Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 04/07

20070090660 - Adjustable truck rack: The present invention provides novel adjustable truck racks for use with pickup truck beds, their method of manufacture and various methods of conducting business comprising the use of the novel racks.... Agent: John P. Luther Jenkens & Gilchrist

20070090661 - Truck bed extension: An extension and ramp assembly for use with the truck beds. The assembly comprises a truck bed floor portion and a cargo bed door portion. The truck bed floor portion mainly includes a plurality of shafts and a motor coupled with a bumper, which provides power to extend and retract... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20070090662 - Composite tailgate with a one-piece structural panel that has integrated storage space: The present invention relates to a composite tailgate providing a one piece structural member that has an integrated storage space. The tailgate is made of a structural member which has a skin attached to its exterior side and a hinged access panel that is attached to its interior side. A... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20070090663 - Collapsible seat mechanism with integrated subfloor: A stowable seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly including a seat, a seat receiving recess in a floor of a vehicle, an upper riser mechanism, a lower riser mechanism and a panel. The upper riser mechanism is coupled to the seat for movement of the seat between an... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070090664 - Hardtop vehicle roof with external roof kinematic system: A hardtop vehicle roof includes roof parts and kinematic mechanisms. The parts are movable between a closed position covering a vehicle interior and a storage position exposing the interior. Each part has an exterior surface facing away from the interior in the closed position. Each part has first and second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070090665 - Hardtop vehicle roof with external roof kinematic system: A hardtop vehicle roof having at least two rigid roof parts, at least one of which can be adjusted, by a roof part kinematic system, between a closed position in which the vehicle interior is covered and in which the roof parts are arranged one behind the other in the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070090666 - Structrual reinforcement member and method of use therefor: There is disclosed a reinforcement member with a carrier member and a reinforcement material disposed on the carrier member.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070090667 - Automotive vehicle with structural panel having selectively deployable shape memory alloy elements: A structural panel for an automotive vehicle includes an outer panel and a variable strength inner panel attached to the outer panel. The inner panel utilizes active elements formed from shape memory alloy (SMA). A controller activates the SMA elements so as to transform the inner panel from a normal... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070090668 - Drip molding for vehicle, having furnishing lip part bending toward windowpane: A drip molding supported by a pillar at a corner of the front or back of a vehicle, for draining waterdrops entering a side edge of a front or back windowpane. The drip molding has a base attached to the pillar; a part for sealing a gap between the base... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070085361 - Injection molded parts for vehicles and other devices: A vehicle part such as a body molding includes a trim piece connected to a bearer piece by a flexible and foldable hinge, which is preferably integrally molded with the trim and bearer pieces in a single injection mold. The trim piece and bearer piece are folded about the molded... Agent: Richard S. Meyer Mcguirewoods LLP

20070085362 - Operation means box device: An operation means box device that is disposed on the side of an operator seat; in which an operation means box that has operation means on the upper surface is freely movably installed in the front-rear direction relative to the operator seat; and which comprises locking means for fixing the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070085363 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly for a vehicle includes a console housing securable to a floor of a passenger seating area configured to receive and store one or more items. A lower console module extends generally horizontally adjacent the console housing and includes a seating portion for supporting an occupant and a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070085364 - Interior material, panel forming body, and manufacturing method for interior material: The present invention provides an interior material of an operator's cab of a work machine, the interior material comprising at least a structure member and a noise absorption layer, wherein the structure member has at least one rib which is formed on an inside surface of a base portion thereof... Agent: Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070085365 - Backboard bar with adjusting closure: Disclosed is a latching assembly for use to lock the tailgate of a dump body of a truck. This assembly has a latch catch which is fixed to the tailgate and is devised in such a manner as to allow adjustment of the distance between its contact surface and the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070085366 - Removable vehicle seat cowl: A removable vehicle component, such as a seat cowl, including a body configured to couple to a vehicle in a first position wherein the body covers a portion of a seat of the vehicle and in a second position, such as connected to the vehicle windshield, wherein the body does... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070085367 - Vehicle seat assembly: A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070085368 - Vehicle body structure of vehicle including seat: A vehicle body structure of a vehicle including a seat, having a baggage compartment at a rear portion in a cabin, comprises a seat back supported by a hinge member provided at a lower portion of the seat so as to rotate in a longitudinal direction, the seat back being... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070085369 - Uplift bow for a retractable tarping system: A bow structure for supporting a flexible cover or tarpaulin includes an intermediate bow and an uplift bow arrangement supported on the intermediate bow. The uplift bow arrangement includes a U-shaped bow supported on compression springs. The compression springs bias the bow along the axis of the bow arms, thereby... Agent: Michael D. Beck

