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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:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Michael J. Czaplicki, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric Le Gall, Strasbourg, FR;
Berndt Eckman, Henan, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
L & L Products, Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D053/88 ; B60R027/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of reinforcing an automobile structure includes: providing an elongated hollow automotive frame structure; providing an elongated carrier having a longitudinal axis; applying a reinforcing medium to the carrier for forming a sleeve wherein the reinforcing medium is a heat activated expandable material; and inserting the sleeve in the hollow frame structure.