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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth R Reuther, Plymouth, MI (US);
Stephen A Nolan, Ferndale, MI (US);
Richard W Squires, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Mark N Maskill, Birmingham, MI (US);
Mark W Talley, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73669 ; 738656 ;
Abstract
An environmental test facility for testing vehicle suspension and body components is disclosed. The test facility is transportable over conventional roads and is essentially self-contained for set-up at manufacturing facilities or other locations to facilitate testing of vehicles. A four-poster hydraulic suspension test simulator is provided. A temperature-controlled environment and simulated sunlight sources may also be provided.