Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7162844 | Use of partial precast panels for construction of concrete walls and shells A precast panel for building reinforced concrete walls has a metal liner that forms a front surface of the panel. A concrete mass is disposed behind the liner. The panel has reinforcement structure within the concrete mass that can be used to provide continuity of r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152378 | Panel forming system and components The present invention relates to configurations of pre-cast panel forming systems and various components of the panel forming systems. In one embodiment, a bulkhead is provided wherein a cross-sectional support member is located at a point along the height dimension... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150131 | Utility trenching and sidewalk system A utility trenching and sidewalk system comprising modular utility sidewalk units which may be assembled together to form a cable trench. The modular units are formed from plastic composite material and include sidewalls, a bottom wall and covers which define a cham... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7121053 | Reinforced slab made of cement conglomerate, method for the manufacture thereof and associated reinforcing structure A reinforced slab, in particular able to withstand concentrated loads, has a substantially flat reinforcing structure (20) which is situated at a distance from the bottom (12) of the mould (10) and arranged at a height such as to allow embedding... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7073306 | Method of building This is an improved method of building with fibrous material though other materials can be substituted. A binding secures fibrous material to form a wall assembly (10). Wall surfacing (20) can be included in the binding and forming process, reducing th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047700 | Panel forming system and components A pre-cast panel forming system. The system includes one or more bulkheads to constrain the flow of uncured panel-forming material. The bulkhead is made up of an upstanding form and a base clip to secure the upstanding form to a panel-forming surface. The base clip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043887 | Pre-isolated storage tank for cold liquids A storage tank (100) with a pre-insulated outer tank (110) has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall (112) of an outertank (110), a formwork (90) is erected with an inner partition (92) to which... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004674 | Pre-fabricated warped pavement slab, forming and pavement systems, and methods for installing and making same A pre-fabricated warped pavement slab and a forming system for making the slabs. The forming system includes a plurality of forming sections which can be adjusted so as to form a warped-plane pavement slab. Also disclosed are methods for making the pavement slab and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993879 | Molded plastic truss work A molded plastic truss work includes an upper grid and a lower grid, with a plurality of interconnecting members interconnecting the grids. The upper grid includes longitudinal members and transverse members that extend between and interconnect the longitudinal memb... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964136 | Flashing and weep apparatus for masonry wall window and door installations A flashing and weep apparatus allows for simple installation and accurate placement windows and doors in cavity wall construction. In a first embodiment, the flashing and weep apparatus is a two-panel extrusion that has a flashing panel that acts as a non-porous sup... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6532710 | Solid monolithic concrete insulated wall system This invention is a building technique with multiple applications that addresses many known needs in a vast marketplace that far surpasses existing technology. Energy savings alone is an extremely important worldwide issue that has not been addressed by o... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6270915 | Gypsum board/intumescent material ceiling boards A gypsum board/intumescent material ceiling board includes a gypsum board and a fire-resistive barrier. A first major surface of the gypsum board is an upper side for abutting framing and a second major surface of the gypsum board is an underside for faci... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6185890 | Building element To improve sound damping in prefabricated building elements having two parallel welded wire mesh mats 1, 2, interconnected by web wires 7, 7' enclose, therebetween, an insulating body (8) for example of foam plastic. Concrete is then sprayed on both sides... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182407 | Gypsum board/intumescent material fire barrier wall A gypsum board/intumescent material fire barrier wall includes spaced apart, vertically extending metal or wooden studs with only one layer of gypsum board secured to each side of the studs to form a fire barrier wall with a wall cavity. An intumescent ma... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5740635 | Enclosure fire-resistive for a predetermined time An enclosure that is fire-resistive for a predetermined period of time including a floor having a structural forging which is covered with a glass wool felt. A platform of wooden plates is affixed to the glass wool felt. Lateral expansion joints are posit... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5410851 | Slotted floor slab for the two-stage construction of level concrete plates Shuttering floor slab for the two-phase construction of level concrete plates, which is thin and rectangular or polygonal in shape and contains the bending reinforcement of the final slab, used to form a level monolithic structure by assembly and embedded... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5398472 | Fiber-bale composite structural system and method The invention relates to systems and methods for quickly erecting horizontal and vertical structural members for use in residential, commercial, or industrial construction. The system utilizes building blocks composed of baled straw or other fibrous mater... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5374466 | Former for use in the manufacture of fiberglass articles A former for supporting a layer of settable plastics material while it sets into hollow reinforcing ribs bonded to a laid up article of fibre reinforced plastics material during manufacture of said article, comprising a foraminous sheet (5) wherein the re... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5317846 | Underfloor wire distributing reinforced concrete floor structure A reinforced concrete floor structure having reinforced concrete beams and girders supporting a metal subfloor and a monolithic concrete layer. The metal subfloor comprises alternating first and second flooring units wherein the first flooring units span ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5245806 | Concrete beam conduit guide A concrete beam conduit guide includes a hollow open ended prismatic body with a downwardly sloping roof, an upward sloping floor, sidewalls and seal flanges at the open ends of the body.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5105595 | Mold panel unit and spring-water processing structure using mold panel units In a mold panel unit for constructing, for example, a spring-water processing layer, a mold panel is made of a synthetic resinous material or a fiber-reinforced material. A plurality of projections identical in configuration with each other are formed on ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5033242 | Shuttering panels for use in formwork for cavity floors A shutter panel for use in a lost formwork for making a cavity floor. The panel has connection members for bearer feet. The connection members extend through holes in the shuttering panel. For marginal reinforcement of the panel around the holes, special ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4923733 | Flexible form sheet A flexible form sheet is described, which is used for producing plaster cavity floors. The sheet has regularly distributed, leg-like bulges. The bulges are interconnected by horizontal sheet surfaces. Increased flexibility areas are located between the bu... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4669234 | Prefabricated wall section A prefabricated wall section apparatus includes a pair of pressure treated plywood panels having a plurality of furring strips attached to one side of each panel. A plurality of spacing tie members space the pair panels a predetermined distance apart. The... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4495744 | Displacement body Described in a displacement body for forming cavities in concrete structures. The displacement body lends itself to simple and cost-effective production, is extremely light-weight and still capable of meeting stability requirements. In a preferred embodim... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4488385 | Building construction An improved building structure and construction method is disclosed wherein the wall structure includes internal wall forms with cementitious material applied thereon. A reinforcing structure for the cementitious material is provided whereby the foundatio... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4397128 | Reinforced masonry wall structure A reinforced masonry wall structure comprising a horizontally disposed footing having a first layer of mortar on the upper surface thereof with a first plurality of courses of masonry blocks placed one upon the other with the lowermost course being positi... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4393636 | Box beam reinforced concrete structure A box beam reinforced concrete and steel construction providing spaced apart wire mesh reinforced concrete skin walls and interior concrete supporting frangible sheets providing for solid concrete cores contiguous to and monolithically integrated with the... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4312163 | Reinforced structural member and method of fabrication An improved reinforced structural member and method of fabricating the member. The structural member is a truss slab of a type embodying a lower concrete slab having reinforcement embedded therein; means providing a network of passages overlying the base ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4259820 | Heat-insulating, antisweat structural component for prefabricated residential houses A heat-insulating, antisweat structural component for prefabricated residential houses, etc. comprises a set of H-shaped steel sheet piles each having opposed side plates coupled by a coupling plate and fittingly coupled to the other in a side-by-side rel... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4157638 | Building panel and utilization thereof A building structure and a method of constructing a wall utilizing the building structure, for the construction of concrete buildings in a simplified manner. Each building structure unit includes a pair of exterior panels of cardboard sandwiching an insul... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4149349 | Wall forming assembly A prefabricated consumable assembly for forming a concrete wall structure includes a pair of spaced apart side plates interconnected on their ends by transverse tie members. A single or a pair of insulating panels is positioned within the side plates and ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4125981 | Reinforced structures This invention relates to a building structure which is made by spraying concrete onto shuttering which itself becomes incorporated into the structure. This structure has an exterior wall which comprises layers of cementitious material which have been for... | 11/21/1978 |
| 3999341 | Composite concrete structure and method of making same An architecturally finished concrete structure is a composite of a finished wallboard member, such as plasterboard, plywood, etc., to which is bonded a plurality of elongated hollow void creating devices, with said devices being embedded in a concrete str... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3982368 | Wall construction and method to make same A wall, such as a load bearing wall, and method for forming same. The wall comprises a core member having a substantial void therein and reticulated sheets of reinforcing material positioned on both sides of the core and spaced therefrom. The wall is form... | 09/28/1976 |
