Zephyros, Inc.

Todd R Deachin

Blake Synnestvedt

Keith Lewis

Jean Michael Coulon

Gary Vanlerberghe

Matthew Thomas

Conrad Miracle

Amy Ingram

Jeffery C Viaene

An article comprising: (a) a carrier having a predetermined shape to guide one or more expansion directions of an injection molded expandable material; (b) the injection molded expandable material on the carrier; wherein the expandable material is formed on the carrier at one or more angles perpendicular to the one or more expansion directions; and wherein the expandable material is capable of being activated to expand under an activation condition to come into contact with, and adhere to one or more walls defining a cavity in order to at least partially fill the cavity.

Members for directing expandable material for baffling, sealing, reinforcing

A baffle for sealing a vehicle structure, comprising a carrier with an interior body portion characterized by a plurality of spaced-apart members, providing voids, and an expandable material, that may also have openings, disposed on the carrier which, upon expansion, fills a vehicle cavity and covers the interior body portion and each of the voids.

Partial-filled baffle

A device and method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure, comprising the steps of providing a flexible composite sealing device including one or more fastening structures.

Sealing assembly

A method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure by providing a sealing body with an integrated fastening tab.

Integrated fastening system

There is described a member for baffling, reinforcement or sealing. Typically, the member includes an internal portion and external portion wherein at least one, but typically both the internal and external portions include an activatable (e.g., expandable) material.

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Goodrich, MI, United States of America

Todd R Deachin