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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176683 | Vehicle door A vehicle door comprising a first outer layer (70) and second outer layer (80), a foam portion (90) disposed between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, a compartment comprising a first outer member (10) and a second outer m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7905059 | Door lining fixing construction and door lining fixing method This door lining fixing construction is constructed such that: an assist grip provided on a vehicle interior side of a door lining is fixed to a bracket provided on a vehicle exterior side of the door lining; the bracket is extended to an inner handle opening that i... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891138 | Functional unit for a door of a motor vehicle Described herein is a functional unit (1) for a door (2) of a motor vehicle, provided with a lock (3) and a window-regulator device (5); the lock (3) comprises a closing mechanism (20), designed to couple in a releasable way... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7827736 | Door handle device for vehicle A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member mounted to a door of the vehicle, a handle main body fitted with the frame member, an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and engaging with the frame member, a handle axial portion formed at the enga... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7784220 | Door module assembly with integrated actuator holder A motor vehicle door module assembly including a door module plate assembly mounting a bell crank having a first arm portion positioned to be engaged by an outside door handle and a second arm portion connected to a link arranged to trip the door latch. The door mod... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7448166 | Cable guide mechanism for luggage handles A guide member for guiding a cable in an automotive vehicle, wherein the cable includes a handle having a grab portion and a stem supported at an end of the cable. The guide member includes a fastener, a guide portion and an end portion. The fastener is operative fo... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7324894 | Attitude detection method and apparatus for initial motion control An apparatus and method for measuring a directional attitude of a driven load in respect to a level plane is employed to adjust initial driving power requirements in order to overcome the effects of such attitude. The apparatus employs a sensor for measuring the att... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275352 | Fire retardant panel door and door frame having intumescent materials therein with a 90 minute fire rating A fire retardant panel door, including a panel door having at least one door panel and stiles and rails. The door panel includes an interior composite section formed by a first plurality of layers of intumescent materials and a first plurality of layers of fire resi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243972 | Vehicle body panel structure A vehicle body panel structure comprises an outer panel, an inner panel facing the outer panel, and a trim of a cabin interior. In the vehicle body panel structure, at least one surface of a back surface of the outer panel, both surfaces of the inner panel, and a su... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228610 | Hinged door module bracket A door module includes a bracket having a hinge portion which permits alignment of the handle support of the door module with a door shell attachment portion. The hinge portion of the bracket comprises a flexible strip that allows the bracket to flex between a first... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219469 | Window or door lock system A window or door includes a frame mounted to a building. The frame has first and second side jambs, a frame closure in the form of a window or door has a first side edge pivotally mounted to the first side jamb of the frame for opening and closing the closure member... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7172238 | Vehicle door and a method to make such a door A vehicle door has a supportive frame (10). A waist rail (14) and a side impact guard beam (22) are formed integrally with the supportive frame. The entire frame is made of high strength sheet steel. The door is produced by hot stamping a steel ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156447 | Door-opening/closing apparatus The door-opening/closing apparatus includes a door, a driving unit that drives the door to close the door, a door movement detection unit that detects a movement of the door, an electrostatic switch that is mounted on the door for detecting a human's touching the do... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155863 | Flush-mounted slider window for pick-up truck including seal carrier, bulb seal and/or applique A window structure which may be used as a rear window in a pick-up truck or the like. In certain example embodiments, the window structure includes a slidable window panel or sheet located between a pair of fixed window panels or sheets. The slidable window panel ma... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117639 | Reversible door having mortise hardware A reversible door (10), having a defined top, includes two notches (11, 12) on opposite sides of the door. A template is provided to fit into one of the notches (11 or 12) and installer drilled holes are formed through the door proximate ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111893 | Hinged door module bracket A door module includes a bracket having a hinge portion which permits alignment of the handle support of the door module with a door shell attachment portion. The hinge portion of the bracket comprises a flexible strip that allows the bracket to flex between a first... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104590 | Vehicle trim panel with integral nibbed armrest A door trim panel for a door frame of a motor vehicle. The door trim panel includes a main body portion adapted to be removably secured to the door frame and a bolster removably secured to the main body portion. The bolster covers an access opening defined in the ma... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080532 | Vehicle door closure A vehicle door closure includes a door lock containing a closing element, an outer opening handle pivotally mounted in a holding plate or handle shell of the vehicle door, a coupling element connecting the door lock to the outer opening handle and a connecting devic... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070221 | Automotive interior trim component with soft feel An automotive interior trim component includes a rigid substrate member that forms the structural support for the trim component. A portion of the substrate member has a thickness that is reduced relative to surrounding portions of the substrate member to define a t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066527 | Automobile door structure with water and noise isolation sheet There is provided a door structure of an automobile, capable of being visually checked as to whether or not a peripheral edge of an opaque water/noise isolation sheet is reliably bonded to a door inner panel through the intermediary of a sealer (adhesive). With the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064285 | Cover opening and closing mechanism A cover opening and closing mechanism switches a cover body on a corresponding surface of a main body between a closed position for closing the corresponding surface and an open position for opening the same. The cover opening and closing mechanism includes a forcin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059639 | Spaced-apart hood latch cable retaining system A method and apparatus for a hood latch cable retaining system. A cable mounting cavity for a conventional snap-fit cable fastener is provided in a latch support structure of the hood release mechanism. A retainer is mounted to the latch support structure and positi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059641 | Exterior door handle assembly An exterior door handle assembly for a vehicle includes a handle housing operatively supported by a door of the vehicle and a door handle pivotally supported by the handle housing to be flush with an exterior surface of the door. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036868 | Automobile door structure with water and noise isolation sheet There is provided a door structure of an automobile, capable of being visually checked as to whether or not a peripheral edge of an opaque water.noise isolation sheet is reliably bonded to a door inner panel through the intermediary of a sealer (adhesive). With the ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036275 | Hung window carrier system and method A hung window carrier system and method is provided. The system includes a jamb having a pair of tracks. Also included is a sash clip to be affixed to a window sash, a carrier having a slidable portion and a window sash support portion, wherein the window sash suppo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032955 | Trim panel module A trim panel module for a vehicle. The trim panel module includes a carrier and a trim panel. The carrier has first and second attachment members. The trim panel has first and second mating members configured to engage the first and second attachment members. The tr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026777 | Vehicle door driving system A vehicle door driving system includes a driving power source for generating a driving force, a clutch mechanism adjusted to be engaged and disengaged, and controlling means for controlling the clutch mechanism to be engaged and disengaged, the controlling means con... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994395 | Motor vehicle equipment module A motor vehicle equipment module includes a lock formed of a bolt received in a housing designed to be mounted on a support part and a striker designed to be mounted on a mobile part along a globally axial direction relative to the support part between an open posit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955389 | Vehicle door controlling apparatus A vehicle door controlling apparatus comprises a connection locking mechanism between a swinging door and a sliding door for locking the two doors by connecting them to each other. The swinging door is capable of opening or closing the front side of a vehicle openin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942258 | Operating arrangement for a sliding door A system for operating a door lock (14) and a latching device (16), which can be arrested in a positive-locking manner, of a sliding door (10), said latching device preventing the sliding door (10) in its open position from sliding back. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938376 | Door reinforcement system A door reinforcement system comprises two pairs of assemblies, each assembly having subassemblies on the inside and the outside of the door. The inside subassemblies include a plate with a channel for housing a sliding bolt, and may include three subassemblies with ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932394 | Cross connecting stop apparatus and method A cross connecting stop apparatus and method includes a plate with a rail, the plate attached to a movable structure, the movable structure having two sides, a top, a bottom, an inside and an outside, wherein the plate is attached to the inside of the movable struct... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925767 | Screwless window frame assembly A window frame including a pair of frame halves having integral fasteners for interconnecting the frame halves. The fasteners include mating barbed connectors that interfit with one another to permanently intersecure the frame halves. The fasteners further include i... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926318 | Field configurable electric strike for exit devices This electric strike mechanism has a housing, a keeper pivotally mounted in the housing, at least one locking element pivotally mounted within the housing, for pivoting between a first position where the keeper is prevented from pivoting, and a second position where... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925759 | Apparatus and method of fastening a latch mechanism in a vehicle door A vehicle door comprising a strengthening structure, an inner door skin and a latch mechanism to be housed within the door, said mechanism having an engagement element that co-operates with the strengthening structure to allow the mechanism to be presented for rigid... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923481 | Flush exterior door handle A handle for a vehicle door is mounted on a frame by a pivot assembly for swinging movement from a door latching position to a door unlatching position. The frame is secured in an interior space of the door in a position such that when the handle is in the latching ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910303 | Device for actuating an electronic locking system and/or a lock integrated in a door, a flap or the like, especially in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for actuating an electronic locking system and/or a lock integrated in a door (40), a flap or the like, especially in a motor vehicle. Said locking system or lock is actuated by a handle (10) mounted on the door outer ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866226 | Pressure responsive blowout latch An apparatus, system and method including a latching device for displaceably retaining a panel relative to a frame. The latching device includes at least a bolt which is carried on the latching device and is operatively associated with the panel to prevent disengage... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866227 | Pressure responsive blowout latch with reservoir A method and apparatus for maintaining a panel in a closed position and releasing a panel upon application of changes resulting from a pressure change in an area adjoining the panel. The apparatus includes a latch mechanism attached to a structure having a bolt for ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6848737 | Access door release handle A vehicle 7 is provided having a vehicle body 10 with an opening 16 having first and second ends 18, 20. The vehicle body 7 has a first door 22 and a second door 28, which has a latch connection 42 with the veh... | 02/01/2005 |