20070085370 - Holder for debris during transport to a disposal site: An apparatus for holding and transporting preselected items from one place to another. The apparatus includes a tarp like member having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape. A first mechanism is engageable with at least one preselected edge of such tarp like member for facilitating movement of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070085372 - Snow and ice repelling vehicle cover: A snow and ice repelling vehicle cover comprising: a hood panel configured to cover a hood of a vehicle; a hood panel attachment means coupled to the hood panel and configured to removably attach the hood panel to the vehicle; a windshield panel configured to cover a windshield of a... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20070085373 - 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 door, and a judgment unit that... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070085374 - Door assembly for a vehicle: A door assembly for a vehicle is provided. The door assembly includes a guide track attached to a door, a slider positioned within the guide track, and a connecting member connecting the slider to the vehicle door frame. The connecting member has a vehicle end and a slider end and... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070085375 - Installation apparatus: An installation apparatus for installing a wire harness over a fixed structural body and a movable structural body which is slidably provided to the fixed structural body, the installation apparatus includes a case that receives the wire harness such that the wire harness extends in a sliding direction of the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070085376 - One piece running board bracket: A bracket assembly secures a running board to a rocker panel, which includes a pinch weld depending therefrom. The bracket assembly includes a receiving panel adapted to have the running board fixedly secured thereto. A rocker securing plate extends out from the receiving panel and is secured to the rocker... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070085377 - Modular wind deflector for a truck: A modular wind deflector is constructed from a plurality of wind deflecting panels. The panels include edge flanges for attaching adjacent panels together, which also form ribs on the inside of the wind deflector creating a substructure for resisting wind forces.... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070085378 - Vehicle utility bed side panel: A vehicle utility bed adapted for conveniently securing a cargo restraining device to the utility bed is provided. The utility bed includes a bottom panel, a front panel adjoining the bottom panel and a pair of opposing side panels adjoining the bottom and front panels. Each of the side panels... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085379 - Structure for installing protection member and working machine including the same: There are provided: front supports provided vertically in front of a cabin on a rotating frame; a plurality of rear supports provided vertically and laterally with respect to each other behind the cabin on the rotating frame; a lateral frame for connecting the upper end portions of the rear supports;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070085380 - Cab of a working machine: A rear support pillar is configured by combining plural plate members extending in the longitudinal direction of the support pillar to define a closed section. An end face of one of plate members adjacent to each other in the closed section is abutted against an inner surface of the other... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070085381 - D-pillar structure for a rear vehicle body structure: A D-pillar structure for a rear vehicle body structure. The D-pillar structure is a one-piece hydroformed tube configured for supporting and positioning a rear vehicle body structure within a predetermined tolerance. The rear vehicle body structure is a cargo box inner, a tailgate, and/or a pair of fenders.... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070085382 - Post in a carrier structure of a motor vehicle in a spaceframe style: The invention relates to a carrier structure of a motor vehicle in a spaceframe style, said structure comprising a roof frame (1) provided with a longitudinal member (1a) and a cross member (1b), longitudinal members (2a, 2b) which are arranged on both sides at the level of the vehicle floor... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20070085383 - Plastic foam products consisting of beads: Motor vehicle components, such as doors, trunks, bumpers, instrument panels at dash boards, top or shelf panels of dash boards, or horizontal storage panels behind rear seats, which include a plastic foam body.... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20070085384 - Open roof construction for a vehicle and method for opening it: An open roof construction or assembly for a vehicle includes a closure assembly for the roof opening comprising a number of separate closure panels. A sunshade assembly also comprises a number of separate sunshade panels. In an opened position of the open roof construction, the closure panels and sunshade panels,... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070085385 - Sunroof device: A sunroof device including a movable panel (13), a functional bracket (24) for supporting the movable panel (13), a guide rail (21), a shoe (30) for moving along the guide rail (21), a check member (31, 32) engageable with the shoe (30), a raising and lowering member (33, 34) for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070085386 - Subassembly, especially automotive body structure comprising a roof module and a roof frame portion: The subassembly (10) comprises a frame structure (12) and a frame module (14) which in turn comprises a frame structure portion (16). Provision is made here for the frame structure portion (16) to be joined at least partially to the frame structure (12) by means of a bearing contact which... Agent: Stephan A. Pendorf, P.A.

