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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353638 | Sound resistant enclosure A sound resistant enclosure apparatus adapted for a person have access to an environment that reduces sound from ambient noise. More particularly, the invention relates to a manner in which to use common fabrication materials and method to construct a sound resistan... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7296844 | Automotive door with reverse hinge An automotive vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a door opening to the passenger compartment. A door is pivotally mounted to the door opening with an inclined axis which may extend laterally outboard and downward relative to ... | 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 |
| 7263805 | Low shelter with articulated roof elements for use as a swimming pool roof A low shelter swimming pool roof system is provided. The system can include, over a portion (P′) at least of its length, juxtaposed roof elements (I′) and juxtaposed roof elements (I). The distance that delimits the external chord of each of the longitudinal edg... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246562 | Structure of delivery door having anti-theft security means The present invention relates to a delivery door having anti-theft security means, more particularly to a door structure consists of a pair of casings, area adjustable mounting plate, hinge means and actuation means, which are installed on an entrance door or a wind... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216605 | Animal management system An animal management system provides an alley to control the handling of animals when procedures are to be performed on the animals by veterinarians or cattle producers. The alley is formed by a base frame, and included therewith are a headgate and preferably two we... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194841 | Dressing room and curtain suspension device A fitting room (11) as a dressing room is adapted to have its entrance (12) opened and closed by drawing a curtain (14). The curtain is suspended from the tip ends of beam members of a curtain suspension apparatus (15) mounted on a ceilin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7104008 | Door system with a pair of door panels connected by a swivel panel that swings back and forth for selectively opening and closing gateways in a compartment A door system has a compartment formed with a first gateway and a second gateway opposed to the first gateway, and a barrier apparatus housed in the compartment. The barrier apparatus includes a swivel panel which swings back and forth between a first position where... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7021002 | Sliding revolving door A revolving door comprising an at least partly cylindrical shell wall, which has an entrance and an exit, and two rotating door leaves, which during normal operation are in place extended in the opposite direction of each other inside the shell wall. Between the she... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008001 | Automatic tarper A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994390 | Method and apparatus for remote opening of a tailgate An electro-mechanical actuator for the release of a tailgate latch mechanism to open the tailgate by remote control in combination with a module that slows or stops the descent of the tailgate to prevent it from crashing down. In one embodiment the module is a pre-t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976335 | Bi-directionally-curved vehicle window pane and vehicle door structure incorporating the same Vehicle window pane (16) has an arcuately curved vertical section having a single or same radius of curvature (R1) and a curved lateral section having a single radius of curvature (R2) or a compound radius of curvature. The single radius of curv... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953301 | Lid assembly for facility access opening A cover assembly includes a support frame (20) fixed to a utility access hole and a rounded cover (10) fitted into the support frame. The support frame is provided in its upper portion with an S-curved inner peripheral surface (20b) havin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6845722 | Auto rack car with end closure An auto rack rail road car has a main deck and upper deck. It is provided with a door for controlling access thereto. The door is a radial arm door, and has a ladder mounted thereon by which personnel can ascend the second deck when the door is open. A second ladder... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6691953 | Ejectable door for aircraft A plug type door intended particularly for use on a military cargo type aircraft is designed to enable its ejection if necessary. To do this, an operating device such as a handle (28) simultaneously controls retraction of hinge pins (16c) from the hinges ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6427286 | Adjusting a sliding door A track system for a movable panel, such as a companionway door on a boat, allows adjustment after installation of the tracks for the panel, and allows the panel to be removed without removing the tracks. Typically a number of adjustable slide block assem... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6412220 | Upright rotatable arcuate safety gate for a mezzanine loading bay A mezzanine safety gate for a mezzanine loading bay having a rotatable barrier which is movable between an unloading position and a loading position. The barrier prevents access to the mezzanine loading bay edge when the barrier is in either the unloading... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6341447 | Half circle window shutter/blind A shutter for a half-circle window having a top, a base, and a plurality of slats capable of interlocking engagement and rotatably secured between the top and the base wherein the slats are further held in position by springs providing pressure against th... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6260309 | Split-sphere observatory dome with a rotating oculus window A split-sphere observatory enclosure includes an antrum and a rotor including an oculus. The oculus is covered by an oculus window, which is rotatably mounted to the rotor. As an instrument housed by the enclosure moves to track an object or point across ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6247272 | Curved door assembly for workstation A combination door assembly and partition system includes a plurality of partition panels configured to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface and detachably interconnected to form a workspace having an opening of sufficient size to permit user ingres... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6227635 | Storage cabinet with handle operated door A storage apparatus includes a storage unit defining a front opening, and a door configured to cover the front opening. The door is operably attached to the storage unit for movement between opened, intermediate, and closed positions. The storage apparatu... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6000521 | Slidable door for a bill inlet An automatic vending machine having a bill input inlet disposed at a predetermined position of a front cabinet, a bill discriminating apparatus embedded inside of the front cabinet at an identical height level to the bill input inlet for discriminating th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5987817 | Revolving door A revolving door has at least one night closing panel that runs concentric to at least one barrel-type wall. The night closing panel or panels slide or roll on a guide rail which is located on the ceiling structure or on attachments to the ceiling structu... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5906411 | Combine harvester cab layout for visibility, serviceability and space The disclosure relates to a cab on a combine harvester. The cab has a lower panel with four posts perpendicularly attached. An upper panel is supported by the posts. A windshield with a first compound curved glass is attached to the front. A left door and... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5845980 | Overhead storage cabinet An overhead storage cabinet having a housing defined by top and bottom wall rigidly joined by end walls to define an interior storage compartment therein. A door assembly is vertically swingably mounted on the housing and includes a door panel which verti... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5678787 | Door assembly with shear layer control aperture There is described a vehicle door assembly with shear layer control for controlling the airflow in and around an aperture in the vehicle fuselage. The vehicle door assembly consists of an upper door and a lower door, both slidably mounted to the exterior ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673874 | External sliding aircraft door A sliding door for covering an opening (102) in an aircraft fuselage (100) including a sliding door member (10) mounted on the fuselage and adapted for sliding in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage between an opened and a closed position. Supporti... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5640981 | Parts washer Parts washers are provided including a collection tank, a funnel-bottomed wash cabinet supported on the collection tank, and a cover pivotally supported on the wash cabinet for closing an access opening to the wash cabinet. A screen is mounted in a narrow... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5622414 | Refrigerator display cabinet with thermally insulated pivotable all glass front window panel A refrigerator display case having a plurality of insulated glass window panels mounted in side-by-side relation for pivotal movement about an upper horizontal pivot axis. Each of the window panels has a substantially all glass front appearance, unencumbe... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5605014 | Door apparatus for rest room A door apparatus for a rest room includes a wall member defining a predetermined space and an opening for an entrance and an exit thereof; a door body for opening or shutting the opening, having a substantially half-cylindrical shape, being rotatable abou... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5598665 | Sliding sash for optional closing, in particular for an open side of balconies, sun porches and the like The sliding sash is supported at a guide rail by a sash portion projecting from the floor in a vertical plane and a sash portion ascending in an inclined plane relative to the inside adjoins an additional tipper sash portion which projects up in the verti... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5539184 | Electric oven An electric oven including a base provided on a top with a groove, a motor arranged within the base and having an output shaft upwardly extending out of the base, an annular member having a plurality of rollers at a circumference thereof and disposed on t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5526615 | Automatic transaction machine storing apparatus An automatic transaction machine storing apparatus for storing a plurality of automatic transaction machines. The apparatus includes a plurality of entrances for respectively carrying the automatic transaction machines therethrough into a customer room. T... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5520358 | Door assembly with shear layer control aperture There is described a vehicle door assembly with shear layer control for controlling the airflow in and around an aperture in the vehicle fuselage. The vehicle door assembly consists of an upper door and a lower door, both slidably mounted to the exterior ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5507121 | Motorcycle garage A garage (10) generally comprises a pair of side walls (20, 40) that are vertical, parallel and semi-circular, and a peripheral wall (60) spanning between the periphery of the side walls (20, 40) to form an enclosure. The peripheral wall (60) includes a f... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5448860 | Prefabricated observatory dome structure A prefabricated observatory dome structure comprising a base portion constructed from connectable arcuate panels, a rotatable dome constructed from connectable panels and a vertically slidable shutter. The flange design of the base portion provides a wate... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5431251 | Elevator car An elevator car, which is used with a curvilinear door that encloses an opening of the car, has a back wall, a first side wall attaching to the back wall, and a second side wall attaching to the first side wall at a point that is away from the back wall. ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5407029 | Elevator landing An elevator landing, which is used with a curvilinear hoistway door has a lintel, a guide attached to the lintel, the guide having a curvilinear slot having an inner edge and an outer edge for guiding an upper portion of the curvilinear door and, a curvil... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5378036 | Sliding automobile door Various advances are disclosed pertaining to vertically sliding automobile doors of the type which retract under the vehicle floor to open, and rotate upward to close, and in the elevated closed position become an integral part of the vehicle's structural... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377783 | Elevator door drive An elevator drive, which moves an arcuate car door attaching to a support that rotates about an axis, has a motor having an output, an arm attached to the output, and a linkage having a first coupling allowing compound motion attached to the arm and a sec... | 01/03/1995 |
