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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. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2004
Applicant:
Bari Brown, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Bari Brown, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle headliner assembly () includes a headliner structural layer. A foam beam () is joined to the headliner structural layer. An NVH pad () is partially embedded within the foam beam (). A method of forming a headliner structure is provided. The method includes forming a headliner main body (). The headliner main body () is positioned in a mold () that has a recess (). The mold () is closed. Foam is introduced into the recess () to form a foam beam () and to join the foam beam () to the headliner main body (). A portion of an NVH pad () is embedded in the foam.