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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362569 | Fan bearer A fan bearer used to bear a fan and able to be detachably mounted on a base is proposed. The fan bearer includes a bearer body for bearing the fan, and at least two loading/unloading components accommodated in at least two accommodation spaces of the bearing body re... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7201110 | Portable fan removably and adjustably mountable in a hatch A portable hatch-mounted fan that is removably mounted to an existing hatch of a boat or a recreational vehicle by a pair of fast action spring-type vertically adjustable clamps, which adjust to fit various hatch frame thicknesses. The clamps, clamp guide plates and... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182119 | Screen assembly for outwardly projecting window A deformable screen for a window assembly including a sash movably coupled to a frame. The sash is moveable in a substantially horizontal direction relative to the frame. The deformable screen is coupled to the sash and includes at least one engagement portion slida... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166023 | Vent assembly with single piece cover A vent assembly has a base and a single piece cover that is attached to the base to form a housing. A partition inside the housing forms an upper compartment that communicates with an outlet at the rear of the cover and a lower compartment that communicates with an ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140959 | Vent assembly with single piece cover A vent assembly has a base and a single piece cover that is attached to the base to form a housing. A partition inside the housing forms an upper compartment that communicates with an outlet at the rear of the cover and a lower compartment that communicates with an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7032399 | Modular rooftop air conditioning system mounting arrangement A system and method for mounting one or more air conditioning modules to the roof of a bus is disclosed. The system and method includes standardized, modular air conditioning modules which are capable of fitting a wide variety of bus geometries, and are attached to ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004832 | Collapsible air vent closure A collapsible air vent closure is disclosed comprising a frame having a frame aperture. A closure is mounted to the frame for pivoting between a closed position and an open position. A movable vent wall having a vent orifice is interposed between the frame and the c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6952916 | Multi-link connector A multi-link connector which is particularly suitable for use with a window operator. The multi-link connector includes a plurality of links (12) joined together by a joining arrangement (11). The links (12) include a base (13) and a pair... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6878054 | Ventilation cap for a motor vehicle roof A ventilation cap (3) for a motor vehicle roof (1) for ventilation of the motor vehicle interior (4) and a roof with such a ventilation cap, in which the ventilation cap (3) is formed to be oblong having an air duct with a front air openi... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6866334 | Roof assembly for a vehicle The invention relates to a roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof. The roof assembly comprises at least an upper closure element for selectively closing and at least partly opening the roof opening in the fixed roof of the vehicle, at least ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6688963 | Device for ventilation of a motor vehicle A device for ventilating a motor vehicle is proposed, in which an air-quality signal (11) indicating reduced air quality, and an opening signal (22) indicating an opened state of a component actuated by an actuating drive (19, 20), or an opening request, ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6588833 | Motor vehicle roof with integrated fan A motor vehicle roof with an adjustable closing element for an opening in the fixed roof skin for alternatively closing or at least partially clearing the opening. The roof includes a sliding headliner located underneath the roof opening and the closing e... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6514135 | Sloped profile hingeless ventilator A hingeless ventilator for ventilating an enclosure through a wall thereof, includes a frame, a cover, an actuating member, a handle secured to the actuating member, and a recessed chamber connected to the frame and defining a depth configured to contain ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499799 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle comprising a roof opening provided in the roof of the vehicle which can be closed by means of a foldable assembly. A flow-influencing panel is pivotable outwardly from a position substantially in line with the roof ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6282911 | Air conditioning system for automotive vehicle An air conditioning system for an automotive vehicle having a sunroof, a sunshade comprising a number of louvers and installed in a ceiling opening located below the sunroof, and a roof air path formed between the sunroof and sunshade so as to be in commu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6137404 | Method and apparatus for preventing entrapment by a vehicle closure Motorized operating mechanisms for vehicle portal closure members, such as windows, sunroofs, sliding doors, hatches, or convertible tops are common in modern automobiles. Inadvertent operation of such closure members, however, has been known to cause inj... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5833305 | Wind deflector element for a motor vehicle roof A wind deflector element for a motor vehicle roof (1) having a closable roof opening (5) and a wind deflector blade (7) which is located along the front edge of roof opening (5). The wind deflector blade is pivotable around an axis which is transverse to ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5810429 | Vehicle roof A vehicle roof (1) having a cover (3) which, selectively, can close or at least partially expose a roof opening (2). A liner (6) which is made of a waterproof transparent material is slidably arranged below the cover (3). Contrary to a known design, in wh... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5451091 | Lifting roof or sliding-lifting roof for vehicles Lifting roof or sliding-lifting roof for vehicles with a rigid cover which can be lifted and lowered or lifted, lowered and retracted to open and close a roof opening provided in a stationary roof panel. For at least partial covering of edge gaps formed b... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5431477 | Wind deflector for vehicle sunroof A wind deflector for the sunroof of a vehicle has an elongate body located transversely of the vehicle along the leading edge of the sunroof aperture and extending above the level of the vehicle roof, the elongate body having alternating sections of diffe... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5344361 | Sun roof vent A portable auxiliary fan unit that can be installed into the sunroof of an automobile and exhaust the air from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The fan unit includes a panel assembly which has a passage that provides fluid communication between t... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5248278 | Ventilator roof for vehicles Ventilator roof for use in motor vehicles with a roof opening in a fixed roof surface which can be closed by a cover. The cover can be swung by pivoting around a pivoting axis, at, or near its rear edge, into a ventilation position in which the cover fron... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5222661 | Vehicle interior air conditioning device An interior climate control system in which a vehicle fan of the vehicle's own ventilation device, an openable and closable vehicle opening, such as a roof opening or a window opening, and a heater that can be operated independently of the engine are link... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5156568 | Car ventilator A ventilator insert to be received within the generally wedged-shaped confine provided by a hinged sunroof glass. The ventilator insert may have a powered impeller to positively move air between the external environment and the vehicle cabin which impelle... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4844538 | Sunroof air deflector A sunroof air deflector is disclosed which includes a spring loaded telescoping air deflector blade rotatably attached to two end mounting pieces. The angle of the blade is adjustable and can be locked in place for downward or upward draft, and the angle ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4800803 | Ventilation device A ventilation device for a vehicle roof window disposed in a window opening having a light-permeable cover (6). The cover is adjustably movable between at least one open and one closed position. The ventilation device consists of at least one motor-driven... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4798410 | Lifting sliding roof for vehicles A lifting sliding roof for a vehicle having a cover that is inserted into a cover opening and that, starting from a closed position, while lifting its rear edge, is tiltable into a tilted position and in this position is moved over the fixed part of the r... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4717200 | Sliding liner for a sliding roof for automobiles A sliding liner for a sliding roof for automobiles, where a rigid, possibly transparent lid closes a roof opening in its closed position and is slidably guided on lateral guide rails mounted on the fixed roof portion, on which rails also guide channels ar... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4702518 | Sliding and lifting vehicle roof with a sliding canopy provided with flexible screens Sliding and lifting roof for vehicles with a cover for closing an opening in a fixed roof surface, the cover being selectively liftable so as to raise its rear edge above the fixed roof surface or, after lowering of its rear edge, rearwardly slidable belo... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4662671 | Air deflector for motor vehicle An air deflector, suitable for mounting adjacent an opening in the roof of a motor vehicle. The air deflector comprises a body member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a recess formed in the trailing edge, and a flap accommodated in the recess an... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4546693 | Vent window assembly A vent window assembly or filter comprises a continuous channel frame mountable within an opening in a building for a door or window, or within an opening in a vehicle body at the side, roof or rear window area. A laminate consisting of a pair of transpar... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4395939 | Sunroof air screen An air screen for vehicle sunroofs extends between the leading edges of an open sunroof panel and the vehicle's roof to regulate intake air flow and prevent potentially dangerous projectiles from being carried into the vehicle's interior along with the ai... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4394044 | Removable sunroof for vehicles A removable sunroof panel adapted to be mounted in overlying relationship in an opening in the roof of a vehicle includes front and rear mounting assemblies which allow either or both the front and rear of the panel to be held in an open position above th... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4393754 | Air deflection assembly for vehicle sunroofs An air deflection assembly particularly adapted for use with vehicle sunroofs includes a substantially planar, air deflecting member pivotally mounted in spaced relationship to a leading edge of an opening in the vehicle's roof. A support comprising a pai... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4358153 | Sunroof structure A vehicle sunroof structure including a movable panel arranged in a roof aperture. The front edge of the panel has two hinge components, each in the form of a hinge tongue piece. A reinforcement including a water collecting channel is attached to the vehi... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4291912 | Wind deflector for sun roof A wide deflector for a vehicle body having a roof opening selectively closed by a movable closure panel includes a molded plastic deflector body having a mounting portion attached to the roof outer panel forward of the roof opening and cantilevered rearwa... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4279441 | Air deflector and pivotable roof vent panel apparatus for vehicle roofs A pivotable air deflector for a vehicle roof structure is adapted to removably receive a roof vent panel. The air deflector and roof vent panel pivot together as a unit between a closed position wherein the air deflector and roof vent panel are in substan... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4142759 | Wind deflector for the sliding top of a motor vehicle A wind deflector for the sliding top of a motor vehicle wherein pivoting of the deflector from a collapsed to an upward effective position is controlled in precisely-timed relation with and by sliding of the top from an closed to an open position, respect... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4131970 | Quick-release-hinge device A quick-release-hinge device comprising an elongated, latching, tongue member being releasably mounted to a stationary mounting bolt secured along one edge of a removable cover member, the cover member being formed to close an opening in a structure where... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4113302 | Wind deflector A wind deflector for vehicles provided with a sun-roof of the kind having a generally rectangular opening and a shutter therefor, the wind deflector extending along the leading transverse edge of said opening. The wind deflector is relatively inexpensive ... | 09/12/1978 |
