Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118355 | Vehicular side body structure Outer side sill member includes an upper wall section slanting upward in a horizontal, outer-to-inner direction, and a lower wall section slanting downward in the horizontal, outer-to-inner direction. At least one of upper and lower wall sections of the outer side s... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113572 | Rocker panel structure In a motor vehicle body, plates of a rocker panel reinforcement situated inside a rocker panel are led up to a terminus part manufactured from plastic. A front wall of the terminus part is led up almost to a tire envelope curve. In the event of a crash of the motor ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100465 | Trailer rear door frame with angled rear sill A rear frame of a trailer has an elongated horizontal sill having a closed cross-section which is rigid in bending and in torsion. The elongated horizontal sill is formed of a fantail and a base plate attached to an underside of the fantail. The base plate has front... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8011721 | Vehicular side body structure Side sill includes a side sill body formed of a steel plate, and a side sill reinforcing member formed by extruding an aluminum alloy and provided inside the side sill body. Reinforcing bracket formed by casting an aluminum alloy covers the outer surface of the side... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007038 | Vehicle body of a motor vehicle with a side sill According to the invention, a side sill of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle comprises an outer shell and an inner shell connected to each other via flanges. A reinforcement is removably attached to the outside of the outer shell, which reinforcement extends essenti... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007037 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle, preferably a two door sports car, is provided with a side wall section, in particular comprising a fender, which forms at least partially the outer wall of a wheel housing. A sill panel which covers a lateral sill of the motor vehicle in the connect... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002339 | Side sill of a vehicle body A side sill of a body of a motor vehicle of sheet metal shell construction is composed of a sheet metal outer shell and a sheet metal inner shell which are welded to one another. A rolled profile for stiffening can be inserted into the side sill from an open end sid... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7628447 | Harness clip A harness clip includes a base portion having a leg portion for engagement with a rocker panel, a side wall portion standing on and extending from one side edge of the base portion, and a harness holding portion which is connected to the side wall portion through a ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7523982 | Sealing structure A sealing structure for sealing a gap between a side sill of a vehicle body and a side sill garnish includes a generally tabular lip portion, a connecting portion branching from an intermediate region of a backside of the lip portion, and a fixing portion connecting... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7494180 | Motor vehicle having a side sill A side wall formed in one piece with an outer shell of a side sill from high-strength sheet steel is described. The side wall merges without gradation into the adjoining side sill in the region of at least one vehicle pillar, so that the sheet steel is subjected to ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7464986 | Side sill trim part and method of molding same Improved side sill or rocker panel trim part and methods of molding same are provided. In the methods, a substantially “C” like cross-sectional shaped mold cavity is provided having a pair of terminal cavity portions therein. A living hinge-forming cavity space ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7434871 | Lower vehicle body structure of vehicle There is provided a lower vehicle body structure, in which a floor panel is provided between a pair of side sills extending longitudinally, a tunnel portion extending longitudinally is provided at a central portion of the floor panel, and a seat is provided between ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419186 | Working machine A working machine includes a pipeline disposed along a side deck in a front-back direction and connecting a hydraulic pump and a control valve. The hydraulic pump is mounted at a back portion of an upper frame of an upper rotating body and the control valve is mount... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390052 | Light weight chassis and hull A recreational vehicle includes a hull coupled to a chassis where the hull is formed by coupling pre-formed panels together using two piece channel members, and/or the chassis is formed by mechanically coupling pre-formed segments together. In some instances, the tw... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364226 | Structural assembly having integrated outer and inner reinforced members A structural assembly, such as for use as a rocker panel in an automotive vehicle and which includes an outer rocker cover and an inner attached and reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is constructed from a continuous steel grade and roll formed material and ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357448 | Unitary hydroformed roof support pillar A one-piece B-pillar having a front flange and a rear flange formed on an upper portion of the B-pillar. The front and rear flanges extend forwardly and rearwardly from a trapezoidal section of the B-pillar. An inner concave portion is provided in a lower portion of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354102 | Vehicle body panel with integral clip The invention provides an automotive vehicle plastic panel including a show surface and a hidden surface opposite the show surface. A molded fastener is foldably joined to the plastic panel by a living hinge. The molded fastener, the plastic panel and the living hin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347491 | Rail to rocker joint using hydroformed members A process for connecting a hydroformed front rail member of an automotive frame to the body side inner (rocker) beam does not require a substantive re-design of the frame to accommodate an overlapping parallel orientation of two tubular frame members. The hydroforme... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341299 | Double cell crushable joint for automotive front end A structural joint is formed between the upper frame rail, which bends downwardly to define a generally vertically extending portion, and a generally fore-and-aft extending lower frame rail that can increase bending resistance without sacrificing crash energy manage... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341298 | Fiberglass body with reinforcing member The present invention describes a reinforcing member that permits fiberglass pieces to be attached securely yet removably. The pieces can be simply and easily assembled and disassembled with common tools and with no specialized knowledge or ability. Unlike prior art... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328937 | Boot of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a trunk of a motor vehicle, having a goods rail (14) which is oriented approximately in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) of the vehicle and is intended for fixing goods to be transported. In the event of a rear impact, penet... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325867 | Jack bracket and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a jack bracket (12) for a motor vehicle, which is fixed to a sill of the motor vehicle with flanges and an opening (16) for a receiving element in which the jack is placed. The invention also relates to a method for the product... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309090 | Bodywork element made of plastics having a grille integrally molded with said bodywork element A bodywork element comprising a skin and an original grille integrally molded with the element. The original grille can be replaced by a replacement grille that takes its place in the skin. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303033 | Vehicle frame assembly and method for same A method for assembling vehicular structural frames employing elongated members and connectors interconnecting the elongated members increases flexibility in assembling chassis frames and body frames. The method includes assembling a first vehicle structural frame a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300099 | Clip in structural load transfer member A structural load transfer member for a vehicle including a housing having a first open end, a second open end, and a central bore. A first end member having an inner side is attached to the housing and an outer side of the first end member is attached to a sill of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234764 | Mounting structure for sensor covered with step garnish In a sensor mounting structure, a sensor is mounted in an outer portion of the floor panel in a width of the vehicle, and a step garnish, extending in a length of the vehicle, is attached above the outer portion so as to cover the sensor. The step garnish may have a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7226121 | Rail assembly for vehicles A rail assembly for a vehicle includes a rail member extending longitudinally. The rail assembly also includes an insert disposed within and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the rail member and having at least one curved section to provide load c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216924 | Body to frame energy transfer brackets An automotive vehicle comprises a frame having a pair of side rails interconnected by a plurality of cross members. A rocker panel substantially parallel to and spaced from each side rail creates a gap. An energy transfer member seats within the gap for transferring... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195306 | Floor structure of vehicle body A floor structure of a vehicle body capable of enhancing rigidity against a external force from a side of the vehicle body includes a pair of right and left side sills, a pair of front and rear cross members provided between the pair of right and left side sills, an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188893 | Vehicle front body structure A front part structure of a vehicle body for efficiently absorbing collision energy acting from the front of the vehicle body is provided. The front part structure of the vehicle body includes right and left front side members extending longitudinally of the vehicle... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168757 | Side sill garnish having sound absorbing member which includes outer peripheral rigid portions A side sill garnish at the outside of a side sill of a vehicle has a garnish main body as an outer surface of the side sill garnish; and a sound absorbing member provided on the inside of the garnish main body, and has a rigid member at an outer periphery of the sou... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159914 | Decorative covering for an interior trim component A decorative covering for an internal trim component for a vehicle comprises an outer surface that includes a gradient characteristic when referenced to an adjacent trim component. The gradient characteristic may comprise a plurality of texture gradient zones and/or... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159933 | Clip house structure for mounting of automotive trim parts Rocker panel/clip house combination is shown wherein a first support member of the clip house is connected to the rocker panel at a first junction that is located between the top surface of the part and a depending side surface. The side surface is connected to a pa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147272 | Vehicle body floor structure A vehicle body floor structure is provided with a floor, a side sill extendedly arranged at a side of the floor and in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body to have a closed section, a pair of floor cross members extendedly arranged on the floor in a widthwise ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144075 | Side-under spoiler attaching structure The side-under spoiler attaching structure for attaching the side-under spoilers to the right and left bottom portions of the vehicle body via the brackets employs a structure that; the bracket is formed in a rectangular-plate shape along the front-to-rear direction... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140674 | Vehicle body frame structure A vehicle body frame structure capable of realizing the connection to a side body in the form of structural connection. The vehicle body frame structure includes a side body whose skeleton is formed by a body panel that forms a side face of the vehicle body and a re... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118167 | Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure having right and left floor frame members and right and left side sills located outside the right and left floor frame members is disclosed. Rear end portions of the right and left floor frame members are joined to longitudinally middle port... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118170 | Sill moulding for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a motor vehicle sill moulding including a vertical undulating strip of plastics material and optionally, at least one holding plate. ... | 10/10/2006 |
