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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335312 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320750 | Centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense material A centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense materials disclosed. A centrifuge includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve to form a containment zone therebetween. The fluid separation wall aligns and rotates parallel to an axis of rotation. A recepta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7282147 | Cleaning hollow core membrane fibers using vibration A filtration system is provided with hollow membrane filter elements operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and ultrasonic energy may be used to clean exterior portions of the hollow membrane filter elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7025218 | Billboard advertising copy hoist system A hoist system can be used to raise articles. The hoist system can include a composite pole member having a bend, a mounting structure attachable to the composite pole member and a winch assembly. The winch assembly has at least one component attached to the pole. T... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010890 | Precast, prestressed concrete truss A precast, prestressed concrete truss which spans between exterior columns and forms an interior or exterior load bearing wall of a building. The truss includes top and bottom chords interconnected by at least one web member. Prestressed reinforcing members in the t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971525 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6932913 | Method for vibration in a centrifuge A system and method for vibration in a centrifuge is disclosed. A centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a non-rotating sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6467117 | Light weight work platform with crane A work platform includes a first elongate side section, a second elongate side section, and a floor section. The first and second side sections each includes a lower beam, an upper beam, and a plurality of support members extending between and coupled to ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6170105 | Composite deck system and method of construction Elongated composite deck sections or panels are formed by pultruding a plastics resin material with multiple layers or mats of glass fibers and longitudinally extending unidirectional fibers to form a base wall integrally connecting upwardly projecting an... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6145270 | Plasticon-optimized composite beam system A composite beam system that can be used for the framing system in bridges or buildings and provide enhanced corrosion protection includes a fiber reinforced plastic beam shell with compression and tension reinforcement. The compression reinforcement cons... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6101781 | Beam structure and constructions using the same A beam structure designed to be subjected to at least one bending load defining therealong an envelope curve of bending moments (C1, C2) comprising at least one first portion in which the bending moments are of a first sign, at least... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6058666 | Twin-axis prestressed single-tee beam with lower flange and process of construction A twin-axis prestressed single-tee beam with lower flanges and process of construction is previded. The process includes construction of a cantilever prestressed beam and a simple-support prestressed beam. Both of them have a steel skeleton of roughly Y-s... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5924152 | Device that can be walked on or driven on In a device that can be walked on or driven on, for example for bridging under bridges requiring renovation or for bridging over streets, a web that can be walked on is connected to handrails via transverse struts. In this case, the web that can be walked... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5727272 | Composite structure, especially bridge The composite structure made of wood and reinforced concrete can be used for bridges, roofs etc. In a bridge, a plate of reinforced concrete carries the roadway and rests on a truss comprising lower and upper chords, transversal girders and struts made of... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5680664 | Bridge structure A bridge including a metal tubular space frame enclosed in a housing shell made principally from fibre reinforced plastics material which is maintenance free and protects the frame from corrosion. The upper surface of the housing shell forms a vehicular p... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5651154 | Modular bridge deck system consisting of hollow extruded aluminum elements A light-weight, corrosion-resistant, readily installed bridge deck is formed of modular deck panels spliced to each other on site. Each of the deck panels is shop-fabricated by longitudinally welding flanges of adjacently placed multi-void extruded alumin... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5457840 | Fatigue resistant shear connector A fatigue resistant shear connector for attaching a bridge deck to a top flange of a girder. The shear connector includes a shear resistor attached to the top flange. A portion of the shear resistor extends upward from the top flange into the bridge deck ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5437072 | Rapid transit viaduct with post-tensioning cable system Advantageously, the present invention also facilitates a unique method for post-tensioning segmental viaduct structures, for rapid transit use or otherwise, wherein post-tensioning cables do not follow load diagrams but instead follow uniform paths throug... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5307533 | Modular bridges A bridge module for a modular bridge comprises a central deck structure (10), to the lateral edges of which are pivoted first and second main girder structures (12,14). These main girder structures can be pivoted from a use position, in which they define ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5103523 | Bridge having a modular structure and a launching method for the installation thereof The bridge includes a plurality of foldable portions or modules (M) interconnectible releasably in sequence longitudinally. Each module (M) includes a central deck member (9) and two lateral deck members (10, 11) articulated to opposite sides of the centr... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5025522 | Bridge deck panel support system and method A bridge deck panel support system and method for supporting precast bridge deck panels on a bridge girder. The bridge deck panel support system (10) comprises at least one grade bar support member (24) which is anchored to the bridge girder (14) with a g... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4993094 | Bridge comprising a bridge floor and elements supporting said floor, particularly a long span cable-stayed bridge, and process of construction Bridge comprising a bridge floor, said floor consisting of an upper boom (4) which may form a road section, a lower boom (5) which may be formed by a tubular succession of sections, and diagonal linking girders (6), joining the booms, their axes convergin... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4987629 | Deck for wide-span bridge A bridge, the deck of which comprises two superimposed frames (4,5) each serving as a roadway. These frames are connected by diagonal connecting girders (6) slanting both relative to the vertical and relative to the length of the bridge and joining the ed... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4831675 | Orthotropic steel plate deck bridge with a double rib system The orthotropic steel plate deck bridge with a double rib system, is a structural steel member with a steel plate deck welded to a closed steel rib which further is welded to an open steel rib. The double rib system has the capacity to transfer the loads ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4710994 | Method of forming a composite structural member A composite structural member is formed by fixedly mounting a prestressed concrete slab having compressive stress acting along pc steel wires buried therein on a beam. The compressive stress is thereafter released from the prestressed concrete slab by loo... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4625354 | Bridge with prefabricated sections and with external prestressing by cables A bridge has prefabricated sections and is prestressed externally of the concrete of the sections by cables. Each section has upper and lower decks, interbraced by longitudinal oblique webs which form dihedrons. Certain dihedrons are closed by transverse ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4589157 | Apparatus for the construction of a bridge floor and similar structures, and constructions which are obtained This invention relates to a production of a structure by means of arch stones. The arch stones comprise series of mixed steel-concrete arch stones (VM), each comprising a metal frame of steel integral with an upper concrete slab, these series b... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4480348 | Tension-band bridge A tension-band bridge having one or more main openings (2) and possibly subsidiary openings (3), comprises a tension band (4) gripped between abutments (5) and possibly taken over supporting pillars (6). The traffic route over the bridge is disposed on a ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4343123 | Composite bridge with precompression system A composite bridge structure having a precompressed beam for supporting loads thereon is described. A plurality of spaced apart consoles are secured to the beam, the consoles being urged apart to create a bending moment in the beam having a substantially ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4282619 | Truss structure A low cost, factory fabricated, force distributing bridge truss assembly is disclosed which includes respective, interconnected, converging pairs of carrier truss structures designed to be composited to an overlying concrete bridge deck such that the latt... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4271555 | Reinforced concrete bridge decking and method of making same Reinforced concrete bridge decking comprises a plurality of substantially identical, removable, interchangeable reinforced concrete panels having protruding tongues at opposite ends supported on and retained in place by resilient, shock absorbing pads. Th... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4129917 | Bridge structure A bridge which has a bridge deck constructed of corrugated checkered metal plate and which is supported by a plurality of side-by-side box beams carried by spaced apart beam supports. The box beams have upright sides which are connected to upper and lower... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4120065 | Lightweight modular, truss-deck bridge system A modular bridge system constructed of parallel, side-by-side bridge modules constructed of components made from large pitch and depth corrugated plate. Each module has an upper chord plate, which ultimately defines the corresponding part of the bridge de... | 10/17/1978 |