Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 06/08

20080150306 - Head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle: A motor vehicle is disclosed having one or more seat assemblies each of which has an automatically stowable head restraint associated with it. Each head restraint is pivotally supported by a stowable rear roof panel and is biased into a stowed position in which it lies adjacent to the rear... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, Llc

20080150307 - Center console: A center console for a instrument panel includes a housing having a display region and an actuation mechanism associated with the housing. The actuation mechanism permits movement of the housing relative to the instrument panel.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080150308 - Sidewall panel and tarpaulin cover system for flat bed trailers, and truck trailer incorporating same: A cover system for a support surface on a vehicle includes multiple retaining pockets disposed at a lateral side of the vehicle adjacent the support surface, multiple stakes having lower ends which are removably received in said retaining pockets, respectively, such that the stakes extend substantially perpendicular to the support... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.c.

20080150310 - Receiving device and a motor vehicle provided therewith: The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for a motor vehicle comprising at least one a tray-shaped container (2) and a hat rack (3), wherein said hat rack (3) is shaped in such a way that it covers the tray-shaped container (2), the inventive receiving device (1) can be... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080150309 - Sidewall storage assembly with sliding cover: A storage assembly for a vehicle console that includes a bin, a mounting panel and a cover is contained within the console such that the bin is accessible through a sidewall of the console. The bin assembly is attached to an inside surface of the sidewall in a front section... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080150311 - Articulating fascia and storage system for a vehicle: A vehicle includes a closure panel movable between an open position and a closed position and a fascia disposed adjacent to the closure panel and movable between a closed position and an open position. The fascia is articulated into the open position prior to the closure panel being moved from... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080150312 - Seat storage actuator: An electric vehicle seat storage structure for moving a seat between a seating position and a storage position is provided. The seat storage structure includes a frame having an axle positioned along a rear portion of the cushion and having a seat gear mounted to the axle. An actuator is... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20080150313 - Overcenter linkage mechanism for a decklid of an automotive vehicle: A decklid linkage mechanism allows movement of a decklid relative to a body of an automotive vehicle. The decklid linkage mechanism includes a frame, an actuator and a linkage mechanism. The frame supports at least a portion of the decklid. The frame is pivotally coupled to the body for movement... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080150314 - Accessory for a motorcycle: The invention provides a fairing assembly (10) for a motorcycle (12) including an aerodynamic shield (11) and a mounting arrangement for mounting the shield (11) on a motorcycle (12). The shield (11) is operable between a stowed condition and an operative condition. In the operative condition, the shield (11) is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080150315 - Substance dynamic flow diverter for use with a vehicle to cause energy savings: The invention is a dynamic flow diverter for a vehicle having a windshield. The flow diverter has a deflector which comprises a sphere or some portion of a sphere or a cone, such as about half of a sphere with a flat top that is substantially parallel to a planar... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080150316 - Fixture for a component and a fixture mount: The invention concerns a fixture, in particular for a sun visor used in a vehicle, comprising a coating element provided with a stop member or a base body, which are arranged along an axial element, said axial element including a positioning member for moving the stop member from a mounting... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080150317 - Motorcycle trailer: A trailer for a motorcycle is provided. In one embodiment, the trailer comprises an aerodynamic body with an undercarriage and hitch arm with a mount for a spare tire under the body, and a mounting rack in front of the body for mounting a removable container. The body comprises an... Agent: Patrick Stellitano

20080150318 - Adjustable motor vehicle roof: A vehicle roof assembly includes a roof having rear and front roof elements relative to the direction of forward vehicle travel. The roof elements are movable between closed and opened positions of the roof. The assembly further includes a roof kinematic system having first and second guide rod systems located... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080150319 - Motor vehicle door system: A user-operated system for interactive vehicle door opening and closing. The system detects vehicle position (gravity) and external force (such as wind) and provides an assistive force in effortlessly opening or closing the door. In some embodiments, the system provides a fail safe mode of operation in case of power... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080150320 - Door hinge for motor vehicle: A door hinge for a motor vehicle has a column console that can be arranged on a door frame and a door console that can be attached to a vehicle door, wherein the door console and the column console are connected together as counterpieces at two bearing points arranged spaced... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080150321 - Vehicle having aerodynamic fan elements: A vehicle is provided with a front end, a rear end, and at least one fan element for controlling a flow of air toward and from the rear end of the vehicle, so as to minimize turbulence and any resulting aerodynamic drag behind the vehicle. The fan element may be... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080150322 - Vehicle bed edge construction and manufacturing process therefor: A roll-formed one-piece vehicle bed member has a plurality of ribs and valleys extending longitudinally along the bed member in sidewardly adjacent, parallel relation. The bed member terminates at front and rear edges wherein preferably along the rear edge of the bed member, rib channels are formed centrally along the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20080150323 - Rt reinforcer: An improved structural reinforcer is provided, some embodiments comprising expansible material disposed on a carrier, the carrier having a plurality of chambers arranged longitudinally, with locking slots and shutoffs that lock a portion of the expansible material to the carrier, and a channel that permits the flow of liquids within... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080150324 - Speaker system for a vehicle: In response to an applied force, a speaker system is configured to deploy from a confined area so as to function as a pelvis pusher. Additionally, portions of the speaker system are configured to collapse upon the application of the force so as to absorb the force.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c./fgtl

