Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 03/09

20090079215 - Operation device for movable body, and lid device: A moving apparatus forcefully moves a movable body backward up to the position at the end of backward movement after moving it backward to a prescribed position during backward movement, and it has a pair of sliders having first slider and a second slider and an impelling device. In the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090079214 - Vehicular box structure: An upper cover has an engagement edge, a bottom cover has a receiving edge where the engagement edge is inserted, and the engagement edge is inserted into the receiving edge. The receiving edge has a groove where the leading end of the engagement edge is inserted, the engagement edge has... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090079216 - Body assembly of a motor vehicle: A body assembly of a motor vehicle comprises an outer body structure of a motor vehicle, an interior member disposed between the outer body structure and a passenger compartment at a predetermined distance from the outer body structure, and an inner member comprising a moisture vapor permeable metalized composite sheet... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090079217 - Powered tailgate ramp: A tailgate ramp assembly for a vehicle is opened and closed by a linear actuator that engages an arm attached to the tailgate. The linear actuator is attached to a frame that includes guideways to guide a translatable member of the linear actuator. The translatable member of the linear actuator... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090079218 - Device for detecting a seat occupancy status: A device for detecting the seat occupancy status in a motor vehicle is configured in a seat that is supported to allow movement in a direction on front and rear supports on a seat rail attached to the floor of the motor vehicle. The seat, at the lower end of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090079219 - Detachable split windshield: The current invention is a split windshield which can be stored on a vehicle or deployed into a single windshield to provide protection for a rider on the vehicle. The windshield includes an upper and lower portion and also includes an upper and lower frame attached to the upper and... Agent: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

20090079220 - System for fastening a windshield to a vehicle part: A system for fastening a windshield to a vehicle part, particularly a fork bridge and instrument support of a motorcycle, is provided. The system includes a holder permanently attached to the windshield. The holder has a transverse tube in the lower forward area, and a claw-type receiving part open toward... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090079224 - Visor assembly for a vehicle: A visor for shielding the interior of a vehicle from the light or glare from a light source includes a visor that can be rotated about an axis from a stowed position to a shielding position. The visor may also be translated along a track so that the placement of... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20090079225 - Fuel lid driving apparatus: A fuel lid open-close mechanism includes a fuel lid open sensor for detecting an opening of a fuel lid, and the fuel lid is automatically closed by a fuel lid controller when the opening of the fuel lid is detected. The close operation of the fuel lid is performed when... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090079222 - Cover means for a displaceably mounted vehicle window pane: The invention relates to a cover means for a displaceably mounted vehicle window pane (3), including a sheet-like structure (20) and an extending element (24, 124) that is in operational engagement with the sheet-like structure (20), in which the sheet-like structure (20) may be moved by means of the extending... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090079221 - User-centric solar visor for vehicles: A user-centric solar visor for vehicles comprising a relatively small visor panel (10) which, after pivoting down to an operational position, can be easily positioned in a roughly orbital path around the user (hence “user-centric”), extended up or down, and pivoted about its center to safely block any problematic direct... Agent: James Elliott Marshall

20090079223 - D-ring for use with a visor: A D-ring for use with a visor in a vehicle is disclosed. The D-ring includes a body and a pin arranged between two surfaces of the body. The D-ring also includes a leg extending from the body and an arm extending from a side of the body wherein that arm... Agent: Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20090079226 - Vehicle roof: The present invention relates to a vehicle roof with a roof opening (12) and with a roof section (10) having a roof tip (16) pointing to the front of the vehicle (14) and a roof end (18) pointing to the rear of the vehicle (12). The roof section (10) can... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090079227 - Folding top for a convertible: A folding top for a convertible is proposed, comprising a folding-top cloth (16) and a folding-top linkage (14) which is provided on both sides with a main link (28) which is mounted on a main bearing (26) and to which a frame part (38), which extends substantially in the longitudinal... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090079228 - Height adjustable armrest assembly: A height adjustable armrest assembly for use with a vehicle may include a support member adapted for connection to a vehicle body. A linkage may be supported by the support member and an armrest member may be supported by the linkage. The linkage may be configured to move the armrest... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20090079229 - Tonneau style pop-up camper for pickup trucks: The Tonneau Pop-up Camper is a fully functional pickup truck pop-up camper. When traveling, the camper fits under a tonneau style cover and does not affect the truck's safety, visibility, aerodynamics or economics. When camping, the tonneau camper is equal or superior to a “Low Profile, Bed over Cab, Pop-Up,... Agent: Kenneth H. Schmidt

