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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6817444 | Suspended work platform A cable suspended hermetic structure having a floor and walls combining with the undersurface of superstructure substructure such as a bridge forming an enclosure defining a workspace wherein one or more persons having access to the bridge substructure can work to r... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6338175 | Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6170106 | Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug... | 01/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5479671 | Methods and devices for installing discontinuous sheaths on cables and to cables thus sheathed This relates to a bridge stay formed by a cable (1) which itself is surrounded by a discontinuous sheath composed of identical successive tubular sections (4) having ends which fit together (at 9). This stay comprises an inextensible cablet (10) pulled ta... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5390386 | Suspension bridge cable wrap and application method An encapsulated cable for a suspension bridge or a cable-stayed bridge, the cable (10) being encapsulated by a wrap (16) which is formed by spirally winding a flexible strand (S) of a synthetic rubber tightly therearound. The strand is wound with each win... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5179752 | Cover for trenches A cover (1) for temporarily covering a trench, e.g. in a thoroughfare such as a road or footpath, by extending over, and resting on the ground on opposite sides respectively of the trench, the cover (1) being releasably engageable with other adjacent cove... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4953249 | Modular overpass or raised parking structure A modular overpass that uses interlockable roadway units. These interlockable units include ramp units adapted for fitting together to create entry and exit ramps having a low end and a raised end, cantilever units for attachment to the raised ends of the... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4945594 | Covered bridge structure A covered structure comprising a covered bridge and at least one covered entrance to said bridge is described. The covered bridge contains a bridge frame, a deck, a bridge enclosure framework disposed above the deck, means for connecting the bridge frame ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4886411 | Protective means for a lifting/tilting or tilting device The pour-in opening of the collection container of a garbage truck is provided with a shield which envelops the entire working area of the lifting/tilting or tilting device in the manner of a hood. Wall parts of the shield are movable singly or together a... | 12/12/1989 |
