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20150094023 | Retroactively Securing a Mobile Device From a Remote Source - Described is a technique for retroactively securing a mobile device from a remote source. A user may remotely lock the bootloader of the device from a device management portal. Accordingly, a user may essentially “brick” the device rendering the device unusable by another user until an additional security check is passed. The ability to remotely lock the device may be provided in response to a notification of a potentially unauthorized access of the device. The unauthorized access may include a reset or wipe of the device. Accordingly, the technique provides the ability of an authorized user to secure the mobile device even after being maliciously disassociated from the device. | 04-02-2015 |
20150254449 | Coordinated Passcode Challenge for Securing a Device - Described is a device that secures low level software on the device such as a boot loader. In addition, the device may coordinate a passcode challenge between a boot module, which may be provided by a first manufacturer, and an operating system of the device, which may be provided by a second distinct manufacturer. By coordinating passcodes challenges, a user may not be required to establish and/or remember two separate passcodes for securing the device. | 09-10-2015 |
20150312647 | Programmatically Determining When Credits Appear During a Video in Order to Provide Supplemental Information - Described is a system and method for programmatically determining credits for a video content item. By determining a point at which credits are displayed, a content provider may effectively provide supplementation information in a contextual and non-intrusive manner. In order to determine when credits are displayed, individual frames of content may be decoded and various characteristics of the individual frames may be analyzed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150347378 | PROVIDING LANGUAGE RECOMMENDATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving data indicating a particular language a user has associated with their user profile; identifying a different language that (i) the user has not previously associated with their user profile, and that (ii) a language recommendation engine has associated with the particular language; providing a recommendation to the user to associate the different language with their user profile; receiving, in response to the recommendation, an indication of whether to associate the different language with the user profile; and updating the user profile based on the indication. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347407 | DYNAMIC CURRENT RESULTS FOR SECOND DEVICE - Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for providing at least one dynamic current result to a second device, such as a mobile phone, where the at least one dynamic current result is related to content that is active on a first device such as a television. The dynamic current result may be generated based on a search query. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358812 | Intelligently Transferring Privacy Settings Between Devices Based on Proximity - Disclosed are methods, computing devices, and computer-readable mediums for transferring privacy settings. For example, a method includes determining location information indicative of a location of a computing device. Further, the method includes determining one or more applications installed on the computing device and on one or more other computing devices that are configured to access the location information. Yet further, the method includes transferring a privacy setting of the computing device to the one or more other computing devices. In addition, the method includes determining accesses of the one or more applications to the location information indicative of the location of the computing device. | 12-10-2015 |
20150370796 | MEDIA STORE WITH A CANONICAL LAYER FOR CONTENT - A media store, as disclosed herein, may be composed of one or more canonical documents. Each of the canonical documents may refer to one or more of content items. Each content item may be a source file for a specific piece of content such as a movie or song. The system may represent variants of the content items as a single document, the canonical document. A user may view one or more of the content items referred to in the canonical document. | 12-24-2015 |
20160110526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHARING MEDIA CONTENT WITH DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) - Systems and methods of sharing media content with digital rights management are disclosed that include receiving a media file having media content with a user device, the media content having a first portion and a second portion, when a selection of the provided media content is received by the user device, presenting the first portion of the media content with the user device when the first portion is unencrypted or by decrypting the first portion of the media content with a publically available key with the user device, and presenting the second portion of the media content with the user device when the presentation of the first portion of the media content is complete and when a digital rights management (DRM) key is purchased to decrypt the second portion of the media content. | 04-21-2016 |
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20120071151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY RESTRICTING IN-VEHICLE MOBILE DEVICE USAGE - Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. Such determinations include determining an in-vehicle role, an in-vehicle location, a handheld state, and a vehicle class. Various transformations, modifications, and outputs can result from such determinations. Also disclosed are systems and methods for restricting operation of a mobile device, including restrictions that impede operation by a driver moreso than operation by a passenger. Also disclosed are systems and methods for orienting a coordinate system of a mobile device. | 03-22-2012 |
