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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7294209 | Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask A battery-operated device provided on a thin-film battery and a method for making. Some embodiments provide a system that includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel that suppli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7243898 | Moulding accessory and method of using same A moulding accessory to form a void around a recessed lifting loop in a moulded concrete product such as a concrete cladding panel. The moulding accessory is formed from a body which is sized and shaped to fit with said lifting loop. The body is hollow, but sufficie... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7194801 | Thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte and associated method A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7131189 | Continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A system for making a thin-film device includes a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate having a major surface area. The substrate has a first layer on a first surface area of the substrate's major surface area. Also included is a device for depositing ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6969040 | Former for a reinforced concrete slab The invention provides for a removable former which is interlockable with other, similar formers between spaced-apart ribs to form shuttering between the ribs for a reinforced concrete slab. The former includes a hollow block (110) which has a top face (11... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962613 | Low-temperature fabrication of thin-film energy-storage devices A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step, especially a cathode anneal of thin-film batteries. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6924164 | Method of continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A method of making a thin-film device including a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate. The substrate has a first layer on the substrate. Also described is a method and device for depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein energy supplied ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906436 | Solid state activity-activated battery device and method A system includes a thin-film battery and an activity-activated switch. The system is placed on a substrate with an adhesive backing. In some embodiments, the substrate is flexible. Also formed on the substrate is an electrical circuit that includes electronics. The... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6817150 | Form system for poured concrete A concrete form panel system includes a basic form panel of expanded polystyrene material having at least one slot formed in the top surface along its length, to divide the panel top surface into piers. A series of top hats are provided for selective attachment to t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805938 | Cellulosis fiberboard building construction panel having reinforcing bands on expansive surface A building construction panel made of cellulosic fiberboard, comprising cementitious bands of a reinforcing material, which are applied via spraying, as the panel is being conveyed, so as to cover a minor portion of the overall area of a given one of the expansive s... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6530185 | Buck for use with insulated concrete forms The invention relates to a buck for forming and framing the perimeter of an opening in an insulated concrete form wall. The buck is formed of insulating material compatible with the concrete form, such as plastic, and forms a friction fit with supporting ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6397535 | Height-adjustable concrete mold supporting system and method for constructing concrete building Disclosed are a height-adjustable concrete mold supporting system and a method for constructing concrete floors and concrete walls, by which a concrete building can be easily and precisely constructed with enhanced cost-effectiveness. The system has a bot... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6216412 | Method for the reinforcement of reinforced concrete and reinforcement for use thereof The invention concerns a method for the reinforcement of a concrete beam, where the reinforcement comprises reinforcement rods which extend longitudinally and transversely and are locked at their mutual points of intersection. The invention consists of pl... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6123745 | Concrete form with integral drain and reinforcing bar support bracket therefor An adjustable concrete form comprises at least one tube and an adjustable stake having a post and a tube cradle. A bracket is removably connected to the tube for supporting rebar in spaced-apart relation to the excavation bottom. The bracket includes a tu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5643487 | Beam and prop system for supporting concrete formwork A formwork frame for supporting decking and a fresh concrete floor on the decking includes a horizontal beam whose upper surface contacts the concrete and a vertical shaft that supports the beam. The beam is formed in three separable extruded aluminium se... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5614122 | Ceiling form For use in a ceiling form system with rectangular forms, a support for the forms is provided by a support head having a horizontal base plate mounted in a support column. A horizontal head plate is spaced above the base plate and serves to supportingly en... | 03/25/1997 |
| 4803825 | Beam chair A beam chair for supporting, positioning and retaining a reinforcement bar is a concrete structural member and, in particular, in a concrete structural member such as a beam or slab. The beam chair is defined by a horizontal support surface which, togethe... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4659057 | Tilt up concrete wall panel system System for forming concrete tilt up wall panels, wherein a plurality of form pans are assembled on guide bars resting on a flat surface by receiving lugs on the guide bars into openings in flanges of the form pans, the flanges of adjacent form pans being ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4541211 | Insulated concrete wall An insulated concrete wall having a centrally disposed layer of insulation and utilizing a unitary means for simultaneously maintaining form panels in a predetermined spaced relationship, and for maintaining the insulation in a predetermined spaced relati... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4245809 | Frame-forming method and apparatus A structural framing system and apparatus for use in the fabrication of a structural framework of selected geometric configuration of cast material, for example, concrete or plastic. The method and apparatus of the present invention includes a generally h... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4210304 | Transparent cement form and method of form usage A system for casting cement uses a plurality of lightweight forms made from a ladder-like, aluminum member covered on one side by a sheet of transparent plastic. The forms may be assembled and erected in any desired and suitable shape or configuration. As... | 07/01/1980 |
