Patents by Inventor BRENT SOVODA

BRENT SOVODA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HEM CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICULAR CLOSURE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20050102817
    Abstract: A hem joint for a vehicular closure structure assembled from stamped sheet metal includes an inner panel having circular raised anchor pins formed integrally with the inner panel prior to assembly of the inner panel with an outer panel. A flange formed from the outer panel is coined over each anchor pin so as to completely encapsulate an end portion of each anchor pin, mechanically interlocking the inner and outer panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: BRENT SOVODA