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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157319 | Sunroof device and deflector A sunroof device comprises a movable panel being able to open and close an opening section provided on a roof of a vehicle, and a deflector. The deflector has a body section arranged at a front end portion of the opening section, arranged to be able to spread out ov... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8056968 | Device for guiding the movement of a wind deflector A device is provided for guiding a movement of a bar-type wind deflector in relation to a roof frame in a region between a position of use and a position of non-use, especially on a cabriolet. At least one pair of rotary levers is provided on the wind deflector. The... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7946648 | Panel device for a sliding roof arrangement of a vehicle The invention relates to a panel device for a sliding roof arrangement of a vehicle, having a panel element for closing a gap between a frame of the sliding roof arrangement and an externally-guided sliding cover when the latter is situated in a ventilator position,... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7878582 | Drive for moving a wind deflector on a cabriolet A drive for moving a lamella of a wind deflector is provided. The drive includes at least one coupling mechanism by which the lamella can be adjusted from a non-use position into a use position and vice versa. The mechanism is articulatedly connected at one end to t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866741 | Deflector of sliding roof The present invention provides a deflector including a blade along a front edge of an opening of a fixed roof, movable upward and downward when the opening is opened and closed; a deflector arm whose one end is coupled to a frame on a vehicle body and whose other en... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862109 | Open roof construction An open roof construction for a vehicle comprises a roof opening in a fixed roof part and a roof assembly having a movable panel for opening and closing said roof opening. At opposite sides of the panel flexible cover members are provided for covering lateral gaps c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850230 | Vehicle roof with a roof part that can be displaced above the roof The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof part, which by means of a tilt lever, which is connected in an articulated manner close to the rear edge of the roof part, can first be tilted into a ventilating position and can then be slid above the vehi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837258 | Wind deflector in motor vehicles The invention relates to a wind deflector for a roof opening of a vehicle, which can be closed an partially opened by means of a displaceable roof part, comprising a bow-like base element which can be arranged in a roof opening edge area of the motor vehicle, a bow-... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7823965 | Wind deflector in the field of motor vehicles A wind deflector for a partially releasable opening of a roof of a motor vehicle, which can be closed by means of a mobile roof part, said opening comprising a glass element forming an edge of the roof opening and/or part of the roof, a connection element which is f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7735910 | Plasma wind deflector for a sunroof A wind deflector for a sunroof. The wind deflector includes a first electrode proximate an edge of a sunroof opening. A second electrode is proximate the first electrode. An insulator is intermediate the first and second electrodes. A power supply is coupled to the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7641275 | Pillar wind deflector A wind deflector noise reduction system is provided. The wind deflector noise reduction system particularly reduces or eliminates wind throb in a moving vehicle having a rear side window in an open position. The system includes a panel attached to the B-pillar of a ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7537277 | Vehicle roof A vehicle roof with a roof opening system which has a roof frame surrounding an openable and closable roof opening, a wind deflector at a front edge region of the roof opening which can be pivoted out of a lowered position in a raising direction, and a positioning d... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533928 | Window deflector mechanism for a vehicle sliding roof system A wind deflector mechanism for a vehicle sliding roof system includes a wind deflector lever attached to a wind deflector element. The wind deflector lever is attachable to a vehicle and can be swiveled between a home position and a raised position. A raising lever ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533929 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle is provided, comprising a roof opening provided in a stationary roof part and closure assembly comprising a closure element which is movable between positions for closing and opening the roof opening and which can assume a til... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7467822 | Open roof construction for a vehicle and wind deflector An open roof construction for a vehicle comprises a roof opening which is provided in a stationary roof part of the vehicle, a movable panel for selectively opening and closing said roof opening, and a wind deflector positioned at the frontal edge of the roof openin... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441834 | Wind deflector A wind deflector for a motor vehicle roof which is movable between a rest position and an operating position, the bearing means containing a spring arrangement which pretensions the wind deflector into the raised operating position. The spring arrangement has a firs... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422274 | Roof for a motor vehicle A roof for a passenger motor vehicle is disclosed that comprises at least a first roof element extending above the vehicle's passengers in the front seats of the vehicle. The first roof element may be moved along side roof frames and has a first transverse section t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413238 | Wind deflector for a vehicle roof A wind deflector (10) for a motor vehicle roof (2) with a roof opening (4) which can be closed by means of a movable cover (6), is located along the front edge of the roof opening (4) and can be moved between an inactive position w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404600 | Motor vehicle roof with a roof opening and a wind deflector Motor vehicle roof with a roof opening, a movable closing element to selectively close or at least partially clear the roof opening, a wind deflector in a front edge area of the roof opening and which is movable between lowered and filly raised positions, and a posi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404599 | Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus includes a pair of arms being arranged along respective sides in a vehicle width direction of an opening portion formed on a roof of a vehicle, a rear portion of the arm being pivotally connected to the roof, a front portion of the arm being bias... