| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D337042 |
Angled flag bracket for overhead garage doors |
July 6, 1993 |
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| 5240216 |
Universal angled flag bracket for use with tracks for sectional overhead doors |
August 31, 1993 |
| Novel angled flag brackets for use with tracks for sectional overhead garage doors are disclosed. The novel angled flag brackets of the present invention are uniquely designed to permit the vertical and horizontal tracks to be uniquely adjusted in both vertical and horizontal directions |
| 5202173 |
Ultra soft cloth-like embossed plastic film having post-embossed stretched areas |
April 13, 1993 |
| An embossed plastic film is made ultra soft and cloth-like by providing a plurality or post-embossed stretched areas along lines that are spaced uniformly across its width and length. The stretched areas are thinner than the unstretched areas. Films also have unique textures and offer |
| 5200247 |
Biodegradable film containing an alkanoyl polymer/PVA blend and method of making same |
April 6, 1993 |
| A biodegradable thermoplastic film is disclosed comprising a blend of an alkanoyl polymer and polyvinyl alcohol. The film can be stretched providing opacity and enhancing its biodegradability. |
| 5196247 |
Compostable polymeric composite sheet and method of making or composting same |
March 23, 1993 |
| Compostable polymeric sheets of biodegradable or environmentally degradable polymers are disclosed. These composite sheets may be made by extrusion and are compostable in municipal solid waste treatment facilities. |
| 5147346 |
Coextruded multi-layer thermoplastic sheet material having one layer with high modulus for repos |
September 15, 1992 |
| Novel thermoplastic sheet materials, absorbant articles formed therewith and method of producing such sheet materials are disclosed. The novel thermoplastic sheet materials are soft and pliable having a high modulus, high impact resistance and tear strengths and enhanced tape adhesion. T |
| 5143774 |
Nonwoven fibrous embossed plastic film |
September 1, 1992 |
| An embossed thermoplastic liquid barrier film is disclosed having a visible nonwoven fibrous three-dimensionally embossed pattern in the film on both sides. The films have thicknesses of about 0.5 to about 2 mils and an embossed depth to provide the visible nonwoven fibrous three-dimensi |
| 5129441 |
Sectional doors and compressible flexible hinge assemblies |
July 14, 1992 |
| Novel compressible flexible hinge assemblies for connecting abutting panel sections of upward acting or sectional doors, such as garage doors, are disclosed. More particularly, abutting panel sections of an upward acting door are hingedly connected together economically and in a weather- |
| 5084039 |
Disposable diapers, absorbent articles and thermoplastic sheet material having improving tape ad |
January 28, 1992 |
| Novel thermoplastic sheet materials for permitting positionable and repeated repositionable use of tape fasteners therewith without experiencing substnatial loss of tape adhesion therebetween are disclosed. A novel thermoplastic sheet material generally comprises an ethylene polymer |
| 5054536 |
Sectional doors and flexible hinge assemblies |
October 8, 1991 |
| Novel flexible hinge assemblies for connecting abutting panel sections of upward acting doors, such as garage doors, are disclosed. More particularly, abutting panel sections of an upward acting door are hingedly connected together economically and in a weather-tight relationship by |
| 4668463 |
Method of making linear low density polyethylene film |
May 26, 1987 |
| A method for producing a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) film by slot-die extrusion from an extrudate having an inherent draw resonance tendency whereby draw resonance is eliminated in the production of film at high speeds. Film of commercially uniform gauge thickness is obtained |
| 4626574 |
Linear low density polyethylene film and method of making |
December 2, 1986 |
| A method for producing a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) film by slot-die extrusion from an extrudate having an inherent draw resonance tendency whereby draw resonance is eliminated in the production of film at high speeds. Film of commercially uniform gauge thickness is obtained |
| 4546029 |
Random embossed matte plastic film |
October 8, 1985 |
| A plastic film having a random embossed matte finish is provided. The random embossed matte film may be wound very easily into rolls and the roll contour achieved has superior uniformity. In addition, the film provides relatively equal tape adhesion and gloss properties on both sides |
| 4523620 |
Window shade clutch assembly |
June 18, 1985 |
| A combination window shade and clutch assembly is provided to prevent over-tensioning of the spring motor of the window shade. The clutch assembly includes spool means connected to one end of the spring motor and cup means, both movable along the window shade shaft. The spool means and |
| 4465729 |
Cross-tearable plastic films |
August 14, 1984 |
| A plastic film is disclosed having a fine grid of embossed intersecting hand-tear lines formed in the surface of the film whereby the film may be torn by hand in more than one direction. The film is composed of a polymeric material incorporating a dispersed phase. The film is particu |
| 4429729 |
Window shade clutch assembly |
February 7, 1984 |
| A clutch assembly is provided to prevent over tensioning of the spring motor of a window shade. The clutch assembly includes sleeve means, connected to one end of the spring motor, having an axial bore formed with internal threads which are engageable with threads formed along the window |
| 4427050 |
Window shade clutch assembly |
January 24, 1984 |
| A combination window shade and clutch assembly is provided to prevent over-tensioning of the spring motor of the window shade. The clutch assembly includes spool means connected to one end of the spring motor and cup means, both movable along the window shade dowel, and each having l |
