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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079187 | Lining of an in particular flat surface with a flexible covering material, particularly textile material as well as lining method The present invention relates to a method for lining an in particular flat surface with a flexible covering material, particularly textile material, in which the surface is lined with one or more flexible covering material pieces and in which the material piece or p... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074411 | Fabric wall panel and track A fabric wall panel includes a number of frame members for attachment to a wall to form a frame. Each frame member has a stationary jaw for attachment to the wall and a movable jaw pivotally attached to the stationary jaw by a flexible and stretchable hinge for rota... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8015765 | Canopy-like decorative structure A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a flexible panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The decorative structure includes a cable that supports the flexible panel and that is connected to a biasing member. The biasing ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7913466 | Panel structures and mounting therefore A panel structure including a flexible panel, at least one edge strip and mounting hardware is provided. Also provided is a method of configuring the panel structure. The edge strip has at least one mounting member receiving area provided thereon. The mounting membe... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7810287 | Arrangement of elements for producing a panel An arrangement of elements includes a plurality of edging elements and a plurality of components consisting of a flexible material, the edging elements being assembled to form a structure on which a component consisting of a flexible material is placed. The edging e... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784229 | Wall panel system The invention provides a wall panel system including a supporting structure; and a plurality of plates (3), each plate having a first pair of edges (6) for engaging with the support structure and a second pair of edges (9), each plate being shap... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7726081 | Hurricane net wind abatement system A modular wind abatement system comprises a plurality of net components, net-to-net connection hardware, net-to-ground anchors and net-to-building anchors. Flexible net-like sheet components are configured and joined into a suitably sized and shaped web fitted in co... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7650724 | Tube with external channel A tube with an external channel of a complex geometry. The channel does not distort or collapse when the tube is bent 90 degrees with a 4-inch radius. Fabric may be inserted into and securely held in the external channel. The tube is suitable for constructing frames... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7610727 | Securable cover apparatus for trade show booths This invention relates to a security apparatus for trade show booths comprising a flexible cover section to enclose an opening in a booth structure and a means for securely fastening the edges of the cover section to an opening of a booth structure so as to provide ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7461485 | Securable cover apparatus for trade show booths This invention relates to a security apparatus for trade show booths comprising a flexible cover section to enclose an opening in a booth structure and a means for securely fastening the edges of the cover section to an opening of a booth structure so as to provide ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7428801 | Ceiling structure with curved sheets and a method of mounting such a ceiling structure The invention relates to a ceiling structure comprising a number of sheets that span between parallel beams mounted underneath a fixed ceiling, wherein the sheets can, by elastic deformation, be taken from an initial configuration to a desired curved configuration, ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7406802 | Panel structures and mounting therefore A panel structure including a flexible panel, at least one edge strip and mounting hardware is provided. Also provided is a method of configuring the panel structure. The edge strip has at least one mounting member receiving area provided thereon. The mounting membe... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380379 | Explosion-absorbing panels and wall structures This invention resides in explosion-resistant walls, panels and partitions, particularly for use around buildings, works of art, public places, and so forth, and wherein, in certain embodiments, may include textures and/or graphics to disguise and/or beautify the st... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370588 | System for rapidly fixing a cloth to a table or other flat surface A system and device for fixing a cloth, such as a tablecloth or a curtain, to a table or other surface, and also permitting to apply to the same cloth other decorative elements such as draperies. This system is includes a fixed element that is attached to the table ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322154 | Cooling shade assembly and method of use thereof A shade assembly including reflective shade panels suspended above a roof or along an exterior wall of a building. The assembly also includes a shade box, such as one including an assembly of upright support posts and attached cables to which dark or reflective wate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293378 | Device for tensioning and securing a canvas A device for tensioning and maintaining a canvas, comprising a frame having a groove, and at least one deformable batten. The canvas is stretched and maintained on the frame by wedging it between the groove and the deformable batten. The deformable batten comprises ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7260919 | Sealable ceiling assembly A sealable ceiling assembly is provided for use in applications such as clean rooms. The sealable ceiling assembly may include main beams suspended from a support ceiling parallel to each other and cross beams that run perpendicular to the main beams to attach the m... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251917 | Methods and arrangements for securing fabric An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework comprising a framework, a groove in the framework, and a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246468 | Shade assembly for storage tank and method of use thereof A shade panel assembly that covers the top and sides of a storage tank. Such assemblies might also include a water dispensation system to dispense water mist substantially in the area of the shade assembly in the region between the assembly and the tank or substanti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240458 | Transparent plastic film roof and building using the same There is provided a transparent plastic film roof for a building, comprising two transparent plastic films, which are fixed to edge rafters extending from a ridgepole to a ridge plate and are formed in a bag-like structure for serving as a building roof, wherein war... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234281 | Above-joist, integrated deck-gutter system A deck with an integrated gutter system includes at least two separated joists and a plurality of planks. Each plank includes longitudinal grooves, is disposed above and supported by the joists, has an undersurface which is juxtaposed with the joists, and is secured... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231747 | Method of removing one or more shards from the track of a frame A stabilized window structure and method for stabilizing a window structure having a window frame entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass includes a patch removably secured over the window frame to cover the opening in its entirety and a body of unifying ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7170010 | Protective cover and system for electrical enclosures A cover and system are provided for protecting an electrical enclosure during intense storms. The cover includes a top wall and a sidewall parametrically bounding the top wall and that is attached thereto. The cover further includes at least one vent disposed in the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165296 | Flexible material tri-wedge bar and clamp assembly for use with a tensioning device Flexible material clamp discloses two parts, triangular bar and rigid clamp having congruent triangular channel. The bar has base and two major inclined surfaces meeting at acute angle, length of the major surfaces being at least three times base height. Clamp has i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150134 | Floor strip A thin decorative thermosetting laminate of postforming quality is glued to a longitudinal carrier to form a floor strip. The laminate has a thermosetting resin as well as hard particles impregnated therein to increase the abrasion resistance of the laminate. The ca... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143562 | Suspension system and structure for securing border ceiling panels An apparatus and system to secure a panel to suspended ceiling system which includes a plurality of suspension elements. The apparatus is a border structure that enables attachment of the panel to the suspension element. The border structure includes a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127861 | Multi-purpose structure A multi-purpose structure, especially useful as a greenhouse or other plant-protective structure, comprising; (a) a framework comprising a plurality of vertical supports, said vertical supports being arranged in rows that extend the entire width of the structure, wh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111434 | Method for producing a panel substantially stretched on a frame and resulting panel The invention concerns a method for producing a panel substantially stretched on a frame stretched homogeneously in all directions. The panel (1) is obtained from a sheet cut out in web of soft textile material produced from knitted synthetic textile yams for... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100261 | Liquefied natural gas storage tank Substantially rectangular-shaped tanks are provided for storing liquefied gas, which tanks are especially adapted for use on land or in combination with bottom-supported offshore structure such as gravity-based structures (GBS). A tank according to this invention is... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096633 | Method of hanging a false cloth ceiling A false ceiling having flexible material connected to an elongate U-shaped beam or rail, the beam fixedly connected to existing trusses via clamps. The U-shaped beam has a pair of vertical flanges with inner surfaces for receiving an end portion of the flexible mate... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089951 | Airplane hangar A novel airplane shelter provides a plurality of arched vertical support members arranged axially along a line corresponding to the fuselage of an airplane to be sheltered. A cantilever beam is attached to the apex of each arched vertical support member, forming a â... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073305 | Compression ring horizontal bracing system for building structures This invention provides a construction method having at least one compression ring and its bracing and reinforcing tension plane installed at a targeted floor level, where the compression ring and the tension plane form a structural bracing system to protect a new b... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063096 | Side cover for a collapsible tent A side cover structure for a collapsible tent includes a fabric side cover that is vertically suspended between two post. Each post has inner and outer pole sections that are telescopically engaged. Each pole section has exterior longitudinal grooves. The fabric sid... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059089 | Flexible sheet materials for tensioned structures, a method of making such materials, and tensioned false ceilings comprising such materials A flexible sheet material of thickness less than half a millimeter for making tensioned structures such as false ceilings, in particular, the material including microprojections formed by displacing the material from which it is made, said material presenting an aco... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055288 | Pre-stressing sheath A pre-stressing sheath for preventing wet concrete from penetrating between the sheath and strands being debonded, and for covering sections of reinforcing strands in pre-stressed concrete beams such that any potential strand tension transmitted to a beam is nullifi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052069 | Protective device for a vehicle door An automotive door protector according to one embodiment includes a curtain mountable to a door, the curtain being substantially coextensive with an outer periphery of an adjacent inner side of the door. An engaging mechanism attached to the curtain couples the curt... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036284 | Stucco casing bead An improved curtain wall casing bead for installation on buildings having stucco or similar curtain wall exteriors. The improved curtain wall casing bead incorporates a mesh attached to at least the base portion of the casing or starter bead, which mesh extends beyo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000980 | Roof component, in particular an inner liner for a vehicle roof, and a method of producing same A roof component, in particular an inner liner for a vehicle roof, comprises a carrier layer which consists of a cured material, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure is formed by at least one undercut. There is further proposed a method of producing such... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994099 | Shelter with twist tight canopy and method for assembling same A shelter having an internal frame comprised of a roof supported by legs. A canopy covers the roof of the frame to provide protection from the elements. The canopy is taughtly held onto the frame by cords which pass through sleeves in the front and back of the canop... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959903 | Cast in place chimney form A cast in place chimney form and installation method therefor. The cast in place form being of a relatively light weight construction and having physical and visual features that allow it to be used as a chimney cap form and to be left as an element of the finished ... | 11/01/2005 |
