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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337024 | Flat panel display concealment and viewing apparatus and method An apparatus for concealing a display of the flat panel type, and for supporting and extending the display to a viewing position. The apparatus includes a display cover that operates between a concealed position and a revealed position, and a display support that op... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320637 | Filter window adapter unit A filter window adapter unit adapted for use with a main split-sash window of school buses is provided. The adapter unit includes a mounting frame adapted to be installed over the main split-sash window of the school buses. An inner sash is disposed fixedly in a low... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7276348 | Compositions and methods relating to F1F0-ATPase inhibitors and targets thereof The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives as therapeutic agents to treat... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7186712 | Compositions and methods relating to novel compounds and targets thereof The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives as therapeutic agents to treat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7144880 | Compositions relating to novel compounds and targets thereof The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives as therapeutic agents to treat... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137429 | Modular framed covering for architectural openings A modular covering for architectural openings includes a peripheral frame that supports a plurality of rotatable elements that might support strips or sheets of flexible material or rigid slats. The peripheral frame includes a drive system for rotating the members a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7036547 | Height adjustable pleated shade An assembly including a shade capable of height adjustment, comprising shade including multiple pleats, a roller, one strap that extends through multiple pleats of the assembly, and the at least one strap operatively connected with the roller to be rolled on the rol... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6701994 | Screen frame with integral roll screen compartment A sliding screen frame for a closure assembly, the frame comprising framing sections assembled to form the screen frame, one of the frame sections being adapted to contain a roll out screen, the roll out screen being slidable between a fully extended posi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6503188 | Rollable health care displays A rollable visual display is used in a room containing an article of furniture adapted to support a person, such as a bed or chair, wherein the room has a visual display support structure facing the article of furniture within the room. The visual display... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5088543 | Skylight shade A shade unit having a frame defining a skylight opening, to which is attached a motor assembly and a shade assembly. A control unit consisting of an open stop switch, a close stop switch controls the motor assembly with a relay switch charging the motors ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4991638 | Cartridge shade assembly A shade assembly comprised of a frame having a central opening therethrough and a hollow, shell-like recess at one end thereof. A flexible shade member is removably received in the recess in the form of a scroll, and a pull bar coupled with one end of the... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4953609 | Portable screen A combination screen and carrying case having a pair of tubular legs each of rectangular section and held in an operative upright position by a friction lock. End segments of a case partition are each movable in response to a threaded pivot pin urging the... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4915152 | Cartridge shade assembly A shade assembly comprised of a frame having a central opening therethrough and a hollow, shell-like recess at one end thereof. A flexible shade member is removably received in the recess in the form of a scroll, and a pull bar coupled with one end of the... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4864783 | Structural element especially suitable for solar greenhouses and the like and particularly utilizable for controlled shading A structural arrangement is provided which is particularly useful in connection with solar greenhouses. The structural member is suitable for use in a parallel arrangement of the same particularly for the purpose of providing controlled shading. The struc... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4512098 | Sign frame and method for factory installing flexible sign facing material thereon In the manufacture of large signs, flexible sign facing material is fastened in stretched condition to a frame which is collapsed for shipping and erected at the job site to eliminate slack and restore its full length. Slide locking members are utilized.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4407349 | Shielding windows Improvement in shielding windows having at least two panes, which form an enclosed space by means of a frame, in which space a shield is arranged to adjustably shield the window opening completely or partly. The shield is extendable and retractable out of... | 10/04/1983 |