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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176680 | Sliding door assembly The frame and the sash of the sliding door assembly are each made of plastic. The frame extrusion profile utilizes an opposing open-leg or C-channel construction that creates an interior accessory slot that is utilized throughout the overall construction to create a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8117784 | Mechanism for a sliding glass pane The present invention relates to a mechanism for a sliding-type glass pane, of those formed by a top guide profile, placed against the wall and provided with a rib on which a rolling element moves; a bottom guide; a suspension device and top retaining stops, in whic... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7770329 | Door roller system A door roller system is disclosed. The door roller system comprises a first housing including at least one generally vertical side member having at least one slot; a base slidably coupled to the first housing and having at least one projection that extends at least ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7703242 | Guiding system for a sliding door A guiding system for a sliding door, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a sliding rail (5) with an upper cover (6) and a lower edge (7) arranged opposite the upper cover (6), and a roller element (101) which is guided in the sl... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7647729 | Sliding door system A sliding door system includes a sliding door having an upper roller assembly disposed atop a portion of the door's frame, a lower wheel assembly disposed at a bottom portion of the frame, a channeled upper track, a lower track having at least one convex longitudina... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644542 | Sliding door A sliding door comprising a door leaf and a frame profile holding the door leaf. The frame profile includes lateral frame profiles and a lower frame profile. Intermediate pieces are disposed in a channel of the lower frame profile and in channels of the lateral fram... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637058 | Wind and rain preventing device for aluminum doors and windows A wind and rain preventing device for aluminum doors and windows includes a window structure composed of an inner window, an outer window, a lower frame, two side frames and an upper frame. The wind and rain preventing device consists of plural covering-and-clogging... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637059 | Roller assembly for a frameless sliding glass door A roller assembly for a frameless sliding glass door has a bracket, a roller and at least one fastening device. The bracket is attached to the frameless sliding glass door and a track and has at least one elongated hole, an adjustment hole and a set screw. The at le... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7594358 | Profile of sliding door roller assembling The present invention provides a new sliding assembly for a sliding closure. The present invention is constructed of two metal profiles mounted on each side wall of sliding closure and guiding bars for sliding on said rail. The profiles design includes a rail which ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7520090 | Wall or door element provided with securing members for preventing castors from lifting off from a runner A door or wall element comprising castor carriers (21)having castors (12)which are movable on a runner (13) and securing members (28) having securing hooks (31, 32) which are disposed in the runner (13) and prevent the casto... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7441373 | Door assembly and door adjusting mechanism A door adjusting mechanism enables adjusting a position of a door moving in a track. The adjusting mechanism includes a truck member secured to the door and having moving structure engageable with the track. A connector connects the truck member to the door and incl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430832 | Sliding door having automatic closing structure A sliding door includes a track having a longitudinal channel to slidably receive a carrier, a door panel secured to the carrier, a bracket attached to one end portion of the track and having a pathway and a pulley, and a recovering device having a cable. The cable ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424935 | Elevator door assembly A door assembly for an elevator having a cab having a cab entry, the elevator having an elevator shaft having upper and lower shaft entries, the assembly incorporating first, second, and third ladder frames having a plurality of roller carrying rungs and bolt and sp... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7293389 | Self aligning top guide wheel for sliding doors A sliding door assembly includes a sliding door that is slidingly mounted to a top track via one or more top guide assemblies. The sliding door is also slidingly mounted to a bottom track. Each top guide assembly includes a top guide wheel that rotationally mounts t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7180489 | Automated multi-task window assembly A window assembly includes a window frame defining a frame perimeter and at least one window mounted in the frame. A media panel incorporating a video display is associated with the window assembly and can be moved selectively into the frame perimeter for displaying... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150130 | Sliding door assembly A door assembly of the type having a frame mounted to a wall. The frame comprises a head portion, opposed vertical jamb portions and a sill portion. Doors are provided in the frame. A door in the frame is displaceable between an open position and a closed position. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143870 | Elevator hall door and door hanger apparatus A door panel comprises a surface board 11 facing a hoistway, a back board 12 facing a hoistway, and a reinforcing member 13 for reinforcing the surface board 11 and the back board 12 . The back board is connected to the surface boa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140154 | Astragal boot for a double door set An astragal boot provides a substantially weatherproof seal at a lower end of a vertically elongated astragal installed on the free side edge or stile of a semi-active door in a double door entry set or the like. The astragal boot includes at least one and preferabl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7109959 | Multi-task window A window unit that includes a window frame defining a frame perimeter and a window located within the frame perimeter. The window includes a display module adapted to receive a display signal from a display signal source. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090426 | Bidirectional slide lock and method of using same A bidirectional slide lock includes a first clip and a second clip that are slid and locked together. The first clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawls, and a pair of flanges. The second clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawl stops, and a pair of clip fl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065831 | Sliding element with keeper device suspended from and guided on a roller rail by support rollers The invention relates to a sliding element, which is suspended and guided on a running track by means of roller carriers or gliding elements, using running track retainers that are connected to a substructure and engage with the underside of the running track. The i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059017 | Sliding door assembly for track, step plate, roller, guide and constraint systems The invention corrects three major safety and security problems, associated with millions of traditional sliding doors. It offers a dramatic, yet simplistic, solution to these chronic problems in addition to providing a smooth, maintenance-free operation. The invent... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029072 | Modified rumble strip cutter A rumble strip cutting machine having a drum that can be shifted from one side of the machine to the other. The machine includes a piston wheel that imparts an up and down motion to the frame so that rumble strips can be cut at desired intervals as the machine is dr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024821 | Window with multi-way for opening A window that can be opened in multiple manners such as pushing/pulling and rotating outwards by using a sliding pipe assembly, includes a frame assembly and at least two sash assemblies. A horizontal frame in the frame assembly has a cavity with an opening, a guide... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021007 | Double-sided sliding door assembly A sliding door assembly is disclosed for use in an environment where both sides of the door are useable. The door assembly includes at least one bottom roller mechanism fitted into a lower portion of a bottom rail. The bottom roller mechanism is adjustable and conce... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017958 | Gate latch A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The gate latch of this invention is comprised of a steel locking pin that slides through the latch device. When the locking pin slides out of the latch device, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010830 | Repair using plastic as the sliding mechanism for laterally sliding doors/windows The invention pertains to the repair of the sliding mechanism of horizontally or laterally sliding glass doors/windows, including shower doors, that are permanently built into a residential or commercial building. Instead of the door/window riding on a metal track u... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6978513 | Method and apparatus for stopping a moving member A system and method for stopping a moving member located on a stationary member. The system includes sliders or rollers configured to move along a track. The track has a discontinuity to move the moving member to engage a friction pad to slow the moving member. The ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945364 | Elevator roller guide and rail assembly An elevator door assembly includes a rail and at least one roller that rolls along the rail to move a door between opened and closed positions, for example. A resilient track is provided on the rail that facilitates more efficient roller movement and increases the l... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912812 | Sliding door apparatus A side sliding door apparatus for an electric railcar includes a side sliding door suspended from a horizontal door rail with a C-shape cross-section. The side sliding door is capable of moving freely via a door roller, and a gap is formed between the door roller an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901705 | Guide rail for a sliding closure having a guide groove with a groove filling device A sliding closure system comprising a frame and at least one slidable leaf member. The frame has a frame upper member and a frame lower member each being formed with at least one longitudinal groove. A groove filling device comprising an elastic member and an elonga... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6820371 | Hidden rail type window and door system The present invention relates to a rail hidden type window and door system, including a lower window (or door) frame having a rail cover attached on a main window (or door) frame, a rail hidden by the rail cover and formed on a concave portion of a window (or door) ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6813862 | Corner bracket assembly A corner bracket assembly for use in an associated movable frame assembly is provided. The corner bracket assembly includes a first housing piece having upstanding coupling pins. A second housing piece has receiving pockets for connecting engagement with the couplin... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6718695 | Railless window and door system The present invention relates to an improved lower member of a sliding window and door system, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient, safe and high quality window and door system by solving problems of the conventional window and door ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698138 | Adjustable pulley assembly for a suspended door An adjustable pulley assembly includes a fixing plate securely mounted on top of an upper frame of a suspended door, an adjusting seat mounted to the fixing plate, a pulley seat securely attached to the adjusting seat to move therewith, a pulley attached ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6687954 | Pulley, cradle arrangement for a sliding door A pulley cradle arrangement for a screen doors, in particular, having a pulley cradle receptacle (23) that is inserted from above into a hollow frame section (1) and is clamped there. The pulley cradle receptacle (23) holds the pulley cradle support (25),... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6644380 | Corner bracket assembly A corner bracket assembly for use in an associated frame assembly is provided. The corner bracket assembly comprises a body, a first leg and second leg. The first leg extends from the body and is adapted to be connected to a first frame member of the asso... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6584664 | Sliding door repair apparatus kit and method A sliding door repair apparatus to facilitate horizontal sliding movement of a preinstalled sliding door having one or more defectively sliding wheel(s) being supported on a lower track. The repair apparatus includes at least one vertically adjustable rig... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6434789 | Sliding glass door track engagement and method A moveable sliding glass door track clip guide, ideally formed of plastic, and attached to the bead on the top of the rail on the sill which is subsequently secured in place by a sliding glass door track clip cover which will inhibit the door from jumping... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6336247 | Screen door hanger assembly A hanger assembly for a sliding screen door comprises a horizontally mounted track that fits within a standard door header and roller assembly, preferably one roller assembly per side of the screen door. Each roller assembly comprises at least a roller, a... | 01/08/2002 |
