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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354097 | Power-actuated closure system A power-actuated closure system is disclosed. The system includes a power-actuated closure panel having a leading edge. One or more non-contact optical sensing system(s) is/are affixed to the power-actuated closure panel. The sensing system is adapted to detect the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322069 | Automobile side window wiper An automobile side window wiper includes a fix base fixed on a side window, a transmission device installed on the fix base, a connect rod, and a wiper. The fix base has a shaft hole, and the transmission device has a motor, a rotary shaft extending from one side an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7093890 | Cowl grille structure with integral washer fluid channel A cowl grille structure for positioning in a space between a lower edge of a motor vehicle windshield and a rear edge of a motor vehicle hood. In one embodiment the cowl grille structure includes a molded main body planar leaf screen portion, a washer fluid channel ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6922945 | Seal for motor vehicle opening frame A seal with a first profiled section, a second profiled section (5) housed inside a third profiled section made of an elastically deformable flexible material, the third profile section forming by itself or with the part of the first and/or the second profile... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6615439 | Cleaning device for the wings of sliding windows or doors A cleaning device for the wings (1, 2) of sliding windows or doors which overlap each other by their front ends in the closed position and which have edge sections (4, 7, 8, 11; 4', 7', 8', 11') embracing a glasswork (3, 3'), with at least the outer wing ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6351088 | Non-reversing wiper park switch for wiper drive apparatus A wiper drive apparatus includes a drive gear rotated by a motor, a lead frame carried on a cover attachable to the motor or motor gear and including a circumferentially of discrete conductive traces, and a park switch bridge rotatably mounted on the cove... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6138319 | Cover and wiper for a rear vehicle light A device for externally covering a rear vehicle light for protection from obscuring snow or dirt is provided. The device comprises a support structure to position a transparent cylindrical cover over a rear vehicle light. The cover is rotated by an electr... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5990647 | Embedded self-test for rain sensors A sensor for detecting moisture on an outside surface of a windshield is disclosed. The sensor includes an emitter circuit for emitting light energy, and a detector circuit for receiving light energy. A processor controls the emitter circuit and processes... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5784749 | Windshield wiper assembly with reservoir sealing system A system and method for sealing a windshield washer reservoir is illustrated comprising a one-piece molded cap and strap. The one-piece cap and strap comprises integrally molded and mating hinge members which facilitate hingeably mounting the cap onto the... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5628084 | Spacer for a windshield wiper A spacer for a windshield wiper includes an anchoring member, a cylindrical shaft, a biasing device, a bracing stand, and a retaining device. The anchoring member is to be mounted on the wiper blade seat and has a shaft accommodation hole. The shaft is in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5339488 | Sealing and wiping arrangement including inflatable chamber A sealing strip adjacent a slidable window glass in an automobile body, provides a sealing lip which is mounted on an air-tight hollow chamber having two relatively rigid sides stiffened by a metal carrier. The third side is a relatively flexible wall. Ex... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5278821 | Cleaning cartridge for an optical recording apparatus A cleaning cartridge for use with an optical recording apparatus cleans from outside of the apparatus, an object lens of an optical disc recording apparatus or the like having a separation type optical system and glass covers for covering projection windo... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5271120 | Windshield wiper and washing liquid reservoir assembly A windshield wiper assembly comprises a drive mechanism for at least one windshield wiper arm, together with a reservoir for a windshield washing liquid. The drive mechanism comprises a support structure, on which are mounted a motor and a linkage for tra... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5261254 | Self replenishing windshield washer system A method and apparatus are disclosed for self-replenishment of the solution contained within an automobile windshield washer system. Water is extracted from air such as through the use of a desiccant system in combination with an automobile air conditioni... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5253453 | Sealing arrangements A sealing arrangement for a window pane in a vehicle body which can be raised and lowered is shown. The body panel on the outside of the door carries a seal. This seal has an integral hinge region and the inherent resilience of the material biases the sea... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251861 | Coupler fixing structure for modular wiper apparatus In a modular wiper apparatus having a channel-type frame of a substantially U-shaped cross-section linking together a bracket to which a wiper motor is mounted and another bracket to which a wiper shaft is mounted, a coupler on the side of the wiper motor... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5226199 | Intermittent wiper cleaning system An intermittent wiper cleaning system for removing debris from the surface of a wiper of a windshield or the like formed as a clearing field including at least two rows of projections or depressions formed either in a base member or in the windshield. Acc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5218735 | Windshield wiper with main and auxiliary air deflector A windscreen wiper comprising an air deflector has the form of an arm with a windscreen wiper device articulated thereto, and an air deflector carried by at least one of the elements of the windscreen wiper so as to deflect the air flows which impinge aga... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5203602 | Base unit for a windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper base unit for a motor vehicle comprises a structure which includes a support means in the form of a support bar carrying at least one bearing through which a windshield wiper drive spindle can pass. The vehicle also has a screen washer ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5195206 | Windshield cleaning system, especially for motor vehicles A windshield cleaning system with a washing system includes a washing liquid pipe non-rotatably fixed in a bore of a wiper shaft, the end of which washing liquid pipe is inserted into a pot-like connecting piece protected against twisting. Thereby the con... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5182831 | Windscreen wiper blade arrangement with orientation indicating means A windscreen wiper blade arrangement comprises a windscreen wiper blade and a connector (11) for connecting the windscreen wiper blade to a windscreen wiper drive arm whereby the blade is driven across a windscreen. The blade is so arranged that the conne... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5150497 | Truck mirror wiper A truck mirror wiper for a truck having a side mirror to be wiped and a side window glass which may be raised and lowered and through which a driver looks to view the mirror. A clamp clamps the truck mirror wiper to the top of the window glass, and a brac... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5085005 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip to be attached along a belt line of a door of a motor vehicle for wiping an outer surface of a door glass when the door glass is raised and lowered. The weather strip has a base portion to be attached along the belt line of a door outer pa... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4699274 | Cleaning device of ray transmission window incorporated into optical selector A cleaning device for a window used in an optical inspection device. The cleaning device removes dust which adheres to the transparent window by means of a dust scraper which contacts the surface of the window so as to enable the dust adhering to the surf... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4664719 | Method and apparatus for cleaning step boards of escalator A method for cleaning the step boards of an escalator and an apparatus for carrying out the method. The apparatus comprises a holding unit to be fixedly placed at the entrance or at the exit of an escalator, a cleaning unit having a driving means, a power... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4431228 | Vehicle cap construction A vehicle cap construction comprises a rigid framework having interconnected frame sections which form both frames for the closures, such as the windows, hatches, etc., and the sole skeletal support for the cap. Two of the frame sections form base rails w... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4162555 | Wiper drive assembly A wiper drive assembly (20) disclosed is particularly adaptable for use with angularly skewed vision blocks (22) of an armored car. A hollow guide (28) of the assembly includes elongated first and second guide portions (30,32) that are adapted to extend a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4080685 | Headlight cleaning system An automatic headlight cleaning system wherein a transparent cylinder encircles the headlamps and is selectively rotatable about an axis to be cleaned by a stationary wiper element positioned out of the light path. The transparent cylinder is closed at on... | 03/28/1978 |
