US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on May 6 for "Method and system for joining workpieces" (Michigan, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,871, issued on May 6, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Method and system for joining workpieces" was invented by Steven Cipriano (Chesterfield Township, Mich.), Pei-chung Wang (Forest Hills, N.Y.), Zhenke Teng (Troy, Mich.) and Anthony V. Minatel (Fenton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for joining multiple workpieces are provided. In one example, the method includes dispensing adhesive on a first workpiece. A second workpiece is contacted with the adhesive such that the adhesive is disposed between the first and second workpieces. Resistance heating is produced in the first and...