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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146980 | Vehicle sunshade device The present invention relates to a vehicle sunshade device 20, which can cover and uncover a rear window provided between a pair of rear pillars 11R and 11L formed in both sides in the vehicle width direction with a screen body 21, and co... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8104820 | Wiper-based sunshade and methods of use Methods of deploying and stowing a sunshade utilizing a wiper-based system, including selectively engaging the sunshade and wiper, actuating the wiper, so as to deploy the shade, locking the wiper in the deployed position, so as to reduce the thermal load in a confi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8061757 | Force assist for sunshade closing slide mechanism An automotive vehicle sunshade assembly for controlling light entering a vehicle interior is provided having an elongated rotatable member, a flexible shade wrapped around the elongated rotatable member having a first edge connected to the rotatable member, and a se... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7967362 | Motor vehicle with a protective sunscreen for the windowpane A motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a windowpane and a protective sunscreen for the windowpane, and the protective sunscreen exhibits a cover that can be moved from a non-use position into a use position, in which the cover at least part... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7918490 | Drive device for moving a covering element, door module and method for assembling the drive device A drive device for moving a covering element for covering an opening in a motor vehicle such as a roller blind, a baggage space cover or a sunroof cover, includes a drive, a guide device and a thrust element which is coupled to the drive. The thrust element is guide... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7854464 | Sun visor apparatus for vehicle A sun visor apparatus for a vehicle includes a sun visor body, a supporting member supported on a roof panel and supporting the sun visor body so that the sun visor body moves in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a first position where the sun visor bo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7823955 | Sunshade device for motor-vehicles, with shape memory actuator A sunshade device comprises a sunshade in the form of a roller blind forming part of a roller-blind device, comprising a supporting structure, a shaft for rolling of the sunshade blind, mounted so that it can rotate on the aforesaid supporting structure, and a shape... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7686372 | Spot sun visor A spot sun visor for use in transportation vehicles having a body of a little larger area than the disk of the sun. By moving the body in the direction of the penetrating sunlight and place the body directly in front of the position of the sun, the sunlight from the... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673925 | Drive motor assembly for a vehicle sunshade assembly A drive motor assembly for a vehicle sunshade assembly includes a motor and a stabilizing unit. The motor has a housing, and an axle extending through the housing and having two ends respectively protruding outwardly of the housing. The stabilizing unit is connected... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7665793 | Roller blind system for a vehicle roof A shade system for a motor vehicle roof, with at least one first and one second shade arrangement which are arranged in line with one another in the lengthwise direction of the roof and each have a take-up shaft, a shade on which can be taken up thereon, and a pull ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7513560 | Clear-view sun visor A sun visor that includes a clear base portion and a small shade portion that can be selectively moved to block only the sun depending on its orientation. In one embodiment, the shade portion is manually movable relative to the base portion. In another embodiment, t... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7461887 | Automatic sun visor system The present invention provides a sun visor system comprising: a main visor system assembly for mounting on a motor vehicle; a visor guide assembly; a visor extension arm having a first end that pivotally engages the main visor system assembly and a second end includ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455345 | Sunshade apparatus for automobiles The present invention relates to a sunshade apparatus for automobiles. In the apparatus, first and second linking rods, which function to stretch or close first and second arm units jointed to a shade bar, are actuated by first and second racks, which are engaged wi... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7401836 | Sun screen and display system for pickup trucks and the like An accessory for a pickup truck ad the like comprising a frame positioned behind the rear window thereof. The frame supports a plurality of louvers which are selectively positionable in first, second, and third orientations. The louvers are substantially transparent... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364215 | Sunshade device for rear door window of automobile In a sunshade device for the rear door window of an automobile both ends of a sunshade screen rod, to which an end of the sunshade screen wound on the winding roll biased by an elastic member in a frame is fastened, are raised and lowered by a telescopic bar and an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356969 | Electronically shaded thin film transparent monochromatic liquid crystal display laminated window shading system An electronically shaded glass window system is described that provides a progressively darkening window, based on either user input or detection of ambient light. This invention is appropriate for use in commercial buildings, residential buildings, public areas and... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347479 | Sunvisor device for a vehicle Assume that the position of a sun visor main body is adjusted by an occupant when incident light having the incident angle θ1 has entered a vehicle passenger compartment. Then, a straight line L1 is obtained that passes through the distal end position... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347480 | Electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicle and the method thereof Disclosed is an electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicle and a method thereof in which a visor body is automatically movable to the outside of an overhead storage room and can be pivoted at a moving shielding site. The electromotive sunvisor assembly of a vehicl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347246 | Side window shade with contour part A side window shade for triangular windows contains a strip-shaped shade that is provided with a contour part on its pointed end. The contour part is arranged on a slide in a pivoted fashion and is able to align itself in accordance with the winding shaft when the s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344260 | Stowable laser eye protection A stowable laser eye protection system is provided as a solution for protecting the eyes of pilots and other vehicle operators and optical sensors such as during critical phases of flight and for general protection against a wide range of spectral wavelengths. A sto... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328931 | Vehicle sun visor apparatus A sun visor apparatus for vehicle including a wiper apparatus that wipes a wipe area defined on an outer surface of a windshield. A light receiving sensor is arranged in the vehicle compartment facing toward the wipe area. When the windshield is stained by mud or bi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322631 | Dashboard shader A system designed to provide shade for the driver and the front passenger in an automobile. Shades can be flipped up and either pulled out or power driven out to provide shade. Any suitable shapes and materials may be employed for the shades. In an alternative embod... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320493 | Sun visor A sun visor includes a sun-visor body, an auxiliary visor, a sub-plate and a spring. The auxiliary visor is attached to the sun-visor body slidably. The sub-plate is attached to the auxiliary visor to slide between a first position where the auxiliary visor receives... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316443 | Rear window roller blind with complete split coverage by the pull-out element A rear-window roller blind assembly for motor vehicles in which the roller blind is movable out of a pull-out slit to an extended position through movement of a pull-out element on a free edge thereof. The pull-out element includes a center piece and relatively mova... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314079 | Sunshade system having blind sheet A rotatable rod includes a plurality of cylindrical center rods and a plurality of joints. Each joint connects between corresponding two of the plurality of center rods. Each of opposed ends of each center rod has at least one engaging projection, which projects fro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287796 | Integrated cargo net for a vehicle A cargo net assembly for a vehicle is described that includes a storage receptacle. The storage receptacle is mounted to the inside of the roof of the vehicle. Pivotable doors may be opened to allow the net to be lowered with a base plate into a use position. The ba... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275778 | Vehicle sun visors A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body and a support and guide device that serve to hold and direct the visor body, so that the visor body is movable along a first direction between a storage position within a storage space defined within a vehicle cabin ceiling ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265901 | Telescope mount having locator system and drive mechanism for locating objects and positioning telescope A portable altitude/azimuth telescope mount having an integral locator system with a magnetic encoder mechanism for facilitating location of astronomical objects and telescope positioning for observation thereof. A microprocessor receives signals from the encoder me... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255382 | Easy-to-use safety net device The invention relates to a safety net device with a housing, in which a winding shaft is rotationally mounted. The winding shaft is pretensioned by a spring motor in the direction of winding of a safety net which is fixed to the winding shaft. The other edge of the ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252321 | Electric car sunshade A car sunshade includes: a pair of curtain members each hung to a hanger and operatively driven by a driving device to be upwardly unwound for shielding the windshield of the car from being exposed to sun light along a pair of guiding devices respectively mounted on... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243699 | Window shade with conical winding shaft A window shade assembly for motor vehicles is provided. The window shade assembly includes a window shade element that is cut into a trapezoidal shape in order to be optimally adapted to the shape of the corresponding window. The winding shaft for this window shade ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232176 | All vision The all vision visor is an extendable retractable polarized sun visor that utilizing a prism and light source that is rotative relative to a housing slot whereby the user can vary the color wavelength projected into the sun visor that refracts incoming sun rays, whi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228884 | Rear window car curtain A rear window car curtain comprises a base, fixed on a car body; a winding device, having a main shaft, mounted on the base, a curtain and a leading rod; a driving device with an output shaft; a threaded shaft, linked to the output shaft; left and right driving rods... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216917 | Retractable sun visor and full windshield cover A multifunction, retractable sun shielding apparatus. A retractable screen, a housing configured to receive and contain the retractable screen upon retracting the screen, and a drive mechanism attached to longitudinal edges of the screen, and configured to drive the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203000 | Self-contained manual lifting screen It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-standing manually operated elevating screen which makes it possible to raise and lower the screen over a long period of time without encountering any trouble such as damage, deformation or the like, and whic... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188659 | Injection-molded plastic guide rail A window shade arrangement for motor vehicles that includes plastic injection molded guide rails designed such that they may be formed with injection tools that do not require moveable cores for forming guide grooves therein. In one embodiment, the guide rail includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180489 | Automated multi-task window assembly A window assembly includes a window frame defining a frame perimeter and at least one window mounted in the frame. A media panel incorporating a video display is associated with the window assembly and can be moved selectively into the frame perimeter for displaying... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179133 | Attachment device for the sun visor of a motor vehicle The present invention relates to an attachment device (100) for the sun visor of a motor vehicle having a receiving housing (106) mounted on the motor vehicle and a sun visor foot (108) connectable with the sun visor, wherein the receiving housi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156444 | Windshield covering system A windshield covering system includes a pair of tracks. Each of the tracks is attached to a roof of a vehicle. The tracks are each positioned adjacent to one of a pair of lateral sides of the roof and each extends along one of a pair of lateral edge of a windshield ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140663 | Power-operated vehicle sun visor A visor assembly includes first and second coextensive shades formed from opaque material for reflecting sunlight outwardly and away from the vehicle. The shades are sized and shaped to become nested subjacent to a windshield and partially intercalated within a sele... | 11/28/2006 |