| 4380564 |
Cross-tearable decorative sheet material |
April 19, 1983 |
| A decorative plastic sheet material having intersecting tear lines formed in the surface of the sheet material whereby the material may be torn by hand in more than one direction. The decorative sheet material is composed of a polymeric material incorporating a dispersed phase. The sheet |
| 4376147 |
Plastic film having a matte finish |
March 8, 1983 |
| A plastic film having a matte finish embossed on its surface is provided. The matte plastic film has excellent winding characteristics without edge curl, extremely low gloss even on both sides and good tape adhesion properties, among other advantages, which make it especially suitable fo |
| 4369399 |
Control circuit for a motor-driven door operator |
January 18, 1983 |
| A door operator includes a motor-driven mechanism to move a door between an open position and a closed position in response to activation of an improved control circuit. The improved control circuit includes circuitry to initialize the sequence of operation of the motor upon connection o |
| 4298647 |
Cross-tearable decorative sheet material |
November 3, 1981 |
| A decorative plastic sheet material having intersecting tear lines formed in the surface of the sheet material whereby the material may be torn by hand in more than one direction. The decorative sheet material is composed of a polymeric material incorporating a dispersed phase. The sheet |
| 4284671 |
Polyester compositions for gas and moisture barrier materials |
August 18, 1981 |
| Polymer blends of a polyester and polyvinyl alcohol, or their copolymers, may be fabricated into barrier packaging materials having very low permeabilities to oxygen, other fixed gases and moisture. |
| 4263536 |
Control circuit for a motor-driven door operator |
April 21, 1981 |
| A door operator includes a motor-driven mechanism to move a door between an open position and a closed position in response to activation of an improved control circuit. The improved control circuit includes circuitry to initialize the sequence of operation of the motor upon connection o |
| 4217327 |
Method of forming tear lines in plastic films |
August 12, 1980 |
| Plastic films or sheets having tear lines formed therein are disclosed. These films are made by forming a score along a predetermined line in the surface of a plastic film to form a tear line and then restoring the scored film surface without eliminating the line of tear. The products |
| 4155269 |
Traveler and guide rail apparatus for screw drive closure operator |
May 22, 1979 |
| Improved traveler and guide rail apparatus for use with a garage door operator includes an elongated guide rail having a longitudinal screw channel and outwardly extending integral flanges disposed along the screw channel. An elongated T-shaped flange extends upwardly from the screw |
| 4155268 |
Traveler apparatus for screw drive closure operator |
May 22, 1979 |
| An improved traveler apparatus includes a screw-driven traveler and a coupling traveler which are both slidably mounted within a track that is formed by the interior surfaces of opposed U-shaped channels of a guide rail. The guide rail also includes a screw channel which communicates |
| 4139941 |
Window shade cutter |
February 20, 1979 |
| This invention is directed to a window shade cutter for manually trimming the end of a rolled shade to conform to the size of the window opening into which the shade is to be mounted. The cutter includes a cylindrical clamping sleeve, having an annular guide groove at one end thereof, |
| 4131830 |
Position control and obstruction detector apparatus for a motor-driven door operator |
December 26, 1978 |
| An improved position control apparatus is disclosed to control a motor-driven door operator to halt movement of a door at an open position and a closed position. The position control apparatus includes a control screw means in the form of a threaded shaft extension of the motor shaft |
| 4108698 |
Roman shade and method for making same |
August 22, 1978 |
| A Roman shade is formed from plastic sheet material having a heat sealable characteristic. Transverse, horizontally extending pleats are folded in the shade and are heat sealed to permanently secure them. A bottom hem is formed by folding and heat sealing a bottom portion of the shade to |
| 4107877 |
Garage door operator and door obstruction sensing apparatus |
August 22, 1978 |
| A garage door operator includes a drive screw, rotationally and longitudinally movable in a shuttle track or guide rail, and a screw-driven shuttle mounted on the track and connected to the door. A lever arm is attached to the screw at a rearward end thereof and is pivoted to the ope |
| 4102385 |
Window shade |
July 25, 1978 |
| This invention is directed to a window shade assembly including a telescoping roller and a shade mounted on the roller which may be quickly and easily adjusted to conform to the size of the window opening into which the assembly is to be mounted. The shade at one end includes a first |
| 4102384 |
Window shade |
July 25, 1978 |
| This invention is directed to a window shade whose width can be decreased, without cutting instruments, to conform to the size of the window opening into which the shade is to be mounted. The window shade includes a roller and a shade secured to the roller having at one or both edges a p |
| 4102383 |
Window shade |
July 25, 1978 |
| This invention is directed to a window shade whose width can be decreased, without cutting instruments, to conform to the size of the window opening into which the shade is to be mounted. The window shade includes a roller and a shade secured to the roller having at one or both edges a p |
| 4069857 |
Roman shade and method for making same |
January 24, 1978 |
| A Roman shade is formed from plastic sheet material having a heat sealable characteristic. Transverse, horizontally extending pleats are folded in the shade and are heat sealed to permanently secure them. A bottom hem is formed by folding and heat sealing a bottom portion of the shade to |
