Instrument Panel Or Element Thereof Patents (Class D12/192)
  • Indicator
    Patent number: 6871434
    Abstract: An indicator including a transmittable indicator panel attached to a shielding holder (a housing), and a character or a graphic form indicated inside the indicator panel. The character or the graphic form is irradiated by a light emitting diode located inside the housing. The indicator panel is formed by a character indicating part that indicates a character or a graphic form and transmits light, a masking part that intercepts light by surrounding the character indicating part, and a transmittable margin that surrounds the masking part and transmits light. With this configuration, a character or a graphic form becomes conspicuous during the daytime, and at night is never more conspicuous than is required. Thus, the visibility of the indicator can be improved. Moreover, the configuration of the transmitting light from the light source of the indicator allows it to be accommodated in the limited space available on the indicator panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sumiko Sunaga, Takeshi Nakazawa
  • Surface configuration of a center console for a vehicle
    Patent number: D500971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Instrument panel for an automobile
    Patent number: D501811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunsuke Fukuda, Kazuhiko Komada, Alan Scheneider
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D502906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D502907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Surface configuration of a center console for a vehicle
    Patent number: D503367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Meter for automobiles
    Patent number: D504368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akio Hayashi
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D504369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: D504370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Kraus
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Surface configuration of a center console for a vehicle
    Patent number: D504372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Romuald Juraschek
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D504645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Inventor: Lance Chao
  • Instrument panel
    Patent number: D489660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akinori Okumura, Daniel Sims, Chik Wong
  • Vehicle central gauge
    Patent number: D489661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Clarissa McPeck, Osamu Nakajima, Don Lariviere
  • Dashboard panel for vehicle
    Patent number: D490759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Hino Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Iohara
  • Instrument for displaying information, for use in an automobile
    Patent number: D491504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sato, Yasuyuki Nakagawa
  • Gauge display mount
    Patent number: D491825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Gauge Works, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory E. Day, Dwight C. Green
  • Instrument for displaying information for use in an automobile
    Patent number: D491853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sato, Yasuyuki Nakagawa
  • Gauge display mount
    Patent number: D492213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Gauge Works, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory E. Day, Dwight C. Green
  • Surface configuration of an instrument panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: D492231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hugh Robinson
  • Instrument display
    Patent number: D492232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Inventor: James Schultz
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: D492630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Kraus, Gert-Dieter Tuzar
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D492631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Murat Guenak, Hans-Dieter Futschik
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D492632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Dash
    Patent number: D493395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Surface configuration of a control panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: D493396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Murat Guenak, Hans-Dieter Futschik
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: D493397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gert-Dieter Tuzar, Ulrich Kraus
  • Instrument panel for an automobile
    Patent number: D493756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Takahiro Hoshino
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D493757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Vehicle dashboard
    Patent number: D494115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Clarissa McPeck, Osamu Nakajima, Jean-Paul Schowalter, Maki Yamaguchi, Michael Tsay, Guillermo Gonzalez
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: D494518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Kraus, Gert-Dieter Tuzar
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: D494905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Kraus, Gert-Dieter Tuzar
  • Surface configuration of a center console for a vehicle
    Patent number: D494906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D494907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Surface configuration of a dashboard for a vehicle
    Patent number: D494908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Surface configuration of a center console for a vehicle
    Patent number: D494909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Motorcycle muffler
    Patent number: D495640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jesse G. James
  • Portion of a vehicle interior
    Patent number: D495641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakajima, Jean-Paul Schowalter
  • Surface configuration of a control panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: D495981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Winfried Tölle, Ulrich Sauter, Stephan Lawitzki
  • Dashboard display mount
    Patent number: D496617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Gauge Works, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory E. Day, Dwight C. Green
  • Cover panels for meter panels and air conditioner blow-off mouths of automobiles
    Patent number: D496896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Access
    Inventors: Yoku Tahira, Hiroshi Ito
  • Motorcycle meter bezel
    Patent number: D497336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jesse G James
  • Instrument display
    Patent number: D497859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Inventor: James Schultz
  • Vehicle instrument panel
    Patent number: D498191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakajima, Jean-Paul Schowalter, Aimee R. Sadle
  • Surface configuration of an instrument display panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: D499367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Sauter, Joerg Armand
  • Instrumental panel of automobiles
    Patent number: D499998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Tanaka, Koichi Yokomizo