20090079230 - Cargo box for pickup truck and method for making same: A cargo box for a pickup truck having a header panel with integral welding braces or struts. The cargo box has left and right sidewalls defining the left and right sides of the cargo box, respectively, a tailgate attached to the rear end of at least one of the left... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090079231 - Vehicle window mounting assembly: The invention concerns a window assembly in a vehicle having a window pane that is fixed in a window frame that is also used for movable windows, and a method for mounting the fixed window pane in the window assembly. The method may include: mounting a window mounting assembly to... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC One Maritime Plaza

20090079232 - Device for reinforcing vehicle body of vehicle: A vehicle body reinforcement device comprises an elongated shape with its middle portion comprising a hydraulic damper that produces a damping force against longitudinal deformation. Two vehicle body reinforcement devices may be mounted in a longitudinal manner to a vehicle body frame with a lateral space being defined between the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090079233 - Assist grip: An assist grip includes: a grip member to be gripped by a passenger, the grip member configured to be capable of being pulled out from a retraction position to a grip position; a base member which is fixed to the vehicle and which includes a rotation shaft; a rotation arm... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090079234 - Adjustment device for a sliding roof cover on a vehicle: A adjustment device for a sliding roof cover on a vehicle, comprising a guide rail, which runs in a longitudinal direction, for guiding sliders which are arranged in series in the longitudinal direction and control the movement of the sliding roof cover, wherein the first slider can be moved along... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090072564 - Convertible vehicle: A convertible vehicle adapted to selectively receive a plurality of attachments for performing various utility functions. The convertible vehicle including a vehicle frame adapted to support the convertible vehicle and a sub-frame coupled to the vehicle frame, the sub-frame including a coupling device adapted to releasably couple an attachment to... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090072565 - Vehicle console assembly: A console and armrest assembly for a vehicle includes a console base defining a first storage area and a first storage opening for providing access to the first storage area. A first intermediate member is configured to selectively close the first storage area opening. The first intermediate member defines a... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090072566 - Vehicle cargo area extender and step: The vehicle cargo extender allows a user to effectively extend the bed of a vehicle to accommodate and support cargo having dimensions extending beyond an unmodified bed. The extender has a deck assembly and an arm assembly. The deck, which may be folded for easier storage, forms a floor on... Agent: Decker, Jones, Mcmackin, Mcclane, Hall & Bates, P.C.

20090072567 - Device for storing objects in a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device for storing objects in a loading space (11) of a motor vehicle (1, 101) having a storage container (2, 702, 802) which can be attached to the loading space (11) of the motor vehicle, wherein the storage container (2, 702, 802) has a supporting... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090072568 - Sliding lid guard: A guard for a sliding lid that acts as a cover for a cargo area of a center console. The center console includes a bottom, sidewalls, a front wall, and a back wall. Movement of the sliding lid is slidingly restricted by guide rails. The guard includes a body and... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090072569 - Methods and systems for fabrication of composite armor laminates by preform stitching: Methods and systems for an armor system are provided. The system includes a first face sheet and a shaped preform extending from the first face sheet. The preform includes a first edge proximate the first face sheet, a sidewall extending from the first edge to a flange extending substantially perpendicularly... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090072570 - Liftgate guide column cover and service access: A liftgate guide column cover may be used to cover and protect a liftgate guide column and thus the liftgate components within it, and also used to provide access to the guide column and the liftgate components within it. In one embodiment, the cover pivots between a closed and an... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090072571 - Side mounted tailgate step: A vehicle tailgate side mounted step assist mechanism attachable to a vehicle including a vehicle bed coupled to a pillar and a tailgate pivotally attached to the vehicle bed for providing access to the vehicle bed in a tailgate open position and securing contents of the vehicle bed in a... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP Fgtl

20090072572 - Automotive seating configuration: A variable automotive passenger seating configuration including a first seating row having a first pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side. A second seating row is provided including a second pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090072573 - Windshield sunshade: A sunshade for an inner surface of a windshield comprised of an open-weave and air permeable fabric. At least one air-moving device is also provided to circulate air into and out of the gap between the sunshade and a windshield against which the sunshade is installed.... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20090072574 - Sunshade device: A sunshade device is configured to block light coming through a front window of a vehicle. The front window of the vehicle extends to an area above at least one of a driver seat and a front passenger seat of the vehicle. The front window configures a portion of a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090072575 - Methods of deploying a cover utilizing active material and an external heat source: Methods of deploying and stowing a cover coupled to an actuator comprising active material, includes the steps of heating the material with an external heat source, so as to cause a change in physical property and deploying the cover due to the change, and preferably includes accelerating the heating of... Agent: Slj, LLC

20090072576 - Tarp enclosure system: A retractable tarpaulin cover system includes a tarp cover, plural spaced substantially U-shaped bows supporting and connected to the tarp cover, movable carriages operably connected to lower ends of each bow, a tensioning mechanism which moves an end one of said bows toward an endmost position thereof to tension the... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.C.

