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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:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
May. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Mark A. Savoy, Metamora, MI (US);
Thomas J. Carter, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Savoy, Metamora, MI (US);
Thomas J. Carter, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Utica Enterprises, Inc., Shelby Township, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D065/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle body assembly line () and method for assembling vehicle bodies utilizes electromagnetic gauging apparatus () to generate production gauge data of an assembly of formed sheet metal components, and an electrical controller () compares the production gauge data to design gauge data to detect any production deviation and is electrically connected to the assembly line to adjust the assembly of the formed sheet metal body components to correct any production deviation detected.