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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069527 | Wiper blade and vehicle wiper A washer nozzle provided in a wiper blade has a first ejection hole ejecting a first washer fluid, and a second ejection hole ejecting a second washer fluid. A first ejection axis, which is a center line of a first ejection port angle of the first ejection hole, is ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8032976 | Wiper with rotating cleaning apparatus A windshield wiper includes a scrubbing assembly attached to a wiper assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper blade attached to a wiper housing. The scrubbing assembly includes a scrubbing element having a central longitudinal axis and one or more turbines atta... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028367 | Vehicle wiper apparatus A vehicle wiper apparatus for wiping a windshield glass with a wiper blade includes drive means for reciprocating the wiper blade in an arcuate wiping area, and a first washer fluid spray means, provided on the drive means, for spraying a washer fluid. The first was... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015655 | Windshield wiper apparatus The windshield wiper apparatus provides superior windshield cleaning and wiping. The spaced apart dual blades provide superior windshield wiping. The pliable scrubber disposed between the blades scrubs debris, bugs, and other undesirable elements from the windshield... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7900312 | Windshield wiper with scrubber assembly A scrubber assembly (14) for a windshield wiper (10) having a wiper arm (12) includes a scrubber housing (22) attached to the wiper arm. The scrubber housing (22) has an interior volume (66) and at least one opening (58 | 03/08/2011 |
| 7836541 | Wiper blade and vehicle wiper device A lever of a wiper blade holds a blade rubber. A cover accommodates at least a part of the lever from an opening. A nozzle mechanism has a connecting portion connected to a supply passage. A nozzle portion receives washer liquid that has been sent from the supply pa... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7793381 | Blade-mountable windshield wiper spray device A blade-mountable windshield wiper spray device including a body formed by a first upper member, arranged in use distant from the blade and a second lower member, arranged in use in contact with the support part of the blade; the first member integrally in one piece... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7757337 | Vehicle wiper device A pipe member is arranged along a wiper arm. A wiper blade has a lever rotatably coupled to the wiper arm and a blade rubber for wiping a surface to be wiped. A nozzle mechanism has an attachment member attached to the wiper arm, a nozzle member for supplying the wa... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7506400 | Wiper arm The invention starts with a wiper arm (10, 28; 42, 44) with at least one fan nozzle (20, 46, 70, 88) through which wash water is sprayed on an as-needed basis in a fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) onto a part of vehicl... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7360272 | Compliant windshield wiper systems A windshield wiper arrangement has a windshield wiper blade coupled thereto. A resilient windshield wiper blade support has a primary beam (405) coupled in a coupling region of the primary beam (405). A first compliant beam portion (406) is form... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334288 | Windshield wiper assembly with multiple separately activated wiper strips A windshield wiper blade assembly having a plurality of wiper strips on a support, one of the wiper strips being normally positioned to engage a windshield while leaving non-engaged the remainder of the plurality of wiper strips, and rotation means for moving the en... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313840 | Induction liquid pump and magnetic tank scrubber An induction liquid pump includes a power unit and a circulation unit that are oppositely mountable to a tank with a plurality of fixation units. The liquid pump power unit includes a power induction unit to produce a variable magnetic field. The submersible liquid ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311268 | Nozzle body for a cleaning system on a motor vehicle A nozzle body for a cleaning system on a motor vehicle includes at least one feed line element adapted for connection to a cleaning liquid supply container. At least one nozzle element is connected to the feed line element by a channel section in the basic body. A h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311351 | Vehicle spoiler having nozzle and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a vehicle spoiler having a nozzle and a method of manufacturing the vehicle spoiler. The vehicle spoiler of the present invention has first and second surfaces, which form the external shape of the vehicle spoiler and have a hollow spa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302732 | Dual blade windshield wiper with scraper A windshield wiper is provided which includes a wiper frame; a scraper having an upper and a lower surface defining opposite leading edges, the upper surface connected to the wiper frame, wherein the wiper frame and scraper form an assembly having a means for rotati... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7272867 | Windshield wiper system with drive arm This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269876 | Window and lens glass cleaning system In a window and lens glass cleaning system for a window/lens glass of a motor vehicle, a washer nozzle, a heating element and a nonreturn valve are in each case arranged on or in a retaining part. The retaining part is fastened on a wiper arm which can pivot over th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257855 | Device for washing side windows of a vehicle A side window washing device has a washing unit positioned on each side of the side window and coupled to an interior section of a door frame of the vehicle. The washing unit is capable of dispensing a liquid and moving to clean the side window. A driving unit is co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231683 | Window cleaning apparatus The present invention discloses an apparatus for cleaning a window of a structure. The window cleaning apparatus includes a guide track mounted on one side of a window frame and a second guide track mounted on a side of the window frame opposite the first guide trac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225498 | Windshield wiper system with tubular member plus internal hose This invention relates to a windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a re... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222387 | Windshield wiper system having tubular member This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a rela... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216913 | Hinged glove box door for motorcycles An apparatus for use with motorcycles is adapted to cooperate with an opening that is provided in a fairing, fuel tank, cowling, trunk, saddlebag or other accessory item of the motorcycle. A frame structure of the apparatus includes a front face plate and two side m... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210228 | Method of manufacturing a flat wiper blade assembly A heavy-duty flat wiper blade assembly has a wiper element and an extruded metallic frame. The frame has a bottom channel with a slot traversing its length in which the wiper element is maintained. The wiper element extends through the slot and outwardly from the bo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204462 | Expanding hose holder An insulation delivery apparatus has a hose holder and a nozzle section holder, the nozzle section holder being mounted on an extensible section of the hose holder. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190893 | Fluid heater with low porosity thermal mass A fluid heater apparatus and method of making same includes a low porosity material, thermally conductive mass. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive mass for imparting heat to the mass. Fluid in a flow path through the mass absorbs heat from the mas... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174598 | Windshield wiper system with tubular drive arm and cavity This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171716 | Windshield de-icing Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28) having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged fo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165287 | Windshield wiper system having a tubular member having a foam core This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150067 | Windshield cleaning apparatus with fluid channel blades A windshield cleaning apparatus for clearing insect splatters and similar debris from a windshield having a single elongate wiping blade (16) near one extreme lengthwise edge, a elongate series of imbricate wiping blades near the opposite extreme lengthwise e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150795 | Transparent windshield wiper assembly and method of cleaning a windshield A transparent windshield wiper assembly is disclosed. The construction details of the assembly are similar to the construction of conventional available wipers but the assembly is fabricated from transparent plastic materials. The wiper blade and wiper arm are also ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150065 | Wiper arm, wiper blade and wiper device, especially for the panes of a motor vehicle A wiper device includes a wiper arm that is mounted in driveable fashion and that bears a wiper blade, the wiper arm being formed by an essentially U-shaped profile part that surrounds the wiper blade at least partially. The front limb, which in the installed positi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7111355 | Dual mode windshield wiper assembly The present invention is directed to a windshield wiper assembly with an expandable scrubbing element capable of washing debris from a windshield. In one embodiment, the subject invention is comprised of a windshield wiper blade holder having a first and second blad... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093317 | Windscreen wiper with spray nozzle A windshield wiper includes a wiper arm, which is driven via a drive shaft and to which a wiper blade is pivotably connected, in which at least one spray nozzle (10) is disposed on a pivotable part (14), the spray nozzle being composed of a plurality o... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055208 | Joint part for a windshield wiper The invention is based on a link element (10) for windshield wipers, which is adjoined by a wiper rod (28) and is manufactured out of a metal sheet (16) by means of stamping and bending, in which, starting from a longitudinally aligned covering ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051394 | Dentition cleaning device and system An electric toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a motorized handle coupled to the applicator head for moving the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surroun... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047589 | Dentition cleaning device and system An oral-care device with a power cleaning head is disclosed. The power cleaning head comprises squeegee wiping elements or squeegee wiping elements and bristles. The power cleaning head is configured to rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning tee... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040328 | Fluid/air burst washing system A combination fluid and air washing apparatus for washing a vehicle's viewing surface. The apparatus includes a housing, a nozzle assembly with at least one fluid nozzle and at least one air nozzle corresponding to each of fluid nozzles. A shaft is pivotally attache... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036181 | Fixing piece for a windscreen wiper A mounting part of a windshield wiper, having a receiving opening for a wiper shaft at one end, and forming a part of a fold-away hinge at the other end, and being formed from a flat sheet metal by deep-drawing, punching and bending and having a u-shaped cross-secti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013525 | Wiper blade for glass surfaces A wiper blade for cleaning the surface of glass in a vehicle utilizes a wiper-providing body including a spine portion and a wiping element for engaging the surface of glass to be cleaned and an elongated cleaning element which is mounted for movement relative to th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007334 | Cleaning device for the surface of a facade A cleaning device (9) for a facade surface (3) of a building (1), comprising at least one elongate wiper strip unit (10) movable back and forth along at least one guide rail unit (6) by means of a stationarily arranged drive motor ... | 03/07/2006 |
