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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7331560 | Concrete form systems A system for holding poured concrete in a desired shape until it sets is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of forms having two opposing end sections. Each of the end sections has an end bracket attached to it. A plurality of footing stakes are used to co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290749 | Concrete form systems with concrete ties A system for holding poured concrete in a desired shape until it sets is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of forms having two opposing end sections. Each of the end sections has an end bracket attached to it. A plurality of footing stakes are used to co... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7226033 | Transportable forms for concrete buildings and components and methods of manufacture and use of same A method for manufacture and assembly of a concrete structure includes manufacturing, at a first location, wall sections and floor/ceiling sections. The wall sections include interior form walls of adjustable separation, and may include interior and exterior finish ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182308 | Concrete form connecting apparatus An assembly (20) for releasably interconnecting a pair of concrete form panels (22, 24) having adjacent, apertured walls (30) is provided which completely eliminates loose parts and significantly reduces panel setup and knock-down times. The ass... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131627 | Concrete forming panel with flexible barrier A forming panel and method for using the same in construction of self-sustaining concrete wall structures is provided wherein a flexible barrier element is provided along a margin on the forming panel for impeding the flow of water and fine particles of a concrete m... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6969041 | Method of forming concrete structures using panels having flexible barriers A forming panel and method for using the same in construction of self-sustaining concrete wall structures is provided wherein a flexible barrier element is provided along a margin on the forming panel for impeding the flow of water and fine particles of a concrete m... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6865859 | Conversion corner chamfer for form work A building member forming apparatus having panels and a conversion corner bracket. The panels are typically dimensioned in metric units. The conversion corner bracket can include a leg having a predetermined width and a body configured to chamfer a building member. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6829870 | Building methods A building is erected using pre-cast wall panels, preferably load-bearing wall panels having a shear key on each vertical edge and starter bars on each horizontal edge, by first erecting the wall panels, and then casting a concrete column around the vertical edges o... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6767154 | Turnbuckle device A turnbuckle device (10) for clamping concrete shell elements (35, 36) comprises stationary claws (14, 15) and pivotable claws (24, 25) which can be clamped with the stationary claws (14, 15) via a wedge (28) on two neighbor... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6698709 | Concrete forming panel with lightweight frame A concrete forming panel with lightweight siderail includes a face plate and a frame, the frame including at least one siderail and a bushing plate coupled thereto, the bushing plate having thereon a wear member of a material having greater hardness than ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694692 | Modular formwork elements and assembly A modular assembly for creating formwork for casting vertical concrete structures is characterized by elongated wall elements which are disposed in edge to edge relationship in two facing rows and which are simultaneously retained in edge to edge relation... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655650 | Concrete forming panel with flexible barrier A forming panel and method for using the same in construction of self-sustaining concrete wall structures is provided wherein a flexible barrier element is provided along a margin on the forming panel for impeding the flow of water and fine particles of a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6634617 | Form liner A form liner for use in a system to produce a surface of cementitious material including a plurality of surface areas each produced by a form liner to simulate the appearance of natural stone or rock and grout lines formed without seams visible between ad... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6601820 | Gang form for use with a concrete form system and method of building a gang form A gang form for use with a concrete form system is provided. The concrete form system has a plurality of said gang forms and a plurality of tie rods. An improved insert having four sides is positioned between two adjacent form panels having flanges with f... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581898 | Bearing block for alignment and handling of concrete forms Modular concrete form components which, when assembled into large wall form assemblies are sufficiently strong to resist the bending forces applied during picking and placing of the wall form assemblies without the need for the attachment of additional or... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6550213 | Slab foundation construction fixture, particularly as adapts standard girts for pre-use as foundation forms A system for forming concrete slabs has been developed for commercial buildings having a steel moment-frame structure. This system utilizes the cold-formed-steel framing members, such as the wall girts shipped with a particular building package, to be fir... | 04/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6435471 | Modular formwork elements and assembly A modular assembly for creating formwork for casting vertical concrete structures is characterized by elongated wall elements which are disposed in edge to edge relationship in two facing rows and which are simultaneously retained in edge to edge relation... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419204 | Outside conversion corner for form work A building member forming apparatus is comprised of standardized metric dimensioned panels including plywood paneling, outer horizontal support beams, vertical support beams, and inner horizontal support beams. A conversion corner bracket has a first leg ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6324804 | Concrete wall forming system Disclosed herein is a corner joint support for holding forms for casting upright concrete walls, comprising an outer form support an inner form support, the outer form support including inner and outer upright support portions joined by platforms extendin... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322043 | Formwork system Formwork system for concrete casting, comprising formwork units built up of modular panels, horizontal and vertical brace rows, where horizontal channel profiles (3) are fastened to the formwork skin (4) with a constant spacing, vertical profiles (2) are ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6322047 | Waler clamp assembly for a concrete wall form A waler clamp assembly for a concrete wall form. The waler clamp assembly comprises a waler clamp and a wedge engageable with the clamp to clamp a waler in place on the clamp. The clamp comprises an upper plate, a parallel lower plate, an end web intercon... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6322046 | Form panel clamp A concrete form panel clamp includes a threaded rod having a first pin mounted at a first end generally perpendicular to the rod. A second pin spaced away from and generally parallel to the rod is slidably mounted on the rod. A nut threaded onto the rod s... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296224 | Concrete form member A form member comprises a strip-shaped main plate portion, which is flat at least on its front surface, a horizontal pair of strip-shaped side plate portions extending from both sides of the main plate portion toward its rear surface perpendicularly to th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293068 | Foam panel and channel concrete form system A prefabricated wall forming structure for constructing reinforced concrete walls employs insulating foam plastic panels that are interlocked into two parallel concrete impervious walls by connectors having two I beam channels that are spaced apart by tie... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283439 | Wall form panel and method of making the same A wall form panel for use in constructing a poured concrete wall form is preferably extruded from aluminum and a plurality of sections which are joined together form the wall form panel. The outer side most sections of the wall form panel advantageously i... | 09/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6117521 | Concrete formwork A plastic, lightweight formwork for concrete, which is an integrally molded article of a crosslinked polymer obtained by mixing a monomer solution A of a metathesis polymerizable cycloolefin containing a catalyst component of a metathesis polymerization c... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6059256 | Bulkhead forming system The invention provides a bulkhead forming system and method for forming a bulkhead. The bulkhead forming system comprises a number of individual forming members which are coupled together end to end and opposing each other to provide a gap therebetween on... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5979138 | Adjustable concrete forms An adjustable form, for use in casting cementitious material on a preformed footing structure. The form having a frame, a pair of parallel-spaced vertical sidewalls, and at least one vertically disposed oblong aperture within one sidewall. The vertically ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5968403 | Waler system and clamp for concrete wall forms A waler system includes a number of clamps each of which has a lower leg including a tab with a hole therein which is secured to the wall form of a poured concrete wall system by a standard pin connection. An upper leg of the clamp translates between a lo... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965053 | Penetratable form with stiffback A penetratable stiffback useful as a building form is provided and is useful as an integrated member of a forming system in conjunction with a pair of forming panels. The stiffback includes a face panel and a pair of rearwardly projecting support walls, e... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5922236 | Modular forming system for forming concrete foundation walls A modular forming unit for forming concrete foundation walls having a footing of rectangular cross-section includes a pair of spaced apart form members that are connected by a plurality of stabilizing spacers. The stabilizing spacers permit each complete ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5904875 | Sloped wedge for use with concrete wall panel pins In the poured concrete wall industry, adjacent form panels are commonly coupled together by a slotted pin and wedge combination. Advantageously, the slotted pin and wedge combination includes a sloped wedge so that the narrow end of the wedge is spaced fr... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5863453 | Form connector An apparatus for interconnecting form structures, such as formboards and the like, is disclosed which allows for the permanent or removable attachment of a connecting device to the ends of adjacent form structures and which provides for the quick and easy... | 01/26/1999 |