20080150325 - Ergonomic operator compartment access system and method: An ergonomic operator compartment access system may be deployed on a machine having an operator compartment. The ergonomic operator compartment access system may include a door to the operator compartment having an open position and a closed position and an actuator connected to the door for moving the operator compartment... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080150326 - Front structure of vehicle body: The present invention aims at providing a vehicle body front-part structure which can efficiently disperse an impact load acting on the front part of a vehicle. In the vehicle body front-part structure in accordance with the present invention, a portion 6a of a radiator support supporting an upper part of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080150327 - Cover with a glass pane and electrical function elements: A cover (11) with a glass pane (14) for a motor vehicle roof, in which, first, a combination film (10) with a shatter prevention film and electrical function elements (22, 24, 26, 28, 30) integrated into the combination film. The combination film is securely attached to a side of the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080143132 - Decorative part: There is provided a decorative part for decorating a vehicle interior, including a base; a cushion; and a skin with elasticity having a portion thereof being fixed to the base, the skin being adhered to the cushion and covering the cushion, the cushion being made of a gel elastomer having... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080143133 - Pickup truck accessory: A pickup truck accessory comprising a first L-shaped assembly that can be removeably attached to a first side of a pickup truck bed, a first tubular member attached to the first L-shaped assembly, a second L-shaped assembly that can be removeably attached to a second side of the pickup truck... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20080143135 - Occupant-interactive accessory system for automotive vehicle interior: An occupant-interactive accessory system for an automotive vehicle interior includes a number of different utilities for use by an occupant of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The combination of a wedging mounting structure attached to each utility and wedging interfaces incorporated within interior structures of the vehicle allow the... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080143134 - Vehicular sliding console: A center console is provided with a movable console, a guide rail and an actuation mechanism. A rail main body of the guide rail and a lock member of the actuation mechanism lock the movable console against movement. An operation lever is provided in an upper portion of the movable... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080143136 - Device for automatically fixing a dashboard to a motor vehicle body shell: A device including: a male member (11) integral with one first element (1) which is either the instrument panel or the body shell; and a female member (12) connected to the second element (3) which is either the instrument panel or the body shell, and designed to receive the male... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080143137 - Rest: A rest for a vehicle for supporting the feet and/or legs of a passenger comprising a housing (2) having an electrically powered pivotal lid (3) and defining a storage. The lid may be pivoted between an open position in which access to the storage is permitted and support provided for... Agent: Salter & Michaelson The Heritage Building

20080143138 - Convertible vehicle comprising an upwardly projecting pillar part of the roof: A stowable roof for a convertible vehicle is retractable from a closed state to an open state. The roof includes a pillar part which extends upwardly from the window beltline when the roof is in the closed state. The pillar part is movable rearwardly and downwardly when the roof is... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080143139 - Vehicle door provided with a get-out assisting device: A vehicle door has an easy exit feature that holds the vehicle door in a desired latched position by applying a latching torque with a controllable damper. An evaluation and control unit detects the desired latched positions by evaluating an instantaneous door movement sensed by a sensor system, and accordingly... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080143140 - Hatch for a commercial vehicle: A hatch for a commercial vehicle includes an outer panel having an inner surface, at least one rail being provided at the inner surface, the rail enabling attachment of designated articles at optional positions along the length of the rail.... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080143141 - Vehicle designer (variants): In the first variant, a designer set of elements is embodied in such a way that it makes it possible to shape different modifications of a passenger car body. The body is embodied such that it is splitable on a transversal plane. The element set consists of changeable front and... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080143142 - Trailer with double wall extruded panel nose construction: A trailer having a double wall extruded panel nose construction. A trailer wall construction for use as part of a trailer assembly includes a curved front wall including at least one curved panel having spaced apart inner and outer shells. Another trailer wall construction includes a series of elongated panels... Agent: Smith Ip Services, P.c.

