Carrier Attached To Window Or Window Frame Patents (Class 224/482)
  • Patent number: 11938869
    Abstract: A vehicle windscreen has a bracket attached for a sensor including a camera, the bracket comprising a baseplate and a retaining element. The sensor is housed in a housing inserted in the bracket, and at least one rod-shaped member projects from the housing, by way of which it is removably retained in the bracket. A first retaining element variant comprises a raised bed integrated with the baseplate, and a resilient opposed limb, joined to the bed at one end and free at the other end. The limb opposes the bed, and an elongate space extends between the two, with the space closed at one end and open at the other end so the rod-shaped member may enter/be retained in the space. Another retaining element variant comprises a bore having a conical portion and a cylindrical portion in communication with each other, and aligned along a common axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomasz Siudak, Lukasz Pawelec
  • Patent number: 11906883
    Abstract: A holder base part for securing at least one camera housing to a vehicle part of a vehicle, a camera housing and a camera system are described. The holder base part has a retaining element with a securing portion, by which the retaining element is secured to the vehicle part, and which has a retaining portion by which the retaining element is separably connected to a connection element on the side of the at least one camera housing by a sliding movement along a notional connection axis. The retaining portion contributes to defining an insertion region into which the housing-side connection element is inserted for separable connection to the retaining element. The retaining element has a holder-locking element which interacts with a housing-locking element on the side of the camera housing to lock a connection between the retaining element and the connection element. The holder-locking element is arranged in the insertion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Cywinski, Raviraj Choure, Kai Elmering, Bernd Biehlman
  • Patent number: 11648864
    Abstract: Described are modular folding shelves configured for removably connecting with a passenger seat back to support small items. The modular folding shelves can include an attachment portion configured to removably connect with a passenger seat back, a platform portion, and a folding support element connected between the attachment portion and the platform portion. The folding support element can be configured to fold between the attachment portion and platform portion when the platform portion is stowed, and to extend when the platform portion is deployed such that the folding support element supports the platform portion and prevents it from extending beyond the deployed configuration. The platform portion is pivotally connected with the attachment portion to allow the platform portion to fold upward and rest against or proximate to the passenger seat back when the modular shelf is installed and in a stowed configuration, and to extend away from the passenger seat back in a deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Jose Madrigal, Mario Herrera, Cristina Bermudez, Luis Eduardo Ornelas
  • Patent number: 11634269
    Abstract: A spray foam insulator assembly for retaining a pressurized can of spray foam at a preferred temperature includes an insulating sleeve that has a diameter of at least 68.0 mm and a height of at least 245.0 mm to insertably receive a pressurized can of spray foam. The insulating sleeve is comprised of a thermally insulating material to retain the pressurized can of spray foam at an optimal temperature for enhancing functionality of the pressurized can of spray foam. The insulating sleeve has a cut integrated into the insulating sleeve to enhance inserting the pressurized can of spray foam into the insulating sleeve. A closure is integrated into the insulating sleeve for opening and closing the cut. A belt clip is coupled to the insulating sleeve to engage an article of clothing on a user for storing the insulating sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel LaSalle
  • Patent number: 11225188
    Abstract: A mounting system for securing a container to a bed of a vehicle includes a mounting bracket that is adjustable in its length dimension. A first connection joint is for attaching the first end portion to a sidewall of the bed. A second end portion has at least one foot portion for engaging a floor surface of the bed. A second connection joint is for attaching a central portion of the mounting bracket to the container. The bracket is adjustable to a length dimension sufficient to engage the foot portion of the bracket to the bottom surface of the bed, while the bracket is attached to the side wall of the bed through the first connection joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Pelican Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lee Bossenbroek, Robert Clifford Tennant
  • Patent number: 11198400
    Abstract: A lane departure warning system is configured to be securely coupled to a portion of a vehicle. The lane departure warning system includes a bracket that is configured to securely retain a camera assembly, and a securing adhesive pad attachable to the bracket. The securing adhesive pad includes a substrate, a first adhesive layer on a first side of the substrate that is configured to secure the securing adhesive pad to the bracket, and a second adhesive layer on a second side of the substrate that is configured to secure the lane departure warning system to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: John Healey, Edward F. Bulgajewski, Piotr Sliwa
  • Patent number: 11192503
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for preventing spilling of a container inside a vehicle. The system includes an arm connected to a device or surface within the vehicle. The system also includes an engagement device connected to the arm and configured to engage a carrying device holding the container, the arm having a length such that the carrying device is suspended and avoids contact with any object inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher E. Dragan
  • Patent number: 10780835
    Abstract: An integral hook arrangement for hanging accessories in a vehicle interior, has at least one hook element and an integral hook base. The integral hook base is designed as a single piece with the or each hook element and is connected pivotably via at least one live hinge such that the or each hook element can pivot from a folded-in stowed position into a folded-out operating position with an opening angle. The integral hook arrangement here has a stop element, wherein a removable abutment and/or engagement is or can be formed between the integral hook base and the or each hook element in order to limit the opening angle in the folded-out operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Dresen-Rausch, Florian Klein, Florian Bonnet
  • Patent number: 10525887
    Abstract: An exterior mirror (1) on a vehicle door (2) of a motor vehicle has a mirror foot (11) with a retaining portion (110) for securing the mirror foot (11) on the vehicle door (2). The vehicle door (2) has a door outer part (20), a door inner part (21) and a door well (23) between the outer and inner parts (20, 21). The door well (23) has a receiving opening (230) in the region of a door windowsill (22). The mirror foot (11) is angled to form the retaining portion (110) and the retaining portion (110) is inserted into the door well (23) through the receiving opening (230) and fixed within the door well (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Serbine, Michael Stoeckle, Andreas Kohler
  • Patent number: 10452082
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser and method of operating the same. The fluid dispenser can include a wheel driven by diluent passing along a flow path in the fluid dispenser. The wheel can be connected to a pump to pump fluid from a reservoir for dispense into the diluent. In some embodiments, the ratio of wheel rotations to pump cycles is selected to provide a desired and repeatable dilution ratio of concentrated fluid to diluent. The fluid dispenser can be portable and/or disposable, and in some embodiments is adapted for installation on an upper rim of a reservoir wall. Also, the fluid dispenser can be provided with a baffle limiting the velocity and impact of incoming diluent to the wheel driving the pump, thereby improving dosing accuracy of the dispenser in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael H. Bertucci, Christopher F. Lang, Susan K. Lewis, Justin M. Nunez, Timothy S. Jones, Steven E. Schiller, Wayne Phillips
  • Patent number: 10363985
    Abstract: A holder for a two-wheeler accessory, in particular for a two-wheeler lock, comprises a base body by which a contact surface is defined which the two-wheeler accessory contacts when it is received in the holder and one or more pivot clips that each comprise a holding limb and a lever limb and are pivotable about a pivot axis beyond a dead center between a release position and a securing position in order to allow a receiving of the two-wheeler accessory in the holder or a removal of the two-wheeler accessory from the holder in the release position and to block the two-wheeler against a removal from the holder in the securing position by means of the holding limb when said two-wheeler accessory is received in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Abus August Bremicker Sohne KG
    Inventor: Thomas Muller
  • Patent number: 10118565
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable device holding apparatus including a body portion including a body on which a portable device is disposed and which includes an open bottom surface and a fixing pad which supports one side of the portable device, a mobile portion including a mobile pad which is linearly movable between a first position which supports the other side of the portable device and a second position spaced at a certain distance apart from the other end of the portable device, an elastic plate which fixes a movement of the mobile pad to the second position, a button which is pushed by the portable device during a process in which the portable device is disposed on the body portion, and releases fixing of the movement of the mobile pad of the elastic plate, a tongs portion coupled at a bottom of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Sehhan Kim
  • Patent number: 9802488
    Abstract: A board for a vehicle includes: a base, a plurality of operation units that are provided in the base, perform predetermined functions, and generate signals when they are pressed, a guard unit that is provided in the base and has a plurality of guards that are provided at outer peripheries of the plurality of operation units and formed to be vertically movable, and a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards, is normally used as a general board, and is used as a board having a storage space when there is an object required to be stored, and therefore it is possible to improve user convenience and prevent failure of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Daeyun An, Jongmin Oh
  • Patent number: 9783175
    Abstract: A cable mounting assembly that may include a ball fitting having a hole that receives a cable assembly. The ball fitting may be disposed in an abutment and may be received in a bracket that may be disposed on the abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L Buchwitz, James Adam Drozdowski, Andrew Arthur Brown, Jacob Peter Stencel, Mason Otto Suksumake, Richard Green
  • Patent number: 9718388
    Abstract: This invention includes a type of portable trash receptacle that can be used by automobile passengers and drivers to dispose of garbage when in an automobile. The trash receptacle is designed to take up unused space next to the driver's seat or passenger seats. The trash receptacle also contains a removable liner, which makes it easier to empty and clean. Furthermore, the trash receptacle is designed to be opened and closed easily, and includes safety features so that it will not disturb the vehicle occupants. The receptacle's shape and location play a role in its ease of use. The invention also includes a method for vehicle occupants to dispose of trash. A variation of this invention can be used on airplanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Eddie Lawrence Cressy
  • Patent number: 9706850
    Abstract: The disclosed invention pertains to apparatuses for supporting a food item. The apparatuses include a sleeve operable to slide over an armrest of a seat, wherein the sleeve is collapsible when not in use, and a support portion extending from the sleeve and being operable to receive and support the food item. The disclosed invention also pertains to blank precursors for forming the disclosed apparatuses for supporting a food item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: STADIUM SLEEVE ENTERPRISES LTD.
    Inventor: Jason Abu-Ulba
  • Patent number: 9573531
    Abstract: Described herein is a mounting apparatus, comprising a receiving component, and an attachment component; the receiving component comprises a first magnetic component, a first arm, and a second arm; the attachment component comprises a second magnetic component; the receiving component is configured to hold a portable electronic device by the first arm and the second arm; the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are configured to connect through a magnetic interaction; the first magnetic component is continuously rotatable and continuously movable relative to the second magnetic component while the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are connected. The mounting apparatus provides mounting of any appropriately sized electronic device in an vehicle, at home, in an office, and at other private or public places, to allow convenient viewing and access to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 9511719
    Abstract: A holder to fasten at least one component to a glass pane, in particular to a windscreen of a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The holder has a supporting body, which has a lower side, with which the supporting body is able to be adhered to the glass pane by adhesion, and an upper side, on which the holding elements are arranged to fasten the at least one component to the supporting body. A simplified installation results if a first section of the supporting body, which is provided to fasten at least one component, is separated from the remaining supporting body along two separate slots, where both slots begin at an outer edge of the supporting body and end at a connection region at a distance from the outer edge, via which the first section is connected to the remaining supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Martin Krug, Axel Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9321336
    Abstract: An automobile umbrella apparatus for use with an automobile window includes a base member having an arch shape that nests atop the lower window frame of an automobile. A mounting shaft extends upwardly from the base member is length adjustable to span between the lower and upper window frame members of an automobile. A mounting fin is coupled to the mounting shaft proximate a distal end and has a wedge shape configured to engage an upper window frame member in a friction fit relationship. An umbrella pole includes a proximal end pivotally coupled to the upper end of the mounting shaft and an opposed distal end. An umbrella canopy is operatively coupled to the distal end of the umbrella pole and movable between a retracted configuration loosely surrounding the umbrella pole and a deployed configuration extending away from the umbrella pole so as to shield or shade an area thereunder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Jonathan Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9004433
