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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418804 | Floor structure A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams 4 arranged in parallel, each steel beam 4 including a web, an upper flange disposed at an upper end of the web, and a lower flange disposed at a lower end of the web, a floor surface being formed o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7373760 | Floor structure A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams 4 arranged in parallel, each steel beam 4 including a web, an upper flange disposed at an upper end of the web, and a lower flange disposed at a lower end of the web, a floor surface being formed o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370452 | Mat assembly for heavy equipment transit and support A mat assembly particularly suited for heavy equipment transit and support, such as roadway construction and the like. The mat assembly is made up of a number of structural members preferably having a “double I-beam” cross-sectional shape. Each I-beam has spaced... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7216467 | Column to structure attachment device A column to structure attachment device and method is disclosed for securing a support column between a base structure and a beam structural member. The device includes a structural column having a first end and a second end with a void parallel to a longitudinal ax... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7007815 | Pallet rack with camber beams A storage rack has upright columns supporting vertically cambered beams having step box or channel shapes accommodating a generally horizontal deck for carrying pallets and product loads. The beams have upward cambers or convex curvatures that increase the load carr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003921 | Expansion joint and reinforcement connection method using the expansion joint An expansive filler joint includes: a securing hollow body (1) embedded in a jointing end (3, 3) of forming concrete (K) or concrete segmental products (K′, K′), the securing hollow body (1) made of a rigid... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973755 | Column to structure attachment device A column to structure attachment device and method is disclosed for securing a support column between a base structure and a beam structural member. The device includes a structural column having a first end and a second end with a void parallel to a longitudinal ax... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6862854 | Single-piece continuity tie A one-piece connecting member is provided that bridges or spans a beam disposed between two aligned structural members. A tunnel is formed in the beam to receive a connecting member. The connecting member attaches directly to both of the opposed structural members b... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843027 | Cable system and method for wind-resistant buildings A system and method for securing the wall framing and roof of a building structure against wind. A cable tensioner, located between two uprights of the wall framing and below the top plate, is attached to an anchor secured in the foundation. A cable extends over the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6647678 | Device for connecting prefabricated beams to pillars or similar load-bearing structural elements A device for connecting a beam to pillars, or similar load-bearing structural elements, for constructing buildings, particularly multi-story buildings, by way of prefabricated concrete components. The device comprises a first connection for connecting the... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631592 | Fail-safe device The invention concerns fail-safe devices for use in reinforced concrete structures. The device (1) comprises a link (8) of high tensile strength material and first (2) and second (3) end regions. The end regions (2, 3) and the link (8) joining them are fo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6581343 | Prefabricated girder in two halves and roof structure The invention concerns a girder in reinforced concrete that has a flat intrados (11) and a flat or sloping extrados (12), which consists of two symmetrical halves or girders (13, 14) with adjacent parts that meet in a plane mid-way (15), perpendicular to ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6389766 | Device for increasing the strength of spanning structural lumber The present invention provides a device for enhancing the load carrying capacity of new or existing, spanning, structural lumber. The device consists of a perforated steel strap, attached at both ends of a spanning structural member by means of standard f... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6345484 | Brace for mating seam of multi-section manufactured home A brace for a multi-section manufactured home comprising left and right sections; each section having a beam having an upper end including a lateral flange supporting a floor structure, and a medial side; the floor structures meeting at a mating seam dist... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6250031 | Double slope beam in two halves The present invention concerns a double slope beam in vibrated or pre-compressed reinforced concrete, composed of two complementary halves or semi-beams (10) each with a reinforcing framework and with adjoining parts which are destined to be mated togethe... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6176051 | Splice chuck for use in a post-tension anchor system A splice chuck having a body with a first end and a second end and a passage extending therethrough, a first collar received within the first end of the body and having a tapered interior, a second collar received within the second end of the body and hav... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170209 | Prestressing system for wood structures and elements The present invention is a prestressing system for wood elements and structures and a method from prestressing wood beams. In its most basic form, the system for prestressing structures comprises a plurality of members arranged in a predetermined configur... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6101781 | Beam structure and constructions using the same A beam structure designed to be subjected to at least one bending load defining therealong an envelope curve of bending moments (C1, C2) comprising at least one first portion in which the bending moments are of a first sign, at least... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5978998 | Prefabricated highway with end supports An end support for a prefabricated highway section of a prefabricated highway system. The end support includes a first elongated support member for transverse engagement of a longitudinal end of the prefabricated highway section, the first elongated suppo... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5924250 | Sealing arrangement in a bundled tension member for prestressed concrete A sealing arrangement for closing off the areas to be filled with a casting compound of a tension member composed of a bundle of individual elements arranged within a tubular sheathing, for example, a stay cable of a cable-stayed bridge, includes a sealin... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5671572 | Method for externally reinforcing girders The load bearing capacity of girders, particularly those already installed in bridges, may be increased by providing, on each face of the girder, an external reinforcement which comprises a tension member divided into three stretches, namely a first stret... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5603134 | Portable bridge system A portable bridge system formed from at least a pair of substantially rectangular bridge platforms positioned in side-by-side relationship including end locking plates for locking the platforms together at the end regions thereof. The invention further in... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5491941 | Slippage controlled threaded rebar joint in reinforced concrete A rebar splice joint embedded in a reinforced concrete structure and having improved seismic resistance is made between a first rebar with an internal thread and a second rebar element having a male thread between a stop shoulder and the end of the rebar.... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5437072 | Rapid transit viaduct with post-tensioning cable system Advantageously, the present invention also facilitates a unique method for post-tensioning segmental viaduct structures, for rapid transit use or otherwise, wherein post-tensioning cables do not follow load diagrams but instead follow uniform paths throug... | 08/01/1995 |
| 4610117 | Multiple-span bridge support system for vehicles with high braking forces In a multi-span bridge support system, the superstructure includes a row of elongated single-span girders arranged end-to-end and supported at their ends on vertical support columns. At least two adjacent girders in a row are provided with fixed bearings ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4509305 | Device for connecting isostatic elements in line The invention relates to a device for connecting aligned butt ends of isostatic elements (generally girders) of a constructive work. Between the crosspieces connecting the opposite girder butt ends there is disposed at least one tubular cylinder prestress... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4476662 | Joist girder building construction A joist girder construction includes connecting ties which connect adjacent ends of joist girders at a point where they are supported. The ties include a non-welded zone to afford plastic elongation of the tie. The ties create an axial connection force be... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4343123 | Composite bridge with precompression system A composite bridge structure having a precompressed beam for supporting loads thereon is described. A plurality of spaced apart consoles are secured to the beam, the consoles being urged apart to create a bending moment in the beam having a substantially ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 3971179 | Non-bonded framing system An improved non-bonded framing system in two- and three-dimensional configurations which is rendered capable of rigid frame action by actuation of force-displacement means in specified connections between joined frame members so that controlled force-coup... | 07/27/1976 |
