| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 160218000 | Movably interconnected | 34 |
| 20090183843 | VENETIAN BLIND HAVING CURVED-SECTIONED SLATS WITH TWO HORIZONTAL WING PORTIONS - A Venetian blind includes a plurality of horizontal slats which are positioned at a predetermined distance vertically and a lifting and rotating control unit. Each of the slats includes a transversely extended central portion having a curved cross section, and two wing portions horizontally extended from and along two opposite transverse edges of the curved central portion. The lifting and rotating control unit includes a lift cord vertically extended through openings provided on the slats, two ladder cords vertically located at two transverse sides of the slats, and a plurality of cross rung cords separately located below the slats and connected at two ends to the two ladder cords, such that the cross rung cords each have two end portions in contact with lower sides of the two wing portions. With the above arrangements, the slats may be smoothly rotated in an effort-saving manner to overlap one another to provide effective light blocking function. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100243180 | PANEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING CONTROLLABLE SURFACE PROPERTIES - An assembly comprised of at least one fixed panel and at least two moveable panels is provided. The moveable panels are capable of being controllably shifted relative both to each other and to the fixed panel such that first and second aligned and non-aligned positions can be achieved. The assembly is further comprised of two or more drive links which are, in turn, comprised of a center pivot which engages with the fixed panel and two or more outer pivots which engage with the movable panels. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110094688 | RETRACTABLE ARCUATE WINDOW COVERING - A retractable covering for an arched window including a first and a second panel formed of pliable material. A flap of the first panel overlaps a flap of the second panel. The first and second panels together have a generally arch-shaped upper perimeter adapted to be secured to a support structure and have a generally straight lower perimeter. A retracting mechanism moves the first and second panels between a closed position wherein the arched window is substantially covered and an open position wherein the arched window is substantially uncovered. The retracting mechanism includes a first cord secured to the first panel flap, and a second cord secured to the second panel flap. The retracting mechanism having a first operating state to position the first and second panels in the open position and a second operating state wherein the first and second panels are positioned in the closed. The retracting mechanism further includes a cord guide through which at least a portion of the first and second cords extend. The cord guide guides the first and second cords along the arched perimeter of the first and second panels. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120211178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CARRIAGE STYLE SECTIONAL DOOR - Systems and methods for manufacturing carriage house style sectional doors. A plurality of fabricated door sections, each section having a length that spans the garage opening. Each section includes an upper molding, a lower molding, and a paneled skin interposed between the upper and lower moldings. Each section is separately fabricated and then hingedly attached to an adjacent section via a plurality of hinges. The paneled skin is fabricated by bending a piece of sheet metal to provide a plurality of alternating raised and recessed surfaces. The paneled skin further includes features for coupling an upper and lower end of the paneled skin to the upper and lower moldings. Once completed, the hinged door sections are installed to selectively cover the garage opening. In yet another embodiment, a raised surface of the paneled skin creates a cavity into which a finger guard is inserted. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120312484 | PUSH-OUT SCREEN FRAME - A push-out screen frame including: a fixed frame member having a fixed body portion and an arcuate flange portion extending along one edge thereof; a hinged frame member having a hinged body portion and an arcuate channel along one edge thereof and formed to receive the arcuate flange portion for hinged connection therewith; a swinging frame member having a swinging body portion, a closure formation along an edge thereof and conforming substantially with the arcuate flange portion, and complementary latching and locking formations for latching and locking the hinged frame to the fixed frame; a latching assembly attachable to the fixed body portion and having a latching body portion and a latching formation for latching to the complementary latching formation; and a locking member attachable to a swinging frame member and having a locking body and a locking formation formed for locking engagement with the latching member. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130068403 | Grille Shutter Seal - An assembly may include a frame member, a shutter, and a seal member. The frame member may include an opening extending therethrough. The shutter may be mounted for movement relative to the frame member between a first position allowing airflow through the opening and a second position restricting airflow through the opening. The seal member may be disposed between the frame member and the shutter. The seal member may contact the frame member and the shutter when the shutter is in the second position to restrict airflow between the frame member and the shutter. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130233499 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CORDLESS BLIND WITH WILLFUL STOP - Disclosed is a control device for a cordless blind with willful stop at any positions according to user needs during switching operation. The control device primarily comprises a force-return mechanism, a shaft connector, and a braking buffer mechanism which are all installed inside a same housing. The force-return mechanism has a flat spring bevel gear and an elastic element. One end of the shaft connector is a transmission bevel gear meshed with the flat spring bevel gear. The braking buffer mechanism includes a friction ring and an impeding spring where the friction ring is immovably fixed inside the housing with a wear-proof annular inwall. The impeding spring is tightly plugged into the friction ring with an extrusion to prevent the rotation of the transmission bevel gear. Specifically, the shaft connector has a trigger to change the friction between the impeding spring and the friction ring. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140262073 | Product Using Multiple Slats - Example embodiments are directed to a product comprised of a plurality of slats. In example embodiments, the slats may be marked to form an image or a pattern and the product may be used as a window covering. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150292260 | COVERING DEVICE - A covering device comprises a 1st cover which has a plurality of 1st slats interconnected in an articulated manner and a 2nd cover which has a plurality of 2nd slats interconnected in an articulated manner. The covers can each be adjusted between a rest position and a covering position, said covers facing each other with slat end faces when in the covering position. At least one of the 1st slats comprises a 1st engagement part on its end face facing the 2nd slats and at least one of the 2nd slats comprises a 2nd engagement part on its end face facing the 1st slats, said 1st engagement part being able to be brought to engage with the 2nd engagement part such that the first cover is connected to the 2nd cover. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160053535 | VERTICAL BLIND ASSEMBLY - A modular shade includes at least one module that consists of a head rail unit, a foot rail unit, at least one intermediate rail unit, and a plurality of slat components. A top slat may be coupled to the head rail unit and the intermediate rail unit, and a bottom slat component may be coupled to the intermediate rail unit and the foot rail unit. Further, additional intermediate rail units and intermediate slat components may be added to the module to alter the shape and size of the module, and the module may be coupled to one or more additional modules to change the overall shape and size of the modular shade. | 02-25-2016 |
| 160219000 | Unit having diverse areas | 2 |
| 20080202707 | Roll-up protective device for slideways of elements of machines or systems - A roll-up protective device for slideways of elements of machines or systems has a belt, at least partly made of steel, which is rolled up on a roller and, at a free end, has an end link for fixing to an operating element; the belt has a plurality of discontinuity of form lines which are permanent deformation impressions that give the belt a multiple arch configuration. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080223530 | SHADE COVER ATTACHMENT FOR BLIND - The present invention is directed to an apparatus, system, and method for attaching a shade cover, of singular or multi-piece construction, to a blind, such as a window Venetian blind. An apparatus for attaching the shade cover to the window blind may include: first attachment means that is configured to attach to the shade cover, and second attachment means, that is operatively attached to the first attachment means, wherein it is also configured to attach to the window blind, rendering the shade cover and the window blind as a single monolithic operating unit. The shade cover that employs the attachment apparatus includes: one or more shade elements; a longitudinal element, such as a connecting rod, interconnected through attachment openings along the shade element(s); and a connection assembly that includes: a penannular element configured to engage with the longitudinal element and/or the shade element(s); and a substantially horizontal extension, that extends distally from a first opening on the penannular element, the substantially horizontal extension including a second opening, configured to engage with a ladder assembly of a typical Venetian blind. | 09-18-2008 |
| 160220000 | Interconnected for plural relative motions | 4 |
| 20090120594 | Glass facades as media screen - The invention relates to glass facades to be used as media screens | 05-14-2009 |
| 20120305203 | PRIVACY SCREEN - A privacy screen for a work station includes a first panel and a second panel. A rail is connected to the first panel. The rail runs along at least a portion of a length of the first panel. A carriage slides along the rail. A hinge connects the carriage and the proximate end of the second panel, thereby permitting the second panel to pivot in relation to the first panel. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130037224 | Multi-Slat Combination Blind of Up-Down-Movement Type - The disclosed is a multi-slat combination blind of up-down-movement type which includes a main slat ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130042982 | Multi-Slat Combination Blind of Rotating Type - The disclosed is a multi-slat combination blind of rotation type that includes a main slat ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 160222000 | Slidably interconnected | 6 |
| 20110017410 | TELESCOPIC COVER - A novel telescopic cover of the present invention has a plurality of protection covers having top plates and vertically-suspended plates vertically suspended from the top plates, and being arranged so as to cover a guiding portion of a machining tool or the like in a freely stretchable manner between every adjacent pair of the protection covers, while being linked with each other by a linking mechanism which is configured by a plurality of linking elements linked so as to be rotatable around connecting shafts, wherein the telescopic cover has a plurality of guide rails provided to the plurality of protection covers, each having a guide groove which has one and the other guiding surfaces opposed with each other, in the direction normal to the direction of stretching and shrinkage of the entire portion of the protection covers; and a plurality of rolling elements arranged in guide groove, so as to be freely rotatable around each connecting shaft which extends in the depth-wise direction of the guide groove. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20140190641 | ADJUSTABLE SAFETY GATE - An adjustable safety to has a first panel, a second panel and a fastening device. The first panel has a screw hole formed therein. The second panel has a horizon formed therethrough. The second panel partially overlaps the first panel and is slidable laterally elative to the first panel. The fastening device is used to secure the second panel to the first panel. The fastening device includes a carriage and a fastener. The carriage is slidably mounted along the slot of the second panel. The carriage has a through hole formed therein. The fastener has a threaded shank extending through the through hole in the carriage and the slot in the second panel, and selectively engaging and disengaging the screw hole in the first panel. Therefore, the safety gate is expandable and retractable to provide a variable width to suit different conditions and requirements. | 07-10-2014 |
| 160223000 | Plural individually interconnected strips, slats, or panels | 3 |
| 20120222825 | SECTIONAL DOOR PARTICULARLY FOR GARAGE - A sectional door for controlling the access opening to a compartment, includes:
| 09-06-2012 |
| 20130186577 | TELESCOPIC PROTECTIVE COVERING - The invention relates to a protective covering comprising a plurality of substantially L-shaped protective covering segments ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130240160 | LEADING END ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - A leading end assembly for a movable partition may include a frame, an exterior skin coupled to the frame for covering a leading surface and two opposing side surfaces of the frame, the exterior skin including a leading member forming at least a portion of a leading surface of the leading end assembly and at least two side members, each side member being formed separately from the leading member and forming at least a portion of a lateral side portion of the leading end assembly. Movable partitions may include leading end assemblies and leading end assemblies may be formed by related methods. | 09-19-2013 |
| 160224000 | With operator and/or anti-friction means | 1 |
| 20130319623 | HYDRAULIC LEVERAGED OVERHEAD DOOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a door assembly including a rectangular door frame, a bi-fold door pivotally mounted at the top of the rectangular door frame and at least one hydraulic cylinder assembly. The hydraulic cylinder assembly is pivotally secured by a first end to a cylinder support mounted on a back side of the door frame, and by a second lower end to a cylinder support secured to a back surface of a top panel of the bi-fold door. In the door closed position, the longitudinal axis of the cylinder is oriented at an acute angle away from a plane defined by the door pivot axis and the lower pivot axis of the cylinder. A hydraulic control assembly controls movement of the door between an open and closed position. | 12-05-2013 |
| 160229100 | Edge-to-edge interconnected | 12 |
| 20100288448 | STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTIONALLY PANELED DOOR AND EDGE CLOSURES FOR THE SAME - Proposed is a structural component for the assembly of a sectional door, which is to be movable along predetermined guide rails between a closed and an open position. Included are an outer surface which lies remote from an inner space, which space is to be isolated upon closing the door, and an inner surface oppositely located from the outer surface. The component possesses lateral edges running approximately parallel to the guide rails. Overlapping an exposed lateral edge is protective sheathing forming a thereto affixed cap, running at least somewhat parallel to the lateral edges of the panels. As an optional choice, a protective edge sheathing may also be placed on the outside to aid in the incorporation of the invented structural component as described above. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120125545 | HINGED BOTTOM ROLLER ASSEMBLY AND COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM FOR OVERHEAD DOOR - An overhead door assembly configured to be coupled to a storage container, such as a truck trailer, including an overhead door including a plurality of door panels hingedly coupled to one another and a bottom roller assembly coupled to a bottom panel of the door. The bottom roller assembly includes a hinge and a roller coupled to a lower hinge plate of the hinge. The roller includes a shaft and a roller wheel coupled to one end of the shaft. Illustratively, the lower hinge plate and the roller thereon are configured to pivot about a pivot axis of the hinge relative to the bottom panel of the door between a first position generally adjacent the bottom panel of the door and a second position spaced-apart from the bottom panel of the door. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120227916 | Deployable Flat Panel Array - The deployable flat panel array technology includes panel arrays and/or methods for multi-axial deployment of a panel array. The panel array can include a first row of panels, a second row of panels, and at least two respective panels of each of the first and the second rows coupled together via a carpenter tape hinge and allowing for multi-axial deployment to form the panel array. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130112356 | Temporary Partition System and Components for the Same - A temporary partitioning system is provided, the system comprising a plurality of partition components, each component being an elongate member having outer walls enclosing a substantially hollow interior and having a longitudinal axis, each component being releasably connectable to an adjacent member by a connection means, the connection means comprising a first connection member provided on a first component and a second connection member provided on a second component, in use the first and second connecting members connecting such that lateral movement between the first and second components is prevented, while allowing the first component to move along its longitudinal axis relative to the second component. A temporary partition formed from the components of the system is also provided. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130139979 | Collapsible Sunshade - A collapsible sunshade according to the present invention has a panel comprising a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, the frame member defining a periphery for the panel with an interior space inside of the peiphery, a meshed material covering the interior space defined by the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, and a shade fabric having at least a portion thereof removably attached to the panel so that the shade fabric can assume a first position in which the shade fabric completely overlies, in a planar manner, the meshed material, and a second position where the portion of the shade fabric that is removably attached to the panel is disengaged from the panel to expose a portion of the meshed material. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140231031 | COVERING OF BUILDING OPENING - A covering of a building opening includes a rail, a first sash having a guiding slot, a second sash hinged with the first sash and having a center of rotation at an end thereof, a pulley assembly, and a restricting assembly. The pulley assembly is movably received in the rail and has a rod. The rod has a protrusion section extending out of the rail, and the protrusion section enters and leaves the guiding slot while the pulley assembly is moving. The restricting assembly has a moving member and a locking base. The moving member is provided on one of the first sash and the second sash, and the locking base is provided on the other. The moving member is moved by the rod and engages the locking base when the rod leaves the guiding slot. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140367056 | Accordion Shutter Hinge Assembly - A hinge assembly connecting adjacent panels of an accordion shutter includes a hinge member having a pair of curved arms and a pair of panel connection members each having a pivot shaft. The pivot shafts are received within the corresponding curved arms and retained for rotation therein with the tips of the curved arms received in arm receiving channels of the panel connection members. The adjacent panels may be oriented at an angle of less than 180° with respect to each other when both panel connection members are rotated to positions wherein the tips of curved arms are engaged by the closed ends of the arm receiving channels. The base of the hinge member also has a pair of shoulders, and the adjacent panels are oriented approximately parallel when the panel connection members are rotated to positions wherein the panel connection members are engaged by the shoulders. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150075731 | FLEXIBLE OVERHEAD DOOR ASSEMBLY - An impact resistant sectional door includes a plurality of interlockingly coupled extruded thermoplastic polymer elongated panels. An elongated panel edge includes a channel and an adjacent edge of an adjacent panel includes a protrusion. The protrusion nests in the channel. Each end cap is rotatingly coupled to an adjacent end cap by a door hinge. The roller is adapted to ride in a door track and to pivot about a rolling plane of the roller. An impact load applied to one or more elongated panels causes one or more of the elongated panels to elastically deform at a spring rate in response to the impact and one or more of the protrusions to slide away from one or more of the channels. The impact resistant sectional door remains substantially undamaged. A method for protecting a sectional door from an impacting force is also described. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160201849 | PANELING FOR CIRCULATING MACHINES WITH PERIPHERAL INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20180023335 | SEAMLESS MULTI-PANEL DOOR | 01-25-2018 |
| 160230000 | Single covering fabric | 1 |
| 20080283203 | Collapsible panel assembly - An assembly includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering selected portions of the respective frame member to form the respective panel when the respective frame member is in the unfolded orientation. A connection system is provided to removably connect the first and second panels. | 11-20-2008 |
| 160231100 | Interconnected by strand, fabric, rubber, or plastic | 1 |
| 20110108213 | Garage Door - A counterbalance apparatus ( | 05-12-2011 |
