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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122559 | Wiper system for vehicle A wiper motor has an output shaft, which is reciprocally pivoted forward and backward upon energization of the wiper motor and outputs a drive force for driving first and second wiper arms. A crank arm is integrally pivotably fixed to the output shaft. First and sec... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7797786 | Wiper system for vision block array in vehicles A wiper assembly for a vehicle having at least one vision block within an outer face, generally consisting of a guide cylinder supportable on the vehicle, disposed adjacent and substantially parallel to the face of the vision block; a piston disposed in the guide cy... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7424765 | Remote control windshield wiper This is a device that will allow an individual to remotely control the operation of a windshield wiper and/or a squeegee arm and blade independently of each other. It will be secured in a variety of methods to a window pane or window surface for the purpose of clean... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7257855 | Device for washing side windows of a vehicle A side window washing device has a washing unit positioned on each side of the side window and coupled to an interior section of a door frame of the vehicle. The washing unit is capable of dispensing a liquid and moving to clean the side window. A driving unit is co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240392 | Park safe mechanism for wiper systems A windshield wiper drive linkage is provided for use in a wiper system. The linkage includes a crank arm connectible to an output shaft of a drive motor. A drive arm is pivotally connected to the crank arm for movement between first and second angular positions abou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7069617 | Pneumatic low-profile wiper system for truck mirrors A wiper system for a truck mirror includes a pneumatic cylinder configured for attachment to a compressed air source. The pneumatic cylinder has an operating rod that is extendable and retractable. It also has a stroke of approximately the width of the mirror. The p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966095 | Linear-tracking windshield wiper system for wiping a rectangular field A system for wiping a windshield of a vehicle in a rectangular field, comprising a wiper arm, a wiper blade assembly operationally attached to the wiper arm, and means for rotating and translating the wiper arm to cause said wiper blade assembly to track in a linear... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948210 | Automated board eraser An automated erasure system that is suitable for erasure of non-permanent markings from boards is disclosed. The boards being erased can be whiteboards (whether electronic or not) or other boards (e.g., chalkboards). ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6869126 | Wiping system for a windscreen of an automobile and method for fixing a windscreen wiping system A windscreen wiping system for automobiles has a fixing device with at least three fixing mechanisms situated at a distance from each other. Two of these fixing mechanisms are situated on a connection line. The third fixing mechanism is situated at a distance from t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6799482 | Wiper board fixture The invention is based on a fastening for a wiper mount (36) at at least three fastening points (38, 40, 42) on a vehicle body (44) by means of elastic bearings (48), wherein the first and second fastening point (38, 40) are dispos... | 10/05/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6701568 | Motor vehicle wiper system utilizing a slide A wiper driven by a motor-driven drive shaft which has a variably-oriented axis and a guiding section of the drive shaft is held between two surfaces of a slide. One of the slide surfaces is carried by a friction plate whose external surface cooperates wi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698032 | Cleaning assembly for motorcycle helmet face shield A motorcycle helmet face shield is cleaned by a unit that is mounted on a visor that can be releasably attached to the helmet. The unit includes rollers that are slidably mounted on the visor in a groove defined in the visor.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6654982 | Rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly A rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly for improving the rear view for truckers by keeping the mirror clean and lighted. The rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly includes a first housing assembly including a first housing member having side, top, ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6546590 | Automatic attachable side-view mirror cleaning device An automatic attachable side-view mirror cleaning device is provided for cleaning the side-view mirrors on tractor-trailer rigs. Utilizing a rubber squeegee blade, similar to that used on windshield wipers, the blade travels up and down the long, thin mir... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530110 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system has a mirror with a mirror support assembly, a drive assembly including a drive shaft to effect rotation, a motor, a hollow cross piece including a supported wiper arm and at least one aperture spaced along the length thereof, and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6453504 | Power driven wiper system for outside vehicle mirrors An exterior rear view mirror is wiped by a flexible blade supported by a pivotal arm mounted on a carriage supported for linear movement on a track mounted on a housing attached to the mirror. A shuttle is supported within the housing for reciprocating ve... | 09/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6364570 | Fastening device for a windscreen wiper system An attachment device 10 for a windshield wiper arrangement for motor vehicles is described which makes possible a non-screw type mounting and thus a mounting which is to be carried out in a simple and rapid manner. For this purpose, the attachment device ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6168223 | Windscreen wiper system for vehicles A windshield wiper arrangement for vehicles, particularly for motor vehicles, is described which makes possible a non-screw type mounting and thus a mounting which is to be carried out in a simple and rapid manner. For this purpose, the windshield wiper a... | 01/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161247 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system includes a mirror with an exposed front surface and a mirror support assembly. A pair of vertically extending hollow, fiberglass pipes include an interior actuator and an exterior guide secured with respect to the support assembly... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6115875 | Rear view mirror wiper A rear view mirror wiper assembly is provided including a frame with a mirror mounted thereon. Also included is a wiper assembly having at least one slider arm slidably situated along at least one edge of the frame. A wiper blade is mounted to the arm in ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6092259 | Interior windshield cleaning system A cleaning system 10 for the interior surface of a vehicle windshield 100 wherein the system 10 comprises a wiper blade unit 11 adapted to be mounted adjacent the interior surface of a windshield and moved back and forth with respect thereto under the inf... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6065179 | Wiper device with linear wipe pattern A wiper device having a simple structure by which nearly the entire rectangular windshield surface of a vehicle can be wiped. In the wiper device, an arm comprises a drive link adapted to reciprocatively swing according to a drive operation of a wiper dri... | 05/23/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6009592 | Linearly reciprocating wiper apparatus An apparatus for wiping a non-planar window has a wiper and a track arrangement including a first track substantially parallel to at least a portion of the window and a second track substantially parallel to and displaced from the first track. A drive whe... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5841249 | Multi-functional apparatus employing an intermittent motion mechanism A multi-functional apparatus employs an intermittent motion mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of the intermittent motion mechanism thereby moving a mechanical device coupled thereto. In another aspect of the present inventio... | 11/24/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5724855 | Transmission gear for linear wiper systems A transmission gear for use with systems for cleaning windscreens, window-panes or optical instruments, comprising a wiper arm supported by a carriage performing reciprocating movements, and a gear for transforming rotary movements into oscillating moveme... | 03/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5616182 | Method and apparatus for wiping a windshield A wiping system and method for wiping a windshield is shown. The wiping system comprises frictional material or a wiper material which is applied directly to either a wiper blade or a windshield in at least one reversal area on the windshield where the wi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5564156 | Linearly reciprocating wiper apparatus An apparatus for wiping a window has a wiper, a first track substantially parallel to at least a portion of the window and a second track substantially parallel to and displaced from the first track. A first motorized drive wheel is provided for driving t... | 10/15/1996 |
