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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448176 | Apparatus and system for concrete surface repair and method System and apparatus for repair of concrete surfaces, and a method of using the same, having slab removal plates, slab replacement plates, slab transport/replacement frame carrier vehicles, slab injection/guide collars for application of fluid binding material as su... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7338050 | Expansion joint gasket An expansion gasket 10 positionable between similar or dissimilar materials having an exterior exposure to the elements. In the preferred embodiment, the expansion gasket of the present invention 10 provides means to seal a space occurring between mate... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6991400 | Cap sealer for caulked joints An improved sealant cap which is comprised of a flexible material, preferably, but not necessarily made of lead or other material having the same properties of lead, having a first arm member which is inserted downward into the caulking material after the caulking m... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6962026 | Expansion joint cover An expansion joint cover (10) comprises a first plate (18) hingedly attached to a first surface (14) of an expansion joint (12), a second plate (20) hingedly attached to the first plate (18), and a housing (26) fixedl... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6922961 | Vertical and horizontal spacers to form curved glass block walls This application discloses parts for use in constructing a curved glass block wall using regular shaped glass blocks. The assembly parts include a vertical spacer, which provides for adjustable widths of spacing to be obtained between adjacent glass blocks, as well ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6823634 | Horizontal spacer to form angled glass block walls This application discloses a horizontal spacer for rectangular and non-rectangular glass blocks, which enables non-rectangular glass blocks to be connected to adjacent non-rectangular or rectangular glass blocks such that any configuration of wall may be formed usin... | 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 |
| 6681540 | Device for forming an expansion joint in a floor surface Disclosed is a unitary resilient insert member for filing an expansion joint gap formed between adjacent concrete slabs, floor tiles, or the like wherein the insert member consisting essentially of a preassembled wedge shape form. Also disclosed is a meth... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6581347 | Expansion joint cover An expansion joint cover (10) comprises a first plate (18) hingedly attached to a first surface (14) of an expansion joint (12), a second plate (20) hingedly attached to the first plate (18), and a housing (26) fixedly secured to a second surface (16) of ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574933 | Movement joint The joint thereshown has two stainless steel side plates (21, 22) which are rolled from a single strip and are bent double at the bottom of the lower limb (23) of the Y. The plates have rolled in ridges (24) at the top of this limb (23) and diverge above ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6442910 | Composite building system A composite building system includes open webbed joists with lower flanges aligned parallel to one another and spaced at a distance to create longitudinal block accepting channels. The channels are sized to accept standard masonry blocks. Masonry blocks a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434904 | Sealing device The invention relates to a sealing device consisting of two contiguous building elements made of concrete, steel, reinforced concrete, cast iron or other materials, and a shaped sealing element made of an elastomer material which is inserted into a recess... | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6345480 | Bridging arrangement The invention provides a height-adjustable bridging device for joints between floor coverings. The bridging device includes an upper element and a base element. The upper element includes a generally perpendicular retaining bar. The retaining bar includes... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6302466 | Vibration-damping, noise-reducing, heat-shielding vehicle trim A vehicle lining is disclosed which is used in the area of curved body parts. The vehicle lining has a vibration-damping and heat-shielding action. The vehicle lining has a heat shield which is positioned on an exterior facing side of a vehicle and held L... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6293066 | Expansion joint guide for masonry walls Disclosed is an expansion joint guide for constructing a multi-course masonry block wall. The guide has an elongated flat planar base of a rigid material and an elongated planar leg the length of which is less than the thickness of the blocks of the wall ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6219982 | Joint cover and sealing device for concrete panels Variable gaps between adjacent concrete panels are covered and sealed by a T-shaped body of extruded semi-rigid plastics material and which includes a one piece cover section and stem section of generally uniform wall thickness. The stem section has a set... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6192641 | Expansion joint fire barrier for walls Methods and apparatus for installing a fire rated insulation material to span an expansion joint between walls by hollowing out a portion of at least one wall adjacent to the joint to form at least one pocket, and installing the insulation material so tha... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6000186 | Drywall construction and means therefor A drywall construction simulates a mortared block or brick wall construction by the use of simulated horizontal mortar layer inserts between the layers of building blocks and vertical inserts between abutting end surfaces of blocks in each layer, the hori... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5888017 | Expansion joint cap A resilient expansion joint insert member for insertion into the expansion joint between adjacent concrete floor slabs. As the concrete slabs move further apart due to settling or thermal contraction, insert member covers the widened gap. Likewise, as the... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5802792 | Drywall construction and means therefor The invention is directed to a block or brick drywall construction which simulates a mortared block or brick wall construction by the use of simulated horizontal mortar layer inserts between stacked rows of blocks and vertical inserts between abutting end... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5735095 | Track Seal A seal for covering a track in a floor is disclosed which is flexible in the upward direction to permit an arm or the like moving on the track to pass through the seal and is considerably less flexible in the downward direction into the channel and capabl... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5704177 | Separation means for glass block wall A glass block wall 10 having a curved section 11 between a straight block 12 and a straight bull nosed end block 13 employs a lower run of blocks 14 and an upper run of blocks 15 shown in phantom to expose an arrangement 16 of separation means between the... | 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 |
| 5640818 | Brick walls A glass brick wall assembly 10 comprising a plurality of generally rectangular glass bricks 11 arranged in horizontal runs 12, the wall having horizontally extending elongate separation strips 13 comprising sections 14 connected together by hinge means so... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5611181 | Seismic expansion joint cover A seismic 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 spanning the expansion gap and overlying at least portions of the first... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5537790 | Seismic bridge A seismic bridge for bridging and providing pedestrian access across a seismic joint between two building parts has a first end unit with a floor pivotally connected to one of the building parts and a second end unit with a floor pivotally connected to th... | 07/23/1996 |
| 4953332 | Masonry structure system A masonry structure system providing a stable, structurally sound combination of conventional building units such as bricks and concrete blocks without the use of mortar. Assemblage of the standard building units are held together by tension members. The ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4915540 | Contractible mine stopping and contractible block member for use therein A contractible mine stopping adapted to be installed to extend as a vertical wall from the floor to the roof of a passageway in a mine, comprising a series of rows of substantially solid substantially non-compressible blocks of substantially fire-resistan... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4899512 | Spacer and fabric mesh reinforcement member for glass block masonry installation A spacer and fabric mesh reinforcement member for use in laying of glass blocks to form unique wall structure is disclosed. The spacer and fabric mesh member takes the form of an elongate slab having two strips of fabric mesh attached to the respective up... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4726567 | Masonry fence system A masonry fence is disclosed comprising a plurality of courses of masonry blocks mounted on a footer. The horizontal joint between adjacent courses is provided with a mortared joint while the vertical joint between adjacent blocks are interlocking without... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4320612 | End block An end block adapted for use on a kiln car includes a refractory body having a transverse projection at a front end and a transverse recess at a rear end. The recess is dimensioned to receive therewithin a projection on the front end of another block with... | 03/23/1982 |
