Resistance spot welding steel and aluminum workpieces with protuberance

D Yang, DR Sigler - US Patent App. 14/181,955, 2015 - Google Patents
A method of resistance spot welding a steel workpiece and an aluminum or aluminum alloy
workpiece (“aluminum workpiece”) together includes several steps. In one step a workpiece …

Method to join dissimilar materials by the cold spray process

VK Champagne Jr, VK Champagne III - US Patent 10,501,827, 2019 - Google Patents
A process for joining dissimilar materials. The process includes providing a first component
made from a first material and a second component made from a second material. The …

Joining method, method of manufacturing liquid cooling jacket, and liquid cooling jacket

H Hori, N Seo - US Patent 10,668,559, 2020 - Google Patents
A joining method includes abutting an end face of a first metal member in a plate shape
having a projecting part on the end face on a rear face of a second metal member in a plate …

Joining method and method for manufacturing composite rolled material

H Hori - US Patent App. 15/551,403, 2018 - Google Patents
A joining method is capable of suitably joining metal members of different kinds. The joining
method includes a step of preparing a first metal member having a first upper surface, a first …

Solid state deposition methods, apparatuses, and products

SR Lancaster-larocque, KA Ross, LD Corbet… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
The described embodiments relate generally to methods for enhancing cosmetic surfaces of
friction stir processed parts. More specifically a method for applying cold spray over a weld …

Using solid state deposition in the manufacture of data storage devices, and related devices and components thereof

J Coffey, S Severson, D Lapp - US Patent 10,796,727, 2020 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to using solid state deposition to selectively and strategically
manage one or more properties of one or more portions of a data storage device. Material …

Systems and methods for steam generator tube analysis for detection of tube degradation

QV Le, WK Cullen, C Bowser - US Patent 11,898,986, 2024 - Google Patents
The systems and methods of the invention pertain to analyzing steam generator tube data
for the detection of wear. Further, the invention is capable of performing a comparison of …

Roller cone drill bit journal with asymmetric ball race and extended friction race

YH Lee, MB Crawford - US Patent App. 15/738,169, 2018 - Google Patents
US20180195347A1 - Roller cone drill bit journal with asymmetric ball race and extended
friction race - Google Patents US20180195347A1 - Roller cone drill bit journal with …

Method of forming a journal for a roller cone drill bit

YH Lee, MB Crawford - US Patent 11,577,349, 2023 - Google Patents
Roller cone drill bits are used to form wellbores through formations in the earth in order to
access downhole mate-rials, such as petrochemical deposits. Roller cone drill bits are …

Apparatus for performing in-situ adhesion test of cold spray deposits and method of employing

MR Ickes, A Parsi - US Patent 11,662,300, 2023 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A testing arrangement and method of using in performing an in-situ
adhesion test of a cold spray deposit on a surface of a structure. The testing arrangement …