Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157314 | Overhead console for vehicle Provided is an overhead console for a vehicle including a housing installed in the front of an indoor ceiling of the vehicle, having an opening opened downward, and including a rotary shaft installed in the opening, a mirror case rotatably coupled to the rotary shaf... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157313 | Storage unit with electronic device mounting structure An overhead storage unit including a single unit that spans across substantially the entire lateral width of the vehicle adjacent the top of the front windshield. In some preferred embodiments, the overhead storage unit includes a removable electronic device (such a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8123270 | Motor vehicle roof A motor vehicle roof is provided that included, but is not limited to a base roof and a roof segment essentially vertically adjustable relative to the base roof. The roof segment is designed, essentially, to fit closely with the base roof in a closed state and to pr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7887115 | Overhead console An overhead console for a vehicle includes a substrate formed of a substantially clear material configured to provide a conduit for light. The substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The overhead console also includes a first film layer coupled... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7735893 | Overhead storage compartment for a vehicle An overhead storage compartment (10, 100, 200) is disclosed in which the storage compartment (10, 100, 200) is moveable into a collapsed state so as to lie substantially adjacent to a roof panel (2) of a motor vehicle (5) and not intrude ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7440275 | Portable video system including a base unit secured to a substrate for selectively coupling a video unit A portable video system comprises a video unit for facilitating play of a video medium, the player having a hinge, a display pivotally attached to the video player on the hinge, and a base unit secured to a substrate for selectively coupling a control panel of the v... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440845 | Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same A navigation assembly (5l) for mounting a navigational device (10l) in an open port (12l) of a vehicle resulting from removal of a non-navigational component is provided. The navigation assembly (5l) broadly co... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429068 | Removable storage console A removable storage console for use in a vehicle. The console includes a base and a body. The console also includes a handle on the outside of the body. A link member is connected to the handle. An upper housing is secured to a bottom portion of the body. A lower ho... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7393046 | Removable storage module for vehicle A removable storage module assembly configured for securement to the headliner in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The headliner includes a storage module receiving area formed therein having a securement portion disposed proximate the receiving area. A storage... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380852 | Overhead console with storage bin An overhead console for motor vehicles and the like includes a storage bin configured to support and store sunglasses. The bin is movably mounted to the base for movement between an opened position and a closed position. The storage bin includes a body made of a sub... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379125 | Flat thin screen TV/monitor automotive roof mount A vehicle roof mounted video display is disclosed. The display is rotatable 180° about a first axis, between a stored position within a housing and a second position in which the display lies flat against the vehicle roof. The display is also rotatable at least 60Â... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377550 | Retractor fixing structure of rear seatbelt system A retractor of a three-point rear seatbelt system is affixed to a rear roof rail without excessively protruding out at the bottom of the rear roof rail. Such an arrangement provides sufficient rear vision of the vehicle and strengthens the rigidity of the rear roof ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363148 | Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same A navigation assembly (5l) for mounting a navigational device (10l) in an open port (12l) of a vehicle resulting from removal of a non-navigational component is provided. The navigation assembly (5l) broadly co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354091 | Seat mountable entertainment system An entertainment system comprises a media source, and a housing for supporting the media source, wherein the housing is coupled to an inner portion of a seat of a vehicle, and the media source is capable of being selectively connected to and disconnected from the ho... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350273 | Vehicle body hinge A hinge, such as a truck body door hinge, includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connecting member that is pivotably connected to the first and second mounting members, and a second connecting member that is also pivotably connected to t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350841 | Glove box assembly A glove box assembly for a vehicle includes a box member that is adapted to fit in an opening of the vehicle. The box member includes front and rear surfaces with the rear surface including a guide surface formed thereon. The box member includes at least one latch s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341300 | Upper glove box latch housing knee impact protector A glove box is provided comprising an instrument panel substrate and a door panel rotatably mounted thereto. A push button assembly includes a latch element movable between a door panel engagement position and a door panel release position. The assembly farther incl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334852 | Multiple configuration shelving system for displaying audio visual components A shelving system for displaying audio visual components that may be configured into multiple positions is disclosed. The system includes a base that supports a center platform disposed between right and left platforms. The center platform and the right and left pla... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320157 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318256 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313477 | Vehicle dash-mounted navigation device A GPS system (10) which may be mounted on a dashboard (12) of any vehicle (14) after the vehicle has been manufactured yet appears to be integral with the dashboard. The GPS system (10) includes a GPS device (16), a hood (18... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311426 | Adjustable beam lamp A LED swivel reading lamp having an easily user adjustable sized light beam for use in vehicles such as automobiles, aircraft, and the like. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306276 | Cover module A covering module (04, 05, 09, 19, 29, 48, 60) is provided for arrangement on the inside of the roof of a vehicle. The covering module (04, 05, 09, 19, 29, 48, 60) covers the inside of the roof in the area of the sheet metal car body (02) at lea... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300189 | Interchangeable flashlight-cargo lamp system An interchangeable flashlight-cargo lamp system includes a docking station that is suitable for mounting either a cargo lamp or a rechargeable flashlight. The flashlight doubles as a cargo lamp when mounted within the docking station. Both the cargo lamp and the fla... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293816 | Structural rail system for supporting an overhead console A structural rail system 10 for supporting an overhead console 12 in relation to a roof bow 13 within a vehicle. A pair of rail members 14, 16 are spaced apart and extend longitudinally. One or more brackets 18, 20, 22, 24 are orie... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7284780 | Visor organizer An article storage accessory for use on a motor vehicle has a length dimension that is essentially equal to the width dimension of the cabin of the motor vehicle so the accessory extends across the cabin. The accessory is located adjacent to the headliner of the cab... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280166 | Image reproducing device In an integrated type video reproducing equipment having a reproducing unit for reproducing the video information, a display unit for displaying the reproduced video information, and a chassis for supporting them, the equipment is provided with supporting means for ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270370 | Removable media storage compartment A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a base configured to be attached to a passenger compartment side portion of a vehicle roof. The storage compartment additionally includes a portable member that has at least one pocket. The portable member is configured t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268306 | Temporary clamping structure for electronics A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267396 | Removable storage module for vehicle A removable storage module assembly configured for securement to the headliner in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The headliner includes a storage module receiving area formed therein having a securement portion disposed proximate the receiving area. A storage... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258381 | Modular vehicle interior component system and release latch mechanism for use with the system In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a modular vehicle interior component system which comprises a base having a channel defined at least in part by a latching lip, a vehicle interior component, and a release latch mechanism for slidably and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246678 | Satellite sensor housing A satellite sensor assembly includes a plastic sensor housing that is mounted to a vehicle structure comprised of sheet metal. The sensor housing includes a transversely extending tab that is received within an opening formed in the sheet metal. The tab includes a p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245274 | Headrest mountable video system A video system comprises a base unit coupled to an internal headrest support structure, wherein the base unit comprises a media player, and a display mounted in a door pivotally connected to the base unit by a hinge and in a closed position concealing the media play... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243965 | Convertible camper shell and hard tonneau A truck bed camper shell and hard tonneau cover device is provided which is activated for movement between a raised truck bed camper shell position and a lowered hard tonneau cover position by remote activation of actuators such as pneumatics or hydraulic cylinders ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240945 | Articulating overhead console for recreational vehicles The present teachings disclose a recreational vehicle comprising, in one embodiment, a chassis having a plurality of wheels and a vehicle frame having a front frame member mounted to the chassis. In addition, the recreational vehicle includes a coach having a plural... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237826 | Cargo system A cargo system includes a plurality of rigidly connected compartments adapted to mount on the roof of a vehicle. The plurality of compartments includes a first compartment suitable for mounting a retractable awning and a second compartment suitable for storing cargo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234666 | Pivoting storage bin and method of making A storage bin system for holding luggage or the like has an upper shroud portion secured to a supporting structure and a cooperating lower bucket defining a storage space for items. The lower bucket pivots downwardly to open and has a curved front face with curved i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226102 | Storage structure for vehicular tray A storage structure for a vehicular tray includes a housing internally defining a receiving space configured to store contents, the housing being formed as an integral unit, a base plate closely disposed on a lower panel of the housing, the base plate being formed a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222906 | Mounting structure for console A console is attached to brackets fixed to a floor panel of a vehicle. Each bracket has a pair of fitting holes. The console includes a console body having a rectangular bottom wall. An insertion hole is formed in each of the four corners of the bottom wall. Each in... | 05/29/2007 |
