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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. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dhafer Mansoor, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gregory Stanley Frederick, Sterling Hts., MI (US);
Shui-Fang Chou, Troy, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Anderson, Clarksville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/926 ; B60R 1/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/926 ; B60R 1/934 ;
Abstract
A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure and having a general B shape to absorb energy during an impact with an object by the bumper system.