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| 20080196322 | Shiftable Building - The invention concerns a building ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080236055 | FOLDABLE HABITATION - The foldable habitation can be unfolded and deployed to satisfy dwelling needs, and can be folded into a compact configuration for displacement or storage, for example. The foldable habitation has a base with an elongated central floor portion, a frame secured to and vertically extending from the central floor portion, and a covering having a central roof portion mounted to the upper portion of the frame. The foldable habitation can be provided as a cottage unit which can be displaced from year to year, a movable motel unit, or an office unit which can be installed on a temporary construction site, to give three examples of the numerous possibilities. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080307717 | ELEVATED OBSERVATORY - An elevated hunting blind includes a frame and an observatory supported by the trailer. Rigid travel guides extend upwardly from the frame providing a travel path. A drive system is provided for moving the observatory along the travel path provided by the travel guides to raise the observatory from a transport to an observation position. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090199491 | Rail-Mounted Mobile Wall Element - A rail-mounted movable wall element comprises on the top and/or lower side thereof at least one sealing element displaceable between the traveling and operating positions of the movable wall element with the aid of a powered drive unit. The movable wall motor-driven element is provided with a sealing element. For this purpose, the drive unit is introducible into receiving openings arranged on the faces of the wall body on the top and/or lower side in such a way that it is detachably connected to the sealing element. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090217599 | Retractable Load-Bearing Cover - A retractable load-bearing cover apparatus is selectively deployable and retractable along a track defining a path of travel between first and second terminus points. The load-bearing cover apparatus includes a plurality of sections that are deployable along the track in a first direction, and retractable along the track in a second, opposite direction, wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of sections are releasably engagable to one another. The cover apparatus includes a drive system for deploying and retracting the sections along the track, and a storage system for disengaging the sections and arranging such disengaged sections into a vertically stacked orientation. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090255193 | Mobile Partition - A mobile partitioning wall is disclosed and provided with several wall elements, which are displaceably suspended at running rails. The wall elements have a structure that is simple to manufacture and to mount and is universally usable. The wall elements are formed without supporting frame. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100199575 | ROOFING ELEMENT SUCH AS THE ONE USED IN PARTICULAR AS SWIMMING POOL LOW-SHELTER COMPONENT - The invention concerns a roofing element (E) of the type of the one consisting of a material board ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100257793 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, PROTECTIVE CLIPS FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS, AND RELATED METHODS - Protective clips for movable partitions include a guard portion that protrudes from a top major surface of a base portion. The guard portion extends along the top major surface proximate to a front side of the base portion. The guard portion also may extend along the top major surface proximate to at least one end side surface a longitudinal end of the base portion. Movable partitions include one or more such protective clips. The protective clips optionally may be used to attach a sweep strip to panels of a movable partition. Methods of forming such protective clips include molding the clips within a mold cavity. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110078960 | Partitioning Wall Consisting of Transparent Wall Elements - A partitioning wall with several wall elements which are movably accommodated via a guiding assembly. The wall elements have two transparent pane elements which are disposed parallel to and spaced apart from each other, and wherein the wall elements have a profile frame for accommodating the pane elements and furthermore for accommodating a sound insulation device therein in order to sound-proof the wall element at least at a floor and at a ceiling. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110126478 | Hangar Door and Roof Assembly and Method of Use - A combination hangar door and roof assembly including a door section and a roof section that pivot relative to a roof of a hangar for opening and closing the hangar to allow the ingress and egress of an airplane or other object. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110167737 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR BUILDINGS - A system for a movable protective cover for buildings during severe weather. The system includes a base disposed beneath the surface of the ground; at least one structural support member movably coupled to the base and concealable within the base; a cover coupled to the at least one structural support member; and the at least one structural support member and the cover being moveable from a first position beneath the surface of the ground to a second position above the ground. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110225901 | Sliding Wall - A sliding wall has at least one door provided with an actuating element for locking the door. A pinch protection device is connected to the door. The pinch protection device has a cover element having a covering position and an open position. The cover element is transferable from the covering position into the open position and from the open position into the covering position. A receiving space for accommodating functional elements of the door is provided. The cover element covers the receiving space in the covering position and in the open position opens the receiving space. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225902 | BASIN COVERING DEVICE - The invention relates to a shelter (A) for, for example, a pool- or spa-type recreational basin (B) that is formed of roofing elements (I) and is capable of passing from a deployed position, where the roofing elements are placed in a juxtaposed manner and the basin is covered, to a stacked position, where the roofing elements are placed one over the other and the basin is partially or completely uncovered, said roofing elements (I) including two transverse sections ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120124917 | Retractable Load-Bearing Cover - A retractable load-bearing cover apparatus is selectively deployable and retractable along a track defining a path of travel between first and second terminus points. The load-bearing cover apparatus includes a plurality of sections that are deployable along the track in a first direction, and retractable along the track in a second, opposite direction, wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of sections are releasably engagable to one another. The cover apparatus includes a drive system for deploying and retracting the sections along the track, and a storage system for disengaging the sections and arranging such disengaged sections into a vertically stacked orientation. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120279140 | AUTOMATED COVERING SYSTEM - A covering system includes a flexible, web-like membrane having first and second portions. A first cross support is connected to the first portion of the membrane, and a second cross support is connected to the second portion of the membrane. A drive mechanism is provided for moving the second cross support relative to the first cross support so that the membrane is movable between a first, retracted position and a second, deployed position. The drive mechanism includes a force multiplication mechanism for facilitating a longitudinal tensile stress application to the membrane when it is in the second, deployed position. A transverse tensioning mechanism that includes a catenary linkage is also provided for tensioning the membrane in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130305625 | SHELTER EXPANDABLE COMPONENT SUPPORTS - A portable shelter including an expandable component and an expandable component support. The expandable component including at least one structural element, e.g., a wall, configured to extend from, and retract into, an opening in a wall of the portable shelter. The expandable component support including a first non-roller bearing assembly affixed to the portable shelter to bear at least a portion of the weight of the at least one structural element. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140059945 | EXPANDABLE DATA CENTER WITH SIDE MODULES - Enlarging a computing room includes moving a movable wall of a computing room away from one or more other walls of the computing room such that a gap is created in an expansion zone between the movable wall and the other walls. Side modules are coupled in the gaps between the movable wall and the other walls such that the side modules, the movable wall, and the other walls define an enlarged computing room that includes the expansion zone. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140059946 | EXPANDABLE DATA CENTER WITH MOVABLE WALL - A data center includes a floor that supports rack computing systems and walls that enclose a computing room. The computing room holds the rack computing systems. One of the walls is a movable wall. The movable wall translates relative to the other walls to increase or decrease the size of the computing room. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140190091 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, PANEL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF ATTACHING PROTECTIVE CLIPS TO PANELS OF MOVABLE PARTITIONS - Panel assemblies for movable partitions include a panel and a protective clip covering at least a portion of a bottom surface of the panel. The panel includes channels defined between lateral edge portions and a back side surface of the panel. Tabs of the protective clip are positioned within corresponding channels. Movable partitions include at least one panel and at least one protective clip, which is assembled with the at least one panel and is coupled to a back side surface of the at least one panel. Tabs of the back portion of the at least one protective clip are inserted at least partially within two opposing channels of the at least one panel. Methods of attaching a protective clip to a panel of a movable partition include positioning tabs extending from longitudinal ends of the back portion of the protective clip within channels of the panel. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140259975 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MECHANICAL ASSETS - A system and methods for the storage, and preservation of mechanical assets, including collectable automobiles, small airplanes and watercraft in a storage unit. The storage unit includes a plurality of asset modules. The volume of each asset module is variable. The atmosphere of each asset module may be controlled by a control system. Control of the atmosphere of each asset module includes control of parameters including the type of gas each atmosphere is composed of and the temperature, the pressure and relative humidity of each atmosphere. These parameters may be monitored and controlled from a remote location. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150337529 | Acoustic Panel With Drop Seal - The invention(s) disclosed herein include various panels, components of panels, partitions, systems, and/or methods that increase acoustic insulation by mitigating sound (e.g., before it enters an area and/or a room). For example, some embodiments include a movable partition that is comprised of a plurality of panels that each hang from the ceiling, where the interface between two partitioned panels includes various gaskets, damping elements, and perforations that mitigate sound transmission from one side of the partition to the other. Other features of the partition (and panels that make up the partition) include upper and lower drops seals that in some embodiments have a labyrinth-like design and thus mitigate the flow of air between the partition and the ceiling/floor. Also, a membrane positioned inside the panel is disclosed that is especially effective at mitigating low frequency sound, for example. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150376892 | VEHICLE-ACTUATED WEATHER BARRIER APPARATUS - Example weather barrier apparatus are disclosed herein. An example weather barrier apparatus disclosed herein include rear edge seals to sealingly engage a rearward facing edge of a vehicle parked at a loading dock. In some examples, the rear edge seal is part of a pivotal upper or side seal member that also includes a surface seal. The surface seal is spaced apart from the edge seal and is to sealingly engage a side or upper surface of the vehicle. In some examples, the vehicle's side surface is the outward facing surface of the vehicle's swung-open door. In some examples, the vehicle backing against the edge seal is what deploys the side seal. Some example weather barrier apparatus disclosed herein include an upper seal member and two side seal members, where vehicle-activated movement of the upper seal and side seal members are coordinated to seek and seal against rear corners of a cargo opening of the vehicle. In some examples, one or more seal members lengthen in response to the size and position of the vehicle. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150376893 | VEHICLE-ACTUATED WEATHER BARRIER APPARATUS - Example weather barrier apparatus are disclosed herein. An example weather barrier apparatus includes a mount to couple to a wall of a loading dock and a seal coupled to the mount. The seal includes an outer flexible sheet having a first end and a second end. The seal includes an inner flexible sheet having a third end and a fourth end. The third end of the inner flexible sheet couples to the first end of the outer flexible sheet and the fourth end of the inner flexible sheet couples to the second end of the outer flexible sheet. The inner flexible sheet provides an edge seal and a surface seal. The edge seal engages a rearward facing edge of a vehicle and the surface seal engages surface panel of the vehicle when the vehicle is in engagement with the seal. A guide movably couples the outer flexible sheet and the inner flexible sheet. The guide is positioned between the respective ends of the inner and outer flexible sheets. The guide spaces apart a portion of the inner flexible sheet from a portion of the outer flexible sheet. The inner flexible sheet, the outer flexible sheet and the guide are to move between a first position and a second position in response to a force imparted to the weather barrier by the vehicle when the vehicle is in engagement with the inner flexible sheet to enable at least one of the edge seal to conform to a shape of the rearward facing edge of the vehicle or the surface seal to conform to a shape of the surface panel of the vehicle. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150376894 | VEHICLE-ACTUATED WEATHER BARRIER APPARATUS - Example weather barrier apparatus are disclosed herein. An example weather barrier apparatus includes a curtain having a plurality of compressible tubes positioned between a first end of the curtain and a second end of the curtain. The compressible tubes move between a collapsed position when the curtain is in a relaxed condition and an expanded position when the curtain is a taut condition. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160017592 | WELL HEAD PROTECTOR - The present invention is a cage like structure designed to protect a well head. It is anticipated that the cage will be made of steel or other rigid materials. The structure separates in the center, parting on a rail system in order to allow a user to service the protected well head inside the structure. The structure has a roof section that can come off in order to allow for proper height during road or rail transport of the structure, or the structure and a well head. It is anticipated that the structure will be designed incorporating a sloping shape in order to help deflect falling objects from the structure and protected well head. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160069061 | MOVEABLE WALL SYSTEM - A moveable wall system and components therefore, including: | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160177558 | Jack-Up Conical Structure | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160177565 | SLIDING WALL SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160201316 | COVER FOR DOCK LEVELER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160376788 | GASKET AND DROP SEAL ASSOCIATED WITH ACOUSTIC PANEL CAPABLE OF IMPEDING FLOW OF SOUND INTO CAVITY OF DROP SEAL - The invention(s) disclosed herein include(s) various panels, components of panels, partitions, systems, and/or methods that increase acoustic insulation. For example, some embodiments include a movable partition where the interface between two panels includes various gaskets, damping elements, and/or perforations that mitigate sound transmission from one side of the partition to the other. In one or more embodiments, the partition and/or panel(s) include one or more upper and/or lower drops seals having a gasket that significantly impedes sound from entering a window associated with the panel(s), which in some embodiments leads to a cavity/region relative to which the drop seal is retractable/extendable. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180022400 | GOODS MOVEMENT APPARATUS | 01-25-2018 |
