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| 20080216424 | Window joining system - A mullion assembly is disclosed comprising a pair of complementary mullion clip portions, each configured to be self retaining or frictionally engaged to a pair of window frames. Each mullion clip portion is configured to snap into corresponding recesses in the first or second window frame without the need for additional fasteners. The clip portions include integrally formed thermal barrier tabs to block airflow between the window frames. The clip portions may also have self-aligning features such as correspondingly shaped projections and recesses formed in abutting surfaces of the clip halves to facilitate alignment and fit-up of the window frames. The mullion clips may also have barbs for engaging interior and exterior snap on covers that are used to cover the gap between the first and second window frames and form a finished outer appearance. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080245001 | Window Cladding Device, Method and System - A strip of cladding covering an exterior window frame or mullion and joints between the frame or mullion and the surfaces of the adjacent window panes. The strip has a cover with first and second longitudinal opposing sides for placement over the frame or mullion and at least one joint. The first side has a first seal running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cover for sealing the cover to the exterior surface of a window pane. The second side has a second seal running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cover for sealing the cover to the frame or another window pane. The cover is attachable to the frame or mullion for sealing the frame and adjacent joint or mullion and adjacent joints between the first seal and the second seal, in a substantially water resistant manner. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080263972 | Energy-Saving Automatic Window Obtained by Using Solar Energy During the Cold Season, Control of Solar Radiation in Summer, Thermal Insulation, Controlled Internal Incidence of Light, Controlled Air Exchange - The present invention relates to an automatic window system consisting of a frame, two movable window casements, one on the outside and one on the inside of a building, and of a mechanism, which opens and closes the afore-mentioned window casements independently of each other. Glass panels having certain physical and optical properties may also be included, as well as a motor-driven blind and a rolled curtain, which together regulate the climate and temperature of the building. In one embodiment, the heat flow between the glass panels can be manipulated. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090000225 | INTEGRATED WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENTS - Various embodiments of the invention provide an integrated window assembly that includes a mullion, a window frame to be secured relative to the mullion, a reinforcement member positioned within the mullion, sashes on each side of the mullion, and an integrally formed connector positioned between the reinforcement member within the mullion, the window frame, and the sashes. In various embodiments, the integrally formed connector and the reinforcement member provide improved wind resistance for the window assembly, according to various embodiments of the invention. For example, in a particular embodiment, the window assembly can withstand about 75 lbs. per square foot of pressure with no permanent deflection in excess of about 0.4%. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090025319 | INSTALLATION SYSTEM FOR WINDOW AND DOOR ASSEMBLIES - An installation system for use with a window assembly with a nailing fin in a rough opening of a wall, the rough opening including a sill. The system includes a sill drain mat including a barrier wedge with a front edge, a rear edge, a bottom surface and a top surface. A fiber layer includes a top surface and a bottom surface and an adhesive layer disposed on the bottom surface of the fiber layer. A first portion of the fiber layer is adhered to the top surface of the barrier wedge and extends inwardly, the first portion of the fiber layer including a sealing strip. A second portion of the fiber layer extends outwardly from the front edge and the bottom surface of the barrier wedge forms a mating surface with a sill of the rough opening. A gasket includes a first surface attached to an inner surface of the nailing fin, a second surface received adjacent an outer surface of the wall, and an outer edge comprising a protruding end extending along a length of the gasket. The protruding end is configured to receive an outer edge of the nailing fin along the length of the nailing fin. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090139162 | Bedroom windows that opens itself to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning without external electrical supply - A bedroom window that detects predetermined levels of carbon monoxide and automatically open by itself to save the occupants lives without any external electrical supply, replaceable alkaline batteries or any human action; this lifesaver window is self-contained, pre-assembled, solar-powered, environmentally friendly and able to open the window sash by itself to allow the CO to escape, to reduce CO concentration, to let the outside clean air to enter the room, to sound it's alarm, and to trigger the Fire & Police Private Central Station Alarm; it can be installed as new or as a replacement window in homes, hotels, hospitals, dormers or wherever humans or animals live; can be manufactured in different sizes and styles to accommodate any architectural design and furthermore it installation requires the same skills & tools needed to install a regular window without the need of other trades. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090151277 | WINDOW CLADDING - A window cladding assembly that fits on the inside of an awning or casement type window unit to cover from view the frame of the window unit and the perimeter of the window unit sash | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090241441 | WINDOW FRAMING SYSTEM - Pieces that are components of a frame for a window having a threat side and a safe side include a base and a pressure plate that together form part of one of a sill section, a head section, and a jamb section of the window. The base and pressure plate are elongated in a longitudinal direction. The base has (1) an L-shaped cross-section at a near portion of the base to receive an end of a glazing unit from the threat side of the window, and (2) a first pocket formed in a far portion of the base and running in said longitudinal direction. The rear portion is closer to the threat side than the far portion. The pressure plate is to be assembled with the base so as to secure the glazing unit in the corner. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090313921 | MODIFIED GLAZING ASSEMBLY FOR ROUGH OPENINGS - A modified flexible sealing membrane is provided for sealing the gap between the frame of an industrial window and the rough opening in which the window is received (“building gap”). The membrane is formed from a flexible sheet defining an integral projection for receipt in an adaptor connected to the window frame. On one side of this projection, the flexible sheet defines an outer membrane portion which is wide enough to seal the building gap. On the other side of this projection, the flexible sheet defines an inner membrane portion which is wide enough to seal the gap that is often found between the different structural members which combine to form the window frame (“frame gap”). | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100018139 | REINFORCED PLASTIC PROFILE FOR WINDOW, DOOR AND FACADE ELEMENTS - A reinforced plastic profile for window, door and facade elements has a plastic profile body, which extends in a longitudinal direction, and at least one reinforcement element. The plastic profile body includes at least one receptacle guide extending in the longitudinal direction. The at least one reinforcement element is connected with the plastic profile body in a longitudinally-fixed manner by foam-filling the receptacle guide with the reinforcement element positioned therein. As a result the reinforcement element is precisely positioned relative to the outer geometry of the plastic profile body. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100043320 | WINDOW MOLDING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLING - A window molding assembly comprises a box frame having a right side, left side, top side and window sill. The box frame is configured to fit with an opening of an existing window opening with a portion of the window sill extending from the window opening. A plurality of decorative molding pieces are attached to the front of box frame and extending laterally therefrom a decorative front fascia to cover a front edge of the window opening. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100175339 | THERMALLY EFFICIENT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A window assembly according to various embodiments includes a frame, a sash, an insulating unit (e.g., one or more glass panels), a glass stop, an elongated frame insulating element slidably disposed on an inner surface of the frame, an elongated sash insulating element slidably disposed on an outer surface of the sash, and an elongated inner sash insulating element slidably disposed on an inner surface of the sash. The elongated frame insulating element, the elongated sash insulating element, and the elongated inner sash insulating element each define a plurality of chambers that extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of each element. These chambers reduce the size of the space between the frame and sash and the size of the space between the sash, the insulating unit, and the glass stop, which results in smaller convection currents within these spaces and a more thermally efficient window assembly. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110099925 | Mullion Assembly for Double Door - A mullion assembly ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110113706 | Blast-proof window and mullion system - A blast-proof window and mullion system for sustaining and mitigating an explosion and/or blast to the window and mullion system on a multi-storied building or structure. The window and mullion system includes a blast-resistant mullion having a mullion housing with mullion walls with outer surfaces; and a pressure bar member having a pressure bar housing with an interior wall and a pair of outer walls being connected to the interior wall to form a center channel opening. The outer walls are angled for reducing the space between the angled walls and for reducing the size of the center channel opening for reduction of bullet and/or blast penetration to the interior wall of the pressure bar member. Also, one of the mullion walls of the mullion housing includes a mullion tongue thereon having a pair of tongue extension arms for forming a vertical bolt receiving channel therebetween. Each of the tongue extension arms have interior serrated surfaces for receiving threaded bolts between the interior serrated surfaces. The interior wall of the pressure bar member has a pair of spaced-apart pressure bar extension arms thereon. The interior wall of the pressure bar member includes a plurality of spaced-apart bolt openings for receiving a plurality of the threaded bolts therein for permanently locking together the pressure bar extension arms with the mullion extension arms in order to join together and lock the pressure bar housing of the pressure bar member to said mullion housing of the blast-resistant mullion to form the blast-proof window and mullion system. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110120034 | Integrated insulation extrusion and extrusion technology for window and door systems - Extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation, the method for extruding such products, and the windows and doors made with such plastic extrusions. The plastic extrusions may additionally include a low heat build-up capstock system comprising an acrylic cap and pigment system that is substantially IR transparent. The extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation are recyclable using conventional plastic extrusion process and are fully weldable in conventional window and door manufacturing. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110138714 | EXTERIOR STAINABLE VINYL DOOR OR WINDOW SYSTEM - The present invention is method and product for a door system or window system incorporating stainable vinyl components. The stainable vinyl may be result in a finish that is similar to that of stained wood. The effect may be that the stained vinyl has the same look as any stained wood component of a door system or window system to achieve an aesthetically pleasing effect. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110138715 | MOLDED FIBERGLASS SIDELITE ASSEMBLY - A sidelite assembly including first and second panels with an opening for receiving a window or glazing is provided. The first and second panels include inner and out edge portions with ridges and/or channels that allow for the alignment and attachment of the first and second panels to one another. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120240492 | MULLION COVER LINKAGE - A mullion cover linkage assembly includes a first wing including a first wing span extending from a first wing frame end to a first wing pivot end. The first wing frame end is configured for coupling with a first window frame. The linkage further includes a second wing having a second wing span extending from a second wing frame end to a second wing pivot end. The first and second wings are movably coupled with one another as a linkage. Optionally, a pivot clip is rotatably coupled between the first and second pivot flanges at first and second pivot joints each including respective pivot flanges of the first and second wings received in one of the first and second clip sockets. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120240493 | BUILDING OR WINDOW ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING A BUILDING - A building element includes a glass panel defining an outer circumferential rim including at least two rectilinear segments, a first one of which defines a first length and a second one of which defines a second length. The glass panel is made of hardened glass and has a specific coefficient of thermal expansion. The building element further includes a first pultruded element having a length corresponding to the first length, and a second pultruded element having a length corresponding to the second length. The first and second pultruded elements are adhered in a high strength integral adhesion to the hardened glass panel along the first and second rectilinear segments, respectively, and the pultruded elements have a content of reinforcing fibers for providing a coefficient of thermal expansion of the pultruded elements substantially corresponding to the specific coefficient of thermal expansion. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130312342 | FRAMING FOR PANELS - Framing for panels, in particular for sliding panels, which may or may not be sliding windows, arranged to enclose and hold one or more single or multiple parallel glazing units, and having at least one frame in two parts formed from profiled parts and assembled so that their relative position can be modified, each of the profiled parts having at least one longitudinal wing which enclose a glazing unit, wherein each of the profiled parts has at least one pair of parallel transverse wings, namely an upper transverse wing and a lower transverse wing respectively, at least partially fitting around at least one insulation element, and in that the transverse wings and the insulation element are configured to ensure the connection of the parts of each frame, the width of the insulation element being adjusted at the time of mounting according to the thickness of the glazing unit or units. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140033627 | MODULAR BUILDING PANEL WITH FRAME - A building panel includes a polymeric block, one or more framing studs and one or more framing studs at least partially embedded in or to the polymeric block. The block includes a panel interior surface and a panel exterior surface. The panel interior surface of the polymeric block is offset from at least one of the one or more framing studs. The panel interior surface of the polymeric block includes one or more slots that can receive framing studs. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053479 | SASH BINDER - Another exemplary embodiment relates to a sash assembly. The sash assembly includes an outer sash having at least one groove, an inner sash having at least one groove, and a removable binder extending along a perimeter of a surface of the outer sash and inner sash. The binder is configured to engage the outer sash and the inner sash and to mechanically couple the outer sash and the inner sash together. The binder includes a plurality of protrusions. Each protrusion is configured to mate with one of the groove in the inner sash and the groove in the outer sash. Each protrusion includes a plurality of flexible barbs that are compressed when the protrusion mates with one of the grooves. The flexible barbs provide a force on interior edges of the groove to couple the inner sash and outer sash together. The binder is configured for removal for service of the sash assembly. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140109498 | INTEGRATED INSULATION EXTRUSION AND EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY FOR WINDOW AND DOOR SYSTEMS - Extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation, the method for extruding such products, and the windows and doors made with such plastic extrusions. The plastic extrusions may additionally include a low heat build-up capstock system comprising an acrylic cap and pigment system that is substantially IR transparent. The extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation are recyclable using conventional plastic extrusion process and are fully weldable in conventional window and door manufacturing. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140190099 | SILL PAN MEMBRANE - Disclosed herein are various waterproof membranes that may be applied to a sill surface of an opening in a building structure to waterproof that surface as well as direct water that penetrates through the opening out of the structure. Generally, a flexible waterproof membrane is adhesively applied to the sill surface for purposes of waterproofing that surface. In one arrangement, the membrane includes a conformable adhesive flap that extends beyond the front edge of the sill surface and which is flexible to allow stretching and adhering the flap to a surface that is transverse (e.g., vertical) to the remainder of the membrane. The membrane also includes a non-adhesive flap that may be disposed over the adhesive flap once it is adhered in a desired orientation. The non-adhesive flap provides a durable surface for the adhesive flap once it is stretched and adhered in place. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140245675 | GLAZING ASSEMBLY WITH RADIANT ENERGY BARRIER - A glazing assembly is disclosed. The glazing assembly includes a frame assembly including a frame member and a pane assembly secured within the frame assembly and defining a first plane. A radiant barrier member on the frame member is configured to reflect infrared radiation in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first plane. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140331576 | Fixed Window Assembly Having A Thermal Break Liner - A window assembly includes a window frame having a front wall and a lateral wall, the window frame being set within a building opening. A thermal break liner having a laterally extending portion is provided wherein the laterally extending portion is positioned on the lateral wall of the window frame. The window assembly also includes a glazing with at least one pane of glass mounted in the window frame, a glazing bead for holding the glazing in place against the window frame, and a glazing bead retainer fixed to the thermal break liner for retaining the glazing bead in place on the thermal break liner. The thermal break liner is formed of a material having a low thermal transmittance factor and is positioned to prevent direct contact and thermal transfer between the glazing bead and the window frame. The window assembly may be a fixed or operable window assembly. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150330136 | WINDOW ASSEMBLIES - A flexure ring for a window assembly includes a continuous annular portion and a segmented portion. The continuous annular portion defines a ring axis. The segmented portion defines a plurality of circumferential segments. The continuous annular portion is connected to each circumferential segment by a respective neck. Each neck extends from the continuous annular portion to a respective one of the circumferential segments. The continuous annular portion, the segmented portion and the necks are configured to circumscribe a window pane. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150361712 | PAULOWNIA BASED FENESTRATION STRUCTURES - The fenestration structures include external frame segments facing the interior and exterior surfaces of a building wall, and an internal frame segment “sandwiched” between the external frame segments. The external frame segments are made from a relatively hard, dense and/or resilient material, such as hard wood, while the internal frame segment is made from paulownia which is a moisture-resistant, dimensionally stable thermal barrier material. The external frame segments therefore provide durable and attractive exterior and interior surfaces of the fenestration frame, while the internal paulownia segment provides superior resistance to thermal transfer across the frame, while also remaining dimensionally stable across a variety of moisture and temperature levels. Internal paulownia segments may be positioned around the entire periphery of the fenestration frame to create a comprehensive thermal barrier. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150368955 | Reinforced Window Profile - An extruded window profile includes metal inserts bound within and along the length of the profile through coextrusion of the profile and inserts through an extrusion die. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160076298 | Quick Release Cladding System for Door, Window, Sloped and Vertical Glazing Systems Frames, and the Like - Disclosed is quick-release removable cladding for interior fenestration frames, such as the interior frames of doors, window, skylights, or curtain walls. The cladding is held flush against the frame by a pair of brackets or alternatively by a bracket attached to frame and a shaped cavity within the cladding. In one aspect, the pair of brackets can be shaped and arranged so that when engaged, a downward force on the cladding causes the cladding to move flush against the frame. In another aspect, the cladding can be held securely in place to the frame by a keeper bar. The keeper bar can be configured to prevent upward movement of the cladding against the frame. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160083997 | ENHANCED POLARIZED PRIVACY WINDOW SYSTEM - The invention proposed that one window pane have a polarized layer through which one looks at a window opposite which has a polarized layer with the polarization at a 90 degree angle to the first window's polarized layer. The result is that a person behind the first window cannot see through the opposite window. As with similar products currently available, this window tint system provides improved thermal and solar protection, and associated cost savings, throughout a wide range of applications by polarization. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160090775 | WINDOW SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE EXTERIOR ACCESSORY COVERS - Window assemblies and methods for making window assemblies are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the window assembly can include a base frame assembly, an accessory support frame assembly, and an exterior accessory frame assembly. The base frame assembly is connected to and supported by the accessory support frame. The accessory support frame can be attached to a building structure via a first plurality of fasteners. The exterior accessory frame assembly, which provides much of the exterior aesthetic appearance of the window assembly, can be connected to the accessory support frame via a second plurality of fasteners which are concealed from view by the exterior accessory frame. In one example, the accessory members conceal the first plurality of fasteners once the exterior accessory assembly is connected to the base frame assembly. Many different styles of exterior accessory frames can be supported by the accessory support frame. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160145859 | ECOLOGICAL BUILDING AND INSULATION STRUCTURAL BODY THEREOF AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING INSULATION STRUCTURAL BODY - The present invention discloses an ecological building which employs an insulation layer filed with an insulation chip made of at least one selected from a group of conifer leaves, rice straws, wheat straws, paper, and a processed product thereof instead of using a conventional inorganic insulation material like a petrochemical foam or mineral wool, and achieves an improvement in both charging and discharging of the insulation chip to be recycled, and an insulation structural body for the building, and a method for assembling the insulation structural body. The insulation structural body is characterized by including: a support member consisting of a plurality of pillar members each having an outer and an inner vertical pillar separated from each other with a given interval by means of a plurality of horizontal ribs alternately arranged on both sides thereof; outer panels joined to the outer vertical pillars of the pillar members of the support member so as to form the outside; inner panels joined to the inner vertical pillars of the pillar members of the support member so as to form the inside; insulation chips filling the space between the outer and the inner panel and the space between the outer and the inner vertical pillar; a discharging plate connected to a discharging opening formed in at least one of the outer panels so as to be opened and closed; and a charging plate connected to a charging opening formed in at least one of the inner panels so as to be opened and closed. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160145933 | Shelter Curtain Wall System - A curtain wall system includes a plurality of laminated glass sections or insulated-laminated glass sections, held within a plurality of horizontal extrusions and vertical extrusions. Each laminated glass section includes glass reinforcing bars having a flat bar shape. For insulated-laminated glass, the reinforcing bars have a cross-sectional shape of a ‘Z’ such that a top cap of the glass reinforcing bars extends over the glass section and a bottom cap of the glass reinforcing bars extends over an opposing side. The laminate glass has a layer of glass, a layer of thermoplastic polymer, another layer of glass and a safety shield. The insulated-laminated glass has an outer layer of glass, a gap, a first inner layer of glass, a layer of thermoplastic polymer, a second inner layer of glass and a safety shield. Such curtain wall systems resist wind loads and wind borne debris from ultimate hurricanes and tornadoes. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20170234058 | UNIVERSAL STRUT FOR DOORS AND WINDOW ELEMENTS, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND A METHOD THEREOF | 08-17-2017 |
| 20190145104 | SKYLIGHT SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
