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David R. Sigler
Also filed as: SIGLER DAVID · SIGLER DAVID M · SIGLER DAVID R · SIGLER DAVID RUDOLPH
84 granted patents·25 pending applications·618 citations·filing 1984–2020
99Inventor score
Files withGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC59SIGLER DAVID R16GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC14GEN MOTORS CORP11KLEBER RICHARD M2
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109 records- 0198US8525066B2Electrode for spot weldingSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·35 cites·14 claims
- 0297US8436269B2Welding electrode with contoured faceSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2006·Granted May 7, 2013·46 cites·4 claims
- 0397US8274010B2Welding electrode with contoured faceSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 25, 2012·33 cites·18 claims
- 0496US8222560B2Weld electrode for attractive weld appearanceSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 17, 2012·46 cites·17 claims
- 0595US8052029B1Method of calibrating a friction stir spot welding systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 8, 2011·19 cites·16 claims
- 0695US8033443B1Anvil with rolling elements for friction stir weldingGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·19 cites·8 claims
- 0795US6861609B2Welding electrode for aluminum sheetsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 1, 2005·78 cites·17 claims
- 0894US9676065B2Resistance spot welding of aluminum to aluminum and steel to steelGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 13, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 0994US9346118B2Forming and re-forming welding electrodes with contoured facesSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2016·11 cites·13 claims
- 1094US8927894B2Weld electrode for attractive weld appearanceSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 6, 2015·18 cites·16 claims
- 1193US10421148B2External heat assisted welding of dissimilar metal workpiecesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 1293US10335892B2Weld electrode for attractive weld appearanceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1393US10189227B2Tailored panel assembly and method of manufacturing the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·5 cites·14 claims
- 1493US8250725B2Joining polymer workpieces to other componentsSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·24 cites·20 claims
- 1592US8640320B2Method of joining by roller hemming and solid state welding and system for sameCARSLEY JOHN E·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·12 cites·12 claims
- 1690US10857619B2Control of intermetallic compound growth in aluminum to steel resistance weldingGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 8, 2020·4 cites·11 claims
- 1790US10857618B2Improving mechanical performance of Al-steel weld joints by limiting steel sheet deformationGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·4 cites·18 claims
- 1890US9839971B2Resistance spot welding steel and aluminum workpieces with hot welding electrode at aluminum workpieceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1989US10682724B2Resistance spot welding of aluminum-to-aluminum, aluminum-to-steel, and steel-to-steel in a specified sequence and using a coverGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·3 cites·13 claims
- 2089US10052710B2Resistance spot welding steel and aluminum workpieces using electrode weld face coverGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 21, 2018·7 cites·16 claims
- 2189US9440305B2Method of resistance spot welding aluminum alloy workpiecesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·6 cites·14 claims
- 2289US8833215B2Cutting tool for forming and re-forming welding electrodes with contoured facesSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·8 cites·17 claims
- 2389US8590768B2Battery tab joint by reaction metallurgySIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 26, 2013·8 cites·22 claims
- 2489US8481170B2Composite manufactureVANIMISETTI SAMPATH K·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·9 cites·15 claims
- 2588US10766095B2Mating electrodes for resistance spot welding of aluminum workpieces to steel workpiecesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 8, 2020·3 cites·18 claims
- 2688US10500679B2Resistance welding electrode and method of resistance weldingGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·3 cites·10 claims
- 2788US10259071B2Resistive welding electrode and method for spot welding steel and aluminum alloy workpieces with the resistive welding electrodeGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2888US9999939B2Resistance spot welding steel and aluminum workpieces with electrode insertGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 2987US8643241B2End ring assembly and method of forming sameKLEBER RICHARD M·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·7 cites·17 claims
- 3087US8523045B2Method of joining copper conductorsPERRY THOMAS A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·6 cites·23 claims
- 3187US8350179B2Application of surface relief to spot welding electrodesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·9 cites·15 claims
- 3286US11065710B2Resistance spot welding workpiece stack-ups having a steel workpiece and an aluminum workpiece with a steel plateGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3385US11132986B2Tailored panel assembly and method of manufacturing the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3485US10058949B2Resistance spot welding steel and aluminum workpieces using insertable coverGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 3585US10010966B2Electrode for resistance spot welding of dissimilar metalsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 3, 2018·4 cites·15 claims
- 3684US8785807B2Welding electrode and method of forming a resistance spot weld jointVANIMISETTI SAMPATH K·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·5 cites·11 claims
- 3783US9662738B2Welding electrode and method of forming a resistance spot weld jointGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 30, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3882US11084119B2Electrode for resistance spot welding of dissimilar materialsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 10, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 3981US10625367B2Method of resistance spot welding aluminum to steelGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·2 cites·5 claims
- 4081US8851811B2Stabilizer for dressing electrodes and method of using the sameSIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 7, 2014·6 cites·17 claims
- 4179US10166627B2Aluminum alloy to steel welding processGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 1, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4278US10751830B2Welding electrode for use in a resistance spot welding workpiece stack-ups that include an aluminum workpiece and a steel workpieceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 25, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 4378US10610956B2Welding electrode cutting tool and method of using the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 4478US9987705B2Resistance spot welding of steel to pre-coated aluminumGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 5, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 4578US9682439B2Welding electrode with contoured faceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 20, 2017·3 cites·10 claims
- 4677US9737956B2Resistance spot welding thin gauge steelsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 4775US9731379B2Welding light metal workpieces by reaction metallurgyGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4875US8963042B2Welding light metal workpieces by reaction metallurgySIGLER DAVID R·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 24, 2015·3 cites·11 claims
- 4974US10245675B2Multi-stage resistance spot welding method for workpiece stack-up having adjacent steel and aluminum workpiecesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 5074US9999938B2Multi-step direct welding of an aluminum-based workpiece to a steel workpieceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
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