Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 12/08

20080315606 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly configured for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle. The console assembly includes a lower console module having a housing extending generally horizontally adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area and an upper console module having a housing disposed adjacent and operatively connected to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20080315607 - Slide-out guide and carrier: A slide assembly is provided to couple a slide-out component disposed in an opening of a vehicle body to the vehicle body. The slide assembly includes a complementary contoured guide member, roller(s), and a support member, all generally enclosed by a mountable housing. The support member and roller(s) are coupled... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20080315608 - Vehicle load-carrying bed system having bed divider: A load-carrying bed system for a vehicle having a cargo bed includes a bed floor defining a cargo receiving area and first and second sidewalls disposed along lateral sides of the bed floor. A forward wall is disposed along a forward side of the bed floor and laterally between the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080315609 - Attaching structure of split type seat back for vehicle: A pair of seat backs are arranged in a vehicle width direction. A pair of floor brackets attach outer end portions of the seat backs in the vehicle width direction to a floor of the vehicle. A pair of center hinge brackets attach inner end portions of the seat backs... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080315610 - Instrument panel: There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a vehicle; a light source (6) for illuminating the operation panel... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080315612 - Removable and customizable panel module for a vehicle instrument panel: A vehicle instrument panel includes: a panel module receiver; and a removable panel module operable to engage and disengage from the panel module receiver in response to user-manipulation, wherein the panel module includes an attachment mechanism operable to permit releasable attachment of at least one user-selectable component.... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080315611 - Vibration dampener for support braces in vehicles: A support brace supports the instrument panel above the floor pan of an automotive chassis and includes a lap joint that dampens the transmission of low range vibrations through the support brace to the instrument panel. The support brace is formed in two pieces, an upper member and a lower... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080315613 - Rear lid: A rear lid closes a rear compartment of a passenger vehicle. The rear lid, when fitted, is attached to the vehicle and is composed of an inner part and an outer part. The rear lid contains a spoiler device which can be displaced between an inoperative position and an operative... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080315614 - Visor and method for making a visor: A visor for a vehicle includes a core portion having a hinge region and a first peripheral edge. A pliable cover material is formed with a U-shaped section extending at least partially along a second peripheral edge so that the cover material is fittable over the core portion with the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080315615 - Electric side-window roll-up shade: A side-window roll-up shade for the front doors of motor vehicles which has a relatively short wind-up shaft housed in the region of a back edge of the window in the door frame. A short guide rail extends above the top edge of the window for guiding a slide, which... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080315616 - Method apparatus for extending sun visor in vehicles: A glare reducing shield as a sun visor extender for use with traditional existing sun visor and the side window of a vehicle comprises a support bar, elastic band and glare reducing shields which may be in different color and transparent, magnets are used in the easy removable attachments, storages... Agent: Jilin Wang And Xiaoli Niu

20080315617 - Pivotable vehicle roof: A convertible vehicle roof (20) comprises a forward roof element (22) and a rearward roof element (24). An unchangeable, upwardly opened, recessed storage area (14) for the roof elements is defined in a rear trunk lid (12). The forward roof element may be pivoted relative to the rearward roof element... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich

