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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431536 | Method of making a flat foundation for a floor without substantial excavation and foundation made by said method Cellular foil (3) is unfolded between the surface of earth base course (1) and the first floor layer (5) during building the subsoil, which cellular foil (3) is poured over with fill (4) from loose material at least up to filling t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7344335 | Methods and modules for an underground assembly for storm water retention or detention Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion ext... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320200 | Multiplex housing with central and peripheral dwelling units A land use-efficient multiplex housing structure (10) is provided having a central housing unit (12) of generally cruciform plan configuration, with a plurality (preferably four) of peripheral dwelling units (14,16,18,20) interconnected with and... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7160058 | Methods and module for an underground assembly for storm water retention or detention Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion ext... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7059807 | Elongated structural members for use in forming barrier walls Briefly described, the present invention relates to a wale for use in forming a driven wall structure including a plurality of elongated structural panels. The wale includes a base wall, a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The base wall and the to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044446 | Removable cart corral guard The invention recites a cart corral for the storage of shopping carts. The cart corral including a front portion and a rear portion. A bar is coupled to the front and rear portion to at least partially define a side wall, a cart corral interior, and a cart corral ex... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036276 | Directed lifestyle residential housing structures The present invention discloses a residential housing unit that is flexible to serve the changing needs in a family life cycle by providing two living units connected by common space. Each living unit is self-sufficient in that it may contain all the amenities neces... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028445 | Method of constructing a concrete slab A method constructs a concrete building slab by loosening the soil on which the concrete building slab is to be constructed to at least a predetermined loosening depth so as to expand the soil upwards, driving a plurality of piles into the soil in predetermined resp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948282 | Interlocking building block The present building block has at least one inner core, a secondary or end core portion, and an interlock protruding from one face and forming a portion of the periphery of at least one of the inner cores. When placed end to end and at the same level, building block... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6832453 | Radial store system This invention relates to store systems laid out with shelves and aisles radiating, out from a central hub area. The arrangement of the shelves and aisles allows a customer to enter and begin shopping at any one of a plurality of places around the periphery of the s... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6715965 | Retaining wall blocks and retaining walls constructed from such blocks Retaining walls are formed from one or more tiers of concrete blocks. Top projections on all except the uppermost tier of blocks are received in recesses in the bottom of blocks in an adjacent upper tier. The top of the retaining wall may be finished with blocks whi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6688052 | Neighborhood housing arrangement A Neighborhood Housing Arrangement with a perimeter road to encircle the neighborhood; blocks of residence buildings to have a substantially U-shaped configuration; blocks of residence placed so as to back up to adjoin the perimeter road with the opening ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623210 | Guidance method and guidance system of flood water A guidance system for protecting a specific zone as a safety zone against flood water while protecting landscapes near the specific zone from deteriorization. According to the described flood water guidance system, a guidance plate (5, 5, . . . ) is posit... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6574931 | Residential dwelling system and building A multi-unit residential building design has a system of contiguous dwelling units arranged to occupy a single story at a high density. Each unit, whatever the number of bedrooms, is formed from an arrangement of overlapping rectangles, wherein most units... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6539685 | Apparatus and method for lifting sunken foundations An apparatus for lifting and stabilizing sunken or settled foundations, slabs, footings, etc. includes a lifting plate having a pipe section solidly secured thereto, for passing concentrically over the anchor pier used in such operations. The concentric l... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6470633 | Circular subdivisions A subdivision system providing alternating one-way traffic on all subdivision streets, said system comprising, a plurality of traffic circles, each traffic circle having a traffic lane surrounding the traffic circle, a plurality of development circles, each develop... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6443655 | Flood barrier A flood barrier unit is provided for a flood barrier system. Each unit has three pillars attached to pillar footings implanted in the surrounding ground surface. For each pillar a concrete brace member footing is provided for the support of brace members ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6352390 | Apparatus for lifting and supporting a foundation under tension and compression An apparatus for lifting and supporting a foundation of a structure under tension and compression relative to a pier anchored into the ground. The apparatus comprises a support member connected to the foundation by a plate and a V-shaped brace. A rod pass... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6260319 | Protective barrier A protective barrier comprising a footing which is buried in the ground and supports a frame for supporting one or more panels. The panels internally comprise sound-deadening and/or air-filtering material and are constituted so as to have at least one fin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6115974 | Integrated entertainment and resort complex An integrated entertainment and resort complex, which includes at least a first transportation hub; at least one shopping mall communicating with the transportation hub; and at least one riverwalk communicating with the transportation hub. The complex may... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6044596 | Building complex for disposing of toxic and otherwise hazardous waste materials A building complex for disposing of toxic or otherwise hazardous waste materials. The complex comprises heptagonal shaped center core structure and five rhomboid shaped wing structures dedicated to waste disposal. The walls, floors and ceilings of the win... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5992104 | Structural protection assemblies An assembly having a flexible enclosure, filled with a suitable pressure wave attenuating medium material having a lower acoustic impedance than water so as to reflect shock wave energy. This basic configuration can be mounted in the form of panels and at... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5761857 | Lot configuration and building position and method for residential housing A residential subdivision having plural adjacent building lots is provided with common property lines between lots which may have laterally offset portions extending between front and rear property lines. Residential dwelling units and vehicle garages or ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5671570 | Lot configuration and building position and method for residential housing A residential subdivision having plural adjacent building lots is provided with common property lines between lots which have laterally offset portions extending between front and rear property lines. Residential dwelling units and vehicle garages or carp... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5553429 | Bi-directional building arrangement A building arrangement wherein two separate units are incorporated into a single structure. A main access for each unit is provided on opposite sides of the structure creating a discreet relationship between the units. A common wall assembly between the t... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5469673 | Integrated residential dwelling units A system of integrated residential dwelling units includes a pair of dwelling units with forward sides facing in generally opposite directions and rearward sides adjacent one another. An enclosed passageway connects the rearward sides of the dwelling unit... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5347949 | Landlocked floating house An exclusively dry-land based modular housing unit intended for construction in floodwater-prone areas is factory built, utilizing wooden post-tension-frame construction for superior unit rigidity, and a sheathed, modular, solid foam whole-house float res... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5337527 | Building block A building block for dry wall construction has a body with front and rear faces, opposite end faces and top and bottom faces. One end face has a laterally projecting vertically extending rib with an arcuate outer surface, and the other end face has an arc... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5299781 | Flex post fence A boulder rolling down a slope is caught with an energy absorbing device to dissipate a portion of its kinetic energy and to redirect the boulder downwardly into the ground to absorb the rest of the kinetic energy and to stop it. This is accomplished by t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5279085 | Covered walkway system for a parking lot A covered walkway system for a parking lot of a store such as a supermarket having a covered walkway across the front of the store, covered branch walkways extending out from the cross walkway into the lot, parking spaces marked off at opposite sides of t... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5224801 | Interlocked gridwork for retaining walls, and the like A gridwork or crib structure is formed from reinforced, injection molded plastic or injection molded structural foam plastic crossbeams, stringers and fascia members by interlocking the members and pinning the stringers together to form a structure which ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5214898 | Block particularly for building loose-laid retaining walls The block has a cambered front radiused to tapering side walls. The side walls have, in the portion radiused to the front, mutually opposite insertion-coupling members and seats for accommodating the insertion-coupling members of an adjacent block. The bl... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5186438 | Modular rock catchment barrier The subject invention provides a rock catchment barrier comprising a plurality of modules. Each module comprises a concrete base having a top surface, a post, a concrete barrier, an aperture for connecting the post to the top surface of the concrete base,... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5081803 | Pit area for a race track A pit area for a race track a stall has first and second sidewalls. A first end wall is adjacent a selected one of the first and second sidewalls and extends toward the other of the first and second sidewalls defining an entrance to the stall. A second en... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4920711 | Building construction system A building construction system provides a building which contains four separate but connected self-standing units each with its own roof and four walls. A member in the shape of a cross extends vertically above the roofs and horizontally beyond the outsid... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4901482 | Multi-building drive through mall A drive-through shopping establishment having multiple buildings for ordering and purchasing goods. The shopping establishment may contain vendors of related goods, such as ready-to-eat food products, which permit the motorist to purchase one or more food... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4899502 | Building or structure erected on a slope A building according to the instant invention comprises a frame of vertical and horizontal components which is connected to a foundation located along the generatrix of a slope surface. The foundation is provided with a device receiving the sloping compon... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4800692 | Cruciform dwelling structure A multi-family dwelling for provding privacy, security and improved land utilization includes a series of eight individual living units configured into a dual-cruciform structure wherein each living unit shares a common dividing wall on one side with a co... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4796398 | Foundation of a building or installation erected across a ravine extending along a slope A foundation (1) comprises at least one longitudinal wall (4) connected to transversal walls (6) and made arcuate with the camber facing towards a higher ravine point. The foundation (1) is in the form of an arch in the horizontal plane, the end faces of ... | 01/10/1989 |
