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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020352 | Pultruded wall framing system Generally, a structural building system has a header, a header distant from the footer, and a plurality of vertical members spanning the footer and the header. The footer includes two support members, each having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, position... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7861474 | Ceiling attachment for full-height panel A prefabricated wall panel has a top frame structure defining an upward-opening channel extending lengthwise along the upper edge of the panel. An elongate header member is normally disposed within this channel. The header member is vertically slidably supported on ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7434790 | Vertical panel glass wall A glass rail design in which the glass infill panels extend vertically beyond the top rail. To achieve this, a new vertical post system has to be created. These vertical posts hold the glass panels in front of the posts. To do this, each post has an extruded form ex... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7313891 | Wall finishing system The wall insulating and finishing system is a system for finishing a concrete structure to increase the amount of useable space in a building. The finishing system comprises a plurality of connectable panels. An insulation layer is secured to the rear surface of the... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302780 | Modular rail system A modular rail system for holding a panel includes individual components that can be mixed and matched making it easy to customize to fit any length and provides for the use of an array of accent materials. The modular rail system includes at least first and second ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299593 | Metal half wall and a connector assembly for securing studs of a half wall to an underlying support structure A metal half wall is provided, with the wall including a lower track, an upper track and a series of spaced apart studs extending between the two tracks. A connector is disposed adjacent each stud for connecting the stud to the lower track and to a support structure... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293392 | Multiple flexible track An elongate flexible track is flexibly positionable from an initial straight configuration to a non-straight configuration having a horizontal, vertical or compound curvature in which it is lockable with locking elements. The track has a plurality of stud receiving ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284355 | Wall fastener A wall fastener that attaches a wallboard member to a mounting track in a manner that allows for relative movement between an overhead roof structure to which the mounting track is secured and a non-load bearing wall. The wall fastener holds the wallboard in a fixed... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7223043 | Structural members and joining arrangements therefor A joining arrangement for use in the construction of stud frames and for releasable attachment of a first member to a second structural member forming part of the frame. The first member includes in at least one side wall a female recess which, when the members are ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210272 | Interior wall trim system A trim assembly for interior walls of buildings has a cornerpiece configured for retention in a corner between intersecting walls, a trim strip extending from each opposite side of the cornerpiece, a tang extending from each opposite side of the cornerpiece and exte... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174678 | Modular patient room A modular patient room includes a plurality of modular wall panels or units having various configurations. In some embodiments, the modular wall units have water dispensers. Headwall units having water dispensers are also disclosed. The water dispensers are configur... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159370 | Modular fiberglass reinforced polymer structural pole system This invention is a modular pole assembly comprised of corner pieces and panel members. Panel members are slidably engaged to the corner pieces and are retained in a direction normal to the engagement direction by a track in each slot that nests within a groove in e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150127 | Partition system A partition system for office spaces generally includes a framework and a plurality of different types of decorative and/or functional tiles mountable to the framework. The framework includes I- and C-shaped vertical frame members which are adjustably joined by uppe... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150595 | Undercut anchor element that can be mounted with positive engagement An undercut anchor element comprising a shank of an anchor bolt. The shank passes through a base part, which is provided for effecting an anchoring, passes through a spacer sleeve, and at the end thereof is provided with a tightening head. The tightening head can be... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7089707 | Radiator with cover and mounting board and method of installation A baseboard radiator having notched fins. The notches are retained by a flange on a back plate mounted to a wall. The fins are further retained by a flange in the upper portion of the back plate. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073299 | Circle wall track A curved metal track for receiving a series of metal studs and forming a part of a curved metal wall. The track comprises a plurality of sections with each section being pivotally connected to an adjacent section. Structurally each section comprises a base plate hav... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040066 | Structure formed of foaming cement and lightweight steel and a structural system and method of forming the structural system A foaming cement (1), cooperates with the steel member (5), forms the fender structure (111), which could solely resist the load in horizontal or vertical direction, or cooperate with the columniation (222). The whole lightweight steel ( | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021014 | Manufactured building system and method of manufacture and method of transport A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge to form peripheral edges and a central joining edge. A part of a build... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000362 | Screening device A screening device is provided with multiple channel upper and lower panel retaining members that allow multiple panel members to be slid in front of or behind each other. Channel end caps and close spacing of the upper and lower panel retaining members prevent remo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996943 | Cable support bracket A bracket for supporting an electrical junction box within a wall frame. The bracket has a junction box support portion adapted to be connectable to the electrical junction box and a cable support portion extending from the junction box support portion. The cable su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964138 | Wall panel system An improved wall panel system is disclosed. The system includes wall panel assemblies, each assembly having a pair of side frame members having slotted channels, top and bottom steel tubes and fork connectors for attachment to the side frame members, a top cap, lowe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945517 | Fence caps for a fencing system In general, the present invention includes a fence cap for covering the openings between two sides of a fence at the top of the fence and/or the end of the fence. The fence cap includes a first recess adapted to receive a first component of a fence. This first reces... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6920727 | Wall panel arrangement with accessory-supporting top cap A space-dividing wall panel arrangement having a plurality of upright wall panels serially connected one with the other by an upright support post. The wall panel arrangement additionally includes an open-frame structure which allows routing of cabling therethrough ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6817147 | Clip for panel trim A clip for retaining a cover to a partition frame member of the type having openings on opposite side faces. The clip includes an elongated flexible member having a U-shape defining a base portion and a pair of arms extending therefrom. Each arm includes an end port... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6799404 | Wall panel assembly and method of assembly A wall assembly includes at least two panel elements which are configured for contiguous placement adjacent to one another. Each of the panel elements defines a hollow internal passageway. The panels are configured to permit a contiguous placement whereby the respec... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761004 | Reconfigurable room partitioning system A reconfigurable office partition system that includes movable rigid panels each comprised of a core panel mounted within a perimeter frame. Said core panel comprised of a matrix of compressed straw or other cellulose-based natural fiber lined by paper or paperboard... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6751913 | Vertical wall structure with electrical service A wall structure includes at least two studs that are designed to support panels front and back, and end caps or raceway channel defining members on the leading and trailing edges of the panel wall structure. Each of the studs includes sets of oppositely arranged fl... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748710 | Partition trim having functional aspects A partition and wall system includes a partition with trim piece(s) securely attached to a top edge and vertical side edges of the partition. One or both of the trim piece(s) have a T-slot running along their length, to which accessories can be secured by use of T-f... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6729087 | Two-part separable base molding A two-part base molding system includes mounting and molding portions. The mounting portion includes at least one mounting engaging element extending therefrom. The mounting portion has an outer surface, and the mounting engaging element has inner and outer surfaces... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6651396 | Wall panel system This invention relates to a space-dividing wall panel system which includes components which are compatible with various types of wall panels and furniture components therefor. These components include a connector bracket having multiple inserts for suppo... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6553731 | Combination partition screen and hanging structure for use in a combination partition screen A combination partition screen includes at least two upright supports, each upright support having a plurality of longitudinal coupling portions in corners thereof and a plurality of spacers respectively mounted between each two adjacent upright supports ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6490835 | Vinyl siding wall ornamentation A vinyl siding wall ornamentation packaged as a self-contained kit including one or both of an already assembled vinyl siding design, and a plurality of vinyl siding strips to be assembled according to predetermined plan, for overlaying the wall in substa... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6389778 | Modular wall panel structure A prefabricated modular wall panel brace is used in the construction of long wall for buildings. Each prefabricated modular panel brace is placed beside another framing component between a top plate and a bottom plate. Every other panel maybe inverted wit... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389773 | Stackable panel system for modular office furniture A stackable panel system having a versatile corner supporting arrangement for addition onto existing wall systems for a modular office system. The corners of the stackable panel include a sliding engagement scheme, wherein a mast assembly is secured to a ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357199 | Electrical system mounting assembly Method of and apparatus for supporting and stabilizing elongated electrical distribution units intermediate first and second elongated generally parallel channels within modular furniture by fixing a plurality of spaced legs to the distribution units with... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349516 | Frame arrangement for a wall panel system A frame arrangement for use with an interior space-dividing wall system including portable upright panel assemblies. The frame arrangement includes upright post assemblies in supportive engagement with the floor and a cross members which extend laterally ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345478 | Method of partitioning office spaces A method of partitioning an office space includes providing an interlocking framework unit including at least one vertical framework configured to receive and support at least one partitioning material, at least one skirting framework configured to receiv... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6295775 | Raceway construction for panel A raceway structure which is fixedly attached to and extends longitudinally along one horizontally extending edge of a panel assembly. The raceway structure includes a U-shaped channel member which resiliently but releasably snaps into engagement with lon... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6256950 | Electrical system mounting assembly Method of and apparatus for supporting and stabilizing elongated electrical distribution units intermediate first and second elongated generally parallel channels within modular furniture by fixing a plurality of spaced legs to the distribution units with... | 07/10/2001 |
