At Upper Edge Of Sliding Window Patents (Class 454/131)
  • Patent number: 11660932
    Abstract: A vehicle air purging system includes a vehicle body that defines an interior. A support member is coupled to the vehicle body. The support member defines a receiving cavity. The support member defines an aperture proximate the receiving cavity. A one-way valve is coupled to the support member and is disposed within the aperture. A fan is coupled to the support member. The fan includes an outlet aligned with the aperture. A controller is operably coupled to the fan. The controller is configured to activate the fan to blow air from the interior to an area external to the vehicle body through the one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Mullen, Daniel Ferretti, Tim Rush, Wojciech Mariusz Wyrwa, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Patent number: 8360500
    Abstract: A first covering part of the present invention covers a portion from the front part to the upper part of a door window and expands to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the lower surface thereof is open. A second covering part covers a portion lower than the first covering part of the upper part of the door window, is provided so as to be on the outside of a window glass and be located on the inside in the vehicle width direction of the lower edge of the first covering part, and is formed so as to gradually approach the window glass from the rear end toward the front end, the lower edge thereof being provided close to the outer surface of the window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hayashi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuharu Mishimagi
  • Patent number: 8147300
    Abstract: A universal vehicle window vent is provided. The window vent has a bottom portion for receiving a vehicle window, and a top portion for engaging the window channel of a vehicle's door. The window vent is dimensioned to fit any vehicle window such that when it is installed, an opening is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Michael D. Lunghofer
  • Publication number: 20110045757
    Abstract: The Automobile Smoke Vent allows smoke from cigarettes, pipes, and cigars to exit the vehicle without letting conditioned air out (heated or cooled). It also allows the smoke to escape without letting rain or snow in. The invention allows minute amounts of condition air out along with the smoke. The adjustable swing arm is a dramatic help in limiting the size of the opening between the window and the invention. The swing arm is important, in the fact that it makes the invention adjustable to fit many different make and models of cars and trucks. The adjustable swing arm takes the guess work out of fitting the invention to car and trucks. When constructed of clear plastic the invention will not hinder the vision of the people in the vehicle. The invention can be used for advertising by various related manufactures, such as cigarette makers, cigar makers, pipe makers, radio stations etc. . . . It is compact and folds for easy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Michael John Szwed, Steve Allen Ferrelli
  • Patent number: 7811159
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle independent of the vehicle's electrical system. At least one conduit is attached to a housing for transferring the services to a supply panel. The supply panel includes a face on which the various controls and connectors associated with the supplied convenience services, such as heating, cooling, electrical power, compressed air, computer network communications, telephone, video, and television, are disposed. The supply panel is dimensioned to interface with the stationary vehicle through an opening in the vehicle, such as a window or service door, and includes means for providing a substantially airtight seal for climate control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Convoy Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Arnold C. Wilson, David Everhart, John T. Badgett
  • Patent number: 7762876
    Abstract: The cabin exhaust device ventilates vehicles provided with retractable windows and mounts on a portion of the vehicle, preferably on a door frame or in an opening between a window panel and a window frame. The cabin exhaust device comprises a squeegee and a ventilation panel having an air dam, a first portion, and a second portion, wherein the first and second portions are provided with angularly oriented apertures, thereby creating a vacuum on the vehicle's interior side. The first and second portions are outwardly convexed, thereby facilitating the creation of a pressure differential between the vehicle's interior and its exterior, thus forcing the air and other contaminants out from the vehicle's interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Bradley Kyle McClary
  • Patent number: 7753765
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle independent of the vehicle's electrical system. At least one conduit is attached to a housing for transferring the services to a supply panel. The supply panel includes a face on which the various controls and connectors associated with the supplied convenience services, such as heating, cooling, electrical power, compressed air, computer network communications, telephone, video, and television, are disposed. The supply panel is dimensioned to interface with the stationary vehicle through an opening in the vehicle, such as a window or service door, and includes means for providing a substantially airtight seal for climate control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Convoy Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Arnold C. Wilson, David Everhart, John T. Badgett
