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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028484 | Building material anchor A building material anchor including a resilient pad. A resilient, openwork tube is affixed to the top of the pad. An adhesive layer coats the bottom of the pad. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7784236 | Multi-layer covering A multi-layer covering includes a flexible fabric layer. The fabric layer may be a fluffy blanket or a mesh. The multi-layer covering further includes a metallic reflective foil (or paper) support layer, and a layer of adhesive protected by a peel-off backing layer ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7637064 | Building material anchor A building material anchor including a resilient pad. A resilient, openwork tube is affixed to the top of the pad. An adhesive layer coats the bottom of the pad. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7413999 | Corner fitting using fiber transfer A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7278244 | Concrete stud wall system A concrete stud wall system includes elongated mounting strips having mounting brackets that are pressure inserted through longitudinally spaced slots in the outer flanges of the studs and tracks for attaching a reinforcing mesh and encapsulated by a poured concrete... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7225590 | Brick tie A brick tie for interconnecting a brick wall with a back-up wall comprised of a plurality of spaced apart studs and a wall board secured to the studs wherein each stud includes a pair of opposed side flanges and a web formed between the flanges. The brick tie includ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204065 | Cement render system A method for applying render to a substrate, said method including the steps of: securing a layer of confining mesh having a three-dimensional open cellular structure to the substrate; applying a base layer of cementitious material over the confining mesh; and scree... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196024 | Method for producing protective drainage wraps A protective drainage wrap comprises a first portion, a second portion and a solid sheet portion. The first portion comprises cross-woven or cross-laminate material in the machine direction and in the transverse direction. The material in the machine direction compr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7141284 | Drywall tape and joint Drywall tapes, drywall joints and methods for their construction are provided by this invention. The drywall tape of this invention includes a web of glass fibers and a coating disposed over a portion of the glass fibers. The coating includes a resinous binder which... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7074009 | Casing assembly for the turbine of an exhaust turbochanger A spiral casing for a turbine of a turbocharger is made from thin (0,2 to 2 mm thick) sheet metal. The spiral casing can be made from two matching parts and can be insulated. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067588 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059073 | Card mounting and display device A card mounting and display device for mounting and displaying a plurality of cards in any desired configuration. The device includes a fabric base having an array grid netting loosely attached to a first side thereof. The array grid netting is arranged to receive f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6973864 | Protective structure and protective system A protective structure for protecting buildings, bridges, roads and other areas from explosive devices such as car bombs and the like comprises: (a) a mesh structure having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines an annular space; (b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968652 | Flooring device for positioning on joists A flooring device is disclosed for positioning on joists for allowing easy maneuvering on floor joists in an attic. The flooring device includes a plurality of substantially rigid panels arranged adjacent to each other in a series. The invention also includes a conn... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952904 | Mounting system A wall mounting system includes an interlocking mesh backing element mounting to a substrate, such as foam insulation. The backing element has pointed corner portions that are pushed into the substrate and retain the backing element. A wall covering layer such as dr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6918222 | Fastener for spacing object from substrate A novel fastener for holding and spacing an object at a predetermined distance from a substrate comprises a bridge portion, a first prong extending in a driving direction from the bridge portion, and a second prong spaced from the first prong and extending generally... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6833188 | Lightweight cementitious composite material A lightweight cementitious composite material includes expanded synthetic polymer particulate having a particle size of between 0.0625 and 0.5 inches. A dispersant coating on said particulate suppresses electrostatic attraction between particulate particles. A matri... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6807786 | Exterior wall restoration system and construction method An exterior wall restoration system is applied to an existing exterior wall construction in various layers. The wall restoration system can be utilized to cover damaged or defective wall systems without having to remove a substantial portion of the existing wall sys... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806212 | Coating and method for strengthening a structure Composite coating (10) improves the resistance to blast or seismic forces of a structure (100), such as wall (101). Coating (10) includes a first layer (20) of elastomeric polyurethane in contact with and adhering to wall (101 | 10/19/2004 |
