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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959126 | Moldboard positioning assembly and use thereof A moldboard positioning assembly is adapted for positioning at least two spaced-apart moldboards each having at least one through hole. The moldboard positioning assembly includes a spacer block and two threaded connecting poles. The spacer block is adapted for pass... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7934693 | Formwork for erecting reinforced concrete walls, including concrete walls with textured surfaces A panel unit used as part of a form for a concrete wall has a pair panels, held in spaced apart relation by a spacer. A spacer has rods with angled rod portions at the end which co-operate with other rod members to form retention cells which can receive reinforcemen... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7337591 | Building construction system A structural forming assembly comprises wall molding panels for forming laterally spaced, opposed molding surfaces that define a wall mold cavity for forming a wall structure. The wall panels are vertically disposed and laterally spaced to provide the molding surfac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311470 | Wale and retaining wall system A wale for use in bracing a retaining wall. The wale is comprise of a back wall, a front wall having a channel formed therein, and a plurality connecting walls connecting the back and front walls to form at least one chamber between the back and front walls. In one ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7210664 | Concrete form having adjustable curvature Supplemental bridging straps are used to increase the strength of a flexible metal concrete form assembly. A metal form has a flexible panel member with a perimetral flange projected laterally from one side thereof. Each of a pair of transversely opposite side secti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207148 | Wall structures A downwardly opening upper channel member (10) is positioned above an upwardly opening lower channel member (12). A lower end portion of the stud (14) is received in the lower channel member (12). An insert (54) is received in the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191572 | Construction method and system A system for reinforced concrete construction, which relates the bar mat with the molding panels so as to obtain a rigid assembly capable of resisting the pressure of the placed concrete. The system integrates concrete's reinforcement and formwork, thereby making a ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152843 | Gripping ribs fastening system for concrete forming panels A forming panel is provided which includes at least one and preferably a number of elongated channels each having inwardly projecting ribs which permit threadable attachment of hardward components such as bolts, externally threaded rings, collars and the like direct... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144530 | Concrete forming method employing threaded coupling slots A forming panel is provided which includes at least one and preferably a number of elongated channels each having inwardly projecting ribs which permit threadable attachment of hardward components such as bolts, externally threaded rings, collars and the like direct... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131624 | Landscape edging form assembly and method A landscape edging form assembly for forming a concrete edging in place, includes first and second sidewalls and a series of flexible connectors extending between and interconnecting the sidewalls. The flexible connectors are spaced apart from each other in the dire... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124547 | 3-D construction modules A 3D construction module comprising at least one vertically upstanding panel with first and second mesh layers oriented generally transversely and longitudinally. The first and second mesh layers have at least one rod member mounted to said panel and are vertically ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7059577 | Insulated concrete wall system and method of making same A method and system for installing an insulated concrete wall includes insulation panels placed in an upright manner. Generally T-shaped wall studs are placed next to the insulation panels such that the front section of the wall stud is on the outside of the insulat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7000358 | System support assembly A system support assembly comprises a pair of substantially parallel footer forms, insulated concrete forms, footer form base saddles, a poly form saddle assembly and first and second vertical stabilizers. The footer form base saddle may be generally u-shaped and is... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990774 | System support assembly A system support assembly comprises a pair of substantially parallel footer forms, insulated concrete forms, footer form base saddles, a poly form saddle assembly and first and second vertical stabilizers. The footer form base saddle may be generally u-shaped and is... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973758 | Shielded structure for radiation treatment equipment and method of assembly A structure that can be partially assembled at one location, transported to a site in modules, and then fully assembled into a structure suitable for housing a therapeutic radiation source is disclosed. The modules include reinforced walls that are filled with radia... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951329 | Concrete wall form with flexible tie system A concrete wall form that can readily be used with different types of form ties systems to construct parallel form sections for receiving poured concrete. The form includes first and second tie rod engaging portions configured to receive first and second types of ti... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945506 | Connector assembly for insulated concrete walls A through-insulation connector assembly for use in the construction of insulated concrete sandwich wall. The connector assembly includes a spool-shaped connector body comprised of two, interconnecting pieces and a tie that engages the connector body. The two pieces ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935607 | Forming panel with extruded elongated threaded slot for receiving threaded attachment members A forming panel is provided which includes at least one and preferably a number of elongated channels each having inwardly projecting ribs which permit threadable attachment of hardward components such as bolts, externally threaded rings, collars and the like direct... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931806 | Concrete forming system and method A system and method for forming concrete structures, using foam panels as forms, supported by vertical tracks with horizontal bridge pieces inserted through the forms. The bridge pieces are in the form of triangular webs with coaxial rings for supporting vertical re... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928782 | Column hung truss system An extruded metal structural component has a hollow generally rectangular section with the sides of the rectangular section adapted to interlock and engage with other structural components of the same cross section. The generally rectangular section includes on one ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6832456 | Frame unit for use in construction formwork A frame unit (11) used in the construction of a formwork module. The frame unit (11) is formed by connecting together rectangular loops of wire (12, 13) to form a rectangular block shape. Panels (60) and reinforcement (16) are conn... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6742758 | Light-weight reinforced, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies Lightweight, reinforced, non-biodegradable, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies which may contain stake-engaging bores and/or are nailable to each other and/or to supporting stakes. The form members are water-repellant to resist absorbing and bonding... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739102 | Method and apparatus for forming a concrete foundation wall A method and apparatus for forming a concrete foundation wall. A trench is opened in the ground and a form is inserted into the trench. The form is made up of a pair of spaced-apart opposing panels, which define a cavity. The panels may be made of a thermal insulati... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722099 | Concrete form assemblage process and form tie extender therefore An elongate form tie extender aids insertion of form ties in form panel structures for thinner concrete walls. The extender passes through form tie holes and has fastening structure at one end to interconnect a form tie. For use a first form panel is established in ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6539591 | Tie rod puller A construction tool to facilitate tie rod and key plate installation onto concrete forms, primarily comprising a housing and an extraction assembly. The extraction assembly having means to slidably journal generally within the housing. The housing has a m... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6474033 | Prefabricated finishing module for the construction of building constructions and building constructions obtained thereby A prefabricated finishing module for the construction of building constructions provided with at least one pair of panels facing one another, bounding a space for the casting of concrete, adapted to be connected to one another and to respective panels of ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463710 | Ledger bracket and method A bracket support for a ledger in order to secure the ledger to a wall in which a plate is temporarily attached to the wall, the plate including a shelf upon which the ledger is supported and a clamp removably presses the ledger to the wall until the ledg... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443418 | Ultra thin-type form panel, a form employing the same, and a method for constructing a foundation To provide an ultra thin-type metallic form panel, a form employing the same, and a method for constructing a foundation with which labor in performing operations for constructing a concrete building may be remarkably saved. Form panels 2 are used as a fo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434902 | Poured concrete wall insulation A system is disclosed for securing insulation panels to the surface of a poured concrete wall by securing caps to the protruding ends of the ties extending through the wall.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6361014 | Concrete form waler bracket A waler bracket is disclosed for securing a waler to a modular form system having a pair of panels being separated by a filler channel, with the filler channel including a pair of flanges with each flange being joinable to an adjacent panel edge portion. ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6351918 | Insulated concrete wall A system is disclosed for securing a layer of insulation in place between two spaced apart wall forms while concrete is poured on both sides of the insulation layer.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6314694 | One-sided insulated formwork One-sided, insulated formwork used in the construction of walls from pourable building material, such as concrete, including an insulating panel connectable to a removable panel by a connecting structure, which may include a permanent reinforcement embedd... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6231025 | Ready-mixed concrete placing method and formwork unit used for the method The present invention relates to a ready-mixed concrete placing method wherein at least two holding members H comprising formwork fixing blocks 10 and threaded rods 11 screwed into tapped holes 10a in the formwork fixing blocks are arranged at a predeterm... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224031 | Tie with hinged end plates A tie includes an elongated strap with an end plate pivotally connected at each end of the strap, permitting the end plate to be pivoted from a position generally orthogonal to the strap, to a position generally parallel to the strap. Once an end plate is... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6173937 | Cap clip and spreader for poured concrete wall forms Standard height wall form panels for poured concrete walls are extended with cap panels positioned on top thereof and secured thereto with cap clips which can be conveniently and easily installed and disassembled with the wall form panels. Furthermore, a ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6159399 | Procedure for the erection of concrete walls using braced boardings and device to carry out the same A spreader pipe for use in erecting concrete walls. The spreader pipe may contain at least one hole in its wall which is then covered with an impermeable cuff to prevent the poured concrete from passing into the spreader pipe. Once the wall has been erect... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6079176 | Insulated concrete wall A system for insulating only the interior surface of a concrete wall to be poured between a pair of interior and exterior wall forms. The system includes horizontally extending elongated tie strips which connect to each of the wall forms to hold the wall ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5987830 | Insulated concrete wall and tie assembly for use therein An insulated concrete wall is constructed by securing at least one tie assembly (14) to a panel (12) of insulative material, securing the tie assembly and panel to a pair of spaced forms (60, 68), and pouring concrete into an open space defined by the for... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5930970 | Panel construction use as a forming device for settable fluids in construction In a universal, reusable system for molding concrete or other settable fluids for use in building construction, an apertured composite plastic panel is provided for use in the framing system in which the plastic panel, rather than being of a honeycomb str... | 08/03/1999 |
