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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. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Subhash C. Jasuja, Novi, MI (US);
Harihar T. Kulkarni, Canton, MI (US);
Paul E. Geck, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A system and method for designing an automotive body structure. A CAE system receives certain programmable parameters or user input data , and generates a computer model of a body structure which is analyzed and optimized in order to minimize the weight of the body structure by use of adhesive bond technology.