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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7877908 | License plate retention system A vehicle plate retention frame and removably affixed cover plate. The retention frame may have at least one first part of a two-part separable fastener disposed thereon. The cover plate has at least one second part of the two-part separable fastener associated ther... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7594347 | License plate holder A license plate holder is provided. The license plate holder includes a frame that has a front surface that is flat. The frame is configured for being attached to a vehicle. A retaining member is present and is carried by the frame. The retaining member is configure... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7401427 | Bracket assembly with detachable body for mounting a front license plate to an automotive vehicle A bracket for mounting a front license plate to an automotive vehicle that does not have an integrally designed and designated front license plate mounting location embodied as part of the front exterior of the vehicle that includes an associated integral license pl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7383649 | Vehicle license plate frame A transparent vehicle license plate frame has an elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame and is injection-mold... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350323 | License plate frame with user-configurable indicia A license plate frame that provides great versatility in displaying a user-changeable message on a portion thereof. The design provides a channel adapted to receive individual, planar tiles, each typically bearing indicia. Blank spacer tiles may also be provided but... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334362 | Read-out device and procedure for its manufacture Displays for information exist, which appear to emerge out of a solid piece of metal. In order to obtain an aluminium-like and translucent material, according to prior art glass has aluminium vapour deposited onto the front surface, and a diode matrix display is hid... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7204909 | Informational article and an associated method The present invention provides an informational article on which variable information is inserted. The informational article includes a substrate having a zone for inserting the variable information. A visual security device, such as an optically variable ink, a spe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195405 | Number plate combination type camera apparatus for rear monitoring of vehicle A number plate combination type camera apparatus for rear monitoring of a vehicle includes a revolvable case, a camera, a number plate holder. The revolvable case has an opening and a plurality of mounting axles. The camera having a lens is provided in the revolvabl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188875 | Underrun protection for vehicles An underrun protection intended for vehicles, includes a stiff sheet unit attachable to the vehicle including on one hand a first box, which is composed of a bottom wall and a border located along the periphery thereof, and which is articulatedly connected to a fast... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160007 | License plate light A license plate light includes a bottom base, an intermediate member, a support frame, a light base and a light cover. The bottom base is fixed with an automobile body or the license plate, and the intermediate body is fixed on the bottom base. The support frame is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152352 | Universal license plate attachment system A universal attachment system for attaching to a motor vehicle the license plate from a number of countries, even though the locations of the attachment holes of the license plates may be different from country to country. A right nut body has a first plurality of l... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7111420 | Snap-in license plate bracket for automotive vehicle A license plate bracket for an automotive vehicle includes a generally planar body having self-locking axially engageable retention structures extending from a rear side of the generally planar body. The retention structures allow the license plate bracket to be pus... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073849 | Snap-on chrome plated automotive grille overlay A snap-on automotive grille overlay (10) that is formed with a thin-walled overlay body (20) configured to duplicate an existing automotive grille when nested thereupon. The overlay body (20) includes an essentially rectangular peripheral border... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6998084 | Co-extruded pigmented/clear coated polymeric coating for an article such as automotive exterior body panels A colored coating for an article is provided including a first layer polymeric coating material with a transparent base which has been pigmented to a desired color and extruded, a second layer of transparent polymeric coating material which has been co-extruded with... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959869 | Automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based subsystems An automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system for installation along a roadway, comprising one or more a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based linear imaging subsystems mounted above the roadway in a spaced apart manner. The PLIIM based subsystems a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6871431 | License plate having captive thumb screw fastener A mounting kit for securing a license plate removably to a vehicle includes a pair of fasteners having a tapered screw thread shank, a hand-turnable fastener head, and a grommet captured between the head and the screw thread portion. The grommet is installable in an... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6848204 | Multipurpose advertising device An advertising device capable of publicizing a business, especially a business related to a vehicle, by mounting the advertising device on a vehicle, preferably in the license plate area, is secured to a vehicle with or without framing a license plate. ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837960 | Informational article and an associated method The present invention is directed toward a tamper evident informational article such as a temporary vehicle registration which may be made of paper or paperboard. The informational article has a zone for inserting information and a pattern within said zone which wil... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6764571 | Informational article and an associated method The present invention is directed toward a tamper evident informational article such as a temporary vehicle registration which may be made of paper or paperboard. The informational article includes a substrate having a zone for inserting information and a refractive... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6760986 | Vehicle license plate cover A license plate cover has a transparent plastic frame and an elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame. The gask... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6757998 | Grill mounted front license plate bracket A grill mounted front license plate bracket comprises at least two mounting plates, spacing rods, fasteners and fastener engaging elements. Each of the mounting plates has a set of holes adapted to receive the fasteners. A center mounting plate is positioned on the ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6714340 | Vehicle license plate cover A device and system for selectively obfuscating the specific indicia of at least one of a vehicle's license plates having a tinting plate that is capable of becoming opaque upon the input of energy and that fits over the indicia on the vehicle's license plate, a reg... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6681507 | License plate mounting bracket for a vehicle with a winch A license plate mounting bracket for mounting a license plate or other decorative plate to the vertical guide rollers on a winch includes a frame, a back plate, eight nut and bolt assemblies, and two clips. The frame is shaped and dimensioned for receivin... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6641038 | Smart vehicle registration plate A smart vehicle registration plate for a vehicle have a computing unit configured to process vehicle related information, and a display, the display having one or more information display regions, for displaying the vehicle related information. The inform... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6628209 | Vehicle identifier with contact-free readable electronic data carrier, and production process A vehicle identifier having a substantially flat carrier with at least one labeling field and an identification to identify a vehicle. The identification is applied on the at least one labeling field. An electronic data carrier carries data associated wit... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594926 | Vehicle license plate cover A decorative and durable vehicle license plate cover is a flat, rigid, relatively thick, mar-resistant plate of optically transparent stable plastic, such as acrylic plastic. The plate has a solid body, with a front surface, a rear surface and sides inter... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6556337 | Vehicle license plate cover A device and system for selectively obfuscating the specific indicia of at least one of a vehicle's license plates having a tinting plate that is capable of becoming opaque upon the input of energy and that fits over the indicia on the vehicle's license p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6519882 | License plate frame structure with knockdown decorative articles License plate frame structure with knockdown decorative articles for shading the screws for locking the license plate frame. The license plate frame structure includes a license plate frame and multiple decorative articles. The license plate frame body is... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6364994 | Tamper evident and counterfeit resisting informational article and associated method A method of protecting an informational article including providing an informational article substrate having a zone for inserting variable information and a refractive image disposed within the zone, inserting the information in the zone so that at least... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6324778 | Flexible vehicle license plate A flexible plastic license plate-like panel for bonding to a motor vehicle with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The panel has a main, approximately rectangular, area on which the conventional license numbers and letters are printed, with an area above or b... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6243977 | Knockdown license plate frame A knockdown license plate frame. The frame includes upper, lower, left and right members which can be freely assembled as desired in order to improve the appearance of a license plate of a motorcycle or a car.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6221496 | Retroreflective sheet To provide a retroreflective sheet which is suitable for co-molding by injection molding or the like, wherein the retroreflective sheet can be laid within a mold and molded with a resin to form a molded product, and, after molding, the sheet retains a sig... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6167645 | License plate bracket A license plate bracket includes a pair of resilient hooks for hooking the bracket to the grille of a vehicle. The hooks, in part, replace conventional hardware such as screws and bolts which are incompatible with the thin plastic ribs found on modern veh... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158154 | License plate lock The present invention is a locking device having a renewal sticker theft prevention window locking device that is applicable for license plates which display such renewal stickers in any corner of the license plates. The license plate locking means has th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6132883 | Transparent powder coating compositions for protecting surfaces Powder coating compositions are described containing a blend of ionomers and polyethylene copolymers which fuse at temperatures of about 150° C. or below and are durable, weatherable, solvent-resistant, and thereby provide transparent protective coatings... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6098855 | License plate carrier for a motor vehicle A system for mounting a spare tire and a license plate to a motor vehicle includes a tire mounting member having a bracket fixedly attached to a rear surface of the motor vehicle. The system further includes a license plate carrier pivotally connected to ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6032983 | Emergency color and tactile coded identification plate An emergency color and tactile coded identification plate comprising a face plate, a clear tamper resistant plastic center, and a back plate is used to control access to and from locations within and around a secured facility. The face plate has configure... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6006459 | Vehicle license plate cover A transparent vehicle license plate cover member having an outwardly projecting curved shape is described exhibiting distinctive performance advantages when mounted on the vehicle. The mounted cover enhances aerodynamic operation of the vehicle while redu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5875575 | Laser license plate cover A license plate cover is provided with laser absorptive features. As a laser beam, having a predetermined wavelength which matches the absorptive properties of the plate cover, impinges on the plate cover the laser beam energy is absorbed on a molecular l... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5870841 | Vehicle license plate holder A license plate holder provided with a flat backing plate to which a transparent cover is hinged at the base thereof and which may be readily removable from the backing plate at the top thereof.... | 02/16/1999 |