20090072577 - Sunroof seal: A seal assembly for a sunroof of an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a seal and a bracket. The seal includes a front base and a separate rear base, both of which are attached to a bottom surface of the sunroof. The front base includes a lip integrally joined... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090072578 - Shadow shield for a vehicle: The present invention provides an improved structure of a shadow shield for a vehicle, which is targeted to common vehicles for easy assembly or disassembly. With the help of a rotary rack assembled at the coupling seat of the main frame, the combined vehicle shadow shield can be retracted or... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20090072579 - Vehicle windowpane holder and method of producing vehicle window assembly using the same: A vehicle windowpane holder (1) includes a glass holding section (7) extending from a leg portion (2), in which a windowpane receiving groove (6) is defined by gradually broadening opposed surface portions (3, 4) and a bottom surface portion (5). Weir portions (21) are formed at both side edges of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090072582 - Vehicle unsequenced rear door articulating mechanism: A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism including one or more articulating hinge assemblies having one or more hinge arms pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear door at another end thereof via a door... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP Fgtl

20090072580 - Integrated valve/cylinder device: An integrated valve/cylinder device to move a barrier from a closed to an open position in response to a fluid pressure provided by a fluid supply. The valve/cylinder device includes a manifold to couple the valve to the cylinder.... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20090072581 - Rear-quarter window appearance: A seal assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a seal and a molding whereby the seal is attached to the molding and the molding is attached to a rear-quarter window. The seal includes a pair of perpendicular bases and a resilient arc portion joining the perpendicular bases.... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090072583 - Vehicle dual hinge rear door articulating and sliding system: A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP Fgtl

20090072584 - Portable power systems, methods, and apparatus: Systems and apparatus for reducing rotational speed, including: an enclosed gear box; a gear speed reduction drive including a first gear and a second gear that is circumferentially smaller than the first gear and that either (a) directly drives the first gear in a direction opposite to a direction of... Agent: My Law Daddy, LLC

20090072585 - Pedestrian safety structure for a motor vehicle body: The present invention relates to a pedestrian safety structure for a motor vehicle body having a soft-nose outer skin panel and a bonnet providing an overlying structure for a grille opening reinforcing front cross member. The grille opening reinforcing front cross member carries a plurality of brackets. The brackets are... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20090072586 - Rear vehicle subassembly having a towing hitch member: The invention discloses a uni-body frame subassembly for a motor vehicle having a towing hitch member. The uni-body frame subassembly involves a configuration for neutralizing the effect of a rear impact involving the rear bumper and the towing hitch member. More specifically, the subassembly comprises reinforcements for supporting and controlling... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090072587 - Hood pop-up system and hood pop-up method for a vehicle: A hood pop-up system for a vehicle that pops up a hood of the vehicle when a collision of the vehicle takes place, which includes: a hood pop-up unit which pops up the hood positioned at a closed position and supports the popped-up hood at a hood support position that... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072589 - Sunroof apparatus for vehicle: A vehicular sunroof apparatus includes a front panel, a rear panel, a linking rod, a rod-locking part, and a slider linking part. The linking rod is connected to a rear slider provided for opening the rear panel. The rod-locking part is disposed on a vehicle roof for locking a distal... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090072588 - Vehicle sun roof system: In a sun roof system, a panel bracket (13) attached to a sun roof panel (11) is provided with a guide slot (14) having a prescribed profile and extending in a fore-and-aft direction, and is slidably supported on a guide rail (21) by a front slider (15) and a rear... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090072590 - Soft top for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a soft top for a motor vehicle, which can be locked on a windshield frame by means of a latch (18) that is disposed on a forward soft top section (12) and can be swiveled into a locked position while said soft top can be moved... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090072591 - Centering device for a motor vehicle having a retractable or detachable top: A centering device for a motor vehicle having a convertible or folding top or hardtop, includes a protruding centering pin on a centering pin carrier and a centering bushing on a centering bushing carrier. A centering opening is provided in the centering bushing, which radially centers the centering pin upon... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090066102 - Console box: This console box is provided with: a box main unit; and a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is provided with: a locking groove provided on one of the box main unit and the console lid; a locking pin provided on the other of the box main unit and the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090066103 - Vehicle console with adjustable armrest: A vehicle console with an adjustable armrest has a single operation knob at a fore-end of an armrest to open and close a storage well and to adjust position of an armrest for individual vehicle drivers. The armrest includes a pair of latch members driven by the operation knob. When... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090066106 - Multifunctional compartment for vehicles: A multifunctional compartment for vehicles comprises: a housing (1); and a door portion (2) movably connected with said housing; wherein a side plate (10) openable upwardly which is movably connected to said housing through a rod (100) driven by hydraulic pressure is defined under both sides of said housing; and... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090066105 - Partition: A partition which can fully prevent a luggage from moving is provided. A partition which divides the luggage room of a vehicle two dimensionally has a main partition member which divides the luggage room in one direction and sub partition members which divide the luggage room in another direction. The... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090066104 - Stowable storage compartment for a motor vehicle: A stowable storage compartment for a motor vehicle having a frame and a flexible container portion attached to the frame, and a lid mounted on the frame, wherein the lid includes a receptacle for holding the flexible container portion when the storage compartment is stowed.... Agent: Alexander Zelikov, Cims 483-02-19 Chrysler LLC

