Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 01/08

20080023976 - Patient support system for medical transport vehicles: A patient support system adapted for attachment to the chassis of a vehicle. The vehicle has a cargo bed and a midline bisecting the cargo bed. The assembly includes a chassis mounting portion adapted to be attached to a side wall in the bed of the vehicle, a lateral adjustment... Agent: Laura N. Tunnell

20080023977 - Vehicle floor covering system: A mobile vehicle has an interior occupant compartment, commonly called a cab when the vehicle is a truck, that has a floor (60) covered by respective floor coverings (12, 14) that have top surfaces opposite the floor. The coverings connect to each other along a joint (16) cooperatively defined by... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20080023978 - Protective device for a loading space: A protective device for a loading space of a motor vehicle has at least one sheet-like structure that can be transferred alternatively into a vertical or into a horizontal protective position. The sheet-like structure has at least reduced light permeability in its horizontal protective position and increased light permeability in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080023980 - Snowmobile plastic windshield stabilizer: A windshield stabilizing apparatus comprising two pairs of suction cup assemblies adjustably connected to a horizontal elongated tether or nylon fence which pivotally connects to the right and left sides of the snow mobile windshield adding lateral support increasing stability and rigidity. By connecting each side of the windshield, added... Agent: Larry Kayoukluk

20080023981 - Sunvisor for vehicle: It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a sunvisor for a vehicle equipped with a photocatalyst with a deodorizing effect. In the present invention, a vehicle sunvisor has a visor body that is mounted to a cabin-ceiling surface via a support shaft. The visor body rotates... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080023979 - Motor vehicle interior fitting and production method thereof: The invention relates to a motor vehicle interior fitting which is characterised in that it consists of: a plastic insert (1) comprising a first finish area and a second finish area having a different finish to that of the first, the second area being disposed next to the first area... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080023982 - Portable vehicle and/or equipment storm shield: A vehicle and/or equipment storm shield is provided as having a spool of membrane material, which may be relatively quickly un-spooled to provide a sheet of membrane material operative to substantially enclose the vehicle and/or equipment for protecting the vehicle and/or equipment from wind, rain and/or flying debris associated with... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080023983 - Method of manufacturing a trim panel assembly for a vehicle door: A trim panel assembly includes a first trim panel and a second trim panel. The first trim panel has an attachment portion, and the second trim panel has an attachment portion that cooperates with the attachment portion of the first trim panel to connect the first and second trim panels... Agent: International Automotive Components Group, LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080023984 - Wind deflector for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a wind deflector: A motor vehicle wind deflector contains a stretching bow mounted to be pivotable around a first fixed pivot axis running transversely to the vehicle. A flexible flat structure which is rollable onto and unrollable from a rolling axis parallel to stretching bow axis is attached to the stretching bow to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080023985 - 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.

20080023986 - System for connecting units to a truck and a device forming part of the system: A system for attaching a superstructure to a goods vehicle, provided with a chassis frame having longitudinal main beams (4, 5). Each of these is provided with a beam part (12) extending in a vertical direction with side surfaces (21). The system includes attaching devices (17, 18) associated with the... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP

20080023987 - Structural reinforcements: The present invention is predicated upon the provision of systems and methods for reinforcement of a structural member. More particularly, the present invention is predicated upon unique carrier configurations and application of reinforcing material thereto. In one configuration, the application of reinforcing material is achieved without the use of fasteners,... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080023988 - Stiffeners for utility trailer structural panels: A utility trailer structural panel (10) of the skin-stiffener type has a skin (15) supported by uniformly spaced stiffeners or roof bows (39). Stiffeners or roof bows (39) are secured to panel skin (15) and extend outwardly from the associated panel skin (15). Each stiffener (39) has central flange (35)... Agent: Loren G. Helmreich Browning Bushman P.C.

20080023990 - All terrain vehicle having layered body panel configuration: Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

20080023989 - All terrain vehicles and fender assemblies therefor: Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

20080023991 - All terrain vehicles having fender assembly: Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

