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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:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Charles E. Jensen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert N. Saje, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Peter M. Parlow, Columbus, MI (US);
Jonathon E. Rich, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01); B62D 27/026 (2013.01); B62D 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A body panel that is attachable to a body structure is provided. The body panel has a single thickness portion and a double thickness edge portion where the body panel is hemmed over onto itself and is attachable to the body structure. The body panel may be made of a metal material or a non-metal material. The attachment may be via a weld, a fastener, and/or an adhesive.