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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Joseph Prior, Detroit, MI (US);
Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Estado de Mexico, MX;
Michael Shawn Watterworth, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A tailgate assembly includes a frame subassembly for a tailgate. The frame subassembly has a first brace placed adjacent to a second brace to provide a connection beam with a hollow structural section. The assembly further includes a torsion rod and a torsion rod anchor. The torsion rod is at least partially disposed within the hollow structural section. The torsion rod anchor has a rod-receiving opening that receives an end portion of the torsion rod to anchor the end portion of the torsion rod.
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