Patents by Inventor Rudi Dries
Rudi Dries 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).
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Publication number: 20230349215Abstract: The current invention relates to a device, in particular an interior or exterior door, for closing off an opening between two rooms or a façade opening, that is equipped with a self-closing pivot hinge. The current invention also relates to a self-closing pivot hinge to be attached onto or in a door leaf, in particular the door leaf of an interior or exterior door, to be mounted in a wall or façade opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: PORTAPIVOT BVInventors: Koen Dries, Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 10273731Abstract: The invention provides a door construction comprising a door panel and at least one pivot hinge for rotatably suspending the door panel in a door opening. The at least one pivot hinge is integrated into the door panel at the top side or at the bottom side of the door panel. The door panel comprises a guide profile, extending along substantially the entire side of the door panel having the at least one pivot hinge. The at least one pivot hinge is slidably arranged in the guide profile, and the at least one pivot hinge is provided with attachment means for releasably attaching the at least one pivot hinge to the guide profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: RUBELKOInventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20180355650Abstract: The invention provides a door construction comprising a door panel and at least one pivot hinge for rotatably suspending the door panel in a door opening. The at least one pivot hinge is integrated into the door panel at the top side or at the bottom side of the door panel. The door panel comprises a guide profile, extending along substantially the entire side of the door panel having the at least one pivot hinge. The at least one pivot hinge is slidably arranged in the guide profile, and the at least one pivot hinge is provided with attachment means for releasably attaching the at least one pivot hinge to the guide profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventor: Rudi DRIES
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Patent number: 9234386Abstract: A door assembly including two opposite members, at least one of which is a rotatable door, and a closing system which is provided for mounting to one of the opposite members, and where the closing system includes a holder profile, and at least one engaging member for engaging a complementary edge part on the opposite member to maintain the door in closed position. The engaging is at least partly elastically deformable to enable opening of the door in at least one direction. The closing system also includes a blocking member to prevent opening of the door in one direction or the other. The engaging and blocking members are formed by mutually exchangeable strips which are compressible and are releasably mountable to the holder profile of the closing system.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 9003713Abstract: A modular rail system for suspending sliding doors, including at least one rail profile having a top side arranged for being fixed against a horizontal wall part, a bottom side having a rail portion for carrying suspension wheels of a sliding door, a first lateral side arranged for being fixed against a vertical wall part, and an open second lateral side. On both opposite lateral sides the rail profile includes recesses having substantially the same shape for engaging complementary spacer elements. A sliding door system including a rail system, at least one sliding door with suspension wheels and at least one repositionable braking/stopping element having a stop for defining an extreme position of the sliding door and a releasable fixing element for fixing the braking/stopping element in the rail system. The fixing element is spaced a predetermined distance from the stop, chosen for maintaining user accessibility to the fixing element while the stop is located in a user inaccessible position.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: RubelkoInventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20140311034Abstract: A closing profile for mounting on one of two opposite members of a door assembly, at least one of the opposite members being a rotatable door, the closing profile including a mounting member by means of which the closing profile is mounted to a reveal part of the one member of the door assembly and a flexible member connected to the mounting member, the flexible member being shaped for engaging a complementary edge part on the other member of the door assembly and for releasably maintaining the door in a closed position. The closing profile may have a hollow space between the flexible member and the mounting member, to enable the flexible member to deform resiliently towards the mounting member upon opening the door, and the flexible member is preferably longitudinally divided into two wings, each being provided for engaging the complementary edge part and maintaining the closed position in one direction of opening the door, the wings being bendable independently from each other towards the mounting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: LIEXCO, S.A.Inventor: RUDI DRIES
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Patent number: 8850747Abstract: The present invention relates to a door assembly comprising two opposite members, at least one of which being a rotatable door, and a closing system which is provided for being mounted to one of the opposite members, wherein the closing system comprises a holder profile, at least one engaging member for engaging a complementary edge part on the opposite member to maintain the door in closed position, the engaging member being at least partly elastically deformable to enable opening of the door in at least one direction, and a blocking member with which the opening of the door can be prevented in one direction or the other, wherein the engaging and blocking members are formed by mutually exchangeable strips which are to different extents compressible and which are releasably mountable to the holder profile of the closing system.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Liexco, S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 8701248Abstract: Door construction includes a door panel and at the top and at the bottom each time a self-closing pivot hinge. Each of the pivot hinges includes a spring which extends along the rotation axle and which provides a self-closing function to the pivot hinge. Each of the pivot hinges includes a first cam element and a second cam element which are pushed onto each other by the spring and push the door panel towards the closed position under the influence of the spring pressure. The first cam element includes at least one protrusion which upon rotation runs along a running surface with inclined parts of the second cam element. The second cam element is movably mounted in longitudinal direction of the pivot axle by means of a pen which is accommodated in a slotted hole of the second cam element. The slotted hole extends at least partly between the inclined parts of the running surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Liexco, S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20130320829Abstract: Modular closet system including side/partition wall elements, rear wall elements, a set of connection profiles for connecting the wall elements and the rear wall elements with one another and functioned elements provided to be fixed to the rear walls of the closet arrangement. The set of connection profiles includes wall coupling profiles for holding the wall elements and the other connection profiles of the set are also coupled. Rear wall functionalizing profiles hold the rear wall elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: RubelkoInventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20110232036Abstract: Door construction includes a door panel and at the top and at the bottom each time a self-closing pivot hinge. Each of the pivot hinges includes a spring which extends along the rotation axle and which provides a self-closing function to the pivot hinge. Each of the pivot hinges includes a first cam element and a second cam element which are pushed onto each other by the spring and push the door panel towards the closed position under the influence of the spring pressure. The first cam element includes at least one protrusion which upon rotation runs along a running surface with inclined parts of the second cam element. The second cam element is movably mounted in longitudinal direction of the pivot axle by means of a pen which is accommodated in a slotted hole of the second cam element. The slotted hole extends at least partly between the inclined parts of the running surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: LIEXCO S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 7793472Abstract: Mounting assembly for adjustably mounting a frame part, such as for example a reveal part of a door frame or window frame or the like, onto a wall or onto a reveal wall of a wall opening. The mounting assembly comprises a holder element having attachment member on which the frame part can be attached and adjustment member for adjusting the orientation of the holder element with respect to the reveal wall, and a fixing element for fixing the holder element onto the reveal wall. The mounting assembly comprises a single fixing element which is provided for fixing the holder element on a single location to the reveal wall. The fixing element comprises a pivot which enables the holder element to pivot with respect to the reveal wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Liexco S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20100077668Abstract: A modular rail system for suspending sliding doors, including at least one rail profile having a top side arranged for being fixed against a horizontal wall part, a bottom side having a rail portion for carrying suspension wheels of a sliding door, a first lateral side arranged for being fixed against a vertical wall part, and an open second lateral side. On both opposite lateral sides the rail profile includes recesses having substantially the same shape for engaging complementary spacer elements. A sliding door system including a rail system, at least one sliding door with suspension wheels and at least one repositionable braking/stopping element having a stop for defining an extreme position of the sliding door and a releasable fixing element for fixing the braking/stopping element in the rail system. The fixing element is spaced a predetermined distance from the stop, chosen for maintaining user accessibility to the fixing element while the stop is located in a user inaccessible position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: LIEXCO S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 7624553Abstract: The invention relates to a door comprising a door panel forming a front surface and a back surface of the door, and a grip integrated into the door panel and extending from the front surface up to the back surface of the door panel, the grip being shaped to enable users to open/close the door. The grip extends over substantially an entire dimension of the front and back surfaces and divides the door panel into separate door panel segments extending on opposite sides of the grip. The invention further relates to an assembly comprising a door and at least one interchangeable grip, the door comprising a door panel forming a front surface and a back surface of the door, and a fixing element integrated into the door panel and extending from the front surface up to the back surface of the door panel, the fixing element being provided for removably fixing the at least one interchangeable grip.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Liexco S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20090211161Abstract: A closing profile for mounting on one of two opposite members of a door assembly, at least one of the opposite members being a rotatable door, the closing profile including a mounting member by means of which the closing profile is mounted to a reveal part of the one member of the door assembly and a flexible member connected to the mounting member, the flexible member being shaped for engaging a complementary edge part on the other member of the door assembly and for releasably maintaining the door in a closed position. The closing profile may have a hollow space between the flexible member and the mounting member to enable the flexible member to deform resiliently towards the mounting member upon opening the door, and the flexible member is preferably longitudinally divided into two wings, each being provided for engaging the complementary edge part and maintaining the closed position in one direction of opening the door, the wings being bendable independently from each other towards the mounting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: LIEXCO S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20060185252Abstract: The invention relates to a door comprising a door panel forming a front surface and a back surface of the door, and a grip integrated into the door panel and extending from the front surface up to the back surface of the door panel, the grip being shaped to enable users to open/close the door. The grip extends over substantially an entire dimension of the front and back surfaces and divides the door panel into separate door panel segments extending on opposite sides of the grip. The invention further relates to an assembly comprising a door and at least one interchangeable grip, the door comprising a door panel forming a front surface and a back surface of the door, and a fixing element integrated into the door panel and extending from the front surface up to the back surface of the door panel, the fixing element being provided for removably fixing the at least one interchangeable grip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Publication number: 20060156686Abstract: Mounting assembly for adjustably mounting a frame part, such as for example a reveal part of a door frame or window frame or the like, onto a wall or onto a reveal wall of a wall opening. The mounting assembly comprises a holder element having attachment means on which the frame part can be attached and adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the holder element with respect to the reveal wall, and a fixing element for fixing the holder element onto the reveal wall. The mounting assembly comprises a single fixing element which is provided for fixing the holder element on a single location to the reveal wall. The fixing element comprises a pivot which enables the holder element to pivot with respect to the reveal wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventor: Rudi Dries
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Patent number: 5544456Abstract: A door has a door sheet and jambs and jamb-linings which are to be fitted in a wall opening. The jamb has at least on the side of the pivot axis (X) a continuous bowl-shaped cavity (2) directed towards the door sheet (4). The edge of the door sheet (4) fits into the bowl-shaped cavity (2). This cavity (2) has a radius which is substantially equal to the distance between the center line of the pivot axis (X) of the door sheet and the edge of the door sheet (4).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Liexco S.A.Inventor: Rudi Dries