  • Publication number: 20080113601
    Abstract: A universal vehicle window vent is provided. The window vent has a bottom portion for receiving a vehicle window, and a top portion for engaging the window channel of a vehicle's door. The window vent is dimensioned to fit any vehicle window such that when it is installed, an opening is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Michael D. Lunghofer
  • Patent number: 7172240
    Abstract: A vehicle window wind deflector, of the type which has a flange that is fitted into a window channel, has a bridge which fits around a pillar that separates a first pane of the vehicle window from a second pane of the vehicle window. At the location of the pillar it is preferred that the flange be interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Inventor: Judd C. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 7114761
    Abstract: A door visor for a vehicle comprising a visor portion which extends from the front end of a window sash of the vehicle to the rear end of the window sash, and protrudes outward and downward of the vehicle from the top end of the window sash of the vehicle, a protrusion body extending in the vertical direction of the visor portion and protruding toward the vehicle from the inner surface of the visor portion, and provided approximately in parallel to the vertical direction of the rear end of the window sash and the vertical direction of the rear end of a window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Access Corporation
    Inventors: Katsunori Kodama, Hiroshi Takakura, Daisuke Watanabe, Tadao Motohashi
  • Patent number: 7044848
    Abstract: An air intake for a vehicle that facilitates air transfer from an ambient environment outside the vehicle to a vehicle space is provided. The air intake inhibits liquid transfer from the ambient environment to the vehicle space. The air intake includes a housing having an inlet for receiving air from the ambient environment, and an outlet in communication with the inlet. The outlet is disposed in an upper portion of the housing. A blocking member is disposed within the housing adjacent the inlet for preventing upward fluid flow from the inlet directly to the outlet, thereby inhibiting liquid flow through the outlet and into the vehicle space. A portion of the air intake housing is configured for attachment to a vehicle window, and the inlet is configured to be disposed along one edge of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lim Wijaya, MarĂ­a Heirtzler, Ranganatha Madhavan, Arthur Henke, Rachid El Aile, Michael Mandernach, Carolyn Tatge, Douglas Zhu
  • Publication number: 20040162017
    Abstract: A chamber ventilation device including an atmospheric pressure mechanism for creating a higher atmospheric pressure environment within an enclosed chamber and a filtering mechanism for filtering air from the outside and surrounding the enclosed chamber. A vehicle ventilation device that includes an atmospheric pressure mechanism and a filtering mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Israel Pe'er, Shmuel Orenbuch, Zvi Waldman
  • Publication number: 20040152409
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a portable automotive air-scooping device configured for the creation of additional airflow into the interior of an automobile. The portable air intake is fastened to the frame of an automobile door with the discharge point facing the inside of the automobile. A removable diverter extension may be inserted into the air discharge point. The device is mounted on a framed automobile door with hook and loop straps. As the automobile is driven the air intake collects air and sends it through the diverter extension a significant amount fresh airflow and volume is created. This additional airflow creates a cooling affect on the occupants of the automotive vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Michael A. Mooney, Jeffery D. Parish
  • Patent number: 6672954
    Abstract: A portable after market vehicle cabin ventilator provides a portable exhaust for a vehicle cabin, which utilizes the vehicle window for mounting and which promotes the quality of air within the vehicle cabin, without the need to open the windows in inclement cold or hot weather. The ventilator also optionally detects dangerous carbon monoxide fumes within a parked or moving vehicle. The ventilator of the present invention enhances the air quality of the vehicle interior by incorporating smoke and gas detectors, as well as one or more fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Julio Gabriel Shtanko
  • Publication number: 20030157878
    Abstract: A portable after market vehicle cabin ventilator provides a portable exhaust for a vehicle cabin, which utilizes the vehicle window for mounting and which promotes the quality of air within the vehicle cabin, without the need to open the windows in inclement cold or hot weather. The ventilator also optionally detects dangerous carbon monoxide fumes within a parked or moving vehicle. The ventilator of the present invention enhances the air quality of the vehicle interior by incorporating smoke and gas detectors, as well as one or more fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Julio Gabriel Shtanko
  • Patent number: 6350195