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360827 | Automobile sunroof deflector assembly A deflector assembly for an automobile sunroof (60) has an elongate acrylic visor (40) for, deflecting air from the sunroof and, a pedestal (150a) mountable to each end of the visor to form the deflector assembly. Each of the pedestals is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357441 | Aerodynamic improvement for convertible car This uncoverable vehicle is of the type including, at least, a windscreen (5), a sliding roof, and two front seats (3, 4); it also includes a wind deflector in the form of a panel (6) fitted with a front rim (7) and a rear rim (8),... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328770 | Strap silencer There is a noise reduction device for reducing noise from a vibrating strap. There is a securing member including a strip of material having a first surface including hook material and a second surface including loop material, wherein the securing member is configur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318619 | Method and apparatus for reducing drag and noise for a vehicle A body part including a surface having a fluid flow thereover. The body part also includes flocking coupled to at least a portion of the surface that adjusts an aerodynamic characteristic relative to the surface that is devoid of the flocking. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311871 | Process for foaming around the peripheral edge area of cover for a motor vehicle roof and a motor vehicle roof cover A process for foaming around a peripheral edge area of a cover (10) for a motor vehicle roof, the cover being placed on or in a foaming tool and the foam mass (18) being fed into the foaming tool such that two foam mass fronts are formed which run arou... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273130 | Device and method for active soundproofing, and power unit for aeroplanes A device for active noise reduction has a chamber, which is arranged laterally in relation to a gas flow, and a chamber opening constructed in one wall of the chamber. In the area of the chamber opening, a deflection device is adjustably arranged. The deflection dev... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234767 | Sliding roof system A sliding roof system includes a frame, a cover movable into a ventilation position, and a lateral safety screen. When the lateral safety screen is in a covering position, the lateral safety screen extends to lie to a side of and underneath the cover. The lateral sa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232170 | Side opening cargo rack A rack assembly secures articles to a motor vehicle having a liftgate. The liftgate defines a predetermined liftgate with, a bumper and a roof rack. The rack assembly includes first and second base mounts that are fixedly secured to the bumper. The rack assembly als... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7190076 | Electrode for p-type Group III nitride compound semiconductor layer and method for producing the same A GaN layer is formed on a sapphire substrate through an AlN buffer layer and doped with Mg to prepare a laminate (referred to as “GaN substrate”). A metal (Pt and Ni) electrode 50 nm thick is formed on the GaN substrate by (1) vapor deposition after the GaN sub... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185936 | 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 ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182390 | Retractable hardtop with articulating center panel A retractable hardtop for use with a vehicle including a rear section pivotally coupled to the vehicle and a front section pivotally coupled to the rear section for movement of the hardtop between an extended position defining a roof over a passenger compartment in ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178859 | Method for controlling airflow An airflow control device comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material can... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152917 | Wind deflector and open roof construction provided therewith A wind deflector is described for use at the leading end of a roof opening in the roof of a vehicle, which wind deflector is movable between a retracted position in which it substantially is positioned in a recess below the level of the upper surface of the roof and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147271 | Airflow control devices with planar surfaces An airflow control device comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as a shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147269 | Airflow control devices using current An airflow control device comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as a shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121618 | Sunroof apparatus The sunroof apparatus has a sunroof panel equipped at an opening of a fixed roof; a tilt mechanism that is provided beneath a side edge of the sunroof panel, and can tilt up the panel around a rotation axis that makes vehicle lateral directions axial directions ther... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121617 | Air deflector device for a vehicle having an opening roof An air deflector device for a convertible vehicle has a deflector mounted to pivot between a shutting position, in which it participates in making up the roof when the roof is in its closed configuration, and an opening position that it takes up in order to protect ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118652 | Airflow control devices based on active materials An airflow control device comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material can... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108317 | Tilt sunroof unit A tilt sunroof unit has a sunroof panel provided tiltably with respect to a plane of an opening provided in a vehicular roof, an annular frame formed so as to extend continuously along an entire periphery of the opening, the annular frame being formed of a single pa... | 09/19/2006 |
