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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299598 | Fastener for lightweight concrete roof systems A device for use in the installation of lightweight concrete roof systems includes a base element having a substantially flat portion and a wire tie. The wire tie extends from the base element and terminates at opposite ends which may be formed in a ring or loop. In... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7254919 | Truss anchor A unitary, one-piece anchor for connecting a roof truss or other building structural member to a cementitious wall to resist uplift and lateral forces. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7162843 | Bolts with connected anchor A fastener includes a plurality of elongate, threaded studs which are connected to a common anchor portion for securing a frame member to a foundation. Attached to the anchor portion is a receiving element adapted to receive a positioner. The studs, anchor and recei... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7124550 | Anchoring framework to a masonry wall An upper framed portion of a building structure may be anchored to a lower masonry wall by using a conventional concrete anchor and an anchor retainer. The anchor retainer may have a body portion longer than the width of the wall and both upper and lower reference s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7007434 | Building structure element and stiffening plate elements for such an element A prefabricated, supporting building structure element, such as wall elements (11), floor structures (47) or the like includes a reinforced concrete slab (13) having a plurality of discrete, parallel, horizontally separated, not mutually joined,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6854232 | Weldment for interconnecting slabs of pre-cast concrete A weldment connector for use with castable concrete slabs, each of the slabs including a length, width and depth and having at least one opposing and extending edge. The weldment connector has a substantially elongated and planar shaped front face and first and seco... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6745532 | Process for the articulated imbrication of concrete slabs ¢i(in situ) The invention relates to the articulated imbrication of concrete slabs i(in situ) wherein joints are formed by laying i(in situ), along joint lines, a simple armored mesh device with a cut and fold pattern which has been already prepared in the workshop. Advantage i... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6658806 | Support for a strap holdown A connector that is to be partially embedded in a cementitious member is adapted to make a more positive connection to a form board for the cementitious member. The embedded portion of the connector is formed with a opening that can receive and hold the s... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5666769 | Supporting element A supporting element for supporting a construction on a supporting surface includes a bearing part with an inner section and two outer, bending resistant sections, spacer screws keeping the bearing part at a distance from the supporting surface, and clamp... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5333435 | Post to foundation connection A post to foundation connection for joining a wood post to an anchor bolt embedded in a concrete foundation after the concrete has hardened. The post to foundation connection includes a foundation connector which is formed from a single sheet metal blank ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5307603 | Anchor device An anchoring apparatus is provided for securing a first beam to a structural member, including a first plate having a middle section, two end sections, and two ends, each end section being divided into adjacent strip portions by at least one cut extending... | 05/03/1994 |
| 4958470 | Elevated post anchor A structural support is adapted to elevate the base of a structural member, such as, a wooden post, above a concrete surface where is would be subject to water related wood damage. A supporting shaft is connected at its upper end, to a generally U-shaped ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4951439 | Inner wall to an outer wall in a wall construction A rigid attachment to spacedly secure an inner drywall to an outer wall, made of building blocks, such as concrete blocks. Each attachment is formed of a first arm and a second arm normal thereto. The first arm is provided with lateral projections to anch... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4669245 | A device for the forming joints in a floor pavement of the industrial type generally made of concrete The invention provides a device for forming joints in a floor or pavement, generally made of concrete. The device includes a guide bar and assembling members, having oblique legs forming an inverted V. The summit of the inverted V has a part rising from i... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4669235 | Spacing and support construction member A spacing and support construction member for wood frame construction which provides precise positioning and support for cross-members, such as joists and rafters, on their supporting members, and, in addition, provides for pre-nailing positioning of bloc... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4614070 | Support shoe A support shoe for a pole or post, comprising an anchor member (1) in the form of a rod for embedding in a vertical position in a concrete foundation, and a fork-shaped holder (2, 4) for retaining the lower end of a post or pole that can be screwed or nai... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4507902 | Device for the formation of a joint for an industrial type flooring Apparatus to make up joints in the construction of cement flooring intended, either to definitely remain in the cement, either to be recuperated, the said apparatus having a first part whose walls interlock on a second part serving as support, which has f... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4422279 | Method for constructing a reinforced foundation A method for constructing a reinforced foundation including locating and supporting a reinforcing rod at a preselected position in the foundation and securing a mudsill to the foundation without affecting the location of the supporting rod.... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4260277 | Bracket for wooden structures This invention provides a bracket for use in constructing wooden structures, typically a wooden deck for homes. The bracket is intended to interconnect two mutually perpendicular structural elements, such as beams and joists or post and railings. The brac... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4080771 | Truss aligning system An elongated member made of substantially flat metal stock is adapted to be used as a permanent member of a building structure to fix the spacing of structural members associated therewith, and to this end is provided with a plurality of pairs of laterall... | 03/28/1978 |
| 3998026 | Tying device for tying wooden members to masonry and concrete structures A tying device for tying wooden plate members, or the like, to masonry and concrete structures, including walls, floors, roofs, beams and foundations constructed of either masonry or concrete, the tying device being formed from a flat strip of bendable sh... | 12/21/1976 |
