Patents Issued in September 13, 2018
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Publication number: 20180258643Abstract: A roofing shingle includes an asphalt-coated sheet and a reinforcement member. The asphalt-coated sheet includes a shingle mat and an asphalt coating applied to the shingle mat. The asphalt-coated sheet has a lower tab portion normally exposed on a roof and an upper headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof. At least a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet is coated with granules. The reinforcement member is adhered to the asphalt-coated sheet along an upper edge of the headlap portion, with the reinforcement member and the headlap portion together providing a nail pull-through value that is greater than an otherwise identical shingle having no such reinforcement material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: James S. Belt, Bert W. Elliott
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Publication number: 20180258644Abstract: A roof vent for supporting a solar panel is provided. The roof vent includes a vent member and a solar panel support element. The vent member is sized and shaped to mimic the appearance of a roof cover element. The vent member includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion separated from the lower portion by a gap. The solar panel support element is attached to the vent member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Gregory S. Daniels
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Publication number: 20180258645Abstract: Roofing granules are produced by suspending selected mineral particles in a selected medium to separate the individual particles, uniformly depositing a coating material, and curing the coating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Keith C. Hong, Ming L. Shiao
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Publication number: 20180258646Abstract: A gutter debris preclusion screen and device for use with a gutter attached to a building, with various elevated ridges and patterned sections, wherein a least one ridge redirects water to flow with a longitudinal component over the screen, and a ridge elevates one or more portions of resting debris off the screen surface to permit airflow between the elevated portion(s) of the resting debris and a non-contact area of the screen, facilitating accelerated drying and wind-based removal of the debris from the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: GUTTERGLOVE, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lenney
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Publication number: 20180258647Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for applying shingles onto a roof of a structure. The present invention is a Straight line shingle apparatus to which when applied to an already prepared roof top, will be all the pre set lines and margins required to applying a perfectly square and level shingle roof according to the shingle specifications. There are three main parts to this apparatus, two vertical rods fixed on the roof deck, a vertical rod set up, which rides in bearings affixed to the horizontal housings, which produces a very easy sliding motion and a rack, positioned at an even line spacing from the bearings to let a user lay shingles into an extended row of shingles. Once shingles are positioned, many shingles may be nailed at once.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Todd A. Siegfried
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Publication number: 20180258648Abstract: Disclosed is a handrail and railing assembly, which is made up of a handrail, a plurality of support frames, a movable corner, connecting sleeves and a corner connecting rod; wherein the handrail is connected by a plurality of handrail units and connecting sleeves, and connected by a movable corner or corner connecting rod at a corner; the spaced support frames are provided to hold the handrail. The handrail and railing assembly meets the strength requirements of different sites and can be adjusted according to the on-site installers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Chingyao KUO, Norman William LIEFKE
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Publication number: 20180258649Abstract: A fitting includes a first mounting portion connectable with a first member and having opposing planar surfaces and inner and outer ends. A second mounting portion is angled with respect to the first mounting portion, is connectable with a second member and has opposing planar surfaces, an outer end and an inner end integrally formed with the first mounting portion inner end. A boss projects outwardly from the second mounting portion first surface and is disposeable within a recess of the second member or a stiffener coupled with the second member. The boss has an inner end adjacent to the second mounting portion inner end, an outer end spaced from the inner end, a centerline between the boss inner and outer ends, and an outermost surface spaced from the second mounting portion first surface by a spacing distance having a value greater than zero at all points along the centerline.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Florent Fauchery, Anthony Jerome
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Publication number: 20180258650Abstract: A panel may include a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may include a printed motif provided on a paper sheet and a transparent or translucent synthetic material layer. The paper sheet may be impregnated with polyurethane or polyisocyanate. The synthetic material of the transparent or translucent synthetic material layer may be polyurethane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARLInventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT, Bernard THIERS, Benjamin CLEMENT, Christophe MAESEN
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Publication number: 20180258651Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Luc VANHASTEL
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Publication number: 20180258652Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Luc VANHASTEL