20080143143 - Structural 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

20080143144 - Structural stability device for automotive frame members: A vehicle structural frame member incorporates an internal lightweight brace member spanning between the opposing flanges of the co-joined hat-shaped members forming the structural frame member. The internal brace is formed of thin material, such as steel, to help the frame member retain its geometric shape when placed under a... Agent: Miller Law Group, Pllc And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080143145 - Vehicle impact protection system: In another embodiment, the reinforcing profile (20) has different section moduli transverse to a rotation axis (B) which runs through a first fastening point (22) and a second fastening point (24) of the reinforcing profile (20), the actuator device (28) being able to swivel the reinforcing profile (20) about the... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080143146 - Automobile roof shock absorbing system: A system for preventing roof crush during a rollover type automobile accident. The system is a series of shock absorbing elements that are incorporated into each pillar of a vehicle and interconnect to the roof, and an airbag for detaching the roof apart from the vehicle just prior to a... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc

20080143147 - Front pillar apparatus for vehicle: A front pillar apparatus of a vehicle includes a pipe formed to be extended from an lower portion of the vehicle, a reinforcing member connected to the pipe in an outer direction of the vehicle such that the reinforcing member supports the pipe, a panel located in an inner direction... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080143148 - Front pillar for frameless door in automobile: A front pillar for a frameless automobile door includes an outer and an inner panel, attached at their upper ends; and a bracket disposed between the lower ends of the panels, configured for a door glass to be inserted therein. The lower end of the outer panel is directly connected... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080143149 - Front pillar apparatus: A front pillar apparatus of a vehicle includes a panel portion supporting a windshield of the vehicle from an upper portion of the vehicle and a pillar portion connected to both ends of the panel portion to support the panel portion, wherein the panel portion includes an outer panel disposed... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080143150 - Manually actuated brake system for manually towable vehicle: A brake system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a frame comprising a mechanically actuated braking assembly operably coupled with at least one of the wheels and being operable between braking and non-braking conditions, a handle coupled to the braking assembly and being mounted to the frame... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080143151 - Retractable vehicle roof system: A closure system for a vehicle includes a closure member movable relative to the vehicle between an open position and a dosed position. The closure member includes a flexible panel and a plurality of support members supporting the flexible panel. A first support member is attached to and is movable... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080136204 - Energy absorbing seat anchor restraint system for child safety seats: An energy-absorbing deformable structure to attach a child seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing deformable structure comprises a loop of metal rod including a base end configured to be coupled to the mounting portion of the vehicle, a distal end configured to be coupled... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080136205 - Net pet barrier: A net pet barrier designed for installation behind the front or rear seat in a vehicle to keep pets off vehicle seats and in the back of the vehicle. Netting formed of micro-mesh material is attached to a pop-up wire frame which keeps the net from sagging and facilitates installation... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20080136206 - Sliding cargo carrier for vehicle: A sliding cargo carrier for use in motor vehicles has a slideable frame assembly and deck for supporting cargo. The deck is supported on an upper frame which is slideably mounted on a base frame attached to the vehicle. The deck is extendable and retractable within the vehicle to allow... Agent: Boyd D. Cox Suite 506

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20080136208 - Compact truck tailgate and general purpose utility ladder: According to an exemplary embodiment, and apparatus includes: a non-collapsible single unit stair including: a pair of opposing side rails supporting at least a top step and a bottom step; and a rotator unit including a lower portion secured to a substantially horizontal surface, and an upper portion mounting the... Agent: Venable LLP

20080136209 - Windshield mounting system: The present invention provides a system for mounting a windshield onto small vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles or other similar vehicles. The mounting system generally comprises a pair of receiving elements, each of them being adapted to be mounted to the vehicle and comprising a receiving cavity. The mounting... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20080136210 - Filler neck housing assembly: A filler neck housing assembly is disclosed that includes a reinforcement bracket having a ring-shaped portion and a reinforcement flange. The reinforcement bracket is assembled to a housing panel that defines a recessed area inside a body outer panel. The reinforcement bracket includes door stop flanges and hinge attachment flanges... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c./fgtl

20080136211 - Roll-out cover system for open container vehicles: A roll -out cover system for a container having an open top is provided that includes a cover (26), a pair of pivot arms, a gearbox (46), a motor (48), a drive mechanism, and a controller. The cover has a leading end and a trailing end. The pivot arms are... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.c.

