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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Mark W. Brandley, Franklin, TN (US);

Georg Kasmeier, Munich, DE;

Adam Halsband, Birmingham, MI (US);

Adam Harms, St. Louis, MO (US);

Johannes Klug, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 29/043 (2013.01); B62D 29/048 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A modular composite structure containing multiple individual composite structures attached together. The individual composite structures form sections of a vehicle component. The composite structures are lightweight and made of materials that can function to absorb energy or attenuate vibration or noise. The composite structures contain a core material adhered to a fiber layer and a fiber reinforcement region for improving the strength and stiffness of the modular composite structure. The modular composite structure can include multiple floor pan segments that can be attached to a central composite structure that can be a utility tunnel or housing.


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