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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6832524 | Grout sample unbonded capping system An unbonded capping system is provided for compression testing of grout samples in the form of rectangular prisms. The capping system comprises first and second retaining cups comprising metal blocks each having opposite parallel planar surfaces. A first of the plan... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6662514 | Impalement protection safety system Broadly, there is disclosed herein in accordance with a first aspect of the invention a safety system for use with linearly arranged reinforcement bars. The safety system includes a plurality of safety covers and a plurality of adapters. Each safety cover... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6560934 | Snappable shim assembly A shim assembly comprises a first shim piece having a generally planar body and a plurality of spaced apart projections extending upwardly therefrom. A second shim piece has a generally planar body and a plurality of spaced recesses. The recesses are slig... | 05/13/2003 |
| 5887394 | Protective assembly for reinforcement bars A protective assembly for an exposed end of a reinforcing bar is provided. The protective assembly includes a cover and an insert that is movable relative to the cover. First structure cooperates between the cover and an exposed end of a reinforcing bar f... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5613336 | Protective assembly for reinforcement bars A protective assembly for an exposed end of a reinforcing bar is provided. The protective assembly includes a cover and an insert that is movable relative to the cover. First structure cooperates between the cover and an exposed end of a reinforcing bar f... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5447290 | Rail for guarding reinforcement bars A guard rail for use with linearly-arranged reinforcement bars is provided, the guard rail including a housing for guarding reinforcement bars with the housing including structure for capturing the reinforcement bars therein, and structure on the capturin... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5255888 | Concrete column form A concrete column form includes a plurality of half-round sections secured together by a plurality of bolts. Each section comprises a semi-cylindrical wall having a top edge, a bottom edge and opposite side edges. A semi-circular top flange is connected t... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5240225 | Plastic slump cone A plastic slump cone includes a unitary frusto-conical mold formed of a synthetic resin defining an open base at one axial end and a smaller open top at an opposite axial end for receiving a sample of freshly mixed concrete, in use. A pair of foot pieces ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5029710 | Test cylinder mold packaging A packaging assembly is provided for facilitating shipment and use of articles contained therein. The packaging assembly includes a pair of identical cartons, one positioned atop the other, and suitable connectors for maintaining the cartons in assembled ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4842241 | Lightweight plastic concrete mold A mold for forming concrete having a bottom, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, all of plastic, and with the side walls and bottom being of integral one-piece construction and hinged together by living hinges defined by reduced thickness of the... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4817794 | Versatile multiple use shim product A multiple use shim product having plural rows of spaced-apart shims, with the shims being integrally-connected to adjacent shims in the same row as well as adjacent rows by relatively thin and narrow fracturable hinge sections. The shim product is of a o... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4685267 | Box void A reinforced fiberboard box for creating a void in and under concrete formations. A single piece of double faced, corrugated fiberboard is defined by a face, a bottom, a pair of end flaps, and a pair of side flaps. The end flaps are folded into at least f... | 08/11/1987 |