20130295901 | System and Method for Sensor-Based Determination of User Role, Location, and/or State of One of More In-Vehicle Mobile Devices and Enforcement of Usage Thereof - Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. Such determinations include determining an in-vehicle role, an in-vehicle location, a handheld state, and a vehicle class. Various transformations, modifications, and outputs can result from such determinations. Also disclosed are systems and methods for restricting operation of a mobile device, including restrictions that impede operation by a driver moreso than operation by a passenger. Also disclosed are systems and methods for orienting a coordinate system of a mobile device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130344859 | DEVICE CONTEXT DETERMINATION IN TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SCENARIOS - Systems and methods are provided for context determination. In one implementation one or more indications can be received, each of the one or more indications corresponding to a perception of one or more access points in relation to a user device. The one or more indications can be processed to determine one or more characteristics of at least one of the one or more access points. Based on the one or more characteristics, a context of the user device can be determined. | 12-26-2013 |
20140287738 | In-Vehicle Device Location Determination and Enforcement of Usage Thereof - Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. Such determinations include determining an in-vehicle role, an in-vehicle location, a handheld state, and a vehicle class. Various transformations, modifications, and outputs can result from such determinations. Also disclosed are systems and methods for restricting operation of a mobile device, including restrictions that impede operation by a driver moreso than operation by a passenger. Also disclosed are systems and methods for orienting a coordinate system of a mobile device. | 09-25-2014 |
20150141043 | CORRECTIVE NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for corrective navigation instructions are. In one implementation, an operation associated with a relatively lower likelihood of compliance can be identified from a set of navigational operations. One or more notifications corresponding to the operation can be provided. | 05-21-2015 |
20150177010 | SUPPRESSED NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for suppressed navigation instructions. In one implementation, a first set of navigational operations between an origin and a destination can be received, an alternative set of navigational operations between the origin and the destination can be received, the alternative set of navigational operations can be compared with the first set of navigational operations to identify one or more operations included in the alternative set of navigational operations that deviate from the first set of navigational operations, and one or more of the one or more operations included in the alternative set of navigational operations that deviate from the first set of navigational operations can be provided. | 06-25-2015 |
20150241231 | NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for improved navigation instructions. In one implementation instructions between two locations can be computed, the instructions can be processed in relation to previously computed instructions between the same locations and/or a previously traveled route between the same locations to determine disparitie(s) therebetween, a notification can be generated based on the disparitie(s), an interface at which to provide the notification can be selected and the notification can be provided via the selected interface. In another implementation, one set of instructions between two locations can be received, another set of instructions between two other locations can be received, the sets of instructions can be processed to determine disparities between them with respect to one or more locations, a notification can be generated based on the one or more disparities, and the notification can be provided in relation to the location(s) via a selected interface. | 08-27-2015 |
20150312404 | DEVICE CONTEXT DETERMINATION - Systems and methods are provided for context determination. In one implementation one or more indications can be received, each of the one or more indications corresponding to a perception of one or more access points in relation to a user device. The one or more indications can be processed to determine one or more characteristics of at least one of the one or more access points. Based on the one or more characteristics, a context of the user device can be determined. | 10-29-2015 |
20150327034 | DEVICE CONTROL BASED ON NUMBER OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. The referenced methods can include operations such as: receiving one or more inputs, processing the one or more inputs to determine a quantity of occupants within a vehicle, and transforming a first operation state of a device present within the vehicle based on a determination that the quantity of occupants within the vehicle is not greater than one. | 11-12-2015 |
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20080244108 | PER-PORT UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DISABLE - A device and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a register to store a universal serial bus (USB) port disable bit for an individual USB port. The device also includes a USB individual port disable unit that is capable of reading the USB port disable bit and disabling the individual USB port when the bit is set. | 10-02-2008 |
