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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325378 | Vertical form fill and seal method for producing reclosable packages from two sheets of web Various embodiments and alternatives for vertical form fill and seal methods and apparatus are disclosed. In particular, two sheets of web are fed by forming collars to a fill tube (or in some embodiments, side by side fill tubes) wherein the sheets of web are wrapp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299599 | Roofing component adhering assembly and method A roofing component adhering assembly includes a bitumen layer having first and second major surfaces and at least a first release sheet substantially coextensive with the first major surface of the bitumen layer. The first release sheet is separable from the first ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7257929 | Assembling module for floor or wall coverings A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative pa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7168221 | Fireproof seamless foam panel roofing system A crush resistant seamless roofing system is formed by a layer of adjacent panels having loose joints filled by expanding rising foam adhesive, which is trimmed to remove excess foam adhesive above a top plane of the roofing system. The roofing system thus formed is... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137225 | Foundation wall system A wall system uses panels constituted by a sandwich of two polyolefin sheets and an interior layer of glass fiberboard. Such structural panels are used with a system of steel studs and channels to form walls of high strength and light weight. These walls are particu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7036285 | Seamless foam panel roofing system A crush resistant seamless roofing system is formed by a layer of adjacent panels having loose joints filled by expanding rising foam adhesive, which is trimmed to remove excess foam adhesive above a top plane of the roofing system. The roofing system thus formed is... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6877288 | Waterproof-sheet type of roofing shingle A waterproof-sheet type of roofing shingle comprises a belt-like tape attached to a bottom side of the roofing shingle facing a concrete slab. The belt-like tape has air passages for reducing a pressure of steam or vapor generated from concrete. The air passages are... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6698150 | Concrete panel construction system A concrete building panel has a slab and a plurality of ribs and beams. A series of horizontal holes in the end ribs are spaced at a selected constant spacing such that adjacent panels, may be fastened together through them. In one type of panel, the slab... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6619006 | Roofing shingle The present invention relates to a roofing shingle, which can surely prevent water such as rainwater from leaking through a roof. A roofing shingle has a rectangular plate (11) provided with first through fourth seam portions (11a-11d). The first and seco... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6581348 | Seamless foam panel roofing system A crush resistant seamless roofing system is formed by a layer of adjacent panels having loose joints filled by expanding rising foam adhesive, which is trimmed to remove excess foam adhesive above a top plane of the roofing system. The roofing system thu... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6418686 | Insulated asymmetrical directional force resistant building panel with symmetrical joinery, integral shear resistance connector and thermal break A structural building system including an improved, structural-load-bearing building component, such as a building panel, having front and back sections, an insulating core, integral symmetrical joinery, a thermal break, and at least one shear resistance ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6324797 | Method and apparatus for covering surfaces A wall system is disclosed including a covering member for covering a wall. A support structure is affixed to the wall for supporting the covering member. A support bracket is secured to the covering member and removably engages the support structure, in ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6256956 | Moisture and air resistant wrap for windows, doors and sliders and method of using same A moisture and air tight barrier for windows, doors and sliders having improved installation and sealing characteristics, comprising a moisture and air tight wrap comprising a capsule portion and flange portion; and insulating material encapsulated in the... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6235365 | Waterproofing membrane having release sheet cutting system An improved waterproofing membrane comprising a preformed waterproofing adhesive layer, releasable sheet liner, and a string or plurality of strings operative to cut the release sheet liner into smaller portions for selective removal to expose portions of... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5927032 | Insulated building panel with a unitary shear resistance connector array An insulated structural building component, such as a building panel, having front and back face sheets and interconnected joining sides to define an interior area of the building component. An insulating core having one or more throughholes extending at ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5819478 | Damp-proof course member The invention relates to a bitumenised P.V.C. member for incorporation in a cavity wall, including two flanges and a bridging portion, the bridging portion in use spanning the cavity and the flanges being incorporated in respective skins of the cavity wal... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5678371 | Vapor barrier panel for use in a building structure A vapor barrier panel is designed specifically for application to the area between the floor joists and under the sub floor and in front of a concrete basement wall. The panel body includes a flat panel section with a flange at the top edge at right angle... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5440846 | Construction for building panels and other building components A composite building component is formed of a cement composition having a sufficient amount of diatomaceous earth and/or other thermally insulating material(s), in specific ratio to entrained air contained in fluid pockets, to provide substantial thermal ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5398471 | Building products A building having interior and exterior walls, the building comprising supporting members, a continuous vapor barrier and a continuous air barrier, the continuous air barrier being formed by the continuous vapor barrier with supplementary air permeable me... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5349792 | Cavity tray The invention relates to a cavity tray for use in a cavity wall, comprising two spaced apart flanges each adapted in use to lie in or adjacent a respective skin of the wall, a connector connecting the two spaced apart flanges, and an arcuate transitional ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5218793 | Combination sill sealer and flashing A combination sill sealer and flashing for use in wood frame construction to provide sealing and insulation between frame sub structures while accommodating shrinkage and settling of those substructures as the lumber drys. The sill sealer and flashing com... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4970842 | Air barrier sealing device A sealing device is provided for sealing an air barrier membrane to a wall, particularly to a wall having masonry tie anchors projecting outwardly therefrom. The device includes a flat pre-formed member which can engage sealingly to the masonry tie anchor... | 11/20/1990 |
