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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:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Edward Belke, Jr, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert Bush, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Brian Daugherty, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul James Mardeusz, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
John Trublowski, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 732 ; 156 731 ; 156298 ; 1563031 ; 156538 ; 1565801 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for embedding conductors in a structure having a signal distribution function associated therewith such as a vehicle instrument panel are disclosed. The apparatus includes an embedding tool which can be positioned in three dimensional space to embed conductors in non-planar surfaces. A method for such embedding is also disclosed.