Patent · US Expired

Structural foam

US6905745B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by
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22Claims
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Filing dateJun 16, 2004
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/28
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the rigid reinforcing member sufficient to bond the reinforcing member to at least two nonparallel internal surfaces of the structure.

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