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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775013 | Door edge construction A door is constructed with a separate member joined to the door edge by a tongue-and-groove coupling and screws so as to be readily removable and replaceable. The separate member sustains the impacts imparted to the door by carts or wagons pushed past the door and c... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7562509 | Exterior building panel with condensation draining system A building panel subject to interior condensation of moisture and exterior wind-driven moisture includes a sheet having an inner surface onto which condensed moisture forms. An open upper reservoir is positioned proximate a bottom portion of the inner surface of the... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7225852 | Covered pad for wall panel and manufacturing process A cover pad for an upright wall having an improved support for simplifying attachment of a flexible covering such as fabric. The support includes a flat substrate sized to closely conform to the assembled cover pad. A ringlike frame defined by frame elements extend ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7105218 | Cover plate for household devices A cover plate for household devices comprises a decorative part and a reinforcer with integrated molded functional elements, where the reinforcer has the structure of a sheet or box or crate and has a closed lower side. The decorative part used is preferably compose... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104025 | Compound injection molded high pressure laminate flooring The invention relates to a method for fabricating a decorative laminate panel, wherein the decorative laminate panel includes a decorative laminate layer and a core. The method is achieved by forming a decorative laminate of a predetermined size, placing the decorat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055892 | Trailer with side wall having laminate panel A cargo trailer includes a floor and a side wall extending vertically upward from a side edge of the floor. The side wall includes at least one vertical post. A pair of adjacent liner panels, formed from a tough material attached to a stiff backer, attach to the pos... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6955011 | Basement window shield with integrated vent A window well cover for a below-grade or basement window is disclosed. A transparent upper structure or portion is designed to cover a below-grade window on an outside of a building or other structure. The upper end of the transparent upper structure extends, or is ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6923493 | Trailer with side wall having laminate panel A cargo trailer includes a floor and a side wall extending vertically upward from a side edge of the floor. The side wall includes at least one vertical post. A pair of adjacent liner panels, formed from a tough material attached to a stiff backer, attach to the pos... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6880303 | Raised access floor panel A floor panel for elevated floors comprising a base adapted to be supported and providing a load bearing surface; an inner panel adhesively secured to said base; an outer panel adhesively secured to said inner panel, said inner panel extending beyond said outer pane... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6652018 | Trailer with side wall having laminate panel A cargo trailer includes a floor and a side wall extending vertically upward from a side edge of the floor. The side wall includes at least one vertical post. A pair of adjacent liner panels, formed from a tough material attached to a stiff backer, attach... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588171 | Cellular-core structural panel, and building structure incorporating same A structural panel for building structures such as residential houses or the like comprises a honeycomb or other cellular core sandwiched between two metal face sheets and surrounded by a metal frame. Frame members of the frame form mechanical interlockin... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6550217 | Safeguarding device of a glass door serving functions of windshield, soundproofing and safety Disclosed is a safeguarding device of a glass door serving functions of windshield, soundproofing and safety, in which a buffering member for providing a soft feeling with an elastic buffering member is assembled on an edge side of the glass door, and a w... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6488438 | Board leveling apparatus and method A leveling fastener for connecting and aligning boards includes an elongated support member having first and second support portions with first and second coplanar upper surfaces, a connecting portion that extends upward from the support member, and an el... | 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 |
| 6393773 | End cap for concrete balcony and method therefor The L-shaped, end cap is adapted to be mounted on a concrete balcony. The balcony has a rise (a vertical height) an upper run and a lower run. The end cap is an L-shaped end piece having a front plate and a lower plate. The front plate of the end piece ha... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6393782 | Stackable wall panel system A stackable wall panel system including at least one upper and lower wall panel and a first and second post. The second post is disposed on the first post. One or more upper wall panels are connected to a pair of lower wall panels having a rail with a pai... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6311456 | High-density glass wool rigid panel An improved high-density glass wool rigid panel for use in the construction of air distribution ducting in air conditioning and heating installations of the sort made of a box-shaped high-density glass wool body with optional glass fiber reinforcing mesh ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6256941 | Pad for panel A space-dividing wall panel system includes an improved acoustic and tackable cover pad. The cover pad includes an interior molded panel which is compressed about its peripheral edges wherein the compressed edge sections provide the required rigidity for ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6138435 | Profile sections for plate-like composite elements The invention concerns profile sections for reinforcing or finishing the edges of plate-like composite elements, said sections comprising a core layer (31) and two cover layers (11, 21). The invention further concerns composite elements produced thereby a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6105322 | Combination partition wall A combination partition wall includes a plurality of unit partition wall panels each comprised of a vertical left frame bar, a vertical right frame bar, a horizontal top frame bar and a horizontal bottom frame bar connected in parallel between the vertica... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6067757 | Tilt-up concrete panel and forming system therefore A concrete wall panel for tilt-up construction provides polymeric peripheral elements defining panel and orifice edges and medial fastening strips extending in the panel between the peripheral elements, all of which remain as part of the finished panel to... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6065262 | System for connecting juxtapposed sectional boards System for connecting section boards, particularly panel-like elements having rectangular greater surfaces and horizontal greater sides to form partition walls includes two metal sections intended to connect a lower sectional board to an upper sectional b... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061985 | Plate-shaped fire-resistant element in a sandwich construction Plate-shaped fire-resistant elements in a sandwich construction have at least three layers connected with one another and resist fire from a front and a back side. The fire-resistant elements are intended in particular for a ceiling or a wall of a buildin... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6018928 | Construction of and mounting system for machinery side panels In machinery panel and mounting system therefore, a shaped panel shell is provided that includes a finished outer surface, and an inner surface that defines an interior area. A reinforcing member defining at least one recess is positioned in the interior ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6004655 | Method of finishing edge of sheet glass, heat-tempered sheet glass using the method, and fire-resistant construction material using the heat-tempered sheet glass A method of finishing an edge of a sheet glass is disclosed. The method includes a first grinding step for grinding an edge of a sheet glass so as to provide the edge with an outwardly convex curved shape, and a finishing step for finishing a bordering po... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5996301 | Wall panel assembly A panel assembly including two pairs of panels disposed in spaced parallel relationship lying in common planes with the coplanar panels of each pair having adjacent edges with similarly configured protrusions extending along their adjacent edges, and the ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992115 | Method and apparatus for installing V-Cap in countertop assemblies An anchor component having a stem portion terminating in an enlarged end portion is used to anchor cap strip to a surrounding mortar bed. The stem portion is attached to the cap strip by an integrally formed head which interlocks with a hole in the cap st... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970672 | Building system A building system and/or an erected building is based on a kit of parts including portable, prefabricated wall sections of a width of 4 feet and a height dependent on the room height desired. The sections include a metal frame having parallel members to b... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5946878 | Composite structural panel A structural panel is described which includes a thin substantially rectangular member of preselected length, width and thickness having a substantially flat upper surface and a peripheral flanged edge and supported on the lower surface thereof by a first... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5875599 | Modular insulation panels and insulated structures An insulation panel has a modular thermal insulation vacuum panel and a frame structure secured to the outer periphery. An outer edge portion of the panel and frame assembly is provided with a profile and is adapted to mate with an edge of an adjacent the... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5830552 | Table or cover plate A table or cover plate comprises a core plate, e.g. of a wooden material, with an optionally coated top surface and an all-round edge protection formed by a plastics section, which covers the cut faces of the core plate and engages over its top and unders... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813177 | Built-up partition wall framework system A built-up partition wall framework system for building up partition wall frameworks in a building, including a plurality of main wall panels, a plurality of main wall panel coupling hook plates for connecting the main wall panels in parallel, a plurality... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5799462 | Method and apparatus for lightweight, insulated, structural building panel systems A method of manufacturing composite structural building panels for floors, walls and roofs with the components for securing adjacent panels to each other built into the interior of each panel and serving as a structural component and an optional interlock... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5669187 | Rodent guard A rodent guard for precluding the above and below ground passage of rodents beneath a skirt perimetrically depending from a manufactured home including an elongate barrier wall having an upper laterally inner flange for detachably coupling to the skirt an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5635281 | Glazing using a melt-processible gasket material A vehicle window panel assembly and a manufacturing method for such assemblies having a gasket made from a melt-processible material and providing a long-term, failure-resistant bond between the gasket and window panel for retaining the window panel assem... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5497597 | Frame with inserted board A frame and an inserted board mounted on the frame is related. The frame includes a circumferential frame edge, a frame receiver corresponding to the shape of the board and a circumferential frame support edge supporting an edge of the board, the supporti... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5436048 | Table or cover plate A table or cover plate comprises a core plate, e.g. of a wooden material, with an optionally coated top surface and an all-round edge protection formed by a plastics section, which covers the cut faces of the core plate and engages over its top and unders... | 07/25/1995 |
