The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aindrea McKelvey Campbell, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Amanda Kay Freis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Darrin Neil Wagner, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Srinath Vijayakumar, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive aluminum alloy component assembly includes a first vehicle component defining a first joint region and a first cutout. The assembly also includes a second vehicle component defining a second joint region. The assembly also includes a third vehicle component defining a third joint region. Portions of the first and third joint region sandwich the second joint region. A first self-piercing rivet is disposed within the second and third components and aligned with the first cutout.