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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113265 | Washdown door An example of a door with a pliable curtain includes various washdown features that make the door particularly suitable for use in food and drug related environments that demand cleanliness. To prevent product contamination, such as bacteria and other microorganisms... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109317 | Device with shutter and element for the reinsertion of a shutter into a guide slide Device with a shutter and element for the reinsertion of a shutter into a guide slide. Device with a shutter for the closing-off of a bay (1), comprising a slide (7, 8); a deformable shutter (3) comprising a lateral flange (10, 11, 27) wh... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7950440 | Roller blind arrangement The invention relates to a roller blind arrangement comprising at least one roller blind web (10) and at least one winding tube (12) for winding and unwinding said roller blind web (10), which comprises side edge areas and at least one guiding e... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7464743 | Roll formed roll-up door guide with double wind bar end A mechanism for guiding roll up doors made from a foldable sheet. A longitudinally extending wall of the foldable sheet is secured to a fixed structure and two longitudinally extending lateral walls extend perpendicularly to form another two reversible folds resulti... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7416014 | Shutter device with flexible lateral edges The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close a bay (6) or other opening, with flexible edges (2, 3) projecting with respect to the plane of the shutter (1) and collaborating with guideways (4, 5), at least one reintroductio... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413000 | Sun screen device A sun screen device includes a pair of slide rails, a screen body, and a pair of rods. Each of the slide rails has an end portion. The screen body has lateral ends, and an operating end that interconnects the lateral ends of the screen body and that is movable along... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409981 | Shutter device with guideways The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close an opening, the shutter (1) being able to be moved downwards and upwards between an open position and a closed position, this shutter (1) having flexible or articulated roughly continuous late... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389807 | Sheet shutter device When a fitting piece slips out of a rail groove of a guide rail in connection with an excessive load on a shutter curtain is restored to the rail groove, the restoration is reliably set and noiselessly carried out. A posture holding bar and fitting pieces, which are... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360575 | Roller blind system A roller blind for covering openings to refrigeration units, windows, and sliding roofs for vehicles is provided in which the roller blind web defines a tubular pocket along respective longitudinal sides of the web. Opposing guide members are positioned on opposite ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7302988 | Breakaway window awning guide A breakaway awning includes an awning moveable between an open position and a closed position and having a lead rail attached to a leading edge of the awning. A pair of tracks mountable on opposite sides of a window are provided with longitudinal slots therein. Trac... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281561 | Multi-layered film window system A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers in a sealed housing between rigid (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framewor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275581 | Device with shutter winding about a drum A shutter device co-operating with driving means for enabling the shutter (1) to be displaced between an open position and a closed position, this shutter (1) being guided by a guide track (4, 5) and being designed to close off a bay (6) ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7231953 | Rollup door with direct connected drive motor unit A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222467 | Screen with integral railing A frame assembly for at least partially enclosing a raised floor structure includes a bottom frame member positioned adjacent an associated raised floor structure. A pair of spaced apart side frame members are connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom frame m... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210492 | Retractable rain cover for a golf cart A retractable rain cover is attachable to a golf cart has a rigid frame extending aft from the rear roofline of a golf cart and over a golf bag carried at the rear of the cart. A flexible canopy is movable along the frame from a stowed position to a deployed positio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210513 | Screen frame with integral roll screen compartment and improvements thereof A sliding screen frame for a closure assembly having an opening and an existing track for mounting a screen, the screen frame has framing sections with both inner and outer side edges, and a housing from which a screen is payed out and accumulated. The framing secti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188659 | Injection-molded plastic guide rail A window shade arrangement for motor vehicles that includes plastic injection molded guide rails designed such that they may be formed with injection tools that do not require moveable cores for forming guide grooves therein. In one embodiment, the guide rail includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185692 | Fabric blind slat for window blind A fabric blind slat for a window blind includes a base fabric made from an opaque knitted fabric, two coil units respectively coupled to and extended along two opposite edges of the base fabric, and two supporting sleeves respectively enclosed inside the two coil un... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159637 | Impactable bottom curtain for a rolling steel door To avoid repeated damage to a lower section of a metal roll-up door, the lower section is replaced by a more impactable curtain assembly. The curtain assembly is so readily scalable, horizontally and vertically, that much of it can be manufactured and field assemble... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156052 | Apparatus for applying chemicals to rodents An enclosure is provided having openings for allowing entry of rodents into the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for appli... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131481 | Flexible curtain rollup door with combination stiffening struts and windlocks A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128125 | Durable sealing curtain A durable sealing curtain assembly preferably comprising a pair of tracks slidably attached to opposite sides of an opening such as a door or window, a curtain having its lateral edges engaged by the tracks, and spring systems attached to each track, whereby the spr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125069 | Vehicle safety system A vehicle safety system for impeding an occupant's egress from a vehicle is provided. A barrier is deployed, either manually or automatically, to cover at least a portion of the vehicle's exit in order to impede an occupant from egressing through the exit. The barri... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117916 | Shield for a movable barrier A transition shield for a door system (10) having a pair of tracks (15), which include a vertical track section (16) and a horizontal track section (17) connected by a transition track section (18) supported at least partially by a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100667 | Roll screen A roll screen. The roll screen includes a receiving case, a guide rail, a moveable shaft, a flexible net, and a tape. The guide rail is connected to the receiving case, and includes a cap. The moveable shaft slides in the guide rail, and engages the cap. The flexibl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055571 | Shield for a movable barrier A door system (10) used in connection with an opening defined by a pair of jambs (11) and a laterally extending header (12) connecting the jambs, the door system including, a pair of tracks (15) mountable on the jambs, the tracks having a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036549 | Shutter device with re-inserting element The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close a bay (11) or other opening and able to experience a downwards and upwards movement, the shutter (1) having flexible lateral edges (5, 6) projecting with respect to the plane of the shu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028741 | Shutter device for closing an aperture The invention concerns a shutter device (1) in particular for closing an aperture (3) or the like, by displacement of the shutter (1) relative to one or several guide paths (7, 8), wherein the transmission means (5, 6) co-operating... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028738 | Shutter system and barrier assembly for use in connection therewith A shutter system for covering a wall opening includes a mounting assembly and a retractable/deployable barrier assembly. The mounting assembly includes at least one pair of guide tracks that are mountable on opposing sides of the opening. Each guide track includes i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017306 | Containment assembly A containment assembly such as a down flow containment assembly including a barrier means between the processing zone and the operator breathing zone at least a first part of which is provided with flexible gloves for access to and maneuverability in the processing ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008009 | Roller blind system for a motor vehicle A roller blind system for a vehicle roof includes a rotatable coiling body and a roller blind that is attached at one end to the coiling body and at the other end to a vehicle portion in a stationary manner. The coiling body is shiftable in a translational motion, a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000671 | Roller blind system, in particular for a sunroof A roller blind system comprising a first roller blind, a second roller blind and a coiling body that accommodates the first and second roller blinds. The edges of the first and second roller blinds are offset with respect to each other in an axial direction relative... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976728 | Side impact protection device as well as motor vehicle door having a side impact protection device A side impact protection device has a side impact carrier and a fastening device for the side impact carrier on a motor vehicle door part. The fastening device has at least one console and a holding bolt which reaches through the console and an end section of the si... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968887 | Window shade with a rattle-free guidance system In connection with a rear window shade, elastomeric profiled strips are assigned to the guide rails in which the pull rod is guided. The profiled strips are capable of holding the respective end of the pull rod in the guide rail in a substantially rattle-free manner... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942003 | Roll-up door curtain and guides and bottom bar therefor A roll up door assembly for covering a door space comprising a rubber sheet having vertical side edge portions with a front lock strip secured to the front surface and a rear lock strip secured to the rear surface of each vertical side edge. The front and rear locki... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6901703 | Crash protection device Doors and breakaway mechanisms for use with a door are disclosed. A disclosed door includes a panel; a guide located adjacent a doorway opening; a carriage; and a coupling releasably securing the carriage to the panel. The coupling releases the panel from the carria... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899380 | Sunshade for a motor vehicle roof A sunshade for a motor vehicle roof (2) with a shade screen (5) which can be wound onto a winding rod (6) and which is located underneath the roof, the opposing side edges of the shade screen are movably guided in the direction of shade motion o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896026 | Insect screens An improved flyscreen to be slidingly deployed across an opening of window or door, the window or door having a static glazing pane or panel and an opening pane or panel, the flyscreen comprising a frame dimensioned to correspond to the dimensions of the window or d... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6823924 | Insect screens An improved flyscreen to be slidingly deployed across an opening of window or door, the window or door having a static glazing pane or panel and an opening pane or panel, the flyscreen comprising a frame dimensioned to correspond to the dimensions of the window or d... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814127 | Retractable screen door components and method A retractable flexible screen for installation to a frame of a fenestration product, the frame having opposite pairs of frame members. The flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product and including flexible screen material a... | 11/09/2004 |
