Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for friction bit joining
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Application No.: US16407353Application Date: 2019-05-09
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Publication No.: US11697173B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Michael P. Miles , Rodney Dale Fleck , Russell J. Steel , Kevin Alexander Shirley , Shane Forrest Wood
- Applicant: Brigham Young University , Mazak Corporation
- Applicant Address: US UT Provo
- Assignee: Brigham Young University,Mazak Corporation
- Current Assignee: Brigham Young University,Mazak Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Provo; US KY Florence
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: B23K20/00
- IPC: B23K20/00 ; B23K20/12
Abstract:
A tool for friction bit joining a workpiece material includes a bit with a tapered pin and a non-cutting tip. The bit has a top surface opposite the pin with at least one feature recessed in, or extending from, the top surface and configured to transmit torque to the bit to rotate the bit around a rotational axis.
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