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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph S Wycech, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Novamax Technologies Holdings, Inc., Oakville, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296188 ; 296205 ; 428 71 ; 527931 ;
Abstract
A reinforced structural member has a w-shaped reinforcement member that carries a thermally expandable resin-based material. The w-shaped reinforcement member is placed in the channel of a hollow structural member over a transverse pin which fits through the slot of the reinforcement member. The structural member is heated to expand the resin-based material which locks the reinforcement member in place, thereby significantly strengthening the structural member.