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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin H. Tusim, Midland, MI (US);
Martin C. Cornell, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Kyung W. Suh, Midland, MI (US);
Christopher P. Christenson, Beaverton, MI (US);
Chung P. Park, Baden-Baden, DE;
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 3/700 ; B60R 1/922 ; F16F 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 3/700 ; B60R 1/922 ; F16F 7/12 ;
Abstract
An energy absorbing article having a direction in which impact resistance is desired is formed of extruded thermoplastic foam exhibit anisotropic compressive strength. The extrusion direction of the thermoplastic foam is aligned substantially parallel with the direction in which impact resistance is desired to provide an energy absorbing article exhibiting a high ratio of compressive strength to weight.