20080018128 - Vehicle interior member and method for removal thereof: Means for Solving the Problem: The present invention is a vehicle interior member (1) attached to an attaching portion (4) in a vehicle cabin having an interior member main body (14) and an affixing member (16) for attaching the interior member main body, wherein the affixing member comprises two inserted... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080018129 - Vehicle protective pad: A device and system for protecting a vehicle finish are disclosed herein. The exemplary protective guard may include a removably coupled, flexible protective guard sized to fit on top of the vehicle's surface in proximity to the handle. The protective guard may be adhered statically or magnetically. In embodiments, there... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20080018131 - Gooseneck hinge assembly for vehicle: A gooseneck hinge assembly for a closure of a vehicle includes a body side bracket adapted to be connected to a vehicle body of the vehicle and a closure side bracket having a gooseneck shape adapted to be connected to a closure for closing an aperture in the vehicle body.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080018127 - Motor vehicle door handle: A motor vehicle door handle includes a grip area and an electronics module arranged inside the grip area. A plastic injection moulded carrier core extends inside the motor vehicle door handle. The electronics module is arranged in a recess of the carrier core. A covering layer, which is made of... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080018130 - Vehicle slide-out operating mechanism: The invention provides a vehicle with one or more slide-out sections and a compact operating mechanism for moving each slide-out section between extended and retracted positions. In one form, the vehicle has a primary slide-out section and a secondary slide-out section mounted to extend and retract relative to the primary... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080018132 - Convertible: A convertible vehicle with at least one front roof area, having a flexible covering in the direction of travel, and a rigid roof area, including a rear window. The front roof area includes several lateral frame parts lying one behind the other, which can be folded opposite to each other,... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080018133 - Spoiler accessory for a car: The spoiler accessory for a car includes a spoiler body, which is a long plate. Two ends are on the spoiler body to be installed on the car, and an oblique rear wing is placed on one side of the spoiler body. There is a luminous body that is electroluminescent... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080018134 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle has at least one illuminating device in a rear region and at least one wind-deflecting device likewise arranged in the rear region. The wind-deflecting device can be activated. According to the invention, the at least one wind-deflecting device is part of the rear illuminating device.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080018135 - Hybrid dump body made of steel and aluminum: A hybrid dump body comprises a main frame that includes a cross memberless frame structure of two spaced apart elongated members. Secured to the cross memberless frame is a steel bottom having a substantial flat portion and a pair of curved upturned side or edge portions. Secured to each curved... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080018136 - Under cover: An under cover for covering a base face of a vehicular body, includes: 1) a dent part; and 2) a protruding part. The dent part and the protruding part are formed alternately in series on a lower face of the under cover in at least a forward-rearward direction of a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080018137 - Assembly comprising a headlamp block support and a motor vehicle fender, and a support forming part of such an assembly: The present invention relates to an assembly comprising a headlamp block support and a motor vehicle fender, the fender having an inside face, an outside face, and a proximal edge for being placed adjacent to a glass of the headlamp block, the support being designed to be secured to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080018138 - Rail systems for securing a roofing sheet to a structure: The present invention includes a rail system for securing a roofing sheet to a structure having a roof and at least one wall. The rail system includes a rail and a clamping member. The rail includes a wall mounting portion, a ledge extending from a lower portion of the wall... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080018139 - Method of manufacturing a vehicle frame member with a subframe attachment mount: An attachment mount apparatus connects a subframe component to the lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle that is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are formed with a pair of opposing semi-cylindrical depressions to receive a cylindrical mounting... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080018140 - Safety device for a motor vehicle: A safety device is provided for a motor vehicle with a tilting roof integrated into a roof area and a servo drive for opening and closing the tilting roof. A coordination unit is provided that evaluates data relevant to driving safety and controls the servo drive in a timed manner... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080012370 - Moveable strip door suspension system: The present invention relates to movable barrier systems, such as a strip door suspension systems, that can be repositioned along the length or width of a room, container, or vehicle, for example, that is temperature controlled. The system saves energy, keeps cargo at a constant temperature, and is safe to... Agent: Docketing Specialist Sullivan & Worcester LLP

20080012371 - Moveable strip door suspension system: The present invention relates to movable barrier systems, such as a strip door suspension systems, that can be repositioned along the length or width of a room, container, or vehicle, for example, that is temperature controlled. The system saves energy, keeps cargo at a constant temperature, and is safe to... Agent: Docketing Specialist Sullivan & Worcester LLP

