Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 11/07

20070273170 - Seat latch assembly for a rear row standing seat including a slotted inertial lock plate with resistive support in both design and upright positions: A vehicle latch assembly including a stanchion support and a pivotally secured seat supporting bracket. A batwing shape sector is slaved to rotate with the bracket between the bracket and stanchion support. A sector bottom surface is interrupted by a shoulder projection and an arcuate interior channel is offset from... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070273171 - Seating apparatus for a vehicle: A seating apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat cushion, a contacting member provided at the seat back, a receiving portion supporting the contacting member, the receiving portion including a parallel link mechanism having a fixed link member, a facing link... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070273169 - Parcel shelf mounting for a parcel shelf and vehicle with such a parcel shelf and/or mounting: A movable rear parcel shelf having a storage plate for use in a vehicle, which is able to be retained by means of a detent connection, and the detent connection itself are specified, whereby the detent connection is releasable by means of an actuating element which is associated with the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070273172 - Fold in floor seat assembly having retracting front leg linkage assembly: A seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a pivotally attached seat back movable between a seating position secured to the floor of a vehicle and a stowed position recessed in the floor. A pair of front legs are pivotally attached to the seat cushion and removably attached to a... Agent: Robin W Asher Clark Hill

20070273173 - Aircraft sun visor: An aircraft sun visor comprising: a generally flat visor means with an approximate size to cast a shadow to comfortably shade the pilot's eyes from the sun while creating minimal blockage of windshield and outside obstacles, a suction cup or plurality of suction cups to attach said sun visor to... Agent: John Guy Cazort Iii

20070273174 - Method for increasing the crash resistance of a motor vehicle, and block element used therewith: The invention relates to a method for increasing the crash resistance of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of the front bodywork pillar (A-pillar), especially as regards forces which act in conjunction with an offset front impact (offset crash) on the bodywork. The invention also refers to a blocking element,... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p Fulbright Tower

20070273175 - Motor vehicle with a hatchback and opening roof part: A motor vehicle (1) with a hatchback (H1) comprising lateral frame parts (H3) rising in the direction of travel, between which in a rear window (H4) is received in at least one position and which rest on a rear section (8) of lateral members of the bodywork of the vehicle... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070273176 - Energy shuttle: A dome-shaped body 13 is removably fitted to the front license plate 12 of a motor vehicle to reduce air resistance and achieve fuel savings. The body 13 is preferably a hollow dome of transparent plastic. It may be fitted to the license plate 12 by posts 19 on the... Agent: Adil Shazad

20070273177 - Crossover motor vehicle with a cargo bed: The invention provides an innovative and practical new class of crossover motor vehicles for carrying passengers and for carrying cargo in a cargo or pickup bed, while still being of sufficiently small dimensions as to be garage-able in many home garages. Representative embodiments can carry 6 or 7 or 9... Agent: Mithra Sankrithi

20070273178 - Operator's cab for a work machine: An operator's cab for a work machine includes a ceiling structure and a floor structure. An operator's station is disposed between the ceiling structure and the floor structure, and is configured to position an operator in a driving position. First and second vertical support bars extend from the ceiling structure... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070273179 - Joining area for attaching an add-on piece to a vehicle body: A connection region (1) on a vehicle body (14), in the region of which an add-on part (17) is attached to the vehicle body (14) is provided. The connection region includes a connecting element (10) having a receiving region (18) for detachably fastening the add-on part (17). The connection region... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070267883 - Titling vehicle frame: Separate vehicle into two parts, both could be suffer from the force of centrifugal, and shifting outward to the direction of centrifugal force. However, because of these two parts are connected into together as two opposite sides of a seesaw by rods means and pivots means, after push and pull... Agent: Lin Ching Hsieh