20070080553 - Locking structure of tray of vehicle: A tray locking structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The structure includes a housing installed in an inner panel of the vehicle, having an accommodating room, an installation recess formed in the front side thereof, and a locking bar for crossing the locking recess, a door hinged to the rear... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070080555 - Combination front and rear floor latch assembly for selective forward tumbling and removal of a rear row vehicle seat: A multifunctional latch assembly associated with a rear row mounted and removable vehicle seat exhibiting a seat back pivotally secured to a seat bottom. The latch assembly releasably engages the seat bottom to front and rear floor supported strikers and to permit forward rotating seat dump and/or rearward seat removal.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070080554 - Latch mechanism for automotive seat assembly: The present invention discloses a latch mechanism for an automotive application, such as securing a seat assembly to a vehicle floor. A bracket is provided with a first link pivotally connected thereto. A second link is pivotally connected to the first link; and a third link is pivotally connected to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070080556 - Removable sun visor extension: The present invention relates to a sun visor extension which is removably mountable to a rearview mirror. The sun visor extension includes a housing and a pair of arms being slideably extendible from an opening in the housing. In the extended position, the arms extend between visors of the vehicle... Agent: Diane Dunn Mckay, Esq. Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay & Bruneau, P.A.

20070080557 - Track and trolley system for a cargo portion of a vehicle: A track and trolley system for a cargo portion of a vehicle, and a method for using the same, is described. The track comprises a single, outer, upper portion with a substantially convex wheel receiving surface and a single, outer, lower portion with a substantially convex wheel receiving surface that... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070080558 - Vehicle roof structure for motor vehicle: A vehicle roof structure (10), which has at least one rear-side convertible top compartment lid (16) and a rigid roof part (12) movable between an opened- and a closed position, which roof part (12) extends in the closed position between a windshield frame (14) of the vehicle and the convertible... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich

20070080559 - Member for baffling, reinforcement of sealing: There is disclosed a member for baffling, reinforcement or sealing. Typically, the member includes a carrier member and an activatable material disposed upon the carrier member.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070080560 - Armrest subassembly for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an armrest subassembly for a motor vehicle which is designed and provided for arrangement on the interior side of a motor vehicle body. The armrest subassembly comprising an armrest, an adjusting device, a locking device and armrest-side locking means of the locking device. According to the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070080561 - Trailer having reduced weight wall construction: A trailer wall construction having reduced weight. A trailer wall construction includes a spherical shaped corner at a juncture of three walls. Each of the walls includes at least one panel having spaced apart inner and outer shells. Another trailer wall construction includes a generally vertically extending front or side... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20070080562 - Impact absorbing body: An impact absorbing body disposed below feet of an occupant of an automobile and interposed between a body panel and a floor covering laid apart from the body panel toward a cabin, configured such that a plurality of load supporting portions, having V-lettered cross-sections forming grooves arranged parallel to a... Agent: Yokoi & Company U S A Inc

20070080563 - Pillar on a motor vehicle: An A-pillar on a motor vehicle is provided with a windshield flange for the securing of a windshield. The A-pillar is of single-part design in the region of the windshield and a wall region forming the windshield flange bounds a hollow cross section of the A-pillar. The windshield can be... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070075557 - Rapid medical evacuation system for trauma patients: A system comprising an assembly of structures and supports operable for installation in a vehicle for the purpose of transporting at least one medical attendant, one patient disposed on a stretcher, and a driver on a small utility vehicle having a flat horizontal surface or “bed”. The invention provides an... Agent: Michael G. Petit

