Richard P Maciejewski

US Patent:

7240954, Jul 10, 2007

Filed:

Nov 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/270150

Inventors:

Larry M Storinsky - Rochester Hills MI, US
Martin Potok - Milford MI, US
Douglas P Smith - Clarkson MI, US
Daniel Bullion - Milford MI, US
John Griffin - Davisburg MI, US
David Baryla - Orion Township MI, US
Michael Boes - Orion Township MI, US
Jeffrey Tangen - Shelby Township MI, US
John Grauer - Troy MI, US
Richard Maciejewski - Wixom MI, US

Assignee:

DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B60R 13/02
B60J 10/04

US Classification:

29614616, 296 108, 2961814, 280756

Abstract:

A close out seal has a base, a weather strip and a trim strip all permanently joined together to provide a single part capable of being readily installed in a rear quarter panel of an automotive vehicle. The weather strip has a sealing lip adapted to contact a rear window of the vehicle. The trim strip has a contoured inner surface portion adapted to seal around an upright end portion of a transverse overhead sport bar. The trim strip provides a cap for the rear quarter panel.

US Patent:

20230056159, Feb 23, 2023

Filed:

Oct 31, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/977166

Inventors:

- Plymouth MI, US
Richard Maciejewski - Wixom MI, US
Shun Yi Jin - Northville MI, US
Mark Taylor - Laguna Beach CA, US

International Classification:

B60J 5/04
B60J 1/16
B60J 10/74
B60J 1/17

Abstract:

A vehicle window system includes a vehicle door that has a window region. The system includes a fixed window having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a division bar, and a movable window. The fixed window is arranged in a first portion of the window region, and the division bar is arranged along a first region of the interior surface. The movable window is arranged in a second portion of the window region and is configured to close against the division bar. The division bar is not directly visible from outside of the vehicle door when viewed at an elevation of the fixed window. To illustrate, the movable window can be configured to move vertically within the first portion of the window region and the fixed window arranged at the top of the window region and the division bar is arranged substantially horizontally along the interior surface.