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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428802 | Fixing/adjusting tool of plate material For the fixing adjusting tools of the plate material to the structural body, the female member has a base plate with a through hole in a center and an external cylinder fixed vertically on the base plate. The male member has a base plate with a through hole in a cen... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7310917 | Hinged frame spreader A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7067416 | Method of forming a conductive contact Conductive contacts in a semiconductor structure, and methods for forming the conductive components are provided. The method comprises depositing a conductive material over a substrate to fill a contact opening, removing excess material from the substrate leaving th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021601 | Dismountable casting mold side wall system Dismountable casting mold side wall system including a side wall attachable dismountably to the casting mold and a magnet adapted to clamp onto a casting bed so as attach said side wall thereto, in which system the release/clamp operations of the magnet are adapted ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009506 | Electronic monitoring device and patch assembly A monitoring device and patch assembly includes a patch that removably and re-attachably holds the monitoring device. The patch is adapted to connect the monitoring device to a pneumatic tire when the monitoring device is held by the patch. The patch is configured t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964137 | Undercut anchoring element for fixing plates and/or tiles Elements of laminar bodies (1) made of metal or other material are disclosed, so shaped as to be inserted into straight undercut notches (3) made on plates and/or tiles (2). The laminar bodies (1) have such a sufficient length to protrude... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6467236 | Apparatus to assist in installation of drywall The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting and holding a building panel during installation onto an overhead building structure. The apparatus comprises a bar member for supporting at least a portion of such building panel. The bar member ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6446413 | Portable graphic floor system A panel for a portable floor system comprising a rectangular core defining an upper surface and a lower surface extending parallel to the upper surface and lateral side surfaces extending from edges of the upper surface to edges of the lower surface. Fram... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6434894 | Formwork for prefabricated concrete parts A formwork system is provided for prefabricated concrete parts, wherein a magnetic body can be set with its underside on a base plate and over which formwork parts can be fixed in their respective position. The formwork part has a lift-off stirrup engagin... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6345473 | Apparatus for use in the construction of precast, moment-resisting frame buildings A method and apparatus for positioning mild steel reinforcing bars within a precast, moment resisting frame of a building. The apparatus includes a hand-receiving access component that can be installed within the concrete beams that make up the building f... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6247282 | Deck and beam connector In the broader aspects of the invention there is provided a new and improved deck and beam connector for post and beam structures. The deck and beam connector has a deck flange mounted on the deck, the flange has an opening therein. Depending into the dec... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6189280 | Wall exposed to wear, wear-resisting lining element and fastening means therefor A wall exposed to wear has a wear lining composed of a number of juxtaposed wear lining elements of an elastomeric material or of a mix of elastomeric and other wear-resistant materials. The wear lining elements are secured to a supporting surface with fa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182402 | Confinement-cell window attachment An apparatus for the viewing of an inmate in a cell while preventing the inmate from determining if he is being observed includes a frame enclosure with means for securing the apparatus about a cell window attached to the frame structure. A two-way mirror... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148569 | Fastening device for joining together furnishing panels A fastening device to join together panels comprises a body (12) that has a spreader (32); a U-shaped spring (14) with arms (47, 48) provided with outward facing gripping portions (47", 48") protruding from the body and drawn together in a resting positio... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6119427 | Apparatus and method of modular panel construction A structure wall includes first and second cooperating building panels. The first building panel includes first and second skins forming respective first and second opposed panel faces and a first foam filled core between the first and second skins. A por... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115985 | Multi-colored solid wood combination for decorative/furniture purposes The subject invention relates to an assembling element of multi-colored solid wood combination for decorative/furniture purposes, particularly to a multi-colored assembling unit that is composed of solid wood of different, natural colors and grains, that ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6070919 | Panel fastener A panel fastener has a hook and cam assembly with a C-shaped leaf spring mounted in a recess in the camming surface of the cam. The recess is formed with a central barrier with opposed ledges on which the spring is mounted. Rotation of the cam causes the ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6055730 | Method for adjusting screw jacks for supporting stringers and joists in construction of a building A tool and method provide a labor saving procedure for positioning the collars of screw jacks on base frames at desired heights at construction heights. A conventional electric motor driven drill is coupled to the screw jack pipe by the tool to rotate the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050033 | Bolted post and beam A post and beam building structure has structural members connected by threaded fasteners. The fasteners extend along the axis of the structural members and project into a transverse bore where they are secured with a nut. Manufactured logs are secured to... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5906075 | Modular building structure A prefabricated, movable and reusable, semipermanent modular building structure is provided for attachment to a common hallway of an existing permanent building for expanding the size thereof. It is based on a plurality of foundation units arranged along ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5768830 | Support for construction material A support for construction material provides for the temporary support of elongate materials during construction projects or storage of the materials. The device comprises a generally U-shaped frame having a flat, planar base and opposite parallel planar ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5447002 | Clean room wall system A device for preventing contamination of a clean room during the performance of unclean work. Wall members are provided to be connected in series, to surround and isolate the unclean work. Each wall member includes an interlocking receiving channel that c... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5269114 | Cover retainer for concrete block wall opening Apparatus for retaining a cover over a view port in a concrete block comprises a generally T-shaped bracket having a cross-arm and a support arm. The support arm extends generally perpendicularly from about a mid-point of the cross-arm. The cross-arm is g... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5212920 | Strongback attachment system for concrete panel tilt-up construction A fastener system for temporarily securing a reinforcing beam or the like to a poured concrete structural member includes an anchor to be set in poured concrete with an exposed handle portion free of said concrete, and a shaft with a slotted end for recei... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5107641 | Ceramic brick A weldable abrasion resistant ceramic brick is formed with spaced recesses extending angularly into the brick to undercut a surface thereof and interlock with a weldable insert having angularly extending projections mating with and insertable into the rec... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5070662 | Insert for locking portable dance floor sections An insert and set screw for locking together the tongue and groove elements of adjacently situated sections of a portable floor in a manner which prevents upward movement of both the set screw and the insert beyond the top surface of the floor. The insert... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5060429 | Ceiling-wall attachment A supporting assembly for abutting insulating ceiling or wall panels which are camlocked together, comprising a structural support, a flanged spacer member secured between the structural support and the panels, and a thread rod extending longitudinally th... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4987709 | Frame construction system A frame construction suitable for sash and frame constructions, including incorporation as a heavy duty construction for a rolling or sliding (patio) door, is provided with corner reinforcement and securement members to hold bevelled frame members in mutu... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4958467 | Boring apparatus and method of modifying concrete blocks A modified concrete block, apparatus and method of manufacture for making the concrete block which includes a bored arch-shaped inspection hole formed through one side wall into one cavity of the concrete block. The inspection hole, used for inspecting re... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4942702 | Pre-fabricated panel for building, particularly for burial vaults This panel is outstanding in that each panel is made up of a plate (1) of insulating material inserted during moulding between two layers of cement (2) and (3) of different density and thickness, the transversal faces of the end of each panel being fitted... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4936066 | Connecting element, especially for connecting the side walls of a supply body with columns of a room divider The connecting element (1) has a flat head (2) with an inside hexagon (3), a shaft (7, 8) and two studs (5, 6). The two studs (5, 6) are offset against one another through 90°. The first stud (5) molded on the free shaft end is shorter than the second st... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4881348 | Ceramic brick An undeformed weldable insert is inserted into an undercut recess opening at an inner face of an abrasion resistant ceramic brick and thereafter deformed into the undercut and interlocked with the brick. The insert is then welded to a substrate either by ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4843792 | Socket support and interlock for staging panels A structural connection for staging panels and the like in which an open-ended socket receives at one end a projection of a structural element such as a leg. The projection has detent projections to be received in a groove in the socket. A locking element... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4754584 | Modular security cell A security cell is adapted for expedient assembly in existing walled buildings and is primarily constructed of substantially identical wall and ceiling panels that are assembled adjacent existing walls and windows with connectors that are unexposed and in... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4720946 | Method and structure for installing drop ceiling tiles close to ceiling A method for installing drop ceiling tiles close to a ceiling is provided and consists of attaching a plurality of grid clip holders to the ceiling, inserting a plurality of T-clips into the grid clip holders, inserting a plurality of main T-members into ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4713920 | Modular tongue and groove removable panel partition system A partition system with modular panel units having a retractable tongue mounted in one end and a groove, which cooperates with the tongue of an adjoining panel, mounted in the opposite end. An individual panel unit is released from interlocking relationsh... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4698945 | Panel assembly and a method of installing same A panel assembly for use in construction of flooring, walls or ceiling has two panels (1, 2) each having a planar surface (3, 4) on one side and one its opposite side (5, 6) a plurality of bosses (7, 8) projecting from the panel. The panels (1, 2) are int... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4676035 | Reinforced concrete panels with improved welded joint A wall construction formed from a plurality of pre-cast reinforced concrete building panels each of which includes interior and exterior faces defined peripherally by upper and lower end edges and opposed side edges extending therebetween. The plurality o... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4619095 | Reversible panel arrangement An edge mould (36) in the form of an aluminium extrusion, has a male portion (104) and a female portion (106), the latter being defined by at least legs (105, 109). The mould, when attached to a panel edge, enables the panel to be reversible, the male and... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4608799 | Building block system Hollow blocks formed of corrugated cardboard, for example, have top edge openings receiving inverted U-shaped connectors for joining successive blocks together in a row or course and end slots together with top center slots receiving T-shaped connectors t... | 09/02/1986 |