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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340799 | Adaptor for a braking deceleration device The invention relates to an adaptor for a braking deceleration device for doors or movable furniture parts, which essentially comprises a plunger which can be pushed into a housing against a braking force, with an adaptor body. According to the invention, the adapto... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293328 | Device for closing a door A device for closing a door, including a spring element, an attachment element for fixing the device to a door, and an actuation element. The actuation element and the attachment element are linked at opposite ends of the spring element in such a way that, when the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7240397 | Refrigerator A refrigerator having a cabinet with a pair of hinge holes, a door having a pair of hinge shafts and being rotatably coupled to the cabinet by engagement between the pair of hinge shafts and the pair of hinge holes, and a door-closing device to allow the door to be ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213369 | Automatic door control system The present invention provides an automatic door control system that includes a door, a control module assembly, and a drive train assembly. The control module assembly is coupled to the door. The drive train assembly is coupled to the control module assembly, where... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204528 | Load-floor latch A latching system including a latch assembly and a keeper is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a grabber catch attached to a cup-like housing. In the illustrated embodiment the latch assembly also includes a rectilinearly moving pawl that is actuated by a handl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7097212 | Mechanism A mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking a vehicle door latch, comprising a rheological fluid in operable connection with an output and an input, the fluid acting so as to in a first state prevent actuation of the output upon actuation of the input and in a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6513841 | Blowout latch Disclosed is a blowout latch for releasably securing an aircraft panel to an aircraft structure. The blowout latch includes a housing, a bolt, and a handle. The housing includes a bias section that has a plate, a block adjacent the plate, at least one coi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 5052151 | Opening/closing device of a door member An opening/closing device of a door for a refrigerator or the like will open/close the door member at a desired side, namely, at the right side or at the left side, without requiring a movable operating handle. The device is simple in contruction, has a h... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4500121 | Device for stopping and holding in the open position a sliding door on a vehicle A device for stopping and holding a sliding door on a vehicle in the open position includes a sheet metal support fixed to the door, a V-shaped lever pivoted on the support and a guide rail having a spaced apart triangular projection and end stop for coop... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4196924 | Automatic door closing device An automatic door closing device includes a bell crank lever pivotablly mounted on the door which cooperates with a hook-shaped cam plate mounted on the door frame. A spring biased dash pot controls movement of the bell crank lever when the door is opened... | 04/08/1980 |
