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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130118097 | MODULAR SAFETY SYSTEM Embodiments provide modular seismic safety systems and methods of providing safe zones and emergency equipment for use in public and private buildings. In various embodiments, the modular safety systems may include at least one safety module that may be installed in a p... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130118098 | NEGATIVE STIFFNESS DEVICE AND METHOD A negative stiffness device and method for seismic protection of a structure is described. In one embodiment, the device has an anchor frame and a movement frame laterally translatable relative to the anchor frame. The anchor frame and movement frame have respective ext... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130086850 | MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM USING LIGHT WEIGHT PANELS Light-weight modular panel systems including a plurality of panels formed of a cementitious material, with a fiber-reinforced shell layer and an adjacent substrate layer. The panels employ a light-weight aggregate that provides the panels with the ability to be cut, san... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130086851 | DOORS AND WINDOWS SYSTEM HAVING EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT PERFORMANCE A Door or window system having earthquake-resistant performance, comprising: a main frame having two vertical frame members that are separated so as to be mutually parallel to each other, and an upper frame member and a lower frame member connected to the upper and lowe... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130055653 | HOUSE CONSTRUCTED FROM FINISHED PRODUCT COMPONENTS AND CONSTRUCTING METHOD THEREOF A house constructed from finished product components and a method for constructing such house are disclosed. The components of the house such as the finished product main frame, the finished product enclosed wall, the finished product floor cover plate, the finished pro... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130055660 | STRUCTURE FOR STRENGTHENING OF BUILDING COLUMN STRUCTURES An earthquake-resistant strengthening structure for building column structures, includes: a plurality of strengthening plates which are made of fiber sheet, are coupled by a concavo-convex structure in a vertical direction and are coupled by a sliding coupler in a horiz... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130047523 | PASSIVE STRUCTURES WITH HIGH STIFFNESS AND HIGH DAMPING PROPERTIES A passive structural system includes a structural element which may be subjected to energy which gives rise to vibration in the element. At least one bi-stable sub-structure is coupled to the element. Each bi-stable sub-structure has two stable equilibrium states betwee... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130019545 | Engineered Wood Construction System for High Performance Structures A building includes a connection between an engineered wood load bearing element of the building such as a column, beam, or load bearing panel, and another load bearing element or a foundation of the building. At least one tendon ties the load bearing elements or the lo... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130000225 | PROTECTION CELL A protection cell having an upper wall and a lower wall spaced with respect to each other through a plurality of side walls integrally connected to each other, to form an open box-like container with an entrance opening. The container defines inside a shelter space arra... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120317899 | MODULAR WALL SYSTEM A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations. The system inclu... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120260585 | DAMPING SYSTEM A damper has two sets of first elongate members, second elongate members that are connected so that they can rotate and that connect the first elongate members to one another, and damping members which attenuate the relative movement between the first elongate members a... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120255240 | PREFABRICATED CONTAINER HOUSE A transportable prefabricated container house includes a main body and a house forming body, configured to be housed in the main body and drawn out of the main body at the installation site to be expanded/assembled into a house threefold the size of the main body. Assem... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120255243 | Seismic coupler A seismic coupler includes two coupling members each having an end receptacle for securing to a reinforcing bar of a column of reinforced concrete; and a flexible assembly comprising a cylindrical core formed of alloy, a plurality of steel first rings put on the core, a... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120247036 | CABLE FRICTION DAMPER A method and a device for damping relative motion between structural elements (4a, 4b, 5), and in particular for damping oscillations in a stay cable of a building or a civil engineering structure. A damping device is disclosed which p... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120240487 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE OF BASE OF EXTERIOR WALL In external renovation of a wooden framework house in which a bearing face material is used as an exterior wall base member, is capable of partly increasing the wall strength factor, thereby providing a high degree of freedom of seismic design and, furthermore, facilita... | 09/27/2012 |
| 20120233935 | GUSSET BLOCK CONSTRUCTION Gusset Block Construction deals with a block that is cored from all sides. The blocks are cubes and elongated cubes with a pyramid or elongated pyramid shaped cavity on each side resulting in a block in which each of the twelve edges is central on a gusset shape extendi... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120186183 | WALL ANCHORING DEVICE AND METHOD A masonry anchor and method of use for connecting first and second spaced-apart walls defining a cavity therebetween, the anchor including an anchor bracket including a slot and a pintle engaging and carried by the anchor bracket and extending outwardly from the anchor ... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120174500 | Frictional Non Rocking Damped Base Isolation System To Mitigate Earthquake Effects On Structures The system described herein consists of a seismic isolator and a damping device. The system is used to isolate structures from seismic forces and further reduces transmitted forces via the seismic isolator to structure. The isolator has a s... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120066986 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TORSIONAL HYSTERETIC DAMPER (MTHD) The invention relates to seismic protection (anti-seismic) devices and, in particular, to seismic hysteretic dampers, used to protect the structures against severe earthquakes. These devices are installed at points where large displacements are expected due to earthquak... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120055102 | Functional System for a Cement Mortar Panel with Prestressed Biaxial Reinforcement This functional system for a cement mortar panel (102, 135, 160, 196, 216) with prestressed biaxial reinforcement (136, 161) consists concretely of a system contributing to the physical and formal and to the handling and use in conditions of maximum safety... | 03/08/2012 |
