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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350337 | Tile protector platform The present invention 10 discloses a floor-tile platform 12 that is used with freshly laid tile 16 to allow walking on the floor 30 while the adhesive dries prior to applying the grout. The tile-like platform 12 is suspended over t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251920 | Lateral force resisting system A lateral force resisting system includes a rigid structural panel and holdowns. A foundation bolt placement template may be used to locate and support the foundation bolts during fabrication of the foundation and to further secure the frame foundation interface. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222830 | Right angle bracket A bracket for securing an elongated support member elevated against a wall or adjacent a ceiling for attachment of a window or wall covering, is described. The bracket comprises a single flat metal piece bent to form a top horizontal flange and an integrally formed ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200916 | Methods of making upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200972 | Building truss having a connector with an integral mounting to supporting structure A truss and connector assembly for use in housing structures is shown. The connector provides a direct and integral mounting of the truss to the wall studs to provide increased mounting strength for the roof assembly to the side walls of a structure. A connector acc... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7033122 | Fastener having improved penetration capability A metal piercing fastener having an elongated flat body having first and second surfaces with a heat at one end and a piercing point at the other. The thickness dimension of the flat body is greater proximate the head proximate the point. The first and second surfac... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021879 | Anchorage fixed at corner part of wood The anchorage used at a corner part of woods includes a first anchorage including a first anchorage body; nails, punching on a long side plate of the first anchorage body; and nail insertion holes formed at the short side plate of the first anchorage body; and a sec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007438 | Crossarm systems and methods A crossarm system adapted to support power lines from a vertical pole. The crossarm system comprises a wooden crossarm member and first and second nail end plates. The wooden crossarm member defines upper, lower, inner, and outer surfaces and first and second end su... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6989186 | Upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6952904 | Mounting system A wall mounting system includes an interlocking mesh backing element mounting to a substrate, such as foam insulation. The backing element has pointed corner portions that are pushed into the substrate and retain the backing element. A wall covering layer such as dr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6907697 | Composite systems and methods for anchoring walls Construction systems and methods for anchoring a structural member of a building to a base member of a building including one or more anchoring devices, each anchoring device having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of each anchoring device is ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6857178 | Methods of making upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a thermoplastic sleeve and a metal ribbon embedded within the sleeve. The sleeve itself includes a plurality of removed material sections forming opposed pairs of sleeve windows, while the metal ribbon integrally includes nail secti... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6665991 | Seam plate for retaining roof decking membrane A stress plate or seam plate for use in connection with securing membrane sheets to underlying roofing decking substructure comprises a circular disk having a central aperture for receiving a screw fastener. A plurality of concentric ribs are defined betw... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6647610 | Method for making an upholstery tack strip An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6601361 | Anchor plate for an insulated concrete wall and method of wall assembly An insulated concrete wall assembly having an embedded anchor plate which enables reliable mounting of fixtures, such as curtain rod brackets and the like, to an exposed surface of an interior wall of a building. The anchor plate is preferably an expanded... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6457292 | Composite structural member A metal flange member for use in making a composite structural member, the flange member having a base wall and two side walls extending from the base wall, the base wall and side walls forming a pocket to receive a portion of a web member. Each side wall... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6435792 | Tacking strip sleeve An improved sleeve for insulating a tacking strip from materials applied to furniture products. The sleeve covers and encompasses the entire tacking strip with the exception of a central corridor through which tacks from the strip extend. The sleeve slide... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6412246 | Structural truss A truss is disclosed which comprises a bottom chord (12) and a pair of top chords (14, 16) arranged obliquely with respect to the bottom chord (12). Webs (20) are arranged between the top chords and the bottom chord. The webs have punched nails (46) proje... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6389762 | Lintel Lintels having metal side plates are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a lintel constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a generally rectangular frame of a height, length and thickness substantially corresponding to the dimension... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6308469 | Shear wall panel A shear wall panel for a building has a rectangular frame of vertical and horizontal members. Inside of the rectangular frame, at least four diagonal members are joined at their ends to create a multi-segmented assembly having at least three vertices and ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6301857 | Composite structural member The invention is particularly directed toward a structural member comprising an elongate metal flange having a pair of parallel side walls joined at one end by a transverse base wall to form a web receiving pocket. Each side wall has a plurality of raised... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6203232 | Calibrated gusset plate A calibrated gusset plate for joining a pair of abutting wooden members in the construction of roof trusses, floor or ceiling joists and the like. In a preferred embodiment the calibrated gusset plate is characterized by a rectangular sheet metal gusset p... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193455 | Blind screw anchor and system An anchoring device having a plate member with a fastening member on a first side thereof, and a utility member fastening portion disposed on the anchoring device, for example a threaded aperture. The anchoring device is fastened to portion of a panel dev... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6171043 | Corner jack connector with prongs A corner jack connector having integral prongs is provided. The corner jack connector is formed of a substantially planar piece of rigid material, preferably steel, and is configured so as to allow joining of wooden work pieces at various angles to one an... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6105332 | Anchoring plate A sill plate that is mounted on a cement footing of a building structure with anchor bolts being fixedly embedded within the cement footing in spaced apart locations with these anchor bolts protruding from the uppermost surface of the cement footing. Each... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6009681 | Truss bracket A truss bracket 28 for securing a spanning member of a truss fixedly to a wall plate member of an interior wall of a building such as a residential house. The truss bracket 28 includes a base portion, an inside upright portion extending perpendicularly of... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5896716 | Joist splice shoe A joist splice shoe for repairing damaged lumber joists of residential buildings. The joist splice shoe is a plate made of steel, which is bent to a U-shape when in use, and has unitary prongs provided in the sidewalls except in the middle portions. Each ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5833421 | Connector plate The connector plate has a rigid, planar base, and a plurality of adjacent elongated slots defined in said metal plate. The slots are offset in a sinusoidal pattern having at least one cycle with a maximum amplitude slot position, minimum amplitude slot po... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5809902 | Pallet A pallet includes a pair of rails with inner side surfaces that have mortises formed therein near their top surface and are arranged facing each other. Load deck boards extend between the rails and have ends that substantially correspond to the mortises. ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5778617 | Press-on corner bead A drywall corner bead which includes a plurality of integral preformed barbs provided at intervals along the length of the corner bead for securing the corner bead to a drywall corner. The corner bead includes first and second longitudinally-extending fla... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5632128 | Unitary suspension clip for supporting demountable partition walls A unitary suspension clip for suspending gypsum board panels from the horizontal support member of a vertical support structure. The plate portion of the clip has panel-piercing members projecting rearwardly to affix the plate to the panel. A transverse l... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5619836 | Sheetrock patch fastener device and method for utilizing A sheetrock patch fastener that includes an integrally formed unit that is capable of supporting repair patches of various sizes and which is non-intrusive to the hidden surface of the sheetrock wall being repaired. The sheetrock patch fastener includes a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5613817 | Plastic tack strip with interlock A tack strip assembly for use in securing upholstery fabric to furniture or the like includes an elongate metal tack strip and an elongate protective vinyl or other suitable plastic sleeve which generally surrounds the tack strip. The tack strip has a bas... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5551819 | End plate for railway crossties, scaffolding planks, and other wood products and methods of use A metal end plate for a wood product including a plurality of elongated teeth protruding substantially transversely from the intermediate portion of the plate and a plurality of elongated teeth protruding substantially transversely from at least two oppos... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5546723 | Wood sill reinforcement plate A wood sill reinforcing plate for use with anchor bolts embedded in a concrete foundation and extending upward and a wood sill having openings which receive the outwardly extending anchor bolts. A plate member having an opening extending through the plate... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5531052 | Unitary suspension clip for supporting partition walls A unitary suspension clip for suspending gypsum board panels from the horizontal channel member of an erect support structure. The plate portion of the clip has panel-piercing members projecting rearwardly to affix the plate to the panel. A transverse lin... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5234279 | Connector plates, connector plate joints and connector plate structures A connector plate is provided which includes a plurality of connecting prongs which are, in use, pressed into wooden members to form a joint and which include at least one row of edge prongs that is folded down from the edge of the plate and that extends ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5116179 | Nail end plate for wooden ties A nail end plate for wooden ties comprising a metal plate having a plurality of elongated teeth struck therefrom to create an opening in the plate. Each of the teeth are struck out less than 90° from the plate. The teeth are generally V-shaped in transve... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5098243 | Tacking strip and method A tacking strip securing a fabric covering to upholstered furniture comprises the usual tack members and a margin or edge portion which has been cold-worked by rolling into a round or arcuate shape, thereby to decrease its sharpness to prevent the margin ... | 03/24/1992 |
