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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323025 | System and method for protection/isolation against infections There is provided a system for protection/isolation against infections or disease-bearing persons including an enclosure defining at least two chambers, an isolation chamber having at least one entering and exiting closable opening, at least one ambient air inlet an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305469 | Prioritization of third party access to an online commerce site Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the onlin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275983 | System for limiting an increase in the inside air temperature of passenger compartment of vehicle Light control glasses are used as window glasses of a vehicle. When the vehicle is parked, voltage is applied to the light control glass, which directly receives solar radiation from the sun, so that a light transmittancy of the light control glass is reduced to red... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7149026 | Sensor unit for automatically switching of lighting devices and coupling medium for a sensor unit A sensor unit for automatic switching of lighting devices of motor vehicles is described. The sensor unit includes at least one light-sensitive sensor, a filter element being situated upstream from it, and the filter element filtering out infrared light. A coupling ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7103519 | Virtual manufacturing system A method and system for increasing standardization and reuse of feature driven design of automotive vehicles. An automotive vehicle is represented by a vehicle model, which includes a set of features defining vehicle functionality and information on how to implement... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096986 | Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with ram air circulation system An improved body configuration for a vehicle having an aerodynamic configuration and defining a pair of longitudinally extending air flow channels at the opposite sides of the body and inwardly of the outer periphery of the fenders for achieving good air flow. A fro... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6978634 | Separately air-conditionable vehicle air conditioning apparatus A vehicle air conditioning apparatus has discharging openings, each of which is disposed near a corresponding one of passenger seats. Accordingly, air discharged from air outlets does not flow so as to concentrate on one discharging opening and instead flows toward ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6872135 | Heating and/or air-conditioning system with ventilation and evacuation A heating and/or air-conditioning system for vehicles, preferably passenger vehicles, has a central air-conditioning and/or air-conveying device for conditioning and/or conveying air. In order to achieve optimum air conditioning of the vehicle interior and sufficien... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6782914 | Gaseous fuel discharging structure for vehicle A gaseous fuel discharge structure is used in a vehicle including an airtight cover disposed within a trunk thereof. The airtight cover covers a gaseous fuel containing tank. The structure includes an air introducing pipe and a gas discharging pipe both connected to... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6450246 | Automotive air conditioner An automotive air conditioner for improved assembly, work efficiency, and reduced manufacturing costs has a slide type air mixing door. An upstream side case is provided which defines therein an upstream air passage. A downstream side case is provided whi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6361429 | Reduced noise automotive ventilation system A reduced noise automotive ventilation system uses two blowers, a front mounted blower that pulls outside air in, and a rear mounted fan that exhausts interior air from the cabin space. By pulling and pushing in series, the speed of each blower is reduced... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6341814 | Heating system for an open motor vehicle The invention relates to an open motor vehicle such as a convertible, roadster or the like, which has a vehicle body, a drive device with internal combustion engine, gearbox and exhaust system, a vehicle interior with at least one vehicle seat with backre... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338514 | Central console for vehicles A central console for a vehicle having a ventilated storage compartment which is connected via at least one air inlet to at least one air duct in order to ventilate the vehicle rear, and having a control device for opening and closing the one air inlet. F... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6186886 | Vehicle cabin cooling system for capturing and exhausting heated boundary layer air from inner surfaces of solar heated windows The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows and forms thin boundary layers of heated air adjacent ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6068322 | Personal protection A transparent canopy (7) covers an infant seated within a baby-buggy for protecting him/her from exposure to ambient-air pollution, and a powered filter-unit (9) blows filtered ambient-air into the top of the compartment (8) between the canopy (7) and the... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5967461 | High efficiency environmental control systems and methods A high efficiency environmental control system uses air exhausted from a pressurized cabin to cool compressed air entering the cabin. Air exhausted from the cabin may flow directly from the cabin through a heat exchanger which cools the compressed air ent... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5779536 | Truck cab ventilation system and method A truck cab ventilation system and method 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 floor of the... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5716269 | Air circulation and ventilation system for use in ambulances An air flow system for use in ambulance is generally comprised of a blower unit mounted in the ceiling of the ambulance's patient compartment, an air conditioning condenser, and a series of exhaust vents extending through the sidewalls of the patient comp... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5588909 | Solar power-operated cooling system for motor vehicles A solar power-operated cooling system installed in a motor vehicle for circulation of air, including a solar power device having a plurality of photovoltaic cells mounted for converting the radiant energy of sunlight into electric power and a power output... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5544929 | Automobile having fresh air ventilation and other health and safety features An automobile capable of protecting a driver from direct rays of the sun from the front or rear side of body, and further enhancing the power of attention to the front side thereof. The automobile has a front visor protruded forward from a front head port... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5509852 | Automobile interior ventilator with voice activation A system for ventilating the cabin of an overheated vehicle which takes advantage of convection and evaporation as methods of cooling. The system is voice controlled. The invention places a fan, separate from the vehicle's air conditioning and heating sys... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5482229 | Apparatus for generating energy on board of an aircraft An apparatus for generating or recovering energy on board an aircraft effectively utilizes the cabin exhaust air stream, which has a high thermal energy and a differential pressure, before it is discharged into the environment outside the aircraft. In thi... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5472378 | Ventilation system for the crew cabin of a combat vehicle A system for the ventilation of the crew cabin of a combat vehicle having an engine room (5) separated from the crew cabin (2) in which a radiator (9) having a suction, cooling blower (10) is located. The ventilation system comprises an air suction and cl... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5433660 | Automatic vehicular ventilating system An automatic vehicular ventilating system ventilates the passenger room of a vehicle such as automobiles, aircraft, railway passenger cars and ships to maintain air in the passenger room at a fixed temperature automatically. The automatic vehicular ventil... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5413528 | Air conditioning system for motor vehicles Air conditioning (AC) system for motor vehicles comprising two fans connected in a series circuit whereby the first fan provides only a part of the air required for admission into the passenger compartment, and the remaining contribution to the desired qu... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5341652 | Air-conditioning system for vehicle A vehicle air-conditioning system includes three separate chambers formed by partitions. An interior heat exchanger is disposed in the first chamber for heat exchange with air introduced into the first chamber, and first chamber has an inside-air introduc... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5277654 | Method and apparatus for protectively transporting contaminated personnel and the like Portable, wheeled apparatus for transporting two or more contaminated asbestos workers to a remote decontamination facility after performing asbestos removal. The portable device is wheeled and is provided with a brake to selectively prevent rolling. A fi... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5245763 | Method and apparatus for removing solvent vapors An apparatus and method for removing solvent vapors from a vehicle body utilizes a supply hood positioned adjacent a window opening of the vehicle body to supply air to the interior of the body. An exhaust hood positioned at a window opening of the body o... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5205781 | Preliminary ventilation device for vehicles In a vehicle incorporating a control device connected to a solar battery, a storage battery, an operation unit, a first ventilating fan 3 and a second ventilating fan 4, when the operation mode is set by a change-over operation of the operation unit 2 to ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205782 | Car ventilating system An exhaust path penetrating through a portion of a vehicle's body to exhaust air in a cabin of a vehicle with an air-flow activating means and a valve which opens only when the fresh-air activating means works, a fresh-air conducting path penetrating thro... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5167573 | Preliminary ventilation device for vehicles In a vehicle incorporating a control device connected to a solar battery, a storage battery, an operation unit and a ventilation unit, a preliminary ventilating device is set to either of charging mode in which the storage battery is charged from the sola... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4986169 | Vehicular internal fan ventilator A vehicular internal fan ventilator, which includes a housing having set therein an internal ventilating chamber with a cross-flow air fan, a motor, a storage batteries and selector and a switch and a linkage to an oblique, external portion of housing whi... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4947735 | Distribution box for a heating and/or air conditioning apparatus, especially for an automotive vehicle A distribution box for a heating and/or air conditioning apparatus, particularly for an automotive vehicle, includes at least one fresh air inlet duct, air outlet ducts, regulating means for regulating the distribution and the temperature of the air leavi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4924907 | Flap for an air inlet outlet opening at a motor vehicle A flap for an air inlet or outlet opening at a motor vehicle is connected with an adjacent stationary carrier part by a hinge arrangement. In order to reduce the actuating forces for the flap, while providing a simple construction, a thin-walled foil or f... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4917434 | Construction of side corner portion of motor vehicle A construction of side corner portions of a motor vehicle, wherein air blow-out openings are respectively formed on right and left side corner portions at least either on a front portion or on a rear quarter portion of the motor vehicle, and, when crosswi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4870895 | System for ventilating the interior of a vehicle A system for ventilating the interior of a vehicle by introducing processed outside air (added air) via the roof of the vehicle via outlet openings in the roof of the vehicle which are individually allocated and generally congruent to seat surfaces and th... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4804140 | Solar powered ventilating system for vehicles A solar ventilating system utilizes a plurality of intake and exhaust ducts having small electric fans. The ducts include vents which are provided with electrical actuators. Power for the ventilating system is derived from solar panels mounted at various ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4741256 | Vehicular internal ventilating device A vehicular internal ventilating device, which includes: an air inlet device, it sucks in fresh air without direct blowing to the driver of passengers; an air exhaust device, it expels the vehicular internal used air and guides the flow direction of the f... | 05/03/1988 |
