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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891149 | Underlayment for tile surface Fiber-reinforced pultruded planks serve as underlayment for tile, stone or terrazzo. In one embodiment, the planks have a thin base surface with a plurality of elongated ridges. The planks have interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7832165 | Pocket assemblies for sports flooring sub-floor systems A subfloor assembly for supporting a floor on a substrate includes a plurality of lower subfloor panels and a plurality of upper subfloor panels. The lower subfloor panels are resiliently disposed over the substrate while the upper subfloor panels are disposed over ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7743568 | Tile system and method A tile system includes a tile and at least one removable tile insert. One of the tile and the at least one tile insert has securing means for removably retaining the at least one insert within or to the tile. The tile is configured to be installed on a surface throu... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7617647 | Underlayment for tile surface Fiber-reinforced pultruded planks serve as underlayment for tile, stone or terrazzo. In one embodiment, the planks have a thin base surface with a plurality of elongated ridges. The planks have interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617646 | Support panel A support panel comprising a plate including a face, at least one row of support tabs and at least one row of L-shaped fingers. The at least one row of L-shaped fingers are located above at least one of the at least one row of support tabs. The L-shaped fingers incl... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614193 | Underlayment for tile surface A fiber-reinforced pultruded underlayment for ceramic tile includes a thin base with a plurality of elongated ridges. The underlayment is in the form of planks having interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow base and a wider distal po... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7412806 | Structures for creating spaces while installing anchor sheet and attachment piece subfloors Structures are described that create spaces while installing anchor sheet and attachment piece subfloors, but which allow for the expansion and contraction of anchor sheets after installation. The structures may be used on either the attachment pieces, anchor sheets... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7331147 | Hexagonal paving panel A hexagonal paving panel, the sides of which are alternately provided with upper and lower connecting elements in the form of tab or overlap elements (102, 103) and fixing pins. The panel (100) is provided with a central aperture (109) and with ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7216461 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204061 | Fireproof structure and installation method for protecting water pipes A fireproof structure protects water pipes with stable durability even in a high temperature gas environment. Even in a case where it falls off, it does not leave the water pipes suddenly exposed. The fireproof structure for protecting water pipes 25B install... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186053 | Disposable cover for bumper blocks A disposable cover for a bumper block comprises a body member having a cavity and an opening for receiving the bumper block. The body member is formed from an elastic polyethylene resin so that the body member may be expanded to accommodate the bumper block when the... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146759 | Two-faced optional mat picture frames This invention discloses composite two faced picture, document and/or other artwork frames, each composed of two separate frames with panes permanently installed on elastomeric pads and fitted to allow pane to pane resilient contact with two sets of displayed materi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127857 | Subfloor assembly for athletic playing surface having improved deflection characteristics A floor support assembly including first and second subfloors is disclosed. The first subfloor is supported over a substrate by a plurality of pads. Each pad is housed in a corresponding recess formed in the first subfloor. Each recess includes a ridge that is in co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7121051 | Panel for thin bricks and related systems and methods of use A thin brick panel system and method of forming a thin brick wall includes an expanded polystyrene foam panel having a plurality of laterally extending channels formed therein for receiving a plurality of thin brick units. The thin brick units are bonded to the chan... | 10/17/2006 |
| RE39091 | Concrete panel construction A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of the panels comprising a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, the sid... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021304 | Custom manufacture of tiles for use with preexisting mass-manufactured tiles A decorative tile set of nonuniformly-shaped tiles (tiles with non-parallel sides and/or non-perpendicular corners) is manufactured for interlocking installation adjacent uniformly-shaped tiles, i.e., adjacent to tiles having parallel sides and/or perpendicular corn... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014726 | Rock laminate A rock laminate has been provided that includes a layer of rock and a flexible layer. The layer of rock has a plurality of pores that can receive fluid. The flexible layer is positioned above the layer of rock and has a portion which extends into the pores of the la... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6990778 | Brick veneer assembly A brick veneer assembly having improved accommodation of brick tolerances, simple assembly, and lower cost relative to the prior art. A plurality of bricks having a tapered locating surface are provided. A support panel includes horizontal rows of L-shaped retainers... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990777 | Tile installation system A lattice of support surfaces are used to support substantially the perimeter of a construction tile. The support surface is made integral with a decorative border. Linear railways attach orthogonally to other railways to form the lattice. Tiles are set into the lat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976341 | Tile installation fixture A lattice of support surfaces are used to support substantially the perimeter of a construction tile. The support surface is made integral with a decorative border. Linear railways attach orthogonally to other railways to form the lattice. Tiles are set into the lat... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964137 | Undercut anchoring element for fixing plates and/or tiles Elements of laminar bodies (1) made of metal or other material are disclosed, so shaped as to be inserted into straight undercut notches (3) made on plates and/or tiles (2). The laminar bodies (1) have such a sufficient length to protrude... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951086 | Method and apparatus for making thin brick wall facing A thin brick panel assembly having improved water drainage and integral brick retention. A substratum includes horizontal rows of dovetail-shaped projections with interruptions therein. Mortar ties having a flat plate portion, a substratum engagement extension, and ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928778 | Stucco anchorage nail A fastener including a body having a predetermined axial length, wherein the body includes a nail head at one axial end of the body, a textured portion at an opposite axial end of the body, a shank portion extending between the nail head and the textured portion, an... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926469 | Crawlspace encapsulation system with resealable access openings An improvement in an installation having a continuous water-impervious liner forming a barrier against the entry of water vapor and insects such as termites from the sub-soil into a crawlspace. According to the present invention, the water-impervious liner is provid... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922963 | Moisture and condensation barrier for building structures Moisture and condensation barriers for protecting wood from damage in building structures (particularly but not necessarily in flooring systems) include a liquid rubberized coating material coated onto some of the wood or a barrier sheet having a petroleum-based tar... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907700 | Floor with floating support Flooring made up of a set of touching parallel floorboards is supported by a set of mutually parallel load-spreading plates placed on the ground via a resilient underlayer on which they rest. The flooring is remarkable by the fact that the floorboards are stuck to t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6880305 | Metal strip for interlocking floorboard and a floorboard using same The invention relates to a strip for a building board (2), exhibiting a board body (S) which is formed with a gripping stud (24). The strip (10) extends from the body (S) and from which are formed gripping elements (26, 28), which are ben... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851236 | Raised terrace floor using small paving blocks A horizontally level raised terrace floor system for mounting over a non-level or irregular substructure that includes a plurality of spaced apart support pedestals that are fabricated of a heat shearable foam material. Each pedestal is mounted upon the non-horizont... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6823636 | Tile with expanding backing system A tile and backing assembly for creating a walkway, pathway and a driveway atop ground. Each assembly used in constructing the walkway preferably includes a backing member formed from a single sheet having elongated tile support members positioned side-by-side one t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6751916 | Decorative structure with slotted grid and detachably secured tiles The invention comprises an apertured frame secured to a substrate and having a slotted arrangement adapted to receive and secure properly shaped tiles. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6698149 | Composite laminated building material, and methods of making and using same A decorative laminated building panel, usable for placement on an exterior surface of a building to improve the appearance thereof. The panel includes a foam core, a thin fabric mat attached to at least one surface of the foam core, and a durable material... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6659097 | Custom manufacture of tiles for use with preexisting mass-manufactured tiles A decorative tile set of nonuniformly-shaped tiles (tiles with non-parallel sides and/or non-perpendicular comers) is manufactured for interlocking installation adjacent uniformly-shaped tiles, i.e., adjacent to tiles having parallel sides and/or perpendi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6647684 | Flooring system A tile and frame flooring system consisting of uniform frame elements joined together so as to create a support frame upon which a tile rests. The frame elements combine to form a lattice of support frames covering the surface to be tiled. The tiles are n... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631598 | METHOD FOR LAYING FLOORS AND/OR LININGS WITH TILES, PARQUETS, MOQUETTES, WALL-PAPERS, COVERING PANELS AND LIKES AND FOR THEIR SUBSEQUENT QUICK REMOVAL IN THE CASE OF REPLACEMENT THEREOF, BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE ZIG-ZAG SHEATH OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH METHOD A method and apparatus for laying down floors or linings and for their quick removal and replacement by glueing or fixing them onto a support, removable with respect to a support sheeting (9). The method includes providing fixed support (8) and movable su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6598366 | Modular raised floor system with cable-receiving groove network A modular raised floor system includes rectangular floor panels, each of which has four hollow projections that define a cross-shaped groove. Each adjacent pair of the panels are locked together by a positioning member, which is disposed in two of the gro... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6516578 | Thin brick panel system A thin brick panel system and method of forming a thin brick wall includes an expanded polystyrene foam panel having a plurality of laterally extending channels formed therein for receiving a plurality of thin brick units. The thin brick units are bonded ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6468643 | Laminated product The invention provides a laminated product of urethane-based resin. That is, the invention arranges a continuous reinforcing fiber to one direction, impregnates the arranged fiber with thermoplastic resin to form a prepreg sheet having 50% in volume ratio... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6453632 | Wooden floor board A wooden floor board includes a board body and a connector. The board body has two lengthwise ditches formed in the bottom surface. In a preferred form, each lengthwise ditch has a cone-shaped section formed in the innermost section. The elongate connecto... | 09/24/2002 |