| 20120042584 | Seismic ceiling support In a panel suspended ceiling for seismic prone areas, a superstructure extends from and above the ceiling grid. The superstructure is engaged within a lateral support bar that slidably supports the superstructure, and ceiling, during a seismic event.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120017523 | METAL JOINT, DAMPING STRUCTURE, AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION The invention provides a metal joint connecting a pair of subject members relatively displaceable in one direction, a metal joint connecting a pair of subject members relatively displaceable in one direction, the metal joint comprising: multiple first attachment portion... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120005971 | Modular building system A modular building system uses a perimeter bond beam and prefabricated wall panels to form an exterior curtain wall. The wall panels are captured within, and may move vertically inside a channel formed in the bond beam. The wall panels are quickly erected by inserting a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120000147 | DUAL-CORE SELF-CENTERING ENERGY DISSIPATION BRACE APPARATUS A dual-core self-centering brace apparatus is mounted to a building, and includes a first core member, at least one second core member, an outer sleeve disposed around the first and second core members, two inner abutment plates abutting respectively against two ends of... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110289863 | SEISMIC ISOLATION APPARATUS AND STRUCTURE HAVING SEISMIC ISOLATION APPARATUS To provide a seismic isolation apparatus which, as well as widening an applicable shaking range, can be easily configured and is low in height, a seismic isolation apparatus is configured of a low friction combination formed by a point contact between a planar hard base... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110283634 | SEISMIC PERIMETER BRACE A seismic bracket for supporting ends of suspended ceiling grid runners from a wall comprising a stamped sheet metal body, the body having a horizontally extending portion and a vertically extending portion, the vertically extending portion, in its installed position, r... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277397 | Restoration Anchoring System A restoration anchoring system for use in cavity wall structures having an inner wythe and an outer wythe that requires remediation or re-anchoring is disclosed. The anchoring system employs a three-part system that is installed within the existing bed joints of the out... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110265395 | Earthquake shelter An earthquake shelter comprising a container sized for human occupancy, the container having walls and an access opening and a quickly openable and closable primary door to cover and uncover the opening, the container walls and door consisting of high strength panel mat... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110219710 | System and method of reinforcing shaped columns Reinforcing system (10) for reinforcing structures with irregular surfaces, such as shaped columns. Fiber-reinforced plastic sheathing (25) is wrapped around or over the surface to be reinforced and fiber anchors (50) are installed at high stress ar... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110173902 | Anchor System for Composite Panel Anchoring systems for use in cavity wall structures having an inner wythe constructed of interengaged composite panels and a veneer outer wythe are disclosed. The wall anchor is disposed within the juncture of the interengaged composite panels and fastened to the frame.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110146166 | INHABITABLE SPACE FRAMES An inhabitable space frame (100) can define and support inhabitable living space within, around and projecting from the exterior of the perimeter of the space frame (100). The space frame (100) includes a vector matrix of strut members (105) ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110131894 | Pylon Attachment Device and Flooring System Utilizing Same A pylon attachment device for coupling a pylon to a floor joist includes a bearing plate for fixed attachment to the floor joist. The pylon attachment device includes a plurality of biasing members, each having a first end operatively coupled to the pylon and a second e... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110067324 | Method and apparatus for providing a segmented ballast base support structure for unstable ground installation Unstable ground is found in many situations in many locations around the world and causes such locations to be unsuitable for building without further support or stabilization. Unstable ground, such as landfills, can be used for beneficial purposes as opposed to laying ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110061315 | ELASTIC CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION METHOD The structure bearing surface is artificially constructed, avoiding any foundation failures which, according to aftershock data, have already occurred resulting in cracks or even in complete rupture of joints. Anti-seismic insulation is then created by using cell cushio... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110056156 | REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS SHEAR PANELS This invention relates to a structural cementitious panel (SCP) panel able to resist lateral forces imposed by high wind and earthquake loads in regions where they are required by building codes. These panels may be used for shear walls, flooring or roofing or other loc... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110047889 | Stackable Mid-Rise Structures A system of structural steel modular units useful in constructing mid-rise building between 3-8 stories high. Modular units are in the shape of rectangular boxes and the height of the units define a single story of the mid-rise building. Modular units are configured to ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110041424 | Grouted Tubular Energy-Dissipation Unit The present invention discloses a grouted tubular energy-dissipation unit comprising an inner tube and an outer tube. The inner tube is coaxially inserted into the outer tube defining a gap within a lapping portion of the tubes for receiving expansive cement grout. Afte... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110016805 | Shock supressor A shock suppressor has a first base, a second base and a connecting device. The second base is parallel to the first base. The connecting device is slidably mounted between the first base and second base to connect the first and second bases and has a universal connecto... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100319271 | Ductile Seismic Shear Key A ductile seismic shear key construction including a concrete support, a concrete shear key supported on the concrete support, a generally vertical reinforcement bar in and extending between the concrete support and the concrete shear key and anchored in the concrete su... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100199581 | COMPRESSION POST FOR STRUCTURAL SHEAR WALL A compression post for a shear wall includes a plate mounted to the bottom of an end post of a shear wall. The plate is sized to conform to the lower end of each end post. An extended portion (e.g., a cylinder) is positioned perpendicularly to the plate. The extended po... | 08/12/2010 |
