1983results about "Door/window applications" patented technology

The invention is an energy efficient, thermochromic device for windows that allows sunlight or solar radiation into a building or structure when the ambient temperature is low and substantially blocks solar radiation when the ambient temperature is high, especially when sunlight is directly on the window. Additionally, the invention is a thermochromic device useful as variable transmission shutters for use in lenses or filters.

The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides a pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit comprising first and second panes held in a spaced-apart configuration, wherein the panes have confronting inner surfaces oriented toward a between-pane space and opposed outer surfaces oriented away from the between-pane space, and wherein one of these inner surfaces bears a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Also provided are methods of producing coated substrates.

The main body section and the cover section, those of which are combined with the coupling section so that the electronic device can pivot, constitute the present invention. There is an input key section is provided in the opposed surface of the main body section meeting the cover section when the device is folded. There is the main display section provided in the opposing surface of the cover section meeting the main body section when the device is folded. Because of this, the electronic device can be used easier as a mobile phone. Furthermore, the electronic device also can be used easier as a still camera because the device can be used as a still camera immediately whenever the user wants to, even when the electronic device is in stand-by mode of mobile phone mode.

The invention concerns a window including a window pane with one or more glass panes, a window frame in which the window pane is provided, at least one temperature sensor arranged in or at the periphery of the window pane, and an electric circuit connected to the temperature sensor mounted on or in the window frame. The electric circuit is configured to be connected to an operation unit which is configured to regulate the incident light through the window pane. The invention furthermore concerns a method for controlling a window wherein the electric circuit controls the means configured to regulate the incident light through the window pane based on a set of parameters. The parameters are determined on the basis of the orientation and geographical position of the window whereby the supply of free energy is optimised and the amount of energy supplied from energy sources in the room is reduced. In an embodiment the window can be controlled by means of an application configured to run on a mobile communication unit.

It is an object of the invention to provide a polishing pad capable of high precision optical detection of an endpoint during polishing in progress and prevention of slurry leakage from between a polishing region and a light-transmitting region during the use thereof even after the polishing pad has been used for a long period. It is a second object of the invention to provide a polishing pad capable of suppression of deterioration of polishing characteristics (such as in-plane uniformity) and generation of scratches due to a difference in behavior of a polishing region and a light-transmitting region during polishing. It is a third object of the invention to provide a polishing pad having a polishing region and a light-transmitting region with a concentration of a specific metal equal to or lower than a specific value (threshold value).

The present invention relates to a digital door, and more particularly, to a digital door which is capable of improving security and convenience using network environments, improving safety in an emergency such as a fire, and improving aesthetic and functionality of a door. The digital door includes: a power supply unit that supplies power to the door; an input unit that that mechanically or electromagnetically receives an input signal from a user and converts the received input signal into digital data; a multi-lock unit that has a multi-locking system constituted by a plurality of locks and locks / unlocks the door; a communication unit that connects the door with a network; a memory unit that stores a control program and related data, fire and security-related messages, image and voice data inputted from the input unit; an audio unit that generates an alarm sound according to the messages; and a controller that is connected to the power supply unit, the multi-lock unit, the communication unit, the memory unit and the audio unit for controlling the digital door.

The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure; b) one or more mercaptosilanes; c) one or more polyaminosilanes; d) one or more secondary aminosilanes; and e) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. In another embodiment the invention is a system for bonding glass to a substrate which comprises a clear primer according to the invention; and an adhesive comprising an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a catalyst for the cure of the isocyanate functional prepolymer.

A bonded vehicular glass assembly utilizes a urethane adhesive to attach a dynamic load-bearing attachment member to a glass substrate to form a joint suitable for use on a vehicle. Related methods of forming, and methods of attaching components to glass are disclosed.

The invention relates to a novel archaized building which has the advantages of energy conservation and emission reduction and a construction method thereof. The invention is applicable to various archaized buildings, and the novel archaized building is characterized by comprising a Chinese round-ridge gabled roof 1, a gable and hip roof 2, a wall body, a flat roof eaves cap, a festoon gate, a verandah 3, a screen wall 4, a courtyard wall 5 and the like; completely based on the external shapes of the existing archaized buildings, the novel archaized building adopts lightweight steel construction as a structural support framework or a support member bar of purlins, square-columns, beams, rafters, pillars, the wall body and roofing tiles, and adopts modern construction materials such as thin steel plates, aluminium alloy plates, GRC or glass fiber reinforced plastic and the like which are made into various novel components and parts such as purlins, square-columns, pillars, the wall body and roofing tiles; factory production (including painting and colored drawing) is carried out, and the novel components and parts are assembled on-site and replace the existing traditional archaized building materials such as wooden beams, pillars, rafters, soil calcined tiles and the like as well as the retarded construction technology, thus achieving the aim of energy conservation and emission reduction, clean construction and installation, increment of working efficiency, reduction of erection time and cost reduction.

The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.

In certain example embodiments of this invention, a window unit may include a vacuum IG (VIG) unit as an inboard lite and a monolithic lite (e.g., with an optional low-E coating thereon) as an outboard lite. A dead air space may separate the inboard and outboard lites. A highly insulated frame may be used to support the inner and outer lites. The VIG unit may be partially embedded or supported in the insulative frame, so that the insulating frame separates the VIG unit inboard lite from the outboard lite thereby reducing conductivity around the edges of the window unit so that R-value can be increased (and U-value decreased). In certain example embodiments, the total R-value of the window unit is at least about R-8, and more preferably at least about R-10 (compared to the much lower R-values of conventional IG units).

