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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152535 | Suspended storage shelf A suspended storage shelf includes a platform formed by one or more panels supported by a support frame having at least one support beam and at least two suspension posts, optionally adjustable in length, spaced from one another and attached at a lower end to the su... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7100339 | Garage door system with integral environment resistant members The present invention is a garage door system having durable, yet cost effective characteristics. In one embodiment, a garage door system is comprised of a frame and a garage door. The frame comprises a top jamb and two side jambs. Each side jamb has upper- and lowe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6691483 | Adjustable pet door A panel pet door is an insert into a sliding glass door and has a panel door frame and a movable door flap assembly mounted on the panel door frame. The door flap assembly can slide vertically on the panel door frame along tracks in the vertical stiles of... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6189283 | Portable floor A portable floor system (20) including individual floor sections (22, 24) joined by interlocking tongue elements (40) and receiver elements (50, 70). Each floor section (22, 24) is substantially planar and rectangular, and includes tongue elements on two ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6122875 | Custom length shutter assembly A component shutter assembly and method of forming same. The assembly comprises a one-piece molded plastic, integrally formed shutter panel. The shutter panel may be molded in a small plurality of standard lengths and then one or both ends thereof cut to ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5946873 | Component shutter panel assembly A component shutter assembly and method of forming same. The assembly comprises a one-piece molded plastic, integrally formed shutter panel. The shutter panel may be molded in a small plurality of standard lengths and then one or both ends thereof cut to ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5782052 | Omamental shutter A shutter assembly is provided which includes an integral shutter body portion having side rails and either slats or raised panels there between. The shutter assembly also includes separately molded end caps and one or more mullions. The shutter body is a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5743057 | Auxiliary door and method for matching a sectional door A door assembled from a plurality of discrete lengths of door section, the door sections being identical in appearance to the door sections of an adjacent sectional door. The length of each discrete length of door section is selectively predetermined in o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5704182 | Modular shutter assembly A modular plastic shutter assembly that includes an injection molded panel that has been cut to length to accommodate the particular shutter assembly. A die cutter having an appropriately shaped cutting blade cuts an end of the panel to the desirable leng... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5634309 | Portable dance floor A dance floor of assemblable square sections that are held together magnetically and are aligned by male/female couplers and ramp members attachable to the outer perimeter of the assembled square sections.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5379564 | Self-reinforcing mesh partition A partition for forming fencing, or cages for warehouses, repair shops and the like, typically comprises a plurality of spaced, vertical posts and at least one mesh wall vertically positioned between the spaced, vertical posts and attached to them. The me... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5222339 | Glazing system Apparatus for use in integrating multiple glass panels into a latticed-type structure (e.g., a door or window). The structure is a light-admitting, unified entity and includes a muntin which is positioned between two adjacent, coplanar glass panels. The M... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5175970 | Molded panel door with integral raised trim A panel door includes a pair of compression molded plastic door skins that sandwich a core therebetween, the skins each having a plurality of panels and each panel bordered by integrally formed, raised trim. By cutting along the raised trim and removing t... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4947597 | Window mounting assembly A window mounting assembly for the flush mounting of door lights or the like. The mounting assembly utilizes a pair of reversible female extrusions joined to a male extrusion secured within the mounting article. The male and female extrusions have dual du... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4587787 | Building system A building system includes an assembly of vertical beams and base rails which are clad with panels. The beams are hollow section metal members having tongues at their extremities for seating in cutouts formed in the base rails. The panels for use with the... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4579613 | Method for manufacturing of a molded door A door having an improved design is provided, which improved design consisting of a door frame made of a rigid material, a first skin mounted on this frame and forming a first face of the door, and a second skin also mounted on the frame and forming a sec... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4508231 | Wall unit The disclosure relates to a wall unit of the type to which shelves and other article supports can be fitted and which can be used, for example, as part of a store display structure. In a preferred embodiment, the unit is made up of an assembly of identica... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4353187 | Door repair method and repair section therefor A corrugated metal door having a damaged lower section is repaired by removing the entire lower damaged section, including the door bottom frame member and portions of the door side frame members, and replacing same with prefabricated door repair section.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4339487 | Door panel and manner of making same A door panel A,B having inner and outer skins 10 and 11, 110 and 111 and a rigid expanded core 15,115, filling the cavity between the skins with stiles 19,119 extending across the ends of the cavity, said panel being made by the method comprising continuo... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4238544 | Door panel and manner of making A door panel A,B having inner and outer skins 10 and 11, 110 and 111 and a rigid expanded core 15,115, filling the cavity between the skins with stiles 19,119 extending across the ends of the cavity, said panel being made by the method comprising continuo... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4194334 | Self-sealing solar collector shield Window structure for a solar collector shield or the like having a frame defining a row of separate window openings. A self-contained window unit is installed in each opening. Each window unit comprises a pair of rectangular glass panes held in laterally ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 3983674 | Shutter construction with prefabricated, horizontally movable panel assemblies In a shutter construction typically installed on the outside of a window and including one or more panel assemblies mounted within an outer frame for horizontal sliding movement into and out of a shutter box, each of the panel assemblies is composed of a ... | 10/05/1976 |