Garret Sankey Huff

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Ann Arbor, MI, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Method and system with acceleration based flow drill screw control
- Patent number 12,247,604
- Issue date Mar 11, 2025
- Atlas Copco IAS GmbH
- Nicholas Dornik
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Flow drill screw and tip configuration
- Patent number 12,228,159
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Nicholas Dornik
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
3D printed vehicle architecture, joints and method
- Patent number 12,036,735
- Issue date Jul 16, 2024
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Huff
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for incrementally forming prototype parts with...
- Patent number 11,931,929
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Net shaped substrate material for substrate joint
- Patent number 11,759,845
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-...
- Patent number 11,698,090
- Issue date Jul 11, 2023
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Andrey Ilinich
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Grant
Method of assembly for 3D printed vehicle architecture, joints
- Patent number 11,623,390
- Issue date Apr 11, 2023
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Huff
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-...
- Patent number 11,499,581
- Issue date Nov 15, 2022
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Andrey Ilinich
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for incrementally forming prototype parts with...
- Patent number 11,179,869
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Self-piercing rivet device and method of operating a self-piercing...
- Patent number 10,898,943
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations
- Patent number 10,875,081
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Thomas Norton
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Adaptive control for self-piercing rivet (SPR) insertion
- Patent number 10,843,253
- Issue date Nov 24, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing r...
- Patent number 10,704,584
- Issue date Jul 7, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Aindrea McKelvey Campbell
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Corrosion protection for mechanical joints
- Patent number 10,590,979
- Issue date Mar 17, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Multi-material restrainer joint
- Patent number 10,584,727
- Issue date Mar 10, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Amanda Kay Freis
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Grant
Reduced diameter head rivet
- Patent number 10,385,900
- Issue date Aug 20, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- David John Coldwell
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Rapid local annealing of high strength steel
- Patent number 10,385,416
- Issue date Aug 20, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Constantin Chiriac
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method of assembling a stack-up with adhesive squeeze-out capture
- Patent number 10,328,669
- Issue date Jun 25, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for selectively softening hot stamped parts by in...
- Patent number 10,308,992
- Issue date Jun 4, 2019
- Ford Motor Company
- Kevin Robert Chauvin
- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
Information Patent Grant
Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations
- Patent number 10,239,112
- Issue date Mar 26, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Thomas Norton
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for assembling vehicle components with reinforced...
- Patent number 10,160,029
- Issue date Dec 25, 2018
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Recessed spring washer flow drill screw
- Patent number 10,156,251
- Issue date Dec 18, 2018
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for enhancing rivetability
- Patent number 9,957,584
- Issue date May 1, 2018
- Ford Motor Company
- Aindrea McKelvey Campbell
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Reinforced moldable rivet assembly for a vehicle
- Patent number 9,815,499
- Issue date Nov 14, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Grant
Compression limiter having a drain
- Patent number 9,809,178
- Issue date Nov 7, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
High energy absorption joint
- Patent number 9,695,853
- Issue date Jul 4, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Thomas Norton
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle body structure
- Patent number 9,597,947
- Issue date Mar 21, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Peter A. Friedman
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH ACCELERATION BASED FLOW DRILL SCREW CONTROL
- Publication number 20250084889
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- Atlas Copco IAS GmbH
- Nicholas Dornik
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
FLOW DRILL SCREW INSTALLATION METHOD TO REDUCE INSTALLATION TORQUE...
- Publication number 20250043812
- Publication date Feb 6, 2025
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION
- Publication number 20240271653
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Nicholas Dornik
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION
- Publication number 20240271654
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
3D PRINTED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE, JOINTS AND METHOD
- Publication number 20230118066
- Publication date Apr 20, 2023
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret HUFF
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SURFACE FEATURES FOR LOCATING NET SUBSTRATE BUTTONS TO ENABLE SELF-...
- Publication number 20230037078
- Publication date Feb 2, 2023
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Andrey Ilinich
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
ADAPTIVE FRICTION ELEMENT WELD PROCESS AND CONTROL
- Publication number 20220324051
- Publication date Oct 13, 2022
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
GROOVED SELF PIERCING RIVET
- Publication number 20220090619
- Publication date Mar 24, 2022
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Andrey M. Ilinich
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTALLY FORMING PROTOTYPE PARTS WITH...
- Publication number 20220072740
- Publication date Mar 10, 2022
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey HUFF
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MECHANICALLY FASTENED JOINT WITH IN-SITU THERMALLY CURED SEAL
- Publication number 20220010832
- Publication date Jan 13, 2022
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
NET SHAPED SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SUBSTRATE JOINT
- Publication number 20210308742
- Publication date Oct 7, 2021
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FASTENER JOINT
- Publication number 20200171714
- Publication date Jun 4, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Thomas Norton
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
SELF-PIERCING RIVET DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SELF-PIERCING...
- Publication number 20200094310
- Publication date Mar 26, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey HUFF
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF ASSEMBLY FOR 3D PRINTED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE, JOINTS
- Publication number 20200016830
- Publication date Jan 16, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret HUFF
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
HIGH PRESSURE DIE CAST (HPDC) ALUMINUM ALLOY HEAT TREATMENT FOR IMP...
- Publication number 20200017945
- Publication date Jan 16, 2020
- Ford Motor Company
- Jacob Wesley Zindel
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
SURFACE FEATURES FOR LOCATING NET SUBSTRATE BUTTONS TO ENABLE SELF-...
- Publication number 20190293101
- Publication date Sep 26, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Andrey Ilinich
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR SELF-PIERCING RIVET (SPR) INSERTION
- Publication number 20190262893
- Publication date Aug 29, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Method of Reducing Cycle Time for Flow Drill Screw Operations
- Publication number 20190168288
- Publication date Jun 6, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Thomas Norton
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
NET SHAPED SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SUBSTRATE JOINT
- Publication number 20190105702
- Publication date Apr 11, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
SELF-PIERCING RIVET WITH A CONCAVE LOWER SURFACE
- Publication number 20180283423
- Publication date Oct 4, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey HUFF
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
RAPID LOCAL ANNEALING OF HIGH STRENGTH STEEL
- Publication number 20180274052
- Publication date Sep 27, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Constantin CHIRIAC
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
REDUCED DIAMETER HEAD RIVET
- Publication number 20180274577
- Publication date Sep 27, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- David John Coldwell
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
CORROSION PROTECTION FOR MECHANICAL JOINTS
- Publication number 20180209468
- Publication date Jul 26, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay FREIS
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTALLY FORMING PROTOTYPE PARTS WITH...
- Publication number 20180186041
- Publication date Jul 5, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey HUFF
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Recessed Spring Washer Flow Drill Screw
- Publication number 20180128305
- Publication date May 10, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Multi-Material Restrainer Joint
- Publication number 20180119716
- Publication date May 3, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay Freis
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Process For Joining Fiber Composite Materials Using Self-Piercing R...
- Publication number 20170321738
- Publication date Nov 9, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Aindrea McKelvey Campbell
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A STACK-UP WITH ADHESIVE SQUEEZE-OUT CAPTURE
- Publication number 20170313026
- Publication date Nov 2, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Garret Sankey Huff
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF JOINING PANELS WITH FLOW DRILL SCREWS AND AN ADHESIVE TO...
- Publication number 20170268231
- Publication date Sep 21, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Amanda Kay FREIS
- E04 - BUILDING
Information Patent Application
HIGH ENERGY ABSORPTION JOINT
- Publication number 20170130751
- Publication date May 11, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Thomas Norton
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Garret Sankey Huff

