Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 01/07

20070018471 - Grip for a motor vehicle: A grip consists of two grip shells which can be connected with one another by gluing and in which a supporting carrier is arranged. The supporting carrier has connection elements on the end side for a fastening to a vehicle structure.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070018472 - Critical seam alignment of soft trim to automobile components: An automobile interior component includes a substrate component having a seam-mating section. The seam-mating section has a welt protrusion-mating channel that is useful for accurately position a welt strip. The automobile interior component further includes a trim cover having at least one join seam. A welt strip having a welt... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070018473 - Loading space system for motor vehicles: A cover element for motor vehicles, with two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides running transversely thereto, and at least one first pivot hinge. The cover element can be connected at least over part of the longitudinal sides to a first bearing in the region of the vehicle side wall... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070018474 - Center upper tray: A center upper tray having an improved locking structure so that the tray is not undesirably opened by inertial force and head impact and efficiency in manufacturing the center upper tray is improved. The center upper tray is installed in front of front seats of a vehicle, and includes a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070018475 - Deployable pad for vehicle bumper of tail gate protection: The deployable pad described herein protects vehicle painted and decorative rear bumpers, and downward opening rear tailgates on certain type of vehicles from accidental damage when cargo is loaded or off-loaded. The deployable device folds flat onto the cargo area floor, a cargo area liner or the trunk floor when... Agent: Glenn M. Mcginnis

20070018476 - Sun visor: The invention relates to a sun visor (1) for motor vehicles, comprising a hollow visor body (10). According to the invention, the sun visor (1) has a slotlike receiving opening (3) and a receiving area (31) arranged in the cavity of the visor body, this receiving area (31) forming a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070018477 - Sun visor for vehicle: A sun visor for a vehicle is provided that can prevent an extendable plate from being removed from the sun visor body. In a sun visor for a vehicle in which an extendable plate (40) is mounted within a sun visor body (20) such that the extendable plate can be... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070018479 - Convertible top over recessed accessible trunk and method to preserve vehicle profile: In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a retractable roof apparatus for a hard top vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a roof portion that resides above a vehicle body forward a rear storage space when closed. Additionally, the storage space includes a lid that is configured... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070018478 - Motor assisted simultaneous movement of convertible top with trunk and method: In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a retractable roof system for a hard top vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a rigid roof portion that resides above a vehicle body forward a rear storage space when closed. Additionally, the storage space includes a lid adjacent the... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070018480 - Articulated protective tarpaulin for towed vehicle: An articulated protective tarpaulin for towed vehicle comprises two elements which are allowed to overlap when the towing vehicle is making a turn, one element being connected to the towing vehicle while the other element being connected to the towed vehicle.... Agent: Inventarium

20070018481 - Bulletproof window, casement therefor, and method for replacing and containing bulletproof glass: A bulletproof window, unitary casement for the window and method for replacing and containing a sheet of bulletproof glass within the casement. The casement securely retains the bulletproof glass therewithin via an ‘L’-shaped cover plate secured over the bulletproof glass within the casement. The casement further comprises reliefs to accommodate... Agent: Myers & Kaplan, Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070018482 - Fairing panel retainer apparatus: A fairing panel retainer can include a retainer strip that is configured to conform to the contour of a vehicle body. The retainer strip includes alternating body attachment segments and raised panel attachment segments in a generally corrugated configuration. In addition, each of the body attachment segments includes a body... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070018483 - Motor vehicle having a roof: Motor vehicles designed as station wagons having a large roof opening have a tendency toward body shaking. To minimize body shaking, at least one foam composite component is provided in the node region of a rear pillar and an additional body structural component. The foam composite component includes a base... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070018484 - Structure of upper frame for supporting cabin of construction machinery: Disclosed is a structure of an upper frame for supporting a cabin of construction machinery, whereby, in the event of a rollover accident, an excessive vertical load or rearward load applied to a cabin structure is primarily dispersed by a reinforcing member of the cabin structure, and the dispersed load... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070018485 - Vehicle with sun-screen panels: A vehicle having one or more panels of a silk-screened fabric material wherein the passengers in the vehicle can see out but passersby cannot easily see in allowing a private environment to the passengers. Such panels may include the roof, sides and rear of the vehicle and may be fixed... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070013200 - Pillar cover for vehicle: A pillar cover mounted to a pillar of a vehicle so that a space is defined between the pillar and the pillar cover and so that a vehicle electronic device is mounted in the space. The vehicle electronic device may comprise an audio and video device, a car navigation unit,... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070013201 - Cargo space partition: The invention proposes a cargo space partition with a first and a second plate-shaped element, wherein the first plate-shaped element is arranged on the back rest of a rear seat or a rear bench seat such that it can be pivoted about an essentially horizontal axis, and wherein the plate-shaped... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070013202 - Vehicle interior accessory having a pivotable door: A vehicle interior assembly includes a housing, a door pivotably mounted thereto, and a biasing member disposed therebetween. The housing has walls defining an interior and an opening. The walls include laterally opposed housing side walls and a connecting wall between the housing side walls, wherein the connecting wall has... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070013203 - Adjustable seating assemblies for vehicles: A vehicle is provided having an adjustable seating assembly comprising one or more members. One member of the seating assembly can be adjusted to provide a backrest to a straddle type seat of the vehicle. As such, when a carrier bed having an accessory platform is located rearward of the... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070013204 - Vehicle seat structure: A vehicle seat is provided which includes a seat base detachably mounted on a vehicle floor, a seat cushion detachably provided on the seat base, and a backrest foldably supported on the seat base. The seat cushion is detached from the seat base, and the seat cushion and the seat... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070013205 - Surface for a vehicle cockpit: At least one element of a vehicle cockpit is provided with a superhydrophobic surface, so that this element can be cleaned easily. On the one hand, contamination by liquids is fully avoided and, on the other hand, dirt due to dust and other particles can easily be removed with water.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070013208 - Adjustable door kit assembly: The present invention relates to a universal vehicle door replacement kit assembly including a hinge mechanism allowing a vehicle door to operate in a swing-wing manner, with an adjustable outward and upward motion. A structurally formed door plate/mounting bracket and a base plate/mounting bracket enables simple adjustment to attach the... Agent: Daniel S. Polley, P.A.

20070013206 - Occupant safety device: An occupant safety system for a vehicle door is disclosed. The vehicle door includes a series of pads that help to absorb the force of a side impact collision. The pads cooperate to help push an occupant away from the door during the collision. This can help reduce injuries sustained... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20070013207 - Covering an equipment module whose wall is provided with a rear vision camera: The invention relates to a covering (18) for the equipment module (16) of a motor vehicle (10) which is longitudinally projected backward with respect to the transversal vertical rear panel (12) of the vehicle (10) and comprises a first wall (28) generally horizontally extending backward from the rear panel (12),... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070013209 - Drag reducing system: Systems and methods for reducing drag in vehicles, typically trucks, such as tractor-trailers, have moveable moving drag reducing apparatus. This movable drag reducing apparatus is for movement into and out of various positions, in accordance with the location of the vehicle with respect to its distance from an obstacle.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070013210 - Sunroof apparatus: A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive member actuated to move in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle along a guide rail attached to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070007781 - Detachable clearance wands: Detachable Clearance Wands are disclosed. The wands provide a driver of a large vehicle having slideout compartments with a clear dimension for the extension length of the slideout. The wands are attachable to the vehicle's side prior to parking it to provide the extension length without risk of damage to... Agent: Karl M. Steins Steins & Associates

20070007782 - Receiver pin: A receiver pin is provided for attaching a ball mount to a receiver on a vehicle. The receiver pin includes a body having an insertion portion and a retaining portion. The insertion portion is sized for insertion through aligned openings in the ball mount and the receiver. The retaining portion... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20070007783 - Loading space protection device having at least one winding shaft: A loading space protection device includes at least one winding shaft which is rotatably mounted between two end caps, the end caps securing the unit composed of the winding shaft and end caps in vehicle-end securing receptacles. The winding shaft is surrounded, in a region between the end caps, by... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070007785 - Cargo deck for truck box: A cargo deck, including a deck substrate supporting structural frame having a front end, a rear end, and opposed sides. The structural frame is formed from a least two “H” section cross-members consisting of elongated square tubing having opposed pairs of parallel flanges which form an “H” shaped cross-section, receiver... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070007784 - Opposed drawer assembly for vehicles: A drawer assembly for vehicles, and more particularly to a system of opposed drawers for use in a vehicle or trailer. The drawers integrate into the structure of a vehicle for storage or concealment of the retractable features, and can cantilever out and away from the storage compartment, when the... Agent: Stratton Ballew