20080315618 - Assembly carrier for installation into a motor vehicle: An assembly carrier for installation into a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly carrier comprising a large-area carrier body which is molded at least partially from fiber-reinforced plastic, fastening points, which are provided on the carrier body, for fastening functional components of a motor vehicle to the carrier body, and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080315619 - Vehicle side door structure: A vehicle side door structure includes an inner panel, an outer panel that is positioned on the outside of the inner panel in the vehicle-width direction, and that forms a closed space in cooperation with the inner panel. In addition, an impact beam extends in the longitudinal direction of a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080315620 - Auto panel attachment device: A fastening mechanism for coupling a trim panel to a door module is disclosed, wherein the mechanism may include a hook disposed on a first mating surface of one of the door panel and the door module, the hook including a V-shaped neck extending away from the first mating surface,... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080315621 - Trim panel for the interior of a motor vehicle and a manufacturing process for such a trim panel: A trim panel for the interior of the cab of a motor vehicle has a first and a second main direction of extension. The trim panel includes a first part and a second part, with the second part being significantly less rigid than the first part in a direction which... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080315622 - Wheel pant device for a vehicle and control method thereof: In a wheel pant device (12), wheel pant plates (34 and 36) that form this wheel pant device are able to be rotated in at least a vehicle width direction. By detecting a driving state of a vehicle using a detecting device and rotating the wheel pant plates of the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080315623 - Drag reduction device for a motor vehicle: A drag reduction device for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a substantially flat plate member preferably rotatably connected to a tailgate assembly. The tailgate assembly has at least one, but preferably two panels defining a cavity. The plate member can be selectively positioned at a first position and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080315624 - Insulated food tray wagon: The present disclosure describes an insulated food tray transportation wagon primarily for use in correctional facility kitchen applications under extreme conditions of operation. The single-piece, low-weight, insulated food tray transportation wagon is equipped with sliding panels designed to wedge into place by either friction at any intermediate position to limit... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20080315625 - Structure of coupling portions of exterior parts: A structure to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes a first exterior component and a second exterior component located apart from the first exterior component, wherein the first exterior component comprises an upper protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component, and wherein the first exterior component comprises a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080315626 - Passive protection device for a motor vehicle: A device for the reduction of injuries in the event of a motor-vehicle accident comprises an adapter inserted between the vehicle bodywork and adjacent internal vehicle components to reduce the free space distance between the bodywork and the components. The free space distance is the shortest direct distance between a... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080315627 - Automotive body and trim assembly with complementary locating and positioning features and method of assembling same: An automotive body and trim assembly is provided that utilizes locating features on only a single sheet metal layer of a multi-layer body frame pillar to position a trim member, thus minimizing variability in the final assembled position of the trim member. The single sheet metal layer has both a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080315628 - Reinforcing member for vehicle center pillar: Deformation by camber recovery etc. due to non-uniform residual stress is suppressed, and occurrence of crack and burr is suppressed by improving press forming property of a roof side T-shaped portion, so that a reinforcing member having a predetermined shape accuracy is manufactured easily and inexpensively by pressing. A reinforcing... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080315629 - Vehicle body floor structure: A vehicle body floor structure includes: a floor panel; a floor cross member provided on the floor panel and joined to left and side sills provided on left and right sides of the floor panel; and left and right front floor frames provided on the floor panel and extending from... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080315630 - Motor vehicle with a body having a floor structure and at least one reinforcing element for reinforcing the floor structure: Motor vehicle with a body having a floor structure and at least one reinforcing element for reinforcing the floor structure, wherein the reinforcing element is designed wave-shaped, wherein the waves run across the vehicle longitudinal axis.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20080315631 - Chassis frame and method of manufacturing chassis frame: A cross-shaped chassis frame (1) formed by abutting and connecting the end parts of side members (12) to the outer face of a front end cross member (11), wherein the side members (12) are formed of hollow pipes, the end parts of the side members (12) are gradually expanded to... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20080315632 - Vehicle with an opening roof: The invention relates to a vehicle with an opening roof. The roof is provided with at least one roof piece and a rear piece that are pivotally interconnected and can be moved between a closed position in which the same close a roof opening or a rear opening and a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080315633 - Device and method for actuating an openable vehicle roof system: The invention relates to the actuation of an openable roof system, for example of a cabriolet canopy system, in which a synchronized adjusting phase (Ts) is provided during the adjustment (tθ to t3) for opening and/or closing the vehicle roof system, in which synchronized adjusting phase (Ts) a first hydraulic... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080309107 - Frame for building a vehicular body with a load bearing support system: A skeleton or frame for building a vehicular body of a cargo vehicle with a load bearing support system for supporting one or more levels of accessories to provide one or more additional levels of load bearing surfaces. The frame comprises at least two side portions comprising a plurality of... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080309108 - Vehicle side article transporter device: The present invention is a container for a light-duty automobile such as a light-duty pickup truck or sport-utility vehicle having at least one opening, operably associated with the quarter panel of an automobile, an inner wall operably associated with the container, and a cover having a closed position and an... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20080309109 - Method for producing a component, a tool for carrying out said method and the component: A method for production of a component in a tool having a cavity-forming first and a second tool half comprises the following steps: a) insertion at least of two skins with angled-over end regions into the second tool half such that the angled-over end regions of the skins are situated... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080309110 - Tailgate topper: A tailgate topper for a pickup truck tailgate has a transverse horizontally extending cross-bar supported by a pair of vertically movable support members which allow positioning of the cross-bar at a desired height above the tailgate. A plurality of upwardly biased popup blocks are disposed below said cross-bar within the... Agent: Ronald L. Hofer

