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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detriot, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pei-Chung Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Bradley J. Blaski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Steven Cipriano, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Mark O. Vann, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 33/00 (2006.01); F16B 25/10 (2006.01); F16B 39/282 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01); C23F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 33/008 (2013.01); F16B 19/1045 (2013.01); F16B 25/106 (2013.01); F16B 39/282 (2013.01); C23F 13/00 (2013.01); F16B 33/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening assembly includes a panel defining an aperture, a fastener having a head, a shaft portion extending from the head, and a recess formed in the head, and a sacrificial primary anode insert disposed in the recess. The sacrificial primary anode insert is configured to corrode at a rate faster than a corrosion rate of the fastener.