Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Tyler Jon Blake

Craig S Metros

Patrick J Schiavone

Jeffery M Nowak

Jeffrey M Nowak

David Woodhouse

Freeman Thomas

Kemal Curic

Darrell Paul Behmer

Joel Piaskowski

Moray S Callum

J C Mays

Paul Elia

Stephen Lewis Bruford

John T Reed

Andrei Markevich

Matthew Edwards

Paul Muzio

Daniel Prochilo

Cedric D'Andre

Motor vehicle, toy replica, and/or other replica and discrete parts thereof

Vehicle headlamp

Vehicle taillight

Vehicle interior

A vehicle sunroof including a sunroof frame mounted to a vehicle roof opening and having opposing lateral sides. The sunroof frame has an outer edge adjacent to the outer surface of the vehicle roof and an inner edge located within the vehicle cabin. The vehicle sunroof also includes a number of solar panels. Each solar panel includes a solar collection surface for collecting sunlight for producing solar energy. The solar panels extend between and are connected to the opposing lateral sides of the sunroof frame.

Solar panel configuration for vehicles

An automotive vehicle is disclosed with a vehicle body, an ornamental fascia mounted to a front end of the vehicle body and a structural member mounted to the vehicle body front end. The structural member extends through the ornamental fascia to an exterior side of the vehicle body for a compact arrangement of structural, functional and design characteristics of the vehicle front end.

Automotive front end fascia with integrated structural member

An automotive vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a door opening to the passenger compartment. A door is pivotally mounted to the door opening with an inclined axis which may extend laterally outboard and downward relative to the vehicle body in a rearward direction of the vehicle. The door opening may be provided through a sidewall and a roof of the vehicle; and the door may be provided with a side panel and a roof panel to match the door opening. Also disclosed is a hinge arrangement for attaching the door to the vehicle body at an upper region and a rearward region of the door.

Automotive door with reverse hinge

Vehicle running board

Vehicle wheel

Automotive exterior

Automotive grille

Automotive door

Vehicle rear bumper

A storage compartment is formed on the lateral side of a pick-up truck to have a door that will open to a generally horizontal position to permit use thereof as a step to facilitate access to the interior of the cargo bed. The storage compartment door is pivotally supported by a pivot mechanism that is supported from the underside of the pick up box to provide sufficient support thereof to withstand the weight of a person utilizing the door as a step. The door is also provided with supplemental support members interconnecting the door and the underside of the pick up box. When closed, the door conceals the pivot mechanism to provide a smooth, clean line on the exterior surface of the truck. The opened door allows access to a storage compartment that preferably extends beneath a portion of the cargo bed to allow storage of small items in a contained compartment.

Storage compartment and step for pick-up trucks

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Tyler Jon Blake