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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dean Quaderer, Livonia, MI (US);
Erin White, Wales Township, MI (US);
Gary Vanlerberghe, Melvin, MI (US);
Assignee:
ZEPHYROS, INC., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/02 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B62D 29/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/18 (2015.01); Y10T 29/185 (2015.01); Y10T 29/496 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49616 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1003 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1028 (2015.01);
Abstract
A reinforcing, baffling, or sealing device for a vehicle structure, the device comprising a carrier, an expandable material applied to the carrier, and openings formed in the carrier. The expandable material is formed of a heat activated material having foamable characteristics. The openings are formed in a repetitive pattern and perpendicular to a horizontal axis of the device. The device is stretched along the horizontal axis.