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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891152 | Sliding door arrangement A sliding door arrangement includes a plurality of door units; at least one upright post connecting adjacent door units; a lower beam located at the bottom of and connected with the upright post; and a plurality of cross rod assemblies disposed at one side or both s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7707795 | Wall panel with gusseted open frame An upright space-dividing wall panel having an inner rigid frame. The frame is of an open ring-shaped construction utilizing detachable corner gusset structures for rigidly joining the transverse frame rails together, thereby providing the frame with a high degree o... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7131161 | Fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge deck of tubular profile having vertical snap-fit connection A fiber reinforced polymer composite deck module is used to form a deck constructed by assembling the deck modules. The deck module comprising an upper plate having an upper extension at its one side, a lower plate having a lower extension at its one side opposite t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7073298 | Solid shear panel for supporting a light-framed structure A solid shear panel for supporting a structure having an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges. The upper edge is secured to a horizontal double plate mounted beneath a beam underneath a floor surface of a structure, while the lower edge rests on a sill plate ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6961988 | Freezer door assembly A freezer door, adapted to be slidably attached to a refrigerator cabinet, includes a metal outer door pan defining an internal cavity, a plurality of plastic corner brackets positioned in the internal cavity, and an inner door liner attached to the outer door pan. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941718 | Wall structure A wall structure adapted to be fabricated in sections or modules and comprises an upper member, a lower member, a plurality of studs interconnected between the upper and lower members with respective studs including openings therein, and at least one diagonal brace ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931804 | Prefabricated shearwall having improved structural characteristics A novel prefabricated shearwall is disclosed with improved structural characteristics in terms of its ability to 1) transfer lateral loads to the foundation, 2) resist bending moments normally arising in conventional shearwalls between hold-down hardware and end pos... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920724 | Bracket for a structural panel and a structural panel made with such a bracket A bracket for use in fabricating steel structural panels has a first passageway for accepting a connecting member secured to a diametrically opposed bracket to introduce tension between the opposing brackets in the panel. The brackets each have an additional second ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6892504 | Wall structure with corner connectors A wall structure adapted to be fabricated in sections or modules and comprises an upper member, a lower member, a plurality of studs interconnected between the upper and lower members with respective studs including openings therein, and at least one diagonal brace ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6854239 | Unitized corner brace A unitized corner brace for attachment to the corner of a structure. The unitized corner brace comprises a central portion having an edge and a right angle; two spaced apart tabs extending from the edge, each tab having a stepped portion proximal to the edge and ste... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6789367 | Sandwich panel, insert therefor, structure comprising sandwich panels and method of joining such panels A sandwich panel including a core material sandwiched between plate members, and an insert member locally replacing the core and having a profile so as to intermesh with an appropriately profiled member on the unit to which it to be connected as well as a method of ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6732478 | Lighting panel A floor panel (20L) or (20R) comprises a first plastics sheet (5) edge lit by a light source in a space (8), a second plastics sheet (6) being provided above the first sheet and below an upper sheet (7) of glass. A floor may... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6679006 | Thermal and reinforced refrigerator door A refrigerator door has reinforcing corner brackets that structurally complete the corners of the door. The corner brackets are located at the door corners adjacent vertical and horizontal side walls of the outer door skin of the door. At least one reinfo... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6505442 | Thermal and reinforced refrigerator door A refrigerator door has reinforcing corner brackets that structurally complete the comers of the door. The corner brackets are located at the door corners adjacent vertical and horizontal side walls of the outer door skin of the door. At least one reinfor... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6374551 | Moveable structural reinforcement system A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel adapted to substantially close a building opening, the panel including variable shear load resistance means for regulating the shear stiffness of the building when the pane... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374554 | Vehicle shelter The present invention provides a flexible frame for a loading dock shelter. The flexible frame utilizes open channels that are clinched together to serve as supports. The supports are used in side frames that form part of the flexible frame. Each side fra... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6240695 | Frame wall reinforcement A pre-manufactured reinforcement structure comprising elongate side, top and bottom members connected by metal comer connectors into a rectangular frame and elongate brace members extending between the side members and forming, with the side members, adja... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237300 | Wall stud connectors A tie bracket for linking adjacent end studs of two or more stud wall subframes extending at an angle to each other, comprises a shaped element of sheet metal which includes a generally polygonal centre portion (12) defining at least three margins (14) in... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6192645 | Angle bracket for joining at least a first section bar and a second section bar An angle bracket for joining two section bars has a relatively great stability, especially for use for partitions and safety walls. This stability is achieved by supporting walls that join the two legs of an angle bracket to one another and have an outwar... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192637 | Moveable structural reinforcement system A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel, a metal frame structure connectable to the frame structure of a building opening, the frame structure including a top support member and lateral supports connected on a fi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6185898 | High strength wall frames and system utilizing same A shear frame assembly of the type having a pair of tensioned diagonal straps that provide resistance to shear loads. The shear frame assembly includes a pair of laterally opposed vertical supports each having a first end portion and each vertical support... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6125604 | Corner lock for mitered corner of a door or window frame A corner lock for a mitered corner of a hollow door or window frame includes a pair of braces positioned in the interior of the door or window frame at each corner. The braces are interlocked with one another and extend from an outward part to an inward p... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6047507 | Lineal corner block A frame for a door or window includes a plurality of frame portions, which may be lineals, and a plurality of corner blocks. For a door frame, three frame portions and two corner blocks are used. For a window frame, four frame portions and four corner por... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041557 | Quick assembly roof curb apparatus The four metal panel portions of an air conditioning unit roof curb have spaced sets of inwardly projecting lanced portions positioned adjacent their ends and defining tab-receiving slots. With the panel portions in a rectangular assembly orientation, spe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032980 | Corner assembly for a protective rollover structure for a work machine A corner assembly for a protective rollover structure of a work machine is disclosed. The corner assembly includes a first tube having a first inner wall, a first outer wall, a first right lateral wall, and a first left lateral wall which collective defin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6023898 | Metal frame building construction Metal building framing components are joined with double-sided adhesive tape positioned between the first connection surface of a first metal framing component and a second connection surface of a second metal framing component. The connection surfaces ma... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5679467 | Lattice block material Disclosed is a structural material having a lattice configuration. In one embodiment of the invention, the structural material is manufactured by weaving a continuous wire filament on a loom assembly. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the str... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664388 | Structural shear resisting member and method employed therein A shear resisting member of a frame structure comprising four triangular cross-section beams, each beam or stud formed from a single piece of cold formed sheet steel which is bent lengthwise along four parallel lines to form a triangular cross-section wit... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5611187 | Construction system A construction system for making latticework structures comprising connectors and rods. Each connector has a base portion with at least two side portions and opposing faces. A first attaching element is attached to a first side portion of the base portion... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5527590 | Lattice block material Disclosed is a structural material having a wire lattice configuration. The structural material can manufactured by first weaving a continuous wire filament on a loom assembly. Once woven into arrays of parallel wires, the filament is fixed in position an... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5491949 | Cross bracing for wooden structures The invention relates to cross bracing for wooden structures, formed by vertical posts (21), horizontal beams (22) intersecting each other at junctions, braces (23, 24, 25) situated diagonally between two adjacent junctions, and gussets (35-40) which conn... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5454203 | Frame brace The present invention comprises a metal brace consisting of a strip of sheet metal the side portions of which are doubled over or bent through about 180 degrees, so that the strip, or at least a nailing flange of the strip, is of double thickness sheet me... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5315803 | Frame brace The present invention comprises a metal brace consisting of a strip of sheet metal the side portions of which are doubled over or bent through about 180 degrees, so that the strip, or at least a nailing flange of the strip, is of double thickness sheet me... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5183232 | Interlocking strain relief shelf bracket An improved interlocking shelf bracket which includes a body member of generally "L"-shaped configuration with first and second legs extending from a common apex. The first leg comprises a planar surface having a flange member extending therefrom, and wit... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5176348 | Interlocking shelf bracket An interlocking shelf bracket of simple and durable design which is arranged to be utilized with lumber and/or shelving with two or more standard thickness dimensions. The shelf bracket comprises a generally "L"-shaped connection member with an angular bo... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5086606 | Office panel partition and frame therefore An acoustical divider panel and a frame for such panel are provided in which top and bottom frame members of equal length and opposed side frame members of equal length are joined at their ends by a miter joint to form a rectangular frame. Each of the fou... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4995214 | Connecting element A connecting element for the connection of sectional steel columns with roof trusses consisting of wood and exhibiting mutually converging lateral faces, for the erection of hall constructions and the like. The roof truss (2) has an end face (17) in flush... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4918897 | Construction system for detention structures and multiple story buildings A method of constructing multiple story buildings and particularly detention structures as disclosed in which the framing members are lightweight steel channel members which are generally similar and in certain applications, interchangeable. The walls and... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4805315 | Free standing squaring tool with open corners A fixture for holding workpieces at predetermined angles while they are being interconnected includes a pair of legs and a hypotenuse forming a right triangle, whose three vertices are truncated to enable the fixture to function as a jig, as a template, o... | 02/21/1989 |