20080309111 - Seatbelt system: A seatbelt system for a bench seat is provided. The seatbelt system includes a first seatbelt device that includes seatbelt webbing with a latch, a buckle to receive the latch, and at least one adjustable turning loop that is configured to adjust the vertical position of the adjustable turning loop... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080309112 - Third row seat for truck cabin: A vehicle including a cabin and a bed. A first row seat and a second row seat are provided in the cabin, and a dividing wall separates the cabin and the bed. A third-row seat is mounted to the dividing wall, and the dividing wall is pivotable to deploy the... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080309113 - Motor vehicle dashboard cross-member, an assembly including such a cross-member, and method of fabricating such a cross-member: A crossmember includes a long beam (4) that forms at least one section of the crossmember. The beam (4) is formed by an open section (19) which is obtained by bending a metal strip longitudinally in order to produce a section with a determined cross-section.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080309114 - Process for the manufacture of a crossbeam for motor vehicles and the respective crossbeam: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a crossbeam and the respective crossbeam (1), intended to reinforce the instrument panel of a motor vehicle, guarantee its rigidity and support various devices, the said process being characterised by an alignment between only one main hollow metal body... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080309115 - Metal clip for vehicle accessory fixation and vehicle accessory installation structure using the same: A metal clip for vehicle accessory fixation and a vehicle accessory installation structure using the metal clip, capable of improving a yield ratio of a metal plate required to form the metal clip and capable of reliably performing temporary fixation of accessories to an interior member. A metal clip (10)... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080309116 - Folding top for an open motor vehicle: A folding top for an open motor vehicle adjustable between a closed position covering the passenger cell and a folded storage position in which the folding top and is accommodated in a folding-top storage space. In order to adjust the folding top, a control linkage is provided on both sides... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080309117 - Convertible vehicle: A convertible car includes a mobile roof which can be retained on a windshield frame when closed. For retaining the roof, at least two mobile engaging elements and at least one actuating element for the same are provided. The actuating element is operatively coupled with the engaging elements via respective... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080309118 - Automotive door with hydraulically locking repositionable immobilizer: An automotive vehicle includes one or more swinging doors which may be immobilized in a number of positions, so as to allow the doors to be used to assist passengers upon entering and leaving the vehicle. The motion of the door may be damped, or stopped entirely, either at the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080309120 - Automotive door with repositionable immobilizer: An automotive vehicle includes one or more swinging doors which may be immobilized in a number of positions, so as to allow the door to be used, for example, to assist passengers in entering and leaving the vehicle.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080309119 - Vehicle door seal venting system and method: A vehicle door seal venting system is provided for venting air trapped in the seal gap between two or more spaced environmental seals. As the vehicle door transitions to a closed position, the seals engage between the vehicle door and vehicle body door opening, acting to closeout the seal gap.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080309122 - Rear-mounted aerodynamic structure for truck cargo bodies: This invention provides an aerodynamic structure attached to the rear face of a truck cargo body, which rear typically contains a door assembly, with a plurality of doors that swing open on hinges, or a single, full-width door, which rolls upwardly. The various embodiments of the invention allow an aerodynamic... Agent: Loginov & Associates, PLLC

20080309121 - System for the reduction of aerodynamic drag on vehicles: The system is designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag on the box type of trucks such as semi-trailer or full truck vans. The system consists of a series of ductwork that gathers airflow from the front of the van and conducts the flow to the rear end of the van... Agent: Robert Edward Campbell

