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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7445275 | Solar panel configuration for vehicles A vehicle sunroof including a sunroof frame mounted to a vehicle roof opening and having opposing lateral sides. The sunroof frame has an outer edge adjacent to the outer surface of the vehicle roof and an inner edge located within the vehicle cabin. The vehicle sun... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7334834 | Tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts A tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts includes an upper roof member and a lower roof member. The upper roof member includes a top panel, downwardly depending side edges, and a downwardly depending rear edge. The lower roof member includes a central panel, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330102 | Method of customizing a vehicle with decals, a vehicle decal assembly and a vehicle customized with decals in accordance with the method A method of customizing a vehicle with decals. A first step involves securing a film of light emitting material containing a matrix of pixels to a body of a vehicle. A second step involves providing a controller having a memory in which is stored at least one graphi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7267386 | Motor vehicle passenger compartment heat insulation and dissipation A body part of a vehicle, the body part having: an outer sheet that will form a part of the vehicle exterior surface; an inner part disposed between the outer sheet and the passenger compartment when the body part is assembled to the vehicle; a first infrared radiat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265322 | Method for making a plastic pane with electrical conductor structure and plastic pane with embedded wires A process for manufacturing a plastic pane provided with embedded electrical conductors, in particular a window pane, in which the conductors are joined to a surface of a plastic sheet that subsequently receives another layer of plastic by injection molding from the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255391 | Twin-sheet thermoformed products A twin-sheet thermoforming process for the manufacture of vehicle headliners. In the process a first sheet and second sheet of SuperLite material are mounted onto respective frames. The frames transfer the sheets into an oven, where they are heated to a desired temp... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245205 | Vehicle with control for the automatic adjustment of the transparency of vehicle window panes The invention concerns a vehicle with a window pane, especially a front window, a rear window, a side window or a roof window, for covering of the internal space of the vehicle. The transparency of the window pane is adjustable, and the vehicle includes a control fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231883 | Apparatus including vehicle, console and molded canopy An apparatus including: a vehicle; a console attached to the vehicle; and an integrally formed, internally supported, molded canopy attached to the vehicle. In various embodiments, the apparatus further includes a frame attached to the vehicle for supporting the can... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226122 | Process for insulating recreational vehicles with recycled material Previously used packing and shipping material, including foam based packaging and support products, may be recycled in a manner so as to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with insulating the structural enclosures of recreational vehicles. By finely shredding... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185947 | Wall structure and method for the production thereof Described is a wall structure used, for example, in the form of an instrument panel in a motor vehicle interior. The wall structure is embodied in the form of a laminated material consisting of a top layer, a hollow layer and a lower layer. The top layer is oriented... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178647 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle A system is disclosed for the absorption of an impact, that system comprises a blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member. The blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member provides opposing first and second walls defining a hollow space; according to one... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156455 | Sunroof panel for a vehicle A sunroof panel is composed of a resin panel and a weather strip. The resin panel is a plate-like resin panel and has a vehicle interior surface and a vehicle exterior surface, which are substantially parallel to each other. The resin panel is attached to a frame by... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140676 | Vehicle body panel part, particularly vehicle roof panel The invention relates to a vehicle body panel part, particularly a vehicle roof panel, which has a very good surface quality. The vehicle body panel part includes an outer part forming at least a portion of an outer skin, a plastic inner layer formed by back foaming... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128366 | Vented heat shield for vehicles The vented heat shield is a device with a plurality of shapes, materials or colors which prevents sunlight from heating the roof or exposed surface of a vehicle by blocking the sunlight from the roof or exposed surface of the vehicle and creating an air gap allowing... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111713 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle A system is disclosed for the absorption of an impact, that system comprises a blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member. The blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member provides opposing first and second walls defining a hollow space; according to one... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083226 | 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 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066523 | Tonneau cover for automotive vehicle A tonneau cover employs a plurality of independently operable panels that extend across the truck bed and are arranged so that the tailgate can be moved between open and closed positions regardless of the positions of the panels. Latch assemblies employ an initiator... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063378 | Cover for an opening in the roof surface of a motor vehicle and a method for manufacturing the same A cover for an opening in the roof surface of a motor vehicle including a glass pane which is provided with peripheral foam at its bottom surface in the edge area at least over a part of the periphery. On the edge of the peripheral foam which points toward the middl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059568 | Panel for a vehicle The invention relates to a device for fastening an in-fill panel element to a plane panel element of a covering for an aircraft, the in-fill panel element and the panel element being releasably interconnected at longitudinal sides facing each other, a transverse pin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055896 | Roof box device and roof module with integrated roof box device A roof module of a motor vehicle, wherein the roof module is manufactured from a plastic and a roof box device is integrally formed with the roof module in one piece. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044537 | Air duct assembly A duct assembly for a vehicle. The duct assembly includes a trim panel and an air duct. A seal having multiple seal portions is disposed on the air duct to inhibit air leakage. The seal portions are integrally connected and formed from a common material. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017983 | Method and apparatus for moving multipart sliding roof for a motor vehicle A method and apparatus for moving a multipart sliding roof for a motor vehicle has a first angularly movable roof section, and at least a second and third roof section movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for the positioned closing and opening-up of ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988765 | Vehicle body structure with heat radiation insulating arrangement A vehicle body structure has a heat radiation insulating arrangement that improves the thermal environment inside a vehicle cabin when the vehicle is positioned at a sunny location during hot weather by increasing the insulation effects of the automobile body along ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979042 | Automotive sun visor device There is provided an automotive sun visor device in which an opening 2b of a sunroof 4 is formed in a front portion of a roof panel 2 constituting the upper part of a vehicle body 1, a slide member 17c slidable in the... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6965813 | Climate control system and method for controlling such The invention relates to a climate control system comprising at least one radiation reducer and a climate control unit for controlling the radiation reducer. Which system further comprises a usage detection system coupled to the climate control unit. It also relates... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942287 | Sliding-tilt roof module and cover for a vehicle roof A displaceable cover of a sliding-tilt roof module closes a vehicle roof opening. The cover includes a large-surface panel and longitudinal slide guide parts for shifting the cover. The slide guide parts are embedded in a foamed backing applied on a rear side of the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942288 | Glass cover for a vehicle roof and production method therefor A glass cover (10) for a vehicle roof, having an at least partially transparent pane (14) of safety glass and optionally a support arrangement (18), which is mounted on the lower side of the pane in the pane edge area by means of a foam block ( | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937380 | Electrically controllable device with variable optical and/or energy properties The subject of the invention is an electrically controllable device comprising at least one substrate provided with a functional stack of layers comprising at least two active layers separated by an electrolyte. The stack is placed between a lower electrode and an u... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932693 | Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus 1 for a vehicle has an air supply duct 6 for supplying air and a vent 40 communicating with the air supply duct 6 for blowing the air into a compartment of the vehicle. The direction of the air blown from the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923498 | Recreational vehicle cover A recreational vehicle cover rests on the roof of a recreational vehicle. The cover is lightweight, portable and is easily installed or removed by two people. The cover requires no modification to the recreational vehicle. The recreational vehicle cover is capable o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923499 | Multiple material assembly for noise reduction An assembly having one or more members (e.g., panels), a first expandable material and a second expandable material is disclosed. One of the materials is typically more expandable than the other. Although, the assembly may be used for various articles, it has been f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910729 | Thermally comfortable glass A vehicle window includes a pane of self-darkening or laminated glass and a function layer made of a low-emission material disposed on an inside surface of the pane. The function layer reflects a first infrared radiation into the vehicle and reduces an emission of a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908147 | Glass cover with shatterproofing film A glass cover (10) for closing the opening of a motor vehicle roof, with a pane (14) of safety glass which is at least partially transparent has an at least partially transparent shatterproofing film (30) attached to the bottom of the pane or to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906842 | Electrochromic devices The invention includes many applications for electrochromic devices that require neutral colors and patterned electrodes. It uses novel materials, ways of making the materials, device configurations and applications. In one aspect, the device also includes electrica... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896321 | Vehicle headliner A vehicle headliner including a shell having a first layer made of a polymeric resin sheet with glass fibers interspersed within the resin sheet, and a second layer of fibrous material having sound attenuating properties. In a preferred method of manufacturing the s... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887552 | Structural headliner assembly A headliner assembly, for use with a vehicle having a roof, includes a headliner body that is positionable proximate the roof, and a support frame attached to the headliner body. The support frame cooperates with the headliner body to provide a sufficient structural... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6817441 | Shape memory foam member and method of producing the same A shape memory foam member is disclosed. A coefficient of water absorption of the shape memory foam member is in the range between 0.01 g/cm3 and 0.2 g/cm3 in a non-compressed state. The shape memory foam member is compressed with heating; cool... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793277 | Transparent roof structure in vehicle A transparent roof structure in a vehicle which includes a roof glass (100) which includes a reinforced net layer and a net glass layer (110) which is formed of a first glass layer (114) and a second glass layer (116) formed in an upper a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6702370 | Electric vehicle roof A PV roof assembly (6) includes a roof (12) mountable to an electric vehicle (4), and a PV assembly (10) at the upper part of the roof. The PV assembly may be mounted to a separate roof surface (34) or the PV assembly may itself constitute all or part of ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698824 | Roof system for a motor vehicle A roof system for a motor vehicle with at least two covers (2, 3) which are located in a fixed motor vehicle roof (1) with an intermediate section (1B) of the fixed motor vehicle roof (1) located between the covers (2, 3). To produce an economical roof sy... | 03/02/2004 |
