Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7080874 | Quick change window assembly A window assembly for a public transportation vehicle that permits rapid removal and replacement is disclosed. The vehicle has a sidewall with a window opening. One or more frame members are attached within the window opening. The frame members are adapted to compri... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6932684 | Reciprocal blade lapping machine A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912818 | Door rail system A rail system for holding a panel, such as a plate glass pane, in a door and/or wall partition. The rail system includes a housing and a clamp member having a wedging geometry so that when the clamp member is actuated with respect to the housing in a first direction... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6857233 | Fire resistant rated fenestration, including curtain wall systems, for multiple story buildings Apparatus and systems for a fire resistant rated fenestration including curtain wall systems for multiple story buildings capable of withstanding a seismic load. Fire resistant panels are mounted in a fire resistant mullion where the mullion may be one element, or m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6517056 | Railing assembly A structural glass panel railing includes glass panels supported on a floor by a base assembly including a railing support assembly. The railing support assembly includes a shoe fastened to the floor, a base member locked to the shoe by a cam lock lever a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6247290 | Wall for the booth of a coating plant A wall for the booth of a coating plant is formed in the conventional manner by a sectional frame (3) composed of at least two vertical, hollow posts (4, 5) and at least two horizontal, hollow crosspieces (6, 7, 8, 9). At least one zone (10, 11, 12) which... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6209272 | Transparent panel and surrounding closure and a method for its creation A method of making a seal on a panel for a door or window by applying and curing a sealant on the surface of the panel is provided, preferably by screening the sealant onto the surface of the panel. The panel with the seal is mounted in a window or door f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6155022 | Shielding panel removal and installation system for supportless dasher boards A semi-automatic shielding panel removal and installation system for supportless dasher board systems. A U-channel runs along the length of a dasher board for holding in place (by cam means) a shielding panel. The U-channel is divided into two portions; a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6131356 | Muntin bar clip An apparatus of a muntin bar clip to secure the position of muntin bars during and following the fabrication of multi-pane sealed glass window units. The disclosure relates to securing and positioning muntin bars at multi-pane sealed glass window unit per... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6076328 | Storage building and apparatus for constructing a storage building Connection apparatus for connecting frame members and panel members is provided for constructing a storage building primarily from sheet metal. The apparatus utilizes connecting members that may be made from thermoplastic or metal materials. The number of... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5953882 | Supportless dasher board A dasher board assembly having a U-shaped channel for receiving a shielding panel, and a rotatable cam co-operating with the channel to releasably clamp the shielding panel to the channel.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5896717 | Structure of interlocking members A structure of two interlocking members, such as two planks, comprises a first member having a pair of first rectilinear location edges and a second member having a pair of second rectilinear location edges, each first location edge comprising a pair of e... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5809729 | Method and apparatus for wall construction The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for attaching panel members to perimeter framing members to form a wall. The apparatus attaches the perimeter framing members to the panel member by an attachment member located between a surfac... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5758461 | Lightweight, prefabricated building structures A lightweight, prefabricated building structure is assembled from panels having positive attachment means for attaching each of the panels to a suitable foundation. Each of the panels has friction lock means for interlocking one to another. Roof panels ar... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5706625 | Supportless dasher board A dasher board assembly having a U-shaped channel for receiving a shielding panel, and a rotatable cam co-operating with the channel to releasably clamp the shielding panel to the channel.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5649404 | Beam anchoring device A lock-wedge bracket (10) is intended to straddle a beam and can be mounted at any desired position on the beam. It comprises a short leg (12) and a long leg (14), forming a 90° angle with each other. An angle flange (16) on the leg (12) is bent 90° and... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5579624 | Profile bar for the attachment of flat objects The fastening device for objects, more particularly cladding panels or parts of apparatus, comprises a profile bar receiving the object to be fastened. The profile bar is essentially formed of a center profile and a respective adjacent lateral profile on ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5572847 | Rapidly erectable, removable, reusable and raisable outdoor acoustical wall system A rapidly erectable, removable, reusable, and raisable acoustical wall system is provided that comprises a plurality of wall panels, each of which has opposing side edges which include a front edge and a back edge, a plurality of panel support posts havin... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5560164 | Inside shields for windows Interior shields for protecting structure openings such as windows and doors are described. The shields which are to be positioned on the inside of a window include metal pane backing, metal reinforcement channel members, a metal flange frame, and sealing... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5546724 | Beam anchoring device A device for anchoring beams, together or to one or more other structural elements. A wedge-shaped beam attachment (10) is intended to straddle respective beams and can be fitted in any selected position along the beam. The attachment includes a short leg... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5535566 | Concealed grid ceiling panel system A concealed suspension ceiling system advantageously uses a `T` bar grid network used for lay-in ceiling panels. Saddle clips are secured to upper beads of the `T` bar grid network allowing torsioning springs to releasably maintain the panels suspended be... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5475960 | Wooden frame building construction Where a structural frame has elongated spaced parallel framing members therein, longitudinally extending edges of which are substantially coplanar with one another on one side of the frame, boards of wood facing material are superimposed on the edges of t... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5392572 | Rapidly erectable, removable, reusable and raisable outdoor acoustical wall system and method A rapidly erectable, removable, reusable, and raisable acoustical wall system is provided that comprises a plurality of wall panels, each of which has opposing side edges which include a front edge and a back edge, a plurality of panel support posts havin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5310240 | Holding device for vertically positioning a window pane A holding device for vertically positioning a window pane in the window frame of a motor vehicle, including a retaining part adapted to be secured in a transverse part of the frame, a supporting part moveable with respect to the retaining part and adapted... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5274974 | Caps for roof-to-wall connections, eave closures and means for installation thereof Cap means embodying the concepts of the present invention are adapted to secure one or more roof panel members to a modular building structure. Broadly, such a cap means has a horizontally disposed base portion that is adapted to engage a supporting membe... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5274971 | Rapidly erectable, removable, reusable and raisable outdoor acoustical wall system and method A rapidly erectable, removable, reusable, and raisable acoustical wall system is provided that comprises a plurality of wall panels, each of which has opposing side edges which include a front edge and a back edge, a plurality of panel support posts havin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5245803 | Connector means for roof panels and a method for installation thereof Connector means embodying the concepts of the present invention are adapted to secure one or more roof panel members to a modular building structure. Broadly, such a connector means has a horizontally disposed base portion that is adapted to engage a supp... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5154034 | Muntin bar stabilizer with pad and method of stabilizing A stabilizer for securing muntin bar within insulating glass windows has a primary insert, a secondary insert, and a pad which is attached to the primary insert by an attaching means. The primary and secondary inserts are insertible into open ends of munt... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152576 | Adjustable windshield support A two-piece adjustable support for supporting the edge of a windshield panel on a vehicle body includes a molded plastic base member and molded plastic rotary cam member. The base member and the rotary cam member have integrally molded mating cylindrical ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5095676 | Sectional frame and sectional insert A sectional frame and insert arrangement in which one contact surface on the insert rests against the frame, and the insert has a flange with a foot-shaped cross-section extending into a channel with a C-shaped cross-section. The flange has an impact surf... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5052163 | Framed panel assembly An open frame has a shoulder which is inwardly on the outward surface of the frame and receives a flat rectangular panel with the edge portions of the panel against said shoulder. A continuous groove around the inner portion of said frame receives a bezel... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5005333 | Panel-framing assembly and assembly method therefor A panel-framing assembly using clips to secure a pair of retaining strips to a frame member, along each edge of a panel being framed, without any adhesive. Each clip has a securing portion, which is insertable into a relatively wide region of a slot in a ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4844535 | Motor vehicle sunroof The invention relates to a sunroof (1) for motor vehicles with a cover frame (3). This cover frame is formed by a first frame (5) and a second frame (6) and with a cover (4), which can be opened and closed. The cover frame (3) can be fixed in position by ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4837993 | Tempered glass door fitting apparatus A metal frame and glass panel structure has a metal shoe with a first channel on the bottom thereof and a second channel on the top thereof. A sheet of glass extends into the second top channel and has a resilient member between the bottom edge thereof an... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4825609 | Window molding A window structure using a retainer means for converting a single window pane into a double insulated window. Sealant tape is applied to the inside periphery of the primary window pane and then a secondary window pane is placed into abutting contact with ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4779392 | Building wall A building wall comprises channel-shaped uprights and metal-clad insulating panels arranged in alternating sequence so that the interior faces of the panels form parts of the interior walls of the building while the exterior faces of the panels form parts... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4779919 | Vehicle windshield mounting A device for securing a motor vehicle windshield has rotatable eccentric members which serve as a means to raise the windshield from an initial installation position into a final position. The eccentric member is arranged on a rotatable spacer which is no... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4763453 | Door shoe assembly A metal frame and glass panel structure has a metal shoe having a receiving channel, the receiving channel having at least one smooth side surface and an opposite side surface spaced apart from the smooth side surface; a glass panel positioned within the ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4754585 | Seal and compression clip for window glazing A system for creating a dead air space between an existing window and window frame, and a piece of glazing is described. The system includes a sealing strip for spacing the piece of glazing away from the existing window and to seal the space there between... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4724637 | Two sided vertical butt glaze system for window structures A "dry" two sided vertical structural butt glaze system for window structures wherein a modular frame assembly is fabricated and glazed off-site. The assembly is installed in the window structure from the building interior and is provided with gasket stri... | 02/16/1988 |
