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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:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harold Haskins, Corvallis, OR (US);
Xiao Guang Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Theodore James Miller, Milan, MI (US);
James Matthew Marcicki, Columbus, OH (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/10 (2006.01); B29C 43/14 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 43/56 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/10 (2013.01); B29C 43/14 (2013.01); B29C 43/183 (2013.01); B29C 43/56 (2013.01); B29C 2043/148 (2013.01); B29C 2043/563 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0854 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7146 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one or more embodiment, a method is provided for forming an insulating article from an insulating material having a first thickness, the method including the step of: compressing the insulating material to form a compressed insulating material having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness; and subsequent to the step of compressing, subjecting the compressed insulating material to a vacuum to form the insulating article.