Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 03/07

20070069541 - Modular floor console: A modular floor storage system that may be easily and quickly mounted, dismounted, and locked into position without the need for elaborate mounting track systems. Further the modular floor storage system may be configured in many ways by the user and located in several locations within the vehicle. Electrical connection... Agent: Bruce E. Harang

20070069542 - Adjustable shelving and storage system for vehicles: An adjustable storage system includes one or more adjustable storage units. The storage units generally comprise opposing panels comprising a polymer material and one or more shelf supports means that are integral with the panels. Shelves and/or drawers, also made from polymer materials, may then be disposed between the panels.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070069544 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a console housing having a storage area defined therein. An armrest is pivotally connected to the console housing and is movable between a first position extending at least partially over a top surface of the console... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070069543 - Retractable storage device for a motor vehicle: A storage device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle (2) including a bottom wall (10) fixed to a vehicle, a movable wall which is embodied in one piece and forms a door (14) and a lateral wall (12). The inventive device can take up the following positions: an unfolded... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070069545 - Vehicle body front structure of saddle-ride type vehicle: A vehicle body front structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle. A side upper part forming an upper surface is provided to a front cowl so that traveling wind flowing in a longitudinal direction of the body along the upper surface of the front cowl flows below a handlebar. The resulting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069546 - Convertible: A convertible vehicle with a movable roof and at least one movable cover part that in its closed position, covers a receiving area for the opened roof situated in the auto body and which can be moved up by at least one drive element is provided. The at least one... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070069547 - Deflection device for an adjustment device of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a deflection device for an adjustment device of a motor vehicle for the deflection of an elongate, flexible traction means which can be moved along a direction of extent by means of an adjustment drive and to which a motor vehicle part which is to be... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070069548 - Two-shot over-mold with ribbed armrest: A ribbed armrest for inclusion in an automobile door assembly includes a substrate section and a ribbed armrest section. The ribbed armrest section is over-molded onto the substrate section which provides support thereto. The ribbed armrest section includes a plurality of ribs that provide flexibility and a soft cushioned feel.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070069550 - Deflector with a positioning device for a car: The present invention provides a deflector with a positioning device for a car including a deflector unit with two ends, a fastener unit, a connecting unit, and a supporting unit. Each end of the deflector unit has at least two sliding grooves installed on the car body with the connecting... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070069549 - Multi-insert cap blow-molding method and spoiler for vehicle manufactured using the same: A multi-insert cap blow-molding method for molding a hollow plastic product which is integrally formed with elongate fastening members. Each fastening member is seated in a groove defined in a lower mold. Each fastening member is composed of an elongate outer insert cap and an inner insert cap which is... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070069551 - Working machine: A left support pillar includes a protective portion extending substantially vertically in front of a back rest of the operator seat so as to cover an operator seat sideways, a fixing portion fixed onto a rotating frame at a position behind the operator seat, and a connecting portion adapted to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070069552 - Locking device for locking movable vehicle roof to vehicle roof receptacle: A locking device for locking a movable vehicle roof to a vehicle roof receptacle includes a locking rail. The locking rail is supported on a side of one of the roof receptacle and the roof. The locking rail is longitudinally displaceable and executes a lifting movement in response to being... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070069553 - Weather strip: An extruded portion of a roof weather strip includes a base portion fixed to a frame base portion and a seal portion projecting upward from the base portion. The seal portion is provided with a front side portion extending toward an outer periphery of the opening from the base portion... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070063525 - Slide-out assembly: An expandable container includes a container body (10) having a side (14). The side (14) is provided with an aperture (12). An expansion device (20) is provided and moves relative to the aperture (12) as by a connection mechanism (16). The expansion device (20) includes a top side (44) and... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070063526 - Sound damping and sealing system for tail gate: A sound damping system for a swinging tail gate of a dump truck is described. The system comprises a two-part seal formed by a compressible sound damping material and a rigid compressing projection. One part of the two-part seal is secured along opposed vertical edges of opposed side walls of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070063527 - Movable body opening and closing control apparatus: With a view to solving the problem, a movable body opening and closing control apparatus of the invention includes a movable body provided in an opening in a main body in such a manner as to be freely opened and closed, a drive means (4) for driving the movable body,... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070063528 - Vehicle sun visor: A vehicle sun visor is provided enabling an illuminating device for a mirror to also be used for an illuminating device for a cardholder and a small article receptacle of a sun visor body. According to the present invention, a vehicle sun visor including a mirror (26) with a cover... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070063529 - Clamp for a tonneau cover: A clamp for securing a tonneau cover to the bed of pick-up truck in which the clamp includes a base secured to the cover and a handle rotatably connected to the base. A cam part is located between the handle and the base, which upon rotation of the handle in... Agent: Botkin & Hall, LLP