20080012377 - Drip guard for machinery: There is provided a vehicle and a drip guard for containing any material spilling from the vehicle. The drip guard has a sheet of liquid impervious material, and a device for extending and retracting the sheet of liquid impervious material along the undercarriage of the vehicle. The sheet of liquid... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080012378 - Sidewall panel and tarpaulin cover system for flat bed trailers, and truck trailer incorporating same: A cover system, for protectively covering a trailer, includes a plurality of stakes, stake-supported panels and stake-retaining pockets. Each pocket includes a base section, adapted to be fixed to the vehicle, and a movable section which moves between open and closed positions of the pocket. The stake-retaining pocket is formed... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080012380 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat of a vehicle is basically provided with a seat cushion, an annular frame, a hook or striking member and a vehicle body engagement element. The seat cushion is disposed within the vehicle. The annular frame disposed within the seat cushion. The striking member is attached to the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080012372 - Foldable deck: A foldable deck for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The foldable deck includes a pair of deck panels connected by a hinge assembly. The foldable deck is mounted on one of the side walls of the freight compartment and is capable of movement between a secure upright... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20080012373 - Vehicle cargo bed extender: A vehicle bed extender particularly adapted for ease of installation and removal. The extender includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a connecting wall, a first mount, a second mount, a first mounting station, and a second mounting station. The connecting wall, the first side wall, and the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080012374 - Covering for a luggage compartment: A covering for a luggage compartment in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle between a backrest and a tailgate can be fitted in two fitting positions. Regardless of the selected fitting position, the covering is mounted such that it can pivot about a front edge, as seen in the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080012376 - Integrated center stack for a motor vehicle: A center stack for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The center stack includes a front plate having an exposed surface with a first surface finish and a back plate having a visible portion uncovered by the front plate. The front plate has at least one opening extending through... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080012375 - Adjustable shelving system for vehicles: Adjustable storage units for a vehicle and a method for providing such units are disclosed. The storage units generally include opposing end panels connected by a connecting member along the rear of the end panels. One or more shelf supports are releasably connected to the inner surface of the end... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080012379 - Front latch assembly for vehicle seat cushion: A vehicle seat cushion front latch assembly (32) includes an attachment latch (72) for providing attachment to an associated vehicle and includes a support bracket (78) whose pivotal positioning about a latch plate (66) is controlled by a blocking member (86) prevents movement of the attachment latch (72) to an... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080012381 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a seat body having a seat back, a pair of left and right legs, a headrest coupled to the seat back at above the seat back through the pair of legs, load detecting means provided on the seat back and having a movable part that displaces... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080012382 - Integration of buttons into a reaction injection molded automotive instrument panel skin: A method of manufacturing an automotive instrument panel including providing an electrical button, placing the button in a mold, and reaction injection molding a skin layer of the instrument panel to substantially fully encapsulate the button so that the button is substantially fully integrated with the skin layer and further... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080012383 - Method for bonding a glazing: A method of bonding a glazing to a vehicle frame is disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying at least one segment of pressure-sensitive adhesive material to the vehicle frame and applying a quantity of sealant material to the vehicle frame.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080012384 - Shock absorber made of fiber material: The invention relates to a shock absorber for protection against side impact on a motor vehicle, which absorber is made of fiber material and has a cross-sectional profile comprising at least first, second, third and fourth flanks, wherein two consecutive flanks extend in opposite directions, respectively.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080012385 - Wind deflecting device: A wind-deflecting and wind-guiding device is disposed in the region of a windshield of a motor vehicle. The device is formed, in particular, as a cowling extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle. A prestressing device biases lateral longitudinal end regions of the wind-deflecting device in the direction of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080012386 - Impack absorbing member for vehicle: The present invention relates to an impact absorbing member (14L, 14R) for vehicle which has a hollow cylindrical shape and is disposed in a vehicle between a side member (12L, 12R) and a bumper beam (10), and which is axially crushed along an axis of the impact absorbing member by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080012387 - Vehicle support structure with floor impact movement restriction device: A vehicle support structure is provided with a floor impact restriction device coupled between a structural floor member of a vehicle floor and a vehicle suspension member supporting the vehicle floor. The floor impact restriction device basically has a suspension attachment member and a floor attachment member. The suspension attachment... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080012388 - Glass mounting structure: A locking member 52 is provided at a glass 13 closing an opening portion 11a in a cab 11, a mounting portion 54 opposed to the locking member 52 is formed at the opening portion 11a, and a locked member 57 is provided for mounting the glass 13 at the... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080012389 - Door assembly as well as method for its production: A door assembly for a motor vehicle includes a window frame, a function carrier assembly including a function carrier fixedly connected to the window frame and a plurality of operational components accommodated in the function carrier, and an outer skin disposed on an exterior facing side of the function carrier... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080012390 - Structural part for the body or undercarriage of a motor vehicle: A structural part for a body or undercarriage of a motor vehicle includes a channel-shaped or hollow length portion made of steel sheet; and a bulkhead received for reinforcement in the length portion in an area of high stress. The bulkhead hereby extends in parallel relationship to the longitudinal axis... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20080012391 - Cowling structure for motorcycle: A cowling structure is provided for a motorcycle in which a radiator is disposed behind a front wheel of the motorcycle. The cowling structure includes a main cowling and a sub cowling. The main cowling covers a periphery of the radiator from the front of a handlebar. The sub cowling... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080012392 - Vehicle glazing with darkened areas: A vehicle glazing, especially for use as a glass roof of a motor vehicle, the glazing having a glass body (10) which has been provided with a dark tinting in areas that are spaced apart from its edge area. The dark tinting is formed from an opaque substance which cross-links... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080007079 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes first and second console modules configured for installment in the passenger seating area. Each console module includes a housing having a storage area defined therein, wherein the first and second console modules cooperate with and are... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20080007080 - Clip with dual attachment channels and corresponding clip house: A Clip (1) and a clip house (20)for an automotive part. The clip (1) has dual attachment channels (4,5) so that the clip (1) is easily attachable, removable and re-attachable to and from a vehicle, such as an automobile, boat, snowmobile, or other similar structure. The clip (1) comprises a... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20080007082 - Reclining seats for the bed of pickup trucks: An apparatus comprising guide rails and rolling brackets mounted on opposite side panels extending up from the bed of a truck, and longitudinally extensible and retractable arm members for engagement removably to respective joints on said rolling brackets, for rolling a trunk and a pair of reclinable seats until retained... Agent: Oltman, Flynn & Kubler

