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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172306 | Wheel-arch protector for vehicle A wheel-arch protector mounted on the rear edge of a side door for covering a wheel arch for a rear wheel, the wheel-arch protector including a protector body formed from a polymer material and a seal part formed from a polymer material that elastically deforms more... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8132847 | Garnish for vehicle, having U-shaped recessed portion, which is integrally formed along edge in longitudinal direction A garnish for a vehicle, which has a long form made of a resin material, and is attached to a member of the body of the vehicle. A recessed portion having a substantially U-shaped section is integrally formed at an edge of a main body of the garnish in the longitudi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123278 | Retractable door mounted appliqué for opposing-hinged doors A vehicle includes a pair of opposing-hinged doors having a first door and a second door. The first and second doors each include a tumblehome portion that extends inboard of a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis respectively. The first door and second do... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123277 | Motor vehicle A pivotable tailgate for a motor vehicle includes pivot arms disposed as one piece on the tailgate body at a distance from one another. At an upper end of each pivot arm, a respective hinge arm is provided, each of which is mounted in a roof section of the body so t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7997638 | Door structure of vehicle, in which door joint and garnish gap are offset in door arrangement direction A door structure of a vehicle, in which between the outer surfaces of a first garnish at a first door and a second garnish at a second door, a garnish gap, which joins a door gap between the door, is provided; the first door has a first garnish attachment part, and ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7905538 | Active material based concealment devices for seams A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7871120 | Four-door motor vehicle having a door sealing system for frameless doors A four-door motor vehicle having a door sealing system for frameless doors, the body of which motor vehicle has a front (9) and a rear (11) door cutout, with an associated front door (7) and rear door, and a B pillar (4) between the door ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7845707 | Vehicle closure assembly with shape memory polymer seal A closure assembly with a shape memory polymer seal is provided for use with a vehicle. The closure assembly includes a frame member configured for attachment to the vehicle body to selectively transition from a closed position to an open position. The seal structur... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7810865 | Rod pass through for vehicle door A locking rod flange and a vertical locking rod for a vehicle door, and method of assembling a vehicle door. The locking rod flange may be integral with a glass run channel or an integrated channel and regulator, and may include a locking rod carrier with a rod pass... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784852 | Adaptive sealing device for vehicle door A sealing device is provided for a vehicle having a door movable between a closed and an opened position. The door defines a fishmouth aperture. A striker pin is configured to enter the fishmouth aperture when the door closes and exit the fishmouth aperture when the... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7547059 | System for passing cables between the body and a door of a motor vehicle, and vehicle comprising said system A system for passing cables between a body and door of a motor vehicle. The system includes a flexible sheath containing electrical cables, ends of the sheath being connected to an edge wall of the door and a fixed wall of the body respectively. The flexible sheath ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543881 | Opening trim weather strip An opening trim weather strip includes a trim portion, a seal portion, and a cover lip integrally formed to the trim portion and extended to a vehicle interior side thereof. The cover lip is formed with a cover lip main body by a sponge member and formed with a cove... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7434867 | Sealing strip for the frame structure of a vehicle A U-shaped sealing strip arranged for mounting on a frame structure of a vehicle surrounds a space which is intended to receive a pane and which has a lengthwise changing depth dimension. The U-shaped structure comprises two L-shaped shaped parts of which at least o... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419204 | Powered ramp door lift The powered ramp door lift is used in cargo trailers and other ramp door applications and includes a powered winch assembly, a pair of wire cables or nylon straps connecting the winch assembly to the ramp door, and a “pusher” mechanism. The winch assembly mounte... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7380857 | Water resistant multi-panel door A multi-panel door comprises a plurality of side-by-side door panels and a water-resistant shield. Each one of the door panels is pivotably attached at an edge thereof to an adjacent one of the door panels thereby defining an edge interface between the adjacent ones... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374227 | Body side weather-strip flange for eliminating red rust corrosion A vehicle weather strip flange configured to eliminate corrosion for a predetermined time period. The flange may include at least one indented area disposable against a vehicle body and an opening for insertion of a fastener for attaching the flange to the vehicle b... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364218 | Automotive hardware carrier and method of making same The present invention provides for an improved hardware carrier for use in a trim panel assembly, and a method of making the same. To this end, the hardware carrier includes a body having a front and back surface and a seal molded to the front surface of the body fo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347476 | Ramp door and frame assembly A ramp door suited to pivot about an axis that extends substantially horizontally along the bottom of a cargo compartment opening has features of lightweight construction that may be used separately or in combination with features of a frame assembly having an uprig... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347658 | Lift and transport apparatus A wheelchair lift and lateral transport apparatus has a lift assembly operable to elevate a platform supporting a wheelchair from a first ground position to a second elevated position adjacent a side of a motor vehicle. A headrest is mounted on the upper end of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344181 | Structure for attaching weather strip molded part A structure for attaching a weather strip for vehicle door sashes comprises a molded part having a sealing portion making elastic contact with a door opening edge of a body of a vehicle and providing sealing between the door and the body when the door is closed, and... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328938 | Side impact load transmitting structure A side impact load transmitting structure includes: a vehicular seat disposed in a cabin; a tunnel portion that is disposed such that it protrudes upward into the cabin and extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a load transmitting member including a l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325859 | Door sash header for automotive vehicle A door sash header for an automotive vehicle includes a glazing seal retainer, an external trim retention portion, and a multi-channel weatherstrip retention structure which utilizes upwardly and downwardly opening channels cooperating with the door sash to retain a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325866 | Modular underbody for a motor vehicle A module for a frame for a motor vehicle with a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending central side rail structures. The module including a pair of tubular hydroformed side rail members and a laterally extending connecting structure connected between the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320496 | Sealing arrangement for a transit vehicle A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320199 | Seal structure for a vehicle A seal structure for a vehicle, which includes a door member and a seal member attached thereto. The seal member includes a horizontally extending upper seal lip which comes into elastic contact with a peripheral part of an opening provided on a vehicle body, and a ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318613 | Long ornament member and method for manufacturing the same A long ornament member W1 has an attaching portion 1 and an ornamental portion 3 constituted by vulcanized rubber integrally formed on a surface of the attaching portion 1. The ornamental portion 3 has a surface roughened by pl... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316097 | Glass run channel for vehicle and glass run channel assembly for vehicle A glass run channel mountable along a window frame and made of a thermoplastic elastomer includes a base portion, a pair of side wall portions extending from the base portion, and projections that engage the window frame. A non-slip portion made of material having a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311350 | Door device A door device has a plurality of doors that open or close a single opening in a vehicle. The doors have mutually opposing opening ends. A door interlock mechanism interlocks the opening ends of the doors when the doors receive an impact from the exterior of the vehi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311169 | Door system for automotive vehicle A door system for an automotive vehicle includes an impact-responsive catcher pin which may be operated by a supplemental restraint system having side impact sensing capability so that the impact-responsive catcher pin may be directed to deploy from a housing mounte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309100 | Latch device for vehicle rear panel door A latch device for an access panel door comprises an open lever and a ratchet release lever which are pivotally mounted on a base plate by a first shaft, a coupling spring to resiliently link the open lever to the release lever, a door detection lever being rotated ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293823 | Interlocked pillar and roof rail joint A joint assembly for joining a tubular B-pillar to a tubular roof rail. The joint assembly includes an inner bracket plate and an outer bracket plate that are welded to each other around the roof rail and B-pillar. A flange of the roof rail is received in a slot for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293820 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287621 | Vehicular power transmission mechanism In a three-wheeled vehicle provided with a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the output of an engine to left and right rear wheels via a continuously variable transmission, a gear box and inner shafts of drive shafts as left and right output shafts, the ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275782 | Weather strip for folding top There is provided a weather strip for a folding top of an open car installed in a divided manner both sides thereof in the proximity of divided rails. Each divided member comprises a hollow seal portion and a seal lip portion comprised for resilient contacts with a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267394 | Front end tubular structure for unitized body vehicles A tubular front end structure for use with a unitized automotive frame. The tubular front end structure includes a pair of upper frame rail members that are welded to the A-pillar at vertically spaced positions. A first upper rail member provides support for the fen... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259503 | Electroactive polymers The present invention relates to transducers, their use and fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247088 | Air conditioner for vehicle In an air conditioner for a vehicle including a front pillar which is disposed diagonally in front of a passenger and extends slant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, there are provided an air conditioning duct disposed along the front pillar, a front-pilla... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243985 | Vehicle structure A vehicle structure, preferably applied to a vehicle with 2-door automobiles with the intention of inhabitation of center pillar deformation, particularly intrusion inside the vehicle, as a side impact collision, including: a rear roof rail which is placed in a rewa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
