Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 01/09

20090026784 - Disassemblable truck rack having gusset and improved bedrail mounting system: A rack for pickup trucks configured to carry cargo above the truck bed. The rack is easily installed on and removed from the truck without requiring drilling or other modifications to the truck and is configured to carry heavy loads while utilizing lightweight materials. The rack has a pair of... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20090026783 - Storable truck rack system: A truck rack system comprising at least two T-bars, a means for storing the T-bars and a means for connecting the T-bars to the truck at different locations and at different positions to create a rack and to facilitate towing. The means for storing the T-bars comprises a pair of... Agent: Lauson & Tarver LLP

20090026785 - Truck bed assembly with integral partial sliding deck with pivoting inclined towers for raising and lowering a sliding deck: A sliding deck for carrying loads in transit and both lifting or lowering the loads includes a spaced pair of pivoting outer tubular tower members having hydraulically operated cylinders interior to a pair of telescoping tubular inner members located interior to the outer tubular tower member in which the pivoting... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090026786 - Truck box with external storage structural frame: A truck box includes front and rear corner brackets and an inner side panel having a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. A rail longitudinally extends substantially the entire length of the inner side panel and has a... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090026787 - Insulation structure for the internal insulation of a vehicle: The insulation structure for the internal insulation of a vehicle comprises an insulation package, which is implemented using an insulation, and a film, which is positioned inside an intermediate space that includes internal paneling and an external skin of the vehicle. The insulation package is implemented homogeneously using a first... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20090026788 - Door panel with self-gripping hooks: Door panel assembly of an automobile, having a door panel 1 and a sound-insulating sheet 4 attached to the door panel, characterised in that the door panel has hooks on its surface to which the sound-insulating sheet is attached, and a looped knitted fabric or a looped non-woven fabric 6′... Agent: Edward G. Greive Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bokak, Taylor & Weber

20090026789 - Multifunctional extendable tailgate: An improved extendable tailgate for a vehicle with a cargo bed has an upright position and a horizontal position. With the tailgate in the upright position there is a hinged lower edge and an upper edge. The tailgate has a tailgate frame that has a substantially rectangular shape, a width... Agent: Teri G. Andrews Attorney At Law

20090026790 - Latch system for releasably securing a seat to a floor: A vehicle seat latching system having four anchor mounting points wherein three of the four points define an engagement plane with respect to a vehicle floor. The fourth mounting point is located in a non-planar orientation to the engagement plane. A compensating latch is provided as part of the fourth... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090026791 - Seat: A vehicle seat 10 is provided with: a seat lifter 22, provided to a seat body for sitting on and adjustable by operation force transmitted from a first operating system; a reclining mechanism 20, provided to the seat body and adjustable by operation force transmitted from a second operating system;... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090026792 - Close-conforming vehicle floor tray with reservoir: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular model... Agent: Momkus Mccluskey, LLC

20090026793 - Trunk lid frame structure: In the present frame structure of a trunk lid: the trunk lid has an outer panel and an inner panel, and is formed such that its cross-section is approximately L-shaped, with a top face part and a rear face part; left and right hinge installation sections are provided, and a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090026794 - Fuel filler door unit: A fuel filler door unit for a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a hinged arm embodied for mounting a fuel filler door, which is supported about a pivot axis so as to be pivotable, a locking section moved together with the fuel filler door... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090026795 - Vehicle door with door beam: A bracket is fixed to a door beam which is fixed to an inner panel between the inner panel and an outer panel of the door. The bracket extends from the door beam toward the outer panel and includes at an end thereof a curved part protruding toward the outer... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090026797 - Wake stabilization device and method for reducing the aerodynamic drag of ground vehicles: A wake stabilization device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of ground vehicles. An improved device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of bluff base vehicles by increasing the pressure on the bluff base of the vehicle by controlling the wake flow and the interaction of the... Agent: Williams Mullen

