Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 06/09

20090160205 - Cross bar of roof carrier for vehicles: Disclosed is a cross bar of a roof carrier for vehicles, which is transversely mounted between side bars provided on opposite sides of a roof in such a way as to move between the side bars, and uses one wire to provide a simple structure. The cross bar includes locking... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090160206 - Mounting system for mounting a body to a vehicle tailgate: A mounting system for mounting a body to a tailgate having first and second latch assemblies that engage a pair of striker plates. The mounting system includes a first mounting bracket having a first striker plate to engage the first latch assembly and a second mounting bracket having a second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090160207 - Convertible top having movable outboard panels: A convertible top assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear panel, a front panel and a pair of outer side panels. The front panel is movably coupled to the rear panel and movable relative to the rear panel between an extended position extending between the rear panel and a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090160208 - Vehicle visor assembly: A visor support is disclosed with a support arm and a rotation control member. The support arm is adapted to support a visor body and has a first end adapted to be mounted in a vehicle. The support arm has a tapered portion near a second end of the support... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20090160209 - Convertible top having over center backlight: A linkage of a convertible top supports a portion of a cover and provides movement of the top between an extended position extending over a passenger compartment and a retracted position. A rear bow supports a rear edge of the cover and articulates the rear edge of the cover during... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090160210 - Vehicle with a soft top and a rear flap: The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a folding top (1) that can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position and that has a mobile rear top bow (6), and further comprising a rear flap (8) closing a rear storage space (28). In order to improve functionality,... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090160212 - Rear window in a rear roof section of an openable roof vehicle: A rear window for a flexible rear roof section of an openable roof vehicle. The rear window is comprised of a transparent plastic material such as a polycarbonate material, and a fastening section that connects the rear window to the flexible covering of the open roof vehicle. The fastening section... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090160211 - Passive entry system for automotive vehicle doors: A passive entry system for an vehicle door requires no active operator input to gain entrance to the vehicle. A door module recognizes the signal transmitted by an authorized key fob to identify the operator of the vehicle. The authentication of the operator coupled with the operator touching a sensor... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090160213 - Spoiler: A spoiler device, especially a rear spoiler, is adjustable between a non-usage setting and at least one usage setting. The rear spoiler is joined at its rear end area as viewed in the direction of travel via a covering device having a folded structure with a body, especially with a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090160214 - Adjusting device, air deflecting system, control member and device enabling aerodynamic resistance of a semi-trailer to be reduced: A device for adjusting a fifth wheel, comprising a displacement device provided with two guide rails placed on the vehicle, in particular on a tractor semi-trailer combination in the longitudinal direction thereof, said guide rails whereon a slide may be installed capable of being moved by means of an actuating... Agent: Daniel J. Hudak, Jr. Hudak, Shunk & Farine Co. Lpa

20090160215 - Motor vehicle with an air-conducting device: A motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, is provided with an air-conducting device arranged in its rear area. The air conducting device can be moved by way of an adjusting mechanism from a rest position flush with the adjacent body of the rear area into a driven-out operating position. The... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090160216 - Extendable flatbed manufactured primarily from aluminum: A primarily aluminum extendable flatbed trailer has front and rear flatbed sections adjustable to various trailer lengths. Reinforcing plates with holes therein are connected to an aluminum longitudinal rail on one flatbed section. Holes in the rail aligned with the reinforcing plate holes removably receive a locking pin which secures... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20090160217 - Structural component for automobile, two-wheeled vehicle or railcar excellent in impact-absorption property, shape fixability and flange cuttability, and method for producing the same: The invention provides structural component for an automobile, two-wheeled vehicle or railcar excellent in impact-absorption property, shape fixability and flange cuttability, and method for producing the same, which structural component has a hat-like shape including vertical walls and flanges, wherein distal ends of the flanges contain 20 vol % or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090160219 - Device for covering a recess formed in a covering strip: A device for covering a recess (4) formed in a covering strip (5) has a flap (3), which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a bearing arrangement for holding the flap (3) in bearing regions on the end side. There are journals (15, 16) with resilient fork limbs (18,... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090160218 - Method for mounting plastic garnish for painting on-line: A garnish for a vehicle body including a plastic exterior skin and a metal reinforcement member. The garnish is installed on the vehicle for coating or painting and then the garnish and the vehicle body are sent through a bake oven to cure the coating or paint. After exposure to... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090160220 - Motor vehicle window assembly: A motor vehicle window assembly includes a first window frame member and a stationary pane received by the first window frame member. A window frame retainer member is secured at a first end thereof to the first window frame member. A second end of the window frame retainer member is... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090160221 - Headliner having a sunroof opening: A headliner assembly covers an inner surface of a motor vehicle roof having a sunroof opening. The headliner assembly includes a dimensionally stable substrate having a first edge extending along the sunroof opening. The substrate has an upper surface facing the inner surface of the motor vehicle roof. The substrate... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090160222 - Vehicle headliners and methods of using the same: Vehicle headliners and methods of installation include headliners with a substrate layer having at least one handling component formed within the substrate layer, the handling component having a perforation between the handling component and the surrounding substrate layer, wherein the handling component aids in the handling of the headliner during... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090160223 - Sunroof system for a motor vehicle: A sunroof system for a motor vehicle includes two guide rails at least approximately parallel to one another and a slide in each guide rail. The slide is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A front opening mechanism and a rear opening mechanism are assigned to a front... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090160224 - Convertible top with trim covered panels: According to one aspect of the invention, a convertible top includes a plurality of panel assemblies movably coupled to each other for movement between a closed position in which the panel assemblies are arranged end to end to cover a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and an open position... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090160225 - Opening/closing device for roof panel: To reliably prevent lifting of a roof panel when the roof panel is fully closed. To provide a roof panel (12) to a vehicle body (1) capable of opening/closing a vehicle cabin space (11), a link mechanism (3) for supporting the roof panel (12) at the vehicle body (1) having... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090152887 - Flap configuration: A flap configuration has a flap for closing a receptacle and a closing slide guided displaceably parallel to the flap plane in the closing slide guide. The closing slide is inserted with one end into a latching opening in a wall and brought out of engagement with the latching opening... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090152886 - Armrest console box for vehicles: An armrest console box for a vehicle, having a button, a button housing moved horizontally by the button, a coil spring elastically biasing a rear portion of the button housing forwards, a knob protruding from a predetermined portion of the button housing, a locking member rotated by the knob, and... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152889 - Apparatus for locking double-folding seat for vehicles: An apparatus for locking a double-folding seat for vehicles includes a latch plate, a guide unit, a release lever unit and a locking pin. The latch plate has a locking notch therein and is fastened to a seat frame. The guide unit is fitted over a folding shaft of the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152888 - Fold flat seat assembly: A seat assembly has a seat cushion pivotally supported by a pair of front support links for movement between a seating position for supporting a seat occupant and a stowed position. A seat back is pivotally supported by a pair of recliner mechanism for movement between an upright position and... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090152890 - Seat sliding device for vehicles: A seat sliding device for vehicles may include a door switch unit turned on or off in response to opening or closing of a vehicle door, a seat drive unit for causing a vehicle seat to slide rearwards when the vehicle door is opened and thus the door switch unit... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152891 - Sun visor for vehicle and method of operating the same: A sun visor for a vehicle and method of operating the same which prevents glare caused by light from the sun or headlights and which promotes safe driving without obstructing the field of view of a driver. The invention also features methods for operating the sun visor.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090152892 - Sun visor for a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a sun visor for a motor vehicle, with a planar, elongate main visor body which is mounted rotatably on a rotary spindle running approximately perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent of the main visor body, the rotary spindle being coupled to a main swivel spindle for... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090152893 - Reinforcement structure for upper portion of vehicle door: Disclosed herein is a reinforcement structure for an upper portion of a vehicle door comprising, an inner panel disposed in a vehicle cabin, an outer panel disposed so as to be spaced apart from the inner panel with a receiving space therebetween, and a reinforcement panel bonded to the inner... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152894 - Structure of mounting garnish to door frame of vehicle: A garnish to be mounted to a door frame of a vehicle, and a mounting structure thereof. The garnish has a mounting boss, a first end, and a second end. The mounting structure includes a door frame with a space for the mounting boss of the garnish to be inserted... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152895 - Deflector for responding vehicle speed: The present invention relates to a deflector for responding a vehicle speed including a deflector body installed at a door frame to rotate diagonally toward the rear of the vehicle, wherein one end of the deflector body in the front of the vehicle is connected via a hinge and the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152896 - Reinforcement module for a motor vehicle body: A reinforcement module is provided for a motor vehicle body. It may be brought into contact on a body part and fastened thereto. The cited body part having multiple fastening points for motor vehicle components to be mounted. In the reinforcement module, at least one fastener fastened or integrated on... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090152897 - Assembly type cowl top cover: An assembly type cowl top cover for covering a cowl groove defined between a hood and windshield glass. The assembly type cowl top cover includes a cover body having one end which is coupled to a vehicle body adjacent to the hood; and a plurality of fastening hooks detachably coupled... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152898 - Pipe member and method of manufacturing the same: To provide a pipe member composed of a small-diameter metal pipe and a large-diameter metal pipe integrated via a double pipe structure part. A diameter expanding punch 12 is press-fitted into a small-diameter pipe 3 through a large-diameter pipe 2, thereby integrally expanding the diameter of the small-diameter pipe 3... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090152899 - Body for a motor vehicle: A body for a motor vehicle comprises a frame, a bonnet connected on a first side to the frame by a hinge and on a second side by a bonnet lock, and at least one actuating element which can be extended in the event of an accident in order to... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090152900 - Coupling structure of hood stay rod and cap in vehicle: The present invention relates to a coupling structure of a hood stay rod and a cap in a vehicle in which a hitch piece slantingly formed the cap is suspended on a hitch jaw of the hood stay rod, whereby the cap is coupled with the hood stay rod so... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090152901 - Fender protector structure: A fender protector structure of a vehicle, includes a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel, the body structure defining a wheel well, a fender protector means connected to the body structure for covering an outer periphery of the wheel well, and a means for reinforcing the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090152902 - Front structure of vehicle: Disclosed is a vehicle front structure which comprises a rectangular frame-shaped shroud frame 18 disposed in a front of an engine compartment to internally support a radiator 12, and a fresh air duct 22 disposed to allow an air inlet port thereof to be opened in a frontward direction of... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090152903 - Roof for a motor vehicle: A roof for a motor vehicle incorporating a roof channel has a cage with a slider guided therein in the vicinity of a retaining means for a roof rack. The slider can be displaced in the cage from a position closing the roof rack opening into a position exposing the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090152904 - Attachment structure for motor vehicle headliner: A headliner assembly covers an inner surface of a motor vehicle roof having a sunroof opening. The headliner assembly includes a dimensionally stable substrate having an upper surface facing the inner surface of the motor vehicle roof and an opposite bottom surface. The headliner assembly also includes a molded reinforcement... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090152905 - Molded headliner reinforcement: A headliner reinforcement for ensuring the proper placement of a wire harness at a location above a headliner in a motor vehicle is provided. The headliner reinforcement includes a member having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being adjacent to the headliner and the top side... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090152906 - Swinging and sliding sunroof device for motor vehicles: A sliding roof device (1) which is designed to close an opening (104) in the upper part of a motor vehicle body (101), the sliding roof device (1) having a pane (10) which is mounted for displacement between a closed position in which it closes the opening (104), and an... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090146445 - Cargo support device: The invention relates to a cargo support device in a vehicle, which device is provided in a load floor of a load compartment. The cargo support device comprises a frame, which is foldable between a horizontal rest position, and an operative position, angled in relation to the load floor. The... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP Fgtl

