The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas J. Carter, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Timothy J. Marx, Macomb, MI (US);
Thomas W. French, Imlay City, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Carter, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Timothy J. Marx, Macomb, MI (US);
Thomas W. French, Imlay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Utica Enterprises, Inc., Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for mounting a vehicle closure member () on a vehicle body () utilizes vision sensing of a master gauge location () of the vehicle body, of coordination formations () on the vehicle body, and of opening extremities of a closure member opening of the vehicle body, and the sensing is used by a controller () to provide mounting of a hinge at a proper location.