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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112956 | Frame construction arrangement forming an opening in a wall of a low-rise building A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girder... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109056 | Frame construction arrangement forming an opening in a wall of a low-rise building A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girder... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7356970 | Metal building construction A metal building is disclosed that employs interlocking vertically extended panels of improved configuration including improved insulated wall panels, unique corner constructions, and unique window and door arrangements. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7204060 | System for manufacturing structures of cementitious materials This disclosure is a system which includes processes, machines, articles of manufacture and compositions of matter required to construct a habitable structure comprised of a cementitious product, preferably autoclaved aerated concrete (“AAC”), formed in unique b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185467 | Modular system of permanent forms for casting reinforced concrete buildings on site A permanent form building assembly includes one or more GRC forms having a one or more open cavities and a reinforcement structure. The GRC forms are designed and configured for a predetermined application. The reinforcement structure is inserted within the open cav... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146770 | Angle-section column-beam connector A column/beam interconnection employing angular connectors which wrap complementarily around an outside corner in a column. Each connector includes, on each of two, next-adjacent column faces, a cantilever-projecting deflectable tab which is nominally spaced from an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143555 | Hybrid precast concrete and metal deck floor panel In one implementation of the present invention, corrugated metal deck panels are attached to concrete structural beams to form a precast panel. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140155 | Joints for constructing a shear wall Joints for constructing a shear wall. The joints include a least an intermediate base joint, and a combination ceiling and floor joint. Each joint includes a bracket, a track wall, an optional base late, a stud, and at least two diagonal braces. The bracket is integ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124545 | Tilt-up panel and method A method for using tilt-up panels with chamfered sides, extensions below the panels ad receptacles for removable eyelets approximately ⅔ of the way up the panel. Inserts may be used between the panels to hold epoxy or other materials. The inserts may include a T-s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7007434 | Building structure element and stiffening plate elements for such an element A prefabricated, supporting building structure element, such as wall elements (11), floor structures (47) or the like includes a reinforced concrete slab (13) having a plurality of discrete, parallel, horizontally separated, not mutually joined,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6973864 | Protective structure and protective system A protective structure for protecting buildings, bridges, roads and other areas from explosive devices such as car bombs and the like comprises: (a) a mesh structure having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines an annular space; (b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959515 | Building structures A building structure comprising: a support module; and one or more room modules, the or each room module being attachable to and cantilevered from the support module. The room modules are independently attached to the support module to allow independent removal or a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6802160 | Building structure utilizing modular building elements A building structure formed from modular building elements, which include first modular building elements (1,9) having socket beam interconnection means (2), second modular building elements (13,14,15) and socket beams (7, 11) having firs... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6526723 | Draft block system A draft block joist system for preventing an airflow circulation therethrough. The system comprises a first and second elongated I-beams each having continuous upper and lower flange sections with a panel member disposed therebetween. The upper and lower ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523322 | Method for building construction The subject of the invention is a method house building by using the construction elements prepared outside of the building site. The method consists of preparing the construction elements including beams, studs, and boards outside of the building site. T... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6497401 | Molded cooling tower A cooling tower is provided for industrial process cooling as well as air conditioning systems. The cooling tower includes a base that has a bottom for supporting the base on a substrate and a plurality of support posts extending away from the bottom. The... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6460297 | Modular building frame A building frame resistant to earthquakes, gale-force wind loads, fire, insects and rot includes a peripheral frame wall constructed of rectangular steel tubing. Side wall frame modules bolted together along adjacent edges, and end wall modules bolted tog... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6332298 | Portable building construction A beam structure, the beam having a body with two spaced-apart ends, two blocks in the body, each optionally with at least one lifting eye, each of the two blocks spaced-apart from each other and spaced-apart from the two spaced-apart ends of the body; an... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6085467 | Stackable case to tower conversion A stackable case to tower conversion for stacking shipping cases that are typically used for storing and transporting "pop-up" display structures for use at trade shows. The case to tower conversion provides a linking module for stacking cases one on top ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6058668 | Seismic and fire-resistant head-of-wall structure An improved head-of-wall structure for an interior, nonload-bearing building wall is provided in which a pair of elongated angle strips are employed to connect the upper ends of to the upright metal studs fluted metal decking above in a seismic and fire-r... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6041562 | Composite wall construction and dwelling therefrom A construction wall system comprising, an inner rigid panel and an outer rigid panel of rectangular shape and defining length and breadth dimensions and defining side edges on either side and end edges on ends. The panels being spaced apart from one anoth... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6016636 | Modular ship's cabin and method of installation After a deck is constructed on a ship, and before the next deck above it is constructed, prefabricated cabin modules are lifted by a crane from a pier, carried over the ship's hull, and deposited directly by the crane substantially at their final location... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5941034 | Multi-story apartment building with breezeway A three story apartment building with a number of breezeways on the first floor allowing access through the building to the other side will be designed so as to not have breezeways on the second and third story. The second and third floors of the apartmen... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5913788 | Fire blocking and seismic resistant wall structure An interior building wall construction is achieved which is superior in its combined capabilities for resistance to both seismic activity and fire. The head-of-wall construction at the interface between an interior building wall employing sheet metal fram... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5836133 | Vertical movement clip for attaching a building member to a beam having a channel therein A vertical movement clip for attaching a channeled beam or stud member to a horizontal building member. The clip has the advantage of easily sliding into the interior of the stud and wedging between two parallel legs of the stud member to fit securely the... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829212 | Blast-proof building A blast-proof building having one or more stories, each story comprising one or more rows of internal supports and having walls and a ceiling comprises of: (a) one or more intermediate "L" shaped components defining a wall portion and a ceiling portion, e... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5749282 | Building panel with double interlock joint and internal gutter A building panel particularly adapted for horizontal application. The panel presents inner and outer male connectors at the upper edge of the panel, and complimentary inner and outer female connectors at the lower edge of the panel. Gutter means is provid... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5678375 | Framework of a building A building framework comprises a plurality of steel girders, steel columns, and steel connecting members for joining at least one girder with at least one column to form the building framework. Further provided is a plurality of substantially flat couplin... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5640823 | Vertical movement clip for attaching a building member to a beam having a channel therein A vertical movement clip for attaching a channeled beam or stud member to a horizontal building member. The clip has the advantage of easily sliding into the interior of the stud and wedging between two parallel legs of the stud member to fit securely the... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5588268 | Plate element for a building panel assembly In a plate element, in particular made of steel, consisting of two parallel outer sheets which are connected firmly to one another by means of interposed web plates which are welded to the outer sheets, each web plate is a strip whose longitudinal edges a... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5524400 | Wall assembly and method of making the same A wall assembly of a building structure which utilizes a plurality of panels having preformed grooves thereon and supports which interface with these grooves. Supports are positioned within the various grooves of each of the panels and are appropriately i... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5412913 | Self-aligning beam joint suited for use in modular construction An improved joinder method and system which allow either individual vertical columns or prefabricated module assemblies which incorporate a plurality of said vertical columns to be quickly and accurately lowered into position on top of one or more similar... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5359816 | Buildings and methods of constructing buildings A building (1) or other walled structure has a foundation (6) formed of concrete or the like, a substantially rigid load bearing space frame (2) comprising a plurality of beams (4) and columns (3) secured to the foundation, and lightweight wall panels (5)... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5333426 | Wood frame construction system with prefabricated components A multi-storey wood frame construction system of the beam and column configuration uses engineered wood products. Standard prefabricated column components permit beam and column construction system which heretofore has usually only been possible with stee... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5193648 | Restaurant construction system A restaurant construction system comprising a building having a first floor. A second floor consists of a terrace on three sides of the building forming an atrium between the terrace and the fourth side of the building. Both floors have dining tables and ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5177917 | Modular panel wall structure Modular wall panel structure comprising panels having a supporting skeleton of stiles, rails, and mullions of substantially uniform hollow rectangular section and wherein each vertical margin of a panel includes two spaced stiles and wherein each panel in... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177913 | Pre-fabricated modular parking lot A multi-level parking lot made from prefabricated reinforced concrete modular elements is disclosed. The modular elements include plural parking compartments with defined paths for passage between the compartments and approach routes for entering the park... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177912 | Computer workstation A workstation for providing a relatively isolated environment suitable for human to interface during long time periods with a computer through a display screen. The space partition assembly comprises an elongated canopy defining a working area dimensioned... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5163258 | Method for arranging lines in a floor level to be divided up into smaller rooms and elements suitable for this method A building construction includes a slab-like floor layer having an upper surface defining a habitable area and at least one horizontal groove opening into the lower surface of the layer, a plurality of duct-like parts being supported on the upper surface ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5161340 | Precast concrete structures A precast concrete structure has a joint (Js) connecting together a span of two or more beams (Bx, By) supported on columns (c) in which the joint is disposed substantially at the point of contraflexure of the beams away from the support columns and inclu... | 11/10/1992 |