20080309123 - Reinforcement and armouring panel for a vehicle: Reinforcement and armouring panel for a vehicle, comprising a pair of metal sheets (3) provided between which is a layer (4) made of sacrificial material made of metal or ceramic foam.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080309124 - Vehicle body front part structure: A suspension member is fixed to a front part of a vehicle body from below. A stabilizer is fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member. The stabilizer has bent portions. At the time of a front end collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080309125 - Train driver's cab comprising a canopy: A cab of this type comprises a frame (3) defining an internal volume (3a), the frame (3) having at least one upper opening (3b) for receiving panes of glass of said cab, said cab being wherein it comprises a canopy (2) forming an assembly in a single piece which is... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080309126 - Motor vehicle with a movable roof and an extendable rollover protection element: A motor vehicle has a body, a roof that can be displaced between an open position and closed position and having a roof skin with a rear window, and a rollover protection element that can be extended from an inoperative position into a protective position. In the protective position and... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080309127 - Supporting device for a soft top compartment cover of a convertible: The invention relates to a supporting device for a soft top compartment cover of a convertible Said supporting device is movably mounted on the vehicle body and can be fixed thereto by means of a locking mechanism. In order to improve the functionality of the supporting device, the locking mechanism... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080303302 - Vehicle console assembly: A console assembly for use with a passenger seating area of a vehicle having a track configured for installment in the passenger seating area. At least one console receiving module is movably connected to the track and is in electrical communication with an electrical system of the vehicle. At least... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20080303303 - Automobile foldable cargo liner: c

20080303304 - Tailgate-attached cargo support apparatus: A cargo support apparatus is attached to a tailgate and includes a platform unit, platform-to-tailgate attachment means connected between the platform unit and the tailgate at the bottom of the tailgate for attaching the platform unit to the tailgate, platform-to-tailgate orientation and support means connected between the platform unit and... Agent: David A. Jaskolski

20080303305 - Sliding and stowing motor vehicle seat: A vehicle includes a seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor and an adjustment mechanism providing generally horizontal movement of the seat assembly relative to the floor and substantially vertical movement of the seat assembly through an opening in the floor between a use position extending above the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080303307 - Vehicle door mounting: A method and assembly line (10) for vehicle door mounting provides initial door installation for painting and subsequent reinstallation as previously positioned.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080303308 - Windshield attachment: A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car cooperating with a window frame on a golf car can include a first window pane that is selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane can be selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080303306 - Vehicle door structure: A vehicle door structure includes a reinforcing member extending along an inner side of an outer door panel in a longitudinal direction, wherein the reinforcing member includes an extrusion-molded body, a forward end surface and a rear end surface, each comprising fixing portions configured to abut forward and rear mounts... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080303309 - Vehicle air dam system: An air dam is made of flexible cells installed adjacent to one another so that the air dam is capable of installation in many deflecting configurations on a vehicle and can also deflect under impact. The air dam system may be capable of being deployed at higher speeds while being... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080303310 - Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus: An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is provided for use with vehicles having surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus including an exterior cover supported by moveable frames which in turn are supported by sets of supporting linkages. The moveable frames extend rearward and together with the exterior cover form a... Agent: Thomas Scott Breidenbach

20080303311 - Crash attenuating underride guard: An aerodynamic underride guard comprising an angled front section located ahead of the trailer landing gear, a crash attenuating middle section located between the trailer landing gear and the trailer wheel assembly, and an angled rear section located in proximity to the trailer wheel assembly. The front angled section deflects... Agent: Dowell Baker, P.C.

