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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549617 | Slab saver form attachment device A concrete poured wall corner slab saver and form attachment device that includes a slab saver corner piece and an elongated form attachment device with a longitudinal aperture along an interior of its length. The form attachment device is configured at one end to b... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7387288 | Fitting for ENT tubing A fitting for attaching ENT tubing to a concrete form has an inverted cup-like configuration with a bottom opening and an internal cavity within a fitting wall. A flange extends outwardly from the fitting wall around the bottom opening and has fastener-receiving hol... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7290750 | Concrete forming apparatus for foundation pier blocks and a method for constructing pier blocks The current invention discloses moisture resistant foundation pier block forms constructed from corrugated plastic. Means for holding sections of reinforcing bar can be included and at least one preferred embodiment of the invention includes means for securing the f... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7252281 | Apparatus for making a formwork for molding concrete walls A formwork making apparatus includes a bottom block, two side locating boards arranged in parallel on the bottom block, two forming boards respectively adhered to the side locating boards and set facing each other, two blocking plates set between the two side locati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243897 | Foundation footing form and accessories Moisture resistant foundation footing form sections constructed from corrugated plastic are disclosed. Supports for holding sections of reinforcing bar, and connecting the side walls of the form sections are included. Also disclosed are tabs and notches in the side ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7223052 | Conduit retainer apparatus Conduit retainer apparatus includes a central bridge element and a pair of end plates secured to the central bridge element. The conduit retainer apparatus is disposed in a trench on top of conduits. The end plates dig into the sides of the trench to prevent the con... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216842 | Pocket former A pocket former includes an outer barrel having a first rim, a second rim and a frustoconical body portion extending from the first rim to the second rim. A center barrel is connected to the outer barrel and has a proximal lip adjacent the first rim of the outer bar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156360 | Formwork system for forming transitions of reinforcement between concrete components and/or as termination of concrete formworks The invention concerns a formwork system (1) for forming a transition of reinforcement (8) between a concrete component and a further concrete component located adjacent thereto in a connecting direction (14), comprising two formwork elements ( | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152831 | Conduit support A bracket for supporting electrical nonmetallic tubing has axially aligned large and small spring clips for receiving and retaining large and small diameter tubing. A plurality of side-by-side pairs of the spring clips are arranged with the large and small spring cl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153113 | Molds having a veneered pedestal for forming a foam object A mold shim or insert is disclosed, which is placed between the surface of a forming mold or mold magnet and a fastener strip that is to be molded into a foam object. The mold shim compensates for the variability of the mold surface and provides a more even surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143563 | Tie and tie method for binding together adjacent support elements A tie and a tie method for binding together adjacent support elements such as concrete reinforcing bars by employing a tie having a frame which can be disposed about the bars, and a wedge adapted to be forcibly driven between resilient portions of the frame and the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137609 | Pulling iron pocket, lid and shield A pocket, lid and shield for casting a pulling iron in a concrete structure are described. The pocket includes a slot reinforced with stiffening members for receiving the pulling iron. The pocket also includes a frangible support post for supporting the pulling iron... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118469 | Abrasive pad, method and system for making an abrasive pad An abrasive pad having dots of abrasive material disposed thereon includes a central alignment hole. The abrasive pad is formed by slipping a backing pad having a central alignment hole onto an alignment stud that extends from a support surface through the central a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114695 | Tilt-up concrete wall panel form and method of fabricating same An improved, lightweight, portable, and self-contained concrete form for fabricating tilt-up concrete walls is provided. The form includes a frame made from metal frame members joined at their ends with the frame members forming the sides of the frame. The frame mem... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089710 | Piping clamp for concrete form A piping clamp for holding a pipe to a concrete form. The piping clamp includes a base having a vertical standoff and a spring clamp extending horizontally from the base. The vertical standoff prevents the spring clamp from contacting the top surface of a poured con... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056463 | Method of manufacturing prestressed concrete Pre-tension and post-tension processes for the manufacture of pre-stressed structures in which bonded carbon fiber cables are provided with burial anchors and temporary anchors outward of the burial anchors. The burial anchors are embedded in the structure. The temp... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028973 | Structure for foaming die for forming headrest A structure of foaming die for forming a generally inverted-L-shaped headrest, which is designed to receive and enclose an incomplete headrest unit comprising a hollow trim cover assembly of a generally “inverted L” shape having a horizontal upper portion and a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005101 | Virtual gate design for thin packages The mold for a thin package uses a gate which has a high aspect ratio, about 30 degrees or greater throughout the length of the gate. Additionally, the depth of the gate goes to zero at a point outside of the area of the finished package, but within the dam bars, so... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994813 | Method of foam-coating cables and foaming tool A method of foam-embedding cables, in particular for foam-embedding a steering wheel skeleton which is equipped with cables, comprises the following steps: the cable is positioned in a foaming mold; a portion of the cable, which is not to be embedded in foam, is pos... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973864 | Protective structure and protective system A protective structure for protecting buildings, bridges, roads and other areas from explosive devices such as car bombs and the like comprises: (a) a mesh structure having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines an annular space; (b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945735 | Alignment and support apparatus An alignment and support device for supporting and maintaining correct alignment of at least one pipe or conduit inside a form board during a concrete pour operation, the device comprising at least two attachment points for holding a pipe or conduit, and at least on... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932931 | Process for forming and removing a golf ball core or intermediate ball assembly Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The golf ball comprises a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples that extend through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or component undern... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6854227 | Anchor bolt locating jig A jig (40) for locating anchor bolts in concrete standards of outdoor lighting installations comprises four complementary corner members (42) that can be interconnected and then secured together with fasteners (45) in the desired pattern. A seco... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6769663 | Void forming and anchor positioning apparatus and method for concrete structures A void former for positioning an anchor within a concrete structure is comprised of a hollow polymeric body having first and second sections hinged together for movement between a closed condition engageable around the anchor received therebetween and an open condit... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758533 | Wheel for a motor vehicle and a method of making the wheel In a wheel for a motor vehicle, the existing hollow spaces are filled with residual cores. These cores are made of a metallic foam or are of shell-shaped bodies or shell-shaped bodies filled with metallic foam. The cores are arranged in closed and open hollow spaces... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755385 | Concrete void former and cooperating cover An anchor positioning assembly for use in casting a concrete panel. The anchor positioning assembly includes a void former, a cooperating cover and an anchor. The assembly may further include an adaptor insert for receiving anchors of variable shapes and sizes. The ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6722615 | Wing tip extension for a wing The present invention relates to a wing tip extension (7) for a wing, having an upper and a lower surface (10 and 11) and a leading edge and a trailing edge (12 and 13), the geometries of which are such that between a connection re... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698707 | Mould for producing reverse building modules A mould for producing reverse building modules includes a lower horizontal bottom from which longitudinal walls and cross walls are emerging. The cross walls are provided with protrusions inside which respective bars are arranged where the ends of longitu... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688073 | Method of forming a composite panel A method of forming a composite panel with a facade comprising a planar arrangement of thin discrete facers on a body of structural backing material. The method comprises the steps of providing a horizontal casting bed, providing a plurality of facers eac... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672029 | Pipe support apparatus Apparatus for supporting the pipes of a plumbing system during the construction of a cement building structure. More specifically, apparatus which is attachable at one end to a form board and at another end to a pipe in order that the position of the pipe... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6658810 | Tilt-up concrete wall panel form and method of fabricating same An improved, lightweight, portable, and self-contained concrete form for fabricating tilt-up concrete walls is provided. The form includes a frame made from metal frame members joined at their ends with the frame members forming the sides of the frame. Th... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6604326 | Universal brick-back holder A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar,... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6589037 | Device for covering a core of a foothold with synthetic resin There is provided a device for covering a core of a foothold with a synthetic resin capable of certainly and easily holding the core for the foothold in a floating state, enabling one supply passage to supply the synthetic resin so as to cover the outer p... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575424 | Void forming device An apparatus for supporting a lift member in a concrete mold includes a resilient member having a void forming portion and a lift member receptacle for releasably holding a lift member and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface and ada... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6560843 | Accurate positioning using a seal pin for RTM mold dies The present invention relates to an index/seal pin indexed precisely in a resin transfer molding die to assure the desired resin-to-fiber ratio in the mold part, and, thereby, to produce reliably and consistently a part of minimum weight with adequate str... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561478 | Resin transfer mold The present invention relates to a seal pin indexed precisely in a resin transfer molding die to assure the desired resin-to-fiber ratio in the mold part, and, thereby, to produce reliably and consistently a part of minimum weight with adequate strength. ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6460824 | Concrete void former and cooperating cover An anchor positioning assembly for use in casting a concrete panel. The anchor positioning assembly includes a void former, a cooperating cover and an anchor. The assembly may further include an adaptor insert for receiving anchors of variable shapes and ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6431517 | Reusable gripper/stabilizer jig for construction anchor bolt A releasable jig for positioning and stabilizing while properly orienting an anchor bolt during construction where such a bolt is placed in wet, curing concrete. The jig includes a tube-like portion which is slightly tapered to effect a friction grip on s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401420 | Tire recycling/disposal system and tire recycling/disposal annulet cylinder or construction block A method and means for making and using three composite concrete construction components that share a common matrix. The articles are comprised of: discarded whole tires 2, axially aligned, with rebar formed washers 4, transversely placed at intervals bet... | 06/11/2002 |
