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Patent No.:

US 9233490 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Jan. 12, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2014

Multilayer load bearing panel

Applicant:

Century Plastics, Inc., Shelby Township, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joseph W. Marchesano, Macomb, MI (US);

Calvin A. Saur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

Century Plastics, Inc., Shelby Township, MI (US);

Attorney:

Quinn Law Group, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Matthew Daniels

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 43/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B60R 13/01 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B29C 43/203 (2013.01); B29C 70/345 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/028 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B60R 13/01 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2305/08 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2471/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01); Y10T 428/31565 (2015.04);

Abstract

A panel assembly includes a multilayer panel including first and second layers made of loftable material characterized by a molded orientation resultant from lofting and subsequently compressing the loftable material during molding of the multilayer panel. The panel assembly may be light-weight with a low profile to minimize protrusion into an opening or compartment enclosed by the panel. The multilayer panel may be configured to as a floor panel enclosing an opening defined by a floor structure, which may be a vehicle floor. The multilayer panel may include at least one recess portion configured to strengthen the multilayer panel. A method of making the multilayer panel includes tethering the loftable material in a tethering frame prior to lofting and transferring the tethering frame including the lofted material into a mold to form into the multilayer panel. The tethering frame retains offal for removal from the mold after forming the panel.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Marchesano, Joseph. (2016). Multilayer load bearing panel (U.S. Patent No. 9233490). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9233490

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