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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:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
James R. Thomas, Austin, TX (US);
Clifton C. Haggard, Austin, TX (US);
Jason D. Brown, Austin, TX (US);
Song Ping Chen, ShenZhen, CN;
RU Zheng Liu, ShenZhen, CN;
Michael L. Hayden, Plano, TX (US);
James R. Thomas, Austin, TX (US);
Clifton C. Haggard, Austin, TX (US);
Jason D. Brown, Austin, TX (US);
Song Ping Chen, ShenZhen, CN;
Ru Zheng Liu, ShenZhen, CN;
Michael L. Hayden, Plano, TX (US);
e.Pak International, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A plastic cushion pad () includes at least one plastic spring portion () between oppositely facing contact surfaces (). In one example, the pad () is vacuum formed using a film of carbon-impregnated polystyrene material. The plastic spring portion () is configured to provide the desired amount of resiliency or cushion provided by the pad responsive to a compressive force. In one example, the plastic spring portion is designed to prevent any lateral deformation of the pad when a compressive force is applied.