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| 7389621 | Rapidly deployable temporary modular structures and component elements thereof Modular structural components and structural connections including chords and forming strips. Each chord has a generally elongated square main body of four main walls surrounding a central bore and having a T-slot structure adapted to accept a bolt type fastener ext... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7251919 | Lightweight building component A structural member includes side walls, a top wall connecting a top region of the side walls, a bottom wall connecting side wall bottoms and extending beyond the side walls to form wings each having one portion of a connector for connecting members to one another, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243473 | Post assembly and trim ring An assembly for posts includes a rigid interior column and a decorative shell mounted around the column. The interior column is anchored to a base that is mountable to a floor, ceiling or other support structure. The base has one or more vertical uprights configured... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7178304 | Clip framing system A framing system for adjustably connecting building components comprising an outer stud, an interior support member, and a connecting clip. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175905 | Composite coated/encapsulated wood products and methods to produce the same Composite coated wood products, and methods to produce such products, are described by embodiments of the invention. Composite layers may comprise polymer and fillers, such as organic fillers and inorganic fillers. The composite layers may also be foamed in some emb... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159370 | Modular fiberglass reinforced polymer structural pole system This invention is a modular pole assembly comprised of corner pieces and panel members. Panel members are slidably engaged to the corner pieces and are retained in a direction normal to the engagement direction by a track in each slot that nests within a groove in e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7111745 | Boom for a load handling machine A boom for a load handling machine, the boom has a mounting by which the boom is mounted on a body of the machine, and at least first and second telescoped sections. In use, the boom carries a load handling implement at or towards its outermost end. The first boom s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111436 | Lifesaving system for buildings The lifesaving system for buildings of the present invention includes a tubular device having opened crowns or circular radial curved crowns attached to an inside wall of the tubular device, the crowns having flexible vanes or fins through which inverted bell-shaped... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107730 | PSSC complex girder A PSSC complex girder in which a section shape steel structure is formed by joining one or more section shape steel. The PSSC complex girder includes a tension means for tensioning the section shape steel structure with a tensional member so that the structure has a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6955023 | Unitary metal structural member with internal reinforcement A metal unitary structural member for structural support. The member includes a plurality of web portions extending radially from each other and extending with each other in an axial direction, and a plurality of outer portions extending in an axial direction with t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941719 | Structural reinforcement A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938389 | Roll formed staple-in awning frame and method An improved roll formed staple-in awning frame member is disclosed as is a process for its fabrication. The body (21) of a frame member and the staple deck member (11) thereof are roll formed separately along parallel roll forming lines. The staple dec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915616 | Frame member for electrical distribution cabinets A frame member for electrical distribution cabinets, whose particularity consists of the fact that it has a substantially triangular transverse cross-section and that it has two ribs, which are arranged longitudinally along the extension of the frame member and are ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907706 | Tower for wind power installations A tower (1) for wind power installations, on which at least one rotor (2) that can be driven by wind can be rotatably supported, has an especially low mass relative to its load-bearing capacity, stability, and rigidity, if it has a tower portion (3 | 06/21/2005 |
| 6807791 | Double-rail profile A rail profile is provided with two connection zones (1) situated opposite to each other and having an essentially C-shaped cross-section and a rear wall (4) with an essentially V-shaped cross-section. The structural height (a) of the rail profile is m... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802170 | Box beam and method for fabricating same A box beam is provided that may be fabricated to any desired size, having a box-like structure defined by a seam defined by spaced apart first and second allowance ends or other connection means configuration, first and second top portions, first and second side por... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6763635 | Boom with mast assembly A torsion- and bending resistant boom formed of beams running the length of the structure, a set of pierced, transverse flanges arrayed along, and substantially perpendicular to, the length of the structure, a continuous longitudinal member running the length of the... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758024 | Industrial shaft, particularly for packaging equipment An industrial shaft, particularly for packing equipment, consisting of a longitudinal frame structure and supply lines for pressure, current, or the like, running along the frame structure. The frame structure has a box-shaped cross-section, and the supply lines run... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6691484 | Hollow extruded frame member for friction stir welding and structure body formed therefrom End portions of face plates 111 and 112 of a frame member 110 are connected by a rib 116A. To protrusion chips 117b1 and 117b2 end portions of face plates 101 and 102 of another frame member 100 are overlapped. The corners between the rib 116A and the rea... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688070 | Structural member and methods of use Provided is a generally triangular shaped structural member having two equally sized planar sides with a plurality of indentations and a third side of the triangular shape formed from two equally sized curved components that bend into, and join within, th... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682253 | Assembly railed formed out of at least one profile element An assembly rail has at least one profile element with support legs. A rail slot is defined between the support legs and extends in a longitudinal direction of the at least one profile element. The support legs are oriented inwardly toward an interior of ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668495 | Variable load capacity and aesthetically enhanced construction components for patio enclosures A screened patio enclosure is provided with primary and secondary structural members for retaining screening fabric and decorative inserts that are available in a variety of pleasing colors and patterns thus improving the aesthetic appearance of the inter... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647692 | Support and connecting profile The invention relates to a support and a connecting profile made of plastic, synthetic resin, phenol and/or light metal for a self-regulating skeleton, in particular for halls constructed from light materials and large tent constructions, characterized in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619009 | Reinforcement for expandable compositions and methods for using the reinforcement A reinforcement for an expandable or foaming material is disclosed that comprises a first and a second member each having protuberances that are contacted when the first and second members are joined. The members are joined by bending a hinge that separat... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615564 | For a connector for joining adjacent flat roof panels coplanarly together A connector that joins flat roof panels coplanarly together. The connector includes a body, a neck, a head, a pair of legs, a pair of feet, and a pair of toes. The neck extends upwardly from the body. The head extends transversely across the neck. The pai... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601362 | Variable load capacity construction components for patio pool enclosures The disclosure relates to a novel beam and post/column construction which allows for a variety of decorative trim strips to be installed into grooves which are integrally formed in the outer surfaces of the beams and columns. Additionally, there is provis... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598360 | Basement water drainage conduit and methods of use thereof A conduit is disclosed for installation under the floor of a basement for the removal of water therefrom, such conduit having an elongated structure of rectangular cross section and having a vertically disposed inside wall 2 inches in height, a vertically... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6519911 | Structural member, structural unit, method for manufacturing a structural member, and method for manufacturing a structural unit A structural member for constructing a building comprising: a pair of structural elements, each of which includes three channels opening alternately towards opposite directions and has a substantially uniform cross section along a longitudinal direction; ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6505455 | Structural termination system A structural termination system includes an elongated structural member having a generally horizontal lower web defining a lower surface shaped to fit closely along the upper surface of a building. Moisture curable adhesive is disposed on the lower surfac... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503589 | Elongated structural member An elongated structural member is provided, which in a specific embodiment includes an outer thin-walled shell, with at least one elongated strut member and at least one planar rib member having an outer peripheral surface disposed within the shell in a p... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494011 | Hollow extruded frame member for friction stir welding End portions of face plates 111 and 112 of a frame member 110 are connected by a rib 116A. To protrusion chips 117b1 and 117b2 end portions of face plates 101 and 102 of another frame member 100 are overlapped. The corners between the rib 116A and the rea... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6460309 | Beam roofing system and method A roofing apparatus for forming round, square, and oval rooms utilizing channel beams and interlocking roof panels. A system and method for utilizing vinyl as a construction material for forming roofing system is taught along with the use of connecting sp... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6446412 | Glulam wood beams and method of making same There is provided a glulam wood beam comprising planks having a width substantially smaller than the width of the beam, assembled into snips. The beam is characterized by the presence of flash in the interior by external surfaces made essentially of duram... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6427395 | Elongated covering member of extruded plastic suitable for flooring, decking, seating, and like uses An elongated member suitable for flooring, decking, or seating, having a top plate formed as an extrusion of plastic material, wherein the top plate includes ribs constituted by protruding parts of parallel, spaced, elongated friction elements co-extruded... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6397550 | Metal structural member A metal structural member having an elongate web member having a first side and a second side, a pair of flanges extending laterally from the first side of the web member, each of the flanges having an outer wall member and an end wall member, the end wal... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6374548 | Column-based workspace definition system A workspace definition system is provided which comprises a plurality of columns having a hollow interior, a plurality of overhead beam assemblies having at least one internal channel, each overhead beam assembly mounted between the columns. Several inter... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6357184 | Snow guard system having a flag type attachment A device capable of being attached to a roof as part of a snowguard system to prevent snow or ice from falling off the roof. The snowguard system includes a plurality of mounting brackets each having a bracket portion with at least one bore defining at le... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6332302 | Impact bar and its manufacturing method An impact bar having a sectional shape including a cylindrical portion formed of a plate material has a flat rib portion formed by extending both ends of the plate material to an inner side of the cylindrical portion with the leading end of each end being... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6327823 | Jointing device A jointing device (10) is provided for joining elongate members (106, 110), and 108, 112) in a building (100). The device (10) is formed form a blank (11) of sheet material and comprises a gusset portion (12) and spaced flange portion (14 and 16) each ext... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6286282 | Free span building A free span building has connector hubs having slots for mating with tubular frame members. Each slot has a longitudinal axis, and a tooth symmetrically disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis. The area of the slot in shear is larger than the are... | 09/11/2001 |