| 6718712 | Structural panel and method of fabrication Structural panels are provided which utilize commercially available components and a cost effective method of fabrication. The structural panels include commercially available trusses, fillers positioned between and aligned with the trusses and sandwiched to form a ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705055 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6668501 | Stucco fastening system A shear wall system comprises stucco fasteners consisting of an elongated first portion that is driven into a wood frame wall, and an elongated second portion that is completely embedded in a stucco wall panel. In one embodiment, the fasteners consist of ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6591566 | Preshaped form A prefabricated relief form member for use as an architectural feature on a structure formed alternatively by use of welded wire mesh, double wire welded wire mesh, corner beads fixed together, or woven wire mesh and optionally using corner beads at the c... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581349 | Method and manufacture for constructing watertight A method and article of manufacture for building waterproof concrete structures. An integral casing comprised of a rigid plastic shell with an armature attached to its face is covered with concrete. The shell is formed either in the shape of a desired str... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6526714 | Molded building panel and method of construction A building panel constructed of a gypsum-cement-catalyst formulation molded in layers and including a rigid stud framework. The layers include surface layers, a fire resistant layer and an insulating layer, as well as reinforcement and building paper. A m... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6519904 | Method of forming concrete walls for buildings A vertical reinforced concrete wall for a concrete building including a plurality of insulating panel units horizontally spaced from each other each formed of a polystyrene foam material having a rectangular shape. A pair of channel-shaped vertical side m... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6367216 | Fastener clip for security wall system A fastener clip for use in constructing a security wall system, and a security wall system so constructed are disclosed. The fastener clip has an elongate smooth surfaced planar body, a counter-sunk fastener recess formed s centrally within the body, a fa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363679 | Fastening device Fastening devices of this invention comprise a screw and a spacer element. The spacer element can be cylindrical in shape and includes a central opening extending between opposite axial surfaces. One or more grooves are disposed within and extend diametri... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6314695 | Stucco wall building arrangement A stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of the wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of urethane is applied onto ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6272805 | Building element Building element including of two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats, and of an insulating body (8) which is... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263629 | Structural reinforcement member and method of utilizing the same to reinforce a product A reinforcing grid which advantageously includes fibers of both a first type and a second type is provided. The first type of fibers have a strength sufficient to reinforce the hardenable structural material, such as concrete, after hardening. The first t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6169042 | Plastering fillet with attached reinforcing material A plastering layer (2) of plastics material, having attached thereto a net reinforcing material (6) to be embedded in or underneath a plaster layer (12), in particular a plaster layer (12) on a thermal insulation (16) of a building wall (26), wherein said... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6151854 | Profiled web for venting and draining floor tiles, particularly ceramic tiles, laid in a thin retaining layer A profiled web for arrangement between the underside of floor tiles and an upper surface of a support plate. The profiled web is based on a rigid plastic film formed to have a parallel series of successive channels, each of the channels being defined by f... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6110575 | Gypsum-based composite article and method for producing same The invention relates to a first gypsum-based composite article reinforced with glass fibers. This first article has a first member made of a hard gypsum, a second member made of a soft gypsum, and a mat made of the glass fibers. The mat is embedded in th... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105335 | Sustainable wall construction and exterior insulation retrofit technology process and structure A low-cost process for exterior wall insulation retrofit, or new wall construction by stacking layers of fabric tube filled with insulating material against a wall and covering them with mesh and stucco provides a durable structure with good insulating va... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6071461 | Method of making a multiple-layer article having a plastic member with a surface application material effectively bonded thereto A method of making a multiple-layer article having a surface application material effectively bonded to an injection molded plastic member is provided along with a method for making same. At least a portion of an intermediary substratum is located inside ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6061986 | Reinforced stucco panel and straw insulator wall assembly A reinforced stucco panel and straw insulator wall assembly includes a plurality of straw bales, a vertical column of rigid material, a layer of fabric, a plurality of screens, a footing section, a bond-beam form and a layer of reinforced mortar. The stra... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6035595 | Self-sealing fastener A self-sealing furring nail has a nail and a furring wad assembly. The furring wad assembly includes a plunger friction fit on the nail and a housing friction fit on a shaft of the plunger at one end of the housing, and at the other end of the housing the... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5979133 | Reinforced waterproofing system for porous decks A composite reinforced roof is formed by applying to a roof deck a preformed membrane which has a tacky lower layer formed from rubberized asphalt. The second layer of the preformed membrane is a reinforcing mesh material embedded in the surface of the ru... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979131 | Exterior insulation and finish system An exterior insulation and finish system is produced for exterior construction having a primary weather proofing layer formed by a finish coat and a secondary seal is provided intermediate of the various layers of exterior insulation between a sheathing s... | 11/09/1999 |
