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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7350337 | Tile protector platform The present invention 10 discloses a floor-tile platform 12 that is used with freshly laid tile 16 to allow walking on the floor 30 while the adhesive dries prior to applying the grout. The tile-like platform 12 is suspended over t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299594 | Brick patterned shelving An apparatus for at least one of providing a decorative shelf, decorative framing, decorative shelving, decorative paneling and a decorative member for supporting and hanging preselected articles. The apparatus comprises a panel member formed with a brick like desig... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6794001 | Flooring with a 2-part adhesive A floor surface is described which involves a plurality of planks joined together using a 2-part adhesive system. Pre-applied adhesives on one or more floor panels are further described as well as methods of installing the floor panels to form a floor surface. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6543196 | Flooring device A flooring device for aligning and laying tiles. The flooring device includes a panel having an upper surface and a lower surface. The panel is flexible. The upper surface has a plurality of recesses therein bounded by ridges. A plurality of tiles each ha... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6374563 | Anchoring system for ceramic lining tile An anchor rail and anchorage system for attaching ceramic refractory materials to a metallic substrate, or casing. Each anchoring rail (3) includes a web (9) and a retention structure. The retention structure of the rails includes a plurality of tabs (13)... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6339908 | Wood floor board assembly A wood floor board assembly includes a plurality of base plates, and a plurality of linking members. Each of the base plates has a front side provided with a rib and a rear side defining a recess. The rib has a bottom provided with a first snap portion. T... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6311443 | Pre-manufactured deck panel This invention provides an apparatus, method, and system to arrange a deck or balcony with the use of pre-manufactured deck panels. The deck panels are inexpensive, easy to install, remove, or add to, and only requires common framing hardware.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289647 | Wall facing system A wall facing system including elongate wall facing tiles (15) of stone material and mounting bars (11) adapted to be secured in a vertical position on a building wall to support the tiles (15) with the tiles positioned one above the other and having thei... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6226934 | Landscape edging system having block attachment member A landscape edging system and corresponding components and methods are disclosed. The system comprises an edging member having a top rail and a barrier extending downwardly therefrom, and corresponding interconnecting or adjoining blocks, each block havin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6226947 | Cladding board mounting system An improved cladding board mounting system for mounting cladding boards (100) adjacent a surface to be concealed. Each cladding board (100) includes at least one support member (130) on the interior face (120) of the cladding board. The system further inc... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6185893 | Paving block system A paving block system and corresponding components and methods are disclosed. The system finds particularly efficacious application in forming patios, walkways and driveways, and may comprise interconnecting or adjoining bottom barriers and side barriers.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6164029 | Slabstone positioning device A slabstone positioning device has a metal positioning plate, an upward bent portion connected to the metal positioning plate, and a triangular downward protrusion disposed on the upward bent portion. At least a nail fastens the metal positioning plate on... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138423 | Facing panel A wall element for a building, especially a lining element used as a facing panel, the front of which is formed of brick, ceramic or similar tiles (1), the joints of which are most advantageously filled with jointing compound. The panel body comprises ver... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129967 | Composite wear structure and method of securing ceramic tiles therein An extended wear-life composite wear structure particularly suitable for use as a liner in the form of modular panels, generally including a ceramic layer of spaced apart ceramic tiles, each having at least one anchor receiving structure therethrough, ove... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5993107 | Paver block edging system A paver block edging system is described for positioning a row of edge blocks over a support surface. The edging system includes an elongated channel including a floor formed to receive and support a paver block. A connector is provided on the channel to ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5761867 | Tile support insert A tile support insert of the present invention is used with a conventional tile having an upper portion formed by a plurality of intersecting cross members, and a lower portion formed by a plurality of spaced support legs. The tile support insert has a co... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5489462 | Distance plate building component with a protective, ventilating, heat-insulating and drainage function A building component in the form of a board-like distance plate having a lattice of horizontal and vertical ribs. Frusto-pyramid projections (3) extend from the intersections of the ribs on one side of the board and domes (4) extend from the other side of... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5418036 | Tile application backing material and tile application execution method A tile application backing material is disclosed having as an object thereof to greatly simplify tile allocation, positioning, and affixing and the like, and to strongly affix tiles and backing material to a laying surface; in order to achieve this object... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5417020 | Wall system providing an array of individual panels A wall panel system in which individual panels are arranged in vertically adjacent horizontally extending courses. Runners are mounted on the supporting subwall and provide means for establishing alignment between panels and horizontally extending courses... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5373676 | Thin brick panel assembly A thin brick panel assembly for forming a brick facing on a building includes a backing member formed from of a single sheet of material which is adapted to properly retain individual thin brick tiles, and support clips utilized in supporting the complete... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5362560 | Composite tile with modified adhesive layer A rigid tile has a flexible interlocking edge configuration and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. To increase the ease of installation, an inert powder is dusted on the periphery of the adhesive layer.... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5342141 | Movable surface paving apparatus and method for using the same A surface paving apparatus (10) and a method for using the apparatus is disclosed herein. The apparatus is comprised of a mesh material (12) having parallel ribs (14) attached, laid upon a surface to be paved. A paving material (16) with grooves (24) cut ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5337529 | Roof tile mounting system A system is provided for firmly attaching roof tiles to a building. The system includes an underlayment, a layer of adhesive overlying the underlayment and a plurality of ceramic slabs for mounting on the adhesive layer. Anchors are employed for securing ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5323575 | Tile and mounting mat assembly A tile and mounting mat assembly comprises at least one tile and a mounting mat which is able to receive four tiles. The tile has at least one hole on the back thereof. The mounting mat includes four side walls and a plurality of primary ribs. Two neighbo... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5255482 | Tile flooring structure Flooring structure having a rigid horizontal base and a tile or terrazzo top flooring layer. This flooring structure also has a crack isolation layer between the base and the top flooring layer. The crack isolation layer comprises a hard, essentially rigi... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5238721 | Title structure and method for applying title A tile structure and method for applying tiles to the floor surface of offices, corridors and various rooms in which the surface of a floor to be tiled is covered with a sheet and peripheral side of tiles to be applied are surrounded with an elastic joint... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5212914 | Wall paneling system with water guttering device Pan-like aluminum panels are formed for finishing the exterior of a building. Secured to the flanges or outside edges of the panels are extruded male and female channel members; the male members secured at a pair of adjacent flanges and the female members... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5208086 | Laminated tile product, method for producing the same and method for installing the same A method for producing a laminated tile is disclosed which comprises providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces and providing a plurality of ceramic substrates, each having opposed first and second major surfaces. An... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5062913 | Laminated tile product and method for producing the same A method for producing a laminated tile product is disclosed which comprises provided a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces and providing a plurality of ceramic substrates, each of the plurality of ceramic substrates havi... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5052161 | Tile application structure The flooring structure herein comprises a rigid base or substrate (typically wood or concrete), an outer course of ceramic tile or other fracturable material, a high impact strength crack isolation sheet interposed between the base and the tiles. The crac... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4976082 | Natural stone plate having holding elements provided on the side facing away from the visible side In a natural stone plate having holding elements provided on the side facing away from the visible side, said holding elements are attached to the stone plate by means of a glass solder. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass solder is approxim... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4931331 | Laminated tile product, method for producing the same and method for installing the same A tile product is disclosed which comprises a ceramic substrate having opposed major surfaces, a layer of natural stone and an adhesive bonding the layer of natural stone to one of the major surfaces of the ceramic substrate. The layer of natural stone pr... | 06/05/1990 |
