US Patent Issued to KOBE STEEL on Jan. 13 for "Lap fillet weld joint, production method thereof and member with closed cross section" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,246, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KOBE STEEL LTD. (Kobe, Japan).

"Lap fillet weld joint, production method thereof and member with closed cross section" was invented by Reiichi Suzuki (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lap fillet weld joint and a lap fillet weld joint manufacturing method are provided. On a side of a first edge, a first metal plate is provided with a bulging portion that has an internal space of a prescribed size, and a second metal plate has a protruding portion that faces to the bulging portion and can be inserted into the bulging portion. In a state in which the protruding portion has been ins...