparatus...
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7047615 |
Forming gas turbine transition duct bodies without longitudinal welds
A method of making combustion turbine transition duct bodies without longitudinal welds by hydroforming two duct bodies back to back with bellows thrusters secured to the duct body open ends. This...
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7036346 |
Apparatus for exposing a pipeline to high internal pressure
An apparatus for exposing a pipeline to a high internal pressure of the order of 1000 to 15000 bar, having at least a first, substantially stationary receiving device for a first end of the...
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7026585 |
Method for monitoring the performance of a magnetic pulse forming or welding process
The performance of a magnetic pulse forming or welding process is monitored by positioning a deformation member relative to an inductor coil of the apparatus, then energizing the inductor coil to...
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7021098 |
Method and device for creating a hole on the outer circumference of a hollow profile
In a method and a device for creating a hole on the outer circumference of a hollow profile which is circumferentially closed and under an internal high pressure, before hole-punching, a punch...
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7015435 |
Method of magnetic pulse welding an end fitting to a driveshaft tube of a vehicular driveshaft
A method for securing components of a vehicular driveshaft includes disposing a neck of an end fitting into the open end of a driveshaft tube. The end fitting is held with respect to the driveshaft...
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7007532 |
Process for the production of tubular structural parts fabricated from PGM materials and having circumferential undulating bulges
A process for the production of tubular structural parts fabricated from PGM materials and having circumferential undulating bulges by forming from smooth-walled tube pieces. A smooth-walled tube...
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7007362 |
Method of forming a slip joint
A method of forming a slip joint includes providing a forming mandrel having a plurality of axially extending external splines, placing an inner tube circumferentially about the mandrel, and...
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6990840 |
Conjoining apparatus using electromagnetic forming
A conjoining apparatus using electromagnetic forming includes a field shaper for concentrating a magnetic field to a conjoining working object, a coil for generating and applying the magnetic field...
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6968718 |
Method for electromagnetically forming metallic member and metallic member formed by electromagnetic forming
A method for electromagnetically forming a metallic member includes deforming an end of a metallic member by electromagnetic forming, pressing the outer surface of the deformed end on the surface...
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6955070 |
Device for punching work pieces in an internal high-pressure forming tool
A device for punching work pieces in an internal high-pressure forming tool includes a punching die guided displaceably in a bore of the forming tool. The device also contains a drive with which...
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6954127 |
Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover
An electromagnet assembly for supplying a region of concentrated electromagnetic flux is provided. The assembly includes a flat strip of an electrically conductive metal. The strip has a first and...
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6915672 |
Hydrotapping power unit
A hydrotapping power unit is disclosed that is operable to position and hold a hydrotapping tool in a home position adjacent a part while the part is being hydroformed in a die cavity, to then...
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6907761 |
Method and apparatus for superplastically forming a workpiece
A method of superplastically forming a workpiece comprises placing the workpiece ( 16 ) in a die ( 14 ) and heating the workpiece ( 16 ) to a temperature at which the workpiece ( 16 ) is...
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6891137 |
Method of magnetic pulse welding an end fitting to a driveshaft tube of a vehicular driveshaft
A method for securing components of a vehicular driveshaft includes disposing a neck of an end fitting into the open end of a driveshaft tube. The end fitting is held with respect to the driveshaft...
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6862913 |
Device and method for mechanically joining sheet metal
The present invention is directed to a method and a device for clinching metal sheets disposed one over the other in planar fashion. A joining tool, composed of a punch and a die having an anvil,...
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6857185 |
Method for electromagnetically joining tubes to sheets in a tubular heat transfer system
A system and method for expanding, joining or securing a plurality of tubes by electromagnetic expansion to a plurality of sheets in a tubular heat transfer system. The system and method involve...
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6842957 |
Process for producing a tubular component
Process for producing a tubular component which comprises sections which are intentionally different from one another with regard to one or more aspects selected from the group consisting of...
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6838786 |
Device and method for generating intense and brief controlled variations of magnetic pressure in a sample of solid material
A device and a method for generating intense and brief variations of magnetic pressure, predetermined and controlled, capable of being isentropic inside a sample ( 23 ) of solid material. An...
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6837971 |
Device and method of using explosive forces in a contained liquid environment
A method and apparatus for subjecting a material in a liquid to explosive force is provided. The method and apparatus involve a vessel having a length greater than it width. The vessel has a top...
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6837086 |
Hot isostatic pressing method and apparatus
While a workpiece is heated and pressed by one of a pair of high-pressure vessels, a workpiece being pressed by the other high-pressure vessel is placed in a heated state. In the reducing process...
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6820317 |
Method of making a metallic bellows
In a method of fabricating a bellows by bulge forming, an annealing step is carried out during the bulge forming process of the bellows so that the capability of the material to elongate is...
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6802195 |
Isostatic press and process of using same
An isostatic press and the process of using same is disclosed and claimed. The isostatic press includes a yoke; a bottom cover affixed to the yoke; a top cover affixed to the yoke; and, a body...
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6779374 |
System and method for bulge forming a blank into an article including shaped portions
In a system and method for bulge forming an article including a shaped portion from blank stock, the system includes a cage section adapted to enable the blank stock to be positioned and enclosed...
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6751994 |
Method and apparatus for forming a structural member
A method of forming a structural member includes hydroforming the blank to form a hydroformed member and finishing the hydroformed member by positioning the wall of the hydroformed member between a...
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6734400 |
Method of joining a rod-shaped heating element with a tubular carrier element, and a glow plug including a rod-shaped heating element in a tubular carrier element
Method of joining a rod-shaped heating element with a tubular carrier element involving attaching a cylindrical carrier ring to the rod-shaped heating element using a magnetic forming process and...
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6708542 |
Electromagnetic and/or electrohydraulic forming of a metal plate
A metal plate is formed in a process comprising cutting, perforating or both, by forcing the plate, by means of an abrupt and intense force towards a mold having openings or boundaries defined by...
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6703594 |
Method of magnetic pulse welding an end fitting to a driveshaft tube of a vehicular driveshaft
A method for securing components of a vehicular driveshaft includes disposing a neck of an end fitting into the open end of a driveshaft tube. The end fitting is held with respect to the driveshaft...
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6675621 |
Plural sheet superplastic forming equipment and process
Superplastic forming tools and method in which pairs of stacked metal blanks are serially loaded between heated forming dies that are moved to a closed position on each of the pair of blanks so...
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6615468 |
System for manufacturing built-up camshafts
A process and system for manufacturing a built-up camshaft by which the operational safety of the camshaft is ensured in a simple manner in any engine operation and the camshaft can arbitrarily be...
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6591649 |
Method and apparatus for pulsed discharge forming of a dish from a planar plate
An apparatus for forming a generally planar metal plate into a dish with a three-dimensional pattern is provided. The apparatus comprises a mold having a forming surface with a contour...
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6564605 |
Apparatus and method for pulsed magnetic forming of a dish from a planar plate
An electromagnetic forming apparatus for forming an essentially planar metal plate into a dish having a three-dimensional pattern, is provided. The apparatus comprises a mould having a forming...
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