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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7596828 | Multiple blade windshield wiper A windshield wiper blade assembly has a blade arm to which a blade subassembly is pivotally coupled. The blade subassembly includes a first blade, a second blade, and a third blade located side-by-side. The first and third blades are formed of a scrubbing material f... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7523523 | Windshield wiper with scraper A windshield wiper for an automotive vehicle having an elongated base and an elongated flexible blade extending outwardly in a first direction from the base. The blade has a free edge adapted to contact a windshield on an automotive vehicle. An elongated scraper als... | 04/28/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7140064 | Disposable scrubber attachment for wipers A disposable scrubber attachment for a windshield wiper effective in removing insect remains on a windshield glass is provided. The scrubber attachment is constructed by an elongated piece of a foam rubber wrapper in an elongated mesh netting. On one side of the foa... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066805 | Finger plucker lock A resilient rubber finger and a locking mechanism therefore for use in poultry processing plants for the plucking of feathers off if poultry is provided. The rubber-plucking finger is comprised of an oversized base without an annular recess, and a tapered furrowed s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6952524 | Fluid heater temperature balancing apparatus A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive body in a flow path envelop... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6912357 | Fluid heater A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a continuous, labyrinthian flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive bo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892418 | Windshield wiper and brush assembly An improved windshield wiper is described having a pair of squeegees and a brush disposed between said squeegees. The single-piece molded frame of the wiper includes openings along the frame back that are adapted to create a vacuum when the vehicle is moving. The br... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6813803 | Wiper strip for windshield wipers A wiper strip (18) for windshield wipers includes a profile spine (20) and a function part (22) that is connected to the profile spine (20) via a tilting bridge piece (26) and that bears against it in the tilted position. The funct... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6799349 | Combined windshield wiper and brush assembly An improved windshield wiper is described having a pair of squeegees and a brush disposed between said squeegees. The frame of the wiper includes openings along the frame back and longitudinally extending members arm engaging members that are adapted to create a vac... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6760951 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicle windows includes a wiper strip (12) which is held by a support bracket system (10) and is encompassed by a laterally closed protective profile (14, 22, 24). The protective profile (14, 22) is close... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6748621 | Vehicle windshield wiper assembly A vehicle windshield wiper assembly for providing a user with a set of windshield wipers for motor vehicles designed to scrub insects off the glass. The vehicle windshield wiper assembly includes a bridge member that has a first end, a second end, and a medial porti... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6687946 | Inflatable windshield wiper attachment and method A windshield wiper blade attachment with pressurized inflatable scrubbing member. The scrubbing member includes a sustained fluid release delivery system for dispersing a solvent through a polymer matrix or mixed fiber composite material. The scrubbing me... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6505378 | Wiper assembly A wiper assembly for providing additional scrubbing surface area. The wiper assembly includes a wiper blade designed for coupling to a wiper arm of a vehicle and including an articulation, a blade which is comprised of an elastomeric material and is posit... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6343402 | Mirror wiper assembly An exterior rearview mirror assembly is provided for use on a vehicle which includes a rearview mirror and a wiper assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper arm base located behind the mirror assembly extending over the top of the mirror to attach to ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6279193 | Secondary wiper to a windshield wiper A secondary wiper to a windshield wiper is provided. The secondary wiper is detachably connected through connectors to an arched arm of the windshield wiper to locate in front of the latter relative to a sweeping direction of the windshield wiper. The sec... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6233779 | Multiple-bladed windshield wiper A multiple-bladed windshield wiper is disclosed in which a blade multiple edged is axially rotated in a support bracket to bring a fresh blade edge into use. The multi-edged blade has two edge elements which are received in a pair of U-shaped channels for... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6161247 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system includes a mirror with an exposed front surface and a mirror support assembly. A pair of vertically extending hollow, fiberglass pipes include an interior actuator and an exterior guide secured with respect to the support assembly... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6119300 | Wiper blade for a vehicle windscreen wiper device A windshield wiper blade for a vehicle windshield wiper device features a wiper blade rubber made of a resiliently deformable material which exhibits a backing to which two parallel wiper lips are connected by means of a flexible neck and an intensive-cle... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6092259 | Interior windshield cleaning system A cleaning system 10 for the interior surface of a vehicle windshield 100 wherein the system 10 comprises a wiper blade unit 11 adapted to be mounted adjacent the interior surface of a windshield and moved back and forth with respect thereto under the inf... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5996168 | Windshield cleaning system including scraper unit A casing attached to or made part of a standard windshield wiper assembly that extends a scraper blade to the surface of a vehicle windshield to dislodge insect remains and debris, with the aid of the wiper motion and a vehicle mist system. Once the desir... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5979010 | Windshield washer and wiper assembly A windshield washer and wiper assembly for cleaning a windshield of an automobile. The assembly is generally comprised of an elongated housing, a source of windshield washer fluid under pressure, a perforated bladder within the housing, means for washing ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5857236 | Wiper apparatus with pressure dispersing means The present invention provides a wiper apparatus comprising a blade rubber for wiping windshield glass, a wiper blade on which the blade rubber is mounted, a wiper arm which is pivotally supported on a vehicle body and on which the wiper blade is mounted,... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5799359 | Windshield washer and wiper assembly A windshield washer and wiper assembly for cleaning a windshield of an automobile. The assembly is generally comprised of an elongated housing, a source of windshield washer fluid under pressure, a perforated bladder within the housing, means for washing ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5778483 | Windshield wiper blade assembly with sponge and tension mechanism A new windshield wiper blade assembly with sponge and tension mechanism for removing stubborn insect deposits and other debris from the exterior of a front windshield of a vehicle. The inventive device includes a wiper blade support assembly having a plur... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5699581 | Heated wiper assembly with brush attachment A heated windshield wiper with a detachable brush assembly. An enclosed metal housing contains the heating element supplied with electrical energy from the engine's battery to heat the attached wiper. The brush is slidably mounted within an external housi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5632058 | Heated wiper blade with a scraper and fluid release nozzle assembly A heated wiper blade with a scraper and fluid release nozzle assembly including a wiper arm member that couples to a wiper shaft of an associated vehicle. An elongated wiper blade with an interior heating element is provided. A blade holder member is pivo... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5564156 | Linearly reciprocating wiper apparatus An apparatus for wiping a window has a wiper, a first track substantially parallel to at least a portion of the window and a second track substantially parallel to and displaced from the first track. A first motorized drive wheel is provided for driving t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5442834 | Windshield scrubber and blade wiping assembly A vehicular window cleaning apparatus having a wiper arm, wiper blade and drive means therefor in combination with a scrubber for intensifying the cleaning effort of the wiper blade. The scrubber is detachably connected to the wiper blade. A cam means is ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5423105 | Windshield wiper blade A windshield wiper blade including a multi-level mount at one end and a multiple projection wiping element at the opposite end. The wiping end includes a base member extending perpendicularly on opposite sides of a center line. A projected central member ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5327615 | Windshield wiper blade assembly including conical cleaning tips A wiper blade assembly has an elongate carrier strip for supporting on a windshield wiper arm, a pair of spaced, flexible wiper blades depending parallel to one another from the carrier strip with a gap between the blades, and a cleaning member supported ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5301384 | Windshield scrubber and blade wiping assembly A vehicular window cleaning apparatus having a wiper arm, wiper blade and drive means therefor in combination with a scrubber for intensifying the cleaning effort of the wiper blade. The scrubber is detachably connected to the wiper blade. An adjustment m... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5283926 | Washer hose arrangement in wiper arm device A wiper arm device includes a wiper arm fixed at its base end to a wiper shaft which protrudes from a vehicle body. A washer nozzle provided on the wiper arm discharges washer liquid towards the windshield of the vehicle. A washer hose supplies the washer... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5257436 | Dual action self-cleaning windshield wiper A dual action, self-cleaning windshield wiper having a pair of elongated brushes and a pair of wiper blades pivotally attached to a main blade frame. The elongated brushes are mounted on a brush mounting frame portion of supporting frames which pivot to e... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5251357 | Windshield wiper blade with deformable internal cavity A windshield wiper blade construction for use in a windshield wiper assembly for motor vehicles, which comprises a T-shaped mounting portion and a triangular wiper squeegee portion including a vertically elongated rectangular cavity disposed in the center... | 10/12/1993 |