20090026796 - Wind protection system for convertibles: A wind protection system for a convertible vehicle comprises a textured perforated plate which is embossed with a regular honeycomb structure and has a sufficient degree of inherent rigidity so as not to require a frame. In addition, the perforated plate preferably has the greatest possible number of holes of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090026798 - Pedestrian protection apparatus for front end of vehicle: A pedestrian protection apparatus for use in an upper frame of a front end module of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a mounting part fastened to the upper frame, a shock absorbing part extending from the mounting part towards the front end of the vehicle, and a plurality of ribs... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090026800 - Energy absorber for use as impact protection in a motor vehicle: An energy absorber for use as impact protection in a motor vehicle, in particular in the region of the doors, is provided. The energy absorber can be formed as a plastics material component and comprises a plurality of ribs which together form polygonal hollow chambers. In manufacturing the energy absorber,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090026799 - Energy absorption body, apparatus for protection against impact, vehicle inner trim part and cross support: The invention relates to an energy absorption body with essentially in axial direction oriented side elements, whereby the side elements are convex, and with at least one energy absorption element, whereby the energy absorption element is located between the side elements, and whereby the energy absorption element is formed for... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090026801 - Impact absorbing member: An object of the present invention is to provide an impact absorbing member capable of reinforcing a desired reinforcement object portion. The impact absorbing member includes a long impact absorbing body which absorbs energy at the time of a collision by being deformed itself and a mounting member which is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090026802 - Rear frame structure for vehicle: A rear frame structure for a vehicle is disclosed, wherein an impact load can be satisfactorily absorbed in the case of a collision with a rear surface of the vehicle. The rear frame structure includes a pipe-shaped impact-absorbing member located between left and right rear frames. The impact-absorbing member has... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090026803 - Cab for work machine: To provide a box-shaped cab for a work machine, on which an operator operates the work machine, having a front surface portion, a rear surface portion, left and right side surface portions, a floor surface portion, and a ceiling surface portion, the cab for a work machine includes: a frame... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090026804 - Floor panel and installation for fixing layout elements comprising such panels: The disclosed embodiments concerns a floor panel for a transport vehicle such as an aircraft and an installation for fixing cabin layout elements including such panels. The disclosed embodiments are characterized in that the floor panel includes at least one mounting rail having a lengthwise axis, inserted into the layer... Agent: Perman & Green

20090026805 - Motor vehicle component and methods for its manufacture: Disclosed is a unitary cowl top ventilation component for a motor vehicle. The component includes structural and elastomeric portions molded into a single unitary body. Also disclosed are methods for making the component.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090026806 - Structural element for a motor vehicle, corresponding motor vehicle, and method for producing one such structural element: A structural element includes: at least one hollow metallic body (4) with a closed cross-section, an external surface (24), and at least one adhesion lug (22) formed on the external surface (24); and at least one plastic body (6) which is moulded over the metallic body, covering the external surface... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090026807 - Energy-absorbing vehicle hood assembly with cushion inner structure: An energy-absorbing hood assembly for a vehicle includes an upper layer having a plurality of polyhedral protuberances extending outward therefrom, and preferably a lower layer. The protuberances are disposed between the upper and lower layers, and preferably arranged in longitudinal and transverse rows. The polyhedral protuberances are adapted to absorb... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090026808 - Sub-frame system for integrating a given roof module into a motor vehicle body: A sub-frame system is provided for integrating at least two different roof modules in a motor vehicle body. The sub-frame system includes, but is not limited to a common sub-frame base sub-frame component for roof modules, preferably all the roof modules, mountable on the car body, as well as several... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090021034 - Device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar: A device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar includes a body to accommodate a first and a second electric motor and a first and a second gear driven by first and second motor respectively. Gear rods are formed as circular arc sections and the body accommodates... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20090021035 - Cargo bed extender: The invention is an apparatus for use with a vehicle having a tailgate. The apparatus has a frame hingedly mounted to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate. The apparatus has first and second arms pivotably mounted on opposite sides of... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

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20090021038 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle has a decorative member that a user can repeatedly use and that is utilized for a purpose other than design. The decorative member covers a fastening part of an exterior cover of the vehicle and has a lid with a decorated exterior surface. A base is attached... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20090021036 - Flat thin screen tv/monitor automotive roof mount: A vehicle roof mounted video display is disclosed. The display is rotatable 180° about a first axis, between a stored position within a housing and a second position in which the display lies flat against the vehicle roof. The display is also rotatable at least 60°, and preferably 90°, about... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090021039 - Vehicle gate assembly with cargo tray: A vehicle gate assembly for a vehicle that includes a first coupling member that is movably coupled to the vehicle. The vehicle gate assembly also includes a second coupling member and a gate that is movably coupled to the vehicle via the first coupling member so as to move between... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090021040 - Seat device of vehicle: A seat slides in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a pair of wheel houses projecting inside a vehicle compartment, and slides in s vehicle width direction at a portion which is in front of the wheel houses. The seat takes a first position in which its outside portion overlaps with... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett Pc

