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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:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1990
Carl F Johnson, New Boston, MI (US);
Douglas G Peterson, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Automotive Composites Consortium, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
Automobile panels and body parts are manufactured using a core element (10, 10'). The core element (10, 10') may be blow molded into a hollow core member for use in liquid resin molding. The core element (10') may include molded channels (26) extending longitudinally therealong to facilitate the flow of liquid about the core element (10') during the molding process. The core element (10') may also or alternatively include a corrugated portion (32) to allow bending of the rigid core (10') during placement within the mold (34). After placement in a mold (34), a liquid molding process is initiated to form the automobile panels and body parts.