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Publication number: 20180258653Abstract: A reusable form for creating conduit paths in concrete slabs is described. The form comprises a flexible tube that is positioned prior to pouring a concrete slab. The form includes a keep to keep material out of the hole formed by the form. The form also includes a key structure to permit easy removal of the form once the concrete is set. The system further includes a sighting device to permit rapid and precise alignment for placement of a form when forming conduits in a multi-level building. An accessory is also provided permitting filling in the opening created by the form once wiring, piping and other objects have been installed within the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: ADRIAN RIVERA GONZALEZ
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Publication number: 20180258654Abstract: A removable form tie system and methods of construction using same are disclosed. The removable form tie system may comprise first and second brackets for respectively mounting to a first and second forms spaced apart from one another. A wire runs from the first bracket to the second bracket. Each bracket preferably comprises a fastening wall and a channel adapted to receive one end of the wire. Each bracket may further comprise a holder for receiving the wire at a substantially orthogonal angle after being received by the channel. The holder may comprise a portion of a stiffening wall extending substantially orthogonally away from the fastening wall, as well as a detent extending substantially orthogonally away from the first stiffening wall. In the alternative, the holder may be an extension from the fastening wall, wherein the holder extends substantially orthogonally away from the first fastening wall and then bends back to be generally parallel to the first fastening wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Frank Locatell
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Publication number: 20180258655Abstract: A device for clamping a piece of formwork includes a bar having an end for attachment to a body. The device includes a jaw mounted on the bar and for receiving the piece of formwork, the jaw being movable along the bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: John REITANO, Siegfried MEHL
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Publication number: 20180258656Abstract: A railing system having a number of spaced apart support bases and a railing is provided. The railing includes a number of vertically extending stanchions connected to the support bases and a number of horizontally extending members extending between the vertically extending stanchions. The railing is configured to be shifted relative to the support bases between a stored position and an erected position. The railing is automatically secured in the erected position when the railing is shifted from the stored position to the erected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Brent Edward Smith, Matthew Scott Small
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Publication number: 20180258657Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a modular post of an integrated construction system. In one implementation, the modular post includes a longitudinal extruded post having a first end and a second end. Each end of the longitudinal extruded post is configured to receive a post end component. The longitudinal extruded post includes a plurality of grooves cut into the longitudinal extruded post at predetermined locations along the post.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Kenneth M. Chevis
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Publication number: 20180258658Abstract: A portable shelter that can be towed by a single adult human. The portable shelter can have a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The portable shelter is modular and can be conjoined into multiple units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: John Patrick CRUZ
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Publication number: 20180258659Abstract: A bunker system for shielding radiation emitted from a radiation treatment device includes a multi-core wall structure that completely surrounds the radiation treatment device. The wall structure includes a cast-in-place concrete inner core of limited thickness in order to minimize curing time requirements. The inner core is immediately surrounded by an outer core constructed from a plurality of preformed modular blocks. Each modular block is constructed of a radiation shielding material, such as concrete. As part of the assembly process, the preformed modular blocks are designed to be stacked top-to-bottom and side-by-side in an interlocking fashion to form a continuous wall structure, with blocks additionally arranged in a front-to-back relationship to achieve the required outer core thickness. The dual-core construction of the wall structure enables the bunker system to be quickly and efficiently assembled with enhanced quality control and potential reusability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Richard J. LeBlanc, Gary J. Miller
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Publication number: 20180258660Abstract: An adjustable height system that provides an automatic manner of height adjustment for a platform. The platform is supported by a frame including a scissor lift assembly which raises and lowers the platform to any desirable height. The height is adjusted by activating a portable drive device which is engaged with an adapter element that couples a gearbox to a threaded drive member that actuates the scissor lift assembly. Using the portable drive device in forward or reverse, the platform is respectively raised and lowered.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Christopher Jon ALTRINGER, Travis William RAIDA, Jonathan Matthew CHASE, Bianca PETERSON
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Publication number: 20180258661Abstract: A movie theater auditorium is disclosed with reclining or reclined seats, whereby patrons are viewing a screen that is elevated and tilted toward the viewing audience. Comparative to traditional movie theaters with vertical screens with fixed or reclining chairs, exemplary embodiments provide a more natural viewing angle and line of sight for the viewing audience. Some embodiments are disclosed which employ repurposed shipping containers as structural elements of a cinema.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Richard E. Daughtridge, Gregory L. Mills