20080303312 - Cross-member for a trailer frame and a trailer frame incorporating the same: A cross-member for a trailer frame and a frame incorporating the same. The cross-member extends between longitudinally aligned rails designed to pivotally support a dumping body thereon. The cross-member includes a cylindrical tube having a wall defining a bore therethrough. A planar member is received within the bore and is... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080303313 - Vehicle with interchangeable truck bed: A vehicle for use with a plurality of interchangeable truck beds, i.e., functional units. The vehicle includes a chassis and an engine and cab mounted on the chassis. The chassis extends rearwardly from the cab from a first location to a second location at the rear end of the chassis.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080303314 - Device for mounting an opening panel to the body of a motor vehicle: A device for mounting an opening panel to a body of a motor vehicle. A positioning mechanism positions the opening panel in relation to the body in a determined fitting position, which is geometrically defined in a reference trihedral of the body. The positioning mechanism includes a temporary mounting structure... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080303315 - Roof module for a vehicle and method for mounting a roof module of this type: The invention relates to a roof module for a vehicle, which can be mounted from above in an opening in the bodywork and which comprises a rigid outer shell (12), in addition to at least one electric functional unit (16), which is pre-installed on the underside of the outer shell... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080303316 - Venting spoiler glass moving mechanism: A panel assembly for covering and uncovering an opening in a vehicle includes a guide rail extending longitudinally therealong. A panel extends between front and rear edges and is movable relative to the guide rail. A guide mechanism is slidably coupled to the guide rail. A carrier bracket is fixedly... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080303317 - Driving device of a movable vehicle component: The invention relates to a driving device of a movable vehicle component, especially a soft top compartment cover of a convertible. Said driving device is coupled to a bearing mechanism of the movable component to perform a main function while being joined to an additional functional unit to perform an... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080296922 - Vehicles with retractable portions: An extendible secondary living space for a vehicle. The extendible living space may move from a retracted position in which it is substantially integrated within or in close proximity to a primary living space of the vehicle, to an extended position in which it provides an open-air porch or balcony... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080296923 - Vehicle dashboard accommodation structure: A dashboard of a vehicle includes an accommodation unit provided at a longitudinal end of the dashboard and positioned adjacent to a door and a side mirror located outside the door adjacent to the accommodation unit, the accommodation unit configured to receive an article, and the accommodation unit including a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080296924 - Vehicle door structures having anti-chipping performance: Embodiments of a vehicle door structure are provided, wherein the door structure comprises a door panel configured to couple to a vehicle frame. The door panel comprises at least one clip receptacle disposed on a lower portion of the door panel. The vehicle door structure comprise a molding component comprising... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20080296925 - Retractable hardtop with extended buttresses and an active rear window: A retractable hardtop for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a unitary roof panel, an active rear window and a four bar link. The four bar link includes a pair of buttress panels and a pair of rear rails that are connected to the roof panel and the vehicle. No... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080296926 - Arms full vehicle closure activation apparatus and method: A vehicle is provided having a sensor for detecting a vehicle occupant's presence, and another sensor for detecting an owner's response with respect to automatically opening a vehicle closure panel. An actuator opens the closure panel when the occupant's presence and response are detected. A signal from an emitter outside... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080296927 - Power swinging side door system and method: A vehicle is provided having an automatic swinging side door with an actuator for opening and closing the door. A controller has an algorithm for moving the actuator, a sensor for detecting an obstacle via contact with the door; and a sensor for detecting the obstacle without contact with the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080296928 - Pillar trim for motor vehicle: A pillar trim on the vehicle-interior side of a pillar includes a pillar trim body located below an airbag and connected at its upper end part to the lower end of a top sealing member. A plurality of guide platforms are raised from the upper end part of the pillar... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080296929 - Door opening and closing apparatus for vehicle: A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle for opening and closing a rear hatch including a rear hatch main body and a movable panel, the door opening and closing apparatus includes a lock portion provided between the rear hatch main body and the movable panel, an actuating mechanism... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080296930 - Trailer keel: A trailer fairing for reducing aerodynamic drag from trailer landing gear and/or wheel assembly is disclosed. The fairing may be directly connected to the forward facing structural supports of the landing gear, and an air tank may be located between the fairing and the cargo storage area. A single fairing... Agent: Dowell Baker, P.C.

20080296931 - Rotatably-mountable bumper and method for cushioning contact between a vehicle hood and grill: Disclosed is a rotatably-mountable bumper configured for rotatably and ergonomically mounting to a mounting member for cushioning the contact between the mounting member and a potentially interfering member. The bumper transmits reactive forces between two members, such as a vehicle hood and grille, if portions of one member over travels.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080296932 - Intermediate front fender support element for a motor vehicle and production method thereof: The invention relates to a support element (4) which can be mounted to an upper beam of the chassis of a motor vehicle. The inventive element comprises a body (6) and at least one upwardly-projecting breakable protuberance (7A, 7B) to which a front fender of the vehicle is to be... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080296933 - Interior parts for a vehicle: An interior part for a vehicle including a first rib(s) extending on the side that faces a vehicle body at a time of mounting the interior part to the vehicle body, and a second rib(s) extending to cross the first rib, in which an inserting portion(s) that is inserted into... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androlia

20080296934 - Front vehicle body structure: A front vehicle body structure including: a hood ridge provided on a side in a vehicle width direction of a front vehicle body; a suspension support member for supporting a suspension of a vehicle, provided on an inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hood ridge; and a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080296935 - Seat assembly providing airflow path to cool batteries: Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation