Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Dobrusin & Theinnisch PC
  • Patent number: 6634698
    Abstract: A vibration reduction and damping system for use in automotive closure panels, such as doors, lift gates, or other operable hatches comprising an intrusion device and an expandable material, such as a polymer-based foam, disposed along at lease a surface of the intrusion device prior to final assembly of the vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer. The system is activated as the vehicle undergoes the final vehicle assembly process, which activates and transforms the expandable material, preferably during an automobile paint operation, to expand, bond and fill the door assembly structure for vibrational damping and noise reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas D. Kleino