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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287353 | Heat shielded dock pad A compressible seal for a loading dock includes a pliable heat shield that helps protect the seal from concentrated heat generated by a truck's taillight being pressed against the seal. The seal includes a compressible foam core protected by a tough outer covering. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246467 | Heat shielded dock pad A compressible seal for a loading dock includes a pliable heat shield that helps protect the seal from concentrated heat generated by a truck's taillight being pressed against the seal. The seal includes a compressible foam core protected by a tough outer covering. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7127857 | Subfloor assembly for athletic playing surface having improved deflection characteristics A floor support assembly including first and second subfloors is disclosed. The first subfloor is supported over a substrate by a plurality of pads. Each pad is housed in a corresponding recess formed in the first subfloor. Each recess includes a ridge that is in co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7080490 | Exterior window shutters The present invention relates to solid panel window shutters having both high strength and structural stability. More particularly, an exterior window shutter made of a solid panel of polyvinyl chloride with at least one support member affixed in the panel. The shut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6952903 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded, has a shr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910307 | Architectural molding An architectural molding includes an extruded flexible plastic foam member having a front side, a rear side and a cross sectional profile. Also included is a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive affixed to at least a portion of the rear side and a release strip rele... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6817150 | Form system for poured concrete A concrete form panel system includes a basic form panel of expanded polystyrene material having at least one slot formed in the top surface along its length, to divide the panel top surface into piers. A series of top hats are provided for selective attachment to t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808772 | Vapor barrier for use in the heat insulation of buildings The invention relates to a vapor barrier for use in the thermal insulation of buildings which can be used, in particular, for thermal insulation procedures in new buildings or in the renovation of old buildings. The vapor barrier in accordance with the invention is ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6401414 | Weather resistant panels The use is described of rigid foam cores in panels, especially doors, of the kind comprising a foam core (22) between two molded skins (8,10). The weather-resistance, especially the resistance to thermally-induced bowing, of such panels is improved by for... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6360487 | Resilient door panel A resilient, insulated door panel for a sliding door includes a resilient core protected by a compliant outer covering with a seal disposed about the perimeter of the panel. The panel has sufficient resilience to recover from an impact that temporarily de... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6226943 | Wall system and insulation panel therefor An insulating polymer foam sheet having two major sides and at least one groove in at least one of said sides. At least a portion of the foam sheet adjacent to the groove is compressible and resilient, and has a length and height the same as the adjacent ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6170205 | Dock seal and method of producing the same A dock seal for sealing the interface between a vehicle and a loading dock, including a resilient member and a flexible material embedded in the resilient member. The dock seal can be made by applying a liquid material over the resilient member and curing... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6054207 | Foamed thermoplastic polymer and wood fiber profile and member Advanced structural components comprising a foamed thermoplastic that can be used in virtually any application where wooden components have a use. Such structural components can comprise sized lumber, shaped trim, posts, beams or shaped structural members... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6016637 | Dock seal and method of producing the same A dock seal for sealing the interface between a vehicle and a loading dock, including a resilient member and a flexible material embedded in the resilient member. The dock seal can be made by applying a liquid material over the resilient member and curing... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6009682 | Composite hand rail A composite hand rail for supporting and protecting pedestrians on steps and inclined surfaces. The rail is a composite comprising a shell having a wide slightly convex top surface extending downwardly and laterally to a convex sidewall before returning a... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5865007 | Integrally molded reinforced grating An integral reinforced resin grating structure having a plurality of load bars having a height dimension and a neutral axis and a plurality of cross bars integrally connected with said load bars. The cross bars may have a height less than the load bar hei... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5787665 | Composite wall panel A structural, insulating, insect resistant, dimensionally stable composite wall panel for building construction comprising a regular tetragonal body of polymer foam having two opposing primary wall surfaces bounded on its sides by two parallel side walls ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784845 | Open-cell foams in roofing systems A roofing system (20) for a structure such as a building. The system (20) includes a roof deck (10), a plurality of panels (12) of an extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foam above and adjacent the deck (10); and a substantially waterproof membrane (14), ab... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5557896 | Method of employing an extruded open-cell alkenyl aromatic foam in roofing systems Disclosed is a roofing system for a structure such as a building. The system comprises a roof deck; a plurality of panels of an extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foam above and adjacent the deck; and a substantially waterproof membrane above and adjacent ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5506048 | Insulation barrier and a method of making a fire-retardant insulation barrier The process of making a fire-retardant insulation barrier provides a single step of applying an emulsion comprised of aluminum trihyridate and polyvinylchloride to one side of a foamed molded or extruded or fabricated polystyrene board. After the emulsion... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5346754 | Fabric equipment guard A flexible fabric machinery guard is characterized by one or more lightweight panels of porous, plastic-coated, woven glass fibers which are reinforced by non-porous fabric borders. The panels each include elongated, tension-bearing cables extending throu... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5327693 | Sealing device for concrete joints and process for the introducing of a sealing medium into sealing devices A sealing device for sealing a joint disposed between two concreting sections, having an impermeable profile preferably fabricated from a synthetic material and constructed in a hood form to be open in cross section. The profile is mounted with the free l... | 07/12/1994 |
| 4719734 | Waterproof membrane A self-adhering waterproofing membrane (1) having disposed over the adhesive face (3) thereof a vent means (2) adapted upon installation of the membrane over a substrate (4A) to release any vapor pressure which would otherwise cause blistering and said ve... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4457120 | Floor pavement structure A floor pavement structure comprises a base material formed by concrete or asphalt or the like, a cushioning layer laminated over the base material, a filler layer applied to the cushioning layer, and an overcoat laminated over the filler layer. The fille... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4388366 | Insulation board An insulation board comprising a plastic foam layer which is covered by at least one facing sheet, the facing sheet comprising glass fibers bonded to each other by a bonding agent, the fibers and bonding agent being coated with a non-wicking agent, whereb... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4351870 | Maximized strength-to-weight ratio panel material The invention relates to panelling material which may be of a decorative or structural type, or both, and which has a very large magnitude strength-to-weight ratio and which is ideally suited for and in certain forms is embodied in, pattern-pre-cut multip... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4275172 | Frothable polyurethane composition and a cellular foam produced therefrom suitable for use in joints between wallboards Described herein is a frothable thermosetting polyurethane-forming composition, a process for producing a curable froth from said composition, a process for applying the curable froth to a substrate and a cured cellular polyurethane produced from the cura... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4188763 | Roofing shingle Disclosed is a shingle having an enhanced relief effect which thereby simulates roofing slate or roofing tile. The enhanced relief effect is provided by covering at least a portion of the underside of the shingle with a layer of expanded particulated mate... | 02/19/1980 |
