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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549252 | Entranceway barrier apparatus An entranceway barrier comprises two telescoping L-shaped frame assemblies having a ratcheting locking system that allows the barrier to be quickly inserted in a doorway. A self-locking ratchet mechanism allows the barrier to move outward exerting a securing force a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7284281 | Welding helmet having cartridge coupling structure Disclosed herein is a welding helmet having a cartridge coupling structure. The welding helmet comprises a helmet body configured to cover and protect the welder's head, an opening being formed at a front surface of the helmet body, a protective cover provided along... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264088 | Device with movable door seal for a displaceable door of an elevator installation and an elevator installation with such a device A device moves a door seal for a displaceable door panel of an elevator car in an elevator installation with an elevator shaft having shaft doors. The movable door seal is arranged so that the door panel in a closed state is sealed off. The device includes an entrai... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243463 | Window cover system This is a storm window protection device which will fit over the window fame of a building and lock into position to prevent damage to the window during periods of inclement weather. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7121764 | Portable flood barrier section and flood barrier A portable flood barrier section is located on a ground (2) to form a barrier (3) against flooding water (4), comprising an erectable wall (5) which along one of its edges (6) is hinged to a basis. The hinge (7) enables a ro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114760 | Safety shield window insert A safety device for a motor vehicle having a door window defined by a retractable transparent panel which is guided into a receiving frame, the safety apparatus comprising a window insert formed of a sheet of material; a window frame including a transparent panel, t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097891 | Door seal A partitioning device for sealingly closing an opening in a working surface is provided. The partitioning device generally includes a panel having a sealing side including a perimeter portion. An adhesive trim is disposed about the perimeter portion on the sealing s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063374 | Safety shield window insert A safety device for an automobile. The safety device being a window insert designed to fit within the standard frame of a window and be retrained within the frame by the upper edge of the window insert, along with the window, fitting into the upper channel of the wi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6931802 | Flood protection barrier A flood protection barrier is disclosed that can be deployed in the event of an immanent flood risk. The barrier comprises a shield having a sealing element and securing means for securing the shield in place to at least partially close an aperture in a wall of a bu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904727 | Basement window system Installation of a basement window system by assembling the window system between a pair of novel window forms releasably secured thereto. This assembly is maintained during the erection of the foundation wall into which the window system is incorporated and the erec... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6591553 | Entranceway barrier apparatus An entranceway barrier apparatus for blocking floodwaters from entering an entranceway. The entranceway barrier apparatus includes a frame assembly for selectively mounting in a lower portion of the doorway. The frame assembly has a main channel extending... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6539678 | Vehicle service bay A pre-fabricated service bay used for providing service access to the underside of vehicles. The service bay is fabricated as a single monolithic unit and then positioned in an excavated hole within a service building. The service bay has multiple safety ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6460299 | Flood protection assembly A flood prevention assembly uses a flexible plastic sheeting for positioning across the entryway of a building. A pair of plates are permanently attached on vertical door frame members, each plate defining a channel for receiving a hollow insert herein. T... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6367200 | Quick release and fastening cover A quick release panel assembly comprising a panel which is releasably fastened to a structure by a release and locking assembly. The release and locking assembly includes a driver element and four actuating arms that are pivotally connected to the driver ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6308918 | Window release system The invention is relative to a window frame, in particular a window for a helicopter intended to fix the window onto a support. This frame includes cutting out means driven by pulling on at least a part of the window perimeter in order to divide into two ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6149514 | Cover for foundation vents, kit and method for production thereof A method for fabricating a vent cover (10) with an insulating sheet (11) bonded on an inside face of an outer sheet (12). A sheet (11E) which serves as a gasket is provided on the inside face (12A) of the outer sheet. A kit (14) is provided with a preform... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6104605 | Cover structure for a notebook computer A cover structure for a notebook computer includes a base casing shaped as a flat box having a front face and a lower side each defining an opening, an LCD being slid and received in the base casing as a drawer from the opening of the lower side of the ba... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6047500 | Window shield A mounting bracket and window shield assembly for protecting a window of the type found on a subway or bus includes a shield made of a flexible sheet of plastic. The shield is held in place by a mounting bracket which mounts directly to the existing windo... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6027073 | Window release system The invention is relative to a window frame, in particular a window for a helicopter intended to fix the window onto a support. This frame includes cutting out means driven by pulling on at least a part of the window perimeter in order to divide into two ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950398 | Pass-by insulating glass window unit and method for replacing single glazing A pass-by insulating glass window unit for replacing single glazing including a sealing assembly sandwiched by glazings having dissimilar plane surface dimensions. One glazing, the exterior glazing, has the plane dimensions of the single glazing it replac... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5901502 | Duct access door for circular openings A duct access door to close and seal a circular opening in an HVAC duct is provided. The access door includes an outer cover which completely covers the circular hole and has a gasket for sealing against the duct. An inner panel fits within the circular h... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5826824 | Emergency egress system for aircraft An emergency egress system (10) for facilitating emergency egress of passengers/crewmembers from an aircraft (4), which egress system (10) includes an egress panel (12), a panel frame (14) disposed about the egress panel (12) and a weather strip (16) defi... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5779301 | Sun roof device A sun-roof device includes a lid for being fitted within a vehicle-roof opening, the lid having a glass and a fixing portion formed integrally with the outer periphery of a glass so as to be coplanar therewith,, and a weather strip adhered to an outer sur... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5716115 | Door assembly for air filter housing A selectively removable door assembly is provided for completing an air filter housing having a series of interconnected walls for enclosing an air filter, certain of the walls being formed with retaining pockets. The door assembly comprises a door having... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5546714 | Glazing seal and door frame A glazing seal is used in combination with a rectangular door frame and a rectangular window frame. The door frame includes a window opening and the window frame is fitted within the window opening. The window frame surrounds a sheet of glass having a per... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5460424 | Replaceable backlite for convertible vehicle A replaceable or serviceable window forms a portion of the flexible top of a convertible vehicle. The window includes a flexible transparent material which forms the window and a flexible channel retainer which detachably secures the transparent material ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5319884 | Buck frame and window frame removably fitted therein The buck frame is in a one-piece construction and is designed to be embedded in a poured concrete wall. The exterior of the buck frame is provided with reinforcing ribs, while its interior surfaces form a centrally-located boss, the side faces of which ar... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5301655 | Fireplace draft eliminator A fireplace draft eliminator is provided for a fireplace having an opening in a front face about a hearth, and consists of a rear plate being of the same size and shape as the opening, so as to fit into the opening. An internal support frame is slightly s... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5184358 | Bathing tub construction with removable side wall The bathing tub assembly includes a removable side wall panel which is slidably engageable with a slot along the edge of an opening through the side wall of the tub. A special seal construction for the panel edge and slot prevents leakage of the contents ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5165189 | Access door for ductwork An access door assembly for allowing access to the interior of a duct, including a mounting and support frame mounted at a selected location on the duct where an access port previously has been created in the duct, a cover releasably secured to the mounti... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5077945 | Doorway flood barrier A doorway mounted flood barrier including a barrier wall having two opposite vertical side edges and a horizontal bottom edge, and retainer means disposed between the barrier wall and a lower portion of the doorway for holding the barrier wall sealingly i... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5065842 | Removable window carrier for mounting in a scanner checkout counter A removable window carrier for removably mounting in the top surface of a scanner checkout counter, the removable window carrier comprising a frame member having an aperture therein, a window member which is removably secured in the aperture of the frame ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5015371 | Safety device for sealing a drain assembly A safety device for sealing a drain assembly including a plate element defining a basin with the drain assembly, a housing element depending from the plate element closed to an underground line associated with the drain assembly, and a seal element positi... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4768319 | Device for securing an automotive glass pane in an automobile body A device for securing an automotive glass pane in an automotive body makes use a molded frame secured to the periphery of the glass pane and provided with a rearwardly projecting U-shaped recess internally formed with saw-teeth which can engage saw-teeth ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4682443 | Removable self-contained flood protection device and method of installation A removable temporary flood protection device which, when installed in a building doorway, provides a substantially water-tight barrier to entry of flood water through the doorway opening. The flood protection device includes an inner water resistant rigi... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4676024 | Expansion fit interior storm window assembly A unitary removable storm window assembly contains a window pane, a perimeter frame, and at least one side channel. The storm window assembly is unitary in that the side channel is interlockable with the perimeter frame so that the various components are ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4667449 | Access door An access door for an air conditioning duct or the like has a circular frame intended to be rotated into a circular opening in the duct wall. The frame has an inwardly extending circular shoulder against which abuts a removable circular door held in place... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4599825 | Interior storm window An interior storm window comprising an adjustable seal extending about the perimeter of the storm window and being in the form of a strip of extruded, flexible plastic material having an inverted "U" shape with a sealing bead extending upwardly from the b... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4283885 | Emergency release closure A safety release closure suitable for use in a mass transit vehicle which can be rapidly and efficiently removed either inwardly or outwardly in case of an emergency. The closure includes a removable sash that is mounted within a frame opening and secured... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4276725 | Method and apparatus for releasing an elevated pressure developed behind a wall Method and apparatus for relieving an elevated pressure behind a wall. The apparatus includes a rigid frame mountable over an orifice in the wall and a rigid panel sized to fit within the opening in the frame and to cover the orifice. The panel is mounted... | 07/07/1981 |
