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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832161 | Corner joint element for bevel-edge tiles A corner joint element for bevel-edge tiles, comprising a first in-view surface (2) and a second in-view surface (8) which are incident to one another and reciprocally inclined by a predetermined angle, in which the first in-view surface (2) exh... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7370453 | Ceramic molding system and method A a crown molding assembly is provided. The crown molding assembly includes a wall portion and a ceiling portion meeting along a perimeter of a room or portion thereof. The crown molding assembly further includes a plurality of ceramic wall tiles secured to the wall... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7214434 | Paper and paperbead for protecting drywall corners The present invention relates to drywall corner beads, particularly drywall corner beads having an outer paper layer, and paper therefor. The improved paperbead includes an elongated core having an outer surface. A paper strip is bonded to the outer surface of the c... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7155866 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product having improved interlaminar bond strength The present invention provides exterior building products, such as roofing and siding, shake, shingles, siding, sheathing, panels, planks, vertical siding, soffit panels, fencing, decking, fascia, corner posts, column corners and trim boards in which a plurality of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137231 | Drywall bead with knurled paper flaps and method of making same A drywall joint assembly strip device comprised of an elongate core having a cover bonded to its exterior surface and extending beyond its longitudinal edges to form flexible flaps in which longitudinal, parallel grooves and ridges and/or spaced-apart perforations a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7107730 | PSSC complex girder A PSSC complex girder in which a section shape steel structure is formed by joining one or more section shape steel. The PSSC complex girder includes a tension means for tensioning the section shape steel structure with a tensional member so that the structure has a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100331 | Directional flow flashing A flashing providing directional vanes, ribbing, scoring or etchings on its working surface which is suitable for joining, or providing backing for, sections of roofing materials, sections of exterior wall material, particularly at corners, and sections of the walls... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059087 | Corner flashing for windows and the like A flashing and method for installing a window or other portal in a wall opening is provided. The flashing includes a base member with first and second portions that are angled so that an outer surface of the first portion can be disposed against a sill of the openin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052083 | Bumper edge chair A chair includes a seat back having a generally rigid back member. The rigid member includes a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge is defined by spaced apart sides and top and bottom edges extending between the sides. A handle is fixedly secured to the top edge of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028436 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product with rigid support member Cementitious exterior sheathing products are provided which include a rigid support member affixed to a cementitious layer. The rigid support member includes at least one nailing flange disposed along one of its lateral sides for allowing the sheathing product to be... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021879 | Anchorage fixed at corner part of wood The anchorage used at a corner part of woods includes a first anchorage including a first anchorage body; nails, punching on a long side plate of the first anchorage body; and nail insertion holes formed at the short side plate of the first anchorage body; and a sec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6920990 | Column protector A protector for an upright column of a product storage rack has a V-shaped body with flat side walls joined to a convex curved vertical apex section. Pairs of studs cooperate with keyhole slots in the column to releasably mount the protector on the column. A releasa... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6758017 | Drywall inside corner device A plastic corner device for installing drywall to form an inside corner. The corner device has a large corner with a smaller corner facing it to form a right parallelepiped, whose sides equal in length the thickness of the drywall panels. The corner device and/or th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729086 | Angular section member for making wall corners An angular section member for making wall corners includes a metal sheet element which is bent by pressure along a plurality of longitudinal lines to provide a profile defining three dihedral angles, i.e. an inner dihedral angle and two outer dihedral angles and a p... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698144 | 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 front wall of the casing or starter bead, which mesh ext... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6647679 | Stucco trim assembly A stucco trim assembly for emplacement onto a corner defined by the juncture of a pair of walls, to permit a foam and/or a stucco material to be controllably applied and adjustably secured to the walls. The assembly comprises an elongated receiving trim m... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6601355 | Wall protector installation A wall protection assembly includes an elongated wall protector member having an impact surface adapted to face away from a wall and a mounting surface adapted to face the wall. At least two resilient mounting clips secure the protector member to the wall... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6502358 | Drywall finishing outside corner end-caps Drywall endcaps of the type that mate with drywall seam finishing material. The endcaps can be square or bullnose and cap the ends of exterior corners with either three 90 degree or other exterior angles, or two 90 degree or other exterior angles and one ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470638 | Moisture management system An improved moisture management system for installation over doors and windows in buildings that included exterior, stucco-covered, curtain walls comprising an integrally formed, three sided, elongated track including a base, an upright front wall that in... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6408576 | Arch mold apparatus and method for making arches Doorway or passageway arches and a mold and method for making doorway arches, wherein the arches comprise pre-fabricated plaster, two sides that are substantially perpendicular to each other, a concave arcuate side extending between the sides and flanges ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6298609 | Construction system with panel support accessory A construction system including a panel support accessory is disclosed. In addition to the panel support construction accessory, the construction system includes at least one structural support member, a construction panel and a coating. The panel support... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6223486 | Adjustable corner trim strip A corner trim strip for drywall construction has a pair of parallel spaced core strips and a center bead bonded to a paper cover strip so that the trim strip has a center rib and is adjustable at the rib between obtuse and acute dihedral angles.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6122883 | Plastering strip for window frames, door frames or the like at the transition to the plaster A plastering fillet for building components used at the transition to plaster is disclosed. The plastering fillet includes a base portion having a base wall, which can be secured to the building component. The base portion also has at least one extension ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5970671 | Construction accessory A construction accessory for use with a construction panel includes a flange having an inner surface adapted to face the construction panel and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The flange further includes at least one perforation extending thr... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960598 | Building construction inside corner excluding water entry An inside strip which is installed at the inside corner of a typical frame construction building having an external veneer. The framing defines a corner post with framing extending behind two walls at right angles. The two walls are covered with an extern... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5946870 | Panel support construction accessory A panel support construction accessory includes a back flange and a bottom flange obliquely extending from the back flange. The bottom flange includes an array of perforations for permitting moisture removal. Preferably, the panel support construction acc... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5916101 | Drywall corner finishing device A finishing device used to form a corner between two panels of drywall has a flexible joint extending along a predetermined axis. Two wings are connected to and extend outwardly in a diverging relation from the flexible joint to form a corner having an ad... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5894697 | Flashing for siding To overcome the difficulties of properly spacing the lower terminal edge of siding above a roof with flashing therebetween, an outwardly projecting elongated guide is formed in the elongated vertical portion of the siding at the predetermined level above ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893246 | Adjustable prefabricated 3-way inside drywall corner An adjustable pre-fabricated 3-way inside drywall corner with two flat sides and a flat face to be placed in the pointed 3-way corners created where sheets of hung drywall are joined to form two walls and a ceiling. This pre-fabricated corner can be paper... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5836122 | Paperbead for protecting drywall corners An improved corner bead for drywall construction having a paper layer bonded to an exterior surface of a formed metal or plastic core. The paper is impregnated with a latex prior to affixing it to the core. The uniformly impregnated paper provides improve... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829213 | Concrete slab saver A device and method for eliminating scaring and damage to a concrete slab floor during the erection and placement of the associated surrounding concrete walls.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5791116 | Device for applying stucco and method therefor The present invention is directed to a removable spacing device and method therefor, for use in the application of stucco to a building's exterior. The removable spacing device is comprised of a section of tape and a substantially triangle-shaped spacer, ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5778617 | Press-on corner bead A drywall corner bead which includes a plurality of integral preformed barbs provided at intervals along the length of the corner bead for securing the corner bead to a drywall corner. The corner bead includes first and second longitudinally-extending fla... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5729934 | Method and apparatus for integrating vertical rule into construction of room An L-shaped coping for drywall corners is marked with indicia to facilitate both installation of the coping and use of the coping as a permanently affixed rule.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5671571 | Plastering and lining strip for window stiles, door stiles or the like at the transition to the plaster A plastering and lining strip includes a first strip portion extending in a longitudinal direction, and that includes a base strip extending in the longitudinal direction. The base strip is defined by front and rear oppositely located sides, and two oppos... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5644892 | Pre-fabricated 3-way inside drywall corner A pre-fabricated 3-way inside drywall corner with three tapered flanges to be placed in the pointed 3-way corners created where sheets of hung drywall are joined to form two walls and a ceiling. This pre-fabricated corner can be paper, metal, or other sui... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5613335 | Paperbead for protecting drywall corners An approved corner bead for drywall construction having a paper layer bonded to an exterior surface of a formed metal or plastic core. The paper is impregnated with a latex prior to affixing it to the core. The uniformly impregnated paper provides improve... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5544463 | Prefinished corner bead A prefinished corner bead for application to finished interior walls, which may be utilized on either inside corners or outside corners, and which may take on any number of different configurations, any of which would provide a recessed face which is conf... | 08/13/1996 |
