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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621049 | Method for the production of a connection flange A method for the production of an annular connection flange includes producing the annular connection flange from an element in the form of a circular ring. The element in the form of a circular ring has a substantially triangular profile. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7290338 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing electric pole Disclosed are an electric pole manufacturing apparatus having an improved distal end, capable of reducing the cost, arranging tensile cores corresponding to a design load, and providing a high quality electric pole, and a method of manufacturing the electric pole. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7257932 | Light weight building material The present invention relates to a light weight building material (1) for structural work. The light weight building material (1) comprises at least three walls, a first wall (11), a second wall (12) and a third wall (13) formed fr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7201678 | Sports equipment handle with cushion and grip ribs A handle for sports equipment such as a lacrosse or hockey stick including cushioning and grip ribs. In one embodiment, the shaft of the handle defines one or more regions of reduced diameter or thickness such as, in one embodiment, a plurality of elongate longitudi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6957856 | Bicycle seat post A bicycle seat post includes two arcuate plates and a reinforcement board sandwiched between the two arcuate plates. Each arcuate plate has two lengthwise end surfaces and each end surface includes an inner corner edge and an elongate surface defined in an outer cor... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6205740 | Supporting element and method for manufacturing the same An elongate supporting element has a cross section with a web (9) and two side flanges (10, 11) for the supporting of building panels or the like. The web (9) has an elongate, stress-equalising zone (4) which extends wholly or partly between the two outer... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192584 | Method for manufacturing a structural member for collison impact A method for manufacturing a structural member (1), especially a vehicle assembly member serving to absorb collision energy and forces by direct or indirect collision impact, for the purpose of obtaining a deformation body which is processed from an extru... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6094881 | Box shaped structural member with pultruded flanges and connecting webs A tubular structural member, such as a horizontal box beam or vertical column, includes a set of elongated flange members of reinforced pultruded plastics material, and each flange member has longitudinally extending U-shaped opposite edge portions defini... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5960601 | Post support frame and method for making same A post support frame is provided comprising brackets, a top plate, and a bottom plate. In one embodiment, the brackets are identical and generally H-shaped. The crossbar of the H includes a slot substantially perpendicular to the crossbar, and the ends of... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5934035 | Modular pillar The modular pillar is assembled by overlaying precast brick layers, one on top of the other to form a pillar of such layers. Each layer has a depression, groove, channel, cut-out, or the like, of recessing one of its horizontal surfaces for interlocking m... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5713130 | Partially thick-walled elongated metallic member and methods of making and connecting the same A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing an elongated metallic member (1) having at least one thickened wall area defined at a portion thereof. That portion of the elongated metallic member (1) is heated to a plasticizable temperature to form a heat... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5568709 | Simulated decorative architectural columns and method of making the same Simulated decorative architectural columns comprising an axial member and a jacket surrounding the axial member. The jacket is comprised of a plurality of elongated rigid foam material members of truncated wedge-shaped cross-section, or jacket wedges. Aft... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5524408 | Method of and splice for repairing poles A method of repairing utility a pole having a section damaged by an accident or decay includes the steps of severing the utility pole above the location of the damage; removing the section of the utility pole including the damaged portion, and replacing t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5185920 | Installation and method for carrying out metallic reinforcements An installation for carrying out assembly of metallic reinforcements for construction and public works, in which trestle bents (A-frames) are arranged on moving wagons or carts that slide along rails. The workers remain stationary while the reinforcements... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5163225 | Process for forming a structural member utilizing high frequency electrical induction or resistance welding A structural member which comprises a pair of hollow end sections and an intermediate web characterized in that each hollow end section is welded to the intermediate web so as to form two weld lines or joins extending along the structural member. Suitably... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5138760 | Pole splicing joint method This invention is a pole splicing joint construction and method of making the same and consists in initially preparing the upper end portion of the lower pole section to produce a splicing section having an abutment shoulder for the lower end of the upper... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4981005 | Tapered pole and method of making A tapered metal pole has at least three ribs. Each rib has two parallel spaced apart walls. The inner edges of the walls of one rib will be welded to the inner edges of the walls of another rib. The walls of adjacent ribs will be at an angle relative to e... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4922596 | Method of manufacturing a lightweight composite automotive door beam A lightweight, composite beam for reinforcing a vehicle door is provided. The reinforcing beam comprises an open channel-shaped metal member having a longitudinal cavity which is filled with a reinforcing polymeric material which in one aspect is a thermo... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4879800 | Method of producing a columnar support structure A method of manufacturing a support structure, or leg, for a piece of furniture such as a table or the like. A blank of planar sheet material is provided with a rectangular opening adjacent one end and bent about an axis extending through the opening to f... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4607754 | Merchandising display system and method A merchandising display system and the method of making its posts and struts, using pre-decorated strip material having surfaces such as polished metal or wood-grained vinyl that are covered by removable protective strips. A plurality of elongated section... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4562950 | Method of forming tapered tubes A method of forming tapered tubes for use as utility poles and the like comprises the steps of making a pair of cuts generally lengthwise of a cylindrical tube on opposite sides of the tube but offset at one end from a common diameter the same distance in... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4169304 | Method of making a building column One or more thin metal sheets are formed as a hollow shell having a longitudinal load-bearing axis. The thin-walled hollow shell is filled with a core of a plastic foaming material including a suitable foaming agent which foams to fill the shell and to ex... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4125217 | Method of connecting hollow steel column to a hollow steel base member A steel column base member for connecting a hollow or box-shaped structural steel column member having square, rectangular or annular section, to a concrete foundation, which base plate member is an integral cast or forged body comprising a bottom plate m... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4058882 | Metal fence post and method of making A metal fence post having an irregular polygon shape which is strong and resists bending and twisting better than posts made of the same gauge metal but of other construction. The method of making the fence post and the manner in which fence wires are tie... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3972529 | Reinforced tubular materials and process This invention concerns hollow, tubular, lightweight metallic elements, particularly those of tubular aluminum, magnesium, titanium or other lightweight metals, having increased strength, stiffness and other properties. The invention involves the lengthwi... | 08/03/1976 |
