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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Allen Newcomb, Troy, MI (US);
Giles D. Bryer, Northville, MI (US);
Shrinivas Lankalapalli, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sudeep Chavare, Northville, MI (US);
Rajan R. Chakravarty, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas S. Prevost, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Julien P. Mourou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/048 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 27/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structural component comprises a body structure defining an interface surface. A composite panel comprises a plurality of reinforcing fibers encapsulated in a resin. An adhesive affixes the composite panel to the interface surface of the body structure. The adhesive has a stiffness in a range from 50 MPa to 2 GPa.