US Patent 7588834 Trimless forged products and method

Patent 7588834 was granted and assigned to American Axle on September, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

American Axle

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75888340

Patent Inventor Names

Jason J. Lowe0

Date of Patent

September 15, 2009

Patent Application Number

117051650

Date Filed

February 9, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jennifer McNeil

Patent abstract

A method of manufacturing an irregularly shaped forging includes heating a billet to a predetermined temperature, placing the heated billet within the cavity of a die, advancing a punch into the cavity to begin to disperse the material into a plurality of radially extending extremities of the cavity and continuing to advance the punch into the die to force a portion of the material to enter predetermined clearance zones between the punch and the die to form an irregularly shaped forging having a plurality of axially extending flash portions.