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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079787 | Method And Apparatus For Constructing Concrete Formwork A device for use with formwork in concrete construction. The device comprising: a body having a bore for defining a first aperture; one or more sidewalls coupled to the body, the sidewalls extending upwardly outwardly with respect to the body; wherein, when the body is ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120023835 | ROOFING SYSTEM AND METHOD A roof mounting system can include a roof substrate and flashing supportable on the substrate and including an outwardly extending projection having a concave interior side and an aperture extending through the projection between top and bottom surfaces of the flashing.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110296788 | METHOD OF ANCHORING A CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR A method of anchoring a connector in a lightweight building element is provided. The connector includes a sleeve element and a piston element with a shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is guided by the sleeve element. The piston element and/or the sleeve element in... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110265420 | Anchor arrangement for swimming pool An apparatus and kit for installing an object in a swimming pool are provided. Included are a receptacle, one or more gaskets, and a top deck anchor. The receptacle holds a substance such as concrete, to which the top deck anchor is attached. The gasket is attached to t... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110225922 | MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS Floor panels (1b, 1c) are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a tongue with rocker arms that allows locking by a vertical turning motion.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110192111 | Cast-in Shear Wall Anchor A kit for enabling rapid and efficient installation of cast-in shear wall anchors is disclosed. The kit comprises a pre-manufactured base plate, a threaded rod segment of a predetermined length, a threaded coupler and a plug with a marker feature. The threaded rod segme... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110138705 | SCREW FOUNDATION SYSTEM WITH A CURABLE FILLING COMPOUND A screw foundation system for aligning and fastening a rod- or post-like object in the ground includes a sleeve-like plastic receiving part which can be screwed into the ground and which, in the fastened state, accommodates an end region of the rod- or post-like, object... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110131917 | Method of forming adhesive joint, structural subassembly, and joint construction A method of forming an adhesive joint, a structural subassembly, and a joint construction. The method comprises telescopically assembling male and female tubular members having slightly different diameters to cooperatively define a narrow continuous open-end adhesive ch... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110088349 | Bracket assembly for facilitation the installation of a concrete wall on a concrete footing and a method of forming the wall A bracket assembly is disclosed for facilitating the installation of a concrete wall on a concrete footing, as well as a method of forming the concrete wall. The bracket assembly includes a base member having an upper surface and a lower surface, and first and second up... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110083397 | Anchor for mounting in cover panels In an anchor for the attachment to flat building components including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which is inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for inserting ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110041447 | LINKING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A LINK BETWEEN BUILDING ELEMENTS The invention concerns a linking system (10) for fixing building elements (20, 30) such as natural or artificial stones. The linking system (10) comprises: a first dowel (60) having a first internal orifice (80) comprising a first hole... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100313517 | METHOD FOR ANCHORING A JOINING ELEMENT IN AN OBJECT AND JOINING ELEMENT TO BE USED IN THE METHOD A joining element to be anchored in an object with the aid of a thermoplastic material and mechanical vibration comprises a sealing portion and a wall anchoring portion. The sealing portion is substantially cylindrical and has a smooth circumferential surface. The wall ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100287858 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING PANELS In another embodiment, a connector assembly can comprise: a first side collector, comprising a first panel engagement region comprising a first receiving area that has a size to attach onto an edge of a first panel; and a second side collector, comprising a second panel... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287875 | Cement anchor of lightweight construction panels In a cement anchor for use in lightweight construction panels which anchor comprises a cylindrical body and at least one piston body and which includes a sealed cylinder interior filled with a flowable cement, the cylindrical body has at opposite ends at least one disch... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100257812 | Adjustable Attachment System An embed for embedding in a base is provided. The embed comprises a box defining a top face and at least one side face, the top face configured to be placed flush with an upper surface of the base, and the at least one side face configured to be placed flush with an edg... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100229493 | Arm connection for a structural member A structural member and method with an improved arm connection is provided that allows quick connection of an arm to the structural member. Pins are inserted through aligned apertures in first and second thru-vangs, as well as an abutting arm bracket. A flexible securem... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100212250 | Wedge anchor for concrete An expansion wedge anchor for insertion in a hole delimited by a wall comprises an expander member and an expansion member, the expander member being provided at a leading end of the expander member, the expander member comprising a flaring end, the expansion member bei... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100205894 | INSERT FOR STAIRCASE An insert for receiving the square end of a staircase spindle having a top, a generally cylindrical sidewall, a bottom, and a generally square bore that extends generally through the center of the inset.... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100199592 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT A mounting arrangement (18) for mounting together components 1 (2, 14) of a gravestone (10), and for mounting the gravestone (10) to the ground. The arrangement (18) includes an elongate member (20) threaded on an upper p... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100192507 | FLUSH JOIST SEAT A joist support system including a joist having a joist seat at least at one end, each joist seat having a first portion fastened to an upper chord of the joist and a second portion adapted to engage a support structure and support the joist and a bearing load, and a se... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100171317 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE A connection of components (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine (WEA), especially of components (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine (WEA) with a diameter greater than 0.5 m, preferably greater than 1.0 m, more preferably greater than 1.5 m, in which two components (<... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100146899 | FLEXIBLE CLAMPS FOR CLAMPING PANELS A flexible height-adjustable clamp for clamping a solar panel to a support structure or base, with flat surfaces on the upper and lower parts of the clamp, the upper section clamping on the panels; and the lower section mounting against the base; with a hole through bot... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100139198 | Expansion-compensating deck fastener The present invention is an anchoring biscuit device for joining three boards. It includes, (a) an at least partially flat horizontal top element having an imaginary center line, having opposite side walls, and having a top view footprint adapted to be inserted into gro... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100088996 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A SOLAR PANEL OR OTHER ARTICLE TO A ROOF OR OTHER STRUCTURE An apparatus for mounting an article to a roof includes a base plate, threaded stud, lag bolts, spacer, and flashing. The base plate includes bolt holes to accommodate the lag bolts to secure the base plate to the roof. The threaded stud is secured to and extends vertic... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100088995 | REINFORCING BAR JOINT To avoid the rotation of a sleeve, providing an enhanced joint force. A reinforcing bar joint 1 according to the present invention includes an elliptic-sectioned sleeve 2, a load transfer rod 3 to be inserted through the sleeve, and wedging means 04/15/2010 | |
| 20100071305 | Stackable column assemblies and methods of construction An improved stackable square tubular column assembly and method of assembly for multi-floor steel-framed buildings in which hollow columns for vertically adjacent floors are joined by a coupler having beam connectors extending outwardly therefrom so that the coupler sup... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100000175 | Recess Forming and Anchor Positioning Apparatus A recess former and anchor positioning apparatus for creating recessed lift-points within concrete structures during casting, is comprised of a solid urethane semi-sphere, with two imbedded nuts on the flat side for bolting to a form wall, and a receiving slot passing t... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090313916 | GROUND SPIKE A metal post support ground spike is disclosed having a post receiving socket, and a flat plate. The flat plate is welded to four walls of the post receiving socket. The post support may also comprise a blades portion welded to the flat plate. The blades portion, post r... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090217607 | TOWER FOUNDATION SYSTEM Described herein are various embodiments of a tower foundation system for an above-ground tower. For example, according to one representative embodiment, a tower for supporting a structure above the ground includes a foundation and a second support column section. The f... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090025332 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR POSTS An anchoring system to lock posts into housings mounted in the ground, or to lock pipes into housings within holes through walls or foundations uses plastic collets to match post outer profiles to inner housing profiles. The collets have two gently tapered circumferenti... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090019812 | Anchoring Apparatus and Method An anchoring apparatus that is suitable for use in anchoring a first member (such as but not limited to a façade material) (22) to a second member (such as but not limited to a building exterior) (21). This anchoring apparatus can comprise, for example, a... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080310930 | Method, Anchor and Drill for Anchoring the Anchor in an Anchoring Substrate The invention relates to a method for anchoring an anchor (10) in an anchoring substrate (26), for example, of concrete, to an anchor (10) suitable for the method and to a drill suitable for the method. The invention proposes using the anchor (10... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080041012 | CONCRETE CASTING FORM TIE HOLE PLUGS The concrete casting form tie hole plug is formed from a cementitious mixture and includes a reinforcing strand extending internally throughout the length of the plug, to reinforce the plug to resist fracturing. The reinforcing strand is preferably fiberglass, and the c... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070240379 | I beam protector A protective device for use in protecting an end of an I beam, the protective device comprising a front element having a front, a rear and a pair of sides, the sides being formed of first and second side walls which taper inwardly from the rear to form a narrow front su... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070039258 | Adjustable attachment system An adjustable attachment system is provided for attaching a unit to a base. The adjustable attachment system comprises an embed, a bridging clip and a locking strip. The bridging clip is adapted for receiving an attachment piece, to which the unit may be attached. The e... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070006691 | Limited access building connection A limited access building connection for connecting a holding structure and a held structure which includes an anchor member having a threaded end adapted for connection to holding structure. A nut having an inner threaded wall threadably engages the threaded end of anc... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060242924 | Anchor encased in frame embedded in structure of house for hanging and installing various products therefrom Disclosed is an anchor encased in a box-shaped frame embedded in a framework of a house, for hanging a variety of objects. The anchor includes a box-shaped frame having an open lower end, the frame being embedded in a ceiling slab. An anchor bolt is fixed in the box-sha... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060113031 | Affixing an anchor in a drilled hole An anchor is fastened into a drilled hole in substrate layer such as concrete by providing on an end portion of the anchor a surrounding layer of an adhesive of a character that it softens when heated and sets when it cools with a portion of the anchor exposed outside t... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20050044811 | Ring lift anchor The present invention is directed towards a lifting anchor for embedment in a concrete member. The anchor comprises a flat bar having a top and bottom; an upper and lower end; and a front and rear face. The bar has a first aperture positioned for insertion of a locking ... | 03/03/2005 |