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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237366 | Post-tensioned insulated wall panels An insulated concrete panel having one or more tendons positioned in the insulation layer inside the panel which are put into tension after the concrete panel has been formed. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143559 | Method and device for production of a pre-fabricated cast concrete element Device for producing a prefabricated cast concrete element having a plurality of central structural elements each comprising two parralel welded wire lattice mats, straight bridging wires welded at each end to the two wire lattice mats holding the wire lattice mats ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086546 | Clamp A method and a display rack apparatus for the efficient display of large or bulky inventory items. The display rack includes mounting brackets attached to sloping lateral frame arms to support similar parts of disassembled items of inventory in an inclined, raised a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6935081 | Reinforced composite system for constructing insulated concrete structures A reinforced composite system for constructing insulated concrete structures comprising, panels having a foam plastic core between outside and inside reinforcement layers, reinforcement layers substantially strengthen the panels during material handling and construc... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910672 | Corner assembly A construction form 10 for forming a concrete wall having an acute female corner 26 includes an outer wall 14, an inner wall 16, an intermediate wall 18 defining an inside corner 20 and an outside corner 22. The form ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6438917 | Insulated concrete wall system An insulated concrete wall structure having a concrete wall with opposing wall surfaces. The concrete wall has several vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties imbedded within the concrete wall and extending between the wall surfaces. Positioned betwe... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6279285 | Insulated concrete wall system An insulated concrete wall structure having a concrete wall with opposing wall surfaces. The concrete wall has several vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties imbedded within the concrete wall and extending between the wall surfaces. Positioned betwe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6256962 | Tie for reusable form panels A tie for interconnecting a pair of parallel form panels 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 gen... | 07/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6138981 | Insulating connectors used to retain forms during the manufacture of composite wall structures Connectors used in manufacturing composite wall structures to substantially prevent forms from being displaced in response to pressure generated by concrete poured between the forms. In a completed composite wall structure, the connectors extend through t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5890337 | Double tie A double tie includes a pair of upper and lower straps connected in parallel relationship by a pair of vertical plates attached to the outward ends of the straps. The plates are oriented orthogonally relative to the straps to form a general "T" shape. A p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5657601 | Form tie rod spacer assembly for stay-in-place forms An apparatus for assembling two cement board stay-in-place form panels for aking concrete-filled walls that is cost-effective and forms a uniform precise composite wall construction. The assembly includes a coextensive corrugated spacer panel between the f... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5651910 | Concrete wall form and tie system A wall form system for use in constructing a poured concrete wall includes a plurality of panels aligned in an edge-to-edge configuration to form spaced wall forms. The wall forms are maintained in a spaced relationship by a tie which includes a pair of c... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5050365 | Concrete form snap tie A snap tie for use in maintaining a predetermined spaced relation between opposed forms prior to and during the pouring of a concrete wall therebetween comprises a steel rod of predetermined uniform cylindrical section having at each end an integrally for... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4889310 | Concrete forming system An concrete form system includes opposed polystryrene panels stacked to form a pair of parallel, spaced-apart walls, at least one of the walls having panels which are smooth on their inward surface. Tie slots are formed in the upper and lower edges of the... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4805366 | Snaplock retainer mechanism for insulated wall construction An improved snap lock retainer mechanism for insulated wall construction apparatus for pouring a composite wall structure which includes a pair of outer poured concrete layers separated by a high density foam insulating panel mounted between the concrete ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4640490 | Spacer washer for concrete form tie rods A compound washer, for use with cylindrical concrete form tie rods having plural spaced flattened portions, that may be positioned by slidable motion along the tie rod and releasably maintained on a particular flattened portion against further lineal disp... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4527768 | Tie rod with self-securing end A concrete form self securing tie rod is provided with a cone shaped element having a dowel-like extension slidably mounted on an elongated rod having formed thereon an integrally formed wedge portion. The dowel-like portion of the cone-shaped element has... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4385745 | Rebar-connected support means for concrete form panels Concrete form panels are connected by snap ties to rebars and thereby supported by the rebars. Adaptor plates enable the connection of the snap ties to the rebars.... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4309369 | Process and apparatus for forming poured concrete walls Apparatus and process for forming or casting poured concrete walls involve form sections, tie bars for tying the form sections together in spaced-apart relation, which tie bars have opposed notches or cut-ins in opposite edges of the tie bars, or like are... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4239173 | Concrete construction form and tie rod An improved concrete form and tie rod, the concrete form and tie rod being constructed to facilitate disassembly of concrete form assemblies. The tie rods and concrete forms and structured to permit the ends of the tie rods to be broken off following comp... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4234156 | Snap-tie A tie bar for use in positioning forms into which a suitable material such as concrete may be poured comprises a metal bar having a central portion and two end portions. The end portions are intended to be broken away from the central portion at a stress ... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4218039 | Concrete form tie A form tie and a method of making the same is provided. The form tie includes an elongated hollow protective sleeve contiguously surrounding a portion of the form tie to facilitate the removal of the form tie portion from a settable casting, such as concr... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4186906 | Concrete mold fastening device and tool for said device A concrete mold fastening device for use in a concrete mold for holding mold members in a desired spaced relationship which comprises a spacer extending between and passing through said mold members, said spacer having an enlarged diameter stop flange and... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4145024 | Form for reinforced concrete wall A form for poured concrete walls includes a plurality of prefabricated, interconnected form panels which are positioned end to end, in two, spaced apart rows to form a wall cavity therebetween. Each pair of associated, opposed form panels has at least two... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4125245 | Top rail tie bracket for concrete forms A top rail tie bracket for concrete forms for eliminating the usual additional wooden rail required across the top of the top rail of the form for bracing the wedging element of the top snap tie rod. A reusable T-shaped bracket is provided, one leg of whi... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4062514 | Shuttering panel system The invention relates to a shuttering system which has a series of connector or distance elements, the elements having formations which receive complemental formations in the shuttering panels, the portions outside of the formations being capable of being... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4054258 | Breakback form tie A breakback form tie for constructing wallforms to contour concrete in which the form tie has at the end portions thereof engaging means for interfacing with brackets, an enlarged cross section positioned inwardly of the engaging means, plug means prefera... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3995825 | Form tie for concrete form structures An elongated form tie bar extends transversely across a concrete receiving space between facing side forms and has opposite end portions thereof each positioned between respective abutting side edge portions of adjacent side forms. The end portions of the... | 12/07/1976 |
