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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157627 | Air conditioning system for the passenger compartment of a vehicle An air conditioning system for a passenger compartment of a road vehicle; the air conditioning system has an elongated upper air inlet, which comes out through a top surface of a dashboard of the passenger compartment, close to a windscreen, extends substantially al... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7909684 | Automotive front post garnish with integral defroster duct A molded plastic garnish assembly (10) for a front post of an automotive vehicle, the garnish assembly having a duct portion (16) integrally molded with an overlying portion (18) that has a vent opening (14) therein. The duct portion and ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7544121 | Ventilation unit A ventilation unit for a motor vehicle passenger compartment has an air feeding channel and an outflow area. The outflow area includes a first and second component that can be placed in different positions relative to each other. Various closing surfaces of the firs... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7438352 | Sealing arrangement In a sealing arrangement, e.g., for sound-insulating sealing of a gap between a windscreen of a vehicle and instrument panel, a first sealing element is arranged between the instrument panel and the windscreen, below the first sealing element a second sealing elemen... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7331188 | Method for controlling an HVAC system A method for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system having an air vent associated with a window for blowing an air flow of controlled temperature thereon; the HVAC system having a refrigeration unit with a compressor and an evaporator,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261358 | Windscreen apparatus To provide a windscreen apparatus which can provide a good screening effect from traveling wind from the front of a driver while suppressing the height of the screen. The windscreen apparatus includes a front cowl having a screen mounted to a vehicle body. An upward... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238106 | Air delivery system The present invention relates to a system for delivering temperature and flow rate controlled warmed air to outlets for use in various apparatus. The system is typically in residential structures, such as homes, but could easily be adapted for apartment buildings as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232367 | Air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle and the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprising said system An air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprises a plurality of auxiliary ducts that branch off in parallel from a manifold. Associated to each auxiliary duct is an additional and independent unit for regulating the flow rate and/or the temp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7174985 | Exterior airbag device An external airbag device is provided which can smoothly deploy its airbag with being caught by neither a rear edge of a hood nor a windshield wiper. A lid 8 is allowed to be displaced relative to a retainer 2 in the vertical direction because hooks | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169036 | Vehicle air conditioning system A vehicle air conditioning system which includes: an air conditioning unit for generating air-conditioned air, which is provided with a ventilation opening and a defroster opening; a ventilation duct connected to the air conditioning unit at the ventilation opening,... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140672 | Integrated front assembly Front structure for a vehicle includes a unitary panel formed to define a vehicle cowl and a vehicle bulkhead. The vehicle cowl may form an air intake plenum. The unitary panel is configured to at least partially define a front compartment of the vehicle. An alterna... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118154 | Structure for supporting an instrument panel by a defroster nozzle A structure for supporting an instrument panel by a defroster nozzle so that sufficient rigidity can be imparted to the top of the instrument panel. A supporting member is attached to an upper wall of the defroster nozzle arranged inside the instrument panel and is ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7052389 | Air shower apparatus An air shower for removing a particle from an object by blowing air to the object which includes at least one first outlet for discharging the air from the at least one first outlet toward at least a portion of the object so that a flow axis of the air flowing out o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6960128 | Air shower apparatus In an air shower apparatus, an inlet duct guides the air so that the air is directed along a first flow axis of the air, and a variable condition area communicates fluidly with the air flowing out from the inlet duct at at least one side in a direction perpendicular... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923286 | Pedestrian protecting device A pedestrian protecting device includes an airbag housed below a cowl louver made of a synthetic resin, such that it is folded in an elongated shape along the cowl louver. The airbag can be expanded to protrude upward by an inflating gas discharged from an inflator,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918262 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner for blowing conditioned air toward a compartment of a vehicle, and a dashboard having a design surface exposed to the compartment. An inner air passage extending nearly parallel to the design surface is formed i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902473 | Vehicle ventilation conduit system A vehicle ventilation conduit system for distributing heating or cooling air from an air vent to a rear vehicle compartment in a vehicle such as a police cruiser. The system includes an elongated main air flow conduit having an inlet end and a discharge end. A front... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863340 | Instrument panel-air conditioning duct assembly for vehicle An instrument panel (2) includes a surface-side molded panel member (3) made of a synthetic resin and a back-side molded panel member (4) made of a synthetic resin. The back-side molded panel member (4) is vibration-welded to the surface-... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843716 | Air distribution system for a motor vehicle A motor-vehicle dashboard incorporating an air distribution system that includes suitable means for controlling the deviation of airflow in the various ducts (3) associated with the outlet vents (2) on the dashboard, using the Coanda effect. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6709327 | Method for circulating an air flow in a passenger compartment by soft diffusion and device therefor The invention concerns a method for reducing preheating time and for homogenizing temperatures in a passenger compartment, for example of a motor vehicle, wherein the preheating dynamics is improved, which consists in adjusting soft air diffusion air speed in an opt... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6607029 | Heating and ventilating apparatus for a motor vehicle with selective control in different zones of the cabin A motor vehicle cabin has four seat positions and a heating and ventilating apparatus which includes means for producing hot and cold air streams, temperature control means, air distribution ducts having outlets at different points in the cabin at each se... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6533025 | Instrumental panel support An instrument panel support, positioned between A columns of a motor vehicle, has a profiled support member with an integrated air guide system. The profiled support member has at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet connected to the air guide ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530832 | Heating and/or air-conditioning installation having at least one de-icing outlet A heating and/or air-conditioning installation has a de-icing outlet with a de-icing opening adjoining a window, an air-diffusion element with a low output per unit surface area, and an air-distributing element. The air-distributing element has at least a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6450876 | Diffusion of air into a motor-vehicle passenger compartment The air-treatment housing of an air-conditioning apparatus includes, in an upper face, an air outlet for demisting and aeration. A diffusion module is arranged between this upper face of the dashboard. This diffusion module features a demisting vent and a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6394890 | Defroster deflector A defroster deflector formed of an elongated flexible channel attached to the interior surface of a vehicle windshield near its upper edge. The channel is an inverted U-shape with an outer wall, a top wall, and an inner wall. The outer wall includes an ad... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394527 | Cockpit module structure for vehicle To provide a cockpit module structure for a vehicle where large foot space and a secure and stable supported state can be secured, the body of an air conditioning unit inside which heat exchangers and opening and closing doors are installed is penetrated ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390528 | Method and device for reducing reflections and contrasts in ventilation nozzles Method and device for avoiding reflections and contrasts in vehicle dashboards, wherein the dashboard 1 has one or more ventilation openings 3,4 along and at a distance from the lower edge of the vehicle windshield 2. Each ventilation opening 3,4 is cover... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382712 | Windshield defrosting air duct for a work vehicle A single piece injection molded air distribution member carried by the steering wheel support structure forms three sides of an air duct with the fourth side of the air duct left open. The open side is positioned adjacent to the vehicle windshield where t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378934 | Cross-guard duct and steering column support bracket A cross-guard duct for a motor vehicle comprising a first member and a second member joined together at sealing points to form at least two chambers. Each chamber is provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The chamber inlet is adapted to... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6343983 | Ventilation box for arrangement in a motor vehicle In a ventilation box (2) of a motor vehicle, the ventilation box being composed of a plurality of housing parts (5-7), housing parts (6, 7) arranged in the region of a steering column (3) are formed to be fastened selectively on the left or the right side... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6257975 | Ventilation device for vehicles A ventilation device for an interior of a vehicle provided with a windshield and instrument panel has a plurality of air outlet openings provided side by side in the instrument panel close to the windshield in two rows, one behind the other as viewed in t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6186887 | Instrument panel for a vehicle An instrument panel for vehicles, in particular automobiles, which is fitted to allow circulation of an air flow for ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The instrument panel has at least one cross stru... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6148904 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle In an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, a heater core is disposed in an air conditioning case so that a cool air bypass passage through which air bypasses the heater core is provided at an upper side of the heater core. When a foot/defroster mode ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6116329 | Heating or air-conditioning system The invention relates to a heating or air-conditioning system for vehicle interiors having an air distributor which is connected to an air guiding duct and has air outlet openings for the lower plane of the vehicle interior. An air guiding duct with air o... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6110037 | Air conditioning duct device in automobile A panel body of an instrument panel in an automobile is formed of a synthetic resin foam. A duct element made of a synthetic resin foam having a compatibility with the panel body is welded to a back of the panel body to define air-conditioning air passage... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6089971 | Windshield air deflector The combination of an automotive air defroster system and windshield air deflector. The system includes, in part, a vent or vents in close proximity to the inside surface of the windshield. The air deflector, particularly usefull in very cold and icy weat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6062298 | Case of air conditioning system A case of an air conditioning system for a car includes a main body having a main path through which air supplied from a blower unit passes and a first path formed at the exit of the main path, a housing portion formed on top of the main body in which sec... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5979540 | Apparatus for cooling a card cage An apparatus for cooling electrical components contained inside an enclosed housing, which is positioned proximate to a dashboard of a vehicle, includes an inlet pipe which receives a forced air flow and an outlet pipe which expels air from the enclosed h... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980379 | Defroster nozzle A defroster nozzle is provided inside an instrument panel below a front glass plate, and its length in the direction of vehicle width is gradually increased from a suck-in opening to a blow-out opening. The suck-in opening is connected to an air condition... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5957770 | Vehicle defroster system accessory A new vehicle defroster system accessory for increasing efficiency of a windshield defroster. The inventive device includes a pliable, generally rectangular shield having planar inner and outer surfaces. The shield is positioned over defroster vents of a ... | 09/28/1999 |
