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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7100329 | Universal attachment assembly for clamping and bracing covers over openings A universal attachment assembly for installing, and bracing covers over openings. More particularly securing shutter panels over doors and windows in masonry construction without defacing the walls. Novelty, simplicity, economy, vibration resistance and speed of ins... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069700 | System for covering hurricane panel studs A system for covering fasteners that are provided at an exterior building wall for mounting storm panels. The system includes cover plates that are located adjacent to the fasteners. The cover plates are mounted so as to be pivotable about one side of a mounting tra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044447 | Retractable barbed barrier system A barrier system utilizing cutters that have been connected into strips, with the strips connected to form a substantially planar barrier sheet. The barrier sheet may be encased by breakable separators, which cover the cutters to prevent inadvertent injury but expos... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036279 | Fully prefabricated steel armored blind The subject of the invention is directed toward a blind assembly having a pair of vertical elements. The vertical elements each have a top and bottom and a plurality of slots formed therein. An upper transverse element engages the tops of the vertical elements and a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6978579 | Storm shutter system The embodiment of this invention is disclosed, which describes a storm shutter system, which allows easy installation and removal by the homeowner. This invention does not add anything to the window and does not require the homeowner to change the window or drill ho... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6952897 | Window covering A window covering includes a frame including an upper wall and a lower wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. A window is mounted in the frame and has a length less than a length of the upper and lower walls. A guide assembly extends along a length of the f... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935082 | Storm impact protection system A impact protection system for building openings, such as windows and doors, includes a shutter assembly having angled blades extending between frame members in such as manner that access areas are provided when the shutters are closed to permit insertion of a storm... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6863112 | Window insulating device, kit and system An interior storm or insulating window, kit for making, and system for utilizing, which window is adjustable in length and width so as to fit different sized window frames, and includes rails around the perimeter with a groove for attaching a retainer strip, the rai... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6708457 | Concealed retaining channel for storm shutter attachment Concealed retaining channel for attaching upper edges of storm shutters in front of windows. The concealed retaining channel can be installed within a soffet portion of a roof overhang, and remains unseen with or without a storm shutter attached thereto. The conceal... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6609747 | Recreational vehicle shutter system A shutter system for a recreational vehicle is mounted on upper and lower rails on an outside of a side wall of the recreational vehicle adjacent the side windows of the vehicle. The shutter system includes a pair of shutters which are moveable on the upp... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6502355 | Storm cover for protecting exterior building glass and associated method A storm cover for protecting a building's exterior glass includes a resiliently rigid protective storm panel connected directly to the glass so as to substantially cover the glass surface. The protective storm panel is connected to the glass by shock abso... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470949 | Closing system for refrigerating chambers This system is comprised of an insulated access door (6), which makes for the closure of the cold room (4) in coming into contact with the door frame (1) fixed onto the entrance (2) of said cold room (4), and a quick opening door made up of a moveable she... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6427396 | Barrier arrangement A frame expandable in a structural opening has a stretchable substantially fluid impermeable cover membrane disposed across the frame and arranged to stretch with expansion of the frame. The frame is preferably expandable in mutually perpendicular directi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6408592 | Methods and apparatuses for protecting windows and buildings during a wind storm A brace for protecting windows and buildings during a high wind storm is disclosed. The brace includes a rigid member sized so as to fit within a window frame containing the window to be protected, and double-sided tape affixed to one side of the rigid me... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6363670 | Hurricane protection system A hurricane protection system comprises a rigid sheet in a rectangular configuration positioned within a window opening with an upper edge, a lower edge, and parallel side edges. A plurality of fixed retention mechanisms are secured to the sheet adjacent ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6334282 | Device for covering windows and doors during severe storms A device is provided for protecting a window or door during severe storms. A panel, cut to fit in a window frame, is held in place by the action of the locking assemblies described herein. A rubber gasket can be used along on e side of the panel in place ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6209263 | Hurricane shutter system A hurricane shutter system for installing hurricane shutters fast and easy without the use of a ladder. The hurricane shutter system includes an upper mounting sleeve designed to be screwed to a building. A mounting bracket designed for coupling to the up... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205713 | Hurricane/storm protection for windows/doors A shutter for withstanding hurricane wind and pressures has permanent hardware attached to a structure and a temporary shutter that can be stored until needed. Hardware consists of brackets mounted above or below a window and sliding latches at the edges ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6122868 | Accordion shutter system An accordion shutter system comprising a plurality of continuously extruded, substantially rectangular accordion shutter blades having opposing vertical sides wherein one vertical side of each the shutter blade consists of a male end and the opposite vert... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6085481 | Grille for a door or window A grille includes a rectangular metal open frame formed of two main horizontal metal tubes and two main vertical metal tubes, a plurality of transverse metal tubes connected between the main vertical metal tubes, and a plurality of longitudinal metal tube... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079168 | Partially transparent storm shutter A partially transparent storm shutter for protecting glass windows, doors, and similar building openings from damage due to wind forces and wind driven flying objects is formed of a plurality of adjacent corrugated sheet metal and transparent protective, ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5996292 | Perforated shutter system and method Disclosed is a shutter system and its panels in which at least one panel is formed of corrugations, and in which the subject panel is perforated. Ideally, the perforation is employed in a panel having an isosceles trapezoidal rib, with the perforations ru... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5943832 | Flood or storm resistant barriers for doorways or window opening A flood or storm resistant barrier for a doorway or window opening. The barrier formed of a frame having two parts with one part in telescopic engagement with the other frame part. A manually operable jack in the form of four links pivotally connected to ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5937593 | Security closure A security closures are adapted to be secured over windows or other openings in a wall of a building. The security closures are fixed to the building in a manner to substantially prevent removal of the closure from the exterior of the building. On the oth... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5906070 | Window protector The present invention is a window protector device suitable for protecting a window and window frame from excess moisture. The present invention has a slidable shield slidably attached between two parallel rails rigidly attached on either side of and alon... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5893235 | Removable security apparatus for building openings A removable security bar apparatus for preventing ingress to a building opening such as a window or door. The apparatus includes a grille and moveable latch remote from the opening. The apparatus may be quickly removed from the opening and used as a ladde... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5862645 | Burglarproof sash window A sash window includes two sashes locked with a combination lock, each sash having a metal inner frame sandwiched in between two glass plates within a rectangular frame, the metal inner frame having intersected metal bars mounted on the inside that prohib... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5809707 | Window guard and replacement system for vehicle windows A graffiti protected glass window for a vehicle can be quickly refurbished by changing a thin plastic guard window overlying the glass pane. The plastic guard window is retained within a resilient elastomeric mount which also retains the glass pane within... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5787642 | Storm shutters with light transmittance A storm shutter for use in high wind severe storms, such as hurricanes and cyclones, that will protect windows, doors, and sliding glass doors on the outside of a building, which can be permanently or temporarily mounted, and which allow for protection in... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5768826 | Air window apparatus A new Air Window Apparatus for providing an intrusion-proof vehicle ventilation system. The inventive device includes an essentially rigid member having a plurality of ventilation holes extending therethrough.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768833 | Storm shutter retainer assembly A storm shutter retainer assembly featuring a header structure incorporating an elongated retaining channel defined by front, rear, and top flanges integrally attached to one another in at least partially surrounding relation to the retaining channel and ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5673883 | Bar device for installing a protective sheet over a window A bar device which can be installed in a window opening to which a sheet of covering material can be secured to protect the window from flying debris resulting from a storm such as a hurricane, tornado, etc. The bar device includes a turnbuckle which is t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5619820 | Bracket apparatus for vehicle doors having no upper window frame Support apparatus for supporting a transparent bullet resistant panel on a door having no frame for its window includes channel elements for holding the transparent panel and support elements including brackets secured to the channel elements and disposed... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5603190 | Storm panel and attachment apparatus A storm panel and attachment apparatus for protecting an exterior window in a structure includes three frame members attached to the structure peripheral to the window. A panel assembly includes a panel member and a panel-mounted connector assembly connec... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5596849 | Shutter system and method A shutter system and method in which the shutters are normally rolled to a nominal one foot width and have an infinite length, normally no less than two feet and no more than twelve feet is disclosed. These dimensions can be modified on one foot modules. ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5579604 | Storm shutter with attachment feature A shutter is provided for attachment to window opening surfaces extending inward from a wall surface of a building. Mechanisms are provided to allow both the installation and removal of the shutter from outside the building. In a first version, a clamping... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5570542 | Safety shield window insert A safety device for an automobile such as a car or a van, the safety device being a window insert designed to fit within the standard frame of a window and be retained within the frame by the upper edge of the window fitting within a groove configured on ... | 11/05/1996 |