20080136212 - Pivotal base for a canopy frame: A pivotal base is adapted for detachably connecting a canopy frame to a stroller. The pivotal base comprises a connector, a first pivotal connector and a second pivotal connector. Wherein the connector of the pivotal base has a plug for connecting with the stroller, and a snap wall formed with... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080136213 - Quick change tarpaulin for retractable tarpaulin system: A tarpaulin structure for covering a cargo space and used in combination with a support and retraction system includes a body and an openable sleeve for a plurality of the cross supports of the system. Connectors hold the sleeves closed about the cross supports. The tarpaulin system may be installed... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20080136214 - Multiple roof configurations for a single vehicle platform: An apparatus for use in a motor vehicle having a roof system, the motor vehicle further having a body with a passenger compartment and a trunk space, the apparatus comprising a roof system comprising any one of a rigid panel hardtop, a retractable hardtop moveable from an extended position disposed... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080136215 - Pivoting panel assembly: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a cargo bed pivoting panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a panel having a pair of studs extending from corresponding opposing ends of the panel adjacent a bottom of the panel. The assembly additionally includes a main body having a first deck... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080136216 - Vehicle door pillar decorative panel: A vehicle door pillar decorative panel is primarily composed of a base board having a recession in which a panel is adhered. A protruding block is fastened to the panel to form a decorative panel. And, by way of various surface treatments, the decorative panel may have a frosted or... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc Suite 1404

20080136217 - Heat-insulating underbody structure: A heat-insulating underbody structure comprises a heat shield (2) mounted on the vehicle underbody (1) at a distance. The space thereby defined is in principle open in order to generate a heat-insulating air layer between the heat shield and the vehicle underbody. The underbody structure is characterized in that it... Agent: Sturm & Fix LLP

20080136218 - Supporting structure of roof corner for large vehicle: The present invention provides a supporting structure of a roof corner for a large vehicle in which the roof corner includes a roof structure and a side structure connected to the roof structure, the supporting structure comprising a reinforcing member coupled to the roof structure and the side structure for... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080136219 - Over-molded water channel: A water channel for a window panel in a sunroof includes a secondary seal that is used to capture fluid that bypasses a primary seal. The secondary seal is over-molded onto the water channel and serves to direct bypassing fluid into the water channel. The secondary seal is made from... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080129067 - Folding utility truck rack with side panels and locking bed cover: The present invention provides a folding convertible truck apparatus comprising first and second side panels which in turn comprise respective first and second collapsible support members, and in which the side panels comprise inner and outer edges wherein said outer edges are pivotally attached to longitudinal surfaces of lateral truck... Agent: John P. Luther Newman & Newman, LLP

20080129068 - Medical imaging trailer with thermal and mechanical isolation: A trailer for use with a mobile medical diagnostic imaging system includes a first shell having an exterior skin and at least one thermal insulation layer, a second shell within the first shell, the second shell having a first shielding layer, and an air gap between at least a portion... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080129069 - Minimally invasive cover for bearing of motor home slide-out: An improved, space-saving, vehicle slide-out is slidably supported on a vehicle chassis by a bearing mechanism and is selectively positionable relative to the chassis between retracted and extended positions. The slide-out includes, among other things, sidewalls and a cover assembly operable to cover the corresponding sidewall and the bearing mechanism... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080129070 - Sealing nozzle and method for producing vehicle body by using the same: A sealing nozzle having a flattened tubular part for discharging a sealer is disclosed. A restrictive means is provided so as to stretch out from one side to the other inside a sealer passage of the flattened tubular part and to restrict the flow of the sealer.... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080129071 - Flexible interior component: There is disclosed a vehicle console trim component. The trim component can include an articulated door with a plurality of slats, a substrate, and a flexible layer including a pattern for decoration disposed on and supported by the substrate. The flexible layer will maintain the pattern for decoration as the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080129072 - Layout for an automobile seat retractable into a well of the floor of the said automobile and automobile including such a seat: Layout for an automobile vehicle seat retractable into a stowage well (41) made in the floor (4) of the said vehicle, the seat including a backrest (2) foldable onto the seat pan (1) and the seat pan being movable on the floor by pivoting towards the rear between a current... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080129073 - Windscreen for automobile: In automotive front windshields used for head-up display, there is provided an automotive front windshield characterized in that two plate glasses of an interior side and an exterior side are bonded to each other by using two interlayer films, that an optical functional film prepared by laminating an optical rotatory... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080129074 - Apparatus and method for positioning a tarpaulin: A system for positioning a tarpaulin on a flatbed is provided. According to one embodiment, the system comprises a lifting device and a tarpaulin positioning apparatus structured to be attached to the lifting device. The lifting device is structured to lift at least a portion of the tarpaulin positioning apparatus... Agent: Moore & Van Allen Pllc

