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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958687 | Concrete panel construction system A concrete building panel has a slab and a plurality of ribs and beams. A series of horizontal holes in the end ribs are spaced at a selected constant spacing such that adjacent panels may be fastened together through them. In one type of panel, the slab is separate... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7421828 | Integral forming technology, a method of constructing steel reinforced concrete structures A method for constructing factory prefabricated and finished load bearing wall panels and monolithic ceiling/floor sections and modules comprised of the same for use in a single family or single story building as well as a multi-level and multi-unit building. The in... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7353642 | Concrete slab system with self-supported insulation A concrete slab system with self supported insulation and method of making same which comprises a poured-in-place concrete slab with an insulation board held by metal or plastic C channels. The insulation is held in place on both sides by C channels. The C channels ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7278244 | Concrete stud wall system A concrete stud wall system includes elongated mounting strips having mounting brackets that are pressure inserted through longitudinally spaced slots in the outer flanges of the studs and tracks for attaching a reinforcing mesh and encapsulated by a poured concrete... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275348 | Precast, prestressed concrete truss A precast, prestressed concrete truss which spans between exterior columns and forms an interior or exterior load bearing wall of a building. The truss includes top and bottom chords interconnected by at least one web member. Prestressed reinforcing members in the t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7231746 | Sheet metal stud and composite construction panel and method Steel studs for use in construction having a web, main web openings through the web, a right angular flange formed on a free edge of the web, and depressions in the web and depression openings in the depressions. An alternate form of stud has a triangular tube struc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226033 | Transportable forms for concrete buildings and components and methods of manufacture and use of same A method for manufacture and assembly of a concrete structure includes manufacturing, at a first location, wall sections and floor/ceiling sections. The wall sections include interior form walls of adjustable separation, and may include interior and exterior finish ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216467 | Column to structure attachment device A column to structure attachment device and method is disclosed for securing a support column between a base structure and a beam structural member. The device includes a structural column having a first end and a second end with a void parallel to a longitudinal ax... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7121061 | Reinforced concrete building system A method of forming a portion of a monolithic concrete building provides for two-dimensional support of horizontally extensive portions of the building at all times and thus reduces the strength required of the vertically extensive supports. The method employs flang... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6973755 | Column to structure attachment device A column to structure attachment device and method is disclosed for securing a support column between a base structure and a beam structural member. The device includes a structural column having a first end and a second end with a void parallel to a longitudinal ax... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973881 | Railcar nailable floor A nailable floor having a plurality of modular floor planks having a planar web spanning between two side flanges. The side flanges extend to bottom flanges that provide support from the underframe of a railcar. The planar web, side flanges and bottom flanges are al... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6901708 | Building system A small building assembled using a building system includes a plurality of elongated building elements each having a roof portion and two opposed sidewall portions extending longitudinally from opposite sides of the roof portion. The roof portion and sidewall portio... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869669 | Fiber-reinforced sandwich panel The present invention may be embodied in a sandwich panel having first and second face panels each having a first predetermined thickness and being formed of a fiber-reinforced cementitious material. The sandwich panel further includes support frame for supporting t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6625943 | Building interior construction system and method An assembly and method for constructing a building having an interior with a loft style or appearance. The assembly and method of present invention discloses a form assembly that is used to form successive levels on the interior of a building that have a ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6128878 | Portable storage building with concrete floor and method of assembling and moving same A concrete floor of a portable storage building is made for one or more storage units with each unit including a floor made through use of a single pair of mold sections or a plurality of pairs of mold sections interconnected for multiple storage units. E... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6094878 | Composite floor structure A composite floor structure comprises a mortar layer set by a mineral agent and a carrier plate adjoining the lower surface of the mortar layer. The carrier plate has upwardly projecting structural members extending into the mortar. The dimensions of the ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6051317 | Sheet-like superabsorbent structures The invention relates to sheet-like absorbents for water and aqueous solutions, containing at a defined distribution A) at least one water-swellable synthetic and/or natural superabsorbent polymer, and B) at least one water-soluble synthetic and/or natural pol... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6009678 | Virtual block for prefabrication slabs A virtual block for pre-fabricated slabs for replacing cement, ceramic or expanded foam blocks during the erection and finishing work of slabs having a flume with longitudinal and angled moldings. The flume is fabricated with corrugated sheets. Rib-butts ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006483 | Deck panel for reinforced concrete slabs A deck panel for reinforced concrete slabs is disclosed. The deck panel is formed by integrating a plurality of deck girders with a deck plate into a single structure. In each of the deck girders, a single lattice member is welded to upper and lower steel... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003278 | Monolithic stud form for concrete wall production A stud form and system for forming a preformed concrete wall panel having a solid portion and a plurality of vertical concrete studs joined to the solid portion. The stud form includes a substantially U-shaped channel having a face portion that defines an... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5950390 | Pre-cast concrete building module A pre-cast one-piece concrete building module including a concrete panel having a face with a plurality of weight-saving cavities formed therein and a concrete frame integral with the cavity forming face of the panel. The frame includes a longitudinally s... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934036 | Insulated concrete slab assembly An insulated concrete slab assembly for use over expansive soils. A slab is cast in place by pouring concrete into preshaped insulating forms. The forms remain permanently in place and provide insulation to reduce heat transfer through the slab. The shape... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5884442 | Composite joist and concrete panel assembly A method of producing a cambered composite joist and concrete panel assembly, and the assembly so produced, comprising the steps of providing a negatively cambered casting mold, positioning at least one negatively cambered composite joist with a bottom ch... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5809721 | Collaborating formwork with connected edges A ribbed metal floor deck for the erection of steel/concrete composite slabs has a cross-section with polygonal ribs. The polygonal ribs exhibit arrises. The ribbed metal floor deck includes non-stripping localized deformations, formed in the arrises of t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5638652 | Concrete-filled steel bearing wall A concrete-filled steel bearing earthquake resistant wall which has combined resistance to shearing forces exerted in the surface plane thereof has connecting members (1), a pair of surface steel plates (2 and 2') arranged in parallel spaced relationship ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5235791 | Deck plate A deck plate includes a number of trusses arranged in parallel and rigidly secured to a base member, each of the trusses includes one upper reinforcing bar and two lower reinforcing bars arranged to provide a triangle transversely, and two corrugated rein... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5216860 | Building system for reinforced concrete construction A building system utilizing outwardly projecting legs on a horizontally or vertically extending purlin to connect with standard stirrups on conventional columns in a rebar assembly. The stirrups are force-fit within the legs of the purlins extending outwa... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4879157 | Plate made of insulating material, in particular mineral fibers An element of insulating material, particularly for heat and/or sound insulation of buildings and for mounting between supports, has a body including a plurality of supports, has a body including a plurality of separate parts which are formed by at least ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4628654 | Composite floor structures A composite floor structure comprising a floor slab of concrete or other compression resistant material; and at least one reinforced beam under the floor slab. The beam comprises permanent shuttering including an open-mouthed, upwardly facing channel form... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4602467 | Thin shell concrete wall panel A building panel is described which can be used for either walls or floors. It comprises a thin shell unit of reinforced, monolithic cementitious material having a large, planar outer face and an inner face interconnected by parallel end edges and paralle... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4599840 | Cassette for casting of framework A framework cassette of thin sheet intended to be joined to adjacent cassettes so as to constitute a lost form when casting concrete framework and co-operating with the concrete in the finished framework as regards the absorption of forces. It consists of... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4416099 | Compound girder forming a rigid connection for prefabricated ceiling panels A compound girder of an on-site assembly type is assembled to include components which rigidly interconnect two or more prefabricated ceiling panels (3a, 3b) in a bending stiff manner. The compound girder includes for each ceiling panel (3a, 3b) at least ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4333285 | Building structure A building structure including a beam of steel or rod reinforced concrete which is sheathed in a U-shaped cross section steel shell, a concrete column which is encased in a steel tube, diagonal bracings and connecting members thereof. The topside of the U... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4211045 | Building structure A building structure including a beam of steel or rod reinforced concrete which is sheathed in a U-shaped cross section steel shell, a concrete column which is encased in a steel tube, diagonal bracings and connecting members thereof. The topside of the U... | 07/08/1980 |
| 3945168 | Reusable spanner bar A steel joist formwork and a composite steel and concrete floor structure provided with a top chord, a bottom chord and a web joining the top and bottom chords with the top chord being serpentine shaped like an S or Z and including top and bottom, general... | 03/23/1976 |
