Vinod S Desai, 652075 Bootmaker Ln, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

7182397, Feb 27, 2007

Jan 13, 2006

11/332453

Vinod Desai - Royal Oak MI, US

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

B62D 25/08
B60J 1/02

296192, 296 9621, 296201

An automotive cowl cover includes a first wall and a second wall disposed from the first wall, the first and second walls defining opposing sides of a channel configured for receiving an edge of a windshield, and a tapered shim having a non-uniform height extending from the first wall toward the second wall. The defined channel can engage an edge of the windshield of the automobile.

7988224, Aug 2, 2011

Dec 23, 2009

12/646020

Vinod Desai - Royal Oak MI, US

B62D 25/08
B62D 25/16

296192, 296198, 29620302

A cowl cover assembly for a vehicle includes a first fender and a cowl cover having a first lateral end and a second lateral end. A first coupling structure disposed on the first lateral end of the cowl cover. The first coupling structure has a groove that is engageable with the first fender for rigidly connecting the cowl cover to the first fender.

8567851, Oct 29, 2013

Sep 23, 2011

13/242389

Thomas R. Morden - Clarkston MI, US
Vinod Desai - Royal Oak MI, US

Nissan North America, Inc. - Franklin TN
Shape Corp. - Grand Haven MI

B62D 25/08

296192, 296 9621

A vehicle cowl cover includes a windshield support portion and a channel portion. The windshield support portion includes a first windshield supporting wall and a second windshield supporting wall coupled to the first windshield supporting wall to define a windshield receiving cavity that is configured to receive a bottom edge of a windshield. The windshield receiving cavity extends in a lateral direction along the bottom edge of the windshield. The channel portion extends from the second windshield supporting wall and defines a water receiving channel that is configured to receive water that flows over a top edge of the second windshield supporting wall from the windshield receiving cavity. The channel portion is angled relative to an inner surface of the windshield to direct water laterally along the channel portion to at least one side edge of the vehicle cowl cover.

8641130, Feb 4, 2014

Sep 23, 2011

13/242212

Thomas R Morden - Clarkston MI, US
Vinod Desai - Royal Oak MI, US

Nissan North America, Inc. - Franklin TN
Shape Corp. - Grand Haven MI

B62D 25/08

29618704, 29618709, 296192

A vehicle cowl cover includes a main body and a first yielding portion. The main body includes a first lateral end portion defining a first end edge and a second lateral end portion defining a second end edge. The first yielding portion is attached along a majority of the first end edge such that the first yielding portion at least partially forms a first end surface of the first lateral end portion. The first yielding portion has a first elasticity greater than a second elasticity of the main body.

2013001, Jan 17, 2013

Jul 11, 2011

13/179918

Kathryn Templeton - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Marvin Younger - White Lake MI, US
Vinod Desai - Royal Oak MI, US

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. - Franklin TN

B60S 1/04
B60S 1/02

15246, 1525031

Disclosed herein are wiper drive assembly cover members and wiper drive assemblies having wiper drive assembly cover members. One embodiment of a cover member for a wiper drive assembly disclosed herein comprises a body portion configured to extend across and obscure the wiper drive assembly from a plan view with the body portion defining first and second pivot apertures. First and second grommets are each positioned within a respective one of the first and second pivot apertures and configured to receive and sealingly engage a pivot holder of the wiper drive assembly. A mounting structure is configured to attach the body portion to a structural member of the wiper drive assembly.