Patents by Inventor Gerald Charest

Gerald Charest has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4987943
    Abstract: A profile assembly is disclosed for the wedge-sealing of a sheet of flexible material, especially a window shade. It comprises a set of male and female extruded plastic profiles. The female profile is U-shaped and defines an open housing, one of its legs has, at its free end, a resilient sealing lip turned into the housing while the other leg has, also at its free end, a first wedging lip. The male profile is L-shaped and has a wedging branch and a base branch, the two making between them an inner angle of less than 90.degree.. Furthermore, the base branch includes, at the end away from the wedging branch, an upright arm having a second wedging lip on its face that looks toward the first wedging lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Cel-Franc Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Charest