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Publication number: 20180258662Abstract: A swimming pool assembly, including a preformed swimming pool body defining bottom floor member and at least one sidewall member connected thereto and extending therefrom, and a groundwater protection device positioned in the bottom floor member. The groundwater protection device defines a predetermined failure mode under applied external hydrostatic forces generated by groundwater to yield an aperture through the bottom floor member through which groundwater may flow into the fiberglass swimming pool body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: William Khamis, Edward Vondell
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Publication number: 20180258663Abstract: A method for operating a parking lot, which has a first parking area section for parking a motor vehicle, which is adjustable in its height with the aid of a hoisting system and which is able to be shifted by the hoisting system from a first position, in which a motor vehicle is able to enter the first parking area section, to a second position, and when the first parking area section is in the second position, a second parking area section for parking a motor vehicle becomes available underneath the first parking area section. The method includes executing an automatic parking operation for a motor vehicle to be parked in the parking lot; and controlling an operation of the hoisting system as a function of execution of the automatic parking operation. In addition, a device for operating a parking lot, a parking lot, and a computer program are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Manuel Maier, Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20180258664Abstract: The invention relates to a tower section (103) for a tethered wind turbine tower comprising a plurality of tubes (202) adapted for receiving a cable (205) there-through and fixing said cable at said inner tube end. The tower section may further include an inner stiffening ring (203) and/or an outer stiffening ring (204).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Edgar Leijten
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Publication number: 20180258665Abstract: The drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure. The second substructure is positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first substructure and generally the same height as the first substructure. The drilling rig further includes a drill floor coupled to the first and second substructures, where the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second substructures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA
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Publication number: 20180258666Abstract: A locking mechanism for a bored lock has a lock chassis, a locking element, a motor housing, a reversible electric motor, an auger, and a spiral lock spring disposed between the locking element and the motor. The motor may drive the auger in a first or second rotational direction to move the spring towards/away from the motor to reduce/increase spring force on the locking element, thereby moving the locking element to an unlocked/locked position. One of the locking element and motor housing has a projection while the other has a guideway for slideably receiving the projection. The guideway prevents rotation of the locking element with respect to the motor as it moves between locked and unlocked positions. The projection and guideway are interlocked to prevent disassembly of the locking element and motor housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Wai P. Wong, Michael Lorello, Adam O'Day
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Publication number: 20180258667Abstract: A force adjustment mechanism configured for use with an exit device including a pushbar having an extended position and a retracted position. With the pushbar in the extended position, the pushbar resists movement toward the retracted position with a net resistive force. The force adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the net resistive force.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Jack R. Lehner, JR., Paul R. Arlinghaus, Aaron P. McKibben
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Publication number: 20180258668Abstract: A folding lock includes a lock body having a latching mechanism, a jointed bar hoop having a plurality of jointed bars pivotably connected to one another, and a closing bar. A first end of the jointed bar hoop is permanently fastened to the lock body. The closing bar forms a free second end of the jointed bar hoop. The closing bar can be latched to the lock body by the latching mechanism. The lock body includes an alarm device for outputting an alarm signal. The closing bar can selectively be latched to the lock body in a first closing position or in a second closing position, with the alarm device not being able to be activated when the closing bar adopts the first closing position and with the alarm device being able to be activated or being activated when the closing bar adopts the second closing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Winfried Buseman
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Publication number: 20180258669Abstract: An anti-theft device for protecting a portable electronic device from theft or unauthorized removal in a retail environment is provided. A shroud may at least partially enclose a portable electronic device. A dock may releasably engage the shroud such that the shroud and portable electronic device are locked to the dock when engaged with the dock. A key may engage activate a lock mechanism to release the shroud and the portable electronic device from the dock.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Andrew W. Moock, Jeffrey A. Grant, Christopher J. Fawcett, Nicholas M. Sedon, Matthew Thomas Kerley
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Publication number: 20180258670Abstract: An interior door opening mechanism for a motor vehicle door includes a bearing base and a lever for actuating a door latch pivoted to a bearing base. The bearing base includes an interface for non-destructively and detachably coupling the door opening mechanism with an interior door paneling of the motor vehicle door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Lars Marzahl
