Abstract: An etched logo is provided at a location within the layers. This etched section is viewable to the user on the working surface as a form of insignia (logo, trademark, letters, words, serial numbers, designs, patters, artwork, and the like) and does not wear off in normal use because of the coating layers and. Alternatively, the etching (or other slight indentation) may penetrate the 26 while still being viewable in the finished product to display the insignia. Even further, the etching may extend through the coating layers and the substrate. In this particular embodiment, the substrate includes a surface texture (also a form of insignia) viewable to a person in the finished product.

Abstract: An apparatus for heating windshield wiper fluid before the fluid is sprayed onto a windshield. The apparatus generally includes a fin tube assembly positioned in close proximity to or in contact with the catalytic converter of an automotive vehicle. The heat from the catalytic converter is transferred to the fin tube assembly. Wiper fluid is passed through the tube assembly and thus heated before being sprayed onto the windshield of an automotive vehicle. The system further includes a thermostat and control valve to control if and when the fluid should be passed through the fin tube for heating. Fluid is pumped from a reservoir to the control valve where a decision is made, based on external vehicle temperature, whether to bypass the heating element or to pass the fluid through the heating element for heating before spraying the fluid onto the windshield of the vehicle.

Abstract: An extended cab for a pick-up truck includes an interior cargo storage space between a rearwardmost portion of a rear seat and the rear wall of the cab.