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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377848 | Filter purge control for HVAC variable air circulation system A variable air circulation system for the cab enclosure of an off-highway vehicle is disclosed and described. The system provides for adjustment of the ratio between fresh air circulation and recirculation of cab air. Fresh air is introduced into the cab through a f... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338357 | Filter purge control for HVAC fixed air circulation system A fixed air circulation system for the cab enclosure of an off-highway vehicle is disclosed. Fresh air is introduced into the cab through a fresh air inlet having a fresh air filter therein. The air inlet leads, through a manifold or fresh air duct, to the inside of... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334834 | Tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts A tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts includes an upper roof member and a lower roof member. The upper roof member includes a top panel, downwardly depending side edges, and a downwardly depending rear edge. The lower roof member includes a central panel, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328918 | Seat belt device for vehicle A seat belt device for a central portion of a rearmost row seat includes a retractor. The retractor is attached at a vehicle roof above a central passenger on the central seat portion of the rear row seat. More specifically, a pair of left and right roof rails are i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7267386 | Motor vehicle passenger compartment heat insulation and dissipation A body part of a vehicle, the body part having: an outer sheet that will form a part of the vehicle exterior surface; an inner part disposed between the outer sheet and the passenger compartment when the body part is assembled to the vehicle; a first infrared radiat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252585 | Work-vehicle cabin having air-conditioning unit A work-vehicle cabin having an air-conditioning unit is disclosed. The cabin includes a roof unit, a downwardly bulging ceiling portion constituting a part of the roof unit, a heater provided in the ceiling portion, an evaporator provided in the ceiling portion and ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7128365 | Motor vehicle body part A motor vehicle body part, especially a motor vehicle roof, cargo bed, or the like, which includes a composite material having an outside skin and a support structure in a sandwich structure. In order to prevent penetration of moisture into the support structure, th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7083016 | Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with waste heat rejection system A mobile chassis for vehicle body interchangeability has a waste heat rejection system packaged in a rolling platform. The system is connected to a powertrain cooling loop for waste heat circulation. The cooling loop includes cooling fin heat exchangers on the sides... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044849 | Air vent for ventilation systems An air vent is provided that is capable of delivering a distributed divergent air flow with a predominant direction of flow that can be changed within a wide range of mutually perpendicular directions. In one embodiment, the air vent has an outlet grid that is gener... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7001264 | Air conditioning duct arrangement for vehicle An air conditioning duct arrangement for a vehicle includes an air conditioning unit disposed near a rear wheelwell of the vehicle, a floor panel including a lower section, a rise rising from the lower section, and an upper section extending backward from the rise, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997004 | Automobile trunk air conditioning system A battery-powered air conditioning unit is mounted in the trunk of an automobile and is controlled by controls located on the dashboard of the automobile. The air conditioning unit will cool the trunk interior volume when activated whereby perishable items stored in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6957545 | Vehicle air conditioner with ventilating function while parking An air conditioning apparatus preferentially ventilates a space close to a seat and/or a steering wheel on which a passenger directly makes a contact in a passenger compartment while a vehicle is parked. The uncomfortable feeling of a passenger that might occur when... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6931878 | Arrangement of cooling apparatus An arrangement of a cooling apparatus installed in a vehicle for cooling with an air refrigerant an electricity storing apparatus for storing electricity generated in the vehicle, comprises an inlet port, a discharge duct and a fan. The inlet port let in therefrom t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932693 | Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus 1 for a vehicle has an air supply duct 6 for supplying air and a vent 40 communicating with the air supply duct 6 for blowing the air into a compartment of the vehicle. The direction of the air blown from the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926601 | Apparatus and method for deodorizing compartment of vehicle In a deodorizing apparatus for a vehicular passenger compartment, when an ignition key is off and it is determined that a density of odor components in the passenger compartment is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, it is determined whether an inside tem... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899381 | Vehicle headliner with a flexible duct A headliner assembly for a vehicle. The headliner assembly includes a headliner body and a flexible air duct. The headliner body includes a vent aperture and first and second surfaces. The first surface is disposed adjacent to a roof of the vehicle and the second su... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6808450 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, vents, flap... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6758741 | Vehicle interior structure which can uniformly ventilate interior of vehicle A vehicle interior structure includes an air vent wall. The air vent wall has a nonpermeable layer, a nonpermeable surface layer and a permeable layer. The permeable layer has a three-dimensional net construction and is disposed between the nonpermeable layer and th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749255 | Blow molded multiple function assemblies for vehicle headliners A seamless plastic tubular air duct is formed by a blow molding process. The air duct is attached to upper surface of a vehicle headliner and controls the flow of air between the vehicle air circulation system and vents to the passenger compartment. Attachment point... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6692130 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685262 | Foam in place integral air duct A headliner assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided. The headliner assembly utilizes a pre-formed headliner and a preformed inflatable permanent air duct liner which is molded in place using foam to substantially surround and adhere said air duct l... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6616522 | Ventilating, heating and air conditioning device for motor vehicle passenger compartment A ventilating, heating, and air conditioning device for a motor vehicle passenger compartment which includes air intake orifices and an associated air intake conduit which supplies at least one fan which forces an intake air stream through two heat exchan... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616523 | Vehicle air conditioner and ceiling structure for air-conditioned vehicle Air-accumulating chamber of a roof air duct has a non-branched configuration and is located substantially centrally in a widthwise direction of a vehicle. Air emission port sections emit conditioned air from the air-accumulating chamber toward respective ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6598665 | Climate control for vehicle A system for supplying air to first and second regions of a vehicle passenger compartment, has a first fan, a heater device, and first and second air conduits. The heater device has a first air inlet and outlet for air from the first fan and a second air ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6530831 | Ventilating, heating and air-conditioning device for motor vehicle passenger compartment A ventilating, heating, and air conditioning device for a motor vehicle passenger compartment which includes air intake orifices and an associated air intake conduit which supplies at least one fan which forces an intake air stream through two heat exchan... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6508076 | Duct system for temperature-controlled cargo containers A removable modular duct system for conducting air in a temperature-controlled cargo container. Temperature-controlled air produced and propelled by a refrigeration unit, is conducted along the modular duct system by one or more duct sections and a transi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6397942 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes a front air-conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward a front seat side in a passenger compartment, and a rear air-conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown towa... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6361428 | Vehicle ventilation system A vehicle ventilation system mounted to the upper portion of the exterior structure of a vehicle's occupant cabin. The components of the exterior structure of the occupant cabin define an opening through the exterior structure of the occupant cabin in the... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6328369 | Automobile An automobile in which an external appearance of a body of the automobile is formed to assume substantially identically shaped front and rear portions, and in which visors are provided at a front head portion and a rear head portion of a roof of the body.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318102 | Vehicle air conditioning apparatus A vehicle air conditioning apparatus, provided in a vehicle where plural rows of seats are arrayed in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, comprises a cooler duct for guiding cool air from a cooler unit of an air conditioning unit to a portion abov... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315354 | Automotive air duct and garnish structure A portion 12a of a side duct 12 which is closer to a quarter glass 61 is formed into a convex cross-sectional portion protruding outwardly of the duct 12, and a rear garnish 63 is wrapped around the convex cross-sectional portion, whereby an end portion 6... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6279978 | Work vehicle roof structure The operator's cab of a work vehicle is provided with a ROPS on which is mounted a roof structure. The roof structure is provided with a roof having a top surface exposed to the outside and a bottom surface facing the interior of the operator's compartmen... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6142865 | Long life vehicle ventilation system A ventilation system for a long life vehicle (LLV). A rear vent currently existing on most LLV's is secured by an adapter to provide air to a squirrel cage fan or other air pump. The cooler air is ducted to the forward passenger compartment where its glas... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131652 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes a front air-conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward a front seat side in a passenger compartment, and a rear air-conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown towa... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123616 | Shock energy absorbing air duct and duct Pipe-like air duct is formed of hard aluminum foil. Concaves and convexes give flexibility to the air duct. For the air duct, kraft paper is wound on both surfaces of the aluminum foil. This air duct is disposed between an outer panel and an inner panel o... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6120370 | Vehicle air conditioning apparatus A vehicle air conditioning apparatus, provided in a vehicle where plural rows of seats are arrayed in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, comprises a cooler duct for guiding cool air from a cooler unit of an air conditioning unit to a portion abov... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120090 | Structural headliner A headliner for motor vehicles includes first and second sheets of material in juxtaposition to each other and adapted for positioning in a mold having two mold portions. The material of at least one of the sheets is fluid deformable with respect to anoth... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6071070 | Air-conditioning equipment for vehicles In a casing (11), a rear guide (23) is formed above a cylindrical impeller (13) and a stabilizer (24) is formed below the impeller. A minimum gap dimension between the cylindrical impeller (13) and the stabilizer (24) on the outlet port (17) side has a va... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6004202 | Truck cab ventilation system and method A truck cab ventilation system and method is described which includes an air exhaust channel that extends from an upper channel portion adjacent the ceiling at the rear of the cab and through a lower channel portion to an exhaust vent mounted adjacent the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5860856 | Vehicle cab ventilating system A ventilating system for a vehicle cab includes a blower which draws fresh air from the exterior of the cab into the interior of the cab. A filter housing is inserted generally transverse to the direction of air flow through a service opening in the venti... | 01/19/1999 |
