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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:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer B. Nees, West Olive, MI (US);
Melvin J. Guiles, West Olive, MI (US);
David W. Heatherington, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ;
Abstract
A two-piece doorbeam including a relatively low-cost, low-strength body and a relatively high-cost, high-strength insert. The insert is hat-shaped and crimped within the body. The insert provides improved impact strength where needed, providing the doorbeam the desired strength at relatively low weight and low cost.