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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chelliah Madasamy, Canton, MI (US);
Laike Misikir, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamil M. Alwan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thiag Subbian, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Mueller, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01); B60R 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60R 19/12 (2013.01); B60R 19/24 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 25/085 (2013.01); B60R 2019/247 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body having a first rail and an upper rail spaced from the first rail. The upper rail has a base portion and a top prong and a bottom prong each extending from the base portion. The vehicle includes a bumper connected to the first rail and to the top prong, and a subframe connected to the bottom prong.