20090021041 - Operating unit for at least one adjuster of a vehicle seat: In the case of an operating unit (1) for at least one adjuster of a vehicle seat (3), in particular a motor vehicle seat, with a housing (5) and an operating element (11), with the movement and/or operation of which the at least temporarily assigned adjuster is activated, the adjuster... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20090021042 - Folding canopy for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a folding canopy for a motor vehicle, having a canopy linkage arrangement which has a main member (12) and a main column (14), wherein the main member and the main column are mounted via in each case one first hinge point (16, 18) on a main... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20090021043 - Cover for a vehicle: A family of vehicle cover sections is disclosed, including at least one first cover section comprising a flexible material at least two second cover sections comprising a flexible material. One of the at least two second cover sections is non-permanently connectable to the at least one first cover section to... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090021045 - Methods and apparatus for supporting a window glass lift plate: A door module of a vehicle includes: a panel of door glass including an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge; a lift plate coupled to the lower peripheral edge of the door glass such that a regulator may move the door glass between a full-up position and a... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.l.p.

20090021044 - Sealing or guiding assemblies and method of making it: A sealing or guiding assembly for sealing or guiding a corner of a closure member such as a window (109) for an opening is disclosed. The sealing or guiding assembly is attached to a frame (8) comprising panels (22,24). Strips (91) of flexible material extend towards and meet at the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090021046 - Articulating interlocking structural extrusions for recreational vehicles and the like: A structural assembly such as for use in constructing a living space of a recreational vehicle includes a wall with vertical rails at the top and bottom. The rails fitting into complementary recess within floor and ceiling members. The bottom rail has a curved cross section and fits into a... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090021047 - Cargo container with u-shaped panels: A cargo container that includes a U-shaped panel, and/or an L-shaped panel is disclosed. The cargo container has a top, bottom, and two sides, each U-shaped and/or L-shaped panels forms part of the top and a side, or the bottom and a side. The cargo container may further include doors... Agent: Dowell Baker, P.c.

20090021048 - Device and method for increasing occupant protection in a vehicle during a side-impact: The present invention is distinguished in that the side impact girder and/or the support areas within the vehicle body area enclosing the motor vehicle door provide(s) at least one actuator, which is activatable through controlled supply of a form of energy independent of the energy input produced by the collision... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090021049 - Retractable step for cab of mobile machine: A retractable step assembly (400) for a cab (C) for a mobile machine includes a leg (450) slideably received in a through-hole (408) in a platform (58) of a cab (C). An upper end (452) of the leg (450) is fixed to a lower end (434) of a stretchable spring... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20090021050 - Structural reinforcement system for an automotive vehicle: A structural reinforcement system is provided for an automotive vehicle. In another aspect of the present invention, an upper structural beam is employed which extends in a cross-vehicle direction adjacent to a vehicle belt-line. A further aspect of the present invention employs an upper structural beam with a recessed central... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090021051 - Window assembly for a utility terrain vehicle: A shield/window assembly for a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) includes a frame having a rigid body and four perimeter portions, a screen member attached to the frame and having a permeable body, and a fastening member attached to the frame and adapted for releasably coupling to a mating member of... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090021052 - Sub-frame structure: A sub-frame structure, which mounts a fuel cell thereon and is supported by a vehicle body, the sub-frame structure including: front and rear cross members which support front and rear ends of the fuel cell on upper surfaces thereof and extend in a vehicle width direction; an intermediate cross member... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090021053 - Ditch clip assembly: A ditch clip assembly may include a main body having at least one cover clip for selectively securing the ditch cover to the main body, and an aperture clip secured to the main body that is configured to secure the main body to an aperture defined by the vehicle ditch.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20090021054 - Drainage arrangement: A drainage arrangement for a vehicle roof comprising two roof parts (1, 2) which are arranged on a vehicle body in a manner such that they can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position is formed by an elastic drainage line which interacts with the pivotably mounted,... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090021055 - Base material for vehicle headliner: A base material for a vehicle headliner is disclosed, which includes a core sheet made of a crosslinked polyolefin foam sheet, and reinforcing layers disposed on upper and lower portion of the core sheet and made of natural fiber and synthetic fiber.... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090021056 - Open roof construction for a vehicle: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a stationary roof part includes a roof assembly having a movable panel for opening and closing said roof opening, with a slide which is movable along a stationary slide guide and which is provided with panel engagement... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20090015027 - Powered patient support and fastening system with inductive based power system: A patient support includes a base, a patient support surface supported by the base, an electrically powered device, and a rechargeable power storage device for powering the electrically powered device. Further, the patient support includes a receiving coil that is electrically coupled to the rechargeable power supply for inductive coupling... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090015028 - Rubber shield plate for mining dump trucks or freight train cars: A cover made of an elastomer material to act as protection for a steel hopper of very heavy-duty trucks and train cars. The cover protects the metallic hopper or cars from shocks from boulders and material of varied granulometry, in addition to providing protection against abrasion, unloading and corrosion. Fastening... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090015029 - Insulation arrangement: An insulation configuration in a motor vehicle has an insulation element, in particular a sound insulating molded part, which has at least two layers, of which at least one is formed as an insulation layer and one is formed as a support layer. A sealing profile is provided, by which... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090015030 - Covering for a gap: A covering is provided for a gap behind at least one rear seatback in a motor vehicle, which gap is provided in the transverse direction of the vehicle between the rear seatback and a luggage compartment covering. The covering has at least one covering flap which is held in position... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090015031 - Vehicular center cluster panel: A center cluster panel 2 is formed with a projected portion 20 including an upper panel 21 extended to a vehicle rear side and disposed at an uppermost portion thereof, a curved face panel 22 connected to a rear portion of the upper panel 21 and directed to a vehicle... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090015032 - Windshield system including tower frame: A windshield assembly includes a windshield frame constructed to support a windshield. A plurality of couplers are secured to the windshield frame, and a tower frame for a wakeboard tow rope or cable attachment, radar arch or the like is connected to the windshield frame via the couplers. In one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090015033 - Movable roof for an automobile: A roof assembly for a vehicle includes a roof, a guide bar system, and a guide bar mechanism. The roof has front, middle, and rear roof elements movable between a closed position covering a passenger compartment of the vehicle and an opened position stacked in a storage compartment of the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090015034 - Self-engaging rod retaining clip: A self-engaging rod retaining clip assembly for retaining a rod and a method of retaining the rod to a vehicle closure support component is disclosed. The self-engaging rod retaining clip assembly holds a rod retaining clip in a desired position on a vehicle closure support component until the rod is... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090015036 - Integrated hinge and temporary door checker: A temporary checking device is provided that works in conjunction with elements of a vehicle hinge that remain in the vehicle's final configuration. The hinge includes a hinge pin rotatably connecting a door hinge bracket to a pillar hinge bracket. The checking device includes a spring portion that is disposed... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090015035 - Motor vehicle door: A motor vehicle door has an outer module and an inner module. The outer module contains an outer panel and an inner frame part to which an impact support and hinges can be fixed. For the motor vehicle door to have a simplified configuration and a low weight while having... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090015037 - All terrain vehicle with lower portion protector: A protector includes: a protector main body covering the lower portion of the vehicle body and a fixing plate for fixing the protector main body to the vehicle body. The protector main body has a surface portion and a recessed portion recessed from the surface portion to the vehicle body.... Agent: Jones Day

20090015038 - Automotive sunshade and guide track system therefor: A sunshade assembly. The sunshade assembly includes a frame, the frame having a pair of opposing guide tracks, each guide track having a pair of spaced parallel guide surfaces, a sunshade panel having a forward portion, a rearward portion and a pair of curved lateral edges, and a plurality of... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090015039 - Motor vehicle with a roof section which may open in two directions: The invention relates to a motor vehicle with a roof or roof section which may be placed below a cover piece in the rear section of the vehicle, whereby the cover piece can be opened to provide a loading opening for luggage or a through opening for the roof. The... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090008954 - Kit for conversion of horizontally hinged door of recreational vehicle to a table: A kit for conversion of a horizontally hinged door of an external storage compartment of a recreation vehicle to a table, including first and second frame clamps adapted to be mounted in at least proximity to the bottom frame member of the storage compartment in spaced apart relationship to one... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20090008955 - System and method for automatically designing an automobile wrap: There is provided herein a system and method for rapidly and accurately creating vehicles wraps for use on cars, trailers, and the like. In a preferred embodiment, a digital photograph of the vehicle is imported into a graphics editing program where the vehicle image is stretched to reflect the actual... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20090008956 - Structural hybrid attachment system and method: An integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The integrated structural system includes a molded duct system configured to guide airflow having a first section and a second section and configured to operably attach a vehicle component thereto. The integrated structural system also includes a metal structure integrated with... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090008957 - Top for a convertible vehicle: A top (1) for a convertible vehicle has at least one roof part (3) which is movable between a closed and an open position, and, in its open position, is put away in a trunk (6) of the convertible vehicle, and a movably mounted, planar covering element (8), the rear... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090008958 - Automobile storage bag: The present invention is directed to protecting an automobile from extreme weather conditions, particularly flooding. The invention comprises an automobile storage bag, and a method for shielding an automobile from extreme weather conditions. Prior to the onslaught of, or in the early stages of, hazardous weather; a user would be... Agent: General Counsel, P.C.