20070007786 - Opposed drawer assembly for vehicles: A drawer assembly for vehicles, and more particularly to a system of opposed drawers for use in a vehicle or trailer, the drawers integrated into the structure of a vehicle for storage or concealment of the retractable features. The drawer assembly includes an upper drawer and a lower drawer, the... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20070007787 - Vehicle glove box having a rotary-type partition: Disclosed herein is a vehicle glove box. The vehicle glove box has a rotary-type partition received to divide the interior of the glove box in a simplified manner. The rotary-type partition can be easily moved from its rest position to its operating position, or vice versa, with single manual operation.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070007788 - Sun visor for automobile and sound absorbing structure for an automobile: A sound absorbing structure for an automobile having a seating portion, an upper surface of which serves as a passenger seating surface in the cabin, the structure includes an interior base material provided on a cabin side of a body panel; the interior base material forming a side face when... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20070007789 - Tailgate recliner: A tailgate recliner chair to be secured to the tailgate of a pickup truck. The chair includes a padded seat portion, a padded backrest which can be reclined by a user, a leg support and foot support which can be elevated by a user. The recliner chair is secured to... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070007790 - Seat having suspension system: A suspension system for an “All Belts To Seat” or “ABTS” style seat is provided that includes a floor bracket, seat bracket, and an equalizing bracket. Means for allowing motion between the seat bracket and floor bracket is provided by a set of cams. The equalizing bracket connects the cams... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070007791 - Control process and device for motor vehicles with a foldaway roof: In a control process and control device for motor vehicles with an unfoldable roof, in which at least one roof part or a lid is moved in at least one movement phase defined by a displacement path for the roof part or the lid, the displacement path is bounded by... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070007792 - Protective cover for a motor vehicle: A protective cover for covering at least a portion of an external surface of a motor vehicle, the protective cover includes a first segment comprising a pliable material configured to cover at least a portion of a first external surface of the motor vehicle. The first external surface is disposed... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20070007793 - Process for insulating recreational vehicles with recycled material: Previously used packing and shipping material, including foam based packaging and support products, may be recycled in a manner so as to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with insulating the structural enclosures of recreational vehicles. By finely shredding pieces of recycled packing material, an adaptive insulation material may be produced... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070007794 - Light weight chassis and hull: A recreational vehicle includes a hull coupled to a chassis where the hull is formed by coupling pre-formed panels together using two piece channel members, and/or the chassis is formed by mechanically coupling pre-formed segments together. In some instances, the two piece channel members will interconnect substantially perpendicular panels such... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP

20070007795 - Apparatus for covering the track joint (track joint cover) between the rotary plate and the bellows of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicle sections: The invention relates to an apparatus (12) for covering the track joint between the rotary plate (7) and the bellows of the connection (1) between two hinge-linked vehicle sections (3a, 3b), said bellows comprising two side walls (2a) that are joined together through a bellows roof (2c) at least, said... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070007796 - Opening device: The invention relates to an opening device for a flap of a vehicle, in particular for a rear flap, which can be pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis on the upper edge of an opening in the vehicle body from a downwardly directed closed position into an upwardly directed open... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070007797 - Vehicle water drainage structure: A water drainage structure is provided to prevent drainage water from getting on hot components inside the engine compartment and suppress the occurrence of evaporation noise. At least one water drainage opening is provided in a bottom portion of a vehicle member arranged on the under surface of a floor... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070007798 - Headliner for a vehicle roof with a transparent element: The headliner comprises guiding means (2) for a concealing element (3), part of a system for concealing a transparent element provided in the roof of a vehicle, guiding means (2) that are disposed in line with the perimeter of at least one opening (4) in said interior lining trim (1)... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070001473 - Cargo hauling system: A cargo hauling system is dimensioned to fit within a bed of a light truck. The bin moves forwardly and rearwardly relative to the truck bed along rollers provided on a tailgate of the truck. The tailgate is modified by reinforcing a perimeter of the tailgate, adding rollers to the... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070001474 - Automobile vehicle seat including a backrest pivoting in relation to the seat pan and which can be placed in table position: The seat includes a backrest (2) installed so as to pivot on the seat pan (1) and arranged to be placed in a table position where the rear wall of the backrest is maintained in horizontal position, more or less parallel to a seat support frame (3) arranged to be... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070001475 - Truck bed cover corrugator: In a truck bed covering system wherein a tarpaulin sheet is retracted from a deployed position to a folded position by contracting a series of attachment bars regularly spaced apart along the length of the sheet in order to form a supporting frame spanning the top of the truck bed... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20070001476 - Panoramic retractable top: A retractable roof assembly (53) is provided for a motor vehicle (10) having a rear seat (24) and spaced apart roof side frame members (30) defining a roof opening (31). The retractable roof assembly (53) includes a split rail assembly (33) having a fixed rail (34) adapted to be fixedly... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070001477 - Door module plate with handle: A method and apparatus for installing a motor vehicle door module assembly in a motor vehicle door structure, the assembly including a module plate, a bracket, and a door handle pivotally mounted on the bracket. Coacting mounting structures are provided on the module plate and on the bracket which are... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070001478 - Access door for rear storage compartment of a motorized tricycle: An access door for a rear storage compartment of a motorized tricycle. A motorized tricycle is provided having a rear storage compartment with a rearward facing access opening. An access door, when in a closed position, is positioned in a substantially vertical orientation in the access opening. A hinge assembly... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070001479 - Vehicle door: A vehicle door comprises a door panel member having an outer panel, the outer panel having a concave portion which receives a user's hand, a handle member which is provided outside the outer panel and extends to cross the concave portion, a base member which is fixed on an internal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070001480 - Visor for an automobile: To provide a visor for an automobile without impairing design of an automobile when mounted on a window frame of the automobile. A side visor includes a brim portion made of stainless steel formed along a window frame of an automobile, and a visor portion made of acrylic resin formed... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070001481 - Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus: An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adaptable for use with vehicles having downstream surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus consists of a series of nesting shapes and/or frameworks that extend rearward for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070001482 - Spoiler for a motor vehicle: A spoiler for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, is mounted in the rear-end area on the vehicle and comprises a spoiler element which is movable from a resting position in which it is integrated into the shape of the rear-end area and into an extended operating position.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070001483 - Metal tube for reinforcing car body and car body reinforcement therewith: A metal tube for reinforcing car body, and a car body reinforcement according to the invention have a curved portion extending over the entire longitudinal length or a local longitudinal length, wherein, when the reinforcement is assembled such that the outer periphery of the curved portion is aligned substantially in... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070001484 - Mounting structure and mouting method for resin vehicle panel: In mounting a resin panel to a car body member, the car body member is provided with a car body member thread part, a portion of the resin panel corresponding to the car body member thread part is formed with a slot extending along a direction of allowance of thermal... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070001485 - Transition of lines to a door leaf: A routing arrangement for routing one or more of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic lines from a door leaf of a vehicle to the vehicle. The routing arrangement includes a vehicle having a carriage body, a door on the vehicle having a door leaf, and a drive to operate the door... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070001486 - Removable t-top stowage on roof rack: A vehicle panel stowage system advantageously provides for stowage of a removable vehicle panel on the exterior of the vehicle. The panel can be stowed substantially flush with a stowage rack on the exterior of the vehicle. The stowage system advantageously protects portions of the removable panel from the environment... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070001487 - Rear window in a rear roof section of an openable roof vehicle: A rear window for a flexible rear roof section of an openable roof vehicle. The rear window is comprised of a transparent plastic material such as a polycarbonate material, and a fastening section that connects the rear window to the flexible covering of the open roof vehicle. The fastening section... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.