US Patent 9248870 Reinforced panel structure

Patent 9248870 was granted and assigned to Sika on February, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Sika

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9248870

Date of Patent

February 2, 2016

Patent Application Number

14004286

Date Filed

March 8, 2012

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11833892 Reinforcement for door panel opening

Patent Primary Examiner

Patent abstract

Exemplary reinforced structures, e.g., panel structures, and methods of making the same are disclosed. A reinforced structure may include a panel support extending along a panel. The panel support may be relatively rigid in comparison to the panel. The structure may further include an expandable support having a body portion mounted on the panel support. The body portion may be formed of an expandable material such that the body portion is configured to engage the panel upon expansion, thereby providing an expanded support acting between the panel and the panel support after expansion.