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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146979 | Seal moldings for vehicles A seal molding configured for minimizing a first perceivable gap having a first width between a vitreous element and a body panel of a vehicle includes a first portion configured for abutting the vitreous element and a second portion configured for abutting the body... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7950716 | Trim molding for a motor vehicle window panel A motor vehicle window panel has a peripheral trim molding formed by an extruded body of plastics material, and the body includes a mounting flange and a vehicle body sealing flange integrally connected by an intermediate connecting portion. The mounting flange carr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7806455 | Plastic edge sealing strip and mounting head A plastic edge sealing strip (10), which can be inserted between a vehicle window (26) and a cooling water reservoir covering, comprises a spring limb (14) and a main limb (12) between which a detent element (40) of the cooling wat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7669910 | Acoustic damping section which is disposed between a window panel and the body of a vehicle A sealing strip configured to be combined between a vehicle bodywork and glazing, and including an acoustic damping mechanism when subjected to action of a vibrational field. The sealing strip works in shear combined with local movements of the glazing in its plane,... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7452022 | Front portion structure for vehicle A bent front wall 2a of a roof panel 2 is not bent at least inwardly of a press-worked direction of the roof panel 2, so that a front end of the roof panel 2 is free from undercut formation. This eliminates the necessity to further... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7434870 | Front structure of vehicle It is an object of the present invention that bringing a door weather strip into contact with a side molding restrains dusts and the like from intruding into a gap between a front pillar and a side door. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434533 | Gasket for supporting and sealing a curved object A self-sealing gasket is suitable for sealing a curved object to a surface. The gasket includes a pair of side rails and a support panel between the side rails. Respective top portions of the side rails extend above the support panel to define an object receiving ch... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7354093 | Window edge molding for motor vehicle A vehicular window molding attached along a gap between a window opening edge of a vehicle body panel and an outer peripheral edge portion of a window pane arranged at the window opening. The vehicular window molding includes a molding main body portion attached to ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300486 | Filter elements having injection molded thermoplastic seals and methods of making same Seals for filter elements having filter packs with seals around the periphery thereof adjacent to one of the faces are produced by injection molding the seal onto the filter pack using a cell-less thermoplastic material. Preferably, the thermoplastic material is com... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293820 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275782 | Weather strip for folding top There is provided a weather strip for a folding top of an open car installed in a divided manner both sides thereof in the proximity of divided rails. Each divided member comprises a hollow seal portion and a seal lip portion comprised for resilient contacts with a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269887 | Method of making applique for pillar area of vehicle A pillar applique for use at a pillar area (e.g., A-pillar area) of a vehicle. The pillar applique includes a substrate portion and a thermoplastic elastomer portion. Each of the substrate portion (21) and the thermoplastic elastomer portion (23) are f... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250206 | Window pane capable of bonding with tear-away cord A window pane (1), in particular an automobile window pane, is adhesively bonded to a frame (8) of a window opening by an adhesive bead (6), and carries a profiled bead (3) provided with a recess (4) extending longitudinally and a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7226106 | Molding and method of manufacturing the same A resin molding includes an elongate body and a bent end that is continuous with the elongate body and is formed by a pressing operation. A back side of an intersecting portion of the elongate body and the bent end has reinforcing ribs formed by resin melted during ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219470 | Sliding window assembly and a track member for same A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes an upper track member, a lower track member, and a sliding unit. The track members each define a first channel having a first depth, a second channel having a second depth, and a third channel having a third depth les... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210729 | Windshield gasket design A windshield molding for insertion in the space between a windshield glass panel and a window opening of a vehicle body panel. The windshield molding structure includes a clasp portion, a bendable portion, and a channel lip portion. The clasp portion conformingly ad... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212451 | Column selection signal generator of semiconductor memory device A column selection signal generator of a semiconductor memory device is configured to maintain a predetermined pulse width of a column selection signal regardless of change in process and external conditions by selectively using a self-generated pulse signal and a p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188885 | Trim molding for a motor vehicle window panel A motor vehicle window panel has a trim molding formed by an extruded body of plastics material, and the body includes a mounting flange, a locating flange and a vehicle body panel sealing flange. The mounting flange carries a pressure sensitive contact adhesive tap... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165364 | Window sleeve for mounting framed windows A window sleeve arrangement for positioning a window unit in an opening through an enclosure wall has an interior surface for receiving the window unit and an outside surface for sliding into the opening through the enclosure wall. A first exterior flange engages th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162840 | Window assembly and lighting assembly therefor A window assembly comprising an elongated transparent pane, at least one lighting assembly and at least one opaque covering, the elongated transparent pane having the opaque covering associated with the interior surface thereof and having the lighting assembly mount... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125597 | Pennant tape A tape barrier, warning, or display composed of flexible material having generally parallel edges and substantially greater length than width with cuts made into the tape at intervals along the tape defining pennants and connecting bands. The tape may be any color o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118169 | Front pillar garnish A front pillar garnish includes an ornamental head portion having an inward end, a groove wall protruding the ornamental head portion toward a window pane and defining a rain water gutter in cooperation with a surface of the window pane, and amounting leg portion pr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111889 | Gasket seal with positioning stops for a fixed window glued to flanges of an opening The invention relates to a gasket seal (1) in the form of a profile comprising a U-shaped groove (23), which is intended to claim the edge (9) of the window (3) and a flexible masking lip (25) which is used to conceal the gap (8... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093890 | Cowl grille structure with integral washer fluid channel A cowl grille structure for positioning in a space between a lower edge of a motor vehicle windshield and a rear edge of a motor vehicle hood. In one embodiment the cowl grille structure includes a molded main body planar leaf screen portion, a washer fluid channel ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083212 | Applique for A-pillar area of vehicle A pillar applique for use at a pillar area (e.g., A-pillar area) of a vehicle. The pillar applique includes a substrate portion and a thermoplastic elastomer portion. Each of the substrate portion (21) and the thermoplastic elastomer portion (23) are f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073842 | Fitting structure of a window molding A fitting structure of window molding 1 equipped with base part 2 fitted into the circumferential edge of window glass G, and seal lip part 3 which extends toward body panels P from the base part 2, to be contacted with the surface of the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067612 | Preformed compositions in shaped form Preformed compositions comprising sulfur-containing polymers in shaped form and the use of preformed compositions in shaped form to seal apertures. In certain embodiments, the preformed compositions comprise a sulfur-containing polymer and a blend of fillers wherein... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059656 | Vehicle window molding A vehicle window molding for covering a gap between an outer peripheral edge surface of a vehicle windowpane and a vehicle body panel includes a molding body mounted in abutment against the outer peripheral end surface of the windowpane. An engaging member extends f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045189 | Molding for automotive application A molding for closing a recess between a pair of body panels includes a head portion, a stem portion, and at least one leg member. The head portion has a width sufficient to close the opening when the molding is installed in the recess. The stem portion can be forme... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028851 | Carrying device for box-shaped items A carrying device for box-shaped items, such as compact discs in covers, comprises an upper, elongate retaining means with a rubber-elastic portion and a stop for the items, and a lower, elongate carrying means with a horizontal supporting face and a stop for the it... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000457 | Methods to control and/or predict rheological properties Methods to predict the rheological properties of composition comprising a filler in a matrix are described. The present invention further involves determining the difference between the work of cohesion and the work of ahhesion for a filler and a matrix in order to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000356 | Transparent plate with a molding and method for disassembling transparent plate A molding includes an attaching portion to be bonded to an interior side of a peripheral edge of a glass plate and an elastic portion capable of being in close contact with a window opening. The molding is made of thermoplastic resin and has an electrically conducti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986539 | Fixing member, cord fixing structure, vehicle-mounted apparatus, vehicle, and method of fabricating fixing member A fixing member (i.e., a connection cord fitting member), may be fixed to a counter-part member, such as a camera or an antenna, for retaining a fixed member, such as a connection cord. The fixing member includes a retention hole portion for retaining the fixed memb... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979041 | Molding for a glass pane A molding for a window or windshield is described. The molding includes a channel for engaging a window or windshield. The molding includes a window or windshield contact portion that forms a portion of the channel and is made from a material having a greater elasti... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973754 | Windowpane attaching structure and windowpane removing method A windowpane is supported in a gasket by a support member so that a space for allowing the windowpane to shift therein is ensured between an end surface of the windowpane and a surface in a channel of the gasket facing the end surface, the gasket having the channel ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971702 | Molding for preventing spalling of automotive windshields A windshield trim molding is affixed to the peripheral edge of an automotive windshield during the manufacturing process of mounting the windshield on an automobile chassis. The windshield molding incorporates an extruded strip of elastomeric material, such as ALCRY... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959948 | Gimp with a concealed slip zone A gimp made of flexible, compressible material attaches an edge of a trim piece to a panel. The gimp is bonded to the panel without visual gaps between the gimp and the panel. The gimp has a slip connection to the trim piece. The slip connection is provided by a slo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945540 | Sealing connection element, sealing end piece and a seal The invention relates to a sealing connecting element, a sealing end piece and a seal. In practice different seals are known which are produced as three dimensional structures and then given to the customer. The production, wherein profile strips are ready-made by c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944917 | Clip for mounting weatherstrip A clip for mounting a weatherstrip between an end side of a window and a window frame includes: a weatherstrip side member having arms for engaging the weatherstrip and tabular engagement pieces extending from a base portion of the arms; and a window frame side memb... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946194 | Method and system for determining weather strip fit for a closure panel of a vehicle A method and system for determining weather strip fit for the closure panels of a vehicle includes a flexible carrier with a transferable disclosing agent disposed on the flexible carrier. The flexible carriers may be applied to a closure panel of vehicle when the p... | 09/20/2005 |