20090119432 | Starvation Prevention Scheme for a Fixed Priority PCE-Express Arbiter with Grant Counters using Arbitration Pools - Method and apparatus for arbitrating prioritized cycle streams in a manner that prevents starvation. High priority and low priority arbitration pools are employed for arbitrating multiple input cycle streams. Each cycle stream contains a stream of requests of a given type and associated priority. Under normal circumstances in which resource buffer availability for a destination device is not an issue, higher priority streams are provided grants over lower priority streams, with all streams receiving grants. However, when a resource buffer is not available for a lower priority stream, arbitration of high priority streams with available buffer resources are redirected to the low priority arbitration pool, resulting in generation of grant counts for both the higher and lower priority streams. When the resource buffer for the low priority stream becomes available and a corresponding request is arbitrated in the high priority arbitration pool, a grant for the request can be immediately made since grant counts for the stream already exist. | 05-07-2009 |
20120005386 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING TRANSACTION COHERECY IN A MULTIPLE DATA BUS PLATFORM - Techniques for maintaining an order of transactions in a multi-bus computer architecture. In an embodiment, an arbitrator receives access requests from a plurality of requestors, each access request requesting a respective access to a bus. Based on an arbitration between the access requests—e.g. between those requestors providing the access requests—the arbitrator may generate a grant message which triggers a carrying of a first message on the first bus. In certain embodiments, the grant message further triggers another carrying of the first message on the second bus. | 01-05-2012 |
20120072636 | POWER-OPTIMIZED FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MULTIPLE USB CONTROLLERS WITH NON-UNIFORM FRAME RATES - A method, apparatus, and system to synchronize multiple host controllers with non-uniform frame rates. The apparatus includes a first host controller, a second host controller, and logic. The first host controller is configured to access memory at a first frame rate. The second host controller is configured to access the memory at a second frame rate which is different from the first frame rate. The logic is coupled to the first and second host controllers to synchronize the memory accesses of the first and second host controllers at a common frame rate. Other embodiments are described. | 03-22-2012 |
20130054856 | Providing Adaptive Bandwidth Allocation For A Fixed Priority Arbiter - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving requests from requestors in an arbiter, detecting that none of the requestors have a qualified request for at least one cycle of an arbitration round, and preventing a grant count reload of grant counters associated with the when at least one of the requestors has available grants for the arbitration round. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-28-2013 |
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20120311934 | Draft Guard - A draft guard balancer is provided that attaches to, or is otherwise mechanically coupled to, or an integral part of, an existing balance shoe or balancer for a fenestration product such as a double hung window. The draft guard balancer creates a weatherstop along the track of the fenestration product that resists air, water, dirt, dust, pollen, and insects from entering the track and then the building. The draft guard balancer may be used with a balancer having a variety of springs, spring assemblies, balancer shoes and pivot bar arrangements. The draft guard balancer creates a seal that also prevents the increased friction that results from dirt and debris entering the track, thus making for a more energy efficient, easier to operate fenestration product. The draft guard balancer is equally applicable to both top and bottom sashes of a double hung window as well as other fenestration products. | 12-13-2012 |
20150052818 | DRAFT GUARD - A draft guard balancer is provided that attaches to, or is otherwise mechanically coupled to, or an integral part of, an existing balance shoe or balancer for a fenestration product such as a double hung window. The draft guard balancer creates a weatherstop along the track of the fenestration product that resists air, water, dirt, dust, pollen, and insects from entering the track and then the building. The draft guard balancer may be used with a balancer having a variety of springs, spring assemblies, balancer shoes and pivot bar arrangements. The draft guard balancer creates a seal that also prevents the increased friction that results from dirt and debris entering the track, thus making for a more energy efficient, easier to operate fenestration product. The draft guard balancer is equally applicable to both top and bottom sashes of a double hung window as well as other fenestration products. | 02-26-2015 |
20150197980 | DRAFT GUARD FOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAVING SEALS AND INTEGRAL FINS - A draft guard for a window assembly includes a piece of weatherstopping material and a bend in the piece of weatherstopping material with the bend defining a horizontal component and a vertical component angularly offset from the horizontal component, a foam seal forming a closed member around the horizontal component and extending outwardly from the horizontal component, and at least one fin extending outwardly from and integral with at least one side of the vertical component. | 07-16-2015 |
