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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178303 | Friction stir welding hollow frame member This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantiall... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168213 | Adjustment device and building element There is provided an adjustment device for adjusting the vertical height of, for example, studs, furniture and large appliances. The device has a base (12), a pine (14) upstanding from and supported by the base and a rotatable cam element (20). ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165367 | Composite profile and method for producing a composite profile The invention relates to a composite profile and to a method for the producing a composite profile. The profile is configured as an assembly with at least one metal profile and at least one insulating profile, wherein a tolerance-compensating gap is located between ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134246 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing a door assembly A fenestration product includes a door assembly having a door shiftable into and out of a closed position, at least one generally flat door jamb presenting an inner face that faces inwardly toward the door when the door is in the closed position and a generally oppo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7107736 | Garage door window frame and method of installation A window frame assembly for installation within a garage door having front and rear exposed surfaces and one or more window openings. The assembly includes front and rear window frame members of injection molded plastic which are installed within the door opening on... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055286 | Modular post system and method of construction The invention provides a modular post system including a plurality of modular post members 10, 20 which are inter-connectable to form a post structure 30. The modular post members include a plurality of front post members 10 and rear post member... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036280 | Tube-lock curtain wall system A curtain wall including a plurality of mullions each having a pair of glazing pockets, an I-section for supporting an interior trim member and protrusions for supporting an exterior trim member. The curtain wall further includes a plurality of rails including a not... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6928776 | Window sash frame with hinged components Methods and apparatus are provided for mounting one or more glazing panes or insulating glass units into a window sash frame member having spaced side walls joined by an inner facing frame surface with a spacing structure disposed on the frame surface. Glazing panes... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920726 | Hollow plastic section A hollow plastic section, includes a frame section defining a longitudinal axis and having an interior subdivided in several inner chambers by a plurality of partition walls extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis, Received in the interior is a plurality o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6893594 | Extruded window and door composite frames Novel window and patio door frame members are formed by an extrusion process that provide these members with at least one channel and with an outer weather resistant surface and an internal imitation wood surface together with integrated sealing strips formed in the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6735912 | Method and apparatus of weather sealing adjacently jointed building panels A method and apparatus for sealing the joints, using a unified protective joint cap, of jointed building panel systems having a plurality of building panels. The unified sealing member is applied on top of the jointing means of the panel system wherein no modificati... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722089 | Concealed structural mullion A mullion for providing structural support between a pair of adjacent window frames includes a first member having a planar section affixable to a first window frame, a first portion of a first coupler extending outwardly from the planar section of the first member,... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691474 | Glazing bar end caps In a glazing beam system comprising a glazing beam and upper and lower cappings locatable on the glazing beam, and end cap system comprises an end cap, which is mountable on an end of the glazing beam, via a bracket securable to the glazing beam end. Afte... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682789 | Polyolefin wood fiber composite A member comprising a complex profile made of a composite comprising a polypropylene polymer, and a wood fiber. The composite is useful in construction applications. The profile can be used in residential and commercial structures. The member is used in f... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679013 | Window assembly with hinged components Methods and apparatus are provided for mounting one or more glazing panes or insulating glass units into a window sash frame member having spaced side walls joined by an inner facing frame surface with a spacing structure disposed on the frame surface. Gl... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6662512 | Two-piece mullion reinforcement A mullion reinforcement is provided comprising a first member that is fastenable to a portion of a first window frame. It includes at least one pilot that is formed on a surface of the first member, a first portion of a latch, and a first portion of a cat... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6615564 | For a connector for joining adjacent flat roof panels coplanarly together A connector that joins flat roof panels coplanarly together. The connector includes a body, a neck, a head, a pair of legs, a pair of feet, and a pair of toes. The neck extends upwardly from the body. The head extends transversely across the neck. The pai... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6415579 | Window, muntin and method A non-metal window muntin formed from plastic or wood is described for use in hermetically sealed insulated glass windows. The process for forming the muntin includes machining polystyrene sheets which are painted with a latex pain and baked prior to use ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6360498 | Two-piece mullion reinforcement A two-piece mullion reinforcement is provided for use in forming an assembly of windows. A first member is fastenable to a portion of a first window frame, and includes at least one piloting tab that extends along and projects outwardly from a surface of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6265037 | Polyolefin wood fiber composite An improved composite structural member comprising a complex profile structural member, made of a composite comprising a polypropylene polymer and a wood fiber. The material is useful in conventional construction applications. The complex profile, in the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6185881 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing a door assembly A fenestration product includes a door assembly having a door shiftable into and out of a closed position, at least one generally flat door jamb presenting an inner face that faces inwardly toward the door when the door is in the closed position and a gen... | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6035600 | Heat-insulated composite section for doors, windows or facades A heat-insulated composite section for doors, windows and facades, includes a plurality of metal rail sections so connected as to form a frame, at least one insulating rod arranged between the rail sections and having longitudinal edges secured to the met... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6003277 | Co-extruded integrally reinforced cellular PVC window sash An integrally reinforced lineal building component including an elongated member having a substantially constant cross-sectional area along substantially the entire length of the building component and comprised of cellular material forming the body and m... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5974758 | Reinforced chamber with a hollow cross section The apparatus includes a hollow chamber, preferably made from a synthetic material, such as PVC or other plastic, with an insertable reinforcement piece suitable for connecting to window, door or other configurations, such as abutment and frame profiles. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5924263 | Glazing bars A glazing bar system for utilization within glass panel roofing. A support beam has upper and lower capping located thereon. An end cap is disposed along an end of the support beam so as to present a finished appearance when a lower end of the support bea... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921059 | Door fit for a hollow core panel door A door fit mountable in an open end of a modified hollow-core door for providing reinforcement to opposing door facings and preventing warping thereof while providing clearance between the door and a floor. The fit includes a member having a securing devi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5893244 | Self-sealing framing system for buildings A self-sealing framing system is disclosed for curtainwalls, storefronts, and other framing systems for buildings in which frame members are erected in a grid and infill panels set within the openings of the grid. An elastomeric weathering gasket is mount... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5802785 | Aluminum framed window molding A new Aluminum Framed Window Molding for insulating and preventing condensation on the metal frames of metal (e.g. aluminum) framed windows. The inventive device includes a horizontal member positioned above the metal window guide member of the metal fram... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5727356 | Composite section for frames of windows, doors, facade elements and the like A composite section for frames of windows, doors, facade elements and the like consists of two metal section parts and at least one plastic insulating web which joins these metal section parts and is held with its ends in corresponding grooves of the meta... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5657590 | Muntin bar assembly A muntin bar strip member adapted to interconnect to a cooperating strip member. The strip member has a wall member; a coupling means, such as a flange, extending from a longitudinal edge of the wall member; and a female coupling member, such as a channel... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5647179 | Aluminum frame member An aluminum frame member according to the present invention has an improved weather-proof characteristics and can be produced through a simplified and inexpensive fabrication process. The aluminum frame member comprises an interior side member and an exte... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5632125 | Curtain wall A curtain wall 2 in which attachment portions 12, 13 are arranged near an interior surface 11A and an exterior surface 11B to form mullions 10 and transoms 30 as structural member, and toward the attachment portions 12, 13, a supporting member 15 supporti... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5581953 | Metal frame assembly A metallic frame and the assembly from which it is constructed has a header and a jamb and a means to attach them together at a corner of the metal frame. The header and the jamb each have a soffit disposed inwardly from a rabbet and a stop extending subs... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5546715 | Fabricated jamb or the like In a fabricated door jamb, the opposite edges of a rib component core of low-grade lumber are faced with strips of high-grade wood, and the face is veneered. Two flange components are fabricated from cores of low-grade lumber, each having one edge finishe... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5497594 | Advanced polymer and wood fiber composite structural component An advanced composite structural component, made of a poller and wood fiber composite material, in the form of an extruded or injection molded thermoplastic member in residential and commercial structures. Preferably the structural component is used in a ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5491940 | Method and apparatus for mounting window on angled sill The present invention provides a variable angle wedge that supports a replacement window and compensates for whatever sill angle exists on the previous window frame. A flange opposite the variable angle extends between a window engaging member and a sill ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5491953 | Insulation strip and method for single and multiple atmosphere insulating assemblies There are disclosed spacer elements for use in insulated glass assemblies of the single and multiple atmosphere type which incorporate non-thermally conductive materials as the main structural support member in the assembly. The result is a lightweight, w... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5469683 | Thermally insulating composite frame member with snap-in thermal isolator An insulating composite frame member is disclosed which comprises an elongated gutter member and an elongated face member disposed in parallel, spaced apart relation. First and second facing flanges project toward one another from the gutter member and th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454204 | Window frame extrusion and method An extruded aluminum window frame is shown having a thermal barrier held in place within the extrusion by channels having circular C-shaped insulation end pockets. An extrusion bridge is preferably located between the circular C-shaped insulation pockets ... | 10/03/1995 |