    Abstract: A side visor with a ventilation function for a car, comprising: a side visor body (10) having an upper portion attached to a car body (1) and having a lower portion incurved toward a window glass (6) and provided with an airflow hole (12), when the side visor body (10) is seen in cross-sectional view; a filter casing (15) including a filter (21) and having airflow holes (15a, 15b), the filter casing (15) being attached to the lower portion and moored to the side visor body (10) through a strap (16); and a rubber packing (22) extending on a side of the filter casing (15) facing the window glass (6) so that the rubber packing (22) abuts against the window glass (6); whereby when the window glass (6) is moved down, ventilation between inside and outside of the car is ensured through the first and second airflow holes (12, 15a, 15b) and the filter (21), while dust, insects, etc. outside the car are prevented from intruding into the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Koji Iino
  • Patent number: 6048264
    Abstract: Apparatus for directing a flow of pressurized air into a vehicle or other compartment includes an air bag inflatable in response to the flow of pressurized air. The air bag includes an inlet opening for receiving the flow and an outlet opening for delivering the flow inside the compartment. Further, the air bag is sized to permit a first portion of the bag, including the outlet opening, to remain inside the compartment while a second portion is withdrawn through a compartment opening. Upon inflation, the bag then expands with air sealing pressure against the perimeter of the compartment opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventor: Gordon Douglas Campbell
  • Patent number: 6042473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety ventilating panel for use in vehicles provided with retractable windows mounted in a window frame. The safety panel is mounted on top of a window panel, and a sealing gasket attached to the bottom edge of the safety panel receives a top edge of a slightly retracted window. The safety panel is provided with a plurality of angularly oriented openings to allow creation of vacuum on the interior side of the vehicle. An outwardly convex panel body facilitates creation of a pressure differential for a more effective airflow from the interior of the vehicle. A safety flange secured on the interior side of the safety panel extends upwardly and inwardly in relation to the safety panel body to prevent intrusion into the vehicle by unauthorized persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Bradley K. McClary
  • Patent number: 6030285
    Abstract: A device for dissipating heat from a car and having discharge ports the angle of which is adjustable. The device includes a body, an air discharge rotary cylinder having discharge ports, a fan blade shaft, and a securing device. The body is comprised of left and right casings that together define upper and lower cylindrical receiving chambers for receiving the rotary cylinder and the fan blade shaft respectively. The securing device includes a wedge-shaped insert plate and an elastic clamp plate. The insert plate extends downwardly from the bottom of the body and is adapted to insert into a gap between a window glass pane and a window frame of a car, with the clamp plate clamping against the car door. The body is connected via a main body to a car window drive circuit. Before the driver enters the car, the window can be lowered using a remote controller and the fan blade shaft in the body can be actuated to begin drawing out the hot air inside the car to thereby lower the temperature inside the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Inventor: Chin-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: 5921859
    Abstract: A window ventilator for use in connection with side automobile windows capable of being lowered and raised to create a variably sized gap between the top edge of the window and the window casing. The window ventilator is a flexible elongate member having opposed ends and an inner passageway, with at least one of the opposed ends having an opening in communication with the passageway. The elongate member is specifically adapted to fit in the gap between a window casing and a top edge of a side window when the same window is partially opened. A handle is secured to the elongate member to allow a user to place and remove the elongate member from the gap between the window casing and the top edge of the side window. With the elongate member filling the gap between the top edge of the window and the window casing, a gap is maintained between a leading edge of the window and the window casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Darlene M. Foster
  • Patent number: 5702149
    Abstract: A removable pocket wind deflector is provided for the side window of a vehicle wherein the main portion of the wind deflector is a relatively flat, relatively rigid piece of plastic having a quadrilateral shape with a height and a width, and the secondary end piece of the wind deflector is of generally soft or flexible plastic with a generally triangular shape. The triangular end piece is bonded along its height edge to one side of the main portion of the wind deflector along its height. The top edge of the main portion of the wind deflector and the outside edge of the flexible end piece have two-piece thistle and hook fasteners for attaching the wind deflector to the top rear of the side window frame forming a pocket for redirecting the wind back out of the vehicle when it is moving and the window is open. The wind deflector does not extend the full height of the window so that the operator or the passenger can extend an arm or elbow out of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: Daniel F. Sweeney
  • Patent number: 5525105
