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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Lewis, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Blake Synnestvedt, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jean Michael Coulon, Sherbrooke, CA;
Todd R. Deachin, Goodrich, MI (US);
Assignee:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/09 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/24 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B60R 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 99/0053 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/144 (2013.01); B32B 37/24 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B60R 13/06 (2013.01); B60R 13/08 (2013.01); B60R 13/0815 (2013.01); B62D 21/09 (2013.01); B62D 29/002 (2013.01); B32B 2305/022 (2013.01); B32B 2307/102 (2013.01); B32B 2581/00 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1056 (2015.01);
Abstract
A baffle for sealing a vehicle structure, comprising a carrier with an interior body portion characterized by a plurality of spaced-apart members, providing voids, and an expandable material, that may also have openings, disposed on the carrier which, upon expansion, fills a vehicle cavity and covers the interior body portion and each of the voids.