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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7181891 | Acoustical sound proofing material and methods for manufacturing same An improved acoustical damping wall (ceiling or floor) or door material comprises a laminar structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material which also functions as a glue and one or more constraining layers, such as metal, ce... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7024832 | Thermal insulation structure of housing and heat shielding member used for same The invention is intended to reduce heat accumulation in the heat insulator provided around the periphery of the living room of a house structure, thereby achieving simplification of a construction work, energy-saving, and rationalization in maintaining the living e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018699 | Fire stop article A composite fire stopping article capable of fire stopping through-penetrations without the need for a secondary reinforcement structure includes an interior insulating material, such as mineral wool, sandwiched between layers of an intumescent material. The insulat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981351 | Fire rated door with a surrounding door frame A fire rated door with a surrounding door frame, consisting of a glass pane, which is embedded between its circumferential metal frame, said fire rated door consists of at least one door leaf realized from two glass panes spaced apart by means of profiles, whereby t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6957516 | Acoustically intelligent windows A window having a frame with a windowpane disposed therein is provided. A first impedance discontinuity element is disposed between the windowpane and the frame adjacent a portion of a periphery of the windowpane. A second impedance discontinuity element is disposed... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6892507 | Insulated panel for commercial or residential construction and method for its manufacture A method and apparatus for making an rigid foam insulating panel is disclosed. The panel includes an rigid foam sheet with a plurality of grooves or recesses in which reinforcing strips are placed. Both sides of the sub-assembly are covered with a reinforcing sheet ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886306 | Fire-resistant material and method of manufacture The present invention provides a building material derived from straw, such as rice straw, that has significantly improved fire-resistance properties over traditional cellulose-based materials. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of fabricating a boar... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6862863 | Flush panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface of the panel... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860069 | Building component A building component for forming a roof. The component includes an ETFE foil cushion comprising sheets of ETFE foil which are held in a frame about their periphery, and which are inflated. The cushion includes a liquid retaining means to suppress rain noise. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6815044 | Multilayer panel with an improved noise damping The acoustic characteristics of lightweight multilayer construction panels have been improved by the formation of three-dimensionally meandering curved slots or rows of slot sections in the core of the panels. The slot depth varies along the length of the curved slo... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805185 | Cover panel attachment system for partitions A partition for open building space and the like having a frame including at least one substantially horizontal surface. A cover member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the frame. The cover member includes attachment members configured to connect the c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6675551 | Plate-shaped constructional element and method A plate-shaped constructional element comprises a perforated plate made of a solid material such as metal, wood, wood chip board, pressboard, synthetic material or gypsum, and is characterized by the provision that a micro-perforated sheet or thin plate i... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6606831 | Fire rated door and fire rated window Fire rated door or fire rated window to prevent the spread of smoke and fire which is suitable for use in the region of a fire protection partition, said fire rated door or fire rated window comprises a mobile frame with a filling compartment consisting o... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6453633 | Overhead panel installations Light weight, foamed panels are suspended in spaced relation above the floor of an arena to create "privacy zones" which facilitate discussion and concentration on details. In the prior art, attachment of the panels to mounting rods was predicated on ceme... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6351914 | Light-transmitting building construction element A light-transmitting building component, as wall roof or ceiling component etc. is formed with a technical membrane, in the form of a textile tissue on the outward-facing side and, furthermore, by a sound-insulation layer arranged at a distance to the out... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6298633 | Panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface o... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6270915 | Gypsum board/intumescent material ceiling boards A gypsum board/intumescent material ceiling board includes a gypsum board and a fire-resistive barrier. A first major surface of the gypsum board is an upper side for abutting framing and a second major surface of the gypsum board is an underside for faci... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6182407 | Gypsum board/intumescent material fire barrier wall A gypsum board/intumescent material fire barrier wall includes spaced apart, vertically extending metal or wooden studs with only one layer of gypsum board secured to each side of the studs to form a fire barrier wall with a wall cavity. An intumescent ma... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6070382 | Insulated metal wall construction A wall with enhanced fire resistance and thermal insulation is formed from first and second skins manufactured substantially from plate material, wherein insulating material manufactured from mineral wool is arranged between the skins, wherein the first s... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6061985 | Plate-shaped fire-resistant element in a sandwich construction Plate-shaped fire-resistant elements in a sandwich construction have at least three layers connected with one another and resist fire from a front and a back side. The fire-resistant elements are intended in particular for a ceiling or a wall of a buildin... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6021612 | Sound absorptive hollow core structural panel A sound absorbing hollow core panel of structural material based on Helmholtz resonator properties consisting of two exterior skins connected by spacers or structural connections and bounded by perimeter skins or structural connections with internal cavit... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5899037 | Composite wall structure A wall structure for a manufactured building is constructed of a plurality of adjacent composite panels, each panel having a honeycomb core and exterior and interior steel skins; vertical tubular steel studs having openings for carrying electrical wiring ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5893248 | Insulating panel and method for building and insulating a ceiling structure The insulating panel for a building structure has a rigid insulating body and two opposed outer surfaces. It is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of framing members made of a high strength material embedded in the body, each framing member be... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5845459 | Insulating tile A new insulating tile for providing heat and sound insulation to wall and floor surfaces. The inventive device includes front and back plates each having inner and outer surfaces. Around the outer perimeter of the front plate is a side wall outwardly exte... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5732517 | Window structure An improved thermally efficient window comprising a first structural glass pane with a first spacer means disposed between said first structural glass pane and an intermediate glass pane thus forming a first reservoir filled with a heat and sound insulati... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5640824 | Buildings and building components This invention provides bridge girt assemblies, and modular building panels, for use in fabricating walls, floors and roofs of buildings. The panels have novel structures adapted to protect the interior of the building from intrusion of heat and cold, and... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5588731 | Refrigerator door construction An insulated door for a refrigerator or other appliance having an external panel of an open box configuration without integrally molded inwardly directed flange portions, a plurality of separately installed trim pieces arranged around an edge perimeter of... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584153 | Composite roof system with an improved anchoring mechanism The roof system is formed of a corrugated sheet of material anchored to a roof beam, a mineral board anchored to the peaks of the corrugated sheet having a moisture barrier, at least one layer of insulating material interposed between the mineral board an... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5545446 | Bath or shower panel A transparent or translucent bath or shower panel includes a laminate of two layers of resin-impregnated fiberglass which are transparent or translucent, and a non-woven tissue arranged between the fiberglass layers and provided with any desired decorativ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542777 | Fastener for composite structures A vehicle includes a composite panel 10 with nonparallel face sheets 12,14, and a reinforcing core 16, preferably honeycomb, lying therebetween. A fastener 30 lies in an aperture 22 of the panel, and includes a socket 32 with a flange 40 bearing against f... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5509241 | Fireproofing panel attachment system A system for attaching fireproofing panels to a poured structure. The panels are made with projecting members. In use, the panels line a form with the projecting members facing inward. When the form is removed, the panels are embedded in the poured struct... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5336354 | Method of manufacturing a laminated panel There is disclosed a transparent or translucent bath or shower panel, and a method of its manufacture, which comprises a laminate of two layers of resin-impregnated fibreglass which are transparent or translucent, and a non-woven tissue arranged between t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4971496 | Non-metallic acoustic and thermal isolating fastener mount A non-metallic acoustic and thermal isolating fastener mount comprising a housing 20, a threaded locking plate 30, an elastic diaphragm 40, and an unthreaded spacer 50 is disclosed. The housing 20 includes a cavity 24 and a pair of outwardly extending arm... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4752171 | Frictionally welded fastening anchor An anchor for secure reception of a fastener such as a screw shank can be frictionally welded, by high-speed rotation of the anchor, to the structure upon which the fastener is mounted. The anchor is molded from frictionally meltable material, for example... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4653246 | Insulation board for attachment to walls Insulation board for attachment mechanically to the exterior or interior walls of buildings and the like. The insulation board is composed of at least one panel of insulation material provided with a plurality of spaced, transversely extending holes for r... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4632470 | Refrigerator cabinet and method of assembly A refrigerator cabinet having an outer metal case including side walls and a top wall, a plastic inner liner and a partition separating a freezer and fresh food compartments and separate front door openings. A front face is formed along the front edge of ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4155211 | Sound absorbing panel An upright space divider panel having a rigid rectangular frame, and first and second thin sheetlike skins fixed to opposite sides of the frame and extending across the region defined therein. A honeycomb core structure is disposed within the frame and co... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4122644 | Heat-insulating fibrous panels A heat-insulating panel is made by disposing a metal supporting member adjacent a felting screen to lay down a wet refractory fiber mat from an aqueous, refractory fiber-colloidal silica mixture about the metal member. The member has a central base sectio... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4091591 | Heat-insulating panel The heat-insulating panel designed to be applied against a wall to be protected consists of two parallel sheet-metal sealing elements of small thickness which are welded together at their periphery and form an enclosed space in which is mounted a stack of... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3999820 | Refrigeration apparatus enclosure structure A refrigeration apparatus enclosure structure wherein an inner laminate wall portion of the enclosure defines the inner sheet liner and insulation disposed within an outer cabinet portion of the enclosure and is secured to a portion of the cabinet wall wi... | 12/28/1976 |
