Chrysler Corporation

Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Clyde W Ney

John P Sgalia

Trevor M Creed

Ricardo Z Aneiros

Gary D Guichard

Phillip E Payne

Michael Santoro

Genaro Prats

James L Hackstedde

Mark T Allen

Dennis Myles

Clifford Wilkins

Dan M Zimmermann

Victor Kruk

Stephen W Singer

Joseph T Papai

John Gaudreau

Ernest F Wiloughby

Automotive grille

A vehicle seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a floor. The motor vehicle has a front row of seats and a rear row of seats. The front row of seats is disposed in a forward portion of the passenger compartment and is interconnected to the floor. The rear row of seats is disposed in a rear portion of the passenger compartment, behind the front row of seats, and is interconnected to the floor. The rear row of seats includes the vehicle seat assembly and has at least a portion linearly translatable in a fore direction and an aft direction under a source of power. A switch assembly is located in the forward portion of the passenger compartment for selectively controlling linear translation of the portion of the seat assembly in the fore and aft directions.

Vehicle seat assembly

Vehicle body

Front face segments of a vehicle tailgate

An apparatus for supporting a beverage container within an existing generally cylindrical recess in a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes a generally cylindrical sidewall having an upper and lower portion. Each portion defines a cylindrical recess for receiving varying sizes of beverage containers. A radial flange interconnects the upper and lower portions, and further provides a surface upon which to support a beverage container. Retaining devices extend from the radial flange and secure the apparatus in the existing recess in the motor vehicle. The apparatus further includes a slot to allow a mug handle to extend therethrough and a pressure relief aperture in its base.

Apparatus for supporting a beverage container

Cover for vehicle storage compartment

Vehicle interior

Pickup truck body exterior surface

A pickup truck has a vertically movable tailgate assembly. The tailgate assembly includes a rigid cross beam along with a flexible net. The tailgate is automatically moved along a track from its raised to its lowered position.

Vertically retractable soft or flexible tailgate for a pickup truck

A pickup truck has a retractable roof panel moving from a substantially horizontal use position to a substantially vertical storage position behind the passenger seat within the cab. The roof panel is automatically moved along a track from its horizontal to vertical position.

Pickup truck rigid retractable roof panel

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Waterford, MI, United States of America

Clyde W Ney