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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7467493 | Raising device for raising a closure panel The invention relates to a raising device for raising or opening a closure panel, in particular a rear flip glass, decklid, door or hood of a vehicle, after the closure panel has been unlocked. The raising device includes a raising lever moveably supported by a base... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7318632 | Storage cabinet with latching mechanism A storage cabinet having a latching mechanism that can be unlatched by the use of either an upper actuator or a lower actuator is provided. The upper actuator may comprise a hand knob while the lower actuator may comprise a foot pedal. Thus, if an operator has his a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7219945 | Power lift gate for automotive vehicle A powered lift gate for an automotive vehicle includes a lift gate door hinged to a vehicle body. A motor system which opens and closes the door is operated by a controller coupled to a primary obstacle detection system which senses operation of the motor itself, an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7034485 | Vehicle liftgate control system A powered system to selectively position a vehicle liftgate at a multiple of positions intermediate a fully open and a fully closed position. A controller receives commands from a remote, such as a key fob, and/or from a selector located within the vehicle to select... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6883841 | Door opening and closing mechanism with dual pivot axes for a door A door opening/closing mechanism fitted on a door that closes and opens an opening formed in the body of an apparatus by being brought into and out of contact with the rim of the opening has cam mechanisms that permit the door to engage with and disengage from the b... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883274 | Device and method for opening a door A method and device for opening a door includes a receptacle structure. The receptacle structure is coupled to the door. The receptacle structure has a top surface and an angled guiding surface. The top surface forms an angled protrusion. The receptacle structure ha... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6811236 | Door opening and closing system An apparatus assists a user to move a door between closed and open states. The apparatus includes a permanent magnet provided on the door. An electromagnet is located on the door frame adjacent thereto when the door is closed and is energizable to provide a magnetic... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6457675 | Hydraulic actuation system for cargo doors with cam-type latches A door actuation system for an outwardly opening aircraft door for use in an aircraft having a door opening, a cam post, and a plurality of latch pins. The door actuation system includes a locking mechanism operably coupled to the door, wherein the lockin... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447233 | Automated door assembly for use in semiconductor wafer manufacturing An automated door assembly is provided for sealing an opening in a barrier to a contaminant-free environment suitable for semiconductor wafer processing. The door assembly comprises a base pivotable toward and away from the opening along an arcuate path a... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6347485 | Power assist for moving a door between a closed and an ajar position An assist for use with a motorized door operating device to assist in the opening of a door during its movement from the closed position to an ajar position, and to assist in the closing of the door during its movement from the ajar position to the closed... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338536 | Door opening device for food storage apparatus such as refrigerator A door opening device for a food storage apparatus such as a household refrigerator includes a generally cylindrical coil unit mounted on a body of the storage apparatus and having an axially extending through hole, a plunger mounted in the hole of the co... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6293050 | Automatic door or hood opening arrangement for a motor vehicle including a pneumatic spring and ejector combination An arrangement for automatic opening of a motor vehicle rear door which can be pivoted about a horizontal swivel axis contains a pneumatic spring-and-ejector combination in which a pneumatic spring is pivotally connected to the vehicle and the rear door s... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6106213 | Automated door assembly for use in semiconductor wafer manufacturing An automated door assembly is provided for sealing an opening in a barrier to a contaminant-free environment suitable for semiconductor wafer processing. The door assembly comprises a base pivotable toward and away from the opening along an arcuate path a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089648 | Motor vehicle including a retractable closure panel A motor vehicle includes a closure panel fully retractable below the level of the floor of the vehicle. Typically, the motor vehicle includes a body having a rear bumper assembly and first and second laterally spaced apart sides. The body defines a rear o... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5515649 | Automatic door operator A door operating system is disclosed which includes a remotely or manually controlled fluid supply system (10) which pressurizes a reciprocable striker release assembly (50), and activates an opening cylinder assembly (30) functionally mounted to a door (... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5469661 | Sliding door foot treadle A foot treadle for use in opening a sliding door of the type mounted for initial movement in three directional dimensions from its closed position comprises a lever having an axis of rotation. The lever has a leg that depends generally downwardly from the... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5357713 | Apparatus for opening a grain door An opener of the door of a gravity flow vehicle which allows a mechanical advantage in initially raising the door. After the material within the vehicle begins to flow and decrease the effort required to raise the door, the mechanical advantage is bypasse... | 10/25/1994 |
| 4679841 | Counterbalancing device for hatchback lid on a road vehicle A counterbalancing device for a hatchback lid on a road vehicle includes a lid hinged at the top about a horizontal axis to the superstructure of the vehicle and at least one counterbalancing unit such as a pneumatic spring. One end of the counterbalancin... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4552326 | Safety device for opening an outwardly opening aircraft door in the event of excess pressure inside this aircraft and door equipped therewith The invention relates to a safety device for an aircraft door opening outwardly by a preliminary movement enabling stops borne by said door to be disengaged from stops borne by the frame thereof, after which complete opening of the door is obtained by a s... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4328853 | Folding screen for light-permeable skylights and the like A folding screen is formed by a plurality of successively hinged, rigid, radiation-controlling planar panels supported so the screen can be opened (or extended) and closed (or collapsed). Adjacent panels are supported only at their edges, by a hinge membe... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4183177 | Automobile door opening apparatus A remote controlled automobile door opening system having solenoid assemblies for unlocking, unlatching and partially opening the automobile door in response to a remote radio signal. The unlocking, unlatching and partial opening of the door occur sequent... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4011688 | Door closure mechanism A door closure mechanism provided with a frame and a door adapted to be closed into the frame in a manner so as to provide RF shielding. The door is provided with a closure mechanism having a motor-driven threaded shaft mounted on a floating platform adap... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3991520 | Appliance door opening device A push to open door opening assembly for appliance doors including a single molded opening piece positioned between front and back panels of a substantially hollow door with a pushbutton section projecting through the front panel and an actuator ram proje... | 11/16/1976 |
