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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:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randy Stratman, Waterford, MI (US);
Robert B. Davis, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Chin Jui Chang, Troy, MI (US);
Eric R. Medaris, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
Sika Automotive, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/502 ; B65D 4/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/502 ; B65D 4/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a physical barrier for an orifice in a panel member which includes a plastic carrier and a patch adapted to adhere to said carrier and the panel member. The present invention also includes a method of sealing an orifice in a metal panel member with a plastic carrier. Lastly, the present invention includes a thermoplastic which adheres to both plastic and metal upon the application of heat.