20090066107 - Door lining for a vehicle door: An armrest 11 formed in a door lining of an automotive door lining 10 includes an upper wall 12 fitted with a power window switch 23, a lower wall 14 provided with an opening 19 permitting access to a lower part of the switch and a detachable lid 30 fitted... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090066108 - Windshield support assembly for small vehicles: The present invention provides a windshield support assembly for mounting onto small vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATV). The support assembly is adapted to receive a windshield panel fixedly mounted to a support base which is itself equipped with generally two support brackets. These support brackets each comprises a portion... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20090066109 - Sun visor vanity assembly: A sun visor vanity assembly is provided including a visor element and a clamshell element positioned within. A power wire harness is mounted on the clamshell element as well as a vanity frame. A conductive hinge element is mounted between the vanity frame and the external surface and includes a... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090066110 - Motor vehicle roof configuration which can be put away: A motor vehicle roof configuration which can be put away has at least two shaping sections, which are movable relative to one another and can be put away together, for lateral convertible top cloth strips. The shaping sections lie in a row next to one another in a closed position... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090066111 - Adjustable vehicle roof: A vehicle includes a compartment, roof, roof system, cover, cover link, and coupling system. The roof is movable between a closed position and a storage position in which the roof is within the compartment. The roof system has a main link movably coupled to the vehicle via a joint and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090066112 - Vehicle cover: A vehicle cover made from a thin flexible material such as silk, which is provided with a plurality of transversely arranged resilient strips of metal or plastic. Pulling cords are threaded through the holes formed on the ends of the resilient strips so that when the cords are pulled in... Agent: Sergey Sharapov

20090066113 - Window arrangement for a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a window arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a window pane and a trim element arranged on each side of the window pane. In order to improve the conventional window arrangement of the generic type to the effect that mounting can be made easier while... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090066114 - Stowable wagon: A stowable wagon includes a collapsible frame having a plurality of wheels operably connected to the frame, a handle operably connected to the frame, a case operably connected to the frame such that the frame and wheels in a first mode of operation support the case in a manner to... Agent: A Patent Lawyer Corp, PLC R William Graham

20090066115 - Active material inserts for use with hollow structures: A modifiable structural assembly comprising an active material based insert positioned within a hollow structural member, wherein the insert defines a first insert dimension, is configured, when activated, to change the first insert dimension to a second insert dimension, and selectively achieving the first or second dimension facilitates positioning the... Agent: Slj, LLC

20090066116 - Vehicle front structure: A vehicle front structure includes: a lower dashboard; an upper dashboard frontward extending from an upper end portion of the lower dashboard, both the lower and upper dashboards partially defining an engine compartment; damper housings disposed on a right side and a left side of the engine compartment, with right... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090066117 - Fiberglass hood repair panel: The present invention relates to parts and a process for repairing and reinforcing fiberglass automotive and truck hoods. The repair panel is a single part formed to precisely fit the underside of an automotive hood and hood structure. The repair panel may be made of fiberglass, composite, plastic or carbon... Agent: Michael Weeks

