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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D611613 | Temporary shelter | 03/09/2010 |
| D597680 | Temporary shelter | 08/04/2009 |
| D593208 | Building structure | 05/26/2009 |
| 7351006 | Leaching chambers joined together with swivel connections Arch shape cross-section leaching and stormwater chambers are connected together so that swiveled angling is obtained at the joint. Angling is accomplished by means of an integral or detachable dome end comprising a conical section. A like chamber with an ordinary e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320200 | Multiplex housing with central and peripheral dwelling units A land use-efficient multiplex housing structure (10) is provided having a central housing unit (12) of generally cruciform plan configuration, with a plurality (preferably four) of peripheral dwelling units (14,16,18,20) interconnected with and... | 01/22/2008 |
| D521649 | Building | 05/23/2006 |
| 6619235 | Wildlife homes A group of connecting homes, commercial and/or not-for-profit buildings that serve to enclose a self-sustaining wildlife habitat sanctuary, specifically targeting the natural environment of endangered species, where appropriate. The homes serve as an impe... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6484454 | Multi-circular modular residence A residential complex formed of circular modules, the central part of the residence formed by the principal circular module and the bedrooms and other remote living areas formed by secondary circular modules. The modules are interconnected by upper and lo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470633 | Circular subdivisions A subdivision system providing alternating one-way traffic on all subdivision streets, said system comprising, a plurality of traffic circles, each traffic circle having a traffic lane surrounding the traffic circle, a plurality of development circles, each develop... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6141924 | Restaurant and hotel combination A hotel-restaurant structure including a shared area formed by an overlapping corner portion common to the hotel and the restaurant. The overlapping portion is defined by a corner of the hotel structure that overlaps the restaurant structure and a corner ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6079171 | Disabled or handicapped accessible non-elevator building and method for making A multi-story, multi-dwelling, non-elevator, ground floor handicapped accessible, rectangular shape, residential building. The building has a non-protruding stairway on each short side of the building and a centrally located, upper level corridor connecti... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5806260 | Restaurant and hotel combination A restaurant and hotel combination including a restaurant structure and a hotel structure. The restaurant structure includes a dining area and defines a substantially rectangular restaurant footprint. The hotel structure includes a lobby area and a plural... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5581960 | Composite building structure The present invention is directed to building modules, each having a portion of an ellipse as seen in cross-section, which can be interconnected to form a modular building structure having substantially unrestricted interior space, comprising at least two... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5394897 | Tent system A tent system interconnects any number of stand-alone tents (12) to form a tent network (10). The tents (12) are interconnected through connection modules (14). The tents (12) include at least two and preferably three openings (30) which serve as doorways... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4779391 | Terrace house A structure adopted to accommodate mobile homes set into a second floor terrace position that provides ground floor garage area and private family space below the mobile home position on the second floor terrace, with such structure being made to accept a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4603853 | Modular frame structure and building system A system of interconnectable modular frame components for construction toys, playground climbing equipment and the like is based upon tubular triangular leg elements joined at about fifty-four degrees, forty-four minutes and seventy degrees, thirty-two mi... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4514938 | Portable building structure A portable building structure created by securing two frusto-pyramid building units together at their respective bases. This design enables the unassembled units to be nested for storage and transportation, thereby achieving a great savings in space. An i... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4480414 | Building construction A hexagonal housing unit is erected with flat roof and side wall panels of different shapes, formed of selected desired building materials, and manufactured by production procedures. Certain of the panels may be formed of two pieces or sections. There are... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4467571 | Construction units and assemblies, and structures fabricated from such units and assemblies This invention relates to construction units and assemblies, and to structures fabricated from such units and assemblies, and is particularly concerned with stressed membrane structures, and specifically with modular, multiple membrane structures.... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4462191 | Prefabricated dwelling of the modular type A method of constructing a prefabricated dwelling on a selected lot, from at least a plurality of wall panels, symmetrical two by two with respect to a plane, each wall panel having a trapezoidal shape of which the parallel sides correspond to the vertica... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4335558 | Prefabricated polygonal building A prefabricated building of symmetrical polygonal shape secured onto a concrete slab and symmetrical about a vertical central axis, the building having vertical columns in each polygonal corner and the columns being joined by perimeter beams extending the... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4295307 | Modular building structure In a modular wall and floor structure, the edges of wall panels have upwardly directed hooks pivoted for swinging between retracted positions and positions projecting outwardly from their opposite vertical edges. Short lengths of multisided hollow extrusi... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4156994 | Garage assembly for two-wheeled vehicles A garage assembly for two-wheeled vehicles, the assembly comprising a rotatable circular frame, a plurality of housings connected to the frame, each housing including a floor portion having a back edge and a front edge, the length of the back edge being l... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4133149 | Foldable portable shelter Foldable and portable shelter structure constructed from a rigid or semi-rigid, thin material such as cardboard, plastic, and the like, formed of a pair of hexagons, placed face-to-face and secured to each other, as by taping, along two or three of the co... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4102091 | Prefabricated buildings A prefabricated modular building capable of being dismantled and re-used. This building has a roof and a floor, each made in one piece from molded plastic material and each having a peripheral rib, which serves as a strengthening member and as a housing f... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4073101 | Unit and combined housing structures Several rings, having a predetermined diameter and spaced axially at predetermined intervals are joined by horizontal reinforcing bars to constitute a framework, and then a wall is provided surrounding this framework to form a substantially cylindrical st... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4064663 | Shelter and method of making same Shelters and methods of making them are disclosed which include a basic module that has a frame over which a flexible fabric cover is fitted and appropriately attached so that when distended it will define the configuration of the module. A reinforced rig... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4058945 | Pressure and buckling resisting undulated polyhedral shell structure A structure is disclosed for resisting pressure, such as external and internal hydrostatic pressure loading. A plurality of flat polyhedral plates are sealed together along their edges to provide an undulated cylindrical shell. An inner cylinder (and end ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4041661 | Single family townhouse units A townhouse unit built with the ground floor level at the approximate grade line in the front and being generally three stories in height is disclosed, appearing to be about two stories in height at the front and featuring, for example, two standard entra... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4012871 | Modular housing units Modular housing units each including identical floor and roof structures as well as walls made up of panels of identical size assembled together with some of these panels including window structures and door structures. Ceiling panels are of the same shap... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3999337 | Dome structures A dome structure having a stabilizer pole forming the apex of the dome. A plurality of spaced riser beams are arched and terminate at the apex and join a plurality of arched panel members. Each of the panel members taper from a wide base to a narrow top a... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3974600 | Minimum inventory maximum diversity building system A modular structural system utilizes a limited inventory of framework elements which in combination with a limited number of interstitial exterior and interior panels can be utilized to erect a variety of integral structures in which the framework element... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3955328 | Modular building system The modular building system of this invention relates generally, but not exclusively, to habitations. The system comprises at least two individual room or space modules which are individually secured to their foundations and at least one additional indivi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3949528 | Storage enclosure for bicycles, motorcycles, or the like A storage enclosure especially adapted for the protective storage of bicycles, motorcycles and the like comprising molded modules which may be used alone or in combination with other of the same modules to form a multiple compartment enclosure. Each modul... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3945159 | Anti-theft vehicle shelter A large rigid plastic bubble or pod is provided for removable and tilting attachment to a frame on which a motorcycle, bicycle, snowmobile or other small vehicle is positioned, the frame being removably anchored to a curbstone of a suitable parking space ... | 03/23/1976 |
