Stephen Andrew Fetsko

US Patent:

7971303, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

Oct 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/975508

Inventors:

Hari Prasad - Troy MI, US
Mark A. Schimming - Saline MI, US
James F. Keys - Northville MI, US
John Robert Ewolski - Brunswick OH, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B08B 1/02

US Classification:

15 934, 29 8111

Abstract:

A scraper tool for removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, the scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.

US Patent:

8062763, Nov 22, 2011

Filed:

Feb 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/039266

Inventors:

John R. Ewolski - Brunswick OH, US
James W. Walther - Chatham OH, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B21D 22/00

US Classification:

428582, 428573, 428600

Abstract:

A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc. , that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.

US Patent:

8403390, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/044978

Inventors:

Jonathan E. Rich - Clinton Township MI, US
Marcel R. Cannon - Romeo MI, US
Terry A. Swartzell - Ann Arbor MI, US
Andrew W. White - Shelby Township MI, US
Kenneth D. Schmid - Northville MI, US
James F. Keys - Northville MI, US
Jonathan W. Fisk - Canton MI, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US
James J. Evangelista - Northville MI, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH
GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B23K 31/02
B62D 25/14
B62D 65/14

US Classification:

296 29, 2191171, 228174, 296 393

Abstract:

A sound-damped vehicle panel assembly, such as a dash panel, is attached to a structural member with one or more weld joints. The vehicle panel assembly may include a main panel member, a sound-damping patch, and a sound-damping adhesive layer arranged therebetween, where the patch covers at least a portion of an acoustically active region of the main panel member. The weld joints that attach the vehicle panel assembly to the structural member are preferably located at weld openings formed in the sound-damping patch and/or the sound-damping adhesive layer so that the weld joint can be formed without melting and vaporizing the adhesive during the welding operation, as such an operation would likely require additional ventilation equipment and could impact the quality of the weld joint.

US Patent:

8414707, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

May 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/117704

Inventors:

Hari Prasad - Troy MI, US
Mark A. Schimming - Saline MI, US
James F. Keys - Northville MI, US
John Robert Ewolski - Brunswick OH, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B08B 9/20

US Classification:

134 251, 134 2, 134 15

Abstract:

A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.

US Patent:

8479876, Jul 9, 2013

Filed:

Jun 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/157360

Inventors:

Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US
James F. Keys - Northville MI, US
Jonathan W. Fisk - Canton MI, US
Paul A. Andel - Lagrange OH, US
Kris Morris - Roseville MI, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

F16F 15/00

US Classification:

181207, 181211

Abstract:

A panel assembly for use in any number of different applications, including a variety of vehicle applications, that reduces noise or vibrations, provides thermal insulation, and/or improves structural integrity. According to an exemplary embodiment, the panel assembly includes a main panel made from a metal, one or more sound damping patches also made from a metal, and an adhesive layer that joins the patches to the main panel in a constrained layer construction. The sound damping patches may include one or more forming features, which are designed to improve the formability of the panel assembly without significantly impairing its sound damping characteristics. There are different types of forming features, including internal forming features (e. g. , openings, holes, slits, slots, etc. ) located within the interior of the patch and external forming features (e. g.

US Patent:

8573021, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Oct 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/274983

Inventors:

John R. Ewolski - Brunswick OH, US
James W. Walther - Chatham OH, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B21D 22/00

US Classification:

72350, 723792, 72335, 428577, 700111

Abstract:

A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc. , that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed.

US Patent:

20120181811, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/498271

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Fisk - Canton MI, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B62D 25/20
B27D 1/08

US Classification:

296 9723, 156222

Abstract:

A vehicle floor tub is generally designed for attachment to a vehicle floor panel and may have a variety of uses. In one embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may include a sound damping patch applied to the base of the tub for improved vibration or sound damping purposes, thermal insulation, added structural integrity, etc. The vehicle floor tub may include a main panel, a sound damping patch, and an adhesive layer that are formed together from a main blank, a sound damping blank, and an adhesive layer. The sound damping patch may include one or more forming features located near complex stress regions. In one embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may be sized and configured to be a vehicle seat tub that is located in the floor of a vehicle and accommodates a folded or collapsed vehicle seat; in another embodiment, the vehicle floor tub may accommodate a spare wheel

US Patent:

20130180548, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Mar 7, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/788774

Inventors:

Shiloh Industries, Inc. - Valley City OH, US
Mark A. Schimming - Saline MI, US
James F. Keys - Northville MI, US
John R. Ewolski - Brunswick OH, US
Stephen A. Fetsko - Medina OH, US

Assignee:

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. - Valley City OH

International Classification:

B08B 1/00

US Classification:

134 6

Abstract:

A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.