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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D647780 | Door drive with cover | 11/01/2011 |
| 7444713 | Closer arm assembly for an automatic door closer Closer arm assembly includes a main arm having a first end fixed to the output shaft of a closer fixed to one of a door and a door jamb so that the main arm pivots when the output shaft rotates, and a connecting arm having a first end pivotably connected to the main... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7392747 | Rail guide for a suspended and guided sliding component A rail guide having first and second guiding rails disposed in a mirror-inverted relationship with regard to one another. At least one pair of spaced leading and following carriages are displaceably mounted to the guiding rails so as to engage and transport a slidin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367741 | Connector element for a glass post and beam construction A connector element for a post and beam construction having load-bearing glass components consisting of load-bearing glass posts and load-bearing glass beams, the connector element including a first fitting fitted to a first load-bearing glass component; a second fi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357428 | Fixing device for a movable wall The invention is directed to a fixing device for a movable wall or the like with a fixing element which can be brought into its working position by an actuating member that can be actuated manually. In order to provide a fixing device for a movable wall or the like ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343644 | Hardware for a fully-glazed door A fitting for an all-glass door with an upper bearing which substantially includes a fitting body with a glass receptacle and/or a clamping device for a glass leaf and with a bearing pin for engagement in a counterbearing at an overpanel or in a frame. The bearing p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328482 | Fitting system The invention relates to a fitting system according to parent application DE 101 19 987.3 for rotatably bearing a door leaf (2) in a glass construction. A fitting (1) is disposed on the top and/or at the bottom of said door leaf (2) and interact... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7213849 | Fitting A hardware fitting for an all-glass door, including a first fitting half arrangeable on an outer side of the door, a second fitting half arrangeable on an inner side of the door, an actuatable nut arranged between the first and second fitting halves, a lock having a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178198 | Mounting arrangement for glass doors A mounting arrangement for glass doors includes an upper mounting having a mounting body with a clamping device for the glass leaf and a displaceable bearing pin for engaging in a counterbearing at a transom and a lower mounting with a mounting body with a clamping ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7065831 | Sliding element with keeper device suspended from and guided on a roller rail by support rollers The invention relates to a sliding element, which is suspended and guided on a running track by means of roller carriers or gliding elements, using running track retainers that are connected to a substructure and engage with the underside of the running track. The i... | 06/27/2006 |
| D493352 | Door closer | 07/27/2004 |
| D491787 | Door closer | 06/22/2004 |
| 6449994 | Doorlock for an all-glass door with fixed glass side panel A door lock for an all-glass door with an adjacent fixed glass side panel. In this case, the door lock is attached through a boring contained in the all-glass door and basically presents a dead bolt, a latch bolt and a follower. Furthermore, a lock strike... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6108989 | Wall partition system and a device for securing a wall partition system A movable wall comprises individual suspended door and/or wall elements. The individual elements are automatically locked both to one another and in the floor. For this purpose, in a base profile which is fastened to the underside of the elements, there i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5773943 | Drive device for a revolving door A drive device for a revolving door, in which, when a drive unit is used, all types of installation are possible, e.g., below the floor, above the ceiling, below the ceiling and also above the floor.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5651216 | Door closer for a two-panel door with a closing sequence control mechanism A door closing mechanism for a two-panel door having a leading panel and a trailing panel disposed adjacent to one another and being hingedly connected to a door frame. The door closing mechanism controls the closing sequence of a leading panel and a trai... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5383090 | Electrical energy distribution system A modular electrical-energy distribution system has at least one conductor and a contacting device which makes it possible to establish, at essentially any point in the conductor system, a contact with the conductor. The tap or contacting devices essentia... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5295281 | Guiding system having a trolley for moving suspended door panels and the trolley This invention relates to a support and guide element for movable, suspended door and wall elements. The support and guide element is designed so that a smooth movement can be securely executed, even in the vicinity of junctions and intersections. This is... | 03/22/1994 |
| 4999872 | Door closer A door closer wherein a housing defines a fluid-containing space for a reciprocable damping piston which divides the space into a first and a second compartment. The piston carries a check valve which is closed during movement of the piston in a first dir... | 03/19/1991 |