20090008959 - Vehicle door: The invention relates to a vehicle door including a door shell with an outer panel (2) secured to an inner panel (3), with the inner panel having an opening therein, and with the door shell defining a hollow cavity. An interior trim module (4) is arranged to be fastened to... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090008960 - Vehicle cargo bed tent camper second tier floor: This is a one piece molded raised second tier floor with lockable horizontal doors made for a pickup truck cargo bed. In particular, it is a one piece molded insert that increases the storage area of a crowded pickup truck cargo bed camper. It also, gives the user 100% access... Agent: Edward John Smith

20090008961 - Fastening apparatus: A fastening apparatus makes it possible for an additional wing to be fixed to a spoiler basic body via screws which are disposed in a concealed manner, such as a threaded screw and a threaded nut, the threaded screw being held in a manner which is captive in a cage... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090008962 - Cubby hole device: Described is a cubby hole device for vehicles which includes a cubby hole, a first holder, a second holder, a lock and a carrier. The carrier is connected, on the one hand, to an outer frame, on the other hand, to one of the two holders. The cubby hole is... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090008963 - Energy absorbing element for multiple unit vehicles: The present invention relates to an energy dissipation device, for example for a coupling assembly, having a bearing block (2, 3) comprising an interface (4), by means of which impact forces can be conducted to the bearing block (2, 3), and a deformation tube (5), wherein the bearing block (2,... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090008964 - Modular truck body: A modular truck body. The modular truck body includes a floor assembly, a first storage assembly removably connected to the floor assembly, a second storage assembly removably connected to the floor assembly, and a bulkhead removably connected to the first and second storage assemblies.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090008965 - Striker reinforcement for hydroformed automotive door frame: A striker reinforcement plate is configured for installation into the interior of a closed section, hydroformed tubular automotive frame member. The striker reinforcement plate is formed with an enlarged mounting tab at one end and a weld tab at the opposing end. The striker reinforcement plate is inserted through a... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090008966 - Moulded plastic article and a method for the production thereof: A molded plastic article has an injected or foamed molded section (12) with at least one insert part (24) with a part (16A-16D) which emerges from the molded section (12). The insert part (24) penetrates a deformable molded body (34) which forms a sealing element for the mold cavity when... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090008967 - Method and device for controlling the displacement process for a hood system: The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the displacement process of a hood system. According to the invention the following steps are provided: provision of a first number of position sensors (20-22,25,26) to determine the actual position of the hood system, the first number of position... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090008968 - Closure device for a convertible top of a convertible vehicle: A closure device to close a convertible top of a convertible vehicle onto a body frame part, wherein at least one closure element is connected to the convertible top and at least one mating closure element is connected to the body frame part, which can be engaged by means of... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090001740 - Wheeled object of the type adapted to be operated by a walking person: A wheeled object or vehicle, such as a hospital bed (10) comprises a main chassis or frame (12) supported by a plurality of supporting wheels or rollers (11), which define the vertices of a polygonal supporting surface (21). The bed, which is usually moved by a walking person, is provided... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090001741 - Contractor vehicle: A vehicle having a chassis, a cab mounted on the chassis, and a body. The body includes a bottom, a top and sides. The sides partially enclose an interior space and define an opening for accessing the interior space. The vehicle also includes a closure moveable between an open position... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20090001742 - Mobile containerised autopsy facility: The present invention relates to a containerised autopsy facility with standard hygienic procedures and precautions applied to normal medical operations within a conventional health care centre and the like, hereinafter also known as BSL2, comprises a permanent or semi-permanent structure into which therein is provided all necessary autopsy (instruments/equipment) facilities.... Agent: Law Offices Of Albert Wai-kit Chan, PLLC