20090146443 - Storage apparatus: A storage apparatus is provided. In one example embodiment, the storage apparatus may be mounted on a utility vehicle. The storage apparatus includes a lid assembly and a side door assembly.... Agent: Lech Law, LLC

20090146444 - Configuration for operating interior device and cup holder using the same: In an operating member (2) disposed in a cabin and manually operated by the occupant of a seat and an interior device (8) such as a cup holder allowing its position to be changed with a movable mechanism disposed near the seat, the operating member (2) possesses a detecting sensor... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090146446 - 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

20090146447 - Adjustable motorcycle windshied mount: An adjustable apparatus and method are disclosed for supporting a variety of sizes and models of detached motorcycle windshields. The apparatus comprises a mounting frame, a supporting mechanism for attaching the frame to a wall, floor, table, or other surface, or for balancing the frame on a floor or other... Agent: Russ Weinzimmer

20090146448 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle has a protective device which is arranged behind a backrest of a motor vehicle seat and has a flexible plane surface structure, in particular a sun blind, adjustable between an extended position of use and a retracted inoperative position. Accordingly, the motor vehicle is of coupe-like design... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090146449 - Folding cargo bay cover for pickup truck: A cargo bay cover for a pickup truck includes at least first and second panels hingedly connected to each other. The first panel includes a release mechanism including a lever arm that is movable between a released position and an unreleased position, and a lock that is movable to a... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090146450 - Deployable pick-up truck cargo bed cover: A tonneau cover deployable into a lumber-type rack includes a cover that when mounted on a pick-up truck bed is generally adapted to slide back from a first position where the cover secures the pick-up truck bed to a second position where the front portion of the pick-up truck bed... Agent: Carlos Candeloro

20090146451 - Inner panel for a door assembly having an integrated intrusion beam: A door assembly is provided that includes integral impact regions that obviate the need for a separate impact beam. The door assembly includes an outer panel and an inner panel, operably connected to the outer panel so that a compartment is formed therebetween. At least one hardware-mounting surface is integrally... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090146452 - Aerodynamic properties of ground vehicles: The present invention relates to the improvement of the aerodynamic properties of bluff-body shaped ground vehicles. A least one air modulator is assembled on the vehicle to modify an air flow around the vehicle, such that the drag on the vehicle is decreased. Each air modulator has an array of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090146453 - Vehicle underbody fairing: A vehicle underbody fairing apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag caused by a vehicle wheel assembly, by reducing the size of a recirculation zone formed under the vehicle body immediately downstream of the vehicle wheel assembly. The fairing body has a tapered aerodynamic surface that extends from a front end to... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20090146454 - Interlocking joint for a wall or door of a trailer: A wall or roof of a trailer are formed from a first panel and a second panel which are joined together by a cap and a strip which interengage. The cap includes a base wall and an interlock provided thereon. The base wall abuts the outer surfaces of the panels.... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090146455 - Front body structure of automotive vehicle: A front side frame includes a bend portion which is operative to bend outward when an impact load acts on the front side frame from ahead. The bend portion is provided in a specified location such that the bend portion in a bending state substantially contacts a damper of the... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090146456 - Front structure of vehicle body: A front structure of a vehicle body is disclosed as having a radiator core support including an upper member and a lower member vertically spaced from each other and extending in a vehicle width direction. The upper member is structured in two stages on upper and lower sides composed of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090146457 - Vehicle body lower structure: Provided is a first reinforcing member 10 disposed in a locker 12 at a vehicle lateral direction inner side, and a second reinforcing member 20 disposed in locker 12 at a vehicle lateral direction outer side, which opposes first reinforcing member 10 in a vehicle lateral direction, and which is... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090146458 - Vehicle component configuration: The invention relates to a vehicle component configuration. There is a need for a tractor design which results both in a low operator position and a minimal foot obstruction. A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, a driveshaft, a rear axle housing, a frame and a seat supported on the... Agent: Deere & Company

20090146459 - Cowl structure of vehicle: A cowl structure including a cowl box having a partition panel joined to both rear and bottom walls thereof inside the cowl box. The partition panel constitutes, together with the rear and bottom walls, a hollow member portion extending in a vehicle width direction. An outside air introducing port is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090146460 - Accessory mounting system using single actuation releasable connection device and vehicle using same: An accessory mounting system for a vehicle and a vehicle having same, provides a receiver adapted for mounting to a vehicle chassis and including a multiplicity of receptacles; an accessory mounting element adapted to be affixed to a vehicle accessory and including a multiplicity of securing members each adapted to... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20090146461 - Motor vehicle equipped with a roof that can be opened: A motor vehicle equipped with a roof opening and a roof closing device that is displaceable between a closed position which closes the roof opening, and a stowed position that opens the roof opening. An additional roof closing device is provided that can close the roof opening when the roof... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090146462 - Vehicle body structure: A vehicle body structure includes at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding vehicle... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090146463 - Roof module for a motor vehicle: A roof module for motor vehicles is disclosed having an exterior skin, a material layer adjacent thereto, a spacer layer, and a circumferential plastic material.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090146464 - Movable roof for a passenger vehicle: A roof assembly includes a roof having a roof frame with front, center, and rear sections, and a lever assembly. The lever assembly includes three levers which are respectively linked to three swivel axes on the rear section such that the roof is movable between a closed position and an... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090146465 - Foldable/stowable roof system: The present invention is a foldable and stowable roof system which can be selectively detached from the vehicle and stored within a short amount of time. The foldable and stowable roof system of the present invention includes a first frame member connected to a roof member, a second frame member... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090140537 - In-cab refrigerator mounting and method: The interior of a truck cab (29) has a cabinet (28) that houses a refrigerator (20). The refrigerator is inserted into the interior of the cabinet by sliding it through a frontal opening in the cabinet. A mounting system that includes several parts (36, 38, 40, 42) locates and secures... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090140538 - Truck bed extender: The present disclosure provides a device configured to attach to the end of a truck bed. The device can be conveniently used to support and/or secure objects to the truck that are longer than the truck bed. In some embodiments the device enables transport of objects that are longer than... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090140539 - Rear bag cover and method of attachment by brackets: The invention is an apparatus and method for attaching a cover to a golf cart by brackets and the brackets themselves. The tension supplied by the brackets may be the only mechanism by which the cover mounts to the golf cart. Brackets are preferably configured for attachment to the roof... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090140540 - Roof opening/closing apparatus: A roof opening/closing apparatus for operating a roof of a vehicle to move between first and second positions includes a panel member for covering an upper portion of an accommodating space and a panel moving mechanism. The panel member includes a first panel and a second panel which are aligned... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090140541 - Automatic deploying car cover system for a car equipped with an automatic opening/closing trunk: An automatic car cover system, driven by electric motors, for a car, which is equipped with an automatic opening/closing trunk lid, is provided. The automatic car cover system according to current application is comprised of one cover runner, one holster, one holster casing, one guide, one cover sheet, and one... Agent: Ted Jusine Suh

20090140542 - Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus: An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adaptable for use with vehicles having downstream surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus consists of a series of nesting shapes and/or frameworks that extend rearward for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration.... Agent: Thomas Scott Breidenbach

20090140543 - High-performance car with streamline configuration-altering air jets: An embodiment of a high-performance car having a car body; at least one member for cooling; at least one cooling duct extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, both formed through the car body, to conduct outside cooling air through the member for cooling; and at least one... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090140544 - Hatchback assembly: A tailgate arrangement which is located in the region of the rear opening (12) of a vehicle and in the closed position borders a cargo space (16), has an upper tailgate part (18) which is coupled in the region of the upper edge (20) of the rear opening (12) and... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090140545 - Armored vehicle: The armored vehicle (1), showing a bottom and a top shell (4, 5) has a reinforced floor structure for protection against mines, in that the floor area (6) of the subshell (4) is connected rigidly with an inner floor plate (7) via bracing elements (13, 14, 15) having longitudinal and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090140546 - Vehicle body front structure: A vehicle body front structure wherein impact absorbers are provided on front side frames and a bumper beam is provided to the impact absorbers. The bumper beam has high-strength parts in the rear halves of the left and right ends. The high-strength parts are supported by internal impact absorbers and... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090140547 - Mounting structure of drivers cab to base frame and construction machine therewith: A restraining means includes a shaft member projecting laterally from a frame member, and a plate which is fixed to a base frame and in which an insertion hole capable of inserting the shaft member therethrough is formed. The restraining means is configured so that an inner surface of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090140548 - Sliding panel arrangement for a vehicle: A sliding panel arrangement for a vehicle wherein a panel is adapted to be coupled to a vehicle body, at least two linear bearings or at least one longitudinal member being disposed on the panel, the other of the at least two linear bearings or at least one longitudinal member... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090140550 - Machine group and method for making machines: A method for making machines includes selecting one of a plurality of types of suspension elements for coupling between a body component and a frame component of a machine. If the suspension elements are of a first type, they are coupled with mounting elements on the body component having a... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090140551 - Pillar for suspension of a hinged vehicle door: A pillar for suspension of a hinged vehicle door includes an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner and outer panels are spaced apart from each other. A spacing sleeve is arranged between the inner and outer panels. The spacing sleeve has at least one through hole for receiving... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090140552 - Front end module of a vehicle: Safety of passengers may be improved by a front end module of a vehicle that includes: a front end module carrier that extends transversely in front of a vehicle a front end module carrier that extends transversely in front of a vehicle engine compartment and forms a frame for mounting... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090140549 - Grille badge and/or method of making the same: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a grille badge including an outer member and an inner member configured to be snapped together. The inner member includes a living hinge to facilitate the connection to the outer member. The inner member is at least initially inserted into the outer... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090140553 - Dashboard support: A dashboard support extending between the A-pillars of a motor vehicle includes a passenger-side beam member constructed to suit a load exposure on a passenger side, a driver-side beam member which is constructed to suit a load exposure on a driver side and connected to the passenger-side beam member; and... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090140554 - Opening roof hatch for a collapsible car roof: A roof hatch for a collapsible or fixed vehicle roof includes panels which are displaceable away from an opening in the transverse direction of the vehicle. The panels are disposed in guides along the front and rear edges of the opening. The arching of the panels is adapted to follow... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090140555 - Roof opening/closing apparatus: A roof opening/closing apparatus includes a roof moved between first and second positions and structured with first, second and third panels, a first supporting mechanism movably supporting the first and second panels in association with each other, a second supporting mechanism movably supporting the third panel, a first lock mechanism... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP