Patents Assigned to Affiliated Hatch and Sunroof, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4320919
    Abstract: A visor for automotive use including a plurality of air directing channels for reducing the aerodynamic drag of the visor. The visor is formed from a single sheet of material and the channels are formed by flat bottomed depressions beginning near the front edge of the visor and becoming progressively deeper to a point near the back edge of the visor. From this point, the bottom of the depression abruptly rises back to the visor surface. The depressions have a maximum width near the front edge and taper to half this width near the back edge of the visor. The channels direct air from under the visor through openings formed between the visor and the vehicle and exhaust the air with essentially laminar flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Affiliated Hatch and Sunroof, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Butler
  • Patent number: D259633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignee: Affiliated Hatch and Sunroof, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Butler
  • Patent number: D261500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Affiliated Hatch and Sunroof, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Butler
  • Patent number: D262365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1981
    Assignee: Affiliated Hatch and Sunroof, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Butler