Wang, Rochester Hills
Albert Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20100145490 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MANUFACTURING PROCESS PLANNING - Manufacturing process planning is usually considered as not intuitive for non-expert user. This is because a user needs to deal with processes, describing a work to be done, and other abstract concepts that are loosely related to the real world. Accordingly, a method and corresponding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention are provided to describe a work to be done in response to a user interacting with a three-dimensional representation of one or more parts that form a product and to provide the user with feedback in the form of a graphical representation of the work to be done. This approach is very intuitive as it is close to how a user would, for example, in a real world, decompose a product into sub-assemblies that essentially results into a definition of a manufacturing process of the product. | 06-10-2010 |
20140173477 | Defining Object Groups in 3D - A computer-implemented method for defining a group of virtual objects representative of physical objects includes receiving a user input via an input device, wherein the user input relates to at least one virtual object. The method also includes using a processor to determine a purpose of the user input, modifying an object group with respect to the virtual object based on the purpose of the user input, and storing the relationship between the object group and the object in a memory area. | 06-19-2014 |
Guoging Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20110061586 | POINTER ILLUMINATION - A disclosed instrument cluster includes dial gauges with an illuminated pointer including light reflecting features for uniformly distributing light within the pointer. The light deflecting structure directs light toward tip of the pointer by reflecting the light of each of the first and second sides. The light deflecting structure provides the desired distribution of luminescence by directing light toward the sides surfaces of the pointer. | 03-17-2011 |
Guoqing Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20160093405 | STEPPER POINTER - A gauge assembly which has a gauge surface including graphics representing a vehicle operating parameter. A pointer arm is provided which is made out of a light guide or light transmitting material. The pointer arm includes a step portion in an operative portion of the second bottom surface for reducing light received by said second surface adjacent the step portion and providing an overall even light throughout the operative illuminated viewing surface of the pointer arm. | 03-31-2016 |
Patrick Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20150151676 | WING POINTER ILLUMINATION - A pointer arm for a gauge of a motor vehicle is provided. The pointer arm includes first and second light reflecting surfaces and an an arm portion extending from the first and second light reflecting surfaces. The pointer arm may be supported for rotation about an axis of rotation relative to a scale, and a shroud may be used to support the pointer arm. A cap may be supported on the pointer arm. The cap may include a pin extending into an opening within the pointer arm. The light reflecting surfaces are configured to propagate light around the opening and through the pointer arm. | 06-04-2015 |
Tie Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20110027669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRATING A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A fuel cell hydration system comprising a first reservoir is provided. The first reservoir is positioned between a cathode supply and a fuel cell stack. The first reservoir includes corrugated regions positioned axially along the first reservoir to accumulate water discharged from a first fluid stream. The first fluid stream absorbs the accumulated water when an amount of water within the first fluid stream is below a water level to hydrate the fuel cell stack. | 02-03-2011 |
20110033764 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH WETNESS SENSOR - A fuel cell system may have at least one sensor including a pair of electrodes disposed on a substrate. The sensor may be configured to produce an output signal having a magnitude that is proportional to a relative humidity in a vicinity of the sensor and, if liquid water is on the sensor, proportional to an amount of the liquid water on the sensor. | 02-10-2011 |
Wayne Hua Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20110018684 | REMOTE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A keyless ignition module includes an actuator, antenna and control apparatus. The actuator has a front surface including a periphery extending therearound. The antenna is disposed rearward to at least some portion of the front surface and does not extend beyond the periphery of the front surface. The control apparatus includes a switch and is coupled to the antenna. The actuator being is slidably engagable with the switch such that movement of the actuator actuates the switch. The actuation of the switch causes the transmission of a control signal from the control apparatus to a vehicle controller. | 01-27-2011 |
Xia Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20100021790 | Elastomeric bipolar plates - An elastomeric conductive bipolar plate for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells is described. The plate reduces the weight of the fuel cell and eliminates the need for gaskets typically used in these fuel cells. | 01-28-2010 |
Yar-Ming Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20080241296 | Durable tool for molding of polymer composites - Mold tooling formed of suitable iron-nickel alloys and provided with a hard electroless nickel coating on the mold cavity surface are useful for high volume production of carbon fiber reinforced, polymer matrix, composites. The iron and nickel alloy provides thermal expansion properties for the molding of dimensionally accurate parts. The nickel alloy coating provides a durable surface, without adversely affecting the expansion properties of the mold, and remains adherent to the base metal during the repeated thermal cycling encountered in high volume production of substantially identical molded carbon composite parts. | 10-02-2008 |
20090071620 | DIE CAST MAGNESIUM COMPONENTS - Die casting of some magnesium alloys may yield castings that are susceptible to corrosion when exposed to salt water or other aggressive oxidizing environments. Such corrosion may result from the existence of different microstructures in a cross-section of the die casting (e.g. between the surface of the part and the center) that produce galvanic couples that are susceptible to such corrosive attack. However, a die temperature may be determined for casting of the part such that a more uniform cross-sectional microstructure is produced in which minimal or negligible galvanic potentials are produced. | 03-19-2009 |
