Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

David B DeClerck

Shawn G Quinn

Brian J Schachermeyer

Milind S Gandhi

Gregory J Fadler

William A Schumacher

Tehui Peng

Louis Meli

Anthony F Rossello

A reduced-corrosion assembly includes a first and a second component joined by a fastener having a head and a body. A coating covers a section of the body. The assembly also includes a washer, a compression limiter, and a nut arranged on the first component and adapted to engage the fastener body to thereby tighten the assembly. When the assembly is tightened, the compression limiter is arranged on the fastener body between the first and second components, while the second component is arranged on the fastener body between the compression limiter and the washer. Furthermore, the washer is arranged on the fastener body between the fastener head and the second component, while the coating covers the body substantially up to where the nut engages the body such that corrosion of the assembly is limited or reduced. A vehicle employing the reduced-corrosion fastening system is also provided.

Reduced-corrosion fastened assembly

An apparatus for supporting a battery comprises a tray including a support surface, a recess having a elevation that is lower than an elevation of the support surface, ribs located in the recess and extending to the elevation of the support surface, thermal insulation supported on the ribs and the upper surface, and a battery contacting the insulation and supported on the ribs and the support surface.

Electric storage battery support apparatus

A mounting apparatus is provided for securing a component to a base on a vehicle. The component has a first longitudinal lip extending along a first side thereof and a second longitudinal lip extending along a second side substantially opposite the first side. The mounting apparatus comprises an elongate track assembly configured to be fixedly coupled to the base and having first and second edge sections. The first edge section is configured to secure the first lip, and the second edge section is configured to form a wall. A wedge assembly is coupled to the track assembly for engaging the wall and the second lip to secure the component on the track assembly.

Apparatus for attaching components to a vehicle

A universal attachment system for attaching to a motor vehicle the license plate from a number of countries, even though the locations of the attachment holes of the license plates may be different from country to country. A right nut body has a first plurality of license plate attachment holes, a left nut body has a second plurality of license plate attachment holes, and an attachment panel which carries the left and right nut bodies. The first and second pluralities of license plate attachment holes provides a plurality of pairs of license plate attachment holes for aligning with the license plate mounting holes of any, or all, of a North American, Japanese, Korean, Persian Gulf States and European license plate.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

David B DeClerck