Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047593 | Automotive structural joint and method of making same A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7726718 | Structural support for a bolt collar A structural support for a bolt collar in an automotive vehicle main structural support is provided and includes a rear wall having a rounded portion, a pair of side walls extending substantially perpendicular from the rear wall and a base extending from a lower por... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7695040 | Structural reinforcement member and method of use therefor There is disclosed a reinforcement member with a carrier member and a reinforcement material disposed on the carrier member. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7631918 | Rear structure of a vehicular body A rear structure of a vehicular body has side sills disposed at lateral ends of the vehicular body. The rear structure further has side rear members having a hat-shaped cross-section and having a kick-up portion that is upwardly inclined. The side rear members are b... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7475931 | Stiffening structure and stiffening method for automotive outer panel A stiffening structure for an automotive outer panel of the present invention has an outer-panel side member fixed to the automotive outer panel. Further, the stiffening structure has an annexed member adhered onto an inner surface of the automotive outer panel whil... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7469950 | Impact boom noise reducing panel reinforcement A structural support bracket for a rear cargo pan of a vehicle includes a forward end that is secured to a rear cross member and a rearward end that is secured to the rear cargo pan adjacent a center portion thereof so as to support the rear cargo pan against deflec... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7455340 | Reinforced section The invention relates to a reinforced section for a vehicle supporting frame, said section connecting two pillars (8) of the vehicle supporting frame, in particular the C-pillars or D-pillars at their bases in the form of a transversal wall, whose ends, which... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441831 | Method of manufacturing a vehicle frame member with a subframe attachment mount An attachment mount apparatus connects a subframe component to the lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle that is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are formed with a pair of op... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431378 | 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. The outer bracket plate extends across the B-pillar... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416242 | Reinforcement plate A reinforcement plate for a floor pan of a front foot well of an automotive vehicle. The reinforcement plate has impact resistant surfaces for reinforcing the floor pan against impacts in two and preferably three different directions. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407223 | Automotive floor panel assembly In an automotive floor panel assembly comprising a floor panel (1) stamp-formed of sheet metal and including a recess (21, 22) defining an upper concave surface and a lower convex surface, a compound longitudinal floor frame is formed by a lower reinfo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380874 | Automotive floor panel assembly In an automotive floor panel assembly (1) comprising a floor panel (1M) stamp-formed of sheet metal and including a longitudinal floor tunnel (2) extending longitudinally in a laterally central part of the floor panel and a lateral floor tunnel ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374219 | Structural reinforcement member and method of use therefor There is disclosed a reinforcement member with a carrier member and a reinforcement material disposed on the carrier member. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350842 | Sidewall panel and tarpaulin cover system for flat bed trailers, and truck trailer incorporating same A cover system, for protectively covering a trailer, includes a plurality of stakes, stake-supported panels and stake-retaining pockets. Each pocket includes a base section, adapted to be fixed to the vehicle, and a movable section which moves between open and close... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7281600 | Pre-engineered frame portion and method of use therefor A vehicle chassis includes a structural frame having a frame portion that partially defines an open space and that has a predetermined configuration such that the open space maintains a predetermined amount of spatial integrity in the event of a horizontal impact to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270369 | Automobile underbody structure Disclosed is an automobile underbody structure, wherein a pair of laterally-spaced floor frames 10 are disposed to extend longitudinally in such a manner as to interpose a tunnel region 6 of a front floor portion 2 therebetween and joined to a b... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249797 | Rear body structure for a motor vehicle A rearward body structure of a motor vehicle has a vehicle body shell cutout for a tailgate attached to the body structure. The body structure has a roof junction assembly in which a lateral roof side member, a transversely extending roof frame with a hinge connecti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243981 | Vehicle body deformation control assembly A vehicle body assembly including a portion that is subject to deformation during vehicle impact events includes a body component, and at least one deformation control plate carried by the vehicle body assembly to engage the body component and inhibit deformation of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229113 | Structural assembly for vehicles and method of making same A structural assembly for a vehicle and method of making same includes a hydroformed tubular member extending axially, a reinforcement disposed within and generally perpendicular to an axis of the tubular member, and at least one securement to secure the reinforceme... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222912 | Automotive vehicle body with hydroformed cowl An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmet... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201398 | Offset joint between structural members in a vehicle frame assembly to facilitate a coating process A joint between two or more structural members in a vehicular body and frame assembly facilitates the application of a coating of a material thereto after assembly of the joint. The first and second structural members have respective outer surfaces provided thereon.... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192071 | Bulkhead for raising strength and rigidity of vehicular frame members The invention relates to a bulkhead that can realize not only manufacture as lightweight and inexpensive as possible but also less the waste produced from material, while keeping sufficient structural strength and rigidity thereof. The bulkhead 1 for raising ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185933 | Adjustable fastening device Adjustable fastening element intended to be fitted to an end region of a transverse member of a vehicle chassis. The fastening element takes the form of a U-section element with a web portion of preferably uniform width and with mutually parallel flanges protruding ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7152896 | Light-weight component, especially body part The present invention relates to a lightweight part, particularly a vehicle body part, which includes sheet steel and light metal. In order to improve the manufacturability as well as the strength and rigidity properties, the sheet steel (6 through 8) ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140671 | Multi-piece roof with reinforcement A roof for a sleeper compartment truck is built from a plurality of pieces of manageable size while minimizing the required labor and waste of material required for construction. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097232 | Truss for a vehicle chassis The present invention relates to a vehicle chassis having a lower level, an intermediate level, and two lateral sides subject to static and dynamic loads. At least one lateral side comprises a reinforcing truss mounted between the lower and intermediate levels for s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080876 | Roof molding-free body structure The present invention provides a roof molding-free body structure of a type such that a molding is not provided in a joint portion between a roof panel 2 and a roof side rail 3. In a joint location between the roof panel 2 and the roof side rail... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059667 | Combined structure of front part of cabin of automobile A combined structure of a front part of a cabin of an automobile has a dash panel and a front pillar. The dash panel is placed in the front part of the cabin, extending in the width direction of an automobile, and forms a tire house bulged inward of the cabin at bot... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052076 | Front side-part structure of vehicle A front side-part structure of a vehicle includes a reinforcing member forming a closed section with a fender apron upper panel, fender apron inner panel, and front side member improves a coupling rigidity therebetween. Resulting from the improved rigidity, the fend... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036874 | Front-end to body-side joint for an automotive vehicle One embodiment of the present invention is an improved front-end to body-side joint (10) for an automotive vehicle. This joint (10) includes an integral front end structure (12) having a fender attachment portion (16) and one or more hing... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6951366 | Combined structure of rear part of body of automobile A rear part of a body of an automobile has a side member, a cross member, and a side sill inner panel. The side member has a side lower wall, a side inside wall and a side outside wall. The front part of the side outside wall is provided at a position retreated from... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932405 | Vehicle body frame structure A vehicle body structure of the present invention includes a side-frame disposed to extend along one direction, a side sill disposed to extend in the one direction alongside the side-frame on the outside thereof, a cross member disposed to extend in a direction in w... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932407 | Vehicle child seat attachment structure A vehicle child seat attachment structure basically comprises a vehicle body panel and a sheet metal structural member. The sheet metal structural member is fixedly coupled to the vehicle body panel to create a space between the vehicle body panel and a cabin facing... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908146 | Side member of automobile A side member is a complement of a pair located on either side of the body of a vehicle so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, passing under a dash panel located in the front part of the interior of the vehicle so as to cross the vehicle ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902228 | Vehicular floor construction There is provided a vehicular floor construction in which when a floor panel is assembled to a chassis frame, by surely preventing a collar from coming off a boss, the efficiency of work for assembling the floor panel to the chassis frame can be improved. A floor pa... | 06/07/2005 |
