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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100458 | Centring pin A vehicle glazing having a centring pin bonded thereto, and a centring pin suitable for a vehicle glazing are disclosed. The centring pin comprises a base portion bonded to the vehicle glazing and a centring portion adapted to be inserted into a hole in the bodywork... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8007022 | Front window shield for vehicle There is provided a vehicle having a simple and inexpensive structure that assists the driving sense. A front window shield 1 of a vehicle 100 is provided with a pair of marks 2 and 3 substantially horizontally aligned. The marks 2... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7905534 | Lethal threat protection system for a vehicle and method A field configurable vehicle armoring system and associated method allow a user to retrofit and reconfigure a combination of armor components in response to a perceived threat change and using original equipment manufacture fasteners and holes. The system includes p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7735897 | Vehicle slider assembly A vehicle slider assembly has a frame, upon which a fixed panel and an upper and a lower track are attached, and a slider panel assembly that moves in the tracks. The frame defines a window opening that the moving slider panel assembly opens and closes. The interior... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7703830 | Window assembly having an integral bonding system A window assembly for a vehicle includes a window opening defined by a margin of material. The window assembly also includes a window having an adhesive member bonded on it prior to an installation operation on a vehicle. The adhesive member is further bonded to the... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7475932 | Windscreen A glazing element (12) for an opening defined by opaque boundaries (13) has an edge region (E) shaped to divert light passing through it in a sense such as to enlarge the field of view through the opening. For this purpose the bounding surfaces (33,... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7425369 | High-impact, transparent, distortion-free polymeric sheet and windshield A base sheet of transparent polycarbonate material has a formed shape including a center portion and a peripheral portion. The center portion is formed by a non-contact forming operation occurring at a temperature above the glass transition temperature and below the... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418917 | Hidden marine windshield mounting system and method A hidden marine windshield mounting system and method, utilizing a cooperative pair of elongated base members, longitudinally extending around the front of and fastened to a marine vessel deck. The two elongated base members cooperatively interlock with one another ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7380860 | Windshield fastening device A windshield system according to particular embodiments of the invention comprises: (1) a first windshield portion defining a windshield fastener receiving opening; (2) a second windshield portion connected to rotate between: (A) a closed position, in which the seco... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7322632 | Vehicle visor assembly In a vehicle including a cab, having a windshield with opposed upper and lower edges, bounding an interior, a dashboard extending into the interior proximate the lower edge of the windshield, a hood extending forwardly of the cab proximate the lower edge of the wind... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311347 | Golf cart windshield attachment The present invention provides a light weight windshield attachment adapted for easy attachment and detachment from a vehicular supportive frame. The attachment includes a circumscribing frame and a tautly stretched film possessing a high order of elastic memory so ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309096 | Visibility adjusting method and apparatus of vehicle According to a visibility adjusting apparatus of a vehicle, an apex T is disposed at a position deviated from a driver and between a position opposed to the driver and a vehicle center position, left and right ridgelines uniformly downwardly inclined from the apex T... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287802 | Vehicle transom window assembly A transom window assembly is provided that comprises a windowpane and an openable transom pane, the windowpane and the transom pane being adjacent to each other. A transom hinge hingedly connecting the windowpane and the transom pane to each other comprises a first ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284782 | View adjustment method and view adjustment device for a vehicle A view adjustment portion includes a vertex at a position offset from a driver between a position opposed to the driver and a center position of the vehicle and includes right and left edges uniformly sloped down from the vertex toward each side in the vehicle width... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267388 | Windshield attachment A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car includes a first window pane selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane is selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from the first window pane. A first pair of retaining mem... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261359 | Apparatus for driving windscreen of vehicles A lightweight apparatus for driving windscreen of vehicles with having high rigidity is provided. An apparatus provided with front and rear guide rails 22, 23 that are mounted right and left in one pair on a vehicle body such as motorcycles etc., guide member... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237819 | Windscreen attachment for a motorcycle A windshield assembly for a motorcycle. The windshield assembly includes a flyscreen having one of a grommet and a coupling member and a windscreen having the other of a grommet and a coupling member. The coupling member defines a projection that engages the grommet... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237836 | Motor vehicle roof A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward. Furthermore, the roof plate has a nontransparent area with a holding frame ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7165802 | Foldable windshield assembly with compound hinge A foldable windshield assembly includes a windshield support having opposing pairs of upper and lower pillar supports, an upper windshield member connected to the upper pillar supports, and a lower windshield member connected to the lower pillar supports. A hinge is... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159924 | Visibility adjusting method and apparatus of vehicle A visibility adjusting section (10) is formed by making a visible light transmission of a region (A) in a lower side of left and right ridgelines (Rl, Rr) lower than a visible light transmission of a region (B) in an upper side of the left and right ridgeline... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147274 | Windshield spacer A windshield spacer basically has a mounting portion and a windshield supporting portion. The mounting portion has a fastening structure configured and arranged to be fixedly coupled to a vehicle body part. The windshield supporting portion is integrally formed with... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144061 | Retractable windshield and collapsible console A retractable windshield and collapsible console apparatus can be raised and the windshield extended when needed to afford additional protection to persons from conditions due to environment, and to allow for convenient and safe stowing of the apparatus in the same ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100960 | Visibility adjusting method and apparatus of vehicle According to a visibility adjusting apparatus of a vehicle, an apex T is disposed at a position deviated from a driver and between a position opposed to the driver and a vehicle center position, left and right ridgelines uniformly downwardly inclined from the apex T... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7049003 | Method of manufacturing windshield using ion beam milling of glass substrate(s) This invention relates to a method of making a laminated window such as a vehicle windshield. At least one of the two glass substrates of the window is ion beam milled prior to heat treatment and lamination. As a result, defects in the resulting window and/or haze m... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040063 | Use of a window glass comprising a profiled bead for installing it in an opening A window glass, particularly for installation by adhesive bonding in an opening of a vehicle bodywork, comprises a sheet of glass with a profiled bead that is fixed at least to the main surface of the sheet of glass facing toward the interior in the installed state ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007999 | Utility vehicle windscreen system A utility vehicle windscreen system for providing protection from debris to a utility vehicle driver while allowing airflow into the cab area. The utility vehicle windscreen system includes a windscreen and a plurality of brackets. The brackets are attached to the f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6983973 | Windscreen device for motorcycle A windscreen attaching/detaching device includes a mount bracket including a stopper and a hook, with the mount bracket secured to a windscreen and a mount stay including a damper member and a lock mechanism, with the mount stay secured to a vehicle body. The lock m... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983974 | Windscreen device for motorcycle A windscreen attaching/detaching device includes a mount bracket including a stopper and a hook, with the mount bracket secured to a windscreen and a mount stay including a damper member and a lock mechanism, with the mount stay secured to a vehicle body. The lock m... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979039 | Windshield unit for motorcycle This invention relates to a windshield unit for a motorcycle which is capable of reducing hissing noises of wind and improving performance of discharging water without detracting from the motorcycle's appearance while eliminating wind buffeting. The windshield unit ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973754 | Windowpane attaching structure and windowpane removing method A windowpane is supported in a gasket by a support member so that a space for allowing the windowpane to shift therein is ensured between an end surface of the windowpane and a surface in a channel of the gasket facing the end surface, the gasket having the channel ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6933051 | Flexible electrically conductive film An electrically conductive film contains electrically connected first and second visible light-transmissive metal or metal alloy layers separated by a visible light-transmissive crosslinked polymeric layer. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especiall... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919536 | Vehicle window with ice removal structure thereon A window includes an ice removal structure thereon for weakening the adhesion strength of ice to the window upon an application of voltage. The ice removal structure is at least partially covered and/or coated with a layer of diamond-like carbon (DLC) in certain emb... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6877786 | Thermally energy efficient vehicle A thermally energy efficient vehicle includes a vehicle structure having generally interconnected structural members that form a frame for the vehicle and generally planar interconnected panels that define a shape of the vehicle. The thermally energy efficient vehic... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6866918 | Laminated glass windscreen intended to be used at the same time as a HUD system reflector A laminated safety glass windscreen, which can also be used as a reflector in a HUD system, comprises at least first and second panes and a thermoplastic intermediate layer which joins these panes together. The cross-section of the intermediate layer is in the shape... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851737 | Vehicle windshield mounting structure A windshield mounting structure includes A-pillars for mounting a windshield and cracking inducers provided at the A-pillars. The cracking inducers cause cracking in the windshield when an external force greater than a given force acts on the windshield from the veh... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6834905 | Vehicle windshield A windshield of a laminated glass curved to protrude toward the vehicle outside. An interlayer of the laminated glass is tensioned so that the windshield has a force acting to cause the entire laminated glass to flex toward a passenger compartment. The windshield is... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6769730 | Vehicle windshield mounting structure A windshield mounting structure includes A-pillars for mounting a windshield and frangible members provided at the A-pillars for supporting the windshield. When an object collides with the windshield from the vehicle outside, the frangible members deform or break, t... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767959 | Adhesives with good mechanical properties, suitable for use with antennas A filler containing adhesive is described that also in the presence of large amounts of conductive fillers such as low or non-oxidized carbon black shows good antenna impedance. Said adhesive is characterized by the presence of polycarbonate prepolymers, in particul... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6713178 | Highly tetrahedral amorphous carbon coating on glass A soda inclusive glass substrate is coated with a highly tetrahedral amorphous carbon inclusive layer that is a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). In certain embodiments, the amorphous carbon layer includes at least about 35% sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, more... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6696124 | Specific adhesive compound suitable for easy removal An adhesive compound is described that is formed using a specific adhesive system. Due to the specific adhesive system the disconnecting of the adhesive compound is considerably eased, which, in particular, is of great benefit for the quick removal of pla... | 02/24/2004 |
