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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861460 | Emergency window opening system An emergency window opening system includes a vehicle, a vehicle door attached to the vehicle and a window mounted in the vehicle door. A primary window motor is mechanically coupled to a lift gear mechanically coupled to the window to allow selective raising or low... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7757437 | Resilient retention system for a door panel A horizontally sliding door includes a resilient retention system that helps hold a door panel tightly against its seals when the door is closed, and resiliently releases the door panel when an external force displaces the panel beyond its normal path of travel. If ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748166 | Vehicle door glass blocker and breaker A vehicle door glass blocker assembly including a blocking bracket securable to a vehicle door frame panel, and a blocking edge integrally formed with the blocking bracket, being substantially normal to a vertical edge of a vehicle window, and being capable of at le... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7730668 | Motor vehicle egress window A motor vehicle egress window comprises a circumferential outer frame forming an auxiliary egress opening for a motor vehicle passenger compartment and an inner frame unit. The outer frame has an outer frame member with an inner surface and at least a first striker ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7690153 | Emergency door actuator system An emergency door opening apparatus for use on an aerospace vehicle for moving a door of the vehicle from a closed position to an open position. The apparatus includes a fluid cylinder (16) and piston (18) operatively connected to the door and to the v... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7578095 | Emergency escape window An emergency escape window includes an inner frame positioned within an opening of an outer frame which is large enough to permit a person to escape through it. Latch openings are provided in the outer frame. Latch receivers are secured to an outer peripheral edge o... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7565770 | Reset mechanism for a panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A sliding door for selectively opening and closing an opening is disclosed. The door is comprised of a door panel having a top, a bottom, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The door panel translates laterally relative to the opening between a closed position and an... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7497050 | Sliding door having an adjustable torsion bar assembly A sliding door includes a frame comprising an elongated header member having a topwall, a backwall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall and intermediate wall are engageable with sliding door panel support rollers and the bottom wall and intermedi... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438336 | Storm shutter stud fastener with quick release arm A storm shutter stud fastening mechanism that includes a quick release for fast and easy removal of conventional storm shutters from a window or door from the inside of a structure in the event of an emergency by allowing occupants of the building to manually diseng... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7370731 | Device for connecting a car door with a shaft door and for locking and unlocking the doors, a device for emergency unlocking of a car door and a method for emergency unlocking of a car door A device for connecting a car door with a shaft door and for emergency unlocking of a car door consists of an entrainer arranged at the car door, which entrainer detachably connects, together with a roller pair arranged at the shaft door, the car door with the shaft... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364238 | Article of furniture An article of furniture (10) includes a base having a front (14) and a rear (16) and a top (18) surface. A backrest assembly (20) has a front edge (22) and a rear edge (24) and is slideably arranged relative to the ba... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347025 | Slide door opening and closing device for vehicles A slide door opening and closing device for vehicles including a wire winding pulley provided at a step panel positioned at under part of a vehicle and driven by a motor, a driven pulley, a lower roller supporting member, and a wire wound on said each pulley wherein... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341304 | Opening/closing device for vehicle An opening/closing body for opening/closing an opening provided in a vehicle body, a pair of guide members, and a reel drum attached onto a board of a drive unit provided between both of the guide members, are provided. Respective one ends of a pair of wires are con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331141 | Automatic door control apparatus The present invention provides a control apparatus for automatic sliding doors that can be used with a plurality of door brands and models. The invention includes a control box and an idler pulley mounted to the door header. Both the control box and idler pulley can... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296608 | Impactable door An industrial sliding door has one or more panel assemblies, each panel assembly having a track panel secured to a header and a swinging panel hinged at the inner edge of the track panel to pivot in either direction about a vertical axis if the swinging panel is imp... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290369 | Device for the synchronized actuation of sliding doors A device for the synchronized actuation of sliding doors, provided for two sliding doors moving indistinctly in the same plane or in two planes forming any angle, consisting of two pairs of cogwheels (8-8′) and (9-9′) between which th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287805 | Vehicle door opening and closing device A vehicle door opening and closing device includes a guide rail fixed to a vehicle body, a supporting member connected to the vehicle door, a first driven pulley, a second driven pulley, an idle pulley, a cable take-up pulley that is arranged between the idle pulley... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7263803 | Vehicle barrier A barrier is formed such that its barrier arm automatically moves back to its blocking position after forceful opening of the barrier.The barrier arm is pivotally mounted to a barrier post about a horizontal axis. The barrier post is formed to include a swivel joint... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254918 | Emergency unlocking device for locking and unlocking systems for swinging sliding doors, in particular of rail vehicles An emergency unlocking device for locking and unlocking systems for swinging sliding doors, in particular of rail vehicles. The emergency unlocking device has a traction device that engages on a first spring-loaded pivoted lever that is connected via a second lever ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255376 | Pressure sensing dead bolt An apparatus, system and method including a latching device for displaceably retaining a panel relative to a frame. The latching device includes at least a bolt which is carried on the latching device and is operatively associated with the panel to prevent disengage... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228659 | Sliding door reinforced frame header with movable cover A sliding door includes a frame comprising an elongated header member having a topwall, a backwall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall and intermediate wall are engageable with sliding door panel support rollers and the bottom wall and intermedi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222457 | Reset mechanism for a panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A sliding door for selectively opening and closing an opening is disclosed. The door is comprised of a door panel having a top, a bottom, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The door panel translates laterally relative to the opening between a closed position and an... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219470 | Sliding window assembly and a track member for same A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes an upper track member, a lower track member, and a sliding unit. The track members each define a first channel having a first depth, a second channel having a second depth, and a third channel having a third depth les... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210655 | Reconfigurable interior sidewall A reconfigurable interior sidewall system includes one or more simply curved sidewall panels, each curved around the fuselage but longitudinally linear and providing a consistent mating surface for monuments. Panel openings are provided in each panel so that inner w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168659 | Control device for moving a vehicle closure element The present invention provides a device for controlling the movement of a vehicle closure element, the device comprising, interposed between a vehicle structure and a closure element, firstly a driver element that can be activated on command, constituted by a pyrote... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7117637 | Panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door adapted to open and close an opening having an upper and lower extent is disclosed. The system comprises a guide, a guide follower and an elongate beam. The guide is adapted to be mounted to a mounting su... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097240 | Locking mechanism with rotatable features A locking mechanism is described that releasably locks at least two objects together. The locking mechanism allows one of the objects to be rotatably connected to the other, allowing for a variety of uses. The rotatability and releasability of the locking mechanism ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097226 | Safety system for a compartment of a vehicle A safety sensing and/or release system for a closed compartment of a vehicle is operable to detect an occupant within the vehicle compartment. The system may be operable to sense ambient conditions in the vehicle compartment, and may generate a control signal in res... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090263 | Door latching device and method An apparatus for latching a door against a frame has a door pin extending from the door and a handle lever rotatably mounted to the door and having an extending handle pin. A latch bar is mounted for reciprocating travel relative to the frame, the latch bar having a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065923 | Method and apparatus for breakaway mounting of security gate to drive mechanism A method and apparatus for operating a security gate is disclosed which may comprise a drive mechanism arm having a first end and a second end, and including a security gate attachment member connected to the first end of the drive mechanism arm; a drive mechanism a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7008011 | Emergency roof detachment device for a vehicle An emergency roof detachment device for a vehicle providing a detachable roof portion that is coupled to a fixed top portion of a vehicle and has a handle capable of allowing the occupants of the vehicle to detach the detachable roof portion of a vehicle in order to... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004287 | Hidden fire escape An improved safety ladder and safety window as well as a method for use are disclosed. The ladder is discrete and compact, for convenience. The ladder is stored in a hidden container that is an extension or an addition to a normal window, or made part of an existing... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000954 | Midrail mounted exit device An exit device for a door having a first stile, a second stile, and a midrail coupled to the first and second stiles and defining a cutout. The exit device comprises a latching mechanism positioned in the cutout. A pushbar positioned in the cutout encloses the latch... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000958 | Assist device for a door handle and latch assembly An assist device for a door handle comprises an elongated bar which has one end pivoting about a pivot pin and another end receiving a pivot piece therein. The parts interact to produce a tight looking, attractive, easy-to-assemble, and sturdy device with no sharp p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973753 | Sliding door system The invention pertains to a sliding door system with at least one automatically driven sliding leaf, which is guided on a traveling carriage and a support profile, where the drive and a runway rail are mounted in a housing above the sliding leaf, and where the slidi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966146 | Two directional crossing gate arm protection assembly A railroad crossing gate assembly includes a gate arm adapter, which is pivotally mounted to allow a lowered gate arm to rotate in response to a generally perpendicular force in a generally horizontal plane either toward or away from a railroad crossing. The gate ar... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966151 | Manipulable door barrier escape apparatus and method A building escape system, method and apparatus employs a door as both the egress opening from the building, and as the structural member to support the escapee during descent. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953211 | Anti-panic opening system for doors Anti-panic opening system for doors in which a lateral spring latch bolt (3) is actuated by an actuator assembly (10) including a first and a second movable actuating member (19, 20) designed to operate respectively in a first position in which ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6938921 | Vehicle subassembly A vehicle subassembly includes a door latch and an emergency release mechanism for use in unlatching the door latch. The mechanism includes a release arranged so as to act on a latch input and to supply an increased unlatching force relative to that normally capable... | 09/06/2005 |
