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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278246 | Nesting closure strip The closure strip having a pair of longitudinal side walls with undulating top edges configured to mate with the corrugations of corrugated sheet material. The side walls are interconnected by a plurality of support ribs. The side walls are also angled outward towar... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7165374 | Wall system and method A multi-layer wall panel includes a core filler material surrounded by two plastic sheets. Each sheet includes three-dimensional texture formed to resemble masonry or other desired aesthetics. A layer of concrete may be disposed between each sheet and the filler mat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159822 | Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures Structural panels for use in manufacturing aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structural panel configured in accordance with the invention includes a skin having at least one offset surface. The structural panel can fu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134629 | Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures Structural panels for use in manufacturing aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structural panel configured in accordance with the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The first stiffener c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7051490 | Door for refrigerator and method of producing the door for refrigerator A door for refrigerator which is sophisticated in design and provided at a lower production cost. The door for refrigerator is composed of a door panel made of metal and an inner plate combined with the door panel in a facing manner, a door cap which fits into the d... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010896 | Process and apparatus for making corrugated walls There is a description of an apparatus that produces corrugated walls in a continuous manner. Prior to being fed into the apparatus there is a composite consisting of an outer layer of a woven or non-woven material having a layer of a cementitious material thereon. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003918 | Building foundation with unique slab and wall assembly, external sump, and void retention dam A structural foundation assembly for use with expansive and other soils. The foundation includes slab and wall assembly in which foundation walls are poured on an upper surface of a previously poured slab such that the slab supports the walls. The slab is poured in ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990775 | Moisture drainage product, wall system incorporating such product and method therefore A product, and a wall system utilizing such product, adapted to allow drainage of moisture from a wall of a structure. A sheet of corrugated material forms a plurality of ridges and grooves on opposite sides of the sheet of corrugated material. The sheet of corrugat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6945002 | Reinforcement for prefabricated concrete panels with improved bonding to concrete A reinforcement for prefabricated concrete panels with improved bonding with concrete, which comprises profiles to be embedded in a concrete body of a panel. At least some of the profiles have perforations and undulations which are suitable to increase the bonding b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928786 | Semi-rigid profile system for the continuous assembly of agglomerated boards for furniture manufacturing A semi-rigid profile system for the continuous assembly of agglomerated board for the manufacturing of pieces of furniture such as closets, wardrobes, chest of drawers, or racks, including: a group of trough shaped profiles with variously shaped internal structure t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912822 | Profiled sheets The disclosure relates to a profiled sheet comprising a web formation having first and second opposite ends; a first panel segment extending generally transversely from the web formation at or towards the first end thereof and a second panel segment, extending gener... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895722 | Folding structural panel unit Lightweight structural panel units for construction of space enclosing structures each of which is formed from a blank of flat, suitably rigid, yet foldable sheet of material, which are profiled and pre-creased with a unique configuration. Upon folding, the blanks f... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886302 | Modular deck drainage system A deck drainage system having a plurality of channeled drainage panels. The drainage panels are mounted to direct water flow transversely of the deck joists to a gutter, the panels connected to and suspended from the underside of the joists. The gutter is mounted tr... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6742315 | Method of making a wall system The present invention is a method of making a building wall panel or building wall panel system. The building wall panels are made by taking a standard panel of metal roof decking having alternating ridges and channels and attaching a length of board stock, such as ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6612092 | Wall structure with improved strength A wall for making tanks includes two superimposed plates connected to each other at respective spaced apart connected points distributed on a surface of the plates, at least one of the two plates, between respective connecting zones, bulging outward, so t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6415581 | Corrugated stiffening member A stiffening member, as well as a diaphragm of a building in which the stiffening member is used, is disclosed. The diaphragm includes a horizontal wide-flange beam, a corrugated deck, and a corrugated stiffening member. The stiffening member is an elonga... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412243 | Ultra-lite modular composite building system An ultra-lite modular composite building assembly system, comprising the lamination of rigid solid and expanded matrix materials, that can produce a functionally homogeneous composite structure capable of supporting over three hundred times its own weight... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6385942 | Building panels A pre-formed building panel comprising a metal core substantially completely encapsulated in a low density material and acting as a reinforcement member therein, that member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments at different el... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6244007 | Roof with exposed openings A roof has a series of panels are positioned along roof joists such that there are upper and power panels to provide a series of air paths between the upper and associated lower panel. The upper panels are shorter in length than the lower panels so that a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6233892 | Structural panel system A structural panel system that has two skin members that are separated by a plurality of semi-flexible support members disposed therebetween. The support members and the skin members are adhered together by a semi-flexible core member. The outer skin memb... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6205728 | Laminated composite building component A laminated composite building component, capable of sustained axial stress as a primary support structure and enclosure of a building structure, comprising a lamination of rigid and resilient material, said rigid material formed of sheets with continuous... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6141932 | Metal deck roof construction A metal deck roof repair module system that does not disturb the existing roofing membrane or insulation. The roof repair module has a surface profile similar to that of the existing deck, is installed from below the roof deck, and is jacked into mating p... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138432 | Refrigerator door construction A refrigerator door for use in a refrigerator appliance has an outer door panel, an inner door liner, a metal reinforcing collar and a paper sheet. The collar has a generally rectangular frame that extends over a peripheral border of a central portion of ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6112482 | Floor and ceiling structures A composite floor or ceiling structure which comprises a profiled steel deck supported by a plurality of I-section steel beams each having an upstanding web bordered by upper and lower flange plates and covered in situ with concrete. The deck comprises a ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085485 | Load bearing pre-fabricated building construction panel A load bearing pre-fabricated building construction panel comprises a main body portion of length "L", a thickness "T", and a width "W". A sheet metal outer skin is disposed substantially at the exterior of the main body portion and has opposed front and ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079168 | Partially transparent storm shutter A partially transparent storm shutter for protecting glass windows, doors, and similar building openings from damage due to wind forces and wind driven flying objects is formed of a plurality of adjacent corrugated sheet metal and transparent protective, ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6061993 | Construction module, method for producing such modules and the use of the module A module especially intended for being laid on floors, and possibly also walls or ceilings, is provided. The module comprises a base plate of a cellular light weight material and a fire proof cover plate. The underside of the cover plate is permanently co... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5979135 | Siding panel with fabric tape attachment An improved siding panel for covering an exterior portion of a structure includes a fabric attached to an edge thereof and a siding nail coupling the fabric to the exterior. The fabric is formed of monofilament polyester yarn, with the warp yarn woven int... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5916104 | Box, an insulating system, and a ground drainage system The technical field of the invention is that of building and public works, for example for lining the vertical walls of a building on the inside and/or on the outside, or for recovering water infiltrating through the ground in a plot. The present inventio... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5855099 | Sectional storm panel assembly A sectional storm panel for covering an opening in a building is formed of a plurality of vertically elongated, narrow, corrugated panel sections that are manually assembled, in edge to edge relationship, from the interior of the building, from each side ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5815989 | Cantilevered roof construction A roof construction with a number of roof elements coupled together to form an up and down, essentially corrugated construction. The connection point of the roof elements is in the region of the neutral line. In this way particularly large spans can be ac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5765329 | Roof construction of corrugated sheets A roof construction includes spaced apart corrugated sheets held in spaced relationship by a plurality of spacers, the corrugated sheets both including apertures for dissipating heat contained in the hot air between the sheets into atmosphere and for guid... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5713178 | Electromagnetic interference resistant enclosure panel and method of making the same! Electromagnetic interference across a structural panel is minimized in a construction wherein a metal skin (24) is bonded to a metal frame (22) by an adhesive (40) by providing a series of peaks (36) and valleys (38) at the area of the intended joint betw... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5692347 | Corrugated metal sheet A corrugated metal sheet for covering a wall, ceiling or roof, the metal sheet having longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a width of the metal sheet, and the metal sheet having a corrugation including first grooves extending along the edg... | 12/02/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5619837 | Corrugated panel structure A corrugated panel structure, for use in the construction of a building wall or other structural application, includes a corrugated panel of broad, planar configuration and a pair of elongated caps mounted on opposite edges of the corrugated panel. Each o... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5566522 | Ribbed plate for a composite slab The invention relates to a ribbed plate for a composite slab, the profile of which consists of protruding ribs formed in an essentially planar plate, the upper flanges of the ribs being surface profiled in order to achieve better adhesion between the ribb... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5524406 | Insulating apparatus and method for attaching an insulating pad to a support A method for making an insulating apparatus and an insulating apparatus made from such method having an insulating pad made up of a plurality of layers of metal foil, wherein at least two of the layers are separated from each other such that there are gas... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5457921 | Storm shutter assembly A storm shutter assembly used to protect glass windows and doors in homes, office buildings, and other walled structures from the destructive force of storm systems, such as hurricanes. The present storm shutter assembly includes a corrugated panel made u... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5447107 | Metallic transporting appliance A metallic transporting appliance, such as a flat pallet, a skid, or a box pallet, is designed so that a thin metal plate is used entirely for the pallet and skid and for the side wall of the box pallet. The thin metal plate is subjected to burring so as ... | 09/05/1995 |
