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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2024
Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Patrick W. Kruse, Marysville, OH (US);

Jeffrey D. Wheeland, Radnor, OH (US);

David J. Rose, West Mansfield, OH (US);

Hirofumi Takemoto, Dublin, OH (US);

Liza G. Bare, Powell, OH (US);

Austin Kimbrell, Powell, OH (US);

Nigel Williams, Raymond, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/008 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle comprising having a vehicle body including a lower side, a rear quarter window and a rear spoiler garnish, the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment; a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle body between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including an outer garnish body having a first predetermined curvature portion; and an inner garnish body. The rear spoiler garnish includes an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish, the inner rear spoiler garnish having a second predetermined curvature portion. A gap is defined between a rear edge of the outer garnish body and a lower edge of the rear spoiler garnish, and the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion defining a convoluted flow path through the gap.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kruse, Patrick. (2026). Wind noise reduction garnish (U.S. Patent No. 12722720). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12722720

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