Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takuji Ohara

Brock Jared Stull

Joshua L Morrow

Michael Vincent Peterson

Michael T Binfet

Michael A Schrader

Christopher Todd Walker

Akihiko Kuribayashi

Oscar Antinero Caraan

Kozo Kusumoto

Christopher Salvador

Kenneth M Hartlaub

James A Loftus, Jr

Stewart Bradford Rich

Lin Z Lee

Sean Murray

Ryo Inoue

Bob Tamarapoo

Anthony J Ferrito

Jorge L Alvarez

A wiper lifter assembly includes a wiper ramp that lifts a wiper away from a wiper surface on a vehicle and a wiper contact member that is attached to an upper surface of the wiper ramp. The wiper contact member may act as a sound damper to greatly reduce the undesirable noise otherwise caused when the wiper contacts the wiper lifter assembly. The assembly may also include an isolation pad for attaching the assembly to the vehicle.

Wiper lifter

A heat staking method and apparatus is provided for use in deforming a heat-stake so that it becomes mechanically coupled to an encapsulate. The deformed portion of the heat-stake contacts a retention component that provides additional composition strength and fastening surface to the encapsulate.

Heat staking process with increased retention force

A vehicle window/garnish structure is described including a window/garnish and a trim structure, as well as a cost effective seal that covers body colored structures in the door cut line to maintain a consistent unbroken styling appearance.

Vehicle window/garnish assembly and seal design therefor

A garnish for a vehicle has an inner surface with at least one planar projection extending therefrom. The projection has at least one opening disposed therein. The opening has two side edges, at least one of which is beveled.

Rear garnish clip

An integrated rear spoiler and hinge cover that covers a flip-glass window hinge that is not attached to the flip glass window hinge and rotates from a fully closed position to a fully open position substantially simultaneously with the flip-glass window hinge.

Tailgate spoiler with integrated rotating hinge cover

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Takuji Ohara