Patents Examined by Veronica M Shull
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Patent number: 11498398Abstract: There are provided an outer member, an inner member connected to the outer member, door components including a door glass provided between the outer member and the inner member, and a reinforcement outer member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at an upper end portion of the inner member which is positioned on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the door glass. The outer member includes an outer panel and an annular frame member which is joined to an outer peripheral portion of the outer panel by a hemming method, the reinforcement outer member is connected to the inner member at its front and rear end portions, and a seal outer member to seal a gap between the outer member and the door glass is attached to an upper frame portion fastened to the reinforcement outer member.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Yukihiro Moriyama
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Patent number: 11498395Abstract: An auxiliary vehicle visor designed to provide improved protection against the sun's rays while driving or riding in a car. It includes a transparent tinted auxiliary component made from UV glass, which can be in a stored position or a downwardly extended position (for use). As designed, it allows the user to toggle between the stored position and the extended position with the push of a button or via mechanical means. The device expands the functionality of conventional sun visors to effectively block sunlight. The present invention reduces the vibrancy of the sunlight through the windshield to assist in preventing accidents.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventor: Claretha Drake
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Patent number: 11485203Abstract: A vehicle-door reinforcement includes a first beam elongated along an axis between a first end and a second end. The vehicle-door reinforcement includes a hinged beam elongated along the axis. The hinged beam includes a first segment and a second segment hinged to each other. The first segment is engaged with the first beam and the second segment is slideably engaged with the first beam. The vehicle-door reinforcement includes an actuator fixed to the first beam and connected to the second segment.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
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Patent number: 11485206Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fastening system for using in a flexible tonneau cover system. In one aspect, the fastening system comprises a corner member connected to a end rail, and a connecting member connected to an side rail. The corner member comprises a positioning tab that is received in a positioning groove formed on the connecting member. In another aspect, the fastening system comprise a corner member with a recess portion. When the corner member is connected with a side rail at an end thereof, the recess portion and the end of side rail form an accommodating groove. In another aspect, the fastening system comprise a fastening element coupled to an elongated slat. A reinforce tab is coupled with the fastening element, and wraps over an end of the elongated slat to extend at a bottom surface of the elongated slat.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: NINGBO SCARMAN AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Meiqin Cao
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Patent number: 11472244Abstract: A skid plate for a vehicle may include a continuous unitary plate of material including: a plurality of mounting points configured for mounting the continuous unitary plate to an undercarriage of a vehicle; and a recovery opening proximate an outer edge of the continuous unitary plate and configured to receive a device for recovering a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nathaniel S. Murphy, Kishan Kari
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Patent number: 11465479Abstract: A convertible top system for a vehicle having structural support for a vehicle roof includes an overhead cover system having a perimeter frame configured to couple to the structural support and defining a plurality of overhead openings, and a plurality of cassettes configured to releasably couple to the perimeter frame such that each cassette of the plurality of cassettes is operably associated with one of the overhead openings. Each cassette of the plurality of cassettes includes at least one of a retractable mesh screen and a retractable shade configured to be moved between a fully open position that does not cover the associated overhead opening, and a fully closed position that covers the associated overhead opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: FCA US LLCInventor: Clifford Krapfl
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Patent number: 11465474Abstract: A side rail for a cargo bed of a vehicle enables the fitting or mounting of a broad range of automotive accessories to a roll top cover. The side rail comprises: an elongate body that defines a longitudinal axis; an axially extending drive channel disposed at a medial side of the body and defining an opening therein for receiving a drive chain, the drive channel having a recessed inner portion and a stepped outer portion adjacent the opening; an axially extending first support channel recessed in an upper side of the body and opening upwardly therefrom; and an axially extending second support channel recessed in the upper side of the body and opening upwardly therefrom, the second support channel disposed laterally adjacent to the first support channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Oakmoore Pty LtdInventors: Wolfgang Schollhammer, Zenon Theodoulou, Michael Osman
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Patent number: 11458821Abstract: The rack mounted weather shield is an awning. The rack mounted weather shield is configured for use with an automobile. The rack mounted weather shield attaches to a cargo rack. The rack mounted weather shield creates a weather protected space along a side of the automobile. The rack mounted weather shield is used for entering and exiting the automobile in inclement weather. The rack mounted weather shield extends and retracts. The rack mounted weather shield comprises a plurality of fans, a plurality of control circuits, and a remote control. Each of the plurality of fans creates the weather protected space on a side of the automobile. Each of the plurality of control circuits extends and retracts an individual fan selected from the plurality of fans. The remote control is a radio frequency device that controls the operation of the plurality of control circuits.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventor: David Murphy
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Patent number: 11458823Abstract: A cover for covering at least partially a vehicle. The vehicle includes a straddle seat and a footrest extending along a lateral side of the vehicle. The cover includes a cover body and a clip connected to the cover body. The clip is configured to be connected to the footrest of the vehicle. The clip includes: a clip body fastened to the cover body; an upper connector extending from an inner side of the clip body and configured to engage an upper side of the footrest so as to restrict forward movement of the clip relative to the footrest; and a lower connector extending from an inner side of the clip body and configured to engage a lower side of the footrest. The clip is configured such that, when the clip is connected to the footrest, an edge portion of the footrest is located between the upper and lower connectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.Inventors: Benjamin Houle, Caroline Letendre, Benoit Morissette
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Patent number: 11440493Abstract: To provide a vehicle rear portion structure including a rear bumper cover disposed at the back of a vehicle, and a rear undercover. The rear undercover covers the lower surface of the body. The rear end portion of the rear undercover is connected to the lower end portion of the rear bumper cover. The rear undercover has a through hole formed on its rear portion. The rear bumper cover includes a protrusion protruding further downward of the vehicle than does the rear undercover, and an inclined portion connecting the rear edge portion of the through hole of the rear undercover and the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiaki Eguchi, Yuya Saruwatari
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Patent number: 11440389Abstract: An automated vehicle cover assembly includes a disk that is positioned on a roof of a vehicle. A canopy unit is provided and the canopy unit is movably attached to the disk. The canopy unit is positionable in a deployed position having the canopy unit radiating outwardly from the disk to cover the vehicle for protection against sunlight and precipitation. Conversely, the canopy unit is positionable in a retracted position having the canopy unit positioned beneath the cover. A remote control is in wireless communication with the canopy unit and the remote control actuates the canopy unit into the deployed position or the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Inventor: Renae Powell
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Patent number: 11427056Abstract: A boarding/deboarding support structure includes a lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a bottom surface of a vehicle body, a lower trim located inside the lower door, the lower trim having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a floor of the vehicle body, and an absorbing member having at least a portion supported by the lower door and a rear surface of the lower trim, the absorbing member being configured to absorb energy, wherein the lower trim is located between the floor of the vehicle body and an inner surface of the lower door, and wherein, when the lower door is opened, the absorbing member is deployed to be located between the lower trim and the lower door.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Ki Hyun Cho, Eui Chan Cho, Sudhir Rampalli
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Patent number: 11413945Abstract: A system for covering a load on trailer with a tarp includes a post assembly coupled to a first lateral side of the trailer, a supporting assembly supported in a stake pocket on the first lateral side of the trailer and holding the post assembly vertically upright, and a roller assembly supported at an upper end of the post assembly such that the roller assembly extends horizontally and is aligned with the first lateral side of the trailer. The roller assembly supports a tarp such that the tarp can be pulled up along the first lateral side of the trailer, over the roller assembly, over a load on the trailer, and down toward an opposite second lateral side of the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Fontaine Commercial Trailer, Inc.Inventors: Connor Bashinski, Emmett Timothy Franks, Jr., Danny Lynn Avery, Roland von Kurnatowski, III, Zachary Schultz, Christopher Kelley
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Patent number: 11390205Abstract: A trailer and boat covering combination system includes a trailer including a frame having a front end, a first lateral member and a second lateral member. A plurality of wheels is rotatably attached to and extends downwardly from the frame. A pair of supports is attached to the trailer such that each of the first and second lateral members has one of the supports attached thereto. A spindle is attached to and extends between the supports. The supports are pivotable forwardly and rearwardly relative to the trailer such that the spindle is movable over the trailer. The supports are biased toward an upright position. A covering is positioned on the spindle and is unwound off of the spindle to cover a boat positioned on the trailer. The covering is wound back onto the spindle to store the covering on the spindle.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventor: Brett C Holker
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Patent number: 11377040Abstract: This disclosure relates to accessories configured to be supported by door strikers of motor vehicles. In particular, the accessories may be mounted to a motor vehicle when a traditional, or factory, door is removed. Some example accessories are useable as a step when mounted to the vehicle, and are also useable as a tool (i.e., as a shovel, flashlight, bit driver, socket wrench, and/or hex wrench) when removed from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Patent number: 11370285Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to an anti-icing and ultra-violet (UV) reflective apparatus for vehicle windshields and windows. The apparatus may include a housing including a hinged door covering interior components contained therein. The components may include a cover component coupled to an interior of the housing that stores a cover for covering a vehicle windshield and vehicle windows and that reflects UV radiation. The components may further include a roller component, coupled to an interior of the housing, that stores a set of rollers in an anti-freezing compound utilized for coating the cover. The components may also include a turning mechanism coupled to the cover component through an exterior side of the housing that extends the cover onto the vehicle windshield and/or the vehicle windows to protect the at least one of the vehicle windshield and the one or more vehicle windows against freezing and the UV radiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Florida A&M UniversityInventor: Charles Magee
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Patent number: 11358451Abstract: A crank assembly for operating a tarpaulin manipulator used for extending and retracting a tarpaulin respectively across and from a top aperture of a vehicle container. The crank assembly includes a crank and a crank assembly shaft for transmitting rotations of the crank to the tarpaulin manipulator through a transmission assembly. The crank can be moved between a mounted configuration in which the crank protrudes axially from the crank assembly shaft and a stowed configuration in which the crank is folded over the crank assembly shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: FABRICATION ELCARGO INC.Inventors: Keven Boutin, Etienne Brunet, Kendrick Martin