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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7108315 | Support frame for container trailer A frame assembly for a container trailer includes a longitudinal component having a plurality of locating constructions. The frame assembly also includes a plurality of cross-members, each of which includes a locating construction for mating with a locating construc... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6910310 | Chair rail system and method A chair rail system is provided which includes a decorative cap rail and a plurality of base rails each having an undercut edge cooperating with the cap rail to provide a groove sized to receive an edge of a panel member, one of the base rails having an undercut edg... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6550879 | Cabinet structure A cabinet having a wall comprising an inner wall and an outer wall attached to the inner wall. A strengthening piece or material is positioned between the inner wall and the outer wall to provide strength and rigidity to the wall. Preferably, the strength... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6263628 | Load bearing building component and wall assembly method Disclosed is a panel building component, method of making same, and method of fabricating a load-bearing, insulating building wall using the panels and concrete pour after the panels are positioned on site. The panel includes at least one foam core, verti... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6212839 | Design element for building structures The invention relates to a structural element for ships' decks, ships' bulkheads, ships' loading ramps, shore-mounted loading ramps, ships' elevators, ships' doors, loading hatches or the like. The element comprises a frame structure and at least one supp... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6112496 | Metal and wood door with composite perimeter In a composite metal and wood door, two metal panels (10,32) that are aligned in parallel relationship are secured together by connectors (56-70, 88-102). Panels (10,32) and connectors (56-70, 88-100) cooperate to define channels (122-136) that receive co... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5934040 | Pigmented compression molded skins/doors and method of manufacture In a door constructed of spaced apart compression molded skins reinforced with fiber glass with the core between the skins filled with foam to construct the door, an improved skin for such doors is constructed by adding specific pigments to the raw materi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5894701 | Wooden modular paneling for interior decoration A decorative modular wooden panel for applying onto a wall comprises a series of elongated wooden strips disposed in a side-by-side with a tongue-and-groove assembly and being pre-assembled together by way of a pair of removable connecting bars engaged in... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5822935 | Solid-core wall system A reconfigurable wall system includes a solid-core wall which is comprised of a plurality of solid-core wall panels arranged in two adjacently abutting vertical layers. Each of the adjacently abutting layers of the solid-core wall comprises a plurality of... | 10/20/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5782054 | Wood wall structure A wood wall structure has standard components arranged in such a way that strength and ductile capacity exceeds those in current standard wall arrangements. The structure has a top plate and a bottom plate that are substantially the same, each plate havin... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5743056 | Building panel and buildings made therefrom A rectilinear composite building panel having a pair of opposed faces, and a pair of opposed sides, the panel comprising a pair of spaced-apart rigid face sheets (56), a rigid insulating material (58) sandwiched between, and adhering to, the face sheets, ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5669188 | Lining board with a support with an approximately U-shaped cross section The form panel (1) has a lining skin (2) and girders (4) supporting the lining skin (2) on the side averted from the concrete, as well as possibly marginal webs (3) which run approximately parallel to the girders (4) and enable adjacent form panels (1) to... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664381 | Construction nailing method and structures A climate resistant decking structure and method for providing same incorporating modules and a frame where the modules are constructed using an undernailing technique with profiled shank nails and corrugated nails driven into planking, joist, and nailer ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5555699 | Cross-stiffened panel structure An improved cross-stiffened panel structure, such as used on bridges, load bearing floors, large haulage containers and dump trucks, is composed of a deck plate to which are attached a plurality of spaced apart stiffening ribs. A plurality of transverse b... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5263061 | Nuclear reactor control room construction A control room 10 for a nuclear plant is disclosed. In the control room, objects 12, 20, 22, 26, 30 are no less than four inches from walls 10.2. A ceiling 32 contains cooling fins 35 that extend downwards toward the floor from metal plates 34. A concrete... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5149167 | Body panel for a vehicle A body panel for a vehicle has a sheet and an elongate supporting structural member of uniform cross sectional shape along its length connected to the sheet for support and for mounting of the sheet to the vehicle. The structural member lies against the s... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4947615 | Modular building construction A modular building concept is described which entails connection of a building module between building support columns. The module comprises a frame having two uprights for connection to opposed faces of adjacent columns and a panel connected to the uprig... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4832309 | Moulding pallet A moulding pallet for moulding building blocks with interlocking surfaces comprises a metal sheet bent to form parallel ridges and valleys, with transverse sheet metal channels inserted through openings in the ridge sides forming transverse secondary ridg... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4752214 | Oven wall straightener An oven wall straightener and a method for straightening an oven wall are disclosed. An angled beam (30) is mounted in such a way that rapid heat transfer from the oven wall (10) to the vertex (35) of the angled beam (30) causes the angled beam (30) to bo... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4641469 | Prefabricated insulating panels A building panel is provided having a channel in its back surface which matingly receives a rigidifying element. A fastener plate secures the panel to a substrate by slidable engagement with the rigidifying element.... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4640073 | Floor plate A floor plate which is adapted to accommodate a filler material includes a base plate and a frame; a plurality of ribs extending parallel to one another and projecting from the plane of the base plate. The frame extends integrally from the base plate alon... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4461232 | Lightweight marine barge cover An oceangoing barge cover is provided, which is made from lightweight structural fabric but enjoys the strength and stiffness of heavier steel covers and meets the requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping. The cover is comprised of a series of unit... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4408426 | Storage bin floor structure A bulk material storage bin and a floor structure for such a bin for storing grain or like bulk commodities. The floor structure of the bin has downwardly converging side walls preferrably having a smooth surface. In a preferred embodiment, the floor stru... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4394809 | Coreless hung panel assembly A coreless, fireproof, hung panel assembly which includes a metallic sheet panel member having first and second major sides, stiffened by a plurality of metallic rib members on the second side. A plurality of metallic support members on a wall cooperate w... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4270334 | Reinforcing structure A reinforcing structure for a member such as a truck bed comprises an elongate, trough-like body having side walls diverging from a base and terminating at their free ends in outwardly turned mounting flanges. Fixed to the base and extending therefrom bet... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4221087 | Frameless metal building A series of rectangular roof panels and rectangular wall panels each include inner and outer corrugated sheet metal skins which are rigidly secured by fasteners to opposite sides of formed sheet metal longitudinally extending spacer members rigidly connec... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4212564 | Dock A lightweight dock structure, the deck of which is supported on deck-straddling columns, and which comprises an upper compression layer and a vertically spaced lower tension layer, each layer formed of a plurality of transverse elements, said elements in ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4199278 | Interlocking members for excavation liners A support and connecting member permanently attached or, in the alternative, removably mounted on the internal surface of panels lining an excavation. The support and connecting members are in the form of a profiled liner beam or tie defining at least one... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4194330 | Nailable steel floor channel with anti-skid surface A steel floor construction for freight hauling vehicles includes a plurality of elongated floor planking members arranged in side-by-side relation to provide a load bearing floor with a nailing groove between adjacent planking members. Each plank includes... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4079561 | Metal roofing shingle Metal roofing shingles including triangular shaped gable and eave starting shingles and square or rectangular shaped shingles covering the main body of the roof, the shingles being laid in courses whereby their edges run at an angle from the gable ends an... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4070803 | Supportive accessory units for modular wall panels A supporting accessory unit such as a shelving unit is adapted for use on a modular wall panel having a peripheral support frame with a decorative planar surface. The shelving unit includes a support assembly capable of being removably attached to the int... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3999397 | Modular dock system A modular dock system comprising one or more dock panels adapted to be interconnected into a pier, each of said panels comprising a plurality of elongated extruded aluminum panel members having a flat upper wall, a pair of side walls having flanges along ... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3990203 | Insulated ceramic fiber panels for portable high temperature chambers There is disclosed a ceramic fiber panel for forming the walls and ceilings of a high temperature chamber, such panels being self-supporting and interlocking for the construction of portable high temperature chambers without the reliance upon furnace wall... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3978633 | Building element A construction element consisting of a sheet of material having plane front and back surfaces is joined to a base by an attachment means secured to the back surface of the sheet adjacent to the edge of the sheet. The attachment means comprises a frame hav... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3977146 | Fastener bushing A fastener bushing for use in a panel structure consisting of a pair of spaced outer skins and a low density core therebetween is formed with an elongated shank adapted to be inserted through an opening in the panel. The shank has a longitudinal bore exte... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3976013 | Sheet metal pallet A sheet metal pallet wherein the runners are attached to the deck by integral interrelating connections which obviate the need for welding, bolting or riveting.... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3976269 | Intrinsically tuned structural panel A structural panel of the skin-stiffener type, commonly used in aircraft construction, having significantly reduced vibration response, noise radiation and increased acoustic fatigue life, has a skin supported by uniformly spaced stiffeners which are loca... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3967428 | Portable floor construction A portable sectional basketball floor that is quickly and easily assembled and disassembled. The floor comprises a plurality of interfitting panels. Certain panels on the periphery of the floor are rigidly secured together by bolted connections located be... | 07/06/1976 |
