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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151536 | Panel substrates for vehicle finish panels and vehicle finish panels incorporating the same A finish panel for a vehicle may include a panel substrate, a skin layer disposed over the panel substrate, and a foam layer. The panel substrate may include a base portion, an upper sealing surface and a lower sealing surface. The upper sealing surface and the lowe... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7854101 | System for attaching components to a vehicle A system for attaching a component to a substrate, such as a vehicle. The system comprises a bracket. At least one fastener is coupled to the bracket and is engageable to the vehicle. A component is assembled to the bracket such that a lip of the component contacts ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7591117 | Window unit The invention relates to a window unit (10) comprising a window pane (11) and a frame (12). The frame (12) consists of two parts, a basic frame (15) and an additional frame (16). The basic frame (15) has a bearing sur... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7364218 | Automotive hardware carrier and method of making same The present invention provides for an improved hardware carrier for use in a trim panel assembly, and a method of making the same. To this end, the hardware carrier includes a body having a front and back surface and a seal molded to the front surface of the body fo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354102 | Vehicle body panel with integral clip The invention provides an automotive vehicle plastic panel including a show surface and a hidden surface opposite the show surface. A molded fastener is foldably joined to the plastic panel by a living hinge. The molded fastener, the plastic panel and the living hin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350848 | Noise isolation sheet A noise isolation sheet is installed in a car door that includes a door inner panel and an interior door trim. The door trim is provided inside the door inner panel. The noise isolation sheet partially or wholly covers the door inner panel. The noise isolation sheet... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350849 | One-piece plastic retainer with integrated water management feature A one-piece retainer is preferably an injection molded that receives and retains a weatherseal therein. The retainer assembly includes first and second portions that are bonded together to form the one-piece retainer. Fasteners further aid in securing the portions t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7287800 | Motorcycle trim A motorcycle trim including a first trim part connected to a second trim part in a form-fitting manner, the first trim part and the second trim part having form-fitting elements. The form-fitting elements are configured such that when they are engaged with one anoth... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284784 | Automotive bolster with soft feel and method of making the same The present invention provides for an improved bolster with a soft feel for use in a trim assembly, and to a continuous two-shot molding operation that may be continuously performed utilizing a single mold assembly. In an exemplary embodiment, the bolster includes a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7272873 | Sill plate retainer A resilient clip is provided for engaging a dog house coupling feature of a trim component. The resilient clip has a mating member for engaging a hole defined in a body panel. The resilient clip includes a triangular mating feature that is positioned relative to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243472 | Decorative trim piece The present invention is concerned with a decorative trim piece consisting substantially of a carrying element of plastic and a decorative plate of thin metal fastened thereon, to decorate the interior, in land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft, predominantly for use... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198315 | Connector for automotive interior trim A connector for securing an interior trim assembly to a support of an automobile. The connector includes a connector body having a head portion formed at a proximal end of the connector body and a shank portion extending from the head portion toward a distal end of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189450 | Foamed vehicle component and method of producing a foamed vehicle component A foamed vehicle component has a foamed main component and an insert. The insert serves as a fastening element and is embedded in the foamed main component by foaming. The insert, in a portion embedded in the foamed main component, is surrounded at least in sections... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165371 | Automobile molding and fastener therefor The present invention addresses the demand for a technology that enables reutilization of a molding main body and the fasteners for fixing a molding main body to an automobile following the removal of these parts from one another. The present invention proposes a ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159914 | Decorative covering for an interior trim component A decorative covering for an internal trim component for a vehicle comprises an outer surface that includes a gradient characteristic when referenced to an adjacent trim component. The gradient characteristic may comprise a plurality of texture gradient zones and/or... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146732 | Roof module and method of producing a roof module A roof module comprises an outer shell and a foamed inner shell. The outer shell has a rim including an edge of cut and the inner shell extends as far as on the edge of cut. There is also proposed a method of producing such a roof module. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144075 | Side-under spoiler attaching structure The side-under spoiler attaching structure for attaching the side-under spoilers to the right and left bottom portions of the vehicle body via the brackets employs a structure that; the bracket is formed in a rectangular-plate shape along the front-to-rear direction... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134170 | Plastic retaining clip for rib attachment A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion with a pair of top flanges, a pair of fastening members and a pair of abutting flanges. Each of the fastening members has a base portion that is coupled to an associated one of the top flanges. Each... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134682 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system includes an air bag arranged inside a roof side rail in a folded state. When a vehicle is involved in a collision, the air bag so arranged is inflated with a gas generated by an inflator so as to be deployed along an inner surface of a s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131685 | Automotive door trim panel having an integrated seal A door trim panel includes a substrate member having a front surface adapted to face an interior compartment of a vehicle. A sealing member is integrally molded with the front surface of the substrate member and projects therefrom. The trim panel is adapted to be mo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121060 | Moulding element for motor vehicle bodies and method for realization thereof A moulding element for motor vehicle bodies has been realized wherein a main section bar (2) of elongated conformation is engaged to attachment projections (9) presented by a correspondent securing area (5a) of a body (5) of a moto... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114221 | Two-piece interior trim retainer A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion with a pair of top flanges, a pair of fastening members and a pair of abutting flanges. Each of the fastening members has a base portion that is coupled to an associated one of the top flanges. Each... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086200 | Door edge bumper strip A bumper strip, adapted for insertion inside a cut-out portion made in a door of a motor vehicle, has an outer plastic skin and an inner resilient pad. Preferably, the outer plastic skin has a triangular cross section and the inner resilient pad has a rectangular cr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069700 | System for covering hurricane panel studs A system for covering fasteners that are provided at an exterior building wall for mounting storm panels. The system includes cover plates that are located adjacent to the fasteners. The cover plates are mounted so as to be pivotable about one side of a mounting tra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055291 | Clip for sash molding of vehicle door A clip for a sash molding comprises an elongated end cap adapted to be inserted into an end portion of the sash molding, a fastener adapted to be fixed to a door pillar, and a lip for filling a gap between the sash molding and the door pillar. The fastener and the e... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044524 | Vehicle covering part and method of fitting it The vehicle covering part (10) is provided with a snap-in connecting system (12). Provision is made here for the vehicle covering part (10) to have a support element (14) which can be fastened to the vehicle with a cohesive material joint... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040682 | Installation structure for a side sill garnish A side sill garnish comprises a side covering part that covers the side part of a side sill outside the vehicle in the transverse direction; a side installation part that is installed on the side part of the side sill; a bottom covering part that extends from the bo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7001128 | Two part interlocking fastener for attaching panels to a vehicle A fastener assembly has a two part fastener and a pin. The two part fastener interlocks with each other for mounting on a vehicle and sandwiching at least two panels therebetween. The two part fastener has an aperture extending therethrough. The pin interlocks with ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966594 | Vehicle trim panel and method of reducing BSR A vehicle trim panel including a structural frame portion having an inner surface for facing a vehicle body and an outer surface opposite the inner surface and a plurality of flexible projections extending from the inner surface of the structural frame portion and c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959948 | Gimp with a concealed slip zone A gimp made of flexible, compressible material attaches an edge of a trim piece to a panel. The gimp is bonded to the panel without visual gaps between the gimp and the panel. The gimp has a slip connection to the trim piece. The slip connection is provided by a slo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959954 | Vehicle trim component with self retaining fastening device A vehicle trim component includes an integrally formed self retaining fastening device that extends from the vehicle trim component and a passage that permits insertion of a fastener for securing the vehicle trim component to a vehicle structure. The self retaining ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6921571 | Thermoplastic resin foam molding The present invention intends to provide a thermoplastic resin foam molding comprising a substrate having a foam layer and a projection formed in one piece together with the substrate wherein the projection hardly separates from the substrate and they are firmly joi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918223 | Connection element for the aligned connecting of two mutually adjoined strips Two mutually adjoined strips form a decorative covering for a vehicle having a connection element for the aligned connecting. This connection element, in one strip, consists of a detent hook and, in the other strip, consists of a detent hook receiving device. In the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910722 | Side moulding for motor vehicle A side moulding which is readily manufactured and mounted on an exterior side surface of a body or door of a motor vehicle, and is free from the generation of noise during the running of the motor vehicle or upon the opening and closing of the door of the motor vehi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6860539 | Two-color molding and molding method thereof A window 30 is a two-color molding comprising a transparent section 32 and a frame section 31 integrated with the transparent section 32, the frame section 31 and the transparent section 32 are formed with a first material a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854240 | Trim insert and trim A trim insert 10 made of metal sheet in which a plurality of core pieces 11 arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals are connected together via bonded portions 12, wherein a deformed linear section 20 is formed in the lengthwi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6837022 | Double glazed panel assembly The double glazed panel assembly comprises a glass holder frame which includes an inner annular glass supporting surface and an outer annular glass supporting surface which extends along an outer periphery of the inner annular glass supporting surface in a laterally... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6826883 | Flexible window molding Flexible molding for use in eliminating a gap between a windshield and an opening, or a pane and an opening, is accomplished by a unique hinge groove between an exterior surface member of the molding and a seat member. By pinching the two members together, the chann... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6813865 | Fastener assembly for use with a trim panel A fastener assembly for attaching a trim panel to a vehicle mounting member includes a retainer that is attachable to a concealable surface of the trim panel. The assembly also includes a fastening element that is movably attachable to the retainer by moving the fas... | 11/09/2004 |
