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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311351 | Vehicle spoiler having nozzle and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a vehicle spoiler having a nozzle and a method of manufacturing the vehicle spoiler. The vehicle spoiler of the present invention has first and second surfaces, which form the external shape of the vehicle spoiler and have a hollow spa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7231683 | Window cleaning apparatus The present invention discloses an apparatus for cleaning a window of a structure. The window cleaning apparatus includes a guide track mounted on one side of a window frame and a second guide track mounted on a side of the window frame opposite the first guide trac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7166979 | Method for controlling a windscreen-wiping device, and windscreen-wiping device for a motor vehicle A method for the open-loop control of a wiper system (10), and a wiper system (10), in particular for a motor vehicle includes at least one drive device (16), at least one gear (14), which switches the motion of the drive device (16 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7007334 | Cleaning device for the surface of a facade A cleaning device (9) for a facade surface (3) of a building (1), comprising at least one elongate wiper strip unit (10) movable back and forth along at least one guide rail unit (6) by means of a stationarily arranged drive motor ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986186 | Window washing system A window washing system for cleaning a window mounted in a dwelling wall having an inner surface and an outer surface includes a window squeegee assembly that is attached to the outer surface. The assembly includes a pair of supports that are each elongated and atta... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6851156 | Window sky scraper An automatic window cleaning apparatus for use with windows on buildings is disclosed. The apparatus would be an electronic system for automatically cleaning the exterior side of windows in buildings, preferably skyscrapers, which would be operated through a control... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6772469 | Mirror cleaning device Mirror cleaning devices clean the external mirrors of large vehicles while they are being driven. During adverse weather conditions, the external mirrors of large vehicles can become occluded by rain, snow, or dirt. By keeping the mirror glass clean and moisture fre... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6694564 | Reciprocating linear sweeping wiper mechanism comprising improved means guiding the carriage in its guide rail A reciprocating linear sweeping wiping mechanism includes a guide and drive carriage bearing at least a wiper element slidingly mounted inside at least a rigid longitudinal guide rail produced in the form of a hollow extruded profile. The transverse posit... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691365 | Side mirror wiper A mirror housing contains an electrical motor. A drive arm is mounted to the output shaft of a speed reducer mounted on the motor. A linkage arm rotatably couples the drive arm to a rocker disk which is rotatably mounted within the housing. Three hundred ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6446301 | Interior windshield wiper A laterally movable wiper arm assembly cleans curved interior surfaces of automobile and truck windshields. The wiper blade is movable on two curved tracks; one at the top of the windshield and one at the bottom of the windshield, with a vertically orient... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6343402 | Mirror wiper assembly An exterior rearview mirror assembly is provided for use on a vehicle which includes a rearview mirror and a wiper assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper arm base located behind the mirror assembly extending over the top of the mirror to attach to ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6216308 | Full coverage windshield wiper A vehicular windshield wiper is provided including a pair of ends slidably situated with respect to a windshield of a vehicle. The wiper is adapted for sliding between a top end and a bottom end of the windshield and further constantly remaining in a hori... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6163921 | Wiper system with translational motion The wiper system with translational motion is additionally capable of moving the wiper arm in angular motion at an auto stop position so that the wiper blade may be stowed away from the view of the vehicle operator when the wiper system is not in use. The... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6032323 | Combined convex/flat mirror and wiper assembly with adjusters An exterior rearview mirror assembly is provided for use on a vehicle which includes a rearview mirror, a wiper assembly and adjusters for the mirror. The wiper assembly includes a wiper arm base located behind the mirror assembly extending over the top o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5826295 | Windscreen wipers A straight line wiper of the kind where a belt or chain drive (1) on two pulleys or gear wheels (2, 3) and driven by a motor (10), drives a wiper (4, 5) along a straight line path driven by movement of the upper flight of the belt (1) in one direction and... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806463 | Aquarium sweeper apparatus and system An apparatus and system for cleaning an aquarium viewing surface involving a sweeping mechanism that includes a cleaning surface (such as a cleaning belt) and a drive mechanism that causes the sweeping mechanism to traverse the viewing surface on a regula... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5713098 | Wiper system A system for cleaning light transmitting elements such as windscreens, window-panes or optical instruments, comprising a wiper arm supported by a carriage performing reciprocating movements, and a intermediate gear means for transforming rotary movements ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5428859 | Windshield wiper system with extendable wiper arm and pivotable wiper blade A windscreen-wiper system in which a wiper blade is rotatably mounted on a telescopically extendable part of the wiper arm and can be moved, lying substantially flat, laterally over the vehicle windscreen. The drive producing the pivoting motion of the wi... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5426813 | Wiper for outside mirror including a string for wiping A wiper for an outside mirror including a mirror housing supporting tiltably a mirror holder to which a mirror proper is fixed, comprising an endless circumferentially moving belt so disposed generally along the circumference of the mirror proper as not t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5408719 | Single arm windshield wiper assembly with a telescoping wiper blade A single arm windshield wiper assembly including a reversible motor, a wiper pivot assembly, and a windshield wiper blade slidably connected to the wiper pivot assembly. A first actuator sub-assembly is operatively connected between the reversible motor a... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5373605 | Lateral travel windshield wiper with speed multiplication An elongated track receives and supports a movable wiper arm carriage having a windshield wiper extending therefrom. A plurality of pulleys couple the wiper arm carriage to an oscillatory drive mechanism having a reciprocating carriage. The pulley and cab... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5363236 | Motor vehicle rear view mirror wiper device A motor vehicle rear view mirror wiper device comprising a rear view mirror case connected to the body of a car by a contracting member and having a slide holder mounted thereon to hold a lens, two slides mounted on said slide holder and moved by a piston... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5353466 | Rearview mirror wiper A rearview mirror wiper system for use on a truck, bus, passenger car or similar vehicles. The basic system can be supplied as original equipment on a vehicle or as a replacement for a wiperless original equipment rearview mirror. The wiper system fits in... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5315735 | Opposed roller-type motor vehicle windshield wiper A motor vehicle windshield wiper is disclosed having two spaced wiping rollers bilaterally attached to a windshield and reciprocated by a belt drive assembly over the windshield between a transverse top rail and a transverse bottom rack by means of the co... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5203050 | Wiper device for a motor vehicle rear view mirror A wiper device for cleaning a motor vehicle rear view mirror is provided. The wiper device includes a water sprayer unit (40) connected to a motor vehicle's rear view mirror. A wiper (32) fastened between two slides (31,31') is driven by a motor (11) by m... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5179758 | Wiper attachment for rear view mirrors A rear view mirror wiper accessory to be removably attached to the rear view mirror of a truck, bus, or similar vehicle, characterized by: a low profile vertically oriented armless wiper assembly that wipes from side to side, an electric power control tha... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5068942 | Windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly consisting of an endless belt positioned beneath a windshield, the belt extending substantially the length of the windshield and supported by a slotted sleeve. A wiper mounting is attached to the belt on its innerside, the belt... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5060340 | Windscreen wiper with translational motion, particularly for a spoiler above the rear window of a motor car A windscreen wiper assembly with translational motion is adapted to wipe the rear window of a motor car. All the parts of the windscreen wiper, including its driving motor and mechanical parts for imparting a reciprocal translational motion to the wiper b... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5046216 | Windshield wiper system This invention describes a windshield wiper system comprising a windshield wiper which may be linerarly driven to and fro by means of a driving member extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the windshield wiper. The driving member is guid... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4945601 | Windshield wiper unit A windshield wiper system which vertically wipes the entire front windshield of an automobile during both up and down wiping strokes. The system has left and right wiper assemblies horizontally positioned and attached to left and right runner assemblies s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945600 | Pane wiper apparatus The pane wiper apparatus for the windshield of a motor vehicle has a driven wiper implement in the form of a wiper strip which is moved over the height of the windshield. The strip is guided and driven by guide and drive elements arranged in side or edge ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4813098 | Device for wiping windshields of power vehicles A device for wiping windshields to power vehicles comprises a wiping member, a wiping arm which performs an oscillating movement about an oscillation axis and has a free end spaced from the latter, a lever mechanism articulatedly connected with the free e... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4813095 | Extendable windshield wiper A compound windshield wiper having a blade assembly consisting of a main wiper blade and an adjacent and secondary reciprocating blade in slideable registry therewith. The secondary blade, slideable attached to the main blade by an interlocking bearing-in... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4639966 | Windshield wiper device A wiper device for wiping panes of motor vehicles includes a wiper having an oscillating arm and a blade positioned against the pane, and a drive for, imparting the oscillating movement to the wiper. To synchronously influence the wiper in its oscillating... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4418440 | Windshield wiper apparatus A vehicle window wiping apparatus includes a guide arm and a wiper arm telescopable to simultaneously extend or retract the wiper arm on the guide arm as the wiper arm is driven by an endless belt drive means which carries an end of the wiper arm in a non... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4306328 | Wiper apparatus A wiper for a mirror such as the side view mirror on a truck or the like including a mirror mounted in a frame with a pair of chains and sprocket assemblies drivably positioned in said frame on opposite sides of the mirror and a wiper blade connected at o... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4274175 | Wiping device A wiping device for wiping windowpanes, particularly the windshield of an automobile. The device comprises an annular belt adapted to revolve along the entire periphery of a windowpane, and a wiper blade joined at its opposite ends to the annular belt and... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4253952 | Weed screen and trash eliminator A weed screen and trash eliminator for irrigation systems utilizing open ditches or canals for transmission of water. A rigid frame supports a stationary screen having a planar surface. A front trough directs water within a ditch onto the upper screen sur... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4162555 | Wiper drive assembly A wiper drive assembly (20) disclosed is particularly adaptable for use with angularly skewed vision blocks (22) of an armored car. A hollow guide (28) of the assembly includes elongated first and second guide portions (30,32) that are adapted to extend a... | 07/31/1979 |
