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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:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Douglas J. Steinke, South Bend, IN (US);
Allen H. Simpson, Buchanan, MI (US);
Manuel G. Koucouthakis, Granger, IN (US);
Inventors:
Douglas J. Steinke, South Bend, IN (US);
Allen H. Simpson, Buchanan, MI (US);
Manuel G. Koucouthakis, Granger, IN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A strut () includes a fiber-reinforced, elongate composite body () and has first and second ends and a metal and/or tubular support () at least partially embedded in the composite body (), where the composite body () has first () and second ends () forming first and second load-bearing end portions of the strut (). Also a method forms such a strut using a mold ().