Zephyros, Inc.

Alexander Gabriel Mangiapane

Henry E Richardson

Jeffery Thomas Shantz

Nick Holstine

Jeffrey Thomas Shantz

A member () for providing sealing, baffling, and/or reinforcement to a cavity member () comprising: (a) a carrier () with an insertion end () and a base end () having: (i) a base () at the base end () adapted for engaging with a wall () of the cavity member (); (ii) a fastener () adapted for passing through an opening of the cavity member () and retaining the member () to the cavity member (); (iii) a center portion () extending from the insertion end () to the base end (); and (b) activatable material () disposed on the carrier ().

Tubular member sealing device

A structural reinforcement comprising a base reinforcing structure including a plurality of ribs and having a first surface and a second surface, an expandable adhesive material located onto a first portion of the first surface, and a sealant material located around an edge of the second surface, the second surface being substantially free of any of the plurality of ribs.

Reinforcement structure

A drain valve (), such as for a vehicle body structure, having: at least one frame (); and at least one flap () secured to the at least one frame (); at least one drain opening (); wherein the at least one drain valve () is located within the at least one drain opening (); wherein the at least one drain valve () has at least two positions: a sealed position, in which the at least one flap () prevents airflow; and an open position, in which the at least one flap () allows liquid to flow through the at least one drain valve ().

Drain valve

A method comprising: (i) forming a reinforcement device by the following steps: forming a first member () and a second member (), applying an adhesive () to the first member () and the second member (), attaching at least one connecting feature to the first member (), the second member (), or both, bringing the first member () and the second member () together to form a clam-like structure, locking the first member () and the second member () with the at least one connecting feature, forming a first encasing member and a second encasing member, attaching the first encasing member to the second encasing member to form an encasing around the clam-like structure, (ii) exposing the reinforcement device to electrocoating, wherein the adhesive expands during the electro coating and bonds the first member () to the second member () and bonds the clam-like structure to the encasing.

Method and device for reinforcement

A polymeric insert formed by extruding a material including polyamide and a plurality of long fibers to form a column structure having a first profile. A method for making such an insert comprising passing a polymeric material in a substantially flowable state through a die, and substantially simultaneously passing a fiber through the die, wherein during the passing step the polymeric material has a relative viscosity of less than about 60 according to ASTM D789.

Extruded reinforcements

A device for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure that includes hinge structures for allowing the member to be moveable within a cavity and free of any spring effect during movement.

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Macomb Township, MI, United States of America

Alexander Gabriel Mangiapane