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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571582 | Vacuum heat insulator, method of manufacturing the same, and refrigerator using the same A vacuum heat insulator according to the present invention includes a core molded to be plate-shaped with the use of a binding agent. The vacuum heat insulator assumes any one of the following configurations. A) The core is formed by curing a fiber aggregate by mean... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328539 | Door and method of making same A door and a method for manufacturing a door are described. A door according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a split frame, or two frames. Each split frame is attached to an inner surface of a skin and a core material is poured onto the inner sur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7228667 | Door system for a building A door assembly having a structural inner frame that is secured between an interior sheath and an exterior sheath. The inner frame provides rigidity and strength to the door assembly and will not warp or otherwise lose its dimensional integrity regardless of the env... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225596 | Self supportive panel system A self supporting panel system used to fabricate ceilings, floors, walls, or roofs. The panel system is assembled from a plurality of panels, each having a core that is sandwiched between opposing plate members. In a preferred embodiment, the core of each panel incl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185468 | Multi-layered fire door and method for making the same A door has a core that includes a porous layer having a thickness and two opposing major surfaces. In one construction, the core also includes three fire-retardant layers, and two of the fire-retardant layers are separated by the porous layer. The porous layer and t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178308 | Composite door structure and method of forming a composite door structure A method of forming a composite door is disclosed. The method comprises: mixing together a thermoplastic polymer with an organic fibrous material in a ratio such that the organic fibrous material constitutes 40 to 60 percent by weight of the mixture; extruding the m... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168590 | Truck bed toolbox lid An improved truck bed toolbox lid and a method of producing the same. The truck bed toolbox lid includes an outer metallic sheet layer comprising a generally rectangular top sheet member, a longitudinal front edge member, two lateral edge members and a longitudinal ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140159 | Push-in refrigerator door seal and retainer system An in-turned annular flange of a refrigerator door panel is interconnected to an out-turned flange of a door liner through the use of individual seal and liner retainer elements which enable the liner to be snap connected to the door panel. More specifically, with o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7080490 | Exterior window shutters The present invention relates to solid panel window shutters having both high strength and structural stability. More particularly, an exterior window shutter made of a solid panel of polyvinyl chloride with at least one support member affixed in the panel. The shut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062889 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051490 | Door for refrigerator and method of producing the door for refrigerator A door for refrigerator which is sophisticated in design and provided at a lower production cost. The door for refrigerator is composed of a door panel made of metal and an inner plate combined with the door panel in a facing manner, a door cap which fits into the d... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007435 | Door structure A door structure utilizing a first skin having a surface. The first skin also includes an aperture through the same. A second skin is similarly constructed to the first skin such that the aperture of the second skin aligns at least partially with the aperture of the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962031 | Doors A door comprises a framework formed from lengths of pultruded synthetic material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, the space defined by the framework may be at least partially occupied by a core comprising a body of synthetic, structural-density, foam m... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961988 | Freezer door assembly A freezer door, adapted to be slidably attached to a refrigerator cabinet, includes a metal outer door pan defining an internal cavity, a plurality of plastic corner brackets positioned in the internal cavity, and an inner door liner attached to the outer door pan. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6952903 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded, has a shr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6942000 | Coupling mechanism and panel for sectional door An improved coupling mechanism for adjacent panels of a sectional door, the panels including facing, adjacent edges; the coupling mechanism including at least one recess formed in or disposed adjacent to the facing edge of each panel, and also including at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6871600 | Pultruded panel Pultruded panels having a first longitudinal edge profile and a second longitudinal edge profile may be used to form a floor assembly mounted on a railway car underframe. The pultruded panels may also be used to form walkways, bridges, piers and other structures. A ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6739104 | Vacuum heat-insulating block The present invention provides a vacuum heat-insulating block including a honeycomb core, wherein the block structure prevents the honeycomb core having a low bulk specific gravity from collapsing by atmospheric pressure, the block attaining flexibility and sound ab... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729095 | Refined assembly structure of hubbed door leaf installed with glass The present invention relates to a refined assembly structure of hubbed door leaf installed with glass, which comprises a first door skin with an opening, a second door skin with an opening, a top lacing material, a bottom lacing material, a left lacing material, a ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725898 | Insulated sectional door and method of construction A door (10) made in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of panels (20) with opposed stiles (24, 25) being positioned at the longitudinal edges of a faceplate (21) of each panel (20) and with opposed rails ( | 04/27/2004 |
| 6679019 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing a door A door assembly is disclosed that includes a latch-side stile with bores for accommodating one or more bolts that extend through the stile and into an adjacent doorjamb to secure door with respect to the doorjamb. A reinforcing plate is mounted on the inn... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6665997 | Edge inserts for stiles of molded doors In a synthetic door composed of two molded skins attached to a frame composed of stiles and rails of thin wooden strips to which the skins are adhered, with the core filled with a plastic foam, the improvement comprising a insert mechanically joined to ea... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6643991 | Fire door and method of assembly The invention is directed to a fire door having a core, stiles, and rails formed of resin bonded exfoliated vermiculite, wherein the core has a density which exceeds that of the stiles and rails. The invention is also directed to such a fire door addition... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6631603 | Building structures A building structure offset uses hexagon structures assembled in an offset layering architecture to construct walls, floors and roofs. Hexagon building structures include interior panels adhered to both sides of a foam core. The structures also include ra... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619005 | Molded doors with large glass insert An improved molded door having provisions for glass insert comprising at least 50% of said door's exterior surface includes a quadrilateral frame formed of a top rail, a bottom rail, a right stile and a left stile joined together, two sheets of molded doo... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615544 | Fire-resistant door A fire-resistant, aluminum, cementitious-material-free, insulation-free door adapted to prevent the spread of fire and heat passing therethrough, consists of: a door frame; a door hingedly mounted on the door frame, the door having a bottom wall, a top wa... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588162 | Reverse molded panel A reverse molded fiberboard panel; a wainscot kit comprising a plurality of differently sized reverse molded panels, and a planar finishing or spacer panel, adapted to completely cover any size wall between a wall base board and a wall chair rail; and a m... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6487824 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6453638 | Press molded door with improved reinforcement material and stile structure A press-molded door including a reinforcing structure having a plurality of hollow vertical stiffeners joined by a horizontal web, two of the stiffeners arranged on opposite edges of the reinforcing structure with a groove formed in an edge face thereof, ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412247 | Composite structural member and wall assembly method This disclosure relates to a composite structural member comprising a body part and multiple rigid strips which are attached to and separated by the body part. The body part is formed by a core having substantially flat parallel sides and opposed edges, a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6405509 | Lightweight structural element, especially for building construction, and construction technique thereon The invention relates to a light weight structural element, in particular in the shape of a panel, especially for building construction, containing a support structure. The light weight structural element contains at least two supporting rods, which at th... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401414 | Weather resistant panels The use is described of rigid foam cores in panels, especially doors, of the kind comprising a foam core (22) between two molded skins (8,10). The weather-resistance, especially the resistance to thermally-induced bowing, of such panels is improved by for... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6358614 | Weatherable coating for stained composite thermoset or thermoplastic surface plastic building products A stain/topcoat system for non-porous thermoset and/or thermoplastic articles comprises a pigmented stain having substantially only a single binder resin which promotes adherence of a topcoat, and a topcoat which is an aqueous dispersion of a film forming... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6311454 | Door construction A door having a plurality of channel-shaped frame members encircling a core and being coupled to one another by interfitting dimples and projections at the confronting ends of adjacent frame members. On opposite sides of the core are panels having lips wh... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6301847 | Wall panel A wall panel including a rectangular frame, a pair of wall members and a thin decorative sheet covering the wall members. The frame includes two spaced apart, generally parallel vertical frame members and spaced apart, generally parallel horizontal lower ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6295787 | Insulated outer structure for refrigerated food storage apparatus and foam injection method using the same An outer structure for a refrigerated food storage apparatus includes an outer shell forming a visible exterior of the apparatus; and an inner liner made of molded plastic and coupled to the outer shell, to form an inter-panel space to be filled with a bo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6269608 | Structural insulated panels for use with 2X stick construction Structural insulated panels having an inner insulating core and first and second outer facings disposed on opposed surfaces of the insulating core are securely attached to a structural member such as 2X stick structural members in a building structure. A ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6253527 | Process of making products from recycled material containing plastics Composite products comprising or incorporating compression moldings of waste or filler particles (16) encapsulated and bound together by a thermoplastic binder (15) into a compacted mass of a shape selected for its end use, the compression molding being p... | 07/03/2001 |
