Patents Examined by Gary K. Graham
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Patent number: 12269434Abstract: A windscreen wiper blade includes a blade body, a blade rubber, and a yoke. The blade body includes first and second locks. The yoke is made of a metal plate and includes a first extension and a blade rubber retainer. The first extension has a fitting bead which the first lock engages. The blade rubber retainer extends from the first extension and retains the blade rubber. The yoke also includes second and third extensions. The second extension extends away from the blade rubber from an end of the first extension located away from the fitting bead. The third extension has a locking hole in which the second lock is fit and extends toward the blade rubber from an end of the second extension located away from the first extension. The yoke includes a burned portion defining a boundary between the second and third extension. The second and third extensions overlap.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Saito, Jun Hamamoto, Hiroki Nose
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Patent number: 12269433Abstract: A wiper control method and a wiper control device are provided. An arm falling position for stopping wiper arms for a predetermined time is set above a lower reversal position. When the wiper arms stopped on the side of an upper reversal position with respect to the arm falling position, such as a service position, are moved to a storage position set below the lower reversal position, or when a wiping operation is to be performed again, the wiper arms are temporarily stopped for the predetermined time at the arm falling position. Then, after the predetermined time elapses, the wiper arms are moved to the storage position in the case of a storage operation, and moved to the upper reversal position in the case of restarting, and then the normal wiping operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: MITSUBA Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Yamada, Takeshi Ikeda, Narimitsu Kobori, Eisuke Iino, Minoru Hoshino, Keisuke Kondou, Ippei Yamauchi
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Patent number: 12263816Abstract: A windshield wiper system for an aircraft includes a wiper drive shaft with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second end includes a first threaded section between the first end and the second end, a second threaded section extending axially along the wiper drive shaft between the first threaded section and the second end relative to a center axis of the wiper drive shaft, and a spline section axially between the first threaded section and the second threaded section. Further included is a first nut to thread to the first threaded section, a second nut to thread to the second threaded section, and a wiper arm assembly including an adjustment sleeve configured to interlock with the spline section, a wiper arm with a first end configured to enclose the adjustment sleeve, and a second end of the wiper arm attached to a wiper blade.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.Inventors: Vishwanath Hitnalli, Phani Srinivas Nouduri
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Patent number: 12252100Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm for a screen wiping system of a motor vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an adapter that is connectable to the wiper blade; a receiving element that is connectable to the wiper arm and has an adapter opening for receiving the adapter. The adapter has at least two locking regions which can be deformed with respect to one another and are configured to lock the adapter to the receiving element in a locking position. The apparatus also includes an actuator for unlocking the locking regions, wherein, in an unlocking position, the actuator engages into an engagement opening of the receiving element and, in the process, the two locking regions are deformed with respect to one another by the actuator in such a way that the adapter can be removed through the adapter opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Maximilian Beitelschmidt, Michael Herzinger
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Patent number: 12252099Abstract: A wiper apparatus includes a wiper axis interface configured for mounting a wiper assembly to a wiper drive. A lower wiper arm extends from the wiper axis interface to a wiper mount that is configured to connect the lower arm to an upper arm. A first end of the lower wiper arm proximate the wiper axis interface has a first airfoil profile and wall thickness. A second end of the lower wiper arm proximate the wiper mount has a second airfoil profile and wall thickness. An intermediate portion of the lower wiper arm extending between the first and second ends has a transitioning airfoil profile and thickness that transitions from the first airfoil profile and wall thickness to the second airfoil profile and wall thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.Inventors: Travis H. Marshall, Alexander N. Reid, Greg A. Seidel, Nitin Chandola, Saugata Sarkar, Ranadip Acharya
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Patent number: 12240418Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper strip (16) that is held between a first spring rail portion (34) and a second spring rail portion (36) by a fastening portion (24), and includes a substantially triangular lip portion (18). A cavity portion (22) is provided between the fastening portion (24) and the lip portion (18), at the lower wall (44) of which cavity portion, on the side facing the lip portion (18), at least one guide shoulder (56) for guiding the lip portion (18) is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Adam Angyal, Christian Wilms, Marcel Ekermans, Marcello Bubba, Nicolaas Gotzen, Peter Kuypers, Thomas Belmans, Wim Buseyne
