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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7250000 | Building with improved vent arrangement A system and method of vent placement within a building is provided for improved passive ventilation. Vents are provided within the dividing structures or material layers that form the building's exterior and interior walls, ceiling, roof, floor, and/or intermediate... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219473 | Ridge vent apparatus A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7143551 | Vented insulated building An improved building structure that eliminates condensation at exterior building walls, thereby preventing mold growth and avoiding the damage, environmental degradation and health problems associated with mold growth includes enveloping spaces that allow natural co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143557 | Structural vent assembly for a roof perimeter A structural vent assembly comprising a back member having a forward surface and a rear surface; a mount member adapted to be secured to the support structure between the roof deck and the support structure, the mount member having a proximal end fixedly attached to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7074124 | Ventilation system The present invention relates to a ventilation system that allows air to circulate in a building but excludes pests such as birds, insects, moths and flies to enter the building. The ventilation system includes at least one vent comprising an aperture in the roof of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024829 | Ridge vent for tile roofs A ridge vent for tile roofs. The vent includes first and second sub-flashing portions for spanning air gaps provided between the upper reaches of a roof deck and below a centrally located ridge beam. A plurality of ventilation apertures are provided in each of the s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6938631 | Ventilator for covers for boats and other vehicles A ventilator for a covering for a boat or other object includes a dome for covering air venting openings. The air vents are provided in a pair of oppositely disposed ventilator plates. The boat or other covering is firmly clamped between the ventilator plates by mea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913530 | Precipitation resistant ridge vent A precipitation resistant ventilator for a structure enclosing an interior space. The ventilator encloses a space that is in communication with the structure interior space. A thin sheet of air permeable water resistant material is disposed within the ventilator int... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6662509 | Ridge vent for tile roofs A ridge vent for tile roofs. The vent includes first and second sub-flashing portions for spanning air gaps provided between the upper reaches of a roof deck and below a centrally located ridge beam. A plurality of ventilation apertures are provided in ea... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6620040 | Moisture venting structure for the construction of walls The present invention provides a moisture venting structure for use in the construction of walls. It comprises a sheet of wall construction material. The sheet of material has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side has a plurality of chann... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6571522 | Covering system for buildings The covering system includes at least one panel capable of being placed in an inclined position with respect to a horizontal. The panel incudes an inner chamber, a plurality of suction apertures through which the inner chamber communicates with a void ins... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6491579 | Roof ventilation system and method A ventilation system for an attic or rafter space that mimics the appearance of the roofing material and thus has little effect on the appearance of the building. In one aspect primary vents are installed in the roof deck below the roof tiles, and the roo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6447390 | Method and apparatus for roof ventilation A roof ventilation apparatus provides a vent tile shaped like a roof tile itself, and thus is inconspicuous and unobtrusive when installed, and blends with the field and/or ridgeline tile. The base of the unit may be used to mark the opening, after which ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6354051 | Attic vent with a one-piece, fitted skeleton The present invention provides a ventilation system for an attic or rafter space that mimics the appearance of the roofing material and thus has little effect on the appearance of the building. The vent has two pieces, a primary vent and a secondary vent ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347991 | Hinged vent chute A hinged vent chute, for providing ventilation to an open attic space, includes an elongated chute segment and an insulation dam segment. The elongated chute segment has one or more upwardly open channels, extending from a lower end to an upper end of the... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6240690 | Vented metal roof A novel metal roof is described for passive ventilation of building structures. A ridge vent is described that provides enhanced ventilation of the roof, and provides for safer and economical installation of the metal roof ventilation system.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6147295 | Sunlight energy conversion apparatus, and air circulation system A sunlight energy conversion apparatus comprises a photoelectric transducer comprising a non-single crystal semiconductor and means for supplying heat to the photoelectric transducer through a flowing heating medium.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6105606 | Chemical cabinet employing air flow baffles This invention concerns a cabinet for chemical canister storage and dispensing. More particularly, this invention concerns a cabinet structure comprising: walls connected to a base and a top to provide an enclosed structure; wherein at least one wall has ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089973 | Greenhouse venting system In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a new and inexpensive ventilating system for greenhouses using rigid plastic, glazing panels that are thin, lightweight, and quite long. This is achieved by bending outer ends of the glazing pane... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6077159 | Apparatus and method for passive ventilation of buildings An apparatus and method for passive ventilation of buildings includes a bracket which cradles an air permeable member. The bracket and cradled air permeable member are interposed in air pathways comprising air inlets and air outlets for the building. The ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050039 | Attic vent with a one-piece, fitted skeleton The present invention provides a ventilation system for an attic or rafter space that mimics the appearance of the roofing material and thus has little effect on the appearance of the building. The vent has two pieces, a primary vent and a secondary vent ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5934993 | Aeration structure in buildings Aeration system for a multi-storied building 10 having living space 11 on each floor, wherein an air supply hole for letting in outdoor air is located in a lower section of the living space, and an air exhaust hole is located in an upper section of the li... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5839233 | Louvre type roof structures A louvre type roof structure includes a plurality of parallel slats mounted on carrier elements which in turn are mounted on carrier beams such as to permit pivotal displacement of the carrier elements and the slats between a closed position in which the ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5725148 | Individual workspace environmental control In building environmental control, primary HVAC services are supplemented to improve individual user comfort by automatically adjusting lighting levels and airflow direction mix in the individual workspace. An individual terminal unit provides these indiv... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722483 | Air exchange apparatus and method Apparatus and method for removing stale air from a residence or other enclosed space, and replacing that air with fresh air from outside the enclosed space. Stale air outlets are placed at the ceiling in one or more locations throughout the enclosed space... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5561958 | Dynamic-insulation wall element for renewing air in buildings in order to make them more comfortable and cheaper A dynamic insulation wall element for use in a building to improve in natural manner the comfort of the building with respect to temperature, sound level, air flow, and humidity, the element being constituted by a composite plate having at least one layer... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5547421 | Environmentally controlled storage containers A breathing type storage housing is exposed night and day to fluxuating outdoor air temperature. The housing defines a substantially sealed container of air that is alternately warmed and cooled by heat transferred through the housing due to daytime solar... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5484335 | Ventilated enclosure A ventilated enclosure comprising a substantially vertical side wall, a roof including at least one roof section, a ridge vent formed adjacent a portion of the roof section and side vent formed adjacent a portion of the substantially vertical side wall, a... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5447470 | Apparatus insuring distribution and automatic control of air supplies, in particular for ventilation of buildings An apparatus for the automatic control of ventilation of premises comprising a flexible flat membrane (11) attached by one of its edges in the interior of the casing (12) on the upper wall between two opposed openings (18) and (19). The upper wall support... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5347779 | High-rise building A high-rise building comprises an exterior wall and a sheath, which is spaced in front of said wall. Vertically extending flow channels are provided between said wall and said sheath and are open at their bottom and top and may be used to supply air to an... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5306210 | Louvre type roof structures A louvre type roof structure including a plurality of parallel slats mounted on carrier beams extending transversely to the slats, in which the slats are mounted on carrier elements which are in turn mounted on the carrier beams to permit pivotal displace... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5197921 | Construction element for a noise-suppression shed A construction element for a noise-suppression shed of the type used for ground-testing jet engine aircraft. These sheds usually have transversely extending continuous apertures for the admission of fresh air, the inner face of the shed's roof being provi... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5095965 | Shutter and a slat for the same The present invention relates to a shutter which is capable of ventilating air in a building. There is provided a slat, which has a through-hole covered with a net, in the upper section of the shutter; there is provided a slat, which is capable of adjusti... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5060431 | Ridge roof vent A ridge roof vent adapted to be mounted on the ridge of a roof and comprising a top wall that is spaced from the remainder of the vent and is adapted to receive overlapping pieces of shingle roofing material comprising transversely extending primary indic... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5031514 | Apparatus and method for controlling the mixing of atmospheric air with return air from a building An apparatus for controlling the mixing of atmospheric air with return air from a building. The apparatus has a housing that includes a base baffle and a roof baffle disposed therein. A damper is pivotally secured to the base baffle, and another damper is... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5022314 | Roof ventilating apparatus Ridge cap ventilators and roof constructions incorporating such ventilators are disclosed. The ridge cap ventilator is low in profile and comprises either two corrugated vertilating members and a cover member, or alternatively comprises of a single piece ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5000080 | Ventilated greenhouse A ventilated enclosure comprising a substantially vertical side wall, a roof including at least one roof section, a ridge vent formed adjacent a portion of the roof section and side vent formed adjacent a portion of the substantially vertical side wall, a... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4945821 | Ventilated greenhouse A ventilated greenhouse comprising an enclosure cooperatively formed by a first and second substantially parallel vertical side wall disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other by a pair of substantially parallel vertical end walls and a roof i... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4785596 | Attic vent An attic vent is disclosed incorporating a seamless frame wall having an outer flange defining an outside diameter and having an inner flange defining an inside diameter; a plurality of louvers are mounted within the truncated cone formed by the frame wal... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4730552 | Vent assembly A ventilating skylight including a housing having a top wall and a pair of opposed sidewalls extending downwardly from the top wall to respective roof mountings so that the housing may be fixed to a roof at opposite sides of a roof skylight opening. The h... | 03/15/1988 |