20070267884 - Grab handle systems for a vehicle: A grab handle assembly (10) includes a grab handle (12) that is configured for vehicle occupant gripping and a single bracket (14). The grab handle (12) has a first set of attachment points (110). The bracket (14) has a second set of attachment points (114), which are configured to mechanically... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070267885 - Pickup box side module: The present invention relates to a storage module having at least one exterior panel of a motorized vehicle, at least one door, and at least one inner panel. The door is at least partially formed by at least one of the exterior panels. At least one of the exterior panels... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20070267886 - Sun visor for use in a vehicle and method for producing a sun visor: A component, in particular a sun visor that is designed for use in a vehicle, is disclosed having a structural part and a cover part, the cover part being connected to the structural part by a removable connection. In order to produce the connection, the cover element performs a connection... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070267887 - Retractable roof for a truck topper: A truck topper having a pair of sidewalls in parallel spaced relation and adapted to be mounted to the bed of a truck at one end and having grooves at an opposite end. The grooves receive a retractable roof such that when attached to a retraction assembly the roof will... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070267888 - Door assist pedal: The present invention provides a door assist pedal assembly including a housing member that is mountable to a vehicle floor panel. A pedal is pivotably secured to the housing member, and a cam is also rotatably secured to the housing member such that the cam is engaged by the pedal.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070267889 - Door assembly with core module having integrated belt line reinforcement: A door core module and door system are provided. The door core module includes a body having a first and second side, a reinforcement member disposed on the first side of the body, and a glass run channel disposed on the second side of the body. The glass run channel... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070267890 - Method of making an interior panel for a door and an article made thereby: An interior trim panel for a vehicle door is provided according to alternative methods. The interior trim panel includes a bolster to which a polyurethane skin is molded by a spraying operation. Expanded polyurethane foam is sprayed over the polyurethane skin and a backing panel is either integrally formed or... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070267891 - Automotive glazing system with deployable wind excitation suppressor: An automotive glazing system includes a closure structure having a storage space for a moveable glazing panel which is slidably housed within the closure structure. A deployable air deflector mounted to a sash portion of the closure structure is moveable between a stowed position which the entirety of the air... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070267892 - Device and method for raising the hood of a motor vehicle during a collision with a pedestrain: The invention relates to a lifting device for raising the hood (20) of a motor vehicle during a collision with a pedestrian. The device comprises a retaining member (10) for connecting the hood (20) to the vehicle bodywork (14) and a pyrotechnic explosive unit (16) for detaching the retaining member... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070267893 - Driver's cab supporting structure for a commercial vehicle having a safety cell: A driver's cab supporting structure for a commercial vehicle, particularly a heavy commercial vehicle, has a safety cell arranged in a driver's cab with a front region, and a rear side facing a loading region. A seating region is surrounded by a stiff, cage-like safety cell to which a deformation... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070267894 - Lateral control rod for a cab suspension system: A lateral control rod for use in a vehicle cab suspension wherein the control rod has an attenuation assembly imposed therein between the ends thereof which reduces the transmission of vibration and shock therethrough.... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20070267895 - Motor vehicle with side-impact reinforcement: A motor vehicle especially a convertible vehicle with a vehicle body in whose underbody area reinforcing struts re provided. At least one retaining bridge is arranged indirectly or directly on the underbody and extending beneath part of an exhaust system for attachment of at least one of the struts.... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070267896 - Truck box space frame: A truck box frame includes first and second laterally extending frame members and a frame side rail assembly. The frame side rail assembly includes first and second frame side rails. The first and second frame side rails generally extend between and are coupled to the first and second laterally extending... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20070267897 - Open roof construction for a vehicle and method for opening it: In an open roof construction for a vehicle a closure means for a roof opening comprises a number of separate closure panels, whereas a sunshade means comprises a number of separate sunshade panels. In an opened position of the open roof construction the closure panels and sunshade panels, respectively, define... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070267898 - Sun screen device suitable for large sunroofs: A sun screen device includes first and second shaft units, first and second flexible screen bodies, and first and second battens. The first flexible screen body is wound on the first shaft unit and has an operating end that is movable to a first unwinding position. The first batten is... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070267899 - Light-permeable roof element for motor vehicles: A roof element 1 which is designed to close an opening which is made in the roof of a motor vehicle having a translucent pane which is to be permanently connected to the contact surface which borders the roof opening, especially for a contact surface originally designed to receive a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070267900 - Assembly for vehicles including adjustable mirrors: An assembly configured to be attachable to a front portion of a frame for a vehicle, wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the assembly. The assembly includes: a first cross member oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis positioned at a forward end of the assembly; a first side member... Agent: James P. Davidson, Esq.

