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• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC	330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 SOUTH DEARBORN MI 48126

International Classification(s)

• B62D:MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
• B60P:VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRA....

• 2004 Application Filing Year
• B62D Class
• 1124 Applications Filed
• 488 Patents Issued To-Date
• 43.42 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Firzlaff, Jeff A	Royal Oak, MI	2	19
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 19
Miller, Scott G	Canton, MI	17	245
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 245

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• 16 Citation Count
• B62D Class

• 48.33 % this patent is cited more than
• 20 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
June 14, 2005	US,6905156,B2   US6905156B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 30, 2004	US,20040262939,A1   US20040262939A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent Application No: 2004/0262,939

AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURE PANEL WITH PIVOT-MOUNTED ALIGNMENT SYSTEM

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An automotive closure panel which is rotatable about a pivot axis has an axial locator insert situated within a pivot bearing insert bore to set a margin extending between the closure panel and a vehicle body. This system is particularly useful for closure panels such as tailgates having torsion bar or motorized lift assist, because such systems are not easily disassembled for the purpose of setting the closure panel margins.

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