20070063530 - Sliding tarpaulin systems and components for flatbed trailers or truck bodies: A tarpaulin system that turns a flatbed trailer into a fully covered trailer and closes to provide an open flatbed trailer. The system is comprised of a plurality of inverted U-shaped support bows extending laterally across the trailer and secured to sections of the tarpaulin. Each support bow has roller... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070063531 - Compact storable soft-top for a motor vehicle: A soft-top for a motor vehicle includes a cover and a support frame. The support frame has at least two parts supporting the cover. The at least two parts are movable relative to one another between a clamped position and a folded position such that the support frame is movable... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070063532 - Folding convertible top with integral boot: A pair of side linkages for raising a convertible top between a raised position, covering the vehicle body passenger compartment, through a body opening, and a lowered position folded into a storage compartment within the vehicle body, said top including a header for engaging the vehicle windshield in the top... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070063533 - Folding top assembly with adjustable roof bow: A motor vehicle folding top assembly includes a folding top movable between a closed position in which the folding top is extended along a longitudinal axis and a stored position in which the folding top is compressed. An arched roof bow is connected to the folding top and runs transversely... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070063534 - Convertible automobile: The invention relates to a convertible vehicle (1) comprising a roof (2) which can be stored below a cover part (6) arranged below in the back of a vehicle. The cover part can be selectively opened in order to release a charging hole for luggage or to release an opening... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070063539 - Snap-in mounting clip, panel having a snap-in mounting clip, and method of mounting the panel: Snap-in mounting or glazing clips are mounted on a surface of a panel, and the panel moved toward an opening to move flexible engaging members or legs of the clips into their respective one of a plurality of holes in a flange defining the opening. As the snap-in clips move... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070063535 - Method and system for determining full open position of a power liftgate: A method and system for determining a full open position of a closure member of a motor vehicle that articulates between an open position and a closed position includes a left pinch sensor coupled to the left side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the left... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070063536 - Opening and closing apparatus for opening and closing body of vehicle: An opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing body of a vehicle. The opening and closing apparatus includes a reciprocating member connected at its connecting portion to a motor so as to be moved to reciprocate along a plane perpendicular to a hinge shaft, the reciprocating member having... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070063537 - Operating device and method of operating body components of a vehicle: In an operating device for operating body components of a vehicle, it is provided, with a view to obtaining simple automatic operation as well as unrestricted manual operation, that an electromechanical drive unit comprises at least one drivable first stop element and a power transmission unit at least one second... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070063538 - Motor vehicle: The invention discloses a vehicle with a front door and a rear door without a B column between the two doors, with the front door latch being designed as a power latch with a door-closing assistance and the rear door latch containing a power latch holder with an adjustable locking... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070063540 - Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of use: A hood lift mechanism for reversibly increasing the energy absorption capability at appropriate force levels of a vehicle hood includes a vehicle hood; an active material in operative communication with the vehicle hood, wherein the active material comprises a shape memory alloy, a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy, a shape memory... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070063541 - Reversibly deployable spoiler: A reversibly deployable spoiler for a vehicle comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material can change its shape, dimensions... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070063542 - Shock and energy dissipating assembly: A shock and energy dissipating device includes a number of cylinders attached to an outer peripheral portion of the vehicle for being actuated when a force is applied onto the outer peripheral portion of the vehicle or when a collision happened to the vehicle. A seat device includes a base... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070063543 - Impact protection structure: There is provided an impact protection structure for providing impact energy absorption at a region substantially between a first transverse strengthening member and a second substantially upright strengthening member of a road vehicle. In operation, the first and second members are disposed substantially mutually perpendicularly. The impact protection structure comprises... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070063544 - Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of use: A hood lift mechanism for reversibly increasing the energy absorption capability at appropriate force levels of a vehicle hood includes a vehicle hood; an active material in operative communication with the vehicle hood, wherein the active material comprises a shape memory alloy, a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy, a shape memory... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070063545 - Rear door cab for lift truck: A lift truck cab having front, side, and rear faces, and a roof, mounting structure attached to the roof for suspending the cab from a mast of the lift truck in a manner that permits the front and side faces when installed on the truck to be hung in the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070063546 - Hydroformed automotive pillar: There is provided a hydroformed automotive pillar arrangement operable to provide impact or crash protection in a vehicle. The pillar arrangement includes one or more hydroformed pillars. Each pillar is of unitary elongate construction. Moreover, each pillar is of open or closed substantially tubular cross-section. Furthermore, each pillar has a... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070063547 - Vehicle body panel access feature: The invention concerns a vehicle body panel. The vehicle body panel, such as a floor pan, may have a generally planar portion adapted to be located adjacent to and conceal a vehicle component, such as a fuel pump module. An access portion is located within and extends out of plane... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070063548 - Supporting frame structure: A supporting frame structure for a motor vehicle is provided with member-type elements and with junction elements connecting the member-type elements, at least one of the junction elements being designed as a cast-steel element, and at least one of the member-type elements is designed as a rolled steel profile.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070063549 - Tractor cabs: A tractor cab roof (10) has a first area of glass (11) adjacent a front edge 912) of the roof and a second area of glass (13) adjacent a rear edge (14) of the roof, and an air conditioning/ventilation unit (15) is located between the two areas of glass. One... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070057523 - Plastic element having a screw boss: A plastic element, which is in particular attached in the interior of a motor vehicle, has at least one screw boss formed in one piece with the plastic element in an injection molding process. The screw boss has an outer wall and a passage with an associated inner wall, a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070057524 - Driver's cab for a utility vehicle: The invention relates to a driver's cab for a utility vehicle, comprising two hollow profiled carriers that are connected to a carrier structure and are supported thereon in such a way that when forces (F) are applied to the front side, the hollow profiled carriers transmit said forces into the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070057525 - Opening and closing apparatus of vehicle: An opening and closing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising: an opening and closing member for opening and closing an openingportion of avehicle body; a lower hinge forpivotably supporting the opening and closing member from below; and a cover member disposed below the opening and closing member placed in a closed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070057526 - Vehicle with interchangeable accessories: A utility vehicle can utilize interchangeable accessories to alter the functionality of the utility vehicle. The interchangeable accessories can be easily attached to and removed from the utility vehicle by hand and without the use of tools. The interchangeable accessories can utilize common retaining features on the utility vehicle to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070057527 - Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor: There is disclosed a passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes an upper rail disposed to be movable back and forth on a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor; a load sensor fixed on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070057528 - Vehicle cover: There is a tonneau or covering device for covering an open storage portion of a vehicle. The tonneau includes a cover, a cord, and/or a plurality of couplers, such as but not limited to hooks. The cord is disposed circumferentially about the cover and coupled thereto through sheathes. There are... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070057529 - Convertible vehicle having a roof storable in a storage compartment: A vehicle includes a roof, a compartment, and a lid. A roof kinematic system moves the roof between a closed position and a stored position in which the roof is in the compartment. The lid is movable between a closed position in which the lid covers the compartment and an... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070057530 - Steep-back vehicle having an open body: For a steep-back vehicle having an open body, a rear closure is connected to the vehicle body by a supporting frame in such a way that the rear closure when designed as a rear door may be swivelled with respect to the supporting frame about a vertical axis, and when... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070057531 - Roof assembly for a vehicle having an open body: A roof assembly for a vehicle having a steep-back design with an open body includes a roof having roof parts. A rod kinematic system is connected to the roof parts to move, upon actuation, the roof parts between a closed position of the roof in which the roof parts adjoin... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070057532 - Integrated torsion bar liftgate: A method and apparatus for coupling a liftgate panel on a vehicle body for pivotal movement along a path between open and closed positions. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, at least one torsion rod extending through aligned pivot portions on each hinge set. Preferably, each... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070057533 - Trailer having combination extruded panel/sheet sides: A trailer having sides with a combination of extruded panel and sheet material. A trailer wall construction for use as part of a trailer assembly includes at least one panel comprising spaced apart inner and outer shells, and at least one sheet. An edge of the sheet is attached to... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20070057534 - Front end for a vehicle and method for making same: A vehicle end portion includes a right-hand closure assembly, a left-hand closure assembly, an end module, and at least one locating component positioned to locate the end module relative the left-hand closure assembly and the right-hand closure assembly.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070057535 - Method and device for the production of a component, especially a hybrid component for a crossrail of a vehicle, component and use of said component: The invention relates to a method for the production of a component (1) comprising a base body (2) which is at least partially covered in plastic (2), particularly a hybrid component, for a crossrail of a vehicle or a front-end-component. The base body (2) is made of at least two... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070057536 - Fender mountable to a vehicle: A fender mountable to a vehicle having a wheel. The fender includes a mounting bracket mountable to the vehicle, a suspension component mechanically coupled to the mounting bracket and a shield component mechanically coupled to the suspension component so as to be positionable substantially adjacent the wheel. The suspension component... Agent: Invention Quebec Inc.

