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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132848 | Vehicle mounted brush for footwear A cleaning system is attached to a door pocket of a vehicle and allows, via a spinning brush head, to clean the outer surfaces of a person's footwear prior to stepping into the vehicle. The system uses a brush that has a handle and a rotating brush head powered by a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7854466 | Mounting system for ballistic panel A ballistic panel and mounting assembly for use with a vehicle door having a side impact structure. The panel having first and second separable members, and a plurality of upper brackets and side brackets used to secure the respective first and second members to bot... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7789451 | Window screen for vehicles A ventilation device for use with vehicle windows is provided. This device includes an adjustable frame mountable within a vehicle window; an insert mountable within the frame; and an adapter, wherein adapter is attachable to the frame and further includes a plurali... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7712819 | Door for a motor vehicle Described herein is a door for a motor vehicle provided with a supporting framework, supporting means for supporting an external rear-view mirror, a lock, and a key assembly, which is operatively connected to the lock and can be selectively actuated via a control ke... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695048 | Seal for an open door of a vehicle A truck, trailer or other type of vehicle with a pair of swinging door panels for providing access to a rear cargo bay includes a hinge seal that closes an air gap between the door panels and the side body panels of the vehicle when the door is open. The seal is par... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7494176 | Plug type pet window for vehicle and vehicle accessories A pet window that is both removable and lockable and of appropriate size to facilitate the penetration of a pets head and which is incorporated into the original manufacture of window sections or the manufacture of said window sections replacement for vehicles and v... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7464983 | Changing curtain apparatus A changing curtain apparatus includes a flexible peripheral wall having an upper edge and a lower edge. The peripheral wall has a break therein extending between and through an upper edge and a lower edge of the peripheral wall to define an opening into an enclosure... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7452025 | Window insert for vehicles A ventilation device for use with vehicle windows is provided. This device includes an adjustable frame mountable within a vehicle window; an insert mountable within the frame; and an adapter, wherein adapter is attachable to the frame and further includes a plurali... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7410204 | Speaker noise path shield A door assembly comprises an interior panel and an exterior panel. A first semi-rigid barrier sheet is disposed between the interior and exterior panels. One or more features are formed in the first semi-rigid barrier sheet accommodating components housed between th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390968 | Power-supplying device for sliding structure There is provided a power-supplying device for a sliding structure including a wiring harness being arranged between a base and the sliding structure slidably mounted on the base, a protector mounted on the sliding structure for bending the wiring harness in a loop ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384091 | Vehicle door A vehicle door comprises a door panel member having an outer panel, the outer panel having a concave portion which receives a user's hand, a handle member which is provided outside the outer panel and extends to cross the concave portion, a base member which is fixe... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370984 | Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a holding component and clamping parts to clamp the mirror assembly to the holding component. Alternative embodiments of the holding component and clamping parts are also disclosed. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367609 | Automotive glazing system with deployable wind excitation suppressor An automotive glazing system includes a closure structure having a storage space for a moveable glazing panel which is slidably housed within the closure structure. A deployable air deflector mounted to a sash portion of the closure structure is moveable between a s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360339 | Automobile door protector An automobile door protector comprising an actuator pin, a pulley, an extension spring affixed to the actuator pin and to a cable that partially surrounds the pulley, the cable affixed to an opposite end of the spring, a pair of spaced apart mounting flanges within ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347026 | Door module A door module, with a trim (9) on which practically all the component items are mounted or assembled, mechanical subassemblies of the lock and the window winder, wiring, etc. with a relative sliding movement between the mechanical subassemblies and the trim, ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331625 | Garment hook assembly A closure panel assembly for a vehicle comprising a closure panel capable of movement between an open position and a closed position, and a garment hook assembly mounted to the closure panel. When the closure panel is closed, the garment hook is presented to an inte... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7300101 | Body fairing assembly for scooter A straddle-ride type vehicle (e.g., a scooter) comprises a vehicle cover assembly that includes at least a cover that partially covers the vehicle's body and a rear side cover that covers the cover from the outside of the vehicle body. The cover including a projecti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272873 | Sill plate retainer A resilient clip is provided for engaging a dog house coupling feature of a trim component. The resilient clip has a mating member for engaging a hole defined in a body panel. The resilient clip includes a triangular mating feature that is positioned relative to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267384 | Removable mounting bracket A quickly installed and quickly removable tubular mounting bracket that supports a side view mirror and is connected at a minimum to the upper hinge structure remaining on the side of the vehicle after the door is removed. On two-door 4×4 off road vehicles commonly... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246842 | Visor for an automobile A visor for an automobile is provide, which does not impair the design of the automobile when mounted on a window frame of the automobile. A side visor includes a brim portion made of stainless steel formed along a window frame of an automobile, and a visor portion ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240958 | Apparatus for reducing drag on unpowered vehicles The present invention relates to an apparatus with flexible attachments for reducing drag on a vehicle having a generally planar rear surface. The use of flexible vane attachments allows the rear doors of the trailer to fully open and close effortlessly. The apparat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210655 | Reconfigurable interior sidewall A reconfigurable interior sidewall system includes one or more simply curved sidewall panels, each curved around the fuselage but longitudinally linear and providing a consistent mating surface for monuments. Panel openings are provided in each panel so that inner w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204543 | Vehicle side visor cover A side visor is effectively utilized to perform sufficient ventilation in a car. A cover is attached on a vehicle side visor 21 provided along a window frame 14 of a vehicle door. The cover 31 comprises: a cover attachment portion 32 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191694 | Edge reinforced brittle armor system An edge reinforcement for brittle armor plates is described and claimed herein for improving the ballistic performance of the outer peripheral margins of such plates to incoming threat projectiles. Typically, a transparent armor is positioned within a windowed openi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178249 | Measuring tool and method of making A tool for measuring, marking, and cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a transparent flexible sheet of pressure-sensitive material removably adhered thereon to cover one side of the rigid sheet and provide a removable, n... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172240 | One-piece wind deflector for spanning multiple-paned vehicle window A vehicle window wind deflector, of the type which has a flange that is fitted into a window channel, has a bridge which fits around a pillar that separates a first pane of the vehicle window from a second pane of the vehicle window. At the location of the pillar it... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168755 | Door outer handle structure A door outer handle structure in a vehicle having a hinge type opening and closing front side door and a slide type opening and closing rear side door, includes a front outer handle secured along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the rear end edge of the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156454 | Mechanism for preventing closure of automobile doors A linkage mechanism operably associated with the front and rear doors of an automotive vehicle that pivots a bumper device into an interfering position with respect to the closing of the front door against the B-pillar of the vehicle when the rear door remains opene... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137428 | Car screen and window A ventilation device for automobiles having a screen which fits into the grooved portion of an automobile window opening so it can be moved adjustably up and down within the door. The screen is made from two layers, one of which has circular apertures and the other ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125602 | Frictional holding pad A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A bottom surface of the pad is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125069 | Vehicle safety system A vehicle safety system for impeding an occupant's egress from a vehicle is provided. A barrier is deployed, either manually or automatically, to cover at least a portion of the vehicle's exit in order to impede an occupant from egressing through the exit. The barri... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121610 | Combination shade and handle device A combination window shade and handle device includes a frame adapted to be secured above a window of a motor vehicle window; a handle centrally positioned on the frame; a winding core coupled to the frame; a shade wound onto the winding core, the shade having one f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114766 | Window blind for a sliding roof system The invention relates to a window blind for a sliding roof system includes a flexible material and two flat spiral springs that extend along the longitudinal edges of the window blind. The flat spiral springs tend to contract into a spiral shape, winding the flexibl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114761 | Door visor for vehicle A door visor for a vehicle comprising a visor portion which extends from the front end of a window sash of the vehicle to the rear end of the window sash, and protrudes outward and downward of the vehicle from the top end of the window sash of the vehicle, a protrus... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114767 | Window blind for a sliding roof system A window blind for a sliding roof system having a flexible material and two guide elements extending along the longitudinal edges of the flexible material. The guide elements engage in a guide associated with a corresponding longitudinal edge. The guide element is a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114760 | Safety shield window insert A safety device for a motor vehicle having a door window defined by a retractable transparent panel which is guided into a receiving frame, the safety apparatus comprising a window insert formed of a sheet of material; a window frame including a transparent panel, t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111896 | Device to seal gap between truck window and truck cab A device, which can be folded for storage and zipped together for use. The device provides a connection between the sliding rear window of a truck with the front edge of a camper or cab to eliminate the elements entering the cab or camper. ... | 09/26/2006 |
