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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory James Grudzinski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Chester Stanislaus Walawender, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 1/17 (2006.01); B60J 10/06 (2006.01); E06B 7/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 7/2307 (2013.01); B60J 1/17 (2013.01); B60J 5/0402 (2013.01); B60J 10/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A glass guiding system is provided comprising first and second glass pieces, each having an inboard surface, a front edge and a rear edge. The system also includes a first guiding assembly comprising a guide bonded to the inboard surface of the first piece and a retaining structure having a channel to slideably retain the guide, wherein the rear edge of the first piece and the front edge of the second piece engage when the first piece is fully raised.