| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 049372000 | STORED IN HOUSING | 24 |
| 20100088964 | SNAP-IN GLASS RETENTION FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A snap-in glass carrier engageable with a window regulator assembly for snap fitting a movable door glass with a glass retention hole to the glass carrier is disclosed. The glass carrier may comprise a glass carrier base and a spring finger. The spring finger may extend in a cantilevered fashion from the base and include a barb spaced from the base and engaged with the retention hole. The spring finger may also include a spring finger neck adjacent to the base and connecting to the base at an attachment location, with the spring finger neck being tapered and having a curvature configured to align the attachment location directly under an edge of the glass when the glass is mounted to the glass carrier. The snap-in glass carrier may also include saber-toothed ribs under the barb and a support bridge for the spring finger. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100236152 | Sliding pocket door system - A pocket door system with a constant rail system provides a pocket door adapted for sliding into and out of an enclosed wall pocket to enable or prevent egress through a framed door opening. The pocket door includes a roller mechanism mounted at a top surface and a slotted lower guide mechanism mounted at a bottom surface. A floor track with a vertically extending, flat, planar protruding plate element is mounted upon a floor surface is secluded within the enclosed wall pocket. The vertically extending, flat, planar protruding plate element is insertable into the corresponding vertically extending flat, planar slot of the guide mechanism. The roller mechanism of the pocket door system engages an upper track as the lower guide mechanism engages with the protruding element guide wherein the pocket door slides into and out of the enclosed wall pocket without wobbling and dislocating from the tracks during use. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100313481 | Double Acting Snap-In Glass Retention for a Vehicle Door - A snap-in glass carrier, engageable with a window regulator for snap fitting a door glass having a glass retention hole to the carrier, comprises a carrier base, a regulator attachment extending from the carrier base, a glass retention portion and a finger. The glass retention portion extends from the base spaced from the window regulator portion to define a gap for the glass. The finger, cantilevered from the base, includes a vertical portion extending parallel to the support finger on the same side of the glass as the support finger, a retention tab extending from the vertical portion into the gap that engages the retention hole, a hinge point adjacent to the glass carrier base and located on the same side of the gap as the window regulator attachment, and a spring leg extending through the gap from the hinge point to the vertical portion. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20120297685 | PLATFORM SCREEN DOOR DEVICE - Provided is a platform screen door device capable of reducing total weight of the whole device and securing sufficient strength and durability thereof. The platform screen door device includes a door case provided on a platform; and a sliding door moving in and out of the door case. At least one of the door case and the sliding door includes a frame formed by integrating horizontal door case frame members and vertical door case frame members disposed orthogonally relative to each other, or by integrating horizontal door frame members and vertical door case frame members disposed orthogonally relative to each other, through fastening members using bolts and fixing members using adhesive or the like, supplemental for joint strength of the fastening members using the bolts. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140250792 | SLIDING LAVATORY POCKET DOOR - A compact, sliding door apparatus includes three vertically curved panels positioned in a doorway. A first of the panels is solid and is operatively connected to a slot above the doorway enabling the first panel to move side to side in the doorway. The second of the panels is hollow and receives a portion of the first panel. The second panel is also operatively connected to the slot above the doorway for side to side movement of the panel across the doorway. A third of the panels has a hollow interior and is stationary adjacent the doorway. The third panel hollow interior receives a portion of the second panel. The doorway is opened by moving the first panel into the second panel interior to open a portion of the doorway, and then moving the second panel into the third panel interior to fully open the doorway. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140325912 | Sliding Door Assembly - A sliding door assembly for incorporation within a wall, the assembly comprising a sliding door panel, a top rail guide and a bottom rail guide operatively associated with respective top and bottom ends of the sliding door panel to guide the same within a pair of cooperating guide tracks provided within each of the top rail guides and bottom rail guides, the top and bottom rails guides are not vertically interconnected whereby the pairs of cooperating guide tracks extend in a separate plane from that of the wall so that when the sliding door panel is fully opened it is disposed behind the wall. The invention includes a guide track that is bifurcated to provide multiple sliding door panels. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20160121701 | WINDOW PANEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A window panel support structure includes a fixed panel, and a movable panel. The movable panel opens and closes a window by moving up and down. A front-side guide member is provided on an interior-side face of a rear edge part of the fixed panel which is adjacent to the movable panel. The front-side guide member includes a front-side guide groove provided along the rear edge part. The front-side guide groove is opened toward a front edge part. A front-side slide member is provided on an interior-side face of a front edge part of the movable panel which is adjacent to the fixed panel. The front-side slide member includes a front slider provided along the front edge part and is bent toward a rear edge part. The front slider is fitted to the front-side guide groove. | 05-05-2016 |
