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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.:

US 10704638 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2016

Cellular structures with twelve-cornered cells

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);

Yu-Kan Hu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David Coppiellie

Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

Primary Examiner:

John J Figueroa

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16S 1/02 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); E04C 2/36 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 29/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 15/06 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B32B 21/08 (2006.01); B32B 21/04 (2006.01); B32B 29/02 (2006.01); B32B 25/06 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 25/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 25/08 (2006.01); B32B 7/08 (2019.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/10 (2006.01); B32B 15/12 (2006.01); B32B 21/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/10 (2006.01); B32B 21/13 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/121 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 15/046 (2013.01); B32B 15/06 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 15/10 (2013.01); B32B 15/12 (2013.01); B32B 15/14 (2013.01); B32B 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 21/045 (2013.01); B32B 21/047 (2013.01); B32B 21/08 (2013.01); B32B 21/10 (2013.01); B32B 21/13 (2013.01); B32B 25/06 (2013.01); B32B 25/08 (2013.01); B32B 25/10 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/10 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); B32B 29/005 (2013.01); B32B 29/007 (2013.01); B32B 29/02 (2013.01); E04C 2/36 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2307/102 (2013.01); B32B 2307/206 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/414 (2013.01); B32B 2307/50 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); B32B 2419/06 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); B32B 2479/00 (2013.01); B32B 2553/00 (2013.01); B32B 2553/02 (2013.01); B32B 2603/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/08 (2013.01); B32B 2605/10 (2013.01); B32B 2605/12 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0421 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells each having a twelve-cornered cross section. The twelve-cornered cross section may include twelve sides and twelve corners creating eight internal angles and four external angles. Each cell may include a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between a top and a bottom of the cell, the longitudinal walls intersecting to create corners of the cell. A structural component may include at least one wall surrounding a component interior space with a cellular structure having at least two cells being positioned within the interior space. A sandwich structure may include first and second substantially planar structures, and a cellular structure with at least two cells positioned between the first and second substantially planar structures.

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