20080129075 - Convertible top weatherstrip: A sealing or weather strip for attachment to a convertible top of an automotive vehicle, the strip having an upwardly facing, generally C-shaped channel for receiving water from the top during rainy weather or during washing of the vehicle. The strip further has an upwardly extending leg of substantial longitudinal... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.c.

20080129076 - Roof retractable type vehicle: In a roof retractable type vehicle including a roof storage area, a roof storage mechanism for storing a roof, and a tonneau cover for opening and closing the roof storage area, the tonneau cover is connected to the vehicle body side via a mechanism in which the front end of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080129077 - Tonneau cover: A tonneau cover assembly is provided having a plurality of substantially rigid panels inserted between the fabric and the bows and then locked into place and/or supported by snap-fit elements connecting to the peripheral frame of the tonneau cover. The snap-fit elements can also serve to positively locate the bows... Agent: Botkin & Hall, LLP

20080129078 - Protective cover for motor vehicles: A protective cover for motor vehicle, motor vehicle components, machines, etc., includes a cover protecting the principal part of the object, and at least one protective covering for at least one component movably affixed on the object. The protective covering for the movable component is a protective covering that is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080129082 - Door hinge for a motor vehicle: A door hinge for a motor vehicle comprises a column console that can be arranged on a column of a door frame, a door console that can be attached to a motor vehicle door assigned to the door frame, wherein the door console and the column console are pin-jointed together... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080129081 - Vehicle door operating mechanism: A vehicle door operating mechanism includes a reversible electric motor, a rack member and a door rod. The reversible electric motor has an output gear. The rack member has teeth engaged with the output gear that movably arranged relative to the motor so that the rack member moves in response... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080129083 - Vehicle film component, and method for the production thereof: Recently, at least some parts of exterior components of vehicles have been made of plastic as well by back-molding lacquer films with plastic. A large number of such exterior components require transparent areas which are produced separately and are inserted into die-cut zones of the component. Said method requires a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080129079 - Selectively removable side fairing for a vehicle: A detachable side fairing for a vehicle in one form comprises a panel body that can include steps. An access opening is defined by the panel body and is opened and closed by a door, such as the riser of a step, to allow access to the rear of the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080129080 - Body side weather-strip flange for eliminating red rust corrosion: A vehicle weather strip flange configured to eliminate corrosion for a predetermined time period. The flange may include at least one indented area disposable against a vehicle body and an opening for insertion of a fastener for attaching the flange to the vehicle body. The indented area may include a... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080129084 - Mounting system for ballistic panel: A ballistic panel and mounting assembly for use with a vehicle door having a side impact structure. The panel having first and second separable members, and a plurality of upper brackets and side brackets used to secure the respective first and second members to both the beltline of the vehicle... Agent: Tung & Associates

20080129085 - Operator cab for heavy equipment: An operator cab for heavy equipment is disclosed to prevent a sliding door mounted on the cab from rocking or rattling in X, Y, and Z-axis directions due to a shock or vibration applied to the cab in a state that the sliding door is fully opened. The operator cab... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080129086 - Vehicle lift mechanism: The invention provides a vertical lift mechanism (10) for a bunk bed within a recreational vehicle. The mechanism includes a lateral support assembly (14) that travels up and down in an upright frame assembly (34). The lifting force is provided by a drive unit (12) mounted to the support assembly... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080129087 - Roof structure for a motor vehicle with a flance having a longitudinal supporting section: A roof structure for a motor vehicle, which has a roof-supporting roof frame, which is suitable to receive different roof modules, such as panoramic roofs, sliding roofs etc. The roof frame of the roof structure according to the invention has a surrounding flange directed towards the roof centre. The flange... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz , P.c. (gme)

20080129088 - Sliding roof system: A sliding roof system includes at least one guide rail, a cover that is displaceable relative to the guide rail, and a wind deflector that can be displaced between a lowered and a deployed position. At least two actuating elements act on the wind deflector in order to press the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.