    Abstract: A folding support device and methods for constructing and using the same are provided by the present invention. A foldable support member contains a series of hinge sections and support and stress limiting members. Construction is provided enabling the device to safely collapse and stow while traveling, but to unfold and provide a gripping tension on both a support member and a support device in a reliable manner. Force analysis is provided securing the item in an upright way via a force transfer generated by the supported weight itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: John A. Krieger
  • Publication number: 20150041510
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding frame (1) for arrangement behind a vehicle window (9) and for receiving a sensor device (8), and a sensor arrangement (14) comprising a holding frame (1) and a sensor device (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Henryk Frenzel, Vinzenz Jeremias Sauerer, Thomas Augustin
  • Patent number: 8905282
    Abstract: An accessory mounting apparatus is provided for coupling to a vehicle roll bar. The accessory mounting apparatus illustratively includes a driver side clamping device configured to be secured to a driver side upright of the roll bar, and a passenger side clamping device configured to be secured to the passenger side upright of the roll bar. Protective sleeves cooperate with the clamping devices to protect the roll bar from damaging contact therewith. A laterally extending cross member extends between the driver side clamping device and the passenger side clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jason E. Miller, Brent Terry, Garric Henry
  • Patent number: 8870043
    Abstract: The invention is a assembly comprising of a flexible holding bracket and a tray. The bracket fit down between the window and rest on top of the door panel. The flexible backward s bracket fit's the inside part of the door panel for stability. At the end of the holding bracket is a tab for the tray with a slot in it to slide onto. The tray can be made with various types of reservoir combinations for holding different condiment packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Alvin Paul Strole
  • Patent number: 8857687
    Abstract: An aftermarket vehicle mount for an electronic device (e.g., a tablet computer) consists of an extensible mounting base, one end of which removably attaches to a windshield, the other end of which rotatably attaches to an electronic device holder. The electronic device holder grasps an electronic device with spring-loaded arms. The extensible mounting base has a folded configuration, in which the electronic device rests flat on the top of a dashboard, and an unfolded configuration, in which the electronic device drapes over the front of the dashboard, at an appropriate viewing angle for a passenger. In either configuration, the electronic device may be easily rotated between landscape and portrait orientations, but unwanted motion of the electronic device from sudden accelerations (e.g., from encountering a pothole) is minimized. Embodiments suitable for home and office are also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Byungseol An
  • Publication number: 20140291369
    Abstract: An electronic tag holding device is provided. The electronic tag holding device includes a back plate support having a front side, a rear side, an upper portion and a lower portion. A receptacle may protrude from the front side of the back plate support forming an opening into the receptacle. The opening is formed to receive the electronic tag. The present invention may include a securing device configured to releasably secure the electronic tag within the receptacle. The present invention may further include at least one suction cup protruding from the rear side of the back plate support, which may attach to an inside of a car windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Salvatore Marsilla
  • Patent number: 8811812
    Abstract: A camera rig system is configured to film in several overlapping directions at once. The camera rig system has a front rig having a first plurality of cameras arranged to film in a first set of overlapping directions. A trigger box is electrically coupled to the front rig and configured to receive data from the first plurality of cameras. A rear rig having a second plurality of cameras is electrically coupled to the trigger box and arranged to film in a second set of overlapping directions. The first set of overlapping directions and the second set of overlapping directions are configured such that images taken from the first plurality of cameras and the second plurality of cameras can reflect background images around the camera rig system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Shawn Lawler, David Charles Smith
  • Publication number: 20140160718
    Abstract: A mounting device is provided for attaching a mechanical, electrical and/or electronic module to the vehicle window pane. The mounting device includes, but is not limited to a front side and a rear side and at least one laterally springy pin opening. The pin opening can receive a pin element that is designed to attach the mounting device with its front side to the vehicle window pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Siegfried EIDT
  • Patent number: 8662501
    Abstract: A portable beer pong table including a table having a plurality of coextensively shaped apertures formed therein, a plurality of flexible rings removably attached to the table and positioned about the apertures respectively, a plurality of rigid first support members attached to the table and spaced from the apertures, a plurality of rigid second support members attached to the first support members and extending downwardly from the table, a plurality of rigid third support members adjustably coupled to the second support members and disposed opposite to the first support members, and a plurality of anchoring sleeves positioned along a portion of the third support members and remaining spaced from the second support members respectively. In this manner, the second support members cooperate with the third support members to maintain the table at a substantially stable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Perales
  • Publication number: 20140054343
    Abstract: This application relates to a mobile device mount and method of using the mount. In some embodiments, a mobile electronic device mount includes: a base configured to secure a first mobile electronic device to a second item; a body configured to receive and retain the first mobile electronic device; and a connector configured to connect the base to the body, wherein the connector includes a rotational component that allows the base and body to move from up to 360 degrees relative to each other in a first plane and move at least 170 degrees relative to each other in a second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Brett J. Longo
  • Publication number: 20130256355
    Abstract: An automobile-mountable umbrella holder selectively attaches to an automobile window, for example, with a releasable heavy duty suction mount. An umbrella holder receptacle provides means to tighten the receptacle to the umbrella handle to maintain an open umbrella in an upright position. An armature connects the umbrella holder to the window mount and articulates so that the position of umbrella can be adjusted to suit the needs of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Gina M. Gatto-Weising
  • Publication number: 20130256354
    Abstract: A hanger for securing a garment or other item comprising two support bars that extend outward from connectors for removably attaching the hanger to a securing object, a hanger bar comprising a central section, a connecting section extending from one end of the central section, and a hanger bar projection extending from the other end of the central section, wherein the distal end of one support bar connects to the hanger bar at the end of the connecting section and the distal end of the second support bar connects to the hanger bar at a point on the central section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Dane Clark, Brett Owen Ward
  • Patent number: 8479962
    Abstract: An umbrella carrier secures a wet umbrella outside of a vehicle. A closed umbrella is strapped or otherwise secured to at least one umbrella carrier arm that is attached to a mounting pole coupled with a vehicle window support clip or some other temporary mounting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Don Hall
  • Patent number: 8456317
    Abstract: A sensor module is mounted at a windshield of a vehicle. The sensor module can be connected, via a fastening section that is arranged on a module housing, to an element that is fixed to the vehicle body or to an element which is connected to a part that is fixed to the vehicle body. A sensor is accommodated in the module housing and is retained such that it can be displaced and/or pivoted from a first starting position into a second end position in order to rest against the windscreen. The adjusting movement can be initiated by an adjusting element which can be preloaded in the direction of the end position by means of a spring element and can be blocked in the starting position by means of a blocking element. Also, a delaying element is provided that can influence a parameter of the adjusting movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Europe GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Heribert Werner
  • Publication number: 20130062382
    Abstract: A beverage container and object holder apparatus, and installation method, for use in conjunction with a preexisting airplane cabin window frame assembly for use preferably by passengers located in a window seat. The holder apparatus is mountable and dismountable from an airplane cabin window frame assembly utilizing preexisting window shade U-shaped slide channels located within an airplane cabin window frame assembly. Each holder apparatus is comprised of one or more receptacles, with optional attachable upper ends, where each receptacle and/or upper end has an opening for receiving a beverage container or other objects. The various holder apparatus embodiments provide for selective holder apparatus utilization based on the number of receptacles and proximity of an airplane cabin window to the location of a passenger window seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Donald Wilson Alford
  • Publication number: 20130037589
    Abstract: An accessory system for a vehicle includes a windshield of a vehicle and a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield. A structure is attached at the receiving structure. With the structure attached at the receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, and the cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera. At least one of the individual sensors may (a) receive an input via a bus communication and/or (b) deliver an output via a bus communication. With the structure attached at the receiving structure, at least one of the individual sensors may be removable from the structure for service. At least one of the sensors may view through the windshield via a light transmitting aperture established in a light absorbing hiding layer at the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: DONNELLY CORPORATION
    Inventor: DONNELLY CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20120267406
    Abstract: A suction disc support set with auxiliary tool for emergency escape is provided, including a suction disc set and a connecting support unit. The suction disc is for attaching to a flat surface. One end of the connecting support unit is connected to the suction disc set, and the other end can be connected to any suitable holding base for holding a portable device. The main body of the present invention is to form at least a sharp conic object in a frame of the connecting support unit. A knife can be further included in the frame. In this manner, the suction disc support set is attached to the windshield when in use, while in emergency, the present invention can be used as a tool to break the glass or cut off the stuck seat belt for escape from inside a car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Eagle Fan
  • Publication number: 20120247025
    Abstract: Fine perforated shield (1) for automobiles having the same dimension as the window and being supported by a reinforcing frame (2). This shield should provide aeration to the automobiles to prevent suffocation, asphyxia or even death of the remaining passengers when the driver is forced to stop the motor for taking a break or sleeping for refreshment during long travels. It also should protect against mosquitos, reptiles, snakes etc. and especially against robbers and thieves. The arrangement is placed to the inside position of the glass window and includes additional nm channels and seals. It is resistant to cutting, scratching and burning and can be controlled manually or electrically with a window regulator having a locking button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Azza Abd El-Moneim El-Segal
  • Publication number: 20120160887
    Abstract: A sleeve for holding and display a document is provided and a method of using the sleeve is described. The sleeve can include a back wall having a top, two opposing sides and a bottom. The sleeve can be attached to a window of a vehicle so that an open-topped receptacle suitable for receiving documents is formed by the back wall, sides walls, bottom wall and the window. Document can be inserted into the receptacle with information on the document facing towards the window so that the information can be read from outside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Sung Chung
  • Patent number: 8196790
    Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Iida, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
  • Publication number: 20120138648
    Abstract: A rectangular open-topped plastic box designed to easily hold two (2) dip containers inside a vehicle to simplify and improve the on-the-go dining experience by increasing convenience of dip use and greatly reducing potential spills and similar messy incidents along with eliminating safety hazard issues for the driver, thus protecting all passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew Joseph Moceo, II
  • Publication number: 20110233248
    Abstract: A carrier device for attaching to a pane, particularly a windshield, of a motor vehicle is provided. The carrier device has a carrier plate that can be attached to the pane, which is made of plastic at least in segments, and by which at least one camera, a sensor or the like is carried, wherein the plastic of the carrier plate is permeated with an additive material, particularly a glass additive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: André Flemming, Martin Krug, Norbert Schloemer, Juergen Seekircher
  • Patent number: 8006419
    Abstract: A window display materials holder for holding window display material for viewing from the outside of a vehicle. The holder includes a flexibly-rigid body having an insertion edge and a gripping edge. The insertion edge is designed to be inserted between a window and trim adjacent thereto. The gripping edge has gripping structure. The flexibly-rigid body is substantially coplanar to the window when the insertion edge is inserted between the window and the trim adjacent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventor: George Walter Kabalka
  • Publication number: 20100308094
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve a sensor module that is mounted in the region of a windshield of a motor vehicle in such a way that said sensor module is easier to mount and damage to the sensor during the mounting process can be prevented as much as possible. Said aim is achieved by the fact that the sensor module (2, 20) can be connected, via a fastening section (10) that is arranged on a module housing (3, 30), to an element that is fixed to the vehicle body or to an element which is connected to a part that is fixed to the vehicle body. Furthermore, a sensor (4, 40) is accommodated in the module housing (3, 30). Said sensor (4, 40) is retained such that it can be displaced and/or pivoted from a first starting position into a second end position in order to rest against the windscreen (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Heribert Werner
  • Patent number: 7712644