20080007083 - Front structure of vehicle: It is an object of the present invention that bringing a door weather strip into contact with a side molding restrains dusts and the like from intruding into a gap between a front pillar and a side door. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion of a... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080007081 - Locking apparatus and glove box: A locking canceling operation is made to be performed using as a driving force a restoring force produced when a deformable canceling member made of a shape memory alloy is heated to restore its memorized shape.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080007084 - Cover assembly for stowage compartment of movable motor vehicle roof: A cover assembly for the stowage compartment of a vehicle roof movable between a covered position in which the roof covers the vehicle interior and a stowage position in which the roof is lowered into the stowage compartment. A swivel arm connects middle and cover sections such that the cover... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080007086 - Vehicle shading system and method using an electrically controlled transmission control material: A vehicle shading system for shading an interior of a vehicle. The vehicle shading system includes a plurality of windows located on the vehicle. Each window has a transmission control material which changes from transparent to opaque upon an application of an electric current to the transmission control material. The... Agent: Michael L. Diaz Michael L. Diaz, P.C.

20080007085 - Frame assembly for vehicle opening and associated method of manufacture: A frame for a vehicle opening and associated method of manufacturing. The frame can include straight segments interconnected by corner segments. The method includes forming the straight segments, heating at least end portions the straight segments, and bonding the corner segments between adjacent straight segments.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080007087 - Vehicle door structure: A vehicle door structure for suppressing permanent deformation due to thermal distortion of a door is described. A door inner panel 18 and a door outer panel 20 are configured in aluminum alloy or the like. An impact beam 26 and a belt line inner reinforcement 44 are joined to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080007088 - Vehicle frame having energy management system and method for making same: A hollow structural member (30) for a vehicle is provided with a unitary energy absorbing end portion (34) having a reduced wall thickness (T2), for deforming and absorbing the force of an impact, and a site for initiating such deformation. The initiation site preferably comprises a taper of the end... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20080007089 - Transverse bridge for reinforcing the tunnel region of a floor structure of motor vehicle: A transverse bridge for reinforcing a tunnel region of a floor structure of a motor vehicle is fastened to the floor structure and extends between transverse seat struts. The transverse bridge contains two obliquely extending lateral supporting arms and an upper bridge element connecting the two supporting arms. The transverse... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080007090 - Canopy of working vehicle: A canopy of a working vehicle having, therein, a forwardly and reversely rotatable seat and enabling an increase in the rigidity of a canopy frame with a low cost and simple structure, wherein frames forming the back part of the canopy are disposed radially from the rotating axis of the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080007091 - Stowable ottoman for a vehicle passenger cabin: A passenger cabin for a vehicle. The passenger cabin is comprised of a floor panel, a first row seat, a second row seat, and a stowable ottoman. The first row seat and the second row seat are attached to the floor panel. The stowable ottoman is pivotally attached to the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080007092 - Intake heater for hvac fresh air intake: A vehicle having a cowl tray and a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system is provided with one or more coolant-to-air heat exchangers near the intake opening of the HVAC system or attached to the cowl tray, in order to prevent an accumulation of snow and ice from blocking... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20080007093 - Vehicle body structure: A vehicle body structure comprising: first and second members each having a hat-shaped cross section including a main wall, first and second side walls extending from the main wall; an opposing area in which the opening, first side wall and second side wall of the first member are opposed to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080007094 - Automotive engine hood: An automotive engine hood is built by joining together respective edge parts of an outer panel and an inner panel such that spaces are formed between the outer and the inner panel. The inner panel has a plurality of ridge-like beads and ridge-like connecting beads connecting at least end parts... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080007095 - Vehicle body structure for a passenger car equipped with a fastback: A vehicle body structure for a passenger car equipped with a fastback has oppositely arranged lateral roof frames, rearward side parts and rearward spring strut receiving devices. The oppositely arranged lateral roof frames are each constructed as a hollow support and are being mutually locally connected by transversely extending members.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080007096 - Multi-function cross members for truck frames: A frame for a vehicle chassis includes C-cross section side rails and interconnecting cross members which extend through the vertical webs of the side rails and are attached with connecting brackets to the outside faces thereof. This construction provides the capability of utilizing extended length cross members to which other... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP