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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293394 | Buckling opposing support for I-joist A support device is provided for the preferred application of buckling opposing support of an I-joist having an erroneously cut hole in its web portion. The support device may have an approximate U-shape with two substantially parallel bridging structures combined b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275734 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207148 | Wall structures A downwardly opening upper channel member (10) is positioned above an upwardly opening lower channel member (12). A lower end portion of the stud (14) is received in the lower channel member (12). An insert (54) is received in the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7062887 | Intersecting structural member and a method for joining same An intersecting structural member, and a method for assembling the same, allowing continuous structural members to intersect while also allowing one edge of each of the structural members to be bonded to a skin panel. A first structural member is provided with at le... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6978582 | Ground support beam for longitudinal barrier A one piece beam means used a post to support a longitudinal impact-resistant member, such as a guardrail along a highway. The one piece, stamped construction simplifies installation because fewer steps and parts are involved. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6754992 | Connecting apparatus A connector for providing a load supporting connection between a first “supporting” structural member and a second structural member supported thereby comprises a flange and an integral web formed with one or an array of two or more spaced slots. The flange may ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6662506 | Collapse-resistant frame system for structures A collapse-resistant frame system (10) for a bridge or building structure includes a plurality of mechanically-interconnected columns (12) and beams (14). At least the lowermost columns are formed of a material (28) that exhibits quasi-elastic behavior in... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6488257 | Attach plate bracket for structural concrete forming A structural attaching plate bracket system for use to temporarily support the forms used to construct concrete walls, slabs, or foundations. The structural attaching plate bracket system includes a linear plate affixed to a support member with removable ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6449791 | Prefabricated pier system A prefabricated pier system provides prefabricated foundation and cap components for assembly with a series of steel H section columns to facilitate construction of bridges, overpasses, and similar structures. Each foundation component comprises a prefabr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6430890 | Web stiffener A web stiffener for use with a building component having a web portion and a leg portion that extends generally outwardly from the web portion, the leg portion having a lip that extends generally upwardly therefrom. The web stiffener includes a first memb... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6357196 | Pultruded utility pole A hollow fiberglass utility pole includes a pair of segments that are a fiberglass sheet that has a semicircular cross-section. The segments have first and second longitudinal edges with male and female couplers respective shapes that have a complimentary... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6321504 | Pre-manufactured roof plate element and girder thereto A pre-manufactured roof plate element comprising a number of longitudinal box-shaped girders of steel plate, which are upwardly connected with a compressive force plate with almost the same width as the girder, and which preferably are positioned in each ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6237303 | Steel frame stress reduction connection The present invention provides for improvement of ductility and strength performance of connections in structural steel buildings made typically with rolled structural shapes, specifically in bolted and/or welded beam-to-column connections with welded fla... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6216415 | Element of load-bearing structures, especially girders for modular shelves The two ends of the girders used for the formation of modular shelves are provided with a pair of superposed fasteners wherein the inlet and outlet eyelets which circumscribe the passage slits of the fasteners, are exactly equal and coaxial with each othe... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6161361 | Composite structural member and method of fabrication thereof In a preferred embodiment, a composite structural member having a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending parallel flanges and a plurality of thermally insulative conductive web connectors intermittently disposed between the flanges, the web connect... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6101781 | Beam structure and constructions using the same A beam structure designed to be subjected to at least one bending load defining therealong an envelope curve of bending moments (C1, C2) comprising at least one first portion in which the bending moments are of a first sign, at least... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6088989 | Framing member A frame material that can be easily formed as a pillar or beam by appropriately adjusting the length and/or strength thereof, a joint portion of which is uniform and smooth, a residual portion of which can be used as a joint, and which can easily be combi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6000190 | Structural members Structural members, such as glazing bars, are extruded from aluminium. Pockets are formed in the structural members to receive steel reinforcing elements.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5987842 | Steel house framing construction panels A metal construction unit comprising the connection of rail type channels with hat type channels. A plurality of such metal hat channels may be attached to a pair of such rail channels. Hat channels being "U" shaped with side extensions at the top of the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5970679 | Metal loadbearing structure having structural connections with no welding or drilling The structure comprises cold-formed sections built-up from elementary sections joined stably together by means of connecting braces inside the built-up section; said joined elementary sections define longitudinal slots with their longitudinal lips which a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934030 | Door frame A door frame including of first and second door frame members is provided wherein each of the first and second door frame members is of unitary molded fiberglass construction. Each of the first and second door frame members including side jambs having a h... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927036 | Floor joist system A floor joist system for building construction comprising interconnected steel girders and joists. The girders may be castellated I beams having a plurality of large openings and regularly spaced vertical slots through its web, which extend between opposi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5913794 | Ductile steel beam-to-column connection A ductile steel beam-to-column connection is connected between an H-beam and a column surface. The H-beam has a pair of flange plates and a web plate positioned between the flange plates, a plastic moment capacity and a demand moment capacity. The beam-to... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5910085 | Apparatus for securing floors to eliminate squeaks A floor squeak and pop eliminator. The apparatus includes a two-flanged angle bracket to which is adhered a compressible shim or block. The bracket is fastened to the floor joist in the proximity of the floor noise source, with the compressible shim in co... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5904022 | Aesthetic post and beam construction having modular parts A post and beam construction includes opaque cover members that hide from view fastening members and other utilitarian structural features of the construction for aesthetic purposes. An upper bracket is slideably received in each post at its upper end and... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5680738 | Steel frame stress reduction connection The present invention relates to improvement of strength performance of connections in structural steel buildings made typically with rolled structural shapes, specifically in beam-to-column connections made with bolt or riveted weld web connections and w... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5625995 | Method and flooring system with aligning bracket for mutually securing a header, a joist and a base A blank of a bracket, a bracket, a system using a bracket and a method for mutually securing two or more of a header, a joist and a base, for accurately positioning a header with respect to a base, and for stiffening the webs of a header and a joist to th... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5617685 | Method and apparatus for increasing the shear strength of a construction structure In order to strengthen an elongated or a two-dimensional bearing construction structure (1) against shear forces, at least one pre-stressing means (11) is mounted in a slack or pre-stressed manner on or in the structure cross-section (4) to generate a pre... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5595040 | Beam-to-column connection A beam-to-column connection is suitable for connecting an H-beam to a column surface. The connection is defined at an end of the H-beam which has a web plate and a pair of flange plates. The connection comprises a web plate member integrally formed with t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5554074 | Playground deck assembly A playground deck is supported above the ground on a center pedestal through radially extending cantilevered arms connected to plates on the exterior of the pedestal and to each other through a ring disposed at the axial center of the pedestal thereby pro... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5468524 | Reinforcing bar splice and system for forming precast concrete members and structures To facilitate the casting of stronger and more precise steel reinforced concrete members and also to facilitate the formation and field joining of such members there is provided a bar splice which comprises a generally cylindrical sleeve open at one end t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5438811 | Jointing metal fixture for construction A metal fixture is employed for jointing wooden members, such as a pillar, a beam or a joist, in a wooden building or construction. The metal fixture includes a main member having a back surface adapted to be secured to the wooden member, such as a pillar... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5433556 | System for underpinning a building A pier driving assembly is disclosed which supports the foundation under compression forces. The pier driving assembly includes a pier driving bracket which drives the pier pipes into the ground, a pier head which is placed on the pier pipe after the pipe... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5410847 | Junction structure between steel member and structural member A junction for connecting a steel member to a structural member, such as a beam in a steel framed construction to a column in a reinforced concrete construction, a steel framed concrete construction or a steel framed construction. Junction hardware connec... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5357729 | Framework made from thin-walled round composite fibre rods A framework is formed from a plurality of thin-walled, round composite fiber rods having a pressure-resistant foam core and walls. The walls include at least one layer of axially parallel fibers. The framework is constructed from strut rods, transverse ro... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5253945 | Metal connector for building and jointing structure of building using the same A metal connector and a jointing structure with which two members are jointed to each other with a sufficient fastening strength which can be grasped quantitatively. The metal connector comprises a metal connector body attached to a first one of the membe... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5242239 | Metal connector for building and jointing structure of building using the same A jointing structure for connecting a horizontal first member with a vertical second member via a metal connector body by a simple operation requiring little or no horizontal movement of the first member, and wherein the two members are connected with a q... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5218802 | Column and beam connecting assembly A connecting assembly is disposed between a concrete column and at least one beam having upper and lower flanges. The connecting assembly has upper and lower connecting members and a tubular member disposed between the connecting members. The upper and lo... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5205101 | Support system A support system for supporting lights, T.V. monitors and similar devices includes sectional rail structures comprising identical rails interconnected together in end-to-end relation. Rails are also connected to directional coupling members in angular rel... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5168681 | Prestressed wood floor system A prestress floor system for wood floor framing structures places the structure's joists under a laterally directed compressive force while the joists are maintained in their relative positions by blocking elements. The compressive force is provided by a ... | 12/08/1992 |