    Abstract: A transponder intermediary device enables a user to selectively retain a toll transponder device in toll-paying position upon a vehicle. The transponder intermediary device comprises a transponder-receiving slot and a vehicular interface. The transponder-receiving slot comprises a superior slot end, an inferior slot end, laterally-opposed slot ends, an anterior slot portion, a posterior slot portion, an inner slot surface, and a relaxed equilibrium position. The inner slot surface is sized and shaped to snugly and removably receive transponder housing. The vehicular interface comprises certain attachment structure for attaching the transponder intermediary device in toll-paying position upon the vehicle. As the transponder housing is received in the transponder-receiving slot, the housing snap-clicks into place, thus aurally alerting the user as to when the housing is securely held by the transponder intermediary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventors: Karen L. Rafalowitz, Ellen L. Jakubicek
  • Publication number: 20090140023
    Abstract: A travel tray for holding food and beverage items to be utilized by either the driver or passenger of an automobile; or by a person outside of an automobile. The travel tray has a unique automobile window insert and/or accompanying window tool by which the travel tray may be attached to an automobile window. The travel tray may also be utilized in its lap position when not attached to an automobile window or door. The travel tray also collapses when not in use into a convenient and easily carried and stored configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Angela Gale Noble
  • Publication number: 20090127411
    Abstract: A structure of the windshield mount and pedestal for mounting a portable electronic device on a windshield or other part of the vehicle is disclosed. The windshield mount and pedestal includes: a suction portion having a suction cup at its bottom; a protruded portion formed on the suction portion to establish a suction mechanism to move the suction cup in an up/down direction; a suction lever connected to the protruded portion to establish the suction mechanism; a device attachment portion for attaching a portable electronics device at one end; a pivotable arm pivotably connected to the suction portion to change a location of the portable electronics device; and a hollow portion formed at a bottom of the pivotable arm for receiving the protruded portion on the suction portion when the rotatable arm is pivoted fully downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Antonio Aguilar
  • Patent number: 7328825
    Abstract: This application is directed to a dynamic storage compartment for modifying the interior space of a vehicle, either as originally equipped or as an after-market modification, so as to provide a means for providing enhanced storage capacity for a vehicle which is characterized by ease of use and the ability to provide secure out of sight storage for valuables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventor: Dolores Kaiser
  • Patent number: 7234619
    Abstract: An accessory strip for a vehicle having a bracket secured to a track at select locations. The bracket includes a cam on an inner end that is received by a cam lock bar. The cam is movable within the track to selected positions where it may be locked in place. The bracket may include a dovetail socket to which articles may be secured by means of a dovetail plug and also may include a hook on which articles may be hung by means of flexible handles, or the like. The accessory strip assembly may be attached to an interior wall or may be formed as an integral track on an interior wall or seat back of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Hicks, Jeffrey A. Kempf, James M. Hutek
  • Patent number: 7080764
    Abstract: A combination for use in a motor vehicle comprises a sealed housing containing a transponder circuit suitable for interacting with an automated toll gate system, a cover that coordinates with the motor vehicle in accordance with at least one prescribed criterion, and an engagement means affixed to the cover and configured for engaging the transponder housing such that the housing and cover are affixed to one another. A method for mounting such a transponder within an automobile is provided in which a cover is provided that coordinates with the automobile in accordance with at least one predetermined criterion, the cover is engaged to the transponder housing whereby the cover and transponder housing are affixed to one another, a location in the automobile is selected for mounting the transponder, and the cover and transponder are mounted to the automobile in a single action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Linda McNicholas
  • Patent number: 6863200
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly for a vehicle includes a cup holder having longitudinal ends. The cup holder assembly also includes a plurality of trammels operatively supported by interior structure of the vehicle and spaced longitudinally from each other for cooperating with the longitudinal ends. Each of the trammels has a bearing track to allow each of the longitudinal ends to be adjusted longitudinally to adjust a size of an opening formed between the cup holder and the interior structure to hold a container therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Beglau