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20100138796 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY PRESENTED MAP - The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map. | 06-03-2010 |
20110161861 | Interactive Electronically Presented Map - The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161872 | Interactive Electronically Presented Map - The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map. | 06-30-2011 |
20130328933 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY PRESENTED MAP - The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map. | 12-12-2013 |
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20120160725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage. | 06-28-2012 |
20120325156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT OF ONE OR MORE PETS - A system and method is described for determining, based on one or more variables, the appropriate amount of food to dispense in order to implement weight management individually tailored to one or more pets. Based on the one or more variables, a predefined weight of food is determined that should be dispensed in a container during a given time interval. If the current weight of the food within the container has reached a threshold weight, then no additional food is added to the container during the given time interval. However, if it is determined that the threshold has not been reached, then more food is added to the container. The process is repeated during the given time interval until the threshold is reached, and then optionally again for additional given time intervals. | 12-27-2012 |
20140214679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS - A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving a first scan of an identifier from a first computing device is disclosed. The identifier is associated with a financial transaction. A second scan of the identifier is received from a second computing device. The financial transaction is processed based upon, at least in part, receiving the second scan of the identifier from the second computing device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140352702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLEVIATING SLEEP APNEA - A system and method for controlling a device to alleviate sleep apnea comprises determining whether a user of the device is asleep by a microcontroller operatively connected to the device. Using a sensor operatively connected to the microcontroller, it is determined whether a breathing anomaly of the user is detected while the user is asleep. An electromagnet operatively connected to the device generates an electromagnetic field to widen an airway of the user in response to detecting the breathing anomaly while the user is asleep. | 12-04-2014 |
20150071831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage. | 03-12-2015 |
20150104861 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - An apparatus may be configured to test a beverage, the apparatus may include but is not limited to, a beverage container that may be configured to hold a beverage, wherein the beverage container may include a material. An indicator may be chemically bonded to at least a portion of the material of the beverage container, wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container may include the indicator, wherein the indicator may be associated with at least part of a brand profile to identify a beverage brand's beverage, wherein the indicator may visibly react when the indicator is contacted with the beverage to show whether the beverage may be identified as the beverage brand's beverage, and wherein the visible reaction may be shown on at least the portion of the material of the beverage container via the indicator chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the beverage container. | 04-16-2015 |
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20100015129 | Methods of using F-spondin as a biomarker for cartilage degenerative conditions and bone diseases - Methods for identifying subjects having, or at risk for developing, osteoarthritis or other cartilage degenerative conditions by measuring levels of expression of F-spondin are provided. Assays, kits and methods for determining and assaying the presence of F-spondin in individual patients are disclosed. Oligonucleotide probes and primers for use in the assays, kits and methods are described. Assays and methods are disclosed for identifying candidate compounds that modulate F-spondin levels of expression and/or function or for determining and evaluating an individual's response to drugs and therapeutic agents, are provided. The invention further relates to the modulation of F-spondin, particularly the inhibition of F-spondin, for increasing or stimulating bone formation and/or growth and mediating the alleviation of bone disease, disorders or conditions. The use of F-spondin, an active fragment thereof, or a modulator thereof for enhancing cartilage repair or preventing or treating cartilage degeneration, degenerative diseases or arthritic conditions is also provided. | 01-21-2010 |
20100129798 | DETECTING GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO OSTEOARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS - This application relates to methods and kits for detecting predisposition to increased risk for osteoarthritis associated conditions. | 05-27-2010 |
20120065094 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PREDICTING PROGRESSION - This disclosure relates to methods and kits for diagnosing osteoarthritis and for determining the progression of osteoarthritis in a subject. | 03-15-2012 |
20140274766 | METHODS OF USING F-SPONDIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR CARTILAGE DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS AND BONE DISEASES - Methods for identifying subjects having, or at risk for developing, osteoarthritis or other cartilage degenerative conditions by measuring levels of expression of F-spondin are provided. Assays, kits and methods for determining and assaying the presence of F-spondin in individual patients are disclosed. Oligonucleotide probes and primers for use in the assays, kits and methods are described. Assays and methods are disclosed for identifying candidate compounds that modulate F-spondin levels of expression and/or function or for determining and evaluating an individual's response to drugs and therapeutic agents, are provided. The invention further relates to the modulation of F-spondin, particularly the inhibition of F-spondin, for increasing or stimulating bone formation and/or growth and mediating the alleviation of bone disease, disorders or conditions. The use of F-spondin, an active fragment thereof, or a modulator thereof for enhancing cartilage repair or preventing or treating cartilage degeneration, degenerative diseases or arthritic conditions is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150072364 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PREDICTING PROGRESSION - This disclosure relates to methods and kits for diagnosing osteoarthritis and for determining the progression of osteoarthritis in a subject. | 03-12-2015 |
20150374760 | METHODS FOR TREATING PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS - Methods, agents and compositions thereof for treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (Ps) are encompassed herein, as are methods for identifying pathogenic dysbiosis in a subject, the presence of which is a positive indicator of risk for developing PsA or of the presence of PsA in a subject with arthritic symptoms. | 12-31-2015 |
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20120009378 | Snap In Weatherstripping - A snap in weatherstripping where the backing has a plurality of alternating notched out spaces along each side to facilitate ease of insertion into a channel without the need to slide the weatherstripping longitudinally into the channel. The snap in weatherstripping can be pushed into the channel with a gentle side to side or rolling motion, thus eliminating the difficulties associated with longitudinally sliding a weatherstripping into a channel. The snap in arrangement of the weatherstripping eases replacement, and also accommodates variations in tolerance between the weatherstripping and the channel, making it desirable for replacement of existing degraded weatherstripping. | 01-12-2012 |
20120311934 | Draft Guard - A draft guard balancer is provided that attaches to, or is otherwise mechanically coupled to, or an integral part of, an existing balance shoe or balancer for a fenestration product such as a double hung window. The draft guard balancer creates a weatherstop along the track of the fenestration product that resists air, water, dirt, dust, pollen, and insects from entering the track and then the building. The draft guard balancer may be used with a balancer having a variety of springs, spring assemblies, balancer shoes and pivot bar arrangements. The draft guard balancer creates a seal that also prevents the increased friction that results from dirt and debris entering the track, thus making for a more energy efficient, easier to operate fenestration product. The draft guard balancer is equally applicable to both top and bottom sashes of a double hung window as well as other fenestration products. | 12-13-2012 |
20140199512 | WEATHERSTRIPPING - A weatherstripping for use with a frame having at least one channel comprises a backing and a weatherstripping material coupled to the backing. The backing has a front surface, a bottom surface opposite the front surface, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a central support defining a central axis, and a plurality of alternating tabs extending from the central support to the first side edge to define notched out spaces between the alternating tabs. The second side edge defines a plane that is parallel to the central axis of the central support. The weatherstripping material, which is coupled to the backing, extends from the front surface of the backing. | 07-17-2014 |
20150052818 | DRAFT GUARD - A draft guard balancer is provided that attaches to, or is otherwise mechanically coupled to, or an integral part of, an existing balance shoe or balancer for a fenestration product such as a double hung window. The draft guard balancer creates a weatherstop along the track of the fenestration product that resists air, water, dirt, dust, pollen, and insects from entering the track and then the building. The draft guard balancer may be used with a balancer having a variety of springs, spring assemblies, balancer shoes and pivot bar arrangements. The draft guard balancer creates a seal that also prevents the increased friction that results from dirt and debris entering the track, thus making for a more energy efficient, easier to operate fenestration product. The draft guard balancer is equally applicable to both top and bottom sashes of a double hung window as well as other fenestration products. | 02-26-2015 |
20150197980 | DRAFT GUARD FOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAVING SEALS AND INTEGRAL FINS - A draft guard for a window assembly includes a piece of weatherstopping material and a bend in the piece of weatherstopping material with the bend defining a horizontal component and a vertical component angularly offset from the horizontal component, a foam seal forming a closed member around the horizontal component and extending outwardly from the horizontal component, and at least one fin extending outwardly from and integral with at least one side of the vertical component. | 07-16-2015 |