20090066119 - Step load bracket: The present invention is a step load bracket having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion connected to the substantially horizontal portion. The present invention also includes at least one support member connected to the substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion. The support member provides support... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090066118 - Vehicle floor structure for a motor vehicle: A cross member passes a longitudinal member. The cross member is connected, on its outer end, to a side sill assembly and includes a connecting portion that divides the cross member into a remote cross member portion from the outer end of the cross member, and the other cross member... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090066120 - Roof panel for vehicle: A carbonic acid gas or a nitrogen gas is dissolved into a polyurethane material. The thus prepare polyurethane material is injected into a cavity of a mold which is formed around the periphery of a glass panel 2 to mold integrally with the glass panel 2 a resin molded member... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090058118 - Trim panel for a motor vehicle and method of manufacturing: An interface for an interior trim component in a motor vehicle includes a fascia formed from wood veneer.... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090058120 - Center console structure of vehicle: A center console structure comprises a console body, a storage portion which is provided inside the console body so as to extend longitudinally having a specified height vertically and has an upper opening and a rear opening, an armrest which is provided so as to open and close the upper... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090058119 - Method for concealing a fastener beneath a floor carpet: A method for concealing a fastener beneath a floor carpet in an automotive vehicle. A flap is first cut in the carpet and that flap is retracted away from an opening in the carpet formed by the flap. An object, such as a floor console, is then attached to the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090058123 - Glove compartment for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a glove compartment (3) for a motor vehicle. In order to provide a glove compartment of such a kind that allows the driver better access, the invention proposes that the glove compartment (3) have a pivotal mounting by means of which the glove compartment (3) can... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20090058121 - Compartmentalised skirt for flatbed trucks and utility vehicles: A compartmentalised skirt for flatbed trucks and utility vehicles including in combination a skirt section for attaching to the flatbed or rear tray of a vehicle, the skirt section incorporating compartments in the skirt section which can be used for the storage of tools and equipment.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090058122 - Storage unit with electronic device mounting structure: An overhead console (10) spanning the header above the windshield (150) includes support for a removable electronic device (120).... Agent: Volvo Technology Of America, Corporate Patents

20090058124 - Seat support structure: A seat support structure for restricting the movement of a seat front end and facilitate the mounting of a seat. A tank cover is provided for a fuel tank supported by a body frame. A flange extends to the rear of a vehicle body and is provided on the rear... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090058125 - Automobile double rwos visor: In daily driving one is constant bombarded with distractions. Falling victim to the blinding sunlight can be one, such outcome that can lead to a disastrous of car accident. My invention will provide drivers and passengers added security by adding a transparent light color visor to the original car visor... Agent: Tony Mintung Mac

20090058126 - Glare reduction: The driver of a vehicle (10) is protected from glare caused by the bright lights of an oncoming vehicle at night, or by the Sun lying low in the sky. The vehicle windshield (20) is divided into pixels (42) whose transparency can be reduced. The transparency of a limited area... Agent: Leon D. Rosen

20090058127 - Attachment bracket for a truck box: A tonneau cover is arranged to mount on the truck box of a conventional pick up truck for enclosing the box. The cover comprises a pair of panels which are pivotally mounted on respective sides of the box. The panels extend laterally inward such that free ends of the panels... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090058128 - Tonneau cover device for vehicle: In a tonneau cover device for a vehicle, an interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) 40 comprises a pair of pulleys 45, 46 disposed separated in a vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of a cargo compartment, a first linking wire 51 wrapped around the pulleys 45, 46... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090058129 - Integrated switch mount and harness hook: A single-piece switch mount and harness hook that provides routing control of an interior vehicle door harness.... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090058131 - Motion assist mechanism for a vehicle tailgate: A motion assist hinge mechanism includes a first and second hinge part mounted to the tailgate and vehicle body, respectively. The first hinge part includes a first cam having a sloped engagement surface engaged with a sloped engagement surface of a second cam of the second hinge part, under the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090058130 - Active material based concealment devices for seams: A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a second position to conceal... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090058132 - Active material based concealment assemblies: A concealment assembly includes a component, a member configured to have a first form and a second form, wherein the first form is configured to conceal the component and the second form is configured to expose the component, thereby making the component accessible for use, appearance, or function, and an... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090058133 - Method of undercoating a suspension and undercarriage area: A method of coating an undercarriage of a cargo carrying vehicle, the method comprising the steps of applying primer to at least a portion of the suspension or the undercarriage, wherein the primer is either epoxy, alkyd or modified alkyd, and applying polyurea/polyurethane blend to at least a portion of... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090058134 - Front part structure of vehicle body: A front part structure of a vehicle body is provided. A suspension frame disposed posterior to a front-side component in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An apron side member extends in the longitudinal direction. An apron lower member extends in the longitudinal direction, connects the front-side component and the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090058135 - Front part structure of vehicle body: A front part structure of a vehicle body is provided. A suspension frame is disposed posterior to a front-side component in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An apron side member extends in the longitudinal direction. An apron lower member extends in the longitudinal direction, connects the front-side component and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090058136 - Method and apparatus for a shared crumple zone: A system for absorbing impact energy includes a container formed with a plurality of faces. An energy absorbing material is substantially contained within the container. A first elongated member has a proximate end and a distal end. The proximate end is proximate and approximately perpendicular to a first face of... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20090058137 - Utility vehicles with special cab: According to the invention the cab (1) is composed of a front module (5) and a rear module (6). The front module (5) forms a cabin for the driver and co-driver. The rear module (6), by comparison, forms a hood-like protective and stowage space for vehicle aggregates, parts and accessories.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090058138 - Sleeper bed for use in vehicle: A sleeper bed for use in a vehicle comprises a frame comprising a base plate, a plurality of mounting members configured to be secured to the floor of a vehicle and coupled to the base plate, at least one longitudinal front member coupled to a plurality of the mounting members,... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090058139 - Vehicle body structure: A vehicle body structure capable of reliably preventing water intrusion into an engine room is provided. For that purpose, there is provided a deck garnish (4), which is disposed so as to occlude a space between an upper surface of a lower part of a windshield (2) and a lower... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090058140 - Tank holding frame: A tank holding frame for a vehicle body includes front and rear beams connected to the vehicle body, a first beam connected to the vehicle body and the front beam, a second beam connected removably to the vehicle body, and a guard member having at least one end connected removably... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090058142 - Upper body structure for fuel cell vehicle for reinforcing floor kick-up portion: An upper body structure for a fuel cell vehicle for reinforcing a floor kick-up portion is disclosed. The upper body structure for the fuel cell vehicle includes: a center floor rear cross member (114) horizontally arranged in a lower portion of the floor kick-up portion and connecting side sills (111)... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090058141 - Radiator grille mounting structure: A radiator grille mounting structure for facilitating the mounting of a radiator grille. A radiator grille is mounted on part of a vehicle body frame. The radiator grille is rotated about the part of the vehicle body frame. A support portion included on the radiator grille is connected to a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090058143 - Scuff plate modular assembly for vehicle liftgate: A vehicle scoff plate assembly may have an outer closure panel, an inner closure panel fastened to the outer closure panel, a first striker mounting bracket fastenable to the inner closure panel, a first striker mounted to the first striker mounting bracket, and a scuff plate fastened to the outer... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090058144 - Chassis frame for fuel cell vehicle: A chassis frame for a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The chassis frame is configured to form a lower portion of a vehicle body of a fuel cell vehicle and to form the vehicle body of the fuel cell vehicle together with an upper body. The chassis frame includes: two... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090058145 - Chassis frame for fuel cell vehicle: A chassis frame for a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The chassis frame for the fuel cell vehicle is configured to form a lower portion of a vehicle body of a fuel cell vehicle and to form the vehicle body of the fuel cell vehicle together with an upper body.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090058146 - Vehicle frame structure: A vehicle frame structure allowing a footrest to support an even larger force. A foot operation zone and a driver's footrest are disposed between a lower cross member disposed so as to extend laterally across front ends of a pair of left and right lower main frames and an upper... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090058147 - Roof module for a vehicle and installation method therefor: The invention relates to a roof module for a vehicle with an outer skin (12), on the inside of which a support structure (14) containing plastic material is integrally formed, the support structure being provided on its inside with an adhesive surface (18) which is designed for resting on the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090058148 - Truck roof rear edge protector: A rear edge truck roof protector consists of an elongated substantially rigid strip of a preselected material having a predetermined length and a longitudinal arcuate edge, the arcuate edge being convex on the topside, and the rigid strip has one or more fasteners for attaching the elongated rigid strip either... Agent: James Ray & Associates