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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:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Madhu R Deme, Novi, MI (US);
Lawrence J Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James W Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
James Antime Marleau, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Madhu R Deme, Novi, MI (US);
Lawrence J Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James W Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
James Antime Marleau, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmetrical and asymmetrical geometric characteristics.