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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8371073 | Building with integrated natural systems A building is provided with integrated natural systems that reduce dependency on external resources to operate and maintain the building. A source of electricity is provided through an extensive set of solar panels that may be incorporated on louvers mounted to the ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8171676 | Construction of nuclear power plant building and construction method thereof A nuclear power plant building includes a building body portion and a roof covering over the building body portion. The building body portion is formed in a rectangular shape in plane cross section by four outer walls. The roof is of a shell construction. In additio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136307 | Roof construction Roof construction having a roof skin mounted on a base construction and including a bottom skin and a top skin mounted above and spaced apart from the bottom skin, the roof skin having a two-dimensionally curved surface, the bottom skin being supported on the base c... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7913462 | Structural member for buildings and methods of use The present invention provides structural members for buildings, methods for using the same, and building structures comprising such structural members. In particular, the present invention provides buildings that can withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes,... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7765746 | Tornado resistant dome house A tornado resistant dome house. The shape of the dome house is a spheroid section, and is given by a formula. The dome house shell is made up of a plurality of tiles formed to conform to the shape of the dome house. The tiles are mutually connected by means of horiz... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7591108 | Double-curved shell Triangulated shells can be free-formed but are uneconomical compared to translational shells that can only be flat. Scale-trans shells are limited in terms of number and arrangement of the openings. The present invention provides a free-formed, custom-tailored shell... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7500333 | JPH building In its optimal form this building possesses a streamlined aerodynamic profile in one direction and convex shaped shell type closure components in the orthogonal direction. The system's main load carrying member, the truncated ellipse structural rib provides most of ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7401440 | Large, transportable arcuate architectural components An arcuate component includes, a flexible outer board, a flexible inner board and both a first and a second plurality of arcuate tiles. Tongue and groove tracks formed along opposite longitudinal edges of the outer and inner boards lock with mating arcuate tongue-an... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398619 | Fort A fort includes a defense, a top cover, and a plurality of shooting windows. The top cover is mounted on top of the defense. The top cover includes an inverted bowl-like top wall with an opening. The top cover further includes a peripheral wall extending along a per... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7269925 | Layout of production facility An improved layout for a manufacturing facility is disclosed. The layout includes a hub surrounded by a production corridor. The production corridor comprises production stages used in the manufacturing process. The hub, having direct line-of-sight to the production... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264531 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the construction of a snow man/woman A building component for facilitating a construction of a snow man/woman. A spherically-shaped body is provided that has an outer surface and an interior, the interior substantially lighter than when the interior is filled with snow. An adhesion surface is provided ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237363 | Domed building construction system A domed building or mold constructed with flexible, lightweight curved panels snapped together using grooves and ridges formed in the panels to form a building wall, a tension ring holding the panels in place and a top cap overlying and secured to upper edges of the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225587 | Cover system for septic tank A cover system for septic tanks adapted to be attached to the a septic tank and provide access for repair and maintenance. The assembly includes a base which is embedded into the concrete and provides a seal between the concrete and the base. A pipe member is joined... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7206726 | Method of designing partially composite concrete sandwich panels and such panels A method for calculating using a digital computer an approximation of properties of a concrete sandwich panel. The method allows for a manufacturer of concrete sandwich panels to design sandwich panels using a range of available components to meet architectural spec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200973 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197852 | Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, an internally stiffened composite panel includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152384 | Dome kit, structure and method A new and useful Dome Kit, dome shaped structural system and method of assembling a dome shaped structural system are provided. The Dome Kit and method are used to form a dome shaped structural system comprising a compression ring, a lower ring that is larger than t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137399 | Collapsible structure with top supporting elements The invention is a collapsible structure comprising a plurality of panel elements, each having a coilable frame element and flexible material attached to the frame element. The panel elements are joined to define an enclosure having a roof portion and a bottom perim... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131544 | Wall conforming wine rack for a plurality of bottles A wine rack for holding a plurality of bottles is configured to follow the contour of a curvilinear structural wall, whether convex or concave. The wine rack has a frame for holding open-ended elongated compartments. The compartments are loosely attached together at... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114305 | Hybrid arched overfilled structure A hybrid arched overfilled structure includes a combination of pre-cast side elements and at least one cast-in-place crown sector element. The side elements are pre-cast generally in a horizontal orientation and subsequently lifted into place. The crown sector eleme... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100333 | Loop assemblies having a central link Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end pivot joints, each of at least two of said plurality of end pivot joints... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100342 | Building panel A modular building panel comprising a rectangular frame 11 having one face covered in a water resistant board 16 with the other face also covered in a board material 17, the frame having top and bottom rails 12, 13 joined together by wood... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7013607 | Monolithic dome structure having unitary contoured laterally moveable access door A monolithic dome shaped building of a size suitable to receive at least one relatively large vehicle, such as an airplane, is formed with a generally rectangular shaped access opening of sufficient size to enable passage of an airplane or other large vehicle into a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6952900 | Covering structure for swimming pools The invention pertains to a covering structure for covering swimming pools, including several pairs of parallel arches that serve to support flexible panels, the arches being made from a curved profile having lateral walls delimiting a series of parallel guide groov... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941705 | Accessory for modular elements for the support and ventilation of crawl spaces, floor structures, floors or similar articles in the building field Accessory (20) for modular elements (10) for the support and ventilation of crawl spaces, floor structures, floors or similar articles in the building field, each comprising an upper horizontal wall (11) and a plurality of vertical supporting le... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938381 | Catastrophic event survival structure and method of manufacture A catastrophic event survival structure and method of manufacture such that the catastrophic event survival structure includes a monolithic outer shell formed from a single pour of concrete and enclosing a confined inner space therein. The monolithic outer shell of ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935076 | Amir concept structures A building structure formed of at least one saddle element defining a plurality of edges and rigid structural elements extending along the edges of each of the at least one saddle element, the rigid structural elements being characterized in that they lie along diag... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6880298 | Building structure A building structure (10 or 10′) has a wall (16) including a plurality of wall elements (12 or 12′). Each wall element is connected to a plurality of other wall elements so as to form the wall. Each wall element includes a conn... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874285 | Domed building construction system A domed building or mold constructed with flexible, lightweight curved panels snapped together using grooves and ridges formed in the panels to form a building wall, a tension ring holding the panels in place and a top cap overlying and secured to upper edges of the... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6854219 | Adjustable apparatus and method for supporting a concealed spine within a masonry lintel A masonry lintel having a concealed spine which spans between piers to either side of an area to be arched and supports masonry bricks through means of horseshoe shaped plates which ride on the spine. The bricks are supported on the spine by stitching rods which ext... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851228 | Storage structure Structures are desirable for storing items in an attractive manner. Persons frequently have a need to store items outdoors, such as lawn care equipment. Structures are aesthetically pleasing by providing a rock-shaped storage enclosure. A pool with a circulation sys... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840013 | Building with foam cored ribs and method A building includes an inflatable form having an interior surface bounding a chamber. A stabilizing layer of polymeric foam or cementitious material is disposed on the interior surface of the inflatable form. At least one support layer of cementitious material is di... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6739098 | Retractable structures comprised of interlinked panels This invention discloses tongs-linkage, which, in its extended position, provides an essentially triangular-shaped surface, whereby the links of the tongs-linkage are themselves the panels that form the surface. Such assemblies may be planar, or, by use of intermedi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6615552 | Segmented articulated pole structure A segmented, articulated pole member structure is constructed of a plurality of pivotally interconnected, pole segments. The pole segments are arranged in an alternating or offsetting fashion such that in their disassembled state they may be folded into a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594958 | Building for containing human occupants in an adverse arctic or antarctic environment and structures for containing and protecting occupants in an adverse environment A building for containing occupants, with at least one covering element to provide at least one roof portion, at least one wall portion, and at least one floor portion, to provide an interior space to contain and protect occupants from an adverse environm... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6550209 | Modular deployable antenna Disclosure provides a transformable linked structure, a deployable diagonal structure, a plane stowage-type deployable truss and a line stowage-type deployable truss with high rigidity and reliability constituted by the above-described transformable linke... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6470631 | Curved and/or spherical element for a skating ring The invention includes methods and apparatus for fabricating a skating ring. One such apparatus is a curved element for skating rings which includes a plurality of vertical sup5 ports which are adapted to any curve shape. The apparatus further includes a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6421963 | Toy igloo device A toy igloo device is disclosed for resting on the ground. The device includes a dome shaped housing which defines an enclosure and an entrance. The housing includes a plurality of selectively interlocking sections with each section of the plurality of se... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412232 | Structural system of toroidal elements and method of construction therewith A structural system of connected toroidal elements for all types of structures of all sizes, wherein such toroidal elements may be connected in level layers which may in turn be connected in stacks to form towers, domical and spherical structures, and con... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401404 | Expandable sphere A decorative, spherically shaped structure formed by a plurality of circumferentially spaced, elongated, pivotably interconnected ribs that lie in substantially coplanar, contiguous relation to each other when not expanded, but are readily expandable to f... | 06/11/2002 |
