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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eduardo Sanz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
MSA Aircraft Products LTD, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
160 8402 ; 1601 / ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular window unit for an aircraft comprising a nonopaque lens and a reveal, the reveal joining the lens, as well as a shade comprising a multiplicity of discrete elongated panels, each panel cooperating with one another and being movable between an open and a closed position. The panels lay one next to the other to substantially cover the lens when the window shade is closed and, in an open position, lay stacked atop each other to substantially uncover the lens. Electric motors are provided for moving the panels of the shade between the open and closed positions.