Thomas Norton

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Ann Arbor, MI, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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
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
Device used to temporarily restrain parts and assemblies through ma...
- Patent number 11,135,703
- Issue date Oct 5, 2021
- Ford Motor Company
- Thomas Norton
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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
Alternative E-coat dipping process
- Patent number 10,604,860
- Issue date Mar 31, 2020
- Ford Motor Company
- Thomas Norton
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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
Castellated joint for improved adhesive coverage when using mechani...
- Patent number 10,487,863
- Issue date Nov 26, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Thomas Norton
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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
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
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

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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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
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
DEVICE USED TO TEMPORARILY RESTRAIN PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES THROUGH MA...
- Publication number 20190358782
- Publication date Nov 28, 2019
- Ford Motor Company
- Thomas NORTON
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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
ALTERNATIVE E-COAT DIPPING PROCESS
- Publication number 20190169765
- Publication date Jun 6, 2019
- Ford Motor Company
- Thomas Norton
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
Information Patent Application
CASTELLATED JOINT FOR IMPROVED ADHESIVE COVERAGE WHEN USING MECHANI...
- Publication number 20180238363
- Publication date Aug 23, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Thomas Norton
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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
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
Information Patent Application
Method of Reducing Cycle Time for Flow Drill Screw Operations
- Publication number 20170106430
- Publication date Apr 20, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Thomas Norton
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...

Thomas Norton

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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

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

Device used to temporarily restrain parts and assemblies through ma...

Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations

Alternative E-coat dipping process

Corrosion protection for mechanical joints

Multi-material restrainer joint

Castellated joint for improved adhesive coverage when using mechani...

Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations

Recessed spring washer flow drill screw

High energy absorption joint

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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

METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FASTENER JOINT

DEVICE USED TO TEMPORARILY RESTRAIN PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES THROUGH MA...

Method of Reducing Cycle Time for Flow Drill Screw Operations

ALTERNATIVE E-COAT DIPPING PROCESS

CASTELLATED JOINT FOR IMPROVED ADHESIVE COVERAGE WHEN USING MECHANI...

CORROSION PROTECTION FOR MECHANICAL JOINTS

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

Recessed Spring Washer Flow Drill Screw

Multi-Material Restrainer Joint

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

HIGH ENERGY ABSORPTION JOINT

Method of Reducing Cycle Time for Flow Drill Screw Operations