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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946088 | System for reinforcing structure using site-customized materials System and method for reinforcing structures includes basalt textile 20 connected to surfaces of the structure 100 with fiber anchors 30. Textile spreads forces and increases ductility of structure. Textile may connect multiple structural elemen... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7413999 | Corner fitting using fiber transfer A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7325325 | Surface groove system for building sheets The present invention involves building sheets with a plurality of grooves indented into a surface of the building sheet to provide a guide for cutting the building sheet along the grooves. Preferably, the grooves are arranged in a regularly repeating pattern and ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287356 | Twin track wire lath A welded wire lathing material for mounting stucco plaster and the like onto a building frame. This lathing material comprises intersecting transverse and primary longitudinal strands substantially located in a first plane. It also comprises secondary longitudinal s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7192985 | More controllable acoustic spray patch A more controllable acoustic ceiling patch or textured material in the form of a sprayable composition includes a base, a filler, an adhesive binder, an anti-foaming agent, a suspension agent, and rubber particulates or polyethylene particulates forming an aggregate... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163962 | More controllable acoustic spray patch A more controllable acoustic ceiling patch or textured material in the form of a sprayable composition includes a base, a filler, an adhesive binder, an anti-foaming agent, a suspension agent, and rubber particulates or polyethylene particulates forming an aggregate... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7048258 | Apparatus for moving objects This invention relates to an apparatus (1) for lifting and moving objects (2), the apparatus including a mobile base means, a telescoping post means (6, 7), an object handling cradle and a cradle (50) adjusting means (20, 21), wher... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033658 | Simulated stone block and aged artist's canvas articles and method Articles comprising simulated stone block walls and artist's canvases may be formed by providing a burlap or canvas substrate, coating the substrate with a layer of gypsum wallboard finishing compound or similar plaster-like composition, and folding or otherwise man... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6919669 | Electro-active device using radial electric field piezo-diaphragm for sonic applications An electro-active transducer for sonic applications includes a ferroelectric material sandwiched by first and second electrode patterns to form a piezo-diaphragm coupled to a mounting frame. When the device is used as a sonic actuator, the first and second electrode... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907698 | Building system and method of constructing a multi-walled structure A building system including a plurality of supports structured to be vertically disposed in an underlying surface in spaced apart relation from one another, and a plurality of support headers removably disposed on an exposed end of each of the supports. Each support... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6833188 | 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... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6810632 | Simulated stone block and aged artist's canvas articles and method Articles comprising simulated stone block walls and artist's canvases may be formed by providing a burlap or canvas substrate, coating the substrate with a layer of gypsum wallboard finishing compound or similar plaster-like composition, and folding or otherwise man... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6800131 | Gypsum-containing board and tile, and method for producing gypsum-containing board and tile The invention provides a set gypsum-containing product having increased resistance to permanent deformation and a method for preparing it comprising forming a mixture of a calcium sulfate material, water, and an appropriate amount of one or more enhancing materials ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6735914 | Load bearing wall A load bearing composite building wall structure comprising a plurality of spaced-apart stud members, each stud member comprising an exterior bar member, an interior bar member, and a plurality of wall ties connected there between. Interstitial blocks comprising a g... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6718722 | Construction composition, structure, and method A fortified adobe-type construction composition includes soil, from about 12 to about 14 parts; water, from about 3 to about 4 parts; flyash, from about 2 to about 4 parts; and cement, from about 1 to about 2 parts. A wall structure includes a frame structure having... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6662513 | Preshaped form A prefabricated relief form member for use as an architectural feature on a structure formed alternatively by use of welded wire mesh, double wire welded wire mesh, corner beads fixed together, or woven wire mesh and optionally using corner beads at the c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6591566 | Preshaped form A prefabricated relief form member for use as an architectural feature on a structure formed alternatively by use of welded wire mesh, double wire welded wire mesh, corner beads fixed together, or woven wire mesh and optionally using corner beads at the c... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581349 | Method and manufacture for constructing watertight A method and article of manufacture for building waterproof concrete structures. An integral casing comprised of a rigid plastic shell with an armature attached to its face is covered with concrete. The shell is formed either in the shape of a desired str... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6519904 | Method of forming concrete walls for buildings A vertical reinforced concrete wall for a concrete building including a plurality of insulating panel units horizontally spaced from each other each formed of a polystyrene foam material having a rectangular shape. A pair of channel-shaped vertical side m... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6381918 | Wallboard adhesive A water-based wallboard adhesive including water, a binder, and a particulate filler is described. The adhesive can have an open time greater than about 5 minutes and a green strength sufficient to support a 4 foot by 8 foot wallboard on a wall frame with... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6301725 | Corner shower seat A shower seat for installation within a corner of a shower stall. The shower seat may be constructed from a wide variety of rigid materials and is polygonal in shape. A horizontal corner strip of backboard of shower walls within the shower stall is remove... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6233893 | Core assembly and method for making same A substantially rectangular reinforcement assembly for concrete castings, having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The assembly comprises a frame, a first set of longitudinal runners, a second set of transverse runners, and a third set of transve... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6230469 | Method for beveling wallboard panels and installing same to create a recessed flush butt-joint A method of transforming a non-beveled edge of a wallboard panel into a beveled edge to form a recessed flush butt joint when installed. This method will not mar or damage the bonded paper coating on the panel and will not interfere with the manufacturers... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6161353 | Backerboard for ceramic tiles and the like A rigid backerboard for replacement or substitution for a cementuous backerboard. The board is formed of a compression molded plastic material, preferably nylon which is relatively thin, yet rigid. The board is embossed on both of its principal (upper and... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6151858 | Building construction system A construction system uses an elongate horizontal structural beam having a vertically oriented pair of side legs integrally joined to a base plate. The base plate lays abutting a structural ground surface with the side legs extending upwardly. The structu... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6052845 | Cultured marble shower seat and methods using the same An apparatus to be used in a shower stall, comprising a single pour cultured marble slab 10 whereby the slab is placed horizontally and is shaped such that four edges 11A, 11B, 12A and 12B will fit into the corner of and will be supported by the walls of ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5906081 | Wall construction and method of manufacturing a wall construction A wall construction comprising supporting poles, a close-meshed metal net attached thereto and a wall portion consisting of filling material and cast into spaces formed by the supporting poles and the metal net. In the method, supporting poles are mounted... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5740643 | Fireproof building The present invention is a fireproof and hurricane proof building having a concrete floor, a plurality of special wall assemblies, and a special roof assembly. Each special wall assembly comprises a reinforced cinder block wall, foam, stucco, fireproof co... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5697195 | Plaster security barrier system A security barrier system which includes a security lath assembly having a layer of mesh material and a backing material attached thereto. The mesh material is of a gauge and configuration to provide a security barrier. The security barrier system include... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5685116 | Preshaped form A system of prefabricated plaster relief forms are manufactured to be applied to prepared walls of a building, such as a home or other structure. The prefabricated forms are made of an open work lattice material formed into a channel shape having a top, t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5669195 | Wire bead plaster, stucco and the like The invention relates to a wire bead (1) for plaster, stucco and the like comprising a strip of bent diagonal wires (2) and longitudinal wires (3) welded to one another, in which the strip is bent at an angle around a longitudinal wire (4) to form a wire ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5625986 | Skeletal reinforcing manufacture A building material manufacture (20, 21, 22, 64, 70, 81) forming an openway (23, 24) in a building (26) and to which wet cement or stucco trim or the like (40) is applied. One embodiment (20) includes base (28) and side (29) segments having staggered slot... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5540023 | Lathing Self-furring, welded wire lathing includes a flexible paper support material disposed substantially in a vertical plane and having horizontally spaced-apart openings cut therethrough. The openings are arranged in parallel horizontal rows, with the spacing... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5515659 | Construction system using panelized insulation having integral structural frame A building system for wall construction utilizes a prefabricated panel having two layers of foamed insulating sheets sandwiched around a layer of concrete or other cementitious material. Channels are cut into an interior face of one of the panels. The cha... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5501049 | Thin brick panel assembly A thin brick panel assembly for forming a brick facing on a building structure. The brick panel assembly includes a backing member formed from a single sheet of material, which is adapted to properly retain individual thin brick tiles. The backing member ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5351452 | Drywalling method and apparatus A unitary molding or corner piece for drywalling applications includes a flange mounted at a right angle to a rectangular panel of a width selected to extend and position the flange so that the flange may receive the end of a wall panel and be nailed to a... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5344490 | Plasticised gypsum composition A composition comprising gypsum plasticized by a polymer and containing gypsum in the range of about 40% to about 90% by weight. In a preferred embodiment the polymer is polyurethane. A wide variety of applications of the composition are described.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5291706 | Modular chimney arrangement Modular chimney components are arranged for interengaging relative to one another, wherein each component includes a base member having a support plate receiving four inner flanges at four corners of the support plate, with second outer flanges projecting... | 03/08/1994 |
