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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823342 | System and method for attaching panels to enable removal from the inside of a structure A system and method which provides a means to install a hurricane shutter panel in a manner which enables release of the panel from the inside of the structure, thus providing means of egress through the opening on which the panel is installed. There are four prefer... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7380378 | Glass door or partition support rail An edge rail for a pane or panel of glass or like material to be used as a door or partition is made of mating male and female rail sections defining a channel for reception of and secure attachment to an edge portion of a pane or panel. The two rail sections have p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7257927 | Three-piece frame assembly for window of enclosure Frames are disclosed for mounting windows within the walls of enclosures for isolating or sealing substances such as radioactive or other hazardous substances from the surrounding environment. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a window assembly include... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219478 | Concrete reinforcement structure This invention relates to a reinforcement structure which is used in providing cementitious mixtures supplemental support and strength upon setting, and more particularly, to a reinforcement structure which comprises a plurality of oriented reinforcing fibrous and/o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178300 | Latch-type tile mounting system A latch-type tile mounting system for mounting a tile to the frame of a wall panel. An outwardly extending hook is engaged with the wall panel frame, and includes an outer hook portion. The tile includes a receiver within which the outer hook portion of the hook mem... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6912818 | Door rail system A rail system for holding a panel, such as a plate glass pane, in a door and/or wall partition. The rail system includes a housing and a clamp member having a wedging geometry so that when the clamp member is actuated with respect to the housing in a first direction... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904732 | Device and method for installing building material The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6805185 | Cover panel attachment system for partitions A partition for open building space and the like having a frame including at least one substantially horizontal surface. A cover member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the frame. The cover member includes attachment members configured to connect the c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6771181 | Crawl to the light emergency exit The present application provides a new emergency exit system. The system comprises an exit door controlled by an emergency detection system, which includes emergency detection sensors such as a smoke detector, a heat detector and/or a carbon monoxide detector functi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6434905 | Door rail system A rail system for holding a panel, such as a plate glass pane, in a door and/or wall partition. The rail system includes a housing and a clamp member having a wedging geometry so that when the clamp member is actuated with respect to the housing in a firs... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6390025 | Lightweight cage A lightweight cage is composed of an arrangement of one or more panels that define an enclosed space in which an organism is contained. Each panel includes an inner surface that at least partially define the enclosed space. The panels are made of a surfac... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6330772 | Method and apparatus for erecting wall panels The wall panel system of the present invention includes a flexible sheet interlock to flexibly seal a joint defined by adjacent perimeter framing members and a capillary break to inhibit the entry of water into drainage or weep holes in gutters in the per... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6263623 | Method and apparatus for using a detent arrangement on a roof window frame and sash A roof window assembly adapted to be mounted to cover an opening in a roof structure of a building and method of installing and removing the roof window. The assembly includes a glass unit and a sash member operatively connected to the glass unit. A frame... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6164016 | Deck connector A folding stage includes deck connectors that are configured for engaging a bore formed in the decks. The connectors may extend outward to support bridging decks adjacent the stage. Pin-type connectors are rotatable into a retaining position are rotatable... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6112483 | Communications cable interconnection apparatus and associated method for an open office architecture Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for provi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6079754 | Latching assembly for insulation panels A latching assembly, such as for use in assembling and disassembling mating foamed insulating panels, may have housing components of inexpensive materials such as cellulosic or non-structural plastic materials. A cam shaft passes through an opening in a l... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5911661 | Zone cabling termination cabinet A zone cabling termination cabinet of fire-resistant metal, provides a non-plenum enclosed space, close to the work station it serves, recessed into the plenum above a suspended ceiling, for housing communications cable connections and switching, without ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5884447 | Panel support device A device (1) for supporting a second panel in edge-to-edge relationship with a fixed panel, the support device (1) including a support plate (2), means (16) to permit the support plate (2) to be attached against the fixed panel, and means (4) for aligning... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5842313 | Communications cable interconnection apparatus and associated method for an open office architecture Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for provi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5768845 | Module panel and assembly A module panel for use in constructing different configurations of module assemblies. The module panel has an outer frame and a central core. The frame has outer shell and hollow interior. The frame has a plurality of frame members connected by frame conn... | 06/23/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5634309 | Portable dance floor A dance floor of assemblable square sections that are held together magnetically and are aligned by male/female couplers and ramp members attachable to the outer perimeter of the assembled square sections.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5255479 | Emergency escape hatch An escape hatch that is added to an occupied structure by cutting an opening in an exterior wall that is then closed with the main body of the hatch. A pair of pivotally mounted handles are provided on the interior wall of the hatch so that when both hand... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5191745 | Mounting system for pre-fabricated panels A prefabricated building covering system having an arrangement of support members selectively arrayed on a building under-structure, said under-structure adapted for supporting the walls and roof of the building including a plurality of panel members, a f... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5123225 | Panel, clip and method of mounting panel A panel assembly includes a resiliently deflectable panel and a plurality of retainer clips. The panel includes a relatively thick rectangular base section and a relatively thin rectangular lip section which extends outwardly from the periphery of the bas... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5088246 | Access box for conduits An service line conduit access box for forming a void in a poured concrete slab comprising a body portion and lid, the body portion having a seating flange and an outwardly angled seating rim, the lid having a bottom sized to fit over the seating flange a... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5069010 | Glass door or partition support rail A support rail for mounting panels of glass or the like to be used as doors or partitions or the like, which comprises a longitudinally extending female rail section defining an outward direction and an inward direction and having an inwardly extending fe... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5016407 | Robot conveyor system A robot gantry has longitudinal beams supported by support elements. To fasten the longitudinal beams to the supports, the latter have brackets with binding post holes for binding screws. To make possible the adjustment of the brackets housing the beams, ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4886694 | Edge contour for load-carrying deck An edge contour for a load-carrying deck includes a substantially vertically disposed side face and a substantially horizontally disposed undersurface, and a substantially inclined support surface interconnecting the side vertical side face and the horizo... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4869031 | Access spline The present invention provides an improved access spline that is used in a hung ceiling tile at the abutting edges of the tiles. The access spline of the present invention comprises a flexible strip-like body member having a central slot forming a pair of... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4763453 | Door shoe assembly A metal frame and glass panel structure has a metal shoe having a receiving channel, the receiving channel having at least one smooth side surface and an opposite side surface spaced apart from the smooth side surface; a glass panel positioned within the ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4756133 | Method and apparatus for constructing building structures A method for constructing building structures and the like includes erecting a footing frame, levelling the frame and any further building structure attached to the footing frame, and then pouring a footing using the framing effect of the footing frame. A... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4680903 | Door shoe assembly A metal frame and glass panel structure comprises a metal shoe having a receiving channel therein, the receiving channel having at least one smooth side surface and an opposite side surface spaced apart from said smooth side surface; a glass panel positio... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4468886 | Wall mountable safety hatch A wall mountable safety hatch comprising a pair of telescopically engagable door frames that insert through a conventional studded wall forming an emergency exit. A pair of flush mounted doors insert into the wall mounted frame and are held in proper alig... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4449338 | Temporary restraining clamp for wallboard An integral clamp and screw in the shape of an L has a panel supporting leg and a leg from which a screw projects through and beyond the panel supporting leg. The clamp is used to support a building panel while aligning said panel over the framing members... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4015378 | Device for clamping flat panels against metal section uprights, particularly for lining drying chambers This invention relates to a device for clamping flat panels against metal section uprights, particularly for lining drying chambers, for example for food pasta. The device according to the invention comprises means for hooking or hinging the panels to the... | 04/05/1977 |