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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. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Czaplicki, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric Le Gall, Macomb, MI (US);
Berndt Eckman, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
L&L Products, Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/30 ; B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/30 ; B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
A reinforced sleeve including a carrier member and a reinforcing medium supported by the carrier member. The carrier is an elongated polymer member, and the reinforcing medium extends along at least a portion of the length of the carrier member. The reinforcing medium is preferably an epoxy-based resin. More particularly, the reinforcing medium is preferably a heat-activated structural foam.