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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Wonhee M. Kim, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jonathan E. Luntz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Diann Brei, Milford, MI (US);
Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Boyu Wan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Q. Powers, Victoria, TX (US);
Patrick K. Kenney, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Koray Benli, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A multi-layer bladder includes: a first bladder layer; a mask including a plurality of apertures; a second bladder layer bonded to the first bladder layer within the apertures in the mask and where the mask is not present between the first and second bladder layers, where the mask is configured to prevent bonding of the second bladder layer to the first bladder layer where the mask is present; and a fluid channel that is located between the first and second bladder layers and that extends to the mask from an outer edge of the multi-layer bladder.