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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713615 | Reinforced fiber cement article and methods of making and installing the same In one embodiment, a reinforced fiber cement article comprising a fiber cement piece and a reinforcing fixture bonded to a portion of the fiber cement piece for improving the performance, strength and durability of the fiber cement piece. The reinforcing fiber cemen... | 05/11/2010 |
| D603533 | Moisture barrier | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600356 | Building material and method of making and installing the same The building material, in one embodiment, has a jointing system that is uniquely configured to cover the frame of a structure. This building material, in one embodiment, is a building board with a conforming flange that is embossed onto the board and adapted to enga... | 10/13/2009 |
| D601720 | Moisture barrier | 10/06/2009 |
| 7524555 | Pre-finished and durable building material A pre-finished, moisture resistant and durable building material is provided. In one embodiment the building material includes a fiber cement substrate having a first side and a second side, at least one resin impregnated paper over at least one of the first and sec... | 04/28/2009 |
| D589171 | Building element | 03/24/2009 |
| D588284 | Building element | 03/10/2009 |
| D588280 | Building element | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497153 | Cutting tool and method of use The cutting tool shown generally as 1, has a disc with a peripheral cutting face. In this embodiment the cutting face includes an array of eight circumferentially spaced teeth 2. An open circumferential gutter 5 is located inboard of the teeth a... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7455798 | Methods for producing low density products A method of preparing a low-density material and precursor for forming a low-density material is provided. An aqueous mixture of inorganic primary component and a blowing agent is formed, the mixture is dried and optionally ground to form an expandable precursor. Su... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455727 | Integral water resistant fibre-cement A method of producing a water resistant fiber-cement product. The water repelling agent can be added or applied to the fiber-cement or indeed the material forming the fiber cement at a number of different stages in the process. The resultant material has increased w... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7419544 | Additive for dewaterable slurry and slurry incorporating same A cementitious slurry comprising fly ash having a predominant particle size of up to about 10 microns, and/or aluminous material having a predominant particle size of up to about 150 microns. The additive acts as a water reduction agent and can replace either wholly... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7325325 | Surface groove system for building sheets The present invention involves building sheets with a plurality of grooves indented into a surface of the building sheet to provide a guide for cutting the building sheet along the grooves. Preferably, the grooves are arranged in a regularly repeating pattern and ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323076 | Method of making a plank assembly having a protective film A building material having a durable exterior finish comprising a fiber cement substrate laminated with a fluorohydrocarbon protective film. The protective film provides the fiber cement substrate with resistance to weathering and maintains the surface texture of th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7159368 | Panelized wall system utilizing joint tape Disclosed herein are panelized wall systems and methods for their construction, wherein the wall systems have elastomeric joints that are resistant to cracking. The walls are constructed with an elastomeric joint tape. The joint tape is made from an elastomeric back... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155868 | Caulkless panelized wall system Disclosed herein are caulkless panelized wall systems and methods for their construction, wherein the wall systems have elastomeric joints that are resistant to cracking. Building panels are fastened to a frame with the edges adjacent to each other. No caulk is appl... | 01/02/2007 |
| D529629 | Trim systems component for building structures | 10/03/2006 |
| D529630 | Trim systems component for building structures | 10/03/2006 |
| D529633 | Trim systems component for building structures | 10/03/2006 |
| D528669 | Trim systems component for building structures | 09/19/2006 |
| 7021018 | Panelized wall system utilizing adhesive-edge building panels Disclosed herein are panelized wall systems and methods for their construction, wherein the wall systems have elastomeric joints that are resistant to cracking. The walls are constructed with adhesive-edge building panels. The adhesive-edge building panels are prefe... | 04/04/2006 |