ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,673, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Anti-filiform corrosion channels" was invented by Christopher William Coyne (Dearborn, Mich.) and Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for reducing filiform corrosion in vehicle joint architectures, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first component having a first surface, a second component having a second surface facing the first surface, and a channel formed within the first component and open to the first surface. A seal...