20070262600 - Loose positioning seat: A mobile stabilizing seat is composed of a seat body, a driving stabilizing set, and a cover. The seat body is provided with a block partitioned into containing slots at a periphery of the block, and a periphery of the seat body is formed with a plurality of opening slots.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070262601 - Covered utility trailer and kit for assembling same: The present invention relates to the field of utility trailers and more specifically, to a covered utility trailer and a kit for assembling same. The covered utility trailer includes a trailer bed for supporting cargo. The trailer bed has a leading edge, an opposed trailing edge spaced apart from the... Agent: Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

20070262602 - Retractable tailgate barrier and accessory systems: A tailgate barrier system is provided having telescoping supports, which stores entirely within a storage compartment in the tailgate, and which extends directly perpendicular from the tailgate surface for use. The telescoping supports are hingedly connected to the tailgate within the storage compartment and are slidingly connected to the top... Agent: Stoneman Law Offices, Ltd

20070262603 - Power tailgate anti-theft system: Disclosed herein an automotive vehicle anti-theft system for guarding against unauthorized opening of a door of the vehicle is provided, including means for selectively biasing the door of the vehicle toward a closed position, a sensor for detecting operation of the door, and a control module operably connected to the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070262604 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a base frame (14) attached to a vehicle body, a plate-like movable plate (13) mounted to the base frame by a front mounting shaft (16), and a cushioning mechanism (18) disposed between the base frame and the movable plate. The cushioning mechanism includes an upper connector... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070262605 - Movable vehicle roof assembly: A vehicle includes a roof, a roof part kinematic system (RPKS), and a transmission kinematic system (TKS). The roof includes roof parts movably connected together to be movable between a closed position in which the parts cover the vehicle interior and a stored position in which the roof parts expose... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070262606 - Window shade: A window shade is stored on a storage roller mounted beneath a vehicle window opening. A trim panel has a slot through which the window shade may be unwound and raised to a use position shading the window. One or more hooks are attached to the window shade to engage... Agent: Laura C. Hargitt General Motors Corporation

20070262610 - Motor vehicle hatch with a storable rear window: The invention relates to a motorvehicle (1) having a hatchback (h1) that is movable in at least one position of a rear window (H4), wherein the rear window (H4) can be separately moved from its closed position in the areas (H2, H3) surrounding the hatchback (H1) and opposite thereto into... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070262607 - Method of assembling door parts on automobile door: There is provided a method of assembling door parts on an automobile door, said door parts including: a glass run mounted on a roof side and a pillar side, which has a ditch part formed therein for guiding lifting or lowering of a door glass and provided with lips slidably... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070262608 - Mounting structure of glass run: There is provided a mounting structure of a glass run having a ditch part formed therein for guiding a door glass of an automobile and including: a cross-section roughly U-shaped installation base member consisting of an outer-cabin side wall, a bottom wall and an inner-cabin side wall; and an outer... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070262609 - System and method for operating an automotive liftgate: A system for operating an automotive liftgate includes a motor drive adapted for positioning the liftgate, and at least one telescopic strut positioned between the liftgate and an adjacent body structure. A controller operates the motor drive so as to place the liftgate in a predetermined position, such as a... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070262611 - Camper trailer: A camper trailer or caravan (10) includes a chassis (12) adapted to be attached to, and towed behind a motor vehicle (11). A housing (21) is mounted on the chassis (12) and defines a main chamber including a peripheral wall. The chassis (12) is short in length and about the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070262612 - Tunable geometry for energy absorbing foam to lower peak load during side impact: An energy absorbing countermeasure for motor vehicle doors comprises a body having at least a first zone and a second zone. Each zone has at least one surface with recesses in the surface and portions between recesses. The portions are broken upon impact and enter into the recess to exhibit... Agent: International Automotive Components Group, LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070262613 - Cross-member configuration for a motor vehicle: A cross-member configuration for a motor vehicle has a basic member for receiving functional elements, and a body cross-member. The basic member is fastened to the body cross-member via holding elements. The holding elements have, on the body cross-member side, a stepped connecting region which is connected to a connecting... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070262614 - Vehicle front structure: In a vehicle front structure (10), a cross member (52) which is disposed above paired side members (12) includes vehicle width-direction both end portions extending toward a rear side of the vehicle. The cross member (52) is connected with vehicle front-side portions of the paired suspension towers (42) at edges... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070262615 - Vehicle body structure: Disclosed is a vehicle body structure which has a sub-window plate and a front fender each disposed at the rear of a headlamp lens on a sidewall of a vehicle body. In the vehicle body structure, a longitudinally-extending concave portion 60 is defined between the front fender 4 and a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070262616 - Skid steer rear door and chassis interlock: An interlock for a skid steer vehicle with a rear engine compartment and a rear door to that compartment includes a beam that is mounted transversely to the bottom of the door and has an upward facing surface that, like the beam, extends across the entire rear engine compartment opening.... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070262617 - Composite part, especially cross member: The invention relates to a composite part, especially a cross member between the A columns of a motor vehicle. Said composite part comprises an open metal profile (2) and a channel (3) disposed therein, at least partially constituted of a plastic material and extending along the metal profile (2). An... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070262618 - Shading device for vehicle roofs with transparent element: The present invention consists of a concealment device for vehicle roofs with a transparent element comprising a group of technical solutions in the blocking means which enable unblocking and smooth opening and closing movements without losing efficiency in respect of retention. It is characterised by the use in the rail... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070257500 - Multi-function sauna: A sauna which is convertible into a storage space when not in use as a sauna. The sauna is provided with a bench that is movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration wherein the bench in stored within the sauna. The sauna has a hanging rod that is... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070257499 - Automatic deploying handle: A trim assembly is disclosed. The trim assembly includes a vehicular trim panel and a portion mounted to the vehicular trim panel that is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position relative the vehicular trim panel. The portion is defined to include a shape-changing polymer. The assembly also... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070257501 - Vehicle cargo retention system: A pickup truck cargo box includes a cargo floor and a panel being movably mounted with respect to the cargo floor. The panel is movable between a stowed position and an upright position, in which the panel extends higher into a cargo area to form a compartment within the cargo... Agent: Laura C. Hargitt General Motors Corporation

20070257502 - Interior material structure for vehicle: A disclosed interior material structure for a vehicle including an interior material made of a conductive portion and non-conductive portions covering the conductive portion includes a grounding unit (103) configured to electrically connect the conductive portion and a vehicle body. The grounding unit includes an interior material side terminal (201),... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070257503 - Seat support brackets: Seat support assembly for use in a small utility vehicle. The seat support assembly can be removably attached to a frame to allow assembly of small utility vehicles of varying configurations. Components of the seat support assembly can have various support features thereon to support other components of the small... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070257505 - Fuel filler door interlock assembly for a slidable door: An interlock assembly is provided for a vehicle having a body with a selectively openable slidable door and a selectively openable fuel filler door mounted thereto. The fuel filler door is operatively connected with the interlock assembly. The interlock assembly includes a bracket member and a bell crank member pivotably... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070257506 - Apparatus for fastening an object: An apparatus for securing an object to a penetrable material, said apparatus comprising: a. an external hollow cylinder; b. an internal cylinder, optionally including a safety housing, said internal cylinder, or internal cylinder and a safety housing, positioned within said external hollow cylinder, having essentially no permanent connection to the... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070257504 - Windshield covering for cold weather: An apparatus for covering a windshield of an automobile and affixing the apparatus to the windshield by fastening with the side view mirror comprising: a panel and a fastener, the panel comprising a substantially planar member with a bottom side and a top side, a left edge and a right... Agent: Law Offices Of Andrew Y. Schroeder

20070257507 - Tonneau cover: A tonneau cover assembly for a truck having a bed and a pair of upstanding sidewalls generally includes a panel having a perimeter conforming to a perimeter of the bed and a mechanism for enabling movement of the panel between the first position abutting the bed and a second position... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d Suite B