20090001743 - Load bearing cover assembly having support ribs that facilitate cargo management: A load bearing cover assembly for use with a vehicle having a floor, having a storage compartment. The load bearing cover assembly includes a cover member having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the cover member being substantially rigid and adapted for connection to the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20090001744 - Front end module lower beam body on frame joint: A structural joint for a vehicle is provided that includes a first tubular beam with forward and rear faces extending in a non-fore and aft direction. A bracket has a first leg abutting the first beam's forward face and a second leg transverse to the forward and rearward faces. The... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20090001745 - All terrain vehicles having swivel clip and methods: 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 Attn: Diane Bell

20090001749 - Vehicle seat umbrella holder: An umbrella retaining device may be incorporated into or integrally attached to a vehicle seat from the vehicle factory and may employ a compartment or holder that defines a ventilation and drain hole to drain water from a wet umbrella. An umbrella compartment may further comprise a flap pivoting along... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090001747 - Folding monitor for vehicles: A folding monitor for vehicles is provided. The folding monitor for vehicles includes: a frame provided in a vehicle body; and a display unit provided at the frame, wherein one end of an arm is hinge-coupled to at least one side of the display unit, and a slot into which... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090001746 - Lid for vehicle cargo bin: A cargo bin comprising a housing having a pair of mounting brackets. A J-shaped slot is formed in each mounting bracket, and a lid that includes a pair of pins slidably mounted in the J-shaped slots is attached to the housing. The lid includes pair of notched portions that are... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090001748 - Trim assembly for a vehicle: A trim assembly for an interior of a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprises a first panel, a first shell, and a second shell. The first panel forms interior trim for the vehicle and defines a first receptacle. The first shell defines a convex surface and a concave surface and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20090001750 - Vehicle cargo management device: A cargo management device and vehicle including a cargo management device having a base portion having a surface. The device also includes a support portion pivotably mounted to the base portion and being configured to receive cargo. A locking member is pivotably mounted to the support member and in sliding... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090001751 - Recliner mechanism: A tube recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat having a reclining seat back includes an inner tube extending in a lateral cross vehicle direction and having inboard and outboard ends, an outer tube positioned around the inner tube, and a cylindrical spacer positioned between the inner tube and the outer... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090001752 - Method for producing a thermoplastic film: In a method for producing a thermoplastic film having a three-dimensionally textured, embossed surface, the film is subjected prior to a subsequent shaping kind of processing step to electron-beam crosslinking, which differently crosslinks the individual surface-area regions of the film, so that the regions that undergo greater degrees of drawing... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090001753 - Debris deflector: A motorcycle including a frame, a swing arm pivotably coupled to the frame, a rear wheel rotatably coupled to the swing arm, a rear fender disposed above the rear wheel. The rear fender has a profile shape. The motorcycle includes a belt assembly having a debris deflector attached to the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090001755 - Sealing strip for side windows on motor vehicles: A sealing strip for side windows on motor vehicles, which is arranged between a retractable, frameless, front side window and a retractable, frameless, rear side window. The sealing strip reaches from the door line as far as a roof frame of the motor vehicle. A movable locking member is fitted... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090001754 - Roof side weather strip for automobile: A roof side weather strip has an upper side portion, a vertical side portion and a corner portion. The vertical side portion has a mounting base portion which is to be mounted on a pillar, a hollow seal portion which is formed on a vehicle-interior inner surface of the mounting... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090001756 - Reconfigurable travel trailer: A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include first and second bed platforms. The platforms are capable of being positioned in a travel configuration for use during transport of the travel trailer. A camping pod is included that has tent fabric. The camping pod is capable of being... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20090001757 - Spoiler device: According to an aspect of the present invention, a spoiler device for a vehicle for controlling air stream of the vehicle, the spoiler device covering a hinge member and pivoting in response to a pivotal movement of a back door supported by the hinge member in a pivotally movable manner... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090001758 - Expandable insert for hollow structure: An expandable insert and a method of making the same are disclosed. An expandable insert may generally include an expandable body that extends along a hollow structure, and has a continuous outer periphery. A passageway extends through the outer periphery that allows fluid communication therethrough. The expandable insert is operable... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090001759 - Mounting structure for vehicle crash sensor: A sensor assembly of a vehicle includes a substantially horizontal protrusion secured to a body portion of the vehicle and extending therefrom in a direction of an impact input and a crash sensor mounted to the substantially horizontal protrusion, wherein the crash sensor is configured to detect an impact force... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090001760 - Spring mounted vehicle sleeper bunk: A system for supporting individuals or objects is disclosed that can be used, e.g., as a bunk for sleeping upon within a vehicle, such as, e.g., a truck or commercial vehicle. The system preferably includes: a) a support platform having an upper surface to support at least one individual or... Agent: Volvo Technology Of America, Corporate Patents

