| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 049493100 | With holder; e.g., securing sheath | 31 |
| 20090000206 | Weather strip for motor vehicle - A door weather strip which is difficult to come off a door frame and can be readily manufactured. A vertical side member of the door weather strip has an upper vertical member for attachment to an upper part of a vertical side of the door frame, and a lower vertical member for attachment to a lower part of a vertical side of an outer periphery of a door, the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member are joined to each other via a vertical joint member. A base portion of the upper vertical member is retained with a retainer, and the lower vertical member is retained with clips or double-sided adhesive tapes. The vertical joint member has a core drawing slit in a base portion thereof from the position lower than a joint end of the upper vertical member to the position in the vicinity of a joint end of the lower vertical member such that the core drawing slit is not closed by bonding. And one of side end edges of the base portion of the vertical joint member is formed to protrude by a width less than that of the other side end edge thereof. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090056229 | Door weatherstrip - A door weather strip is attached round a circumferential edge of a door of an automotive vehicle. An extruded portion | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090183435 | Vehicle door sash molding end retention structure - A weatherstrip and a sash molding are attached along a door sash. A hard material clip is insert-molded in the die-molded part at the end of the weatherstrip. The clip has a latch protruding from the die-molded part. An end cap die-molded at the sash molding end has an engaging part. The engaging part engages with the latch to retain the sash molding end. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090211164 | APPARATUS FOR SEALING AND DAMPING - Sealing and attenuating device ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090211165 | SEALING DEVICE - A door seal includes an elongated mounting strip adapted to be secured to a door frame and a flexible sealing strip adapted to be positioned between the mounting strip and the door frame for sealing the space between the door and the frame thereby to reduce transmission of noise and air through that space. The flexible sealing strip is formed from a series of individual separate strip segments aligned next to each other along the mounting strip. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090313903 | VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door is proposed having a vehicle bodywork and a door lining, wherein the vehicle door has a sealing region between the vehicle bodywork and the door lining, wherein the door lining is mounted on the vehicle bodywork by means of attachment elements which can be moved in a mounting direction in order to bring about attachment, wherein in the sealing region a sealing profile is provided which is provided in a seal-forming fashion by means of a contact pressure force after the sealing profile has been brought to bear either against the vehicle bodywork or against the door lining, wherein the sealing profile is provided in such a way that the contact pressure force is provided rising monotonously over a contact pressure distance which runs parallel to the mounting direction and with a positive gradient of less than approximately 5 Newton per millimeter contact pressure distance and a length of extension of the sealing profile per centimeter. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100095600 | AUTOMOTIVE WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A window assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a division post formed by a co-extrusion process to include integrally-formed window pane seals. Upper and lower ends of the division post are joined or assembled to a flexible seal band such that the post and seal band completely surround a fixed window pane. The window assembly is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100101151 | WEATHER STRIP INSTALLATION DEVICE - A weather strip installation device for mechanically installing weather strip along the opening of a vehicle door is disclosed. The device includes a frame outlining said opening, and a plurality of contact pads enclosing the frame. A selectively movable unit is disposed between the frame and the contact pads, wherein the selectively movable unit is operable to push each of the contact pads outwardly from the frame. In the first preferred embodiment the movable unit is a plurality of expandable bladders disposed between the contact pads and the peripheral edge of the frame. In the second preferred embodiment, the movable unit is an extensible arm rotatably attached to the frame. The extensible arm includes a roller disposed between the frame and contact pads that presses against the contact pads thereby installing the weather strip along the opening of the door as the extensible arm rotates about the frame. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100115850 | COMPOSITE PROFILE AND INSULATING STRIP THEREFOR - An insulating strip for a composite profile for window-, door- and facade elements includes an insulating strip body that extends in a longitudinal direction and has at least two longitudinal edges separated from each other in a transverse direction. The longitudinal edges are designed for a shear-resistant connection with profile parts of the composite profile. The insulating strip body has openings passing through one or more walls of the insulating strip body in a height direction. The openings are separated from each other by strips in the longitudinal direction, which strips are shaped like ladder rungs. The insulating strip body is formed to receive a clipped-on covering profile that covers the openings. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100180510 | Sealing Gasket for the Automobile Industry or the Construction Industry, For Example - A sealing gasket comprising at least one zone for putting into contact via a sealing barrier with a gasket-receiver support such as a rabbet on a frame surrounding a recess for a moving panel in the automobile industry or a contact zone between two stationary panels in the construction industry, wherein said sealing barrier comprises a rubber composition based on at least one thermoplastic elastomer of compact type presenting hardness on the Shore A scale, measured using the ASTM D 2240 standard, that is less than or equal to 40. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100192470 | WEATHER STRIP, AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF WEATHER STRIP - A weather strip is provided. The weather strip is arranged so as to intersect a portion joined by overlapping a plurality of panels, and is provided with a tip projection portion which projects onto an extension line of the exterior side wall portion from the tip of an exterior side wall portion of an attachment portion. The tip projection portion is formed from a material which deforms easier than a material forming the sealing portion and is formed in a shape which becomes thin towards a projecting direction with a width dimension which does not exceed the thickness of the tip of the exterior side wall portion in a cross section along the width direction of the attachment portion, and when the attachment portion is attached to the flange, the tip projection portion stretches in the longitudinal direction of the attachment portion and comes into contact with the panels. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100251621 | DOOR SEAL CLIP - A door seal assembly includes a gasket and at least one door seal clip. The gasket includes an inner core and an outer jacket. The at least one door seal clip is formed from a wire segment and is adapted to be mounted to the gasket. The door seal clip includes an attachment portion and a base portion. The attachment portion is formed as a first loop extending along a longitudinal axis of the door seal clip. The attachment portion is capable of undergoing elastic deformation transversely about the longitudinal axis. The base portion is formed as a second loop oriented in a substantially perpendicular manner about the first loop. The base portion is adapted to be mounted between the inner core and the outer jacket. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110099911 | DOOR STRUCTURE WITH CO-EXTRUDED ROLL FRAME - A motor vehicle door includes a door frame including a main body portion having a retention wall. An upper reveal fixedly secured to the door frame and includes an outer wall. The outer wall of the upper reveal and the retention wall of the door frame define a channel therebetween. Each of the outer wall and the retention wall engage a glass run to retain the glass nm within the channel. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110113696 | DRAFT BLOCKER ASSEMBLY FOR LIFTING A DRAFT BLOCKER AND METHOD - A draft blocking apparatus for a door is described. A hinge for attachment to a door is described. A rotating assembly attached to the door permits the rotating assembly to rotate about the hinges, and to rotate relative to the door, the rotating assembly arranged to accommodate a draft blocker. A mechanism to convert motion of the door as the door is closed into motion to lower the draft blocker into a position to contact a floor by rotation about the hinges, in order to block a draft which would otherwise pass under the door when the door is in a closed position. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110126475 | Lower seal - In a lower seal composed of a mounting part | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131887 | Weatherseal Having Flexible Projection - A weatherseal includes a T-shaped base having a first edge, a second opposing edge, and an intermediate portion between the first edge and the second opposing edge. A substantially continuous projection is secured to and projects from at least one of the first edge and the second opposing edge. A sealing element extends from the intermediate portion. Methods for manufacturing the weatherseal include extruding a substantially continuous projection onto at least one of the first edge and the second opposing edge. The weatherseal may be inserted into a frame member defining a substantially T-shaped slot. Methods for inserting the weatherseal include inserting the first edge into the T-shaped slot at an angle through a throat opening, and forcing the second opposing edge into the T-shaped slot through the throat opening. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110219700 | WEATHERSTRIP SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE DOOR - A weatherstrip for the outer belt of a an automotive door includes a controllably compliant sealing element configured with tip-conjoined leaves which afford controllable, selectively discontinuous compliance along not only the distance from the roots to the tip of the leaves, but also along the length of the sealing element. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219701 | Door weather strip - A door weather strip includes an attaching base part that is attached along an outer periphery of a door frame and a hollow seal part that is extended in an outer peripheral direction of a door from the attaching base part. The attaching base part | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110265388 | Door Draft Excluder - A draft excluder for excluding drafts between a door and the floor. The draft excluder is made up of an elongated angled bracket, at least one clip, a flexible covering, and an elongated weight. The flexible covering can take the form of a cloth covering. The elongated angled bracket defines first and second sidewalls with an interior angle there-between. The first and second sidewalls respectively define first and second elongated terminal edges. During normal use the at least one clip holds the first sidewall of the bracket to the bottom of a door such that the interior angle faces downward and towards the floor beneath the door. The flexible covering defines a cover portion that extends between the first and second elongated terminal edges. The cover portion defines an interior surface and an exterior surface. The elongated weight is affixed to the interior surface of the cover portion. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265389 | System and Method for Securing a Door Assembly to a Structure - A system and method for sealing a door assembly to a structure is disclosed. Specifically, a sealing system is disclosed, having a press frame, the press frame having a first side and a second side. The first side is capable of connecting to a doorframe, and the second side comprises an indention. The sealing system also comprises a weatherproof material having a first portion within the indention, and a second portion extending outside of the indention. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110296763 | FIXING STRUCTURE OF OPENING WEATHER STRIP FOR VEHICLE - A fixing structure of an opening weather strip for a vehicle may include a door frame molding having a variable cross-sectional width and installed at a front end portion of a door frame, an opening weather strip fixing molding having a cross-sectional height, which varies according to the variable width of the door frame molding and installed at a top end portion of the door frame, and the opening weather strip mounted between the opening weather strip fixing molding and the door frame molding and supported upwards by the opening weather strip fixing molding with a predetermined height to match a vehicle body, thus sealing a space between the vehicle body and the door frame. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120036788 | Carrier Having A Living Hinge - The present invention provides for a weatherstrip assembly for a motor vehicle. The assembly includes a carrier having a base and a first and second leg extending from the base to a first and second distal end, respectively. The legs are spaced from each other to define a channel for receiving the motor vehicle. A seal is mounted to the first distal end. At least one securing flange is coupled to the second distal end for fastening the carrier to the motor vehicle. A living hinge is disposed between the securing flange and the second distal end, such that the securing flange is moveable independent of the carrier. The living hinge has a first and second edge opposing each other with a first and second portion defining a first and second thickness, respectively. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness for improving durability of the living hinge. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120110917 | Outer Belt Molding - An outer belt molding is provided for a motor vehicle door having a door panel defining a window opening. The outer belt molding includes an elongated main body adapted to be attached to the door panel along a lower edge of the window opening. The elongated main body includes a mounting portion including a vertical segment abutting a portion of the door panel and an outer segment extending out from the vertical segment abutting another portion of the door panel. The outer belt molding also includes fastening means extending between at least one of the outer and vertical segments and the door panel to fixedly secure the outer belt molding to the door panel. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120180398 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OPENING OF A VEHICLE BODY - A seal arrangement is provided for an opening, in particular a door or window opening of a vehicle body, having a fastening flange delimiting the opening, which is used for fastening a peripheral seal profile part and is formed by at least one vehicle body part, the fastening flange provided with one or more projections arranged around the opening on at least one flange face and the seal profile part having at least one shoulder, which engages behind the projections, for fastening on the fastening flange. A seal profile part is also provided and a method is provided for the production of a seal arrangement. A seal profile part having at least one shoulder is applied to the fastening flange delimiting the opening. The at least one shoulder caused to engage behind one or more projections of the fastening flange to fasten the seal profile part on the fastening flange. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120192496 | RUPTURE SEALING DEVICE - A rupture sealing device including an anchor mechanism for being disposed through the rupture of a container and for interacting with an inside wall of the container in proximity to the rupture. The rupture sealing device further includes a substantially deformable sealing body for interacting in a sealing fashion with an outside wall of the container in proximity to the rupture. The sealing body has a pressure contact surface and extends a substantial distance therefrom. A pressure structure is in contact with the pressure contact surface of the sealing body for providing pressure acting on the sealing body. A fastening mechanism is connected to the anchor mechanism. The fastening mechanism includes a fastening structure for interacting with a respective fastening element connected to the pressure structure to provide the pressure acting on the sealing body. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120247026 | DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY - Provided is a door frame assembly that enables a molding portion to be bent with ease and in which end portions of a door frame do not rust due to the entry of raindrops or the like. A second end portion B that follows on a second flange portion of a door frame is located between an inner wall portion of a glass run channel and a portion of a main frame portion that faces the inner wall portion. An engagement portion of the molding portion is partially connected to a third side wall portion at multiple locations along the direction in which a vertical door frame assembly extends. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130061532 | WEATHERSTRIP CINCH CLIP - A weatherstrip cinch clip for an automobile including a substantially vertically aligned first wall, a substantially vertically aligned second wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the first wall, and a substantially horizontally aligned prong extending away from the second wall in a direction substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the prong is configured to extend substantially within a prong receiving aperture. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130067822 | TWO-SHOT SECONDARY SEAL - A seal for an automobile body opening comprising a plastic carrier, an elastomeric bulb operably connected to the plastic carrier, and a plastic clip operably connected to, and extending away from, the plastic carrier for engagement to a flange for retaining the seal to the flange. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130263516 | DOOR SEAL - For sealing a door, a jamb interface with a specified width connects to a jamb interior face of a jamb along a longitudinal axis of the jamb interior face. A flap forms a seal between a section door and the jamb. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20150345211 | WEATHERSTRIP SEAL, METAL INSERT THEREFOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a metal insert for a weatherstrip seal comprising: an elongate central portion having a pair of spaced-apart lateral edges and a central longitudinal axis; at least one flap extending from one of the spaced-apart lateral edges, the at least one flap being folded at an angle relative to the elongate central portion about a folding axis generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis, the at least one flap comprising a plurality of fins spaced apart to define interstitial spaces between adjacent fins, each interstitial space comprising an inner end portion located near the central longitudinal portion and a notch extending from the inner end portion towards the central longitudinal axis and beyond the folding axis. There is also provided a weatherstrip seal including the metal insert and a method for manufacturing the metal insert. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160186483 | DRAFT STOPPING SEAL - A draft stopping seal for a door frame and hinge-mounted door, where an elongated foam tube of sufficient length is equal to the frame width and/or frame height. A fabric sheath envelopes said tube and may have a predetermined decorative aspect. An elongated tongue extends outwardly from said sheath and a means are provided to said tongue to secure said seal to the door frame. | 06-30-2016 |
