Bizarre Patents
An extension member is attachable to a trailer hitch and extends away from the vehicle and is connected to a seating frame supporting a toilet seat.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007148 | Vehicular illumination device In a vehicular illumination device which illuminates a lower part around an opened part of a door at a side of a vehicle, a side sill garnish is provided below the door-opened part, and a lamp and a lamp garnish which retains the lamp are arranged on a lower face of... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007147 | Vehicle door safety warning lamp A vehicle door safety warning lamp is provided. A light source is respectively disposed on each side of a light socket, and each light source is electrically connected to a power supply device of a vehicle. A white or transparent first shade body and a colored (for ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7914189 | Exterior component for vehicle An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion enga... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7866860 | Handle assembly with controlled light distribution A handle assembly includes a bezel having a handle cavity defined by a cavity wall and an open front providing access to the handle cavity. The bezel has a slot through the cavity wall and a lamp assembly is mounted to the bezel proximate the slot. The lamp assembly... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7635210 | Illuminated door handle An illuminated door handle (16) for a vehicle door (12,14) includes a mounting frame (22), a handle arm (24), an LED (26), an LED light guide (28), and a back plate (30). The handle arm (24) is pivotally attach... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7607809 | Illuminated vehicle exterior handle configuration The exterior handle configuration of the present invention includes a panel having a recess portion and a handle that covers the upper periphery of the recess portion. An inside surface of the handle is finished with a mirror treatment that reflects and diffuses lig... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600902 | Lighting handle of car A lighting handle of a car comprises a handle body having a recess at an inner surface thereof; a light emitting device being installed at an inner side of the recess of the handle body; the light emitting device including: a seat installed with a supporting surface... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7537364 | Door handle portion illumination system A door handle portion illumination system for illuminating a door handle portion including a door handle, and a concave portion that is formed on a vehicle body in a position which lies at the rear of the door handle, the door handle portion illumination system incl... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7455437 | Automobile door handle with indicator lights An automobile door handle with indicator lights, has a recess for firmly receiving a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting members spaced apart lengthwise on the surface, an opening through the bottom of the recess for allowing conducting wires to pass ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7431485 | Vehicle light bar assembly A lighting assembly for a vehicle includes an elongated base plate having an inner surface and an outer surface. The base plate includes at least one opening. The lighting assembly further includes at least one light source adapted to be mounted to the base plate at... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416320 | Lighting apparatus of vehicle door An apparatus is provided that makes it possible to make following cars aware when a door is open and simultaneously illuminate a feet area, including, a lens that is attached at a door position that faces the feet area when a vehicle door is open, and a light guide ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400232 | Illuminated vehicle grab handle with keypad for keyless entry A vehicle grab handle is provided to assist entry into the vehicle, such as an RV, semi tractors, emergency vehicles, utility vehicles, construction equipment and agriculture equipment and other vehicles. The handle includes a pair of spaced apart end bases and a gr... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7333021 | Opening/closing apparatus for vehicle door An opening/closing apparatus for a vehicle door includes: a door handle secured to an outer surface of the vehicle door, the door handle being manipulated by a user for opening and closing the vehicle door; an operation detecting portion for checking w... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322636 | Vehicle side-entry door assembly A passenger vehicle is provided with a vehicle body, a first door, and a second door. The vehicle body has front and rear ends with a door opening formed through a lateral side of the vehicle body. The door opening allows passenger ingress and egress to and from an ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300190 | Vehicle door handle device A capacitive sensor unit of a door handle device is universally adaptable to door handles of various different designs. The vehicle door handle device, having an electrostatic capacitance detection circuit incorporated in a grip portion thereof, includes a sensor un... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299892 | Door trim speaker grille with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A door trim speaker grille with an electroluminescent lamp for use with an audio speaker of a vehicle. The electroluminescent lamp is positioned for emitting visible light through sound passages in the speaker grille. In certain embodiments of the invention, the ele... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290894 | Indicating apparatus for electronic devices An indicating apparatus transmits beams from an indicating lamp and includes a panel. The panel has an open area defined thereon. The open area includes a C-shaped slot and an upright slot. The C-shaped slot generally surrounds an opaque area, and the upright slot i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287885 | Automotive storage compartment having an electroluminescent lamp and method of making the same An automotive storage compartment includes a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278767 | Door mirror equipped with lamp body A door mirror comprising a mirror portion and a side blinker which is one example of lamp bodies allows easily performed maintenance for the side blinker. A second opening is formed on the back side of a mirror housing with fixing pieces formed on the second opening... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270452 | Light emitting handle for vehicle A light emitting handle includes a handle body, a light emitting device mounted on the handle body to emit light outward, and a light guide device mounted on the handle body to guide and reflect the light of the light emitting device outward from the handle body. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265306 | Flip pack switch assembly with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A switch flip pack for the interior of an automobile comprising a door trim panel with a switch panel carrying at least one electrical switch, a flip cover pivotally attached to the switch panel, and a electroluminescent lamp mounted to the flip cover. The flip cove... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255466 | Illuminated keyless entry control device A vehicular control device includes a trim member having a plurality of graphics for identifying a plurality of manual activation regions and a printed circuit board having a plurality of proximity sensors. Each of the plurality of proximity sensors generates a resp... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244054 | Direction indication light installed on a handle of a car door A direction indication light installed on a handle of a car door comprises a body; a front edge thereof installed with a receiving groove; the receiving groove received with a plurality of circuit boards, a light guide plate, and a cover; each circuit board being in... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237933 | Door trim bolster with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same An automotive interior component including an electroluminescent lamp capable of emitting visible light. The electroluminescent lamp of the component may integrally molded with a polymer body to define a unitary assembly. The interior component may be, for example, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226191 | Lighted handgrip assembly A lighted handgrip assembly has a hand grip housing with the lighting system mounted therein, in order to indicate the location thereof. The handgrip housing includes an inner metal tube and outer plastic tube, which are supported in end caps, one end cap secured to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204543 | Vehicle side visor cover A side visor is effectively utilized to perform sufficient ventilation in a car. A cover is attached on a vehicle side visor 21 provided along a window frame 14 of a vehicle door. The cover 31 comprises: a cover attachment portion 32 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175227 | Sensor system for vehicle door A sensor system for protecting a door of a vehicle from damage includes an electronic sensor operable to detect when an object external to the vehicle is within close proximity to the door of the vehicle. The sensor system provides a signal indicative of the proximi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168829 | Vehicle rear gate A vehicle rear gate includes a gate panel, a garnish disposed on the gate panel, and a gate handle provided to the garnish. The gate handle can be turnable backward of a vehicle to open the gate panel. There is a stop lamp provided to the garnish, and a stop lamp at... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7154059 | Unevenly illuminated keyboard An unevenly illuminated keyboard has a mask element between a luminous element and keycaps which are illuminated by the luminous element. The mask element has a permeable zone corresponding to each keycap and an impermeable zone on the neighboring area of the keycap... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150550 | Automotive map pocket having an electroluminescent lamp and method of making the same An automotive interior trim assembly having a map pocket with an electroluminescent lamp. The trim assembly comprises a trim panel and a housing that forms at least a portion of the map pocket. The housing is coupled to the trim panel to define a cavity having an op... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140653 | Outside handle apparatus and connector mechanism A vehicle door outside handle apparatus includes a handle frame fixed to a vehicle door, a handle portion supported on the handle frame, at least one electrical component housed in the handle portion, a handle-side connected portion provided at the handle portion an... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121699 | Control panel with light source for control illumination A control illumination apparatus having at least one control and a movable cover positionable over the at least one control. At least one light source is connected to the cover and illuminates an exterior surface of the at least one control with the cover in an open... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109853 | System for detecting and releasing a person locked in the trunk of a vehicle A vehicle safety system automatically detects the presence of a person sealed in the trunk of an automobile by sensing the CO2 respiration of the person. Visible, audio and radio alarms are generated in response to the detection of a person in the trunk. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097226 | Safety system for a compartment of a vehicle A safety sensing and/or release system for a closed compartment of a vehicle is operable to detect an occupant within the vehicle compartment. The system may be operable to sense ambient conditions in the vehicle compartment, and may generate a control signal in res... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082721 | Illuminating weatherseal An illuminating weatherseal (10) can seal a gap between confronting surfaces and illuminate the adjacent environment. The illuminating weatherseal includes a light emitting line (80) extending along a longitudinal dimension of the weatherseal (10 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068160 | Open automotive door alert An open door alert system for a vehicle causes an exterior light of the vehicle to flash if one or more vehicle doors are open. A sensor determines if the door, such as a sliding door of a van or minivan, is open. If the door is open, the exterior light flashes on a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065439 | Vehicle door locking and unlocking system An indicator (5) is provided, which displays that it is a locking confirmable period, for predetermined time after locking the door, in a vehicle door locking and unlocking system S, which locks or unlocks the vehicle door by performing communication between ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062945 | Door handle apparatus A door handle apparatus having a door handle 12 which is provided on a back door of an automobile in such a manner as to oscillate freely and a cover member 20 for covering the door handle 12, wherein a detection sensor 30 for detecting t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055997 | Light-emitting device indicating location of outside door handle A light-emitting device indicating a location of an outside door handle comprising a lamp, detecting part, and control part, wherein the lamp is disposed inside a pushbutton. The detecting part detects whether the engine is activated or deactivated and whether the d... | 06/06/2006 |
