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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360809 | Kick-in resistant door reinforcing assembly A kick-in resistant door reinforcing assembly consisting of a doorway hook having a laterally outwardly extending doorway engaging face; a jamb hook having a laterally inwardly extending jamb engaging face; and at least a first hook interconnecting flexible band spa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360339 | Automobile door protector An automobile door protector comprising an actuator pin, a pulley, an extension spring affixed to the actuator pin and to a cable that partially surrounds the pulley, the cable affixed to an opposite end of the spring, a pair of spaced apart mounting flanges within ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350646 | Bowed corner protectors for picture frames A corner protector has a pair of opposite frame embracing faces which are resilient and bowed so that, in use, the corner region of a frame to be protected must force its way into position on between the opposite faces of the protector and will thereafter be frictio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7264999 | Semiconductor device with interlocking clip A semiconductor device is provided having a single-piece clip that interlocks into a lead frame using one or more forks on the clip that mate with one or more corresponding slots in the lead frame. A semiconductor die is mounted to a pad of the lead frame and the cl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7213860 | Composite cargo door/ramp A cargo enclosure including a floor having a plurality of edges including a first edge, a second edge and a third edge. At least two sidewalls, including a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall connected to the first edge of the floor, the second ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204059 | Door jamb protector Removable door jamb assembly guard, guarded jamb assembly, and methods of controlling a doorway. The guard preferably covers the full length of the jamb assembly, and the full width of the jamb assembly between an outer trim element and the door-arresting surface. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181875 | Stock material for trim caps A trim cap for a sign cabinet such as a channel letter includes an elongated formable band along with a pressure activated adhesive layer that is connected to the band. The adhesive layer is conformable to facilitate adherence of the trim cap to the edge of a sign f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174675 | Finger guard A finger guard for preventing fingers from getting into the gap between a sliding door of an elevator and a stop surface of a profiled edging strip. A profiled fillet forming the finger guard comprises an elastic tongue extending from the profiled edging strip obliq... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168208 | Vehicle door guards This invention relates to a safety guard designed and adapted for use on the corners of vehicle doors to protect passengers from accidental contact with the sharp corner of a vehicle door. The door guard is particularly well suited to cars with a “bubble-wrap” d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162788 | Pot and pan washing machine A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134246 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing a door assembly A fenestration product includes a door assembly having a door shiftable into and out of a closed position, at least one generally flat door jamb presenting an inner face that faces inwardly toward the door when the door is in the closed position and a generally oppo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086200 | Door edge bumper strip A bumper strip, adapted for insertion inside a cut-out portion made in a door of a motor vehicle, has an outer plastic skin and an inner resilient pad. Preferably, the outer plastic skin has a triangular cross section and the inner resilient pad has a rectangular cr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056110 | Apparatus for making reinforcement ply material An apparatus for making reinforcement ply material wherein reinforcement elements are grouped in untwisted sets and adjacent reinforcement elements in the same set are spaced apart a distance less than the distance between adjacent sets. The apparatus includes an ex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047694 | Door safety guard A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to se... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7007988 | Trailer protective apparatus Apparatus for protecting a door and rear sill of a trailer comprises a U-shaped body formed of resilient, rubbery material having a web from which two arms extend, the arms being spaced apart a distance sufficient to straddle a sidewall of the trailer. The arms of t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959848 | Tailgate sealing gasket A sealing gasket for sealing gaps adjacent to a pickup truck is provided. In alternate embodiments a combination pickup truck and sealing gasket is also provided. The sealing gasket of the present invention comprises an elongated member made of a deformable and a so... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6922959 | Apparatus and method for correcting a misaligned door and door frame A vertical and horizontal member are designed to encase a portion of an installed doorframe assembly. In particular, the vertical and horizontal member encase a door stop section of a horizontal and vertical door frame section. Channels defined by the members are wi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6901707 | Arched jamb member and method of shipping and installing same An arched jamb member of elongate, strip-like shape for forming the upper end of an arched wall opening is preformed into an arch of predetermined curvature, and is of sufficient flexibility to enable it to be forced into a flat condition for shipping and storage pu... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901706 | Door hardware interconnected with overlying reinforcement plate A system for reinforcing door hardware used to associate a door with a door jamb. The door hardware includes a substantially flat body and a projection extending transversely to the body. The hardware is coupled to the jamb and the projection is at least partly over... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6826877 | Door frame guard The invention provides a removable and reusable door frame guard for a door frame comprising a door jamb, door stop and trim molding attached to a plaster wall. The guard comprises an elongated member having a substantially planar web with depending parallel side pa... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6804914 | Door safety guard A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to se... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6748701 | Burglar proof device for opening panel A burglar-proof device designed to be fixed on one surface of a receiving wall located in or proximate to at least part of the periphery of an opening panel such as a door or a shutter, includes an elongated tubular element (7, 25) having a support wall (8... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6691466 | Concealed door and door jamb reinforcement assembly A reinforcement assembly for reinforcing a door and door jamb in the vicinity of a door lock aperture in a door frame comprising a wedge shaped rigid plate attached to an inner surface of the door jamb so that the plate is concealed from view. The plate h... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684572 | Jamb protection system A jamb protection system that may be installed to jambs to reduce damage to the jamb or injury to persons working around jambs. Force absorbing and disseminating elements help to spread and transmit forces applied to the jamb protection system.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6598350 | Doorjamb reinforcement plates A structure for reinforcing doorjambs wherein first and second reinforcement plates (32 and 42) are located between the doorjamb (16) and the structure frame (34). Reinforcement plates (32 and 42) are arranged in overlapping fashion and are provided with ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6526708 | Door frame guard A removable and reusable door frame guard for installation over and providing temporary protection to door trim attached to a door jamb. The guard includes a relatively rigid elongate upright member of shock absorbing material with an L-shaped cross secti... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6513861 | Protective device for an edge of a glass object A protective device that can be placed on an edge of a glass object such as a vehicle window has a relatively flexible elongate cylindrical body. The body has an exterior surface terminating at a pair of opposed ends, a longitudinal axis, and a length bet... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6470634 | Freezer door bumper guard A door guard for protecting a doorframe and including a deflecting member having a vertically-oriented, planar, and horizontally-elongate deflecting surface adapted for being positioned adjacent to a side of a doorframe and projecting outwardly therefrom ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6418669 | Doorjamb reinforcement plates A structure for reinforcing doorjambs wherein first and second reinforcement plates (32 and 42) are located between the doorjamb (16) and the structure frame (34). Reinforcement plates (32 and 42) are arranged in overlapping fashion and are provided with ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6357187 | Door frame protector A device for protecting the edge of a doorway. The device includes opposing contact edges which extend around the edge of a doorway to contact and grip opposing walls adjacent the doorway. The edge of the doorway, which may include a door frame, is enclos... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6260237 | Protective corner guard A corner guard for protecting floor fixtures from the impact of collisions with shopping carts, floor scrubbers, and the like provides for a hollow molded polyethylene body having a single lightweight construction that is anchored to the floor by a leg as... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6093470 | Grommet strip manufacturing method and apparatus A grommet strip manufacturing apparatus including a supply mechanism for feeding a grommet strip; a feed mechanism for feeding a cushion strip; and a guide for joining the moving grommet and cushion strips into a composite strip so as to provide longitudi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082049 | Metal door frame reinforcements A metal door frame reinforcing apparatus is of "U" shape and is attached to the inside of the door frame so as to enclosed that section of the door frame within the "U" shape and thus direct any striking forces toward that section of the wood that is encl... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5983570 | Safety device for sliding glass doors A safety device for sliding glass doors to prevent complete closure thereby inhibiting injury to small children. The safety device consists of a foam rubber strip which is secured to the leading edge of the sliding glass door by the use of a hook & pile a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975177 | Grommet strip manufacturing method and apparatus A grommet strip manufacturing apparatus including a supply mechanism for feeding a grommet strip; a feed mechanism for feeding a cushion strip; and a guide for joining the moving grommet and cushion strips into a composite strip so as to provide longitudi... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5943824 | Fire rated, hinged, swinging door A device for reducing the spacing between the lock side of a door and an adjacent member, such as another door or door frame, should the spacing between the member and lock side of the door increase to a point where the fire rating of the door and member ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934024 | Jamb construction for entry doors A door jamb for enhancing the security of entry doors. L-shaped metal angle plates are secured to the edge portion of the jamb near the bolt passages for latching and locking bolts. Flanges of the plates extend along the jamb edge with flat bodies of the ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5918660 | Repair and reinforcement apparatus for overhead door A repair and reinforcement apparatus having a sleeve-like structure embracingly encompasses a portion of a door panel for an overhead door, having a thickness corresponding to an insulated or uninsulated panel construction. The door sleeve includes a gene... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5836628 | Doorjamb reinforcing device A device for reinforcing a doorjamb is provided. The device includes a rigid plate member having a flange formed along one side thereof and a bolt receiving opening formed proximate an opposite side thereof. The plate member is mounted to an interior side... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5815998 | Door jamb protector apparatus A door jamb protector apparatus includes a first flexible clamp portion having one edge connected to one edge of a flexible back portion. A second flexible clamp portion includes one edge connected to another edge of the flexible back portion. Each of the... | 10/06/1998 |