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Publication number: 20180258671Abstract: The disclosure relates to an auxiliary locking drive for a motor vehicle lock, wherein the auxiliary locking drive, in the fitted state, provides an auxiliary locking drive train which has an auxiliary locking drive motor and a planetary gearing which is connected downstream of the auxiliary locking drive motor and has the following gearing elements: a sun gear, a planet gear carrier and a ring gear, wherein a first gearing element of the planetary gearing is coupled or is couplable to the auxiliary locking drive motor and a second gearing element of the planetary gearing is coupled or is couplable to the lock latch, wherein a switchable fixing device is provided, with which, for producing and releasing a drive coupling between the first gearing element and the second gearing element, the in each case third gearing element of the planetary gearing is fixable and releasable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Ludger Graute, Axel Bettin, Carsten Bruchsteiner
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Publication number: 20180258672Abstract: Provided is an automotive door having an interior door handle for preventing an accident. The door handle is connected to a rod to control operation of a door lock assembly inside a vehicle and is disposed on a door of the vehicle at a position corresponding to the shoulder of an adult sitting in the vehicle. Since the door handle is disposed on a door at a position corresponding to the shoulder of an adult sitting in the vehicle, when a passenger opens a door to exit a vehicle, his/her body is naturally turned back, so his/her eyes also naturally face the rear area. Accordingly, a collision with another vehicle, a motorcycle, or a bicycle approaching from behind can be prevented. Further, since the passenger looks back every time he/she opens a door, his/her consciousness about a safety accident when opening a door is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Yun Jae Lee
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Publication number: 20180258673Abstract: Overhead luggage compartment for an aircraft, having an upper luggage compartment element, having a lower luggage compartment element which is movable between an open and a closed position, having a first holding device for holding the lower luggage compartment element in its closed position, and having a second holding device for holding the lower luggage compartment element in its open position, wherein an operating element is provided which is connected via a force transmission device to the second holding device to hold the lower luggage compartment element in its open position, wherein the second holding device can be switched by arrangement of the operating element from a holding position into a release position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: FACC AGInventor: Jakob SCHOERKHUBER
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Publication number: 20180258674Abstract: A door hinge is disclosed having a frame hinge part and a leaf hinge part, which are pivotable in relation to one another about a pin on a pivot axis. The frame hinge part has an upper and lower housing, the leaf hinge part has a middle housing, insertable between the upper and the lower housing. The pin is insertable into the lower, the middle, and the upper housing, and rotatably mounted in the upper and lower housings. Two eccentricities are provided in the middle housing of the leaf hinge part. The middle housing can be clamped in a rotationally-fixed manner with the pin, so that the leaf hinge part is pivotable in relation to the frame hinge part about the pin. In the non-clamped state, the leaf hinge part is adjustable by means of the two eccentricities in two dimensions transverse to the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Thomas HASLER
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Publication number: 20180258675Abstract: A hinge closure (1) includes a frame assembly (2) having a pin (3) for attachment to a door frame and a hinge assembly (4) rotatably mounted on the pin (3) with a door part (5) for attachment of the hinge assembly (4) to a door; a pivot part (6) mounted on the door part (5) so as to be pivotable about a pivot pin (7); and a slide (8) mounted exclusively in the door part (5). The slide (8) forms, together with the door part (5), a seat for the pin (3) of the frame assembly (2). The pivoting part (6), during pivoting out from the door part (5), contacts the slide (8) and displaces until reaching a venting state and to reach the removal state, the slide (8) must be further displaced manually against the spring preloading.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Gerd RIEBOLDT, Jörg SKOPNIK
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Publication number: 20180258676Abstract: An operable wall assembly having a prime mover for deploying and stowing or stacking the wall panels. The operable wall assembly includes a control system for controlling operation of the prime mover and sensors for determining when the panels are fully deployed and fully stacked. The wall panel is installed by applying a three-point camber for spans in the range of 33-40 feet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Kurt E. Rebarchek, Dustin W. Miles
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Publication number: 20180258677Abstract: The present invention provides a hinge apparatus for attaching a hinged device, such as a lid or door, to a structure to which the hinged device is to be attached. The hinge apparatus operates using hinge pins operable to selectively engage or disengage between the hinged device and the structure. In a closed position all pins can be engaged between the hinged device and the structure to hold the hinged device in the closed position. When desired to move the device to an open position, the hinge apparatus is operated so the pins on the desired hinge side are engaged between the hinged device and the structure while the pins on the opposite side of the hinged device are disengaged between the hinged device and the structure. This allows the hinged device to be rotated about the selected engaged pins, the engaged pins forming the hinge axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Cody Bright