    Abstract: A Y-shaped apparatus interposed between an indexable glass edge of a vehicle and the glass run designed to receive the glass edge to promote vehicle ventilation and discourage high velocity air influxes which are common to opened vehicle windows while the vehicle is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Inventor: Reynaldo M. Deary
  • Patent number: 5284377
    Abstract: The invention is a novel wind deflector for attachment, to auto windows. The wind deflector has an extended flange that borders the upper edge of the deflector and is sized to fit into the window groove that exists in the window structure of most automobiles. Additional securing bolt(s) is also used to secure the deflector to the window structure. An optional ash tray bridges the outside with the interior of the auto and provides an apparatus to vent cigarettes, etc. to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Inventor: Russell C. Krenciprock
  • Patent number: 5251953
    Abstract: An air flow control device for attachment to a window frame of a vehicle door. The device includes a flow deflector element mounting clips and fasteners securing the clips to the deflector element. The deflector element has an upper margin adapted to contact the outer surface of the window frame and the clip element lies between a part of the window frame and a dual channel insert, one channel of which receives a window frame-forming seam and the other of which receives the window glass. The clips lie between the insert and the window frame and bias the upper margin of the deflector into or toward contact with the window frame such that the clip itself does not contact the outer window frame surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: National Cycle, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry A. Willey
  • Patent number: 5148736
    Abstract: An automatic solar-powered car ventilator to be installed between the upper horizontal bar of the window sash and the upper horizontal edge of a movable window glass in a window in a car door having a main body and two auxiliary bodies extending from both sides of the main body to be cut to suit the width of the movable window glass. A ventilating means including a fan, a motor to drive the fan to suck in the open air and exhaust out the air in the car. A base to mount the fan and the motor and a housing to shield the fan, the motor and the base. A solar-energy board being combined with the main body or the ventilating means by means of two clamps on the board movably catching hold of either two holders on the main body or on the ventilating means to generate electricity to power the motor by absorbing the sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventor: William Juang
  • Patent number: 5114205
    Abstract: An air deflector is mounted in a vehicle and fixedly secured to the window channel and outer edge of the vehicular door, with a deflector plate mounted to a support boss. The support boss adjustably mounts a plurality of "J" shaped mounting plates to the boss to clamp the door frame. A modification of the invention includes plural columns of air openings through the plate directed at decreasing angles of orientation relative to the plate to direct air interiorly of the passenger compartment in limited quantities. Further, a support boss of the deflector plate is optionally provided with a through-extending conduit and feed conduit to direct a fluid fragrance through the deflector plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Inventor: Elwood Y. Jee
  • Patent number: 5101711
    Abstract: An enclosed channel, open at each end, in a form to redirect air flow 180.degree.. Positioned from top of opening in rear operable window to above vehicle into air flow. Secured in position by projections fitting into upper and lower window channels. Projections held in channels by expanding spring tension on sliding fit supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: James W. Durbin
  • Patent number: 5099752
    Abstract: A cooling device for an enclosure, specifically parked automotive vehicles, mountable in a window comprising an air channel for introducing normally cool ambient air from outside the vehicle into the vehicle passenger compartment. The atmospheric air channel is positioned so as to cause the ambient air to be forced to the bottom of the vehicle compartment. This introduction of new atmospheric air increases the internal pressure of the vehicle compartment causing the interior air to seek escape by the easiest means possible, such as, the open portion of the window surrounding the inlet of the device. Additionally during days of cooler ambient temperatures the device has a heating member (52) such that it can perform area heating. Further a coanda nozzle (16) is attached to the outlet (14) of the air channel which acts to speed the velocity of the air being forced to the bottom of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Bosley
  • Patent number: 5094151
    Abstract: A ventilator is installed in a partially open window of a vehicle. An expanse of permeable material such as rigid wire cloth occupies the open portion of the window and is equipped with brackets for engagement with the window upper edge. A lower portion of the permeable material overlies the automobile window to provide secure engagement with the window to prevent unauthorized removal or displacement. A margin of the permeable material is provided with non-metallic material which seats within a window channel of the vehicle. Handles in place on the ventilator interior facilitate installation and removal from the vehicle. A fan assembly in place on the interior of the ventilator may be powered by vehicle electrical system or by a solar pad in place within the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Inventor: Ronald V. Bernard