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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087712 | Windshield deicer A pair of vertically disposed handlebars spaced laterally apart mounting a plurality of vertically spaced flexible cords. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7950717 | Windshield wiping device, in particular for a motor vehicle The invention proposes a wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle. This device comprises a plate (22), a first fastening means (34) and a second fastening means (36) and also a third fastening means (44), which is arran... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7780214 | Windshield wiper, especially for a motor vehicle The invention starts with a windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one drive element (16) that can be fastened to the vehicle body (26) and that has a driven shaft (28) and at least two axially rigi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7618077 | Windshield wiper device A windshield wiper device with fastening points (16), by means of which the windshield wiper device is fastened to a body (14) of a motor vehicle. Until now windshield wiper systems were screwed or riveted to the vehicle body so that special tools and ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7562927 | Windscreen wiper system The invention relates to a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a molded tube (10) that is connected to the bodywork (13) and/or a mounting plate that is connected to the bodywork (13), which is particularly a mountin... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7537262 | Rain and snow protection device The rain and snow protection device is constructed so that rain cannot adhere to the window glass in the range of the field of vision; thereby a satisfactory field of vision is continuously visible without the use of wipers, through the window glass from the driver'... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7503615 | Window wiping device, particularly for a motor vehicle The invention starts with a windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one driving element (16) that can be fastened to the motor vehicle, at least two essentially elongate fastening elements (22, 48) wh... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7395576 | Wiper opening cover A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front flap... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7353561 | Arrangement for fixing a wiper device which can be used to retract the drive shaft in the event of an impact An arrangement for fixing a wiper device for a motor vehicle includes at least one stand for guiding and fixing a drive shaft that extends axially in a substantially vertical direction. The stand includes a barrel in which the shaft is guided in rotation, and a hori... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7246840 | Vehicle liftgate window component module A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive motor and a window latch. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch ap... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222386 | Wiper pivot and vehicle wiper device having the same A pivot holder includes a tubular main body, which rotatably supports a pivot shaft therein, and a securing portion, which is integrally formed with the main body and extends from an outer peripheral surface of the main body, and a plurality of engaging grooves. A w... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7144065 | Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module A unitary vehicle liftgate component module carries a plurality of pre-mounted vehicle liftgate components for one-step mounting on the liftgate when the module is attached to the liftgate. At least two of a liftgate wiper motor, a liftgate window latch, and liftgat... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7080872 | Wiper replacement A pneumatic windshield clearing system for enhancing the safety of operating a vehicle in difficult environmental circumstances without the distraction of wipers. The pneumatic windshield clearing system includes an air source assembly coupled vehicle, a blower asse... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6981732 | Device to accommodate a latching element on a wiper drive The invention relates to a wiper drive with a wiper arm receptacle (2) for mounting on an articulated window surface (44). This window surface can be locked by means of a locking element (10). The wiper drive (1) includes a cover part ( | 01/03/2006 |
| 6923591 | Wiper arrangement for the windscreen of a motor vehicle A wiper arrangement for the windscreen of a motor vehicle includes a screwless securing device which enables the arrangement to be attached to a vehicle. The securing device includes at least three securing members arranged at a distance from each other, whereby two... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6901623 | Wiper pivot A wiper pivot for a wiper apparatus of motor vehicles, which is provided with a pivot holder 3 having a shaft-holding portion 3b to rotatably support a pivot shaft 2, and a body-fixing portion 3d to be fixed to the vehicle b... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902221 | Wiper system for a window of a motor vehicle A wiper arrangement for a windscreen of a motor vehicle having a screwless fixing device, which has at least three fixing members arranged at a distance from one another, two of which lie on a connecting line and the third of which is arranged at a distance from the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899370 | Fixation of a wiper system The invention starts with a fastening of a wiper system (10) to a vehicle body (20) by means of a rubber elastic fastening element (22), which sits on the circumference in a receptacle opening (26) of the wiper system (10) or the v... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6832802 | Wiper system for a glass pane of a motor vehicle A wiper system for a glass pane of a motor vehicle includes a fixing device which itself includes at least three fixing mechanisms which are set apart from each other and corresponding receiving devices in which the fixing mechanisms engage the wiper system also inc... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6742827 | Plug-n-play module with integral motor connector A windshield wiper system mounting apparatus includes at least one communication grommet. Each communication grommet can include at least one electrical connection and/or at least one fluid connection, such that the electrical and/or fluid connection is accomplished... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719362 | Integrated lower cowl/plenum and wiper drive module An apparatus for supporting an assembly including a wiper drive motor, a linkage, and a pair of wiper arm drive shafts with respect to a windshield of a motor vehicle to be cleaned includes a molded cowl/plenum member having two integral bosses extending therethroug... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6718592 | Wiper pivot A wiper pivot for a wiper apparatus of motor vehicles, which is provided with a pivot holder 3 having a shaft-holding portion 3b to rotatably support a pivot shaft 2, and a body-fixing portion 3d to be fixed to the vehicle b... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705660 | Windshield wiper assembly A wiper assembly is attached at several positions to a motor vehicle body by means of a plate bar (10). The plate bar (10) is attached by means of at least one snap element (20, 26; 32, 36; 32, 38; 34, 40). ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6701569 | Wiper pivot housing with frangible mount A wiper apparatus for a vehicle windshield is fixedly connected by at least one mount to vehicle structure. A portion of the wiper apparatus extends exteriorly of an impact line defined by the vehicle structure. A frangible portion is formed in a mount. A... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6637798 | Front body structure of vehicle A motor bracket is installed in a concave portion formed in a front bulkhead of a vehicle and onto an upper surface of which a wiper motor unit 19 is fixed. The bracket is fixed to a front wall surface of the front bulkhead and is operable to deform or fr... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6568023 | Wiper pivot A crushable windshield wiper pivot is provided. The crushable wiper pivot includes a pivot base, a hollow sleeve, and a cap. The pivot base is driven by a windshield wiper motor and adaptable to reciprocate the windshield wiper arm and its components acro... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6513186 | Wiper system The invention is based on a wiper installation, having at least one wiper bearing (10), in whose hearing housing (12,126) a wiper shaft (18) is supported and axial fixed, and which on its end (20) protruding from a vehicle body (24) carries a wiper arm (6... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505376 | Wiper apparatus for vehicle A wiper apparatus for a vehicle capable of absorbing impact applied from outside. The wiper apparatus has a rocking wiper arm and a wiper blade attached to a tip end of the wiper arm for wiping a windshield, a pivot fixed to a base end of the wiper arm, a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6382701 | Drive device for a swivelling component A drive device for a swivelling component that is pivotally mounted, for example, on a motor vehicle. The swivelling component is connected to a drive via a coupler which can be swivelled by the drive. The coupler having a connector which is connected via... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6254167 | Wiper device for vehicle A wiper device for a vehicle disclosed is provided with a wiper motor, a wiper pivot connected to the wiper motor, and a pivot holder having a base portion attached to the vehicle body and a bearing portion connected to the base portion and pivotally supp... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223385 | Modular apparatus for washing and wiping a vehicle windshield A vehicle has a windshield and a hood extending away from the lower edge of the windshield. A modular windshield washing and wiping apparatus, disposed adjacent to the lower edge of the windshield, comprises at least two modules, arranged to be assembled ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6119301 | Wiper device including cover An object of this invention is to provide a wiper device of a vehicle capable of preventing foreign matter from being caught in a link mechanism of a four-articulation link system type wiper arm, capable of maintaining its function under severe conditions... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6027157 | Fastening arrangement for a window wiper system of a motor vehicle and method of making same A fastening arrangement for a window wiper system of a motor vehicle is provided with a bearing block which has a bearing for a window wiper and with a reinforcing device which can be connected with a body part of the motor vehicle and on which the bearin... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024803 | Replenishment of vehicle windshield washer solvent using rainwater Under the invention, collection surfaces are provided in a vehicle. The invention uses the collection surfaces to collect rainwater for a windshield washing system. The collection surfaces become contaminated by agents such as road salt. The invention use... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5868867 | Vehicle side view mirror clearing device Disclosed is a device to remove moisture from a side view mirror and adjacent side window of a vehicle. The device increases mirror clarity and can be installed on a side view mirror housing at the factory or as an after factory installation. The device p... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5820026 | High-speed windshield washer nozzle system A windshield washer system wherein a nozzle is mounted on the hood of a vehicle and issues a jet of washer fluid in the ambient towards the windshield. The nozzle has a housing and a projecting surface, air deflector or tab formed to with or attached to t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799358 | Canopy wiper system A new Canopy Wiper System for offering a kit of wiper system parts that can be added to any existing rear window of a pickup canopy or the like. The inventive device includes a wiper, a wiper arm, a sprayer, a sprayer hose, a fluid container, a wiring har... | 09/01/1998 |