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method and system with acceleration based flow drill screw control

Flow drill screw and tip configuration

3D printed vehicle architecture, joints and method

Method and apparatus for incrementally forming prototype parts with...

Net shaped substrate material for substrate joint

Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-...

Method of assembly for 3D printed vehicle architecture, joints

Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-...

Method and apparatus for incrementally forming prototype parts with...

Self-piercing rivet device and method of operating a self-piercing...

Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations

Adaptive control for self-piercing rivet (SPR) insertion

Process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing r...

Corrosion protection for mechanical joints

Multi-material restrainer joint

Reduced diameter head rivet

Rapid local annealing of high strength steel

Method of assembling a stack-up with adhesive squeeze-out capture

Method and system for selectively softening hot stamped parts by in...

Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations

System and method for assembling vehicle components with reinforced...

Recessed spring washer flow drill screw

Method and system for enhancing rivetability

Reinforced moldable rivet assembly for a vehicle

Compression limiter having a drain

High energy absorption joint

Vehicle body structure

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH ACCELERATION BASED FLOW DRILL SCREW CONTROL

FLOW DRILL SCREW INSTALLATION METHOD TO REDUCE INSTALLATION TORQUE...

FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION

FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION

3D PRINTED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE, JOINTS AND METHOD

SURFACE FEATURES FOR LOCATING NET SUBSTRATE BUTTONS TO ENABLE SELF-...

ADAPTIVE FRICTION ELEMENT WELD PROCESS AND CONTROL

GROOVED SELF PIERCING RIVET

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTALLY FORMING PROTOTYPE PARTS WITH...

MECHANICALLY FASTENED JOINT WITH IN-SITU THERMALLY CURED SEAL

NET SHAPED SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SUBSTRATE JOINT

METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FASTENER JOINT

SELF-PIERCING RIVET DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SELF-PIERCING...

METHOD OF ASSEMBLY FOR 3D PRINTED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE, JOINTS

HIGH PRESSURE DIE CAST (HPDC) ALUMINUM ALLOY HEAT TREATMENT FOR IMP...

SURFACE FEATURES FOR LOCATING NET SUBSTRATE BUTTONS TO ENABLE SELF-...

ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR SELF-PIERCING RIVET (SPR) INSERTION

Method of Reducing Cycle Time for Flow Drill Screw Operations

NET SHAPED SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SUBSTRATE JOINT

SELF-PIERCING RIVET WITH A CONCAVE LOWER SURFACE

RAPID LOCAL ANNEALING OF HIGH STRENGTH STEEL

REDUCED DIAMETER HEAD RIVET

CORROSION PROTECTION FOR MECHANICAL JOINTS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTALLY FORMING PROTOTYPE PARTS WITH...

Recessed Spring Washer Flow Drill Screw

Multi-Material Restrainer Joint

Process For Joining Fiber Composite Materials Using Self-Piercing R...

METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A STACK-UP WITH ADHESIVE SQUEEZE-OUT CAPTURE

METHOD OF JOINING PANELS WITH FLOW DRILL SCREWS AND AN ADHESIVE TO...

HIGH ENERGY ABSORPTION JOINT