US 11,731,555 B1
Movable panel assemblies
Philipp J. Wolf, Capistrano Beach, CA (US); Samuel G. Fowle, San Francisco, CA (US); Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US); John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US); Antonio B. Martinez, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Albert J. Golko, Saratoga, CA (US); Ali Tavakoli Targhi, San Jose, CA (US); David J. Donohue, San Francisco, CA (US); David E. Kingman, San Francisco, CA (US); and Ibuki Kamei, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/60,314.
Application 18/060,314 is a continuation of application No. 17/551,842, filed on Dec. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,541,807.
Application 17/551,842 is a continuation of application No. 17/065,900, filed on Oct. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,235,701, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 17/065,900 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,067, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 10,850,662, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 16/859,067 is a continuation of application No. 15/649,942, filed on Jul. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,632,905, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/375,478, filed on Aug. 16, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/208 (2017.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2017.01)
CPC B60Q 3/208 (2017.02) [B62D 25/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/0001 (2013.01); B60Q 3/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a roof panel;
an opening defined by the roof panel;
a movable panel assembly that is configured to move between a closed position and an open position with respect to the opening;
a first track located above the roof panel at a first lateral side of the movable panel; and
a second track located above the roof panel at a second lateral side of the movable panel,
wherein the movable panel is supported by the first track and the second track for movement between the closed position and the open position.