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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322555 | Track jack system A method and apparatus for adjustably mounting tracks that suspend horizontal sliding doors at a freight elevator landing. The apparatus comprises a plurality of brackets adapted to be mounted in the shaft on the header above the landing opening. The brackets are ea... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7159278 | Caster A caster for providing rolling support including a spring-loaded mount. The caster may be substantially concealed in the bottom edge of a hinged, swinging door, and generally located proximate to the free vertical edge of the door. An elongated spring plate is provi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7024821 | Window with multi-way for opening A window that can be opened in multiple manners such as pushing/pulling and rotating outwards by using a sliding pipe assembly, includes a frame assembly and at least two sash assemblies. A horizontal frame in the frame assembly has a cavity with an opening, a guide... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013605 | Door suspension apparatus A door suspension assembly includes a ferromagnetic flat plate horizontally extending from a support rail adapted to be attached to a door frame above a doorway or entrance portal. Two supporting blocks each have an opening in which a cylindrical bearing with an axi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007343 | In-floor, adjustable, multiple-configuration track assembly for sliding panels with built-in weep system In-floor, adjustable, track assembly for sliding panels with a build-in weep system, including a track, extending upward from a base, for engaging the undercarriage of a vertically-oriented panel, and supporting rectilinear motion therealong, an upright splash guard... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994145 | Motorized drapery pull system A quiet drapery pull system includes an elongated track that receives a master car and auxiliary cars. The track defines a pair of curved surfaces for nested receipt of roller members of the cars to facilitate linear tracking of the cars. The cars preferably include... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976743 | Ready-to-assemble entertainment center having pocket doors A ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet having pocket doors. A pocket door assembly for a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet is also disclosed. A method of shipping a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, a method for assembling a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, and ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6943508 | Tubular linear synchronous motor control for elevator doors An apparatus for effecting non-contact linear door displacement comprising a tubular motor formed of a stator (1) formed from a plurality of magnets (21) arranged along a linear axis (15), and at least one thrust block (3) each formed of ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935403 | Motorized drapery pull system A quiet drapery pull system includes an elongated track that receives a master car and auxiliary cars. The track defines a pair of curved surfaces for nested receipt of roller members of the cars to facilitate linear tracking of the cars. The cars preferably include... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918157 | Rail structure for the door A rail structure for doors comprises a track rail body (3) which supports the door wheels (4) which are attached to a door (6) and freely roll on the track rail body (3), a load support member (2) which is extended along the track ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905035 | Accessory organizer An apparatus can be used for organizing clothing accessories such as jewelry, neckties, scarves, and other items. The apparatus can hang from a closet rod and has a slidable track so that the items hanging from hooks attached to the slidable track can be easily acce... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6820306 | Side wheel assembly of curtain track A side wheel assembly of curtain track as a flexible assembly, includes a frame, a fastening member, a sealing member and related elements, which are all formed from plastic materials. The invention has a compact structure, and the elements thereof are assembled and... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6792651 | In-floor, adjustable, multiple-configuration track assembly for sliding panels with built-in weep system In-floor, adjustable, track assembly for sliding panels with a build-in weep system, including a track, extending upward from a base, for engaging the undercarriage of a vertically-oriented panel, and supporting rectilinear motion therealong, an upright splash guard... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6618900 | Lockable carrier hinge assembly A carrier hinge assembly is used to suspend adjacent hinged panels from a track. The assembly has a carriage which travels along the track, and a hinge dependent from the carriage. The hinge is formed by a hinge pin having an upper portion threaded into a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6253418 | Running mechanism assembly for a sliding door A running mechanism assembly includes a profile element (5) whose hollow space (10) with the guide groove (9) is laid bare by a recess (15), which makes possible the perpendicular insertion of the running mechanism (19). The running mechanism (19) is lock... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5983803 | Article transport assembly An article transport assembly which is particularly designed for the conveyance of articles such as printing products, and which comprises a guide rail, and a plurality of article transport devices mounted for movement along the guide rail. Each transport... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5884361 | Slider door mechanism, running gear mechanism and closure return A wheel unit is disclosed for supporting a structure for movement on a track. The unit includes a rotatable wheel having a substantially flat bearing surface and supported on an axis for running on a track. A housing supports the wheel and includes a conv... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5857290 | Checking device for roller supported doors A check mechanism is provided to regulate door speed of a roller supported sliding door as the door is manually opened or closed. The check mechanism includes an idler arm assembly attached to a door hanger with an idler roller attached to the idler arm a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5031269 | Wheel for rolling drawer slides A wheel (10) for rolling drawer guides in furniture construction. A wheel body journaled on a wheel shaft and made from a hard plastic of good stability of shape has a circumferential, groove-like gap opening into the wheel rim, and in it there is dispose... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4915032 | Door hanger assembly A door hanger assembly for a rapid transit railway passenger car includes an axially elongated generally cylindrical support shaft, and a door carrier assembly which includes a pair of bearing modules received and supported within opposite ends of a tubul... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4889377 | Vehicle storage system A vehicle storage system apparatus is attached to a vehicle and adapted to slide out on a suspension frame to make storage bins and the like more accessible from the vehicle. A vehicle body, such as a panel truck or van, has a vertically suspended framewo... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4876765 | Door apparatus with magnetic support A door apparatus includes a door movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a stationary structure, and a support device for supporting the door. The support device includes a magnet mounted on one of the door and the stationar... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4852212 | Set of hardware for mounting a hinged and slidable door on a box unit of furniture A set of hardware for mounting a hinged and slidable door (5) on a box unit of furniture (1 to 4) comprises hardware elements (8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25), which define a pivotal axis for mounting the door (5) and comprise slide track devices which are adap... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4846249 | Window shade carrier and carrier assembly The window shade track hook carrier includes a body of plastic, metal, ceramic or the like which is adapted to slide or roll freely in a shade track and bear a depending shade hook which is adapted to extend out of an opening in the bottom or side of the ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845806 | Suspended sliding partition With a suspended sliding partition with a level track (1) and at least one panel-like element (3) is provided an upper mounting rail (4) which is suspended from the track (1) by two carrying bolts (2) which extend through a continuous slot in the undersid... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4837891 | Track and trolley with dual drive wheels having annular track engaging surfaces of different diameters A track and trolley system that allows wall panels to be moved with a minimum amount of friction is disclosed. The system includes a track having a first rail, a second rail which is higher than the first rail, and a trolley having two drive wheels that e... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4829631 | Suspended travel device for panels The suspended travel device for panels includes traveling rails, crossing rails provided where the traveling rails cross each other (in a cross-like manner), and suspended vehicles suspended from these rails and adapted to travel and turn along the rails.... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4800619 | Wear insert for a door channel A wear resistant track for the rollers of an overhead door to roll against includes a pair of uniform longitudinally extruded members such as an insert and a channel and locking means for releasably interlocking the members together whereby a planar surfa... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4798149 | Wheel lock assembly A wheel lock assembly for reversibly rotatably mounting a wheel assembly which comprises an inner race and an outer race and bearings disposed therebetween on a trolley which includes a central bore having a central axis and having a substantially annular... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4795272 | Sheet metal-type endless rectilinear motion rolling guide unit A sheet metal-type endless rectilinear motion rolling guide unit is provided, which unlike the prior art like unit, the structure is simple and compact, yet giving rise to high load resisting capacity and less slide resistance with markedly prolonged oper... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787119 | Support structure for engaging opening and closing units to track A support structure for engaging opening and closing units to a track, wherein a support structure 1 comprises a support main body which is secured to each of a plurality of opening/closing units that move along an opening/closing section A of a predeterm... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4752987 | Support and guide system for movable door or wall elements A support and guide system for movable door or wall elements is disclosed, which system comprises stationary ceiling channels with channel junctions. Running in the ceiling channels are trolleys from which the door or wall elements are suspended through a... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750237 | Trolley assembly for a pocket door A trolley assembly for a pocket door system comprises a central carrier having a plurality of rollers journaled for rotation thereon. A hanger member having a bolt portion which is threadedly received by the carrier includes a laterally extending pintle. ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4733499 | Device for locating the panels of sliding doors and the like in selected positions The track for the panel of a sliding door or window confines a locating device with two resilient leaves which have first end portions secured to the bottom part of the track and second end portions normally extending upwardly into the path of movement of... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4724575 | Three wheel mounting assembly having a tapered insertion member A slideably and rotatably mounted roller member performs a precision take up reel function in the environment of a track mounted, drawable, pleated window covering. The roller member slides along an axis coincident with its axis of rotation as it rotates ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4704819 | Flat sliding door unit A flat sliding door unit comprising a main rail extending in the right and the left directions along the upper door frame; swing arms provided aside the main rail and supported by the upper door frame or an extension thereof; sliding doors, each of which ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4702175 | Trolley with cable suspension A trolley is provided as a carriage with rollers running on a rail, and a cable suspension in form of a flexible loop element is suspended from this trolley carriage. The loop element has its end interconnected in the area of suspension, and carries in it... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4698876 | Door apparatus partially supported by a magnetic mechanism A door apparatus includes a door movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a stationary structure, and a support device for supporting the door. The support device includes a magnet mounted on one of the door and the stationar... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4680828 | Hardware for mounting a sliding door panel Hardware for converting a door panel into a sliding door includes a pair of two-wheel trolley assemblies for supporting a door panel, a one piece track for attachment above a door opening, and a guide assembly for the bottom of the door panel for stabiliz... | 07/21/1987 |