20070057537 - Roof structure for a vehicle and method for producing said structure: The invention relates to a roof structure for a vehicle with a roof panel (1), with side wall panels (2) and with a front and rear roof frame (10, 11), the roof panel (1) having a front side (3) and a rear side (4) and a longitudinal side (5, 6)... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070057538 - Visor attachment member: An attachment member for attaching a sun visor to a vehicle support structure includes a base portion that is configured to face a first side of the support structure, and a projecting portion having first and second ends. The first end is attached to the base portion, and the second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070057539 - Cover for protecting the occupants of a motor vehicle having an openable roof: A covering apparatus protects motor vehicle occupants from an openable roof of the vehicle in which the roof is movable along an enveloping surface between a stored position in which the roof is opened and a closed position in which the roof is closed. The apparatus includes a cover movable... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070052254 - Sliding load floor system with levitation mechanism: A sliding load floor system for use in the rear cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo area has a pair of opposing side portions that extend longitudinally in relation to the center line of the vehicle. A pair of opposing transverse portions extend laterally in relation to the vehicle.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070052253 - Sliding load floor system with two-axis pivoting hinge: A sliding load floor system for use in the rear cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo area has a pair of opposing side portions that extend longitudinally in relation to the center line of the vehicle. A pair of opposing transverse portions extend laterally in relation to the vehicle.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070052255 - Seat assembly with a release system: A release actuating system 10 for a seat assembly 12 in a vehicle. Conventionally, the system includes a seat back 14 that is removable through an arcuate range. The seat back 14 is moveable between a design position (tilted upward and rearwardly) in which it may support a passenger, and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070052256 - Seat assembly with automatic stow feature: A seat assembly for use with a vehicle having a vehicle body includes a seat bottom that is configured to be pivotably mounted to the vehicle body, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom, a seat back latch associated with the seat back for inhibiting movement of the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070052257 - Pick-up truck cargo bed cover and tailgate ramp device: A cargo bed cover is provided that includes a first panel and a second panel that are attached to each other via a hinge system. A first support beam is attached the bottom surface of the first panel and a second support beam is attached to the bottom surface of... Agent: Biddle & Assocaites, Pc

20070052258 - Energy-absorbing device with a reduced initial peak load: An energy-absorbing device (34) with a reduced initial peak load (50) for enhancing the management of crash energy in an end structure (30′) for a vehicle (30). The energy-absorbing device (34) has a deformable construction adapted for progressively folding along a longitudinal axis (60) under an oscillating crash load (34′).... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.c.

20070052259 - Vehicle door system: There is provided a vehicle door system for a door of a road vehicle, for example an open-top or convertible vehicle. The door includes a first hinged region thereof and a second openable region thereof. Moreover, the assembly comprises a reinforcement member for inclusion within the door substantially from the... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, Llc

20070052260 - Impact energy absorption block arrangement: There is provided a vehicular impact energy absorption block arrangement adapted to provide impact energy absorption at a region substantially between a first strengthening member and a second strengthening member of a road vehicle. The energy absorption block arrangement comprises one or more energy absorber blocks operable to suffer deformation,... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, Llc

20070052261 - Multiple part automobile body: The invention relates to a motor vehicle body-in-white comprising a bottom portion referred to as a frame, made up of at least of a front unit including the dash panel, and a rear unit including the side rails. The body also comprises fastener means for fastening the rear unit to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20070052262 - Structural element, use of a structural element and method for producing a structural element, particularly a cross member for a vehicle: The invention relates to a structural element (1), particularly a cross member, for placing between A pillars of a motor vehicle, comprising a base body (2), which is provided, in essence, as a hollow profile, and which, inside, has a plastic core (4) that forms at least one channel (6),... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070046054 - Interior trim accessory attachment apparatus: An apparatus and method for mounting an accessory article in a vehicle interior using a clip to which the article is attached and which is mounted through an aperture in a vehicle body part. Deformable force applying ribs are disposed between the clip and the accessory and are deformed upon... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070046055 - Article box for a beach buggy: An article box for a beach buggy is positioned under the rear end of the saddle of a beach buggy. The frame body of the beach buggy is partitioned and formed with an uncovered accommodating space, and the article box with its opening facing upward is embedded in the accommodating... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070046056 - Cargo box inner for a vehicle: A cargo box inner (12) for a vehicle (10) is provided. The cargo box inner (12) is comprised of a series of interconnected composite panels (22, 24a, 24b, 26) that form a cargo bed (14). One or more pairs of these panels (22, 24a, 24b, 26) are each joined together... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070046057 - Secure storage for golf bag in pickup: A storage container adapted to be mounted to the bed of a pick-up truck. The container is designed to house golf paraphernalia, especially a golf bag (including a full array of clubs) and other golf equipment such as shoes. The container is securely mounted to the bed of the pick-up,... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070046058 - Removable storage console: A removable storage console for use in a vehicle. The console includes a base and a body. The console also includes a handle on the outside of the body. A link member is connected to the handle. An upper housing is secured to a bottom portion of the body. A... Agent: Michael T. Raggio Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20070046059 - Vehicle undersiding: A vehicle undersiding is attached to the frame of a vehicle to protect the underneath of the vehicle from external moisture and vapor. The vehicle undersiding is made up of a laminate having a first component comprising a first moisture and vapor barrier attached to a second component comprising a... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070046060 - Liftgate frame: A frame (18) for a liftgate (10) of a motor vehicle includes an upper frame member (24) and a generally U-shaped lower frame member (26). The upper frame member is adapted to be pivotally secured (33, 35) to the motor vehicle. The lower frame member (26) is fixedly secured to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070046061 - Occupant seat system: An occupant seat is disclosed for a vehicle having a seat riser bracket and a floor with a footwell. The seat includes a seat bracket operatively connected to the vehicle floor and/or the seat riser bracket. A seat back is pivotally connected to the seat bracket, the seat back selectively... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070046062 - Shield member: A shield member comprises an outer shield portion, an inner shield portion, and a connecting portion. The outer shield portion and the inner shield portion have annular shapes. The connecting portion connecting the outer shield portion with the inner shield portion has a cylindrical shape. The shield member has a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070046063 - Traffic collision cover: A traffic collision cover is disclosed which restricts the view of physical damage to one or more vehicles involved in a traffic accident to passing motorists and pedestrians who may slow down and obstruct traffic while observing an accident scene. This invention allows emergency personnel to quickly cover one or... Agent: John Dempsey

20070046064 - Multi-sheet barrier panel for automobile door assemblies: Multi-sheet barrier panels for a motor vehicle door assembly that comprises two or more sheets that are attached together at discrete contact areas where depressions or projections molded into one sheet contacts an adjacent sheet. The space between adjacent sheets can be hollow or provided with an acoustic and/or thermal... Agent: Butzel Long

20070046065 - Opening and closing apparatus for opening and closing body of vehicle: An opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing body of a vehicle. The opening and closing apparatus includes a reciprocating member movable along a plane perpendicular to a hinge shaft. A connecting member is provided having a first end section fixed to the opening and closing body, and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070046066 - Aerodynamic drag reducing system with retrofittable, selectively removable frame: The present invention relates to an aerodynamic drag reducing system for land vehicles, in particular semi-tractor trailers. The drag reducing system includes a selectively removable frame and a drag reduction member. The selectively removable frame can adapt to conform to at least one of the width or height of the... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070046067 - Rollers for aerodynamic impact: An aerodynamic aid for vehicles, including automobiles, trucks, trains, airplanes and motorcycles. A cylindrical roller is rotatably mounted in the path of airflow over the vehicle's body. When the air begins to flow, the roller rotates and causes air resistance of the vehicle to change. The roller can increase or... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20070046068 - Tube-style truck body: An off-highway truck body comprising a plurality of tube-style support members, wherein each tube-style support member comprises one or two pieces of square tubing, wherein the truck body comprises two sidewalls, a floor, a front wall and a canopy, and wherein one side of each tube-style support member is welded... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease

20070046069 - Frame panel: The present invention relates to a frame panel having an improved reinforcing pattern. The frame panel includes a panel body having a front plate and a rear plate, which are integrally formed as a single body through a blowing process. The front plate has vertical groove patterns and horizontal groove... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070046070 - Vehicle cab including centrally-located \"a post\": A vehicle cab includes a floor, a roof, a front support operably coupling the floor and the roof, and at least two side supports operably coupling the floor and the roof. The vehicle cab further includes a door operably coupled to one of the at least two side supports. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070046071 - Bulkhead assembly for vehicles: A bulkhead assembly for a vehicle such as, for example, a van or truck comprises a first panel adjacent and substantially perpendicular to a street-side wall of the vehicle, a second panel adjacent and substantially perpendicular to a curb-side wall of the vehicle, and a door panel disposed between the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070046072 - Laser induced thermal imaging apparatus: A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of making an electronic device using the same are disclosed. The LITI apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support, a contact frame, and a laser source or oscillator. The LITI apparatus transfers a transferable layer from a film donor device... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070046073 - Headliner with improved attachment structure: A headliner includes a substrate defining an inner surface. A cup extends outwardly from the inner surface of the substrate. The cup defines an end wall spaced apart from the substrate. The cup has a tubular side wall extending between the end wall and the inner surface of the substrate.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.