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Publication number: 20180258678Abstract: A reversible ventilation slide inhibitor adapted to be positioned on a sliding member, including: a lockable body with first and second passages, a locking barrel located between the first and second passages capable of being rotated between a locked and unlocked position, and a reversible stop piece with first and second pins. Each of the pins adapted to be inserted into either of the passages, thereby making the reversible stop piece reversible between an active and an inactive position. The reversible stop piece in the active position abuts a sliding member, to prevent movement of the sliding member beyond a fixed point on a track on which the sliding member is adapted to slide. When in the inactive position allows the sliding member to bypass the reversible stop piece to an unrestricted opening distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Michael COLLINS
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Publication number: 20180258679Abstract: An apparatus is provided for closing a liftgate. That apparatus includes a handle displaceable between a stowed position and a deployed position, a latch to releasably hold the handle in the stowed position, an actuator to displace the handle into the deployed position and a release feature to release the latch and deploy the handle. A liftgate assembly incorporating that apparatus and a method of closing a liftgate are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Frank Joseph Topolovec, Timothy P. Covert
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Publication number: 20180258680Abstract: An opening/closing control device that controls movement of an opening/closing body is provided. The opening/closing control device includes a movable portion configured to move in cooperation with the movement of the opening/closing body and an entrapment detection sensor arranged on the movable portion. The entrapment detection sensor is configured to perform entrapment detection when the opening/closing body moves. The opening/closing control device further includes a control unit that moves the opening/closing body at a constant speed. The control unit is configured to execute deceleration control that changes a movement speed of the opening/closing body to a lower speed than the constant speed when the entrapment detection sensor detects a physical quantity that is less than a first threshold value and greater than or equal to a second threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventor: Shuji SHITARA
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Publication number: 20180258681Abstract: A sensor structure includes a first electrode configured to detect electrostatic capacitance, and a second electrode configured to detect electrostatic capacitance. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged to provide a detection electrode having a bent plate-shape. A detection direction for a detection target of the first electrode and a detection direction for a detection target of the second electrode are different directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventor: Keishi KANEMATSU
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Publication number: 20180258682Abstract: A power swing door drive actuator for moving a passenger swing door relative to a body portion of a motor vehicle. The power swing door actuator includes a housing, a motor operably mounted to the housing, and a leadscrew of a spindle drive mechanism rotatably driven by the motor for causing relative translational movement of a drive nut relative to the leadscrew which, in turn, results in the vehicle door swinging between open and closed positions in response to selective actuation of the motor. A first articulation joint unit couples an elongate extensible member fixed to the drive nut to the vehicle body while a second articulation joint unit couples the housing to the vehicle door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Kurt M. Schatz, J.R. Scott Mitchell, Gabriele Wayne Sabatini, Michael Smart
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Publication number: 20180258683Abstract: A truck hopper gate opener and method of its use are described. The opener includes a static base mounted to a floor or an industrial cart. Pivotally engaged to the base is a frame which includes an articulate arm to provide horizontal motion and a slide/track assembly to provide vertical motion to a rotary motor pivotally engaged thereto. The rotary motor includes a gate opener interface in the form of a clamp or socket configured to couple with a gate opening mechanism of a truck hopper gate, whereby when appropriately positioned and engaged the rotary motor is activated and turns the gate opening mechanism and opens the truck hopper gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: John Wellman
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Publication number: 20180258684Abstract: A door assembly and a frame member for a door assembly. The door assembly may include at least one door panel and a door frame having a plurality of frame members including a header and a pair of side jambs. The invention may also be considered a frame member. The frame member may include a core; and a top piece adjoining the core to form a structural member. The core and the top piece may be a composite of cellulosic material and at least one other material. The top piece may be a two-piece top piece and may include hollow cavities. Also disclosed are door jamb frame members and mullion frame members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Endura Products, Inc.Inventors: Kevin T. MacDonald, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Eric Johnson
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Publication number: 20180258685Abstract: A system for mounting a panel within an existing window frame. The system includes an elongated fin portion and an elongated carrier. The fin portion has a ridge section, an extension extending from the base end of the ridge section, and a crosspiece coupled to a distal end of the extension. The ridge section tapers from its base end to a deflectable and compressible tip of the ridge section. The crosspiece includes a pair of shoulders at opposite ends of the crosspiece. Each shoulder protrudes laterally beyond the extension. The elongated carrier has a receiving slot opposite a panel gap. The receiving slot has a neck laterally narrower than an interior cavity of the receiving slot. The receiving slot is configured to securely receive the crosspiece of the bulb and to confine the shoulders of the crosspiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: R Value, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Pardue, Mark Pratt, Richard Radford, Bill McDonough, Jamie Kuhn
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Publication number: 20180258686Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a telescoping panel door for an aircraft compartment includes a first panel configured for hinged connection to a surface of a door frame, a second panel, and a linkage fixing a distance that the second panel can extend from the door frame, where the second panel is configured for connection to the door frame via the linkage. The door operates such that, in a closed position, the second panel is extended from an interior of the first panel, the first and second panels cooperate to completely cover an opening defined by the door frame, and the linkage is generally parallel to the plane defined by the door frame. In an open position, the second panel is retracted into the interior of the first panel by operation of the linkage and the first and second panels are nested to reduce a distanced spanned by the panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Justin C. Christenson
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Publication number: 20180258687Abstract: A security panel framing system having a base frame; a base plate under a base frame bottom side, the base plate having a stopper; a hollow inner channel defined by the base frame; a wedge having a wedge top side, and a wedge bottom side; a wedge wall extending between the wedge top side and the wedge bottom side; a reinforced end at the wedge bottom side; wherein the reinforced end and a bottom wedge lip are configured to be held in place by the stopper; a cap configured to be associated with the wedge; and wherein the wedge is configured to sit at a base plate front side leaving a gap between the wedge back side and the base frame, the gap being configured to receive a security panel, such that the security panel is snugly encased by the base frame and the wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Brad Campbell
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Publication number: 20180258688Abstract: A window shutter system includes a frame assembly and a first shutter. The frame assembly is configured to be coupled to a wall. The frame assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The first rail includes a first mating feature. The second rail is parallel to the first rail. The first shutter is configured to be selectively coupled to, and selectively repositionable along, the first rail and the second rail. The first shutter includes a second mating feature, a first side, and a second side. The second mating feature is configured to selectively interface with the first mating feature to maintain a position of the first shutter relative to the first rail. The first side is configured to be selectively exposed. The second side is configured to be selectively exposed. The second side is different from the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Blanche B. Jones
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Publication number: 20180258689Abstract: The invention relates to a vertically movable gate with a gate panel comprising several gate panel segments, where two adjacent gate panel segments are each hingedly connected to one another by way of at least one hinge, and with a motorized drive which transmits a force for lifting and lowering the gate panel via at least one drive means to the gate panel, and a connection means for connecting the drive means to the gate panel. Gates of the type mentioned at the outset are improved according to the invention such that, though such a gate can be moved easily between an open and a closed position largely independent of the forces arising, it nevertheless provides a compact and simultaneously stable and fail-safe design in that several gate panel segments are each individually connected to the drive means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Gabrijel REJC
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Publication number: 20180258690Abstract: We disclose a window blind that includes a capacitor within each slat. Each plate of the capacitor may be connected to one of two batteries. At least one switch may be placed between each capacitor plate and its adjoining battery. When one switch is open, another switch may be closed thereby sending current to only one plate at a time. The plate that receives the current is negatively charged and the remaining plate is positively charged. The switch that is open may be changed to reverse the charges of the plates. This charge reversal may be actuated through a series of pull cord gestures from a user. By creating an electrical charge on the plates, dust is pulled from the air according to the net charge of the dust particles. The window blind therefore functions as an air purifier as well as a traditional window blind.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: David R. Hall, Emily Brimhall, Austin Carlson, Terrece Pearman
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Publication number: 20180258691Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an enclosed venetian-blind shade for a window having a plurality of blinds with an adjustable pitch, a transparent pane and a reveal arranged in front of the blinds that enclose one side of the blinds, and a handle assembly to move and secure the blinds in place. An aircraft window shade includes a plurality of blinds coupled to a wire loop, a drive shaft with a gear coupled to the wire loop, and a rotatable dial that interconnects with the gear such that rotation of the dial alters a pitch of the blinds. A window shade system for directing and blocking light from an aircraft window includes a plurality of blinds coupled to a pulley assembly for adjusting a pitch of the blinds, a handle assembly for raising/lowering the blinds, and a carriage assembly for securing the blinds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Cody Thomas Baggett, Michael Carl Dextradeur
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Publication number: 20180258692Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing apparatus for a window shade that is vertically raised and lowered. The sealing apparatus can include a first side seal assembly having a first side air seal member that is vertically oriented. The first side seal member can be movably connected to a first side frame member by a first movable arrangement for moving the first side seal member laterally into and out of sealing position relative to a first side of the window shade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Matthew B. Conway