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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335096 | Adjustable pergola A louver type roof structure includes a plurality of elongated parallel slats mounted on slat hinges pivotally supported on carrier beams transverse to the slats. The slats are pivotable between a closed position in which their longitudinal adjacent edges overlap ea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320524 | Projector and air filtration device thereof An air filtration device for projector includes a holder, a filter, and a rack. The rack is movably disposed in the holder for supporting the filter. When the rack moves to a first position, the rack is received within the holder. When the rack moves from the first ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7147554 | Hooded exhaust vent A hooded exhaust vent having walls bounding an exhaust opening covered by a guard, in the assembly of which the walls and guard respectively have laterally extending slides urged in sliding movement into slide tracks in the path of the movement to establish a slidin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7086740 | Injection-molded vent screens A projection device is provided, wherein the projection device includes a casing, a plurality of electronic components mounted within the casing, a vent in the casing disposed substantially adjacent to an electronic component, and an injection molded, electrically n... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040345 | Unidirectional valves and methods of their use The invention provides a flap valve for controlling the air pressure within a protected space defined by walls, the flap valve having a valve flap, articulated at least indirectly to the surface of one of the walls and being subjectable to both a sealing force which... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6974379 | Vent apparatus with replaceable vent cover A vent, together with one or more building apertures, provides a route for gas exchange through a building surface. The vent comprises a base member having a vent aperture therethrough and a generally planar mounting flange on its perimeter. The base member may be m... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955011 | Basement window shield with integrated vent A window well cover for a below-grade or basement window is disclosed. A transparent upper structure or portion is designed to cover a below-grade window on an outside of a building or other structure. The upper end of the transparent upper structure extends, or is ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6881143 | Conservatory roof ventilation A trickle ventilator for a conservatory roof to be sited between an eaves beam of the roof and a glazing panel extending over the eaves beam, the ventilator comprising an elongate body having a front and rear walls spaced apart, at least one aperture in each wall an... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6796100 | Roof venting and cover assembly A roof venting and cover assembly including a housing dimensioned for being positioned between an opening in a roof and an opening in a soffit disposed below the roof. The housing includes a narrow upper duct portion and a wide lower scoop portion. The narrow upper ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6743092 | Roof vents A roof vent suitable for a conservatory roof of the type comprising glazing bars supporting glazing panels therebetween, the roof vent comprises a surround mountable between a pair of glazing bars and a cover for the surround and hingedly connected thereto. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6682413 | Fluid control valve A valve for controlling a flow of a fluid between a first environment to a second environment is provided. The valve includes a frame that fits within an aperture in a divider separating the first environment from the second environment. Additionally, the... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6584702 | Dryer vent connection and method A metal plate (52) is connected to a wall (10). Plate (42) includes a vent opening (48) that communicates with vent ducting (18) with the wall (10). A magnetic sheet body (52) is connected to a vent tube (60) located at the back of a clothes dryer (64). T... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582297 | Livestock facility ventilation exhaust air dust removal system A livestock facility exhaust system to remove a majority of the dust and other such odorous airborne particulate material from air exhausted by power ventilation equipment from a livestock confinement building and without a significant increase in static ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6461236 | Roof vents A roof vent suitable for a conservatory roof of the type comprising glazing bars supporting glazing panels therebetween, the roof vent comprises a surround mountable between a pair of glazing bars and a cover for the surround and hingedly connected theret... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6386972 | Vent apparatus A vent apparatus for cooperating with duct work associated with an exhaust fan to enable air to be exhausted from an interior room of a dwelling to the exterior environment. The vent apparatus includes a base member and a cover member releasably securable... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361433 | Vent screen and hood assembly An air permeable grate or screen for selectively precluding passage of items, such as birds and rodents, through a duct is disclosed. The screen has a pivot mount on one end for pivotally mounting the screen to the exit of a hood opening to allow easy acc... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6302787 | Roof vent A roof vent for obstructing snow from entry into a vented space of a structure or dwelling. The vent has a cover, support, and base. The base is adapted to form a passageway which connects the vented space to the environment. A barrier is also provided wh... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6203421 | Safety ceiling vent A ceiling vent to reduce the temperature in a room that is subject to becoming uncomfortably hot. The vent contains two concentric tubes, one movable and the other stationary. The movable tube is attached to a damper plate so that when the movable tube is... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6165065 | Vent assembly for window/window well cover The vent assembly for a window or window well cover comprises a base within the confines of which and to which a wedge shaped vent structure is hingedly mounted to be movable from a closed position where a solid top of the vent structure rests against the... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6050893 | Cover for an attic fan vent An insulating cover for overlaying a ceiling vent beneath an attic fan includes a substantially rectangular frame member having top and bottom edges. Horizontally disposed between the top and bottom edges are a plurality of panels including an intermediat... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5984775 | Grating and shutter apparatus for controlling air flow An apparatus for controlling air flow includes a grating having a plurality of air vents, a shutter assembly composed of a shutter fixed plate, having a plurality of first openings, attached to a lower surface of the grating, and a shutter moving plate, h... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5782051 | Water resistant louver The instant invention is a water resistant louver characterized by an aesthetically pleasing two piece front louver frame affixed to a posteriorally positioned aluminum mesh screen in turn affixed to a spacer frame behind it that encompasses a plurality o... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5487247 | Ventilated roof and wall structure A ventilated roof and wall structure wherein a base roof plate is spaced from a top roof plate defining a roof air gap, such that a base roof plate slide plate is slidably mounted to permit selective communication of an attic spaced relative to the air ga... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5433663 | Insect-net An insect net for screening off at least one air passage which can be opened and closed in variable degree by a shutter. The net is produced from fabric, which is drapeable to a variable extent in dependence of the opening degree of the shutter. In the wa... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429113 | Wall heater extension Presented is a wall heater or furnace extension structure for mounting in the space between a conventional wall furnace or heater and the ceiling of the room in which the wall furnace or heater are installed. The wall material normally found in this area ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5410844 | Building vent assembly A vent assembly for a igloo-type building of the type having a number of arcuate roof frame members extending between side gutters, the vent assembly including a Z-sectioned member secured to the roof frame members and extending parallel to the side gutte... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5330386 | Method and device for ventilating a home A method of installing a ventilation device through existing plywood door closures of accesses to attic spaces with roof fans in homes includes a frame with louvers across a central opening closed by two doors hingeably attached to be opened and closed wi... | 07/19/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5297004 | Housing The present invention relates to a housing for electrical equipment. The housing is composed of side walls, ventilation openings in the side walls and at least one louver provided in front of the ventilation openings. The housing additionally includes a c... | 03/22/1994 |
| 4955287 | Self-ventilated greenhouse A frame for a self-ventilated greenhouse, a self-ventilated greenhouse, and a method for controlling the air pressure between the layers of a double-layer roof for a greenhouse. The frame for the greenhouse comprises first and second parallel rows of upri... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4924760 | Roof vent damper A roof vent damper for closing a roof mounted ventilator in the event of a fire includes a frame formed from an elongated rectangular plate having a central dumbbell shaped cut-out. Longitudinal side edges of the plate are folded over to form parallel gui... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4911066 | Fitted ventilation louver A ventilation louver is provided with a contoured flange to provide an intimate fit against a textured exterior wall surface. A plunging groove formed in the louver provides a means for attaching the louver to the interior wall support structure, while al... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4854225 | Venting control device A device for controlling the venting of gases and unburned hydrocarbons from a source location into the atmosphere and includes an enhancement that prevents an entrance of cold drafts and foreign matter in a reverse direction to the source. The device may... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4823836 | Dampers with leaf spring seals A leaf spring seal to effect sealing contact between such members as a damper blade and a frame consists of a set of leaf springs having their inner portions held together by clamping components of which one is a bar and the other the inner portion of a l... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4790237 | Damper A damper for use in controlling the flow rate or direction of a flow of air or fumes flowing out from a room or space or flowing through a ventilation system, including a housing having at least one inlet opening. The housing has a tubular side wall in wh... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4766806 | Flush mount whole house fan shutter A shutter assembly for a whole house fan is disclosed which can be flush mounted (i.e., substantially coplanar) with the underside surface of a ceiling so as to close off an opening in the ceiling leading to a whole house fan located thereabove. The shutt... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4760773 | Ventilator closure A roof ventilator closure assembly for mounting under a roof and including a door which slides within a framework to selectively cover and uncover an opening in the framework positioned in registry with the ventilator opening in the roof. The opening in t... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4738189 | Pneumatically operated fire damper A fire damper operated by an air motor for incorporating into the pneumatic piping system of a building. The damper motor holds the damper open under the influence of pressurized air from the system. A valve actuator in the flow channel of the damper has ... | 04/19/1988 |