20070257508 - Internal canopy struts: A vehicle generally includes a frame. A first body panel is operably coupled to the frame. A strut extends generally into the first body panel and is operably coupled to the frame.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070257510 - Drive arrangement for motorized movement of a closure element of a motor vehicle: A drive arrangement for motorized movement of a closure element of a motor vehicle that can be moved between an open position and a closed position, there being at least one drive which is coupled by drive engineering to the closure element, the drive having a drive motor and a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070257509 - Sliding door system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a sliding door system for a vehicle, in particular, a motor vehicle. Said system comprises at least one sliding door (33A, 35B) that can be displaced along a track. The system is equipped with at least one power conduction device (1, 34, 35), which is connected... Agent: Jeffry W. Smith Smith Law Office

20070257511 - Slideout room with movable/removable endwalls and/or retractable ceiling: A slide out room for use with vehicles and other structures that use such slide out rooms to expand the interior usable space when stationary and retract such slide out rooms during travel or storage. The slide out room includes a floor, roof, main side wall and a pair of... Agent: John S. Munday, Esquire

20070257512 - Fuel efficient dynamic air dam system: Active, aerodynamic controller that describes a method for dynamically controlling airflow using computer controlled movable air dams and airfoils on motor vehicles. It is well known that motor vehicles generally have a great deal of aerodynamic friction also known as drag. Fuel efficiency is greatly affected by a vehicle's aerodynamic... Agent: Law Office Of Jill Shedd & Associations, P.C.

20070257513 - Aerodynamic air deflection system: A tractor and trailer coupled together in tandem towing relationship is provided with an air deflector system attached to the tractor for aerodynamically reducing the drag on such combination by enclosing the space between the cab of the tractor and the trailer. A support means is attached to the frame... Agent: Neal T. Hauschild

20070257514 - Windshield glass and seats arrangement for vehicle: t

20070257515 - Fastenable member for sealing, baffling or reinforcing and method of forming same: There is disclosed a member for sealing, baffling and/or reinforcing components of an automotive vehicle. The assembly generally includes a carrier, an expandable material and at least one fastener.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070257516 - Exhaust and cooling systems for implementation in reduced-size vehicle: Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070257517 - Dual cell rear corner pillar for automobiles: A dual cell rear corner pillar for the operator's compartment of a pick-up truck is formed with longitudinally oriented front and rear tubular members. The dual cell tubular construction increases section strength for the rear corner pillar while maintaining packaging constraints for the rear pillar design. The front tubular member... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20070257518 - Bonnet for automobile: A bonnet for an automobile, having an outer member made from FRP and an inner member made from FRP and joined to the back-surface side of the outer member, wherein the outer member has a high-rigidity section having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the central section of the... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070257519 - Floorboard for light-weight vehicle: A light-weight utility vehicle floorboard is provided having a pair of frame channels formed in an interior portion of the floorboard. The frame channels receive a pair of vehicle frame struts therewithin. The floorboard additionally has formed therein a plurality of load dispersing structural ribs (LDSRs) between the frame channels... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070257520 - Vehicle trim panel: A vehicle trim panel for use in a vehicle having an interior portion includes a first substrate panel. A first cover is coupled to the first substrate panel. A second substrate panel is coupled to the first substrate panel. A second cover is coupled to the second substrate panel, wherein... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070257521 - Modular convertible top: A removable top system for a vehicle having a front removable roof section and a rear removable roof section. Different removable roof coverings may be interchangeably combined to provide a complete roof for a sport utility vehicle having a permanent hoop dividing the front and rear roof sections. Soft top... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070257522 - Threaded inserts in struts: A strut assembly is provided including a first wall portion, a second wall portion, and a third wall portion. The first wall portion can have an outer surface. and an aperture therethrough. The second wall portion can be disposed generally opposite the first wall portion. The third wall portion can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070252401 - Rear baggage compartment structure of vehicle: A seat back is configured to be folded on a seat cushion, a baggage-compartment board is provided in a baggage compartment so as to be supported to move vertically, and there is provided a linkage mechanism to operate the seat back to be folded as the baggage-compartment board moves upward.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070252402 - Power operated retractable tailgate assembly: A power operated retractable tailgate assembly for a vehicle that includes a tailgate with opposite end edges thereof connected via sliding pivots to a respective one of a pair of elongate slide rails. The slide rails mount in lateral spaced apart relation on the underside of the floor of the... Agent: David W. Carrithers Carrithers Law Office, PLLC