In one embodiment, an electronically controlled hatch system for safe ingress, egress, hazard detection, and methods thereof are provided to reduce or eliminate hazards to personnel, including protection of people above and below a scuttle hatch, access port, skylight or elevated deck. Said hatch system reduces the risk of falls while ascending or descending a ladder through an access port. In certain embodiments, severe weather, hazard, security, and other safety information are detected and transmitted to a central control unit for processing and regulating the opening and closing of a hatch covering the access port and / or raising and lowering a safety railing system based on said information and / or user input. Said hatch system may include an actuator and guides for automatically locking / unlocking and opening / closing a hatch, an actuator and guides for automatically raising / lowering a railing system, hazard, security, lighting, and other safety monitoring detectors / apparatuses, and a centralized controller.

A system relating to safely and securely storing medications in a wall-mounted medicine cabinet by providing a lockable safe permanently mounted in the medicine cabinet. This system also provides for adjustable shelves within the medicine cabinet both inside and outside of the safe. Further, this system provides for a variety of placements of a safe within a medicine cabinet; and, this variety adds to the selectable options of the user.

A slide bolt type of closure locking system is disclosed in various configurations in various orientations. A lever arm is used to operate the bolt slide. A detent arrangement normally keeps the lever arm in a nested rest position. The arm can be released from the detent to pivot the arm outward to operate the bolt slide. A pivot blocker is operable to prevent folding of the arm from its outward posture when needed to operate the bolt slide. Various lock case configurations are adapted to embedded or socket-mounting, or channel mounting, or surface mounting installations in swinging, sliding or folding closures.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a delivery enclosure configurable onto a door or like platform. The enclosure includes sections forming the pair of side covers, the top cover, the bottom cover, wherein each of the sections is sized such as to enable collapsing of one section over the successive section, a scissorian assembly comprising at least two arms configured onto each of the pair of side covers connecting the sections together, a handle operationally connected to one of the arms on each of the pair of side covers, wherein a pull of the handle by a resident enables the enclosure to attain at least one of an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, and an electronic locking system provided on the front cover for securely locking one or more deliveries within the secure compartment.

A laminated glass retention system for securing a laminated glass subassembly within a window sash or frame member or door panel or similar component includes a retention member applied to the laminated glass subassembly. The retention member generally can include a leg portion that engages of the laminated glass subassembly, and can further include a base portion that is coupled to the frame member in which the laminated glass subassembly is seated. The retention member helps retain the insulating glass subassembly within its frame member when subjected to high winds and wind-borne debris.

The invention is an adhesive composition comprisinga) i) a trialkoxysilane functional polyether or polyurethane wherein the polyether or polyurethane has a weight average molecular weight of 6000 or greater and a dialkyltin carboxylate or dialkyltin alcoholate; orii) a dialkoxysilane functional polyether or polyurethane and a dialkyltin alcoholate; andb) a primary or secondary amino straight chain alkyl trialkoxysilane;wherein the dialkyltin carboxylate or dialkyltin alcoholate is present in an effective amount to facilitate bonding of the adhesive to a substrate of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 percent by weight based on the weight of the adhesive and the primary or secondary amino straight chained alkyl trialkoxysilane is present in an amount which is effective to facilitate bonding of the adhesive to a substrate wherein the amount is from about 0.5 to about 1.2 percent by weight. In another embodiment, the invention is a method of bonding a window in a vehicle. The process comprises applying to a window or a window frame of a structure an adhesive according to the invention; contacting the window with the window frame of a substrate wherein the adhesive is located between the window and the substrate; and allowing the adhesive to cure. This process is especially useful when the substrate is unprimed metal, plastic, fiberglass or a composite, optionally coated with a coating. In another embodiment it is useful when the window is unprimed.

The invention discloses a flow deflector noise-reduction air purification door. According to the scheme, the flow deflector noise-reduction air purification door comprises a door board, wherein an air filtering layer is arranged in the door board, and a filtering material is filled in the air filtering layer. An air outlet hole is formed in the upper portion of the wall face, facing the inside of a room, of the door board, and an air inlet hole is formed in the lower portion of the wall face, facing the outside of the room, of the door board. An air outlet bin enabling the air outlet hole and the air filtering layer to be connected is arranged at the upper portion of the door board. An air inlet bin enabling the air inlet hole and the air filtering layer to be connected is arranged at the lower portion of the door board, flow deflectors guiding air flow into the air outlet hole are arranged in the air outlet bin, and flow deflectors guiding air flow into the air filtering layer are arranged inside the air inlet bin. The air outlet bin is provided with an arc-shaped wall face guiding air into the air outlet holes. The air inlet bin is provided with an arc-shaped wall face guiding air into the air filtering layer. The flow deflector noise-reduction air purification door aims at solving the problem that noise is produced when air flows into the room through an existing air purification door in turning.

An inflatable temporary door for sealing the opening of a door frame. The inflatable door has a plurality of openings therein such that power cords, vacuum hoses, or the like are disposed through the inflatable door for use on the opposite side of the door frame. Additionally, the inflatable door has a C-shaped opening so that a person may enter or exit the door without removing the inflatable door. The inflatable door also has a plurality of straps that releasably attach to a bracket that is frictionally engaged to a doorframe to secure he inflatable door within the doorframe.

In a shift register and LCD device having the shift register that may be employed in the liquid crystal display device having a large screen size and a large resolution, the shift register includes stages connected with each other and each of the stages have a carry buffer for generating a carry signal. The pull-down transistor of each of the stages of the shift register is divided into a first pull-down transistor and a second pull-down transistor. A power voltage Vona larger than the power voltage Von applied to a clock generator is applied to the shift register. A signal delay due to the RC delay of the gate lines may be minimized, the shift register is independent of the variation of the threshold voltage of the TFTs, and image display quality may not be deteriorated.

Improved long open time one component primer compositions for bonding substrates, methods and the articles made therefrom. The primer compositions include an ingredient including an oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.