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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6178707 | Small skylight with non-tracking solar collector A new small skylight which can be installed in buildings in general, on the roof of rooms requiring natural lighting. The advantage of this skylight over previous ones lies in its small size, thus avoiding having to make a wide roof opening for installati... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170206 | Cupola roof panels with snap-fit edges A cupola roof having cupola roof panels with snap-fit edges preferably includes four roof panels. In a first embodiment, there are four combination cupola roof panels. Each combination cupola roof panel has a female snap-fit edge on one side and a male sn... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167659 | Roof or access hatch safety railing system A roof hatch safety railing for increasing a person's safety as he or she climbs onto a roof or platform of a building from a roof or access hatch is disclosed. The safety railing includes two poles where one pole is attached to the right side of a roof h... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167661 | Window, in particular for mounting in an inclined roof surface A window for mounting in an inclined roof surface has a frame structure and a sash structure, which is hingedly connected (13-15;51-53) with the frame structure for pivoting about a horizontal axis relative thereto, and in which an insulating pane (3;33) ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164025 | Window having an improved window frame structure The window comprises a frame structure and relative to the frame structure an openable, top-hung sash structure with an insulating pane (4) enchased between top, bottom and side members (5-7) of metal or plastic profiles. The insulating pane (4) is manufa... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164024 | Architectural glazing panel system and retaining clip therefor A high performance light transmissive glazing panel system is provided such as for overhead roof constructions which has a wind load resistance on the order of 330 psf. The glazing panels are supported on a framework of purlins and rafters and include ups... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161348 | Drop-out fire vent A drop-out fire vent for a building has a plastic dome that softens and loses structural integrity with increasing temperature. However, the dome is prevented from dropping out by an internal trap door controlled by a fusible link that will release at a p... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155008 | Passive venting device A passive venting device is disclosed for venting a building enclosure comprising a base member having an outer flange for securing said base member to a surface, a vent structure within said base member for permitting gases and vapors to pass through sai... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151838 | Roof curb and method of installation Disclosed is a simple, easy and efficient metal roof curb system and method for attachment which includes a generally rectangular curb assembly, the edges of which have inwardly facing upper and lower flanges to facilitate secure and waterproof attachment... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151845 | Roof ridge assemblies A ridge assembly for a conservatory roof comprises a ridge body (10) having a base (36), side walls (20) extending upwardly from the base, flanges (40) extending downwardly from the base and means (42) for receiving ridge capping support elements (150).... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148571 | Roofing device for modulating and distributing sunlight The invention concerns a device that creates a semishaded surface whose level of exposure to sunlight can be determined and on which the sunlight can be distributed uniformly for a given period. It consists of a fixed framework (1) supporting a mobile rec... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6138417 | Roof structure for enclosures for swimming pools or patios and the like having removable and/or stackable roof panels A roof structure for enclosures for swimming pools, spas, or patios and the like includes a plurality of laterally spaced angled roof beams each having a plurality of vertically spaced tracks on facing sides of adjacent beams for sliding receipt of one ro... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6105318 | Seasonally selective passive solar shading system The shading system includes a plurality of shading elements forming groups of elements for each window of a building. The elements generally have non-horizontal and non-vertical slope and tilt angles. The slope and tilt angles are determined by the latitu... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6088978 | Panel connection system A panel connection system provides lateral expansion of panel members in a skylight and vertical glazing arrangement while at the same time affording a secure connection. In a preferred embodiment, the connecting members provide a slidable seal arrangemen... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082060 | Device for affixing a flat plate-shaped body onto a support For simply affixing flat bodies, including solar modules, onto a support, Z-shaped metal profiles may be glued on the bodies, thus acting at the same time to affix the bodies and as a protective device for the edges of the bodies during transport.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079167 | Continuous ridge skylight system A building skylight system providing novel and improved cooperation between the skylight and a standing seam roof structure to accommodate thermally induced movement of the standing seam roof panels.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067759 | Roof curb structures and methods of manufacture Roof curb structures include side shells made by cutting a series of transversely aligned V-shaped notches and straight slots along top and bottom edges of a continuous length of sheet metal strip material at spaced apart intervals corresponding to the le... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6052956 | Skylight assembly A sheet of light transmitting polycarbonate is vacuum-formed to produce a lower skylight glazing or pane, a surrounding curb portion and a surrounding flange or flashing portion projecting outwardly from the curb portion. The curb portion has a peripheral... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6044592 | Nest of curbs A number of specially shaped curbs for roof-top mounting of equipment are disposed in a nested array which occupies less shipping space than ordinary curbs normally shipped in stacked relationship, one atop the other. Each curb is constructed from four si... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044602 | Light transmitting roofing structure and method A light transmitting roofing structure for a building having spaced apart rafters, and a method of use thereof, has a plurality of concave pan tiles mounted on and attached to the rafters, with a plurality of convex roof tiles attached to the rafters and ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041557 | Quick assembly roof curb apparatus The four metal panel portions of an air conditioning unit roof curb have spaced sets of inwardly projecting lanced portions positioned adjacent their ends and defining tab-receiving slots. With the panel portions in a rectangular assembly orientation, spe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035593 | Tubular skylight with snap assembly and expansion spacer A tube assembly of a tubular skylight is formed with upper and lower notches for respectively snappingly engaging tabs of upper and lower support rings to promote ease of installation. The upper support ring has a flange that overlaps the edge of a roof-m... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6014845 | Energy-efficient solar shade system for skylights An energy saving skylight cover system operates selectively in summer and winter to optimize transfer of the sun's radiation through the skylight into an interior space. The skylight cover system comprises optical transmission modifying panels and radiati... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5983581 | Tubular skylight with offset dome A tubular skylight having an improved dome improving the efficiency of the skylight and reducing the shadows cast by the skylight. The dome includes a substantially vertical rear face having an integral prism in a portion of its outer surface, and the rea... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5960596 | Roofing mechanism A roofing device is described for attaching a roofing membrane to a roof having a curb or a parapet wall comprising a cap flashing, a top flange connected to the cap flashing and extending outward therefrom, a wall flange extending downward from the top f... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5953869 | Framing system for flush mounting objects to a roof and method therefor A system for flush mounting an object like a solar panel to a roof. The system uses a frame which is coupled to an outer circumference of the object. The frame is used to support and hold the object flush to the roof. An overhang member is coupled to an o... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5927027 | Conservatory roofs A valley construction for a conservatory roof comprises a pair of wing members connected together, each wing member providing at opposite sides of the valley locations for attachment of glazing bars.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5913785 | Skylight window assembly A skylight window assembly comprises a curb frame having top edges for supporting a skylight window with glazing supported in a frame structure. Inside the curb frame an inner frame structure is arranged in floating suspension with respect to the curb fra... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5896711 | Roof curb A rectangular curb unit is installed on a sloping standing seam metal roof at an angle to the dip direction, so that water does not accumulate on the upslope side of the curb unit. The curb unit has four side walls, and inserts shaped to conform to the se... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896712 | Light-collecting skylight cover A roof-mounted cover for a tubular skylight includes a dome and a frusto-conical skirt depending downwardly from the dome. The skirt defines an open circular periphery, and plural circular grooves are formed on the inside surface of the skirt parallel to ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896713 | Tubular skylight with vertically adjustable tube and improved roof cover seal A tubular skylight is supported in a building between the ceiling and the roof of the building by a support ring that is connected to the ceiling joists or to the ceiling dry wall. Specifically, a tube ring is engaged with the tube of the skylight to in t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5878539 | Method and apparatus for a tubular skylight system The present invention includes an improved tubular skylight system having a clear acrylic outer dome, an aluminum flashing, an aluminum light tube, an aluminum ceiling plaster ring, and a prismatic diffuser. The outer dome includes an aluminum ring around... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5815996 | Interior-mounted cover for roof ventilator A ventilation opening closure to close off a standard opening in a support structure such as a roof or wall includes a base and a cover plate. The base comprises a base ring, a seal ring between the base ring and the support structure, and a bevel-shaped ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806255 | Skylight and method to install A skylight assembly to be secured to an exterior surface of a roof includes a frame assembly having walls, an upper peripheral edge, and an outer wall surface. Angled brackets are used to secure the entire skylight assembly to the roof surface. Each angle... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5797225 | Sloped roof and head A sloped roof is supported on a horizontal upper surface of a support structure which has a trough on the upper surface. The sloped roof comprising two rafters disposed slant and extending substantially coplanar with each other, each rafter including a ra... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791092 | Nesting curb A curb for supporting equipment upon a roof is constructed as a rectangular box-like structure bounded by four side walls, adapted to be vertically positioned. Each side wall is constructed of an upper panel, and a lower panel outwardly displaced from the... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787662 | Constructional element for glazing building structures A constructional element for glazing with glass sheets (1) includes laminated safey glass using glass retaining elements (5, 6; 10) for at least one support plate (12) for glass panes provided with holes with tolerance compensation as well as fixing eleme... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5765324 | Skylight construction An existing glazing system using small rectangular plastic or glass glazing panels or using thin films, plastic glazing panels may be converted in an inexpensive manner to an elongated rigid, plastic glazing panel system having a condensate removal system... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5718088 | Roof structure comprising a roof penetrating installation, an external roof covering, an underroof and a fitting collar for sealingly joining said installation with said underroof and a method for the manufacture of said fitting collar For sealingly joining an underroof to a skylight or another roof installation a fitting collar is provided comprising a film element (7, 8) with a substantially U-shaped plane configuration with a cutout, at the sides of which there are flange parts (9, 1... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5715636 | Light transmitting roof/floor system A light transmitting roof, skylight or interior floor/ceiling includes plural panels each having a light transmitting plate assembly formed of a glass plate laminated to a plastic plate having a lower thermal conductivity or a glass plate supported on a g... | 02/10/1998 |