20070252404 - Adjustable rear seat: A rear seat assembly for a truck includes a seat cushion and a scat back. The seat cushion supports an occupant above the floor of the vehicle. The seat cushion has opposite and spaced apart front and rear ends. The seat back supports the back of the occupant while seated... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070252400 - Passenger service vehicles: A passenger service vehicle having a driver's area including a driver's seat and driving controls and a passenger area including at least one passenger entrance and a plurality of passenger seats, the driver's area being defined by the front of the vehicle, and the foremost portion of each side of... Agent: Gregory J. Lavorgna Drinker Biddle & Reath

20070252403 - Motor vehicle seat: A motor vehicle seat comprising a backrest provides a support for the back of a seat occupant when in the position of use, and a pivotally mounted upholstery carrier for seat upholstery, defining a seat surface for a seat occupant when in the position of use, in addition to a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070252405 - Convertible car seal structure: A seal structure for a convertible car having front and rear roofs separately turned and opened/closed, comprising a roof side weatherstrip attached to the front roof side and an open weatherstrip attached to the front edge of the rear roof, wherein a contacting surface tilted or curved downward in the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070252406 - Car cover and deployment system therefor: A protective flexible car cover that is attachable to and detachable from a foldable deployment rod, which facilitates deploying and removing the car cover from a vehicle, is disclosed. The attachment of the car cover to the deployment rod is effected by fasteners. The car cover has magnets or weights... Agent: James A. Hudak, Esq. Suite # 304

20070252408 - Automotive window conversion kit: An automotive window conversion kit and method thereof, comprising of packaged components, a drilling template, at least one 4″ extension rod and corresponding installation. Instructions. The kit further comprises at least one run channel in the packaging, wherein the run channel is longer than the stock run channel and at... Agent: John D. Tran Buus, Kim, Kuo, & Tran, LLP

20070252407 - Latch arrangement: A latch arrangement includes a power control system which can be energized to prevent opening of a door latch by controlling the movement of a release mechanism within a latch. A sensor monitors an operative state of the release mechanism. In the event the sensor detects an unauthorized attempt to... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070252409 - Injection molded roof rail: A roof rail for a motor vehicle roof includes an elongated main body portion having an open channel extending between opposing first and second ends. An end portion is integrally formed with the main body portion at each of the first and second ends thereof for attaching the roof rail... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070252410 - Vehicle rear window body structure: A body structure for an automotive vehicle includes a side member, an outer back panel and an inner back panel. The side member extends generally vertically and defines a rear pillar of the vehicle. The side member has an inner flange. The outer back panel has a middle wall extending... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070252411 - Construction machine with articulated running gear: Construction machine in which an engine carrier is connected to a tool carrier via a joint to form an articulated running gear, the engine carrier having at least a first chassis axle and an engine for driving the construction machine and the tool carrier having at least a second chassis... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070252412 - Vehicle front body structure: A vehicle front body structure includes left and right diagonal connecting members extending diagonally between and connecting together the lower end portions of left and right legs and the front end portions of left and right upper members. Left and right horizontal connecting members, the left and right legs and... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070252413 - Supporting structural element for a motor vehicle with a centrally positioned engine: The supporting structural element (1) comprises a shaped rigid body (2) in which are formed: two transversely adjacent cellular formations (3), intended to receive corresponding padding means (4, 5) to form seats; each of the said cellular formations (3) has a seat portion (3a) and a backrest portion (3b); an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070252414 - Roof rail for vehicles: A roof rail for attaching to a transport means, such as to the roof of a car or boat, the basic element being a tubular profile, where each of its two ends is furnished with a fastening means for firm mounting connection to the roof of the transport means. This... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC