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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186741 | Window assembly for vehicle A mirror assembly includes a reflective element portion and a molded portion formed of a multi-void, lightweight structure. The multi-void, lightweight structure may be formed by injecting a gas into an injection mold while the molded portion is being molded, result... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8136866 | Inner panel for a door assembly having an integrated intrusion beam A door assembly is provided that includes integral impact regions that obviate the need for a separate impact beam. The door assembly includes an outer panel and an inner panel, operably connected to the outer panel so that a compartment is formed therebetween. At l... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8042859 | Structure of car door A car door is constituted by a main body which includes an outer panel and an inner panel combined together, a door lower half, and a rising part extending upward from the door lower half and facing with a side edge of a roof via an upper part thereof; and a bracket... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7914065 | Opening and closing device An opening and closing device opens and closes a shielding body that partitions space by the operation of an operating unit in a range between a fully opened position and a fully closed position. The opening and closing device includes a limit setting unit, a contro... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891724 | Safety window in foldable cab door In combination, a foldable door assembly and sliding window assembly for vehicles is disclosed. The combination allows the driver of the vehicle to see through the window assembly, open it, and adjust a rearview mirror allowing operation of the vehicle with the fold... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7866727 | Sealing strip for side windows on motor vehicles A sealing strip for side windows on motor vehicles, which is arranged between a retractable, frameless, front side window and a retractable, frameless, rear side window. The sealing strip reaches from the door line as far as a roof frame of the motor vehicle. A mova... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7806461 | Apparatus and method for providing tinted windows A first substantially transparent window, a tinted window, and a tinted window moving device may be provided in an automobile. The tinted window moving device can be controlled to place the tinted window in a first state or a second state. In the first state the tin... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806462 | Device for guiding a drop window A device for guiding a drop window on a guide rail is provided that is inclined relative to the vertical line and a horizontal shaft rail. The device includes, but is not limited to a deflector that is fixed on the guide rail and includes, but is not limited to a ve... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7775580 | Door glass guiding structure for vehicle A door glass guiding structure is provided which can be constituted by using a glass guide member made from a low-priced material such as rolled sheet, and is capable of satisfactorily maintaining required functions. The door glass guiding structure 3 ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762614 | Glass run A glass run includes a main body portion and a pair of seal lips. Further, the glass run is constituted by a vehicle exterior side molded member and a vehicle interior side molded member divided at a bottom portion of the main body portion. Further, the vehicle exte... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7648188 | Glass run mounting structure A vehicle door includes a glass run which corresponds to an outer peripheral configuration of a door glass. The glass run includes a body portion which is provided with a bottom wall portion and an interior side wall portion and an exterior side wall portion which e... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7478863 | Sealing profile comprising a trim strip A sealing profile (10a, 10b) for sealing a powered window pane (11a, 11b) in a door (12a, 12b) of a motor vehicle. The sealing profile (10a, 10b) includes... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7410202 | Flat control element for controlling a vehicle component A substantially flat control element for controlling a vehicle component has touch-sensitive regions and is configured to generate control signals for moving the vehicle component into respective end positions in response to a first and a third one of the touch-sens... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410203 | Glass run An automobile door has a glass run corresponding to a glass door. The glass run includes a body portion, which has a bottom wall portion, and a vehicle interior side wall portion and a vehicle exterior side wall portion respectively extending from opposite ends of t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390050 | Belt molding A belt molding includes an elongated molding body mounted along a clearance portion between a frame member and a panel member of a vehicle, a first acting portion provided at the molding body and configured to push the frame member, and a second acting portion provi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380865 | Vehicle door and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a vehicle door (1) and to a method for the production thereof. The vehicle door comprises a supporting frame (11) with an opening (2). The supporting frame is joined to a body structure of the vehicle in a manner that pe... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7350849 | One-piece plastic retainer with integrated water management feature A one-piece retainer is preferably an injection molded that receives and retains a weatherseal therein. The retainer assembly includes first and second portions that are bonded together to form the one-piece retainer. Fasteners further aid in securing the portions t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341304 | Opening/closing device for vehicle An opening/closing body for opening/closing an opening provided in a vehicle body, a pair of guide members, and a reel drum attached onto a board of a drive unit provided between both of the guide members, are provided. Respective one ends of a pair of wires are con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7288907 | Half-open position holding apparatus for vehicle opening and closing member A half-open position holding apparatus for a vehicle opening and closing member includes an opening and closing member supported in a vehicle body to be openable and closable and has an opening and closing member driving unit that has a motor and a electromagnetic c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278677 | Quick cab cover and attachment system for JEEP®-type vehicle A JEEP®-type vehicle cover and attachment system formed of lightweight, form-fitting waterproof/water-resistant material. A shaped bracket attached to the cover secures the cover to a rear portion of the vehicle. The cover when deployed completely protects the enti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249444 | Stabilized window structure and method of stabilizing window structures entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass A stabilized window structure and method for stabilizing a window structure having a window frame entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass includes a patch removably secured over the window frame to cover the opening in its entirety and a body of unifying ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246840 | Vehicle liftgate window component module A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive motor and a window latch. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch ap... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246847 | Vehicle closure system A vehicle closure system includes a first track portion rigidly connected with respect to a vehicle body and a second track portion rigidly connected with respect to a closure panel. The closure panel is selectively movable between open and closed positions. The fir... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237820 | Module for equipping a motor vehicle rear opening panel A module for equipping a motor vehicle rear opening panel includes a support plate on which are directly mounted accessories, in particular, a drive motor for a wiper device. The support plate forms a plate for closing the drive motor of the wiper device. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234765 | Vehicle door sill The disclosure relates to vehicles and door sills for vehicles. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to door sills having an interior channel configured to receive a retractable panel installed within a vehicle door. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to imp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234756 | Exterior accessory module for vehicular modular door An exterior accessory assembly or module for a vehicle door assembly comprises an exterior rearview mirror and/or door cap assembly, which may further include a cover member, a door handle, window frame, window seal and/or an exterior rearview mirror assembly. The v... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231747 | Method of removing one or more shards from the track of a frame A stabilized window structure and method for stabilizing a window structure having a window frame entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass includes a patch removably secured over the window frame to cover the opening in its entirety and a body of unifying ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231717 | Method of assembling a door A method of assembling of a door comprising the steps of providing a door inner panel having an outer face and an inner face, at least one functional component of the door, an anti intrusion beam and a door outer panel. The functional component is assembled onto and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219949 | Motor vehicle door having a closure extending from a bottom thereof A door of a motor vehicle has a substantially rigid sheet that extends downwardly from a lower edge of the door. The sheet may be opaque, translucent, or transparent. The sheet may be fixed in the extended position or may be selectively retractable and extendable. | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188891 | Universal glad hand bracket design mounted to muffler stanchion cross brace A mounting system for securing brake hoses and electrical cables located to the rearward of a mobile vehicle cab. The mobile vehicle's cab is engaged to a chassis. The chassis has exhaust stanchions rearward of the cab relative to vehicle forward movement. The exhau... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178854 | Door apparatus A door apparatus includes a door having a hole and configured to be slidable with respect to a vehicle body, a member configured to open and close the hole, a first detector configured to detect a position of the member relative to the hole to determine an openness ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172238 | Vehicle door and a method to make such a door A vehicle door has a supportive frame (10). A waist rail (14) and a side impact guard beam (22) are formed integrally with the supportive frame. The entire frame is made of high strength sheet steel. The door is produced by hot stamping a steel ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172239 | Sealing structure for vehicle door A sealing structure for sealing a vehicle door against a door opening portion of a vehicle body includes a movable door glass provided outside a door frame of the vehicle door so as to move therealong, a roof moulding attached to the door opening portion of the vehi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168754 | Sliding panel system A system and device of sliding panels contained in a frame that allows the panels to be stored in one part of the frame and moved to different parts when in use. Panels slide along horizontally and vertically within the frame so that various alternate placement of p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155863 | Flush-mounted slider window for pick-up truck including seal carrier, bulb seal and/or applique A window structure which may be used as a rear window in a pick-up truck or the like. In certain example embodiments, the window structure includes a slidable window panel or sheet located between a pair of fixed window panels or sheets. The slidable window panel ma... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156447 | Door-opening/closing apparatus The door-opening/closing apparatus includes a door, a driving unit that drives the door to close the door, a door movement detection unit that detects a movement of the door, an electrostatic switch that is mounted on the door for detecting a human's touching the do... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152373 | Automotive attachment connector for door window A glass run channel assembly for mounting on the door frame of an automotive vehicle and for accommodating a glass run seal and a glass window comprising a glass run channel upper frame, a glass run guide, and a glass run lower frame frame, each having a bottom wall... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150493 | Mounting device for mounting a cable-operated window regulator A mounting device for mounting a cable-operated window regulator for a vehicle to an inner panel of the vehicle, the cable-operated window regulator includes a guide rail for guiding a window glass; a reversible winding unit for raising and lowering the window glass... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144065 | Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module A unitary vehicle liftgate component module carries a plurality of pre-mounted vehicle liftgate components for one-step mounting on the liftgate when the module is attached to the liftgate. At least two of a liftgate wiper motor, a liftgate window latch, and liftgat... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134244 | Stabilized window structures and methods of stabilizing and removing shattered glass from window structures A stabilized window structure and method for stabilizing a window structure having a window frame entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass includes a patch removably secured over the window frame to cover the opening in its entirety and a body of unifying ... | 11/14/2006 |