| 049373000 | With cover or lid for housing opening | 5 |
| 20090165388 | SEALING ASSEMBLY AND SLIDING COVER MECHANISM USING THE SEALING ASSEMBLY - The invention discloses a sealing assembly ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090288346 | WASHER EXTRACTOR DOOR LOCK - A latching and locking mechanism for a door includes a locating pin passing through a portion of a door frame and a handle. A tapered portion formed at an end of the locating pin mates with a tapered opening formed in a casing of the machine to position the door frame relative to the casing. A cam surface defined on the casing engages a latching pin connected to the locating pin and extending radially therefrom adjacent to the tapered portion such that the latching pin pulls the door frame toward the closed position when the handle is rotated. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110099908 | Closure device for an image capture facility - A closure device for an image capture facility, such as a webcam or the like, integrated in a piece of equipment, includes at least one frame which is able to be fastened on the surface of the piece of equipment, and at least one closure, held so as to be adjustably movable on the frame via a mounting, which is able to be brought into a closed position covering the image capture facility or into an open position exposing the image capture facility. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20130152479 | HARD DISK DRIVE FILLER - A hard disk drive filler (HDD filler) that is detachably installed in a case is disclosed. The HDD filler has a frame body, a pivot axis, and a rotating device; wherein the frame body defines a bottom surface and a top surface which corresponds to the bottom surface. The pivot axis is disposed in the frame body. One end of the rotating device is pivoted to the pivot axis, such that the rotating device can rotate due to gravity to stay within or be partly exposed to the frame body. If the frame body is installed into the case while the bottom surface is upward, the rotating device rotates along the pivot axis and is guided by gravity such that part of the rotating device is exposed to the frame body to stop the installation. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140182209 | PORT ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVE INSERTION OF OBJECTS INTO A WELL - A port assembly is receivable in an opening allowing access to the interior of a transformer. The port assembly includes a body and a port cover. The body is receivable in the opening and has a substantially axial opening therethrough. The axial opening allows access to the interior of the transformer through the port. The port cover is disposed on the interior of the transformer and is movable relative to the body between a sealed position sealing the axial opening and an open position allowing access to the interior of the temperature well. The port cover is biased toward the sealing position and moves to the open position upon being acted upon by an elongate tool inserted into the temperature well through the axial opening in the port. | 07-03-2014 |
| 049374000 | Reciprocates vertically in and out of housing | 12 |
| 20080216410 | SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes first and second fixed panels and upper and lower fixed panels with an opening defined between the fixed panels. At least one track member is attached to at least one of the fixed panels. A sliding unit is slidably engagable with the track member and slidable between an open position and a closed position. The sliding unit includes a carrier component having an outer face and a flange portion extending from the outer face. A sliding panel is attached to the flange portion. The sliding panel and the fixed panels form a substantially flush outer surface. A U-shaped seal is disposed on the fixed panels adjacent to and encircling the opening. The seal engages the outer face of the carrier component when the sliding unit is in the closed position. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090038229 | MODULAR DROP-GLASS WINDOW ASSEMBLIES - Modular drop-glass window assemblies include a vertically slidable pane, at least one stationary pane having an inboard vertical edge proximate to the exterior surface of the slidable pane and framing holding the stationary pane(s) and at least partially defining a window opening that is opened and closed by movement of the slidable pane. The framing includes vertical frame portions defining run channels for guiding the slidable pane between its open and closed positions. No portion of the vertical frame portions extends exteriorly beyond the plane of the exterior surface of a stationary pane. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090064592 | Automotive glass run - In automotive glass run, a main body of glass run assumes a substantially U-shaped cross section consisting of a vehicle-exterior side wall, a vehicle-interior side wall, and a bottom wall. The vehicle-exterior side wall and the vehicle-interior side wall are provided with a vehicle-exterior seal lip and a vehicle-interior seal lip that extend to the inside of the main body of the substantially U-shaped cross section. The vehicle-exterior side wall is formed with a solid material or a microfoaming solid material, and the vehicle-interior side wall and the bottom wall are formed with a sponge material. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090241426 | VERTICAL DROP VEHICLE SLIDER ASSEMBLY - A partial and a full drop vertical vehicle slider assembly are provided that do not require a horizontal beltline support member. For the partial drop assembly, two fixed panels each with a division member, an upper header member, and a horizontal vehicle body opening edge abut to form the slider panel opening. For the full drop assembly, an upper header member, two upper slider assembly side members, and a horizontal vehicle body opening edge abut one another to form a slider panel opening. In both cases, the horizontal vehicle body opening edges have seals attached, through which a slider panel vertically slides up and spans the vertical extent of the slider panel opening to close the slider assembly, and slides down into the vehicle body to open the slider panel opening. In the case of the full drop assembly, unimpaired backlite viewing is provided. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100107504 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR VEHICULAR RESIN WINDOW - A resin window includes a plate-shaped main body portion and a gear projection portion that is molded integrally with the main body portion so as to project in a thickness direction of the main body portion from a rear end portion of the main body portion. A part of a side face of the gear projection portion is surrounded by a gear-side guide frame for guiding the raising/lowering of the resin window. The gear projection portion includes a meshing gear provided along a vertical direction to mesh with a drive gear, and positioning members provided respectively on upper and lower end portions of the gear projection portion to abut on an inside surface of the gear-side guide frame. When the drive gear is rotated, the positioning members slide relative to the inside surface of the gear-side guide frame, and thus the resin window can be raised or lowered along the gear-side guide frame. | 05-06-2010 |
| 049375000 | Vertical extension on closure bottom edge guided with housing | 4 |
| 20080276538 | Glass Channel for Integrated Channel/Regulator in Vehicle Door - A rear integrated channel/regulator for use below a beltline in a vehicle door is disclosed. The channel/regulator may be part of a latch/window regulator module and may comprise a window regulator guide rail and a below belt glass run channel fixed to the guide rail. The glass run channel may have an upper channel portion extending downward from a top end, a lower channel portion extending upward from a bottom end, and an intermediate channel portion extending between the upper channel portion and the lower channel portion, with the upper channel portion having a first constant width, the lower channel portion having a second constant width that is smaller than the first constant width and the intermediate channel portion tapering from the first constant width to the second constant width. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080302019 | Mechanism for opening a vent cover - A vent assembly has a base and a cover connected to the base. The cover moves between a closed and open position. A fan is optionally mounted for rotation in the base. A mechanism, including a strut system, raises and lowers the cover. The strut system is connected with the cover at two positions spaced from one another. When the cover is in its closed position, a retention force is provided by the strut system and is distributed about the cover. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100043297 | ADJUSTABLE GLASS CLAMP FOR CABLE DRIVE WINDOW REGULATORS - A window clip for connecting a window to a window lift includes a clip body having a generally U-shaped profile and a window lift connector attached to the clip body. The clip body includes a pair of generally opposed side walls connected at a closed bottom portion with an opening opposite therefrom, each opposed side wall having an inner face and having a single concave curvilinear surface on the inner face. An isolator is adapted to fit into a clip body. The isolator has a convex curvilinear portions adapted to fit and nest within the concave curvilinear surfaces on each inner face. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20120102838 | METHOD FOR SELF-ADAPTIVE REGULATION OF THE POSITION OF THE WINDOW PANE OF A MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR WITH FRAMELESS WINDOW, AND MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR PROVIDED FOR SAID METHOD - A motor-vehicle door with frameless window includes a door structure, a window pane, slidably mounted on the door structure between a lowered position and a raised position, and a regulating device, for controlling movement of the pane. Connected to the pane is a slider member, which engages a respective guide element mounted on the door structure. Operatively set between the slider member and the pane is an elastically deformable member. In its undeformed condition, the deformable member tends to keep the pane in an out-of-tolerance position, more raised and/or set further back with respect to its correct position of assembly on the slider member. Clamping means are provided for adjusting the position of the pane on the slider member so as to compensate, during assembly, the deviation from the nominal design position due to the tolerances of the processes of production of the bodies and the windows. | 05-03-2012 |
| 049376000 | Inclined guide on side edge of portal opening | 2 |
| 20130097932 | MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOW LIFTER - A motor vehicle window lifter with a twistable or bendable guide rail | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130111816 | WINDOW REGULATOR FOR VEHICLE - A window regulator for a vehicle, includes a slider fixed to a slide windowpane which moves up and down in a vehicle door; a guide rail which is fixed to the door panel, extends in an up/down direction of the slide windowpane and supports the slider; a wire orientation changing member provided the guide rail; a drive wire which is wound around the wire orientation changing member, wherein the drive wire moves up and down with the slider; a drive drum which moves the drive wire up and down; and a slide contact portion which is provided on the guide rail, extends in the up/down direction and is greater in length than the slider in the up/down direction, wherein the slider slides on the slide contact portion when the slider moves up and down. | 05-09-2013 |
| 049378000 | One-piece housing facing and portal frame contains guide | 1 |
| 20100299998 | NATURAL VENTILATION APPARATUS - A natural ventilation apparatus | 12-02-2010 |
