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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6421966 | Sunshade for building exteriors A sunshade for shading window exteriors includes at least one connecting bracket for attachment to a window mullion, a blade support strut attached to the connecting bracket at a first joint, and a plurality of louvered blades supported by the blade suppo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412240 | High performance flashing assembly A flashing assembly includes a sill horizontal, a sill flashing for attaching the assembly to a substrate, and at least one sill clip for interconnecting the sill horizontal and the sill flashing. The sill horizontal, sill flashing, and sill clip all pref... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5893244 | Self-sealing framing system for buildings A self-sealing framing system is disclosed for curtainwalls, storefronts, and other framing systems for buildings in which frame members are erected in a grid and infill panels set within the openings of the grid. An elastomeric weathering gasket is mount... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5875600 | Door corner joint with force transfer block An improved joint construction for commercial metal doors is disclosed which utilizes a novel force transfer block. The force transfer block has spaced-apart flanges which engage corresponding reglets in a door stile. The inner faces of the flanges bear a... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5787659 | Weep valve for frame member A drainage system is disclosed for building framing systems comprising weep holes for draining water from an interior cavity to the exterior of the buildilng. The drainage system comprises a weep valve overlying a weep hole in a frame member which provide... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5603789 | Last lite retainer and weather seal for structurally bonded glazing A method and apparatus are disclosed for glazing a last lite into a window opening between two previously installed lites. Retainers are installed onto the adjacent vertical edges of the two previously installed lites. The retainers are configured such th... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5592795 | Coextruded polymer pressure plate An improved pressure plate for glazed panel wall construction is disclosed for retaining a glazing panel in place against a corresponding frame member. A gasket element is bonded to the pressure plate and confronts an exterior marginal portion of the glaz... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5490358 | Retainer and weatherseal for structurally bonded glazing A retainer and weatherseal for structurally bonded glazing, which includes an elongate retainer profile having a generally H-shaped transverse cross section, thereby forming a pair of elongate U-shaped retaining channels; and securing device for securing ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5483775 | Adjustable setting block assembly An adjustable setting block assembly is disclosed for supporting and leveling infill panels such as window panes and the like. The setting block assembly includes a setting block and a thrust plate positioned adjacent the lower surface of the block. A bol... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481839 | Glazed panel wall construction and method for assembly thereof A temporary glazing panel retainer is disclosed for use in a glazed panel wall construction. The glazing panel retainer engages a glazing clip mounted onto the face of a frame member to maintain glazing panels within their respective glazing recesses on e... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5471793 | Adjustable astragal weathering for operable doors and windows An adjustable astragal weathering for operable doors and windows is disclosed. The weathering comprises a carrier configured to be received within a groove formed in a lateral edge of a door or window. A weathering element is mounted to the carrier and pr... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5469683 | Thermally insulating composite frame member with snap-in thermal isolator An insulating composite frame member is disclosed which comprises an elongated gutter member and an elongated face member disposed in parallel, spaced apart relation. First and second facing flanges project toward one another from the gutter member and th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5408784 | Exterior gasket for operable windows and doors A gasket for mounting to a pivotably mounted structure such as an operable window or door is disclosed. The gasket comprises a rigid body member comprised of a first material. A flexible hinge is formed integrally with a lower portion of the rigid body me... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5355554 | Flush door pull handle and means for mounting A flush mount door pull is disclosed which is secured within the face of a door in such a manner that there are no exposed fasteners. The disclosed flush mount door pull is further mounted in a manner which resists premature loosening of the fasteners and... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5325633 | Snap-in doorstop and flat filler for storefront and curtainwall framing systems A glazing pocket filler is disclosed for use with a frame member having a glazing pocket of predetermined width for receiving a lateral edge of an infill panel. The glazing pocket filler comprises a filler panel having a length substantially corresponding... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5309689 | Slide on cover for framing system A framing system is disclosed which includes a frame member and a slide on cover. The frame member has an interior portion, an exterior portion, and at least one glazing pocket defined between the interior and exterior portions, the glazing pocket being c... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5245808 | Retainer and weatherseal for structurally bonded glazing A retainer and weatherseal for structurally bonded glazing, which includes an elongate retainer profile having a generally H-shaped transverse cross section, thereby forming a pair of elongate U-shaped retaining channels; and securing device for securing ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5239728 | Interlocking adjustable center pivot An improved adjustable center door pivot assembly is disclosed which can be mounted to a threshold without the need for a separate mounting bracket. The adjustable center pivot assembly permits the height of the pivot spindle to be adjusted without removi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5209614 | Template positioning jig An template positioning jig. In a preferred embodiment, a deformable member is used which is deformed inwardly along a first axis such that it bulges or otherwise deforms outwardly along a second axis, until contacting the sides of a cavity, whereupon it ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5137389 | Clip for flush mounting a plate within a corresponding opening in an extruded frame member A clip is disclosed for mounting a flush plate such as a mounting tray or the like within a corresponding opening in an extruded frame member such as a transom bar, door frame, or the like. The clip includes a pair of tongue members held together in space... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5076034 | Vertical exterior weather seal A vertical exterior weather seal for use in an adhesively glazed curtain wall system has opposing gasket members formed on either side of a central stem. The rear edge of the stem is received within a channel formed in the front wall of a frame member, an... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5007221 | Snap-in glazing pocket filler A snap-in glazing pocket filler is disclosed for use with a structural frame member having an unused glazing pocket. The glazing pocket filler includes an elongated metal plate having front and rear faces and being dimensioned to cover said glazing pocket... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4937916 | Offset door pivot An improved offset door pivot is disclosed wherein the pivot is mountable to the face of a door without having to mortise or otherwise machine the door. Further, the door pivot is non-handed, such that the identical pivot can be mounted to either the righ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932183 | Bellows splice sleeve The invention is directed to a watertight expandable and contractible splice joint for use in expansion joints of metal framing systems for storefronts, curtainwalls, and windows, and which accommodates expansion and contraction without extreme deformatio... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920717 | Ornamental handrail system An ornamental handrail assembly is disclosed which provides an improved base assembly for mounting the glass panels such that the panels are easily leveled without removing the panels from the base assembly. The mounting arrangement necessitates fewer par... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4912809 | Tandem cone bolt anchor mounting assembly The present invention comprises an improved mounting device incorporating two set screws acting upon two separate axially spaced-apart conical portions of an anchor bolt to produce a lateral "wedging" force which anchors the door handle securely in place ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4841700 | Narrow flush glazed thermal framing The invention provides a thermal break configuration in a flush glazed, two-piece mullion which permits a reduced face dimension without reducing the depth of the glazing channels of the mullion. The invention is directed to a thermal break segmented fill... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4750310 | Storefront framing system A thermally insulated framing system for storefronts and the like includes inner and outer framing elements connected by a combination twist-in/snap-on insulating clip. The base of the clip is twist-lockable into a locking channel on one frame member, and... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4650702 | Structural interface and weatherseal for structurally bonded glazing An adhesively glazed curtainwall system, comprising prebonded structural interfaces on each light of glass of the curtainwall system, which are clipped during glazing onto the respective mullions of the curtainwall; and means for nonstructurally weather s... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4448001 | Moisture dam system for curtain walls A moisture control dam system for curtain wall structures including spaced apart vertical and horizontal members in a framework for supporting wall panels. The horizontal frame members have an upwardly opening channel for receiving a lower edge portion of... | 05/15/1984 |
