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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087209 | Edging rail for a flooring An edging rail for a flooring (2) has a base member (3) and a covering member (4). These are integrally joined together. In order to fix the edging rail effectively to the flooring (2), at least one drive channel (10) is supported ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7997043 | System and method for installation of decorative molding A molding system for use in interior spaces for use either with new construction or finished spaces, and in addition can be used with either a suspended ceiling or conventional ceiling, whereby the molding is incorporated with the wall and ceiling surfaces in such a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7523592 | Handrail assembly with panel and engaging sleeves A handrail assembly is provided which may be attached to a wall or stairwell using conventional mounting hardware. The handrail consists of a substantially flat panel having a series of grooves on opposite sides of an upper edge and a lower edge of the panel. Within... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7389613 | Height adjustable edge protector The edge protector, especially for stair edges, comprises of a step profile and a base profile being fixable on a stair. The step profile has a step part and a step riser flange that is formed thereat, and the base profile comprises a base plate on which a support a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386928 | Method for covering an edge of a sign A safety bumper, and method for covering edges and corners of a street sign, has an elongate bumper element and a clip element. The elongate bumper element has a pliable body, a generally U-shaped cross-section for fitting around the edges and corners of the street ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7302986 | Combination security and insect guard insert The present invention comprises an insect screen and a security barrier contained within a removable frame installable to replace a conventional screen or storm window, the assembly functioning both as a barrier to insect penetration, and as a security barrier to de... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299595 | Seamed/seamless fabric wall panel system A fabric wall panel system includes fabric wall panels mounted by means of a ceiling track with a downwardly open channel and a base track with a panel support surface. Each fabric wall panel is mounted by inserting the top of the fabric wall panel into the downward... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272913 | Method and apparatus for erecting wall panels The wall panel system of the present invention includes a flexible sheet interlock to flexibly seal a joint defined by adjacent perimeter framing members and a capillary break to inhibit the entry of water into drainage or weep holes in gutters in the perimeter fram... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252294 | Weather strip A weather strip has a trim part adapted to be mounted on a flange, a seal part having a hollow portion and a cover lip. The trim part has a bottom wall portion, and an interior and an exterior side wall portions which constitute a pair of side wall portions and is f... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228665 | Roof and wall covering with improved corner construction A wall covering for a pair of wall surfaces that form a corner. The wall covering includes (1) plurality of wall panels each having a plurality of horizontal tiers of simulated building elements and (2) a plurality of corner moldings each having a single tier of bui... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165371 | Automobile molding and fastener therefor The present invention addresses the demand for a technology that enables reutilization of a molding main body and the fasteners for fixing a molding main body to an automobile following the removal of these parts from one another. The present invention proposes a ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165372 | Pergola end cap method A shaped, decorative pergola vinyl end cap and end piece, a method of shaping pergola vinyl component ends, and a portable tool used for shaping pergola vinyl component ends. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155866 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product having improved interlaminar bond strength The present invention provides exterior building products, such as roofing and siding, shake, shingles, siding, sheathing, panels, planks, vertical siding, soffit panels, fencing, decking, fascia, corner posts, column corners and trim boards in which a plurality of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7048122 | Article-packaging structure Extruded article-packaging members are arranged to form a frame and are bound about a set of elongate articles like tubes, rods, poles, beams, etc. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an article-packaging member is provided defining an extrud... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028436 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product with rigid support member Cementitious exterior sheathing products are provided which include a rigid support member affixed to a cementitious layer. The rigid support member includes at least one nailing flange disposed along one of its lateral sides for allowing the sheathing product to be... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022008 | Air duct seal for HVAC case An HVAC duct sealing system has an air duct wall, a sealing surface, such as an HVAC case, against which the air duct wall is biased, and a seal member interposed between the duct wall and the sealing surface. The seal member is interposed between the air duct wall ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6968649 | Anisotropic weatherstrip A sealing arrangement comprising a channel-shaped mounting portion which includes a support member supporting a seal portion. A covering covers the seal portion and a portion of both the mounting portion and the support member. The support member includes a metal re... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959948 | Gimp with a concealed slip zone A gimp made of flexible, compressible material attaches an edge of a trim piece to a panel. The gimp is bonded to the panel without visual gaps between the gimp and the panel. The gimp has a slip connection to the trim piece. The slip connection is provided by a slo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945006 | Countertop assembly and method of manufacture thereof A countertop assembly comprising a horizontal deck having an upper and a lower surface and an elongated vertical edge surface and an elongated molded strip superimposed on the vertical surface. A pattern formed from either ridges or recesses or a combination of ridg... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910310 | Chair rail system and method A chair rail system is provided which includes a decorative cap rail and a plurality of base rails each having an undercut edge cooperating with the cap rail to provide a groove sized to receive an edge of a panel member, one of the base rails having an undercut edg... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6898916 | Weather strip A elastic member of weatherstrip has a base portion with nearly U-shaped section, lips extending from ends of the base portion. An edge of a door glass is adapted to be accommodated in an accommodating portion provided in the elastic member. Each of the inner wall o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6826883 | Flexible window molding Flexible molding for use in eliminating a gap between a windshield and an opening, or a pane and an opening, is accomplished by a unique hinge groove between an exterior surface member of the molding and a seat member. By pinching the two members together, the chann... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6810635 | Automotive window trim molding An automotive window trim molding for fixed glass windows is formed from a flexible polymeric material and has a channel section for receiving an edge of a fixed glass window. A double-sided adhesive foam tape is provided on an interior wall of the channel section t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6748716 | Impact-protecting wall guard A wall mounted bumper guard for protecting walls, especially of institutional buildings, such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools, etc. Molded plastic clips are secured to a wall structure at spaced locations. A resilient cover shell is configured such that its upp... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726978 | Asymmetrical support strip chassis sealants The aim of the invention is the development of a support strip, which lends a seal, made from a rubber material, a stiffness adequate for production and assembly, has good extension and compression properties, has an adequate mobility in order to be able to follow t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725624 | Heat-insulating walling A heat-insulating walling includes an outer casing that is vacuum-tight as far as possible and with an inner lining being vacuum-tight as far as possible and spaced from the latter. The inner lining and the outer casing are connected to one another, vacuum-tight, by... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6643990 | Modular molding system The modular molding system of the present invention comprises a plurality of modular molding sections for covering the joint formed between a vertical wall and a ceiling to create a crown molding. The sections, preferably formed of a thin plastic vacuum-m... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6625941 | Detachable lineal for doors and windows A removable lineal and finishing system for framing doors or windows. The removable lineal includes a cover portion and a channel portion. The channel portion includes a latch portion for detachably mounting the lineal to a J-channel. The latch portion of... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622443 | Trim for high pressure laminate and other decorative floor coverings A plastic trim strip for use with high pressure plastic laminate (HPL) modules or other decorative modules used on access flooring. The strip is extruded polyvinyl chloride or other polymeric or other material such as decorative metals such as brass or al... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622434 | Safety enclosure shield panel support system A shield panel support, for providing a vertical side edge support for a shield panel, comprises a transparent shield panel support pillar.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615556 | Frameless door assembly for cleanroom The present invention provides a stud component of a cleanroom wall system that, in addition to supporting wall panels also supports a door, thereby doing away with the need for a separate, standard doorframe. Thus, the universal nature of the wall and do... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6591575 | Tile edging strip A tile edging strip comprising: a substrate engaging member, wherein the substrate engaging member is configured for engaging a primary substrate; a tile engaging member, wherein the tile engaging member is configured for engaging one or more tiles; a spa... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6505448 | External wall structure An external wall structure of enhanced exterior design, which is provided with a decorative plate and can be constructed through a simple supplementary work. This external wall structure comprises a horizontally elongated draining member (20) which is sec... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6487823 | Vehicle window glazing edge seal profile An edge seal polymer profile (31) attached proximate the peripheral edge of a vehicle window glazing (1), wherein the profile (31) is adapted to cover the gap or channel between the glazing edge and the adjacent vehicle window frame in an aesthetically pl... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6395116 | Method for manufacturing counter top edging from floor tile A method is disclosed for using floor tiling to make edging for counter tops. The first step is to cut a floor tile into a plurality of slats. A jig is provided which has a laterally extending, upwardly open recess comprising a plurality of sides having w... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6381916 | Upright construction section An upright section having two section legs extending spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the section and connected with each other by a section bridge. The section bridge is equipped with at least one elastic segment having low transve... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381915 | Architectural molding and mounting device therefor A mounting device for mounting a molding, a molding, and a mounting system including the mounting device and the molding. A method for mounting the molding using the mounting device is also provided. The mounting device is adapted for mounting to a surfac... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
