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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946086 | Masonry block wall system A system for constructing masonry block walls having spaced-apart pilasters and panels supported by and extending between the pilasters. In certain embodiments, the pilasters are constructed from stacks of pilaster blocks which are secured together using at least on... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7770343 | Prefabricated modular tower Prefabricated modular tower of the kind used as a support for wind generators and other applications uses reduced-thickness prefabricated elements which are reinforced with an internal structure of horizontal and vertical stiffeners, preferably made of reinforced co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7739843 | Pre-stressed concrete tower for wind power generators A pre-stressed segmented concrete tower for wind power generators is described, and a method for its fabrication, wherein in a pyramidal structure is formed by prefabricated segments, the structure comprising three rounded walls formed with semi-circular segments, a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7308776 | Pole anchor footing system A pole anchor footing system for effectively supporting a post structure within a ground surface. The pole anchor footing system includes a resilient body having a neck portion and a base portion, and an elongate member extending into the body from an upper end of t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7188453 | Masonry wall supported fence and method A post tensioned wall includes accessible clamping plates at the ends of selected tensioning rods. Each post of a fence section is welded to a corresponding clamping plate to mechanically attach the post to the tensioning rod extending from a footing or foundation a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7114295 | Tower made of prestressed concrete prefabricated assembly units The invention concerns a method of erecting a pylon of prestressed concrete finished parts and an apparatus for advantageously carrying out the method. In order to at least reduce the problems present in the state of the art when erecting a pylon, there is provided ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6851231 | Precast post-tensioned segmental pole system A precast post-tensioned segmental pole system capable of supporting a load is provided. The pole system includes a plurality of pole segments that use connectors and strands to anchor them together. The strands extend within a cavity formed in the pole segments and... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6402435 | Pre-stressed modular retaining wall system and method The present invention relates to a system and method for constructing a pre-stressed modular construction for supporting or retaining an applied load. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for pre-stressed modular retaining w... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5613334 | Laminated composite reinforcing bar and method of manufacture The invention presents a non-metallic laminated composite reinforcing rod for use in reinforced or prestressed concrete. The rod is made by creating a sheet of core material comprising a number of layers of "pre-preg" material. Ribs are formed on top of t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5570549 | Building anchoring system A house is anchored to the ground by extending a plurality of metal rods from anchors buried in a foundation to the upper framework of the house and clamping the house to each rod by a pair of spaced clamps, which includes a washer in each device around t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5355647 | Installed stress masonry system A masonry wall system is constructed of concrete blocks, with interconnected insulation inserts. To provide for increased structural reinforcement, a steel butterfly-shaped plate is locked on an elongated rod passing through periodic courses of stacked bl... | 10/18/1994 |
| 4953332 | Masonry structure system A masonry structure system providing a stable, structurally sound combination of conventional building units such as bricks and concrete blocks without the use of mortar. Assemblage of the standard building units are held together by tension members. The ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4910940 | Modular structural arrays Modular units are assembled in an array to form a column or beam. The units are provided with apertures and are connected together by bolts or connecting rods. The units are formed of concrete or other cementitious material and points of contact between a... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4694622 | Concrete structural elements, process and device for manufacturing these elements Concrete; structural elements having a high permissible working load typically in the range of at least 50-100 MPa. The element includes a block of compressed concrete surrounded by a tubular hoop made of intercrossed wires. Such elements are useful for m... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4448570 | Method of constructing a concrete off-shore structure more than 200 m high stabilized on the sea bed by its own weight The structure is made in several "storeys" (D1, D2, D3). These are floated away from their construction site in conventional manner. Once in sufficiently deep water, the storeys are tilted over so that they float on their side, and they are then joined to... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4330970 | Building structure and steel parts for same A building structure whose frame, consisting of prefabricated parts or pieces, is formed by a number of elements in the form of slabs (floor or ceiling elements) arranged one above the other and connected to one another by support columns at the corners o... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4324037 | Structural units and arrays therefrom A building structural unit and its method of construction is disclosed. Additionally provided is a method for the building of structural arrays with a plurality of the structural units. The structural unit of the present invention provides an inner struct... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4246732 | Pole, in particular for electric lines A pole, particularly for electric lines, formed by a hollow body of resin impregnated material which has a shape, of decreasing diameter the narrow end of the pole at its tip. Reinforcing members extend radial of the longitudinal axis of the pole along it... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4195111 | Load supporting means and the formation thereof A displaceable load supporting cell for supporting a load. The cell comprises at least one compacted layer of particulate material compacted under a pressure of at least 800 kPa. The cell has a height less than its minimum lateral dimension. The cell incl... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4191002 | Demountable multiple level building structure A multiple level building structure utilizing a first set of precast reinforced concrete modules having integral supporting legs separated by a second set of precast or in situ cast reinforced concrete modules, each of the second set of modules being supp... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4071992 | Construction unit A loadbearing construction unit which is compression-resistant and bending-resistant and formed of at least one shell and associated support elements. The support elements comprise at least two plate or rodlike elements which are tensioned with respect to... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4068420 | Demountable multiple level building structures A multiple level building structure utilizing a first set of precast reinforced concrete modules having integral supporting legs separated by a second set of precast or in situ cast reinforced concrete modules, each of the second set of modules being supp... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4065907 | Demountable multiple level building structures A multiple level building structure utilizing a first set of precast reinforced concrete modules having integral supporting legs separated by a second set of precast or in situ cast reinforced concrete modules, each of the second set of modules being supp... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4059931 | Building framing system for post-tensioned modular building structures An assembly of structural elements capable of disassembly, capable of addition horizontally and vertically, capable of reduction in size horizontally and vertically, the entire structure accomplishing such purposes and objectives by the use of precast con... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3999355 | Method of constructing a transportable prefabricated room element In the embodiment of the invention described herein and shown in the accompanying drawings, a transportable prefabricated room element has a rigid frame or chassis which comprises a rigid base structure or floor panel structure and a vertical load-bearing... | 12/28/1976 |
