Gary A. Kruger

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Troy, MI, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Open press thermal gap for QPF forming tools
- Patent number 7,823,430
- Issue date Nov 2, 2010
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Richard H. Hammar
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Apparatus and method for sheet material forming
- Patent number 7,574,884
- Issue date Aug 18, 2009
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- John E. Carsley
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick...
- Patent number 7,363,790
- Issue date Apr 29, 2008
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Forming tool for multiple-thickness blanks
- Patent number 7,320,239
- Issue date Jan 22, 2008
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Forming tool apparatus with pivoting wall segment
- Patent number 7,306,451
- Issue date Dec 11, 2007
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Roller hemming apparatus and method
- Patent number 7,290,423
- Issue date Nov 6, 2007
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- John E. Carsley
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Binder apparatus for sheet forming
- Patent number 7,210,323
- Issue date May 1, 2007
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Hollow metallic ring seal for press
- Patent number 7,204,119
- Issue date Apr 17, 2007
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell
- Patent number 7,204,110
- Issue date Apr 17, 2007
- General Motors Corporation
- Richard H. Hammar
- B08 - CLEANING
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Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools
- Patent number 7,080,535
- Issue date Jul 25, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Curvilinear punch motion for double-action hot stretch-forming
- Patent number 7,047,779
- Issue date May 23, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
High throughput quick-plastic-forming
- Patent number 7,028,519
- Issue date Apr 18, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Extraction system for hot formed parts
- Patent number 7,021,099
- Issue date Apr 4, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Edward W. Bennett
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Die cushion apparatus for hot stretch-forming
- Patent number 7,004,007
- Issue date Feb 28, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet
- Patent number 6,964,185
- Issue date Nov 15, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity
- Patent number 6,923,030
- Issue date Aug 2, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method for stretch forming sheet metal by pressing and the applicat...
- Patent number 6,886,383
- Issue date May 3, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Method for double action gas pressure forming sheet material
- Patent number 6,880,377
- Issue date Apr 19, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Raised surface features for hot blow-forming tooling
- Patent number 6,843,088
- Issue date Jan 18, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method of producing surface features in sheet metal using superplas...
- Patent number 6,843,089
- Issue date Jan 18, 2005
- General Motors Corporation
- Paul Edward Krajewski
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method for stretching forming and transporting and aluminum metal s...
- Patent number 6,776,020
- Issue date Aug 17, 2004
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press
- Patent number 6,668,612
- Issue date Dec 30, 2003
- General Motors Corporation
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Gravity-operated blank loading device
- Patent number 6,085,571
- Issue date Jul 11, 2000
- General Motors Corporation
- Nelson T. Brinas
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Insulating engine exhaust port liner
- Patent number 4,346,556
- Issue date Aug 31, 1982
- General Motors Corporation
- Hal H. Rice
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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INTEGRAL COOLING FIXTURE ADDENDUM FOR PANELS FORMED IN METAL FORMIN...
- Publication number 20120025412
- Publication date Feb 2, 2012
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Richard M. Kleber
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
OPEN PRESS THERMAL GAP FOR QPF FORMING TOOLS
- Publication number 20100024502
- Publication date Feb 4, 2010
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Richard H. Hammar
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Stamping of work hardenable aluminum alloy sheets
- Publication number 20080173057
- Publication date Jul 24, 2008
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Apparatus and method for sheet material forming
- Publication number 20070063385
- Publication date Mar 22, 2007
- John E. Carsley
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick...
- Publication number 20070044529
- Publication date Mar 1, 2007
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Forming tool apparatus with pivoting wall segment
- Publication number 20070039370
- Publication date Feb 22, 2007
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Hollow metallic ring seal for press
- Publication number 20060277962
- Publication date Dec 14, 2006
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell
- Publication number 20060021408
- Publication date Feb 2, 2006
- Richard H. Hammar
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Application
Roller hemming apparatus and method
- Publication number 20050284204
- Publication date Dec 29, 2005
- John E. Carsley
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools
- Publication number 20050229664
- Publication date Oct 20, 2005
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Curvilinear punch motion for double-action hot stretch-forming
- Publication number 20050150266
- Publication date Jul 14, 2005
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
High throughput quick-plastic-forming
- Publication number 20050150265
- Publication date Jul 14, 2005
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Binder apparatus for sheet forming
- Publication number 20050126242
- Publication date Jun 16, 2005
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity
- Publication number 20050076690
- Publication date Apr 14, 2005
- Gary A Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Die cushion apparatus for hot stretch-forming
- Publication number 20050076699
- Publication date Apr 14, 2005
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Extraction system for hot formed parts
- Publication number 20040250585
- Publication date Dec 16, 2004
- Edward W. Bennett
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet and method...
- Publication number 20040200254
- Publication date Oct 14, 2004
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Punch preforming double action superplastic or quick plastic formin...
- Publication number 20040083784
- Publication date May 6, 2004
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Method of producing surface features in sheet metal using superplas...
- Publication number 20040079129
- Publication date Apr 29, 2004
- Paul Edward Krajewski
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Gas pressure preforming double action superplastic or quick plastic...
- Publication number 20040074273
- Publication date Apr 22, 2004
- Chongmin Kim
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet and method...
- Publication number 20040069037
- Publication date Apr 15, 2004
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press
- Publication number 20030154760
- Publication date Aug 21, 2003
- Gary A. Kruger
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...

Gary A. Kruger

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Open press thermal gap for QPF forming tools

Apparatus and method for sheet material forming

Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick...

Forming tool for multiple-thickness blanks

Forming tool apparatus with pivoting wall segment

Roller hemming apparatus and method

Binder apparatus for sheet forming

Hollow metallic ring seal for press

Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell

Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools

Curvilinear punch motion for double-action hot stretch-forming

High throughput quick-plastic-forming

Extraction system for hot formed parts

Die cushion apparatus for hot stretch-forming

Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet

External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity

Method for stretch forming sheet metal by pressing and the applicat...

Method for double action gas pressure forming sheet material

Raised surface features for hot blow-forming tooling

Method of producing surface features in sheet metal using superplas...

Method for stretching forming and transporting and aluminum metal s...

Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press

Gravity-operated blank loading device

Insulating engine exhaust port liner

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

INTEGRAL COOLING FIXTURE ADDENDUM FOR PANELS FORMED IN METAL FORMIN...

OPEN PRESS THERMAL GAP FOR QPF FORMING TOOLS

Stamping of work hardenable aluminum alloy sheets

Apparatus and method for sheet material forming

Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick...

Forming tool apparatus with pivoting wall segment

Hollow metallic ring seal for press

Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell

Roller hemming apparatus and method

Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools

Curvilinear punch motion for double-action hot stretch-forming

High throughput quick-plastic-forming

Binder apparatus for sheet forming

External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity

Die cushion apparatus for hot stretch-forming

Extraction system for hot formed parts

Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet and method...

Punch preforming double action superplastic or quick plastic formin...

Method of producing surface features in sheet metal using superplas...

Gas pressure preforming double action superplastic or quick plastic...

Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet and method...

Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press