Patents Assigned to United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC
  • Automotive structural joint and method of making same
    Patent number: 8753463
    Abstract: A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least one of a second member and a second surface of the composite member, positioning a divot portion of the second member within an aperture of the composite member, placing the second member in contact with the second surface of the composite member, attaching the divot portion of the second member with the first member and curing the adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: United States Council for Automotive Research, United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Fuchs, John D. Fickes, Erik Arthur Banks, Elisabeth Jane Berger
  • Automotive structural joint and method of making same
    Patent number: 8047593
    Abstract: A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least one of a second member and a second surface of the composite member, positioning a divot portion of the second member within an aperture of the composite member, placing the second member in contact with the second surface of the composite member, attaching the divot portion of the second member with the first member and curing the adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: United States Council for Automotive Research, United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Fuchs, John D. Fickes, Erik Arthur Banks, Elisabeth Jane Berger
  • AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL JOINT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20100314909
    Abstract: A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least one of a second member and a second surface of the composite member, positioning a divot portion of the second member within an aperture of the composite member, placing the second member in contact with the second surface of the composite member, attaching the divot portion of the second member with the first member and curing the adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicants: UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Fuchs, John D. Fickes, Erik Arthur Banks, Elisabeth Jane Berger
  • Automotive structural joint and method of making same
    Patent number: 7819452
    Abstract: A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least one of a second member and a second surface of the composite member, positioning a divot portion of the second member within an aperture of the composite member, placing the second member in contact with the second surface of the composite member, attaching the divot portion of the second member with the first member and curing the adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: United States Council for Automotive Research, United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Fuchs, John D. Fickes, Erik Arthur Banks, Elisabeth Jane Berger