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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037652 | Insulated concrete form There is described an apparatus for a concrete form for an insulated wall. The apparatus comprises first and second wall panels arranged in opposed spaced apart parallel relationship, each panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge surface, a low... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7712272 | Symmetrical load transfer device for insulated concrete sandwich wall panels A symmetrical load transfer device for use in insulated concrete wall panels. The symmetrical shape allows for forces induced in manufacturing, transportation, installation and nature to transfer through the device equally to both concrete wythes of the wall panel. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7654052 | Bridging member for concrete form walls A building component having first and second high density foam panels and improved bridging members for connecting the panels that extend between and may be molded into the panels. The bridging members include a pair of elongated end plates oriented in a top to bott... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7437858 | Welded wire reinforcement for modular concrete forms A welded wire reinforcement is used in combination with insulated concrete form blocks having opposed panels joined by form ties. A method of construction forms building structures with insulated concert form blocks. The reinforcement member has a base bar and a plu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415805 | Wall system with masonry external surface and associated method An improved wall system comprising a plurality of blocks formed at least partially of a masonry material, a layer of an insulative material, and a layer of a curable or settable material interposed between the blocks and the layer of insulative material. The blocks ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367166 | Door skin, a method of etching a plate, and an etched plate formed therefrom The present invention relates to a door skin comprising an exterior surface having outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and tonal portions having a planar area and a plurality of spaced depressions rece... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328539 | Door and method of making same A door and a method for manufacturing a door are described. A door according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a split frame, or two frames. Each split frame is attached to an inner surface of a skin and a core material is poured onto the inner sur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320201 | Wall construction A kit for forming a hollow block assembly to be used to construct a wall, the kit consisting of two face panels and a plurality of fasteners, each face panel comprising a plurality of spaced apart flanges extending perpendicularly from and attached to each panel so ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7291234 | Continuous feed system for producing structural insulated panels An apparatus and a continuous process produce composite structural insulated panels (SIPs). Lower boards are placed on a conveying system through a foam application zone and then upper boards are applied. The foam material adheres to the upper and lower boards to fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284351 | Bridging member for concrete form walls A building component having first and second high density foam panels and improved bridging members for connecting the panels that extend between and may be molded into the panels. The bridging members include a pair of elongated end plates oriented in a top to bott... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284353 | Window and door casing A window or door casing may have two side sections, a header or top section, and a bottom section. The bottom section also may have caps attached at either end. The trim casing is mountable on a window or door frame and cab be securely fastened to the side of the ho... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266931 | Concrete sandwich wall panels and a connector system for use therein A fiber composite connector element for production of concrete cavity walls having a shaft with anchorage ends and one or more locating flanges. The anchorage ends provide bi-directional force transfer between the connector body and surrounding concrete. The connect... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254925 | Insulated wall assembly A concrete form panel has a plurality of studs. A first and second panel are fastened to the studs to define concrete receiving cavities between the first panel and the second panel. A fastening strip attaches the panels to the stud and is vertically oriented. In ad... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255738 | Lightweight cementitious composite material A lightweight cementitious composite material includes expanded synthetic polymer particulate having a particle size of between 0.0625 and 0.5 inches. A dispersant coating on said particulate suppresses electrostatic attraction between particulate particles. A matri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237366 | Post-tensioned insulated wall panels An insulated concrete panel having one or more tendons positioned in the insulation layer inside the panel which are put into tension after the concrete panel has been formed. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225593 | Post-framing system The present invention provides a post-framing system for building construction. The post-framing system includes support posts and wall sections that can be prefabricated and transported to the job site for assembly. The support posts are at least 3-ply, having an u... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219474 | Load bearing building panel A load bearing building panel (10) is composed of light weight concrete and reinforcing within the panel body (11) adjacent to the first and second major faces (12, 13). The reinforcing (18, 19) extends in a horizontal direction for most ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216462 | Insulated concrete panel billets Improved premolded foam billets and drop-in foam billet joints increase the R value in concrete panels. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211310 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207147 | Mortarless wall structure A wall structure (10, 110) and method of construction. The wall structure (10, 110) comprises a plurality of preformed, lightweight blocks (12, 112) supported and interconnected by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, collateral suppor... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198075 | Composite sheeting material and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a composite fluted sheeting material comprising at least two surfaces interspersed with a plurality of substantially parallel spaced webs forming a plurality of elongate semi closed cells (5), and a filler material set within said ce... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175795 | Method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced synthetic composite structural element using fiber textile preforms A fiber textile semi-finished material is fed directly and reformed onto a carrier and reforming tool, where it is fixed with a binder. The carrier has a contour matching the negative or positive shape of the final required geometry of a preform that is to be fabric... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168214 | Two-piece joining device for sheet pile retaining walls The joining device serves for connecting two adjacent individual elements (5, 11) of a sheet pile retaining wall which are to be pile-driven in each case, e.g. for connecting two adjacent pipes of a sheet piling. The first joining element comprises a button s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169460 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165374 | Wall system and method A multi-layer wall panel includes a core filler material surrounded by two plastic sheets. Each sheet includes three-dimensional texture formed to resemble masonry or other desired aesthetics. A layer of concrete may be disposed between each sheet and the filler mat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162845 | Concrete formwork wall serving also as reinforcement Wall made of concrete or similar materials built from an unfold formwork integrated in the wall and including two formwork walls (8,8′,10) placed face to face and connected by connecting elements (1) articulated to the formwork walls by stiffeners ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152383 | Joining of foam core panels A blind connection for joining foam core panels which comprise a central sheet of foamed resinous material having top and bottom rails and veneers bonded to opposite sides of the central sheet and the rails. The rails having abutting side edge faces with matching sl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143559 | Method and device for production of a pre-fabricated cast concrete element Device for producing a prefabricated cast concrete element having a plurality of central structural elements each comprising two parralel welded wire lattice mats, straight bridging wires welded at each end to the two wire lattice mats holding the wire lattice mats ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143551 | Vented insulated building An improved building structure that eliminates condensation at exterior building walls, thereby preventing mold growth and avoiding the damage, environmental degradation and health problems associated with mold growth includes enveloping spaces that allow natural co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137232 | Universal door skin blank and door produced therefrom A universal door skin blank comprises an exterior side and an interior side for securing to a frame member, first and second molded, spaced stiles, and a flat planar portion disposed between the stiles and lying on a plane spaced from the plane of the stiles. An int... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137225 | Foundation wall system A wall system uses panels constituted by a sandwich of two polyolefin sheets and an interior layer of glass fiberboard. Such structural panels are used with a system of steel studs and channels to form walls of high strength and light weight. These walls are particu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131627 | Concrete forming panel with flexible barrier A forming panel and method for using the same in construction of self-sustaining concrete wall structures is provided wherein a flexible barrier element is provided along a margin on the forming panel for impeding the flow of water and fine particles of a concrete m... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131624 | Landscape edging form assembly and method A landscape edging form assembly for forming a concrete edging in place, includes first and second sidewalls and a series of flexible connectors extending between and interconnecting the sidewalls. The flexible connectors are spaced apart from each other in the dire... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124547 | 3-D construction modules A 3D construction module comprising at least one vertically upstanding panel with first and second mesh layers oriented generally transversely and longitudinally. The first and second mesh layers have at least one rod member mounted to said panel and are vertically ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121317 | Sectional door system A sectional door including, a plurality of panels pivotally joined to each other, the panels including a facer having a front surface, a first joint member and a second joint member extending rearwardly of the facer, a pair of end stiles received at lateral extremit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107731 | Insulated asymmetrical directional force resistant building panel with symmetrical joinery, integral shear resistance connector and thermal break A structural building system including an improved, structural-load-bearing, building component, such as a building panel, having front and back sections, an insulating core, integral symmetrical joinery, a thermal break, and at least one shear resistance connector ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100336 | Concrete building panel with a low density core and carbon fiber and steel reinforcement An insulative, lightweight building panel is provided with a lightweight, insulative foam core and which includes one or more carbon fiber or steel reinforcements and an exterior concrete face which are manufactured in a controlled environment and can be easily tran... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100342 | Building panel A modular building panel comprising a rectangular frame 11 having one face covered in a water resistant board 16 with the other face also covered in a board material 17, the frame having top and bottom rails 12, 13 joined together by wood... | 09/05/2006 |
