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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046964 | Cover plate anchor In an anchor for the attachment to construction panels including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for screwing or po... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028495 | Fastening element for dry construction elements, and method for the production of such a fastening element Fastening element for dry construction elements, and method for the production of such a fastening element. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7832164 | Concealed reinforcement member and joint reinforcement system for trim molding A joint support system for trim members 12 and 14 has a reinforcement member 16 attached to the trim members 12 and 14. A fastener fastens the trim members 12 and 14 to the reinforcement. An adhering glue may be appli... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832163 | Screed rail A boundary screed rail assembly with screed rails (14) supported by feet members (42). The screed rails (14) providing a perimeter part (24) with upper and lower protection parts (26). The upper part (26) provides a planar h... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7406805 | Banding bead A step bead comprising: A) an elongated base having opposed front and back top and bottom longitudinal edges; B) a first rear vertical flange extending upwardly from the top rear longitudinal edge; C) a second rear vertical flange extending downwardly from the botto... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7305799 | Bearing brace apparatus A brace apparatus having a core member adapted to absorb energy by undergoing plastic deformation and a buckling restraining assembly that maintains the structural integrity of the brace apparatus once the core member has undergone plastic deformation. A core member... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293394 | Buckling opposing support for I-joist A support device is provided for the preferred application of buckling opposing support of an I-joist having an erroneously cut hole in its web portion. The support device may have an approximate U-shape with two substantially parallel bridging structures combined b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7257932 | Light weight building material The present invention relates to a light weight building material (1) for structural work. The light weight building material (1) comprises at least three walls, a first wall (11), a second wall (12) and a third wall (13) formed fr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229239 | Channeled substrates for receiving threaded fasteners A fastener receiving member has a substrate which comprises channels for receiving one or more threaded fasteners. The channels permit positional adjustment of the threaded fasteners and positional adjustment of other components secured by the threaded fasteners rel... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194845 | Stucco wall building arrangement The present invention comprises a stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of said wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of ure... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7155874 | Tubular structure and modular building assembly using the same This invention relates to an elongated hollow non-deformable structure that can be used as beams and pillars of modular building structures. The structure includes first and second elongated C-shaped channels (20) with inwardly bent flanges (25) and me... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152843 | Gripping ribs fastening system for concrete forming panels A forming panel is provided which includes at least one and preferably a number of elongated channels each having inwardly projecting ribs which permit threadable attachment of hardward components such as bolts, externally threaded rings, collars and the like direct... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150135 | Device for assembling longitudinal edges of panels, laths or wainscots, with force distribution The invention concerns a device for assembling longitudinal edges of panels, laths or wainscots (1), consisting of at least a male part (2) equipping a longitudinal edge of said panels, laths or wainscots (1) and of at least a female part (3 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7093401 | Light gauge metal truss system and method A truss system wherein the structural components and fixtures are formed from light gauge metal. The trusses are fabricated from roll formed truss chord members and truss web members. The truss chord members are roll formed to have a generally U-shaped cross-section... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6952904 | Mounting system A wall mounting system includes an interlocking mesh backing element mounting to a substrate, such as foam insulation. The backing element has pointed corner portions that are pushed into the substrate and retain the backing element. A wall covering layer such as dr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941707 | Vented soffit panel A cladding product which includes a panel having at least one panel section and at least one longitudinal recess. The longitudinal recess includes a first channel portion adjacent to the panel section and a second channel portion adjacent to the first channel portio... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926484 | Threaded fastener for use within multiple substrates A threaded fastener has a substantially single helical thread formed upon a shank portion thereof, and a plurality of substantially saw-blade type or serrated teeth are formed upon crest portions of leading ones of individual thread portions of the helical thread. T... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6898918 | Honeycomb rivet The invention provides a rivet and method of installing the rivet to attach honeycomb material to other materials. The rivet is installed by drilling a hole through the materials. A back side sleeve of the rivet is inserted through one end of the hole while a front ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854215 | Hollow metal door having foam retained tapping structure A hollow metal door having a foam retained tapping structure includes a hollow metal door, at least one tapping structure, and a quantity of foam injected into the hollow metal door. The hollow metal door includes a pan member and a lid member which is attached to t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6751919 | Sealing element for expansion joints A sealing element for the recessed seat of an expansion joint in a concrete structure having an elastomeric profile (20) formed by two longitudinal lateral flanges (21) to be fixed to the end edges of the concrete structure (11), and a central p... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6742974 | Composite panel having a securing track incorporated therein and associated apparatuses and methods A cargo-securing panel adapted to form a body of a cargo-carrying vehicle is provided. Such a panel comprises a honeycomb-configured core having opposed faces, wherein the core defines an angular groove having a portion extending between the faces and a portion exte... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6609341 | Contoured stucco reveal A stucco reveal system that can be assembled in a pattern which defines visual breaks between panels of applied stucco. The stucco reveal system includes individual strips of contoured stucco reveal constructed of extruded vinyl or metal that have the qua... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6588164 | Screed form stake The screed form stake has a cradle portion with a horizontal top surface. A screed rod groove in the top surface extends from a front wall to a rear wall of the cradle portion. First and second side flanges extend downward from the cradle portion and have... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586085 | Wood overlay section for carriage house door and method of making same A carriage house garage door (20) is formed from first, second, and third wood overlay sections (22, 24, 26). Each of the wood overlay sections (22, 24, and 26) includes first and second layers of sheet metal (46, 48) and an insulating core (50). The firs... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6513291 | Concrete slab construction for building columns A concrete slab construction in which a building ring is used to isolate the slab from a column which supports upper parts of a building. The ring is placed on a concrete pier beneath the column. Concrete may be poured to form a slab outside of the ring a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6488460 | Composite panel insert with hold out recess feature A panel insert for use with a structural panel and a fastener having a hold out mechanism. The panel insert comprises a body portion disposed within the structural panel. The body portion includes a first surface, an opposing second surface, and an apertu... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6453631 | Reinforced coextruded plastic jamb An improved thermoplastic door jamb comprises a blown thermoplastic core encased in a non-blown thermoplastic skin. A pair of aluminum reinforcing members are embedded in the thermoplastic core and are positioned and configured to receive fasteners for se... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451409 | Roofing material with integrally formed nail tabs A composite roofing material includes a final condition underlayment material having bonded thereto appropriate rows of nail tabs preferably made of thermoplastic-based material, such as low density polyethylene material, and of a contrasting color to the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6397542 | Adjustable screed An adjustable screed with a flexible body (suited for use in cut-out areas) or a rigid body (suited for use adjacent to wall-like structures), a horizontal adjustment mechanism for establishing a horizontal plane for the screed and for securely maintainin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393788 | Adjustable screed An adjustable screed with a body having a top rail and a bottom rail; a horizontal adjustment mechanism for establishing a horizontal plane for the screed and for securely maintaining the horizontal plane; a vertical stabilizing mechanism for attaching th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6354050 | Fabricated foundation wall A fabricated foundation wall is constructed in soil below grade level and has three major components. The first is a basement wall grid which includes a lower beam mounted on spaced piers. A plurality of vertical support members are spaced along and exten... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6321496 | Insulated form assembly for a poured concrete wall An insulated form assembly for a poured concrete wall includes a plurality of insulated forms. Each insulated form includes two generally planar opposing panels, and a plurality of interior segments interconnecting the panels and defining a plurality of p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314695 | Stucco wall building arrangement A stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of the wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of urethane is applied onto ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6205740 | Supporting element and method for manufacturing the same An elongate supporting element has a cross section with a web (9) and two side flanges (10, 11) for the supporting of building panels or the like. The web (9) has an elongate, stress-equalising zone (4) which extends wholly or partly between the two outer... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6032434 | Half-timber frame and half-timber compartment element What is disclosed is a half-timber frame, compartment elements for a like half-timber frame, and a method for producing a compartment element, wherein boards of small-dimension timber are utilized for producing the half-timber frame supports as well as th... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5930966 | Screw piercable structural support for a planar substrate A structural support for supporting a planar substrate, for example plywood, is provided with a screw receiving channel. The channel provides a guide simplifying screw attachment for a substrate to the support.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5816002 | Edge strip An edge strip for being mounted along a base structure includes a first axially extending flange and a second axially extending flange obliquely extending from the first flange. The second flange includes a first support configured for being mounted adjac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5423154 | Banding Bead A banding bead which is attachable to a base structure for providing a guide and form for retaining plaster or other plastic materials thereagainst at two different heights. The banding bead includes a base portion and a generally planar elongated support... | 06/13/1995 |
