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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181397 | Vehicle door sash molding end retention structure A retention structure for retaining a sash molding end of a sash molding is provided. A weatherstrip and the sash molding are attached along a door sash. A hard material clip is insert-molded in the die-molded part at the end of the weatherstrip. The clip has a latc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7950186 | Clip-on inner panel seal assembly A vehicle seal assembly incorporates an integrated attachment feature to secure a flexible seal to closely spaced inner and outer body panels joined along a flange region. First and second spaced openings are aligned in a direction extending from the flange region. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7247362 | Weather strip When a molded portion of a weather strip is molded, a slit, from which a core body is taken out, is formed in a mounting base portion thereof. Also, plural blocking clips are provided at predetermined intervals along the slit. The blocking clips comprises a base por... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7188477 | High temperature dynamic seal for scramjet variable geometry A seal assembly for use in an engine, such as a scramjet engine, having a movable element, such as inlet cowl flap, is provided. The movable element has an outboard structural member which requires thermal protection. The seal assembly includes a sealing element and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178293 | Gasket having elastic connection portion for refrigerator doors A gasket for a refrigerator includes a pivotable flexible gasket main body extending in a longitudinal direction, the gasket main body having a front contact side portion and a rear side portion opposite to the front contact side portion, the front contact side port... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147292 | Obturator for refrigerator The present invention relates to an obturator for a refrigerator for cutting off heat or cool air transferred to and from a refrigerator. The present invention is comprised of a door gasket having an air bag that is transformed and rotated freely, and a projecting p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124540 | Sealing device A sealing device includes an elongated sealing member and a plurality of fasteners spacedly mounted along the sealing member. The sealing member includes a tubular heat sealing layer and a tubular supporting frame, having a flexible ability, coaxially received in th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111374 | Door seal drilling and pinning Improved drilling and pinning machines and methods for processing elongate flexible e.g. rubber strips of seal material for forming seals about openings. The machines and methods form precisely positioned holes in the rubber strip, and insert pins in the holes. Oppo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093838 | Gaskets and gasket-like devices including fasteners for gaskets and a method of making and using the same A gasket for sealing between a wall and a gasket support surface, such as between an oven housing and an oven door. The gasket includes a clip, the clip typically being made from a single strand of wire. The wire is bent into a head and a base, the base for engaging... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086201 | Door and/or window frame Frame for a door and/or window, particularly for a transport vehicle, comprising a seal support, and a seal which seals between at least part of a peripheral edge of the door and/or window and the seal support when the door and/or window is or are in the closed posi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080485 | Gasket for refrigerator furniture units A gasket for forming a seal between an outer door member and an inner door member, as well as a cabinet of a refrigeration unit. The gasket is adapted to seal the inner door edge of the inner door member to the outer door member, as well as between the outer door me... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7010886 | Fixing structure of a door weather strip There is provided a fixing structure of a door weather strip which comprises a weather strip for a car and an insert clip for fixing a molding part of the weather strip to a door panel. The weather strip comprises a molding part having an insertion hole, and bag-sha... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6955022 | Fixing means for fixing a screen panel on a support structure A fixing means for fixing a screen panel on a support structure includes an insert member adapted to fit into a bore formed on the underside of a corner of a screen panel. The insert member has a first upper curved surface forming the major part of the insert member... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953126 | Protective case A protective case which includes two mating case components and a liner extending between a peripheral area for mating engagement to ensure a relatively sealed relationship when the case components are closed. A latch face is a single elongated element on the front ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6820372 | Sealing structure of motor vehicle A sealing structure includes a door opening portion formed around a door opening in a vehicle body, and a weather strip secured to the door opening portion. The weather strip has a base portion and a tubular seal portion which is pushed by a vehicle door when the do... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6804915 | Door gasket at a refrigerator or freezer A door gasket at a refrigerator freezer is kept in place by an elastic part (32) of the gasket with two legs holding around a waist (35) of a ridge-shaped element (34), which part (32) in profile substantially has the shape of an arc of a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6742304 | Belt-line window molding including snap-on cover member A belt-line window molding. The molding comprises a main body and a cover member that snaps onto the main body. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6598348 | Vehicle door frame and attached sealing profile A sealing profile for securing to a motor vehicle component, more particularly to a frame of a door in the region of the C-pillar includes an insert provided for preventing prohibitive deformations of the sealing profile. The insert has at least one elast... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6530190 | Snap-fit weatherstripping cover for tilt jamb liners Extruded or molded plastic covers snap fit into the jamb liner slots over the lower jamb liners. Replaceable brush weatherstrips on the edge contact the lower window sash. Upper foam pads engage the upper window sash and press the upper sash against the w... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6457543 | Air recirculation seal A flexible seal with a tree insert on the lower portion of the seal that is pushed without tools into a continuous slot or a series of slots that are spaced along the flat mounting surface. When the seal is mounted adjacent to an edge of a panel or surfac... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6374545 | Snap-on door sweep A door assembly includes a door and a snap-on door sweep. The door sweep is attached to the door in an operative position with a gripping engagement to provide a seal between a bottom door surface and a door opening. The door sweep includes a pair of groo... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6314690 | High impact extended standoff window screen A high strength window screen frame that includes an extruded metal frame that fits within a window opening in a building. The frame is made up of a plurality of window frame units, each defining an opening and covered with mesh. A standoff leg portion of... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6073936 | Vehicle seal A vehicle seal (1) comprises an elastic molded sealing member (19) with holes through which clips (16) on a fastening rail (11) made of plastics material extend into anchoring holes in a vehicle body. The molded sealing member (19) is made in a molding to... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5950366 | Seal structure for removable roof A seal structure is provided for a vehicle having a removable roof member. Advantageously, the single integral seal structure seals between a front end of the roof member, an upper edge of a windshield, and a header rail. The seal structure includes a bas... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5949019 | Metal equipment cabinet having shielding structure for suppressing electromagnetic radiation therefrom A shielding structure for suppressing interference radiation in an electric field between abutting surfaces of two separate parts of a metallic device cabinet. The structure is formed by a spring element, at least the outer surface of which is made of an ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918421 | Door weather strip mounting structure The door weather strip mounting structure is constructed such that a base portion of a door weather strip on an inside thereof, is fixed to an outer by clips and, on an outside thereof, is bonded to the outer peripheral portion through a two-sided adhesiv... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916076 | Plastics structural shape for refrigerator cabinets The invention provides a plastics structural shape for refrigerator cabinets provided with a door and a door liner comprising a bellows gasket portion forming a seal between the door and the cabinet box part, the structural shape and the gasket portion be... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915698 | Resilient wire clips with multiple pair sections and crossed ends for attaching a tubular braided gasket to an oven door having groups of clip receiving apertures at variable intervals An oven door seal comprises a braided tubular gasket of wire and a mineral fiber, such as glass fiber, a ceramic or quartz or mixtures thereof. The gasket has the characteristic of a braided structure of radial expansion upon axial compression and radial ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5806149 | Bent wire spring clip fasteners Improved spring fasteners are formed from a single length of at least partially hardened wire bent to form a generally planar base and a generally diamond-shape engagement portion or dart extending generally perpendicularly from the center of the base. Th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799442 | Door glass weather strip A door glass weather strip is structured such that a terminal end portion thereof to be contacted with a door pillar is cut away so as to correspond to the door pillar and is finish end formed. A clip to be inserted into a rectangular engaging hole formed... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5634644 | Gasket based on elastomer, plastic, or like material, a method of manufacturing such a gasket, and a method of mounting it on a support A constant section gasket based on elastomer, plastic, or like material, the gasket comprising a constant section element that is extruded or molded in at least one material selected from elastomers, plastics, thermoplastic elastomers, and the like materi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5607198 | Automotive window glass stabilizer An automotive vehicle extendable window glass stabilizer for laterally stabilizing a window glass with a body of an automotive vehicle is provided including a support generally extending from the automotive body laterally toward the window glass, a fabric... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5584143 | Edge seal gasket assembly for a multiple glazing unit An edge seal gasket assembly for use in a multi-glazed window or door. The edge seal gasket assembly having a flange gasket fitted into the inset spacer between the separated panes of glass and embedded by a sealant compound on either side of the flange g... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5562961 | Co-vulcanized compound profile of thermoplastic material and elastomeric material A compound profile of thermoplastic plastics material and elastomeric material. The thermoplastic plastics material and elastomeric material are chemically bonded by co-vulcanization. A coupling material can be used to promote the chemical bonding.... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5519968 | Vehicle window sealing strip with integral downward retaining flange A belt-line weather sealing strip for sealing the opening between a vehicle window housing and a slidable window pane includes an elongate, relatively rigid, thermoplastic base having at least one integrally attached thermoplastic resilient fastening mean... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5460424 | Replaceable backlite for convertible vehicle A replaceable or serviceable window forms a portion of the flexible top of a convertible vehicle. The window includes a flexible transparent material which forms the window and a flexible channel retainer which detachably secures the transparent material ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5433038 | Vehicle window weather sealing strip with retaining clip A weather sealing strip for sealing the opening between the periphery of a vehicle window opening and a slidable window pane includes an elongate, relatively rigid, thermoplastic backbone having at least one integrally attached thermoplastic fastening mea... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5353549 | Molded weatherstrip and method A weatherstrip for attachment to the body of a vehicle having a flange edge, such as a door, is located at an interface between the flange edge and a movable window. The weatherstrip consists of a longitudinally extending molding formed by an injection mo... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5297360 | Refrigerator cabinet with combination sealing arrangement A refrigerator cabinet includes a storage compartment defined by encased walls forming a peripheral edge surface surrounding the access opening. A door is hingedly mounted adjacent one edge and includes a resilient sealing gasket to seal the opening. A re... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5289658 | Method and apparatus for providing a gasket seal between surfaces Methods and apparatus for providing a seal between two surfaces. Gaskets in accordance with the invention provide efficient and economical devices to seal spaces between two surfaces. The gaskets comprise frames for providing a rigid substrate to the gask... | 03/01/1994 |