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Patent number: 12240420Abstract: A wiper device having a wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c), having at least one wiper blade (18a, 18a?, 18a?) which is coupled to the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c), which includes at least one wiper lip (22a, 22a?, 22a?) for wiping a surface (16a; 16b; 16c) of a protective element (14a; 14b; 14c) of a sensor device (12a), in particular of a Lidar device, and having a wiper arm guide unit (24a) which is provided for moving the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c) in an at least substantially translatory manner along a guide path (50a). It is proposed that the wiper device has a rotary joint (26a) by means of which the wiper blade (18a, 18a?, 18a?) is pivotably mounted on the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Akos Hegyi, Bence Balint, Janos Simonovics, Mate Hornyak, Mihaly Nagy, Peter Deak, Peter Kosaras, Zoltan Varga
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Patent number: 12233821Abstract: A vehicle cleaner unit is configured to clean a cleaning object mounted near a bumper or a grille of a vehicle. The vehicle cleaner unit includes a blower configured to be attached to a rear surface of the bumper or the grille. The bumper or the grille is provided with an air outlet for jetting air blown from the blower toward the cleaning object.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinobu Kubota, Yoshiaki Fushimi
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Patent number: 12221076Abstract: A wiper connection structure, comprising a connection body and an upper cover. The connection body is mounted on a wiper blade; an accommodating cavity is formed on the connection body; the accommodating cavity is opened on an upper surface and a side vertical surface of the connection body respectively to correspondingly form an upper opening and an inlet for the head of a wiper to insert into the accommodating cavity; the upper cover is hingedly connected to the upper opening, and the upper cover can sealably close and open the upper opening; in addition, at least one of the accommodating cavity and the upper cover is provided with a limiting member capable of stopping and limiting the head of the wiper, so as to ensure that the head of the wiper does not fall off from the accommodating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: DANYANG UPC AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Che-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 12214756Abstract: The windshield wiper fluid refilling system includes a vehicle and a reservoir cartridge. The vehicle further comprises a dashboard and a windshield cleaning apparatus. The reservoir cartridge is a cartridge based system that stores a cleaning solution. The reservoir cartridge forms a fluidic connection with the windshield cleaning apparatus. The reservoir cartridge feeds the cleaning solution into the windshield cleaning apparatus. The fluidic connection between the windshield cleaning apparatus and the reservoir cartridge is made in the dashboard of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Inventor: Rhonda Hudson-Cloud
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Patent number: 12187240Abstract: In a cross-sectional structure of an existing blade rubber having a non-hollow cross-section, only elasticity of a material of the blade rubber is used for pressure to wipe a windshield. Therefore, it is difficult for the blade rubber to flexibly follow change of a surface shape of the windshield, and sufficient wiping performance is not obtainable. A blade rubber to be attached to a frame of a vehicle wiper and to wipe the windshield according to the present invention includes a wing portion extending in a lateral direction to fix the blade rubber to the frame, a neck portion perpendicularly coupled to the wing portion, a deformation portion elastically deformable and coupled to a lower side of the neck portion, and a contact portion provided on a side of the deformation portion opposite to a side provided with the neck portion, and configured to abut on the windshield. The deformation portion internally includes a cavity portion having a heart-shaped cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: THE MITA COMPANY, LTDInventor: Masato Zukoshi
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Patent number: 12187241Abstract: A wiper heating device for selectively heating a wiper blade and wiper blade holder to melt snow and ice that has built up on each includes a wiper assembly comprising a wiper blade, a blade holder, and an arm. A blade heating element is embedded within and extends throughout the wiper blade, the blade heating element selectively heating the wiper blade. A holder heating element is embedded within and extends throughout the blade holder, the holder heating element selectively heating the blade holder. Each of the blade heating element and the holder heating element are electrically powered by a battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Danny Potter
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Patent number: 12179714Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device (1) providing connection between a wiper blade and a driving arm (7) for a vehicle, comprising a base adapter (25) and at least a first adapter (26), this base adapter (25) being equipped with at least one pivot member (50) intended to connect it to a connector, the base adapter (25) being configured to connect this connector to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter (25) and the first adapter (26) each having a U-shaped cross section formed of two lateral walls (251, 261) connected by an upper wall. According to the invention, at least one lateral wall (251) of the base adapter (25) comprises at least one clearance (502) which accepts a lateral wall (261) of the first adapter (26).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Patent number: 12172609Abstract: A windshield wiper connector is disclosed for connecting a variety of wiper arms with a wiper blade. The connector may include a pivotable cover. The connector may also include a pin passage for receiving a pin-type wiper arm as well as a gaps in the connector positioned around an elevated plateau for receiving a slot-type wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Pylon Manufacturing CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Kawashima
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Patent number: 12172606Abstract: A first pivot shaft 2a and a second pivot shaft 2b linked with wiper arms; a driving part, rotationally driving the first pivot shaft; a linking part, linked with the second pivot shaft and the driving part, and rotationally driving the two pivot shafts synchronously; and a first holding member 12a and a second holding member 12b for fixing the respective pivot shafts to a vehicle body are provided. The second holding member 12b includes: a body part 20, rotatably supporting the second pivot shaft 2b; and three support parts 21, 22, 23, protruding from the body part 20. The first support part 22 and the third support part 23 in the three support parts 21, 22, 23 include fixed parts 30 fixed via bolts 105 and engagement pins 38 provided in the fixed parts 30 and engaged with the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: MITSUBA CorporationInventor: Hideki Tamegai
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Patent number: 12168423Abstract: Disclosed is an aircraft windshield wiper system, having: a wiper arm; a reversible motor that drives the wiper arm, the motor including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator; a forward shaft segment that is driven by the rotor and being rotationally connected to the wiper arm; an aft shaft segment that is driven by the rotor, the aft shaft segment including a forward end and an aft end; a ball nut that translates along the aft shaft segment from rotation of the aft shaft segment; a forward stop at a forward end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop forward translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment; and an aft stop at an aft end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop aft translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.Inventors: Nouduri Phani Srinivas, Srivatsa Santyar
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Patent number: 12162440Abstract: The present application relates to a wiper arm, which comprises a wiper arm body and a wiper arm end piece, the wiper arm end piece being fixedly connected to one end of the wiper arm body to hold a wiper blade, the wiper arm being further provided with a nozzle and a hose, wherein the nozzle is connected to an extension section of the wiper arm end piece towards the return side or the outward swing side of the wiper arm; the hose extends along the wiper arm body, and one end of the hose is connected to the nozzle to deliver a cleaning fluid to the nozzle. The arrangement of a nozzle on the wiper arm ensures that a cleaning fluid is quickly wiped off, the driver is given a clear field of vision, and the cleaning fluid usage may also be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Haoyi Hong, Xu Cheng, Jinlong Pu
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Patent number: 12157439Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is proposed with a wiping strip (16) mounted between a first spring bar portion (34) and a second spring bar portion (36) by a fastening portion (24) and having a substantially triangular lip portion (18). According to the invention, between the fastening portion (24) and the lip portion (18), a cavity portion (22) is provided, on which dampening means (52) are provided, in particular fastened thereto or formed in one piece therewith.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Adam Angyal, Christian Wilms, Marcel Ekermans, Marcello Bubba, Nicolaas Gotzen, Peter Kuypers, Thomas Belmans, Wim Buseyne
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Patent number: 12157438Abstract: A wiper blade apparatus with at least one spring strip having at least one wiper strip unit, which comprises at least one wiper lip and at least one wiper base body, which bounds at least one recess to a receptacle of the at least one spring strip and at least one damping cavity that is separate from the recess, and having at least one wind deflector unit, which at least partially overlaps with the wiper base body of the wiper strip unit and which comprises at least two guide bars, which extends to both sides of the wiper base body. It is proposed that the wiper strip unit comprise at least one resilient support elements arranged on the wiper base body and supported between the wiper base body and at least one of the guide bars.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Christian Wilms
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Patent number: 12151653Abstract: A wiper device configured for removing foreign substances that are stuck on a windshield and connected to a wiper arm includes: a contact member configured for wiping out the foreign substances, a support member made of an elastic material and configured for elastically supporting the contact member in such a way that the contact member is in close contact with the windshield, and an adaptor configured for connecting the support member and the wiper arm. The adaptor includes a first member connected to the support member and formed with an insertion hole configured for insertion by the wiper arm, and a second member vertically fitted into the first member and laterally rotated to be engaged with the first member to fix the wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: CAP CORPORATIONInventor: Hyung Tae Kim