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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:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Chi-mou NI, Washington, MI (US);
Steven K. Mackenzie, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chi-Mou Ni, Washington, MI (US);
Steven K. Mackenzie, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21D 21/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable thickness member for a vehicle includes a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion extending from the first portion having a second thickness. The first thickness is different from the second thickness and the first thickness and the second thickness are integral, unitary, and one piece.