20070075558 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a console housing defining a storage area therein. An armrest is adjustably positioned relative to the console housing and is movable between a lowered position disposed at least partially adjacent the console housing compartment and a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070075559 - Console assembly having integrated media storage: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a console configured for installment in the passenger seating area having a storage cavity defined therein. An armrest pivotally connected to the console housing is movable between a first position extending at least partially over a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070075560 - Step tailgate and mounting hardware: A step tailgate and mounting hardware system is presented where a tailgate can swing down to a position in order to create an intermediate stepping area. The tailgate has a primary hinge that allows the tailgate to swing down from a first position, to a second position. The tailgate has... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20070075561 - Adjustable seat for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle provided with said seat: The inventive seat for a motor vehicle comprises a cushion (8), a lower connecting device (13) for connecting the cushion to the lower element (2) of the vehicle structure and a backrest (9), said seat being designed in such a way that the position thereof is ergonomically adjustable. The seat... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070075562 - Lightning protected golf cart: A golf cart altered such that the occupants are protected against the effect of lightning strikes by an electrically conductive grid (23 & 23a) on the roof, preferably star shaped, connected electrically to electrically conductive down-conductors, preferably at least 6 in number, four of which may be the roof supports... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070075563 - Vehicle port: A vehicle port including a base of substantially inflexible material; a cap of substantially inflexible material, hingedly attached at one end to the base; a lift-assistance device attached at one end of the vehicle port to both the cap and the base; and a securing device attached to both the... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070075565 - Industrial truck with force-transmitting door with double hinge: A counterweighted fork-lift truck has a vehicle frame (1) with a frame segment (2) having a lateral frame opening (2b). A pivoting door (3) covers the frame opening (2a). The door (3) is connected to the vehicle frame (1) by a double hinge (5). Protection against buckling is provided such... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070075564 - Tailgate of a motor vehicle: A tailgate of a motor vehicle has a vibration absorber configured as a spring-mass system. In order to reduce a vibrating of the tailgate in the driving mode, it is provided that the vibration absorber is fastened as a separate component to the tailgate. The advantages mainly obtained are that... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070075566 - Driver's cab for a utility vehicle: A driver's cab for a utility vehicle includes a preassemblable door module on at least one side of the vehicle, the door module including a door frame and a door mounted on the door frame; and a supporting structure on which the door is arranged. The supporting structure is prepared... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070075567 - Load-carrying component for supporting of a vehicle cross-member: The invention relates to a load-carrying component that makes it possible to support a vehicle cross-member or module carrier on the floor region of the body of a motor vehicle. The load-carrying component serves to attach an air conditioning unit and is connected to as least one casing part of... Agent: Visteon

20070075568 - Package tray of vehicles and reinforcing structure thereof: A package tray of a vehicle includes a first reinforcing member installed to a woofer mount of a center panel and supported by a rear member and a second reinforcing member installed to the rear member to correspond to the woofer mount of the center panel in the front-to-rear direction.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070075569 - Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles: An automotive vehicle frame reinforcement system has a skeleton member designed to be secured to a vehicle frame, such as a roof or pillar section. An expandable material, such as an epoxy-based reinforcing foam, is disposed on the skeleton member. Once the system is attached to the frame, the foam... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070075570 - Controller for a moving member and method for setting a reference position of the moving member: A control apparatus rotates a drive motor reversely to reverse the moving direction of a roof glass when movement of the roof glass is obstructed by a foreign matter caught in the roof glass while the roof glass is moving toward the closing position, sets a home position of the... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070075571 - Vehicle roof having openable roof parts: A vehicle roof includes a roof opening in a roof skin. First and second roof parts are movable between a closed position in which the parts are arranged flush behind one another within the roof opening to thereby close off the roof opening and in an opened position in which... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.