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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7228805 | Temperature controlled railway car A composite box structure mounted on and attached to a railway car underframe to form a temperature controlled railway car. The composite box structure defined in part by an exterior metal surface, interior side stakes and at least one layer of fiber reinforced mate... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7143560 | Cover assembly for structural members A cover assembly includes an elongated resilient cover for bridging a gap between horizontal structural members. The upper face surface of the resilient cover has spaced apart ribs extending transverse to the flow of traffic and an opposite surface formed with load ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7086203 | Support A support apparatus (10) for providing a robust load bearing support for screed rails (12) during the laying of concrete in which the height of the screed rails can be accurately adjusted and supported so as to allow the screed rails to be used for car... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7028437 | Above-joist, integrated deck-gutter system A deck with an integrated gutter system includes at least two separated joists and a plurality of planks. Each plank includes longitudinal grooves, is disposed above and supported by the joists, has an undersurface which is juxtaposed with the joists, and is secured... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025530 | Road mats A road mat having a mat body with a first coupling end and a second coupling end. A first locking mechanism is provided at the first coupling end that includes a male coupling member and a female coupling member. A second locking mechanism is provided at the second ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021014 | Manufactured building system and method of manufacture and method of transport A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge to form peripheral edges and a central joining edge. A part of a build... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6941875 | Temperature controlled railway car A composite box structure assembled on and securely attached to a railway car underframe to form a temperature controlled railway car or on insulated boxcar. The composite box structure defined in part by an exterior metal surface, interior side stakes and at least ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6823640 | Hollow spacer for tiles and the like A family of light-weight, durable, resilient tile spacers adapted for insertion into intersecting joint spaces between tile courses, and to be left in place after the spaces have been filled with grout. Each spacer has a plurality of thin-walled hollow limbs that pr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6484462 | Seismic expansion joint cover A seismic expansion joint cover includes a bridge panel having one end supported for movement in the y-axis direction and against movement in the x-axis direction relative to a floor A on one side of a motion-absorbing gap and supported at the other end f... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6427405 | Joint material and execution method thereof A joint member is provided that can be easily installed, without sacrificing an appearance, in a joint groove required to secure water-tightness between adjoining wall surface facing members of a building. A joint base member 6 is integrally and consecuti... | 08/06/2002 |
| 5992113 | Compressible foam weather stripping A resilient deformable sealing strip for sealing a gap between a window jamb and a rough opening of a window includes a generally V-shaped body portion formed of resilient material having two wing portions having proximal and distal ends, said proximal en... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5904439 | Movement joint A field limitation joint has a core (101) of closed cell synthetic elastomer and aluminum L-section side members (102). The core is adhered to the side members by double sided adhesive strip (103) of the type having reinforcing filaments (104) running alo... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5888023 | Seal arrangement for tubular tunnel segments The invention relates to a seal arrangement consisting of two abutting structures of concrete, steel, reinforced concrete, cast iron or other materials and a sealing section of elastomeric material which bridges and seals the gap between the two structure... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887400 | Expansion control system An expansion joint control system wherein a blockout is formed between structural members such as a floor or wall and a gap allowing for expansion and contraction is defined between the structural members. The blockout defines opposed vertical faces and i... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5791111 | Sealing device for a settlement joint A sealing device (1) for a settlement joint (2) between two building members (3 and 4) consists of two anchoring units (5) connecting with the building members (3,4), placed on opposite sides of the settlement joint (2), as well as an elastic bridge unit ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791116 | Device for applying stucco and method therefor The present invention is directed to a removable spacing device and method therefor, for use in the application of stucco to a building's exterior. The removable spacing device is comprised of a section of tape and a substantially triangle-shaped spacer, ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5737889 | Device for sealing of concrete joints A device for sealing concrete joints is provided. The sealing device includes an elongate section (8) having a larger width than thickness (t). The section (8) has longitudinal edge portions (12, 13) and is intended for casting into two concrete structure... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735633 | Method of and devices for sealing and supporting concrete floor joints and the like A novel technique and seal-and-filling support for longitudinally extending concrete floor joints comprising a resiliently compressible cylindrical support member of cross-dimension similar to or lesser than the joint opening and compressibly inserted int... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5704188 | Post structure A post structure which includes a support pole, a casing, and spring clips for securing the casing to the pole. The spring clips each include a spiral portion which grips the pole, and arms which project outward to engage the inner sidewalls of the casing... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5666775 | Expansion joint cover An expansion joint cover for concealing an expansion gap between building members comprises retainers attached to building members on each side of the expansion gap and a cover panel spanning the expansion gap and overlying at least portions of the first ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5649399 | Cover panel system A cover panel system for a vessel having an opening includes a plurality of individual panels arranged adjacent each other and spanning at least a portion of the opening. Each panel is generally polygonal in shape and has a depending side wall depending f... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5607253 | Dilatation joint element To avoid leakage in concrete structures with dilatation joints and to prevent dirt from accumulating in the joints there has been developed a dilatation joint element which is easy to mount, reliable and essentially maintenance-free. The dilatation joint ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5564242 | Expansion joint monitor A pair of members which are expandable and contractible with temperature have a flexible expansion joint therebetween. A first body is attached to one of the members and carries an elongated support having a pair of indicators slidably mounted thereon. Th... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5531455 | Expansion joint sealing element An expansion joint sealing element, consisting of an arrow-shaped elastomer strip (1), defined by a triangular head (2) and a rear insertion section (3) with an angled end (4), while its lateral walls (5) are externally corrugated (6), an arrangement that... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5489164 | Method of connection The invention relates to a constructional element such as a tunnel lining, part of which is shown in the drawing, comprising adjacent segments which have facing surfaces between which there is a joint which is physically deformable under load. The joint c... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5357727 | Expansion joint An improved expansion joint assembly (10, 70) is provided for bridging an expansion void (12, 72) between adjacent, relatively shiftable structural sections (14, 6, 74, 76). The assembly (10, 70) includes a pair of supports (18, 20, 78, 80) respectively s... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5312672 | Sealing strip for wall and floor joints A compressible, flexible, resilient wedge shaped sealing strip for maintaining conforming sealing engagement with opposing spaced walls of various structures and sealing joints therebetween has a flexible resilient hollow body with an outer layer of foam ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5302050 | Device for bridging expansion joints in bridges or the like A device for bridging expansion joints in bridges or the like is provided with parallel lamellae arranged at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the traffic route. The lamellae are supported on at least two inclined traverses which are pivoted and mo... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5074711 | Profiled seal for tunnel segments A profiled seal for use in tunnel segments and comprising cut out grooves along the bottom of the seal; channels along the upper part of the seal; lateral faces and spreading feet for the seal; plus a bridge system having an outer bridge and an inner brid... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5042211 | Expansion joint An expansion joint for forming an adjacent seal between concrete slabs includes a foot for holding the joint in place during pouring of one slab and resilient longitudinal reinforcing elements for maintaining contact between the joint and the ends of the ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4965970 | Prefabricated dome-shaped structure A prefabricated building structure having a dome-shaped configuration and which is made from a plurality of insulating panels is described. Adjacent panels are connected together by means of a locking device and supporting gasket located at the edges of a... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4916878 | Compression seal with integral surface cover plate An apparatus for sealing expansion joints between concrete slabs and the like comprises a compression seal member, which fits within the expansion joint and provides an airtight and watertight seal; and a surface cover plate, which provides a planar pedes... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4900607 | Sealing profile A sealing profile formed of rubber or rubber-like material is provided for sealing tunnel segments which have circumferential recesses. There is a plurality of slotted grooves running parallel in the lengthwise direction on the base side of the profile an... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4884381 | Structural joint system A joinder system for providing a seal between a pair of opposed walls is formed to include a sealing element consisting essentially of a body of resilient material having at least one continuous cavity formed internally thereof, with the cavity being fill... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4861043 | Pressure/compression concrete joint seal A joint seal comprises two elastomeric elements, configured to fit as a nested assembly within the gap between adjacent slabs. The outer element (the "outer seal") is a generally U-shaped channel (with sides and a bottom), and performs the actual sealing ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4824289 | Sealing profile for tunnel segments There is provided a sealing profile formed of rubber or rubber-like material for tunnel segments having a recess therefor extending therearound, the profile having a base side facing the segment and a back side facing away from the segment, a plurality of... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4815247 | Compression seal with integral surface cover plate An apparatus for sealing expansion joints between concrete slabs and the like comprises a compression seal member, which fits within the expansion joint and provides an airtight and watertight seal; and a surface cover plate, which provides a planar pedes... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4799345 | Reversible compression seal A seal for sealing the region between abutting building surfaces is provided with a first surface for presentation when the seal is used between smooth abutting wall surfaces, and a second surface for presentation where one or both of the abutting wall su... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4797032 | Sealing profile A sealing profile made of rubber or rubber-like material, for sealing tubular tunnel segments provided with a recess extending therearound at their edges. The base surface of the profile has 4, 5, or 6 grooves extending parallel to each other in the longi... | 01/10/1989 |
