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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:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Marc Jonathon Lucas, Novi, MI (US);
Kip Alan Ewing, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Julie D'annunzio, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marc Jonathon Lucas, Novi, MI (US);
Kip Alan Ewing, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Julie D'Annunzio, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/34 (2006.01); B60R 19/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage compartment within an automotive vehicle rear body closure, such as a hatch or trunk, is accessed through a door that serves as a license plate attachment panel. The door may be part of a tub hinged along its lower edge and that occupies the storage compartment when the door is closed.