20090269501 | SELF-DEPOSITED COATINGS ON MAGNESIUM ALLOYS - Some articles such as automobile components that have been constructed from steel and/or aluminum alloy parts are now being fitted with magnesium parts whose surfaces may need to be protected against corrosion. To do this an e-coating pre-film may be formed on the part's magnesium surfaces by exposing it to a conventional e-coating emulsion. And there is no need to supply a current or potential to the part or component. Magnesium's high reactivity with acidic or neutral aqueous mediums is itself a sufficient driving force to facilitate the deposition of an e-coating pre-film. At the same time any steel or aluminum alloy parts will remain unaffected. The article with a protective e-coating pre-film formed solely on its magnesium surfaces may now be advanced through a paint-line that includes conventional processes aimed at treating the component's steel and aluminum alloy parts. The process may be practiced where the magnesium surface comprises a magnesium-containing conversion or anodized coating. | 10-29-2009 |
20100051452 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN ELECTRODEPOSITION PROCESS - An electrode assembly for use with an electrodeposition process. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electrode assembly includes an electrode for exchanging electrical current with a solution, a passageway for removing gas that becomes trapped between a workpiece and the solution, and a sleeve for electrically isolating the electrode from the workpiece. | 03-04-2010 |
20110031126 | ELECTROCOATING PROCESS FOR MIXED-METAL AUTOMOTIVE BODIES-IN-WHITE - Mixed-metal automotive vehicle bodies-in-white comprising ferrous metal surfaces, zinc surfaces, aluminum alloy surfaces, and magnesium alloy surfaces are cleaned and immersed in an aqueous bath comprising an adhesion promoter and an aqueous electrocoat bath (the adhesion promoter may be in the electrocoat bath. The adhesion promoter, which may be a cerium salt, is selected to react with each metal in the body surfaces to form an oxide layer that provides corrosion resistance for the surface and adherence for the deposited polymeric paint coating. The body is cathodic in the electrocoat deposition. | 02-10-2011 |
20110048958 | METHODS OF REDUCING SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND IMPROVING OXIDE COATING THICKNESS UNIFORMITY FOR ANODIZED ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS - In one exemplary method, an anodized aluminum-silicon alloy work piece may be formed from an aluminum-silicon alloy substrate material by applying a friction stir processing treatment to the aluminum-silicon alloy substrate material to reduce an average particle size of a plurality of silicon particles contained within the substrate material while increasing a size uniformity of the plurality of silicon particles, and subsequently anodizing said aluminum-silicon alloy substrate material. | 03-03-2011 |
20120175256 | ELECTROCOATING INTERNAL SURFACES OF A METALLIC SUBSTRATE USING A WIRELESS ELECTRODE - A system for electro-coating a metallic substrate includes a DC power supply, a primary electrode, and a wireless auxiliary electrode. The primary electrode transmits electrical current through electrolyte fluid when energized by the power supply. The auxiliary electrode is within the drain hole, and receives the current from the fluid at one end. The auxiliary electrode boosts the calibrated voltage at the opposite end near the drain hole. In a method for depositing thin film material onto the internal surfaces, the wireless auxiliary electrode is positioned in the drain hole, and the calibrated voltage is applied from the DC power supply to the primary electrode. Electrical current transmitted through the fluid is received at the first end of the auxiliary electrode. The calibrated voltage is boosted in proximity to the drain hole at the second end of the same auxiliary electrode. A wireless auxiliary electrode assembly is also provided. | 07-12-2012 |
20120273710 | CORROSION-RESISTANT ARMATURE AND VALVE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS - A valve for an anti-lock brake system, wherein the anti-lock brake system is configured for controlling flow of a fluid, includes a housing defining a cavity therein and having a longitudinal axis, a valve seat disposed within the cavity so as to define a first passage for the fluid, and an armature disposed within the cavity so as to at least partially define a second passage for the fluid. The armature is translatable with respect to the valve seat along the longitudinal axis and matable with the valve seat to seal off fluid communication between the first passage and the second passage. The armature defines a surface that is substantially resistant to corrosion from the fluid, and the surface is substantially free from a coating including zinc. | 11-01-2012 |
20140139304 | Self-Healing Corrosion Protection Coatings for Nd-Fe-B Magnets - A neodymium magnet (Nd—Fe—B) is protected by a self-healing, corrosion-resistant coating of (a) a sacrificial metal layer; (b) optionally, a metal pretreatment layer on the sacrificial metal layer; and (c) an electrocoat coating layer. | 05-22-2014 |
Yenkai Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20100154955 | DRIVE AXLE WITH AIR PASSAGE FOR TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM - A drive axle assembly includes a non-rotating spindle having a cylindrical body defining an internal cavity and an axle shaft assembly mounted within the internal cavity for rotation about an axis. A seal assembly is positioned within the internal cavity to provide a sealed chamber between the axle shaft assembly and the non-rotating spindle. A first air passage is formed within the cylindrical body and includes an air inlet to be in fluid communication with an air supply and an air outlet in fluid communication with the sealed chamber. A second air passage is formed within the axle shaft assembly and receives air input from the sealed chamber and includes an air output to be associated with at least one tire. | 06-24-2010 |
Yenkai Brian Wang, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20100147429 | TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED WHEEL SEAL - An axle assembly includes a non-rotating component and a wheel hub supported for rotation relative to the non-rotating component about an axis. The wheel hub includes a hub air passage that has a hub inlet and a hub outlet to be fluidly connected to at least one tire. An air chamber is formed at least in part between the non-rotating component and the wheel hub. The air chamber receives air flow from an air source and directs air flow into the hub inlet. A seal assembly engages the wheel hub to seal the air chamber. | 06-17-2010 |
20110162773 | TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED WHEEL SEAL - An axle assembly includes a non-rotating component and a wheel hub supported for rotation relative to the non-rotating component about an axis. The wheel hub includes a hub air passage that has a hub inlet and a hub outlet to be fluidly connected to at least one tire. An air chamber is formed at least in part between the non-rotating component and the wheel hub. The air chamber receives air flow from an air source and directs air flow into the hub inlet. A seal assembly engages the wheel hub to seal the air chamber. | 07-07-2011 |