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Donald J. Spinella
Also filed as: SPINELLA DONALD J
26 granted patents·7 pending applications·319 citations·filing 1995–2024
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33 records- 0196US10384296B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methods for joining similar and dissimilar materialsALCOA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·7 cites·19 claims
- 0295US5829664AResistance heated stir weldingALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 3, 1998·158 cites·8 claims
- 0393US6791056B2Projection welding of an aluminum sheetNEWCOR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·63 cites·5 claims
- 0491US10593034B2Resistance welding fasteners, apparatus and methods for joining dissimilar materials and assessing joints made therebyARCONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·10 cites·25 claims
- 0589US10293428B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsALCOA INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 21, 2019·6 cites·44 claims
- 0684US12347988B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 0784US10903587B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsALCOA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 26, 2021·5 cites·13 claims
- 0884US7432466B2Method of electrical resistance spot weldingALCOA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·12 cites·22 claims
- 0982US7718918B2Production or assembly line method of spot weldingALCOA INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 18, 2010·10 cites·4 claims
- 1074US11984691B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 1174US6506998B2Projection welding of an aluminum sheetNEWCOR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·15 cites·11 claims
- 1273US7793816B2Friction stir welding apparatusALCOA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·3 cites·22 claims
- 1373US6403913B1Electrode geometry design for optimized aluminum resistance spot weldingALCOA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·22 cites·6 claims
- 1472US12042876B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsARCONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 1568US12097568B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methods for joining similar and dissimilar materialsARCONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 1668US11471932B2Rivet dispensing systems and methods of use thereofHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 1768US11196185B2Resistance welding fastener, apparatus and methodsARCONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 7, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 1868US2023330738A1Rivet dispensing systems and methods of use thereofHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1962US11684992B2Resistance spot rivet welding systems and methods of use thereofARCONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2061US11801567B2Collet assembly for fastener feeding apparatusCENTERLINE WINDSOR LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2159US11802581B1Methods for fasteningHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2259US2015001187A1Apparatus and methods for joining dissimilar materialsALCOA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2358US9927367B2Apparatus and methods for weld measurementARCONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 27, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 2458US2021308783A1Weldable Aluminum Sheet and Associated Methods and ApparatusARCONIC TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2557US12365045B2Electrodes for resistance welding and method of use thereofHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2657US11541449B2Rivet dispenser reloading systems and methods of use thereofHOWMET AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2755US2013189023A1Apparatus and methods for joining dissimilar materialsALCOA INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2849US2015000956A1Apparatus and methods for joining dissimilar materialsALCOA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2944US2007194085A1High velocity metallic powder spray fasteningSPINELLA DONALD J·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3042US2017326690A1Multi-component alloy products, and methods of making and using the sameARCONIC INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3138US9766169B2Peeling apparatus and method for separating welded layersARCONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·0 cites·23 claims
- 3236US6281466B1Projection welding of an aluminum sheetNEWCOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·5 cites·8 claims
- 3326US5674416AArc treatment of metal surfacesALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·1 cites·14 claims
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