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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, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Duncan Whipps, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Inventor:
Duncan Whipps, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A node is configured for connecting body portions of a vehicle. The node includes a first portion configured for attachment to a first vehicle body portion, and a second portion configured for attachment to a second vehicle body portion.