20090001761 - Vehicle body floor structure: A floor structure for a vehicle body whereby a load transmitted to left and right floor frames is reduced, and a reduction in weight is achieved. A cross member extends between the left and right floor frames. Both ends of the cross member are inclined inward in a width direction... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090001762 - Panel assemblies, vehicles, and methods of manufacturing: 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 Attn: Diane Bell

20090001763 - Mounting process and mounting unit for doors on vehicle bodies: The invention relates to a method and a system for mounting at least four lateral doors (6, 7, 8, 9) on a vehicle body (5) comprising door holes (30, 31). Several lateral doors (6, 7, 8, 9) are mounted jointly on one side of the vehicle in an assembly station... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090001765 - Sealing strip and vehicle frame assembly: The present invention relates to an improved retention sealing strip (10) that improves the ease of assembly, and reduces manufacturing costs. The sealing strip (10) includes a retention section (28) having an upper hub (50), a first retention leg (54) positioned forward of the upper hub (50), a second retention... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090001766 - Vehicle body structure: Provided is an improved automotive vehicle body structure which is light in weight but demonstrates an improved mechanical strength at the time of a frontal collision. A pair of front side frames (4) extend in a fore-and-aft direction in a mutually spaced relationship in a front part of a vehicle... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090001764 - Vehicle chassis: A self propelled conveyance is disclosed having an extendable frame. A floor pan is attached to the inner perimeter of the extendable frame and a driver's seat is disposed on a front to back center line of the floor pan. A pair of front wheels are attached to the extendable... Agent: Keith D. Nowak

20090001767 - Vehicle body rear structure: A vehicle body rear structure, which includes a rear frame disposed on each side of a vehicle body, and a tank lower frame disposed beneath the rear frame and on the each side of the vehicle body. The rear frame has a load-displacement characteristic having a ratio F/S of load... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090001768 - Underrun protector mounting structure of vehicle: An underrun protector mounting structure 3 includes: a chassis frame 4; a front underrun protector 5 which is disposed at the front or rear of the chassis frame 4 and extended in a lateral direction of the vehicle; a bracket 6 for fixing the front underrun protector 5 to the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090001769 - Vehicle body structure: Provided is an automotive vehicle body structure which is light weight but demonstrates improved mechanical strength during a frontal or side collision. A pair of front side frames extend in a fore-and-aft direction in a mutually spaced relationship in a front part of a vehicle body, and a pair of... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090001770 - Motor vehicle roof: A motor vehicle roof is provided that included, but is not limited to a base roof and a roof segment essentially vertically adjustable relative to the base roof. The roof segment is designed, essentially, to fit closely with the base roof in a closed state and to provide a space... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090001771 - Motor vehicle roof: A motor vehicle roof is provided that includes, but is not limited to a base roof and a roof segment. The roof element is adjustable relative to the base roof. The roof segment includes, but is not limited to an upper roof element that is adjustable relative to the roof... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090001772 - Foof weather strip: A roof weather strip includes a fitting base part and a seal part having a hollow part. The seal part has a sealing wall which is configured to be brought into pressure contact with a peripheral part of a roof panel forming a roof opening, when a movable roof closes... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090001773 - Motor vehicle roof: A motor vehicle roof is provided that includes, but is not limited to a base roof and a roof segment. The roof segment is adjustable relative to the base roof. In a closed state, the roof segment fits tightly with the base roof. When opened, the roof segment is arranged... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090001774 - Wind deflector in the field of motor vehicles: A wind deflector for a partially releasable opening of a roof of a motor vehicle, which can be closed by means of a mobile roof part, said opening comprising a glass element forming an edge of the roof opening and/or part of the roof, a connection element which is fixed... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP