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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365446 | Wind power plant having power module mounted on tower foundation and method for use in constructing same The invention relates to a method for constructing a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant as such. An aim of one aspect of the invention is to provide a method for constructing wind energy plants at lower expenses and more rapidly. According to one aspect, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7308953 | Mobile drilling rig An embodied mobile drilling rig is made of three sections, two substructures and a mast section, which are easily transported and installed at a drilling site. Each substructure includes a mast starting section; a floor side box connected to the mast starting sectio... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7255330 | Field adjustable bridge crane block A field adjustable block for use with a bridge crane having a rotating cylindrical drum for rope. The block includes a cylindrical center pin having a key way recess parallel to an axis of the center pin. An inner side plate has an opening therethrough and an extend... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228671 | Top-down method of assembling dome structures A strutless building module comprising a polygon having a plurality of inclined faces that converge at the module center, said module center having a center connector, said module further having sides that angle downwardly from their respective module faces and incl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7067127 | GIcNAc phosphotransferase of the lysosomal targeting pathway The present invention provides nucleotide and amino sequences of the lysosomal targeting pathway enzyme GlcNAc-phosphotransferase, methods of producing and methods of purifying this enzyme. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6994171 | Two section mast with self-aligning connections A method of self-aligning connections for a two section mast. The method includes the steps of transporting the elongated bottom mast section to a guide frame adjacent to a well site, the bottom mast section having a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs. An el... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6905856 | Soluble GlcNAc phosphotransferase The present invention relates to a soluble GlcNAc phosphotransferase, a method of making the same and a method of phosphorylating with the same. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6871453 | Modular building connector A building construction is provided, including a plurality of connectors. Each of the connectors has an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore extending through the connector fr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6835343 | Method for handling concrete retaining wall blocks A method and apparatus for handling large concrete retaining wall blocks and the like. The blocks are cast in a form with the front face down, a lifting loop extending from a rear face and with grooves extending in sides from a rear face to adjacent the front face. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6679025 | Modular tower A modular tower assembly for use with blown film extrusion processes, where modular tower sections each having identical columns/foot prints can be stacked on top of one another. Each module can have rectangular type platforms with walk decks about a cent... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6625940 | Concrete building module with module lifting means and method A concrete building module includes a concrete roof having a roof beam with a beam upper surface and a beam lower surface; a lifter mounting fitting embedded in the beam upper surface and oriented to be accessible from above the roof; an upper link connec... | 09/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6546686 | Balanced stabilization system The stabilization system includes a foundation platform (16) that supports a pier (18), with the pier in turn supporting the joists (12) of a premanufactured building structure (10). Cleat walls (25-28) at the edges of the central body portion of the foun... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546677 | Telescoping mast assembly A telescoping mast assembly having a ball drive actuator drive system. A telescoping mast section is housed within a base mast section mounted to a base plate. The base mast section pivots about a pivot axis between a lowered, horizontal position and an u... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523319 | Mobile rig The present invention is directed to a drilling rig base and a lower mast section that are collapsible into a compact transportable position. The base is expandable in the field to support a drilling platform and all necessary equipment, and the telescopi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6434900 | Prefabricated concrete wall system A prefabricated wall system for free-standing subdivision partitions, highway sound and visual barriers, privacy walls, or walls of a building having a plurality of prefabricated modular panels that are removably interconnected and installed. Each panel i... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6345472 | Apparatus and method for anchoring and erecting concrete or similar materials An apparatus for use in concrete construction is characterized by a body having a first portion configured to be set into concrete during the casting of that concrete, and which can be removed from the concrete after the concrete has set, and thereby may ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343444 | Plumbing device for plumbing and connection of a long member Provided is a plumbing device for plumbing and connection of a long member, at the time of installation vertically of the long member on an upper end of a lower member, which is used for plumbing the installed long member to connect with the lower member.... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6279274 | Cast-in fittings for concrete components A shoe for use with a fitting such as a lifting anchor or ferrule adapted to be cast into a reinforced concrete component, the shoe serving, in use, to locate tie-in bars relative to the fitting. The shoe comprises a body portion slidably received on a sh... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6038824 | Noncombustible transportable building A noncombustible transportable building has a floor structure that includes a floor frame constructed of steel members. A concrete floor is disposed within the steel floor frame. Steel wall studs are welded to the floor frame to form the wall frame for th... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5881504 | Temporary frame system for construction A temporary frame system includes four masts arranged outside of a building to be constructed. The frame system includes a climbing mechanism mounted on each mast for upward and downward movement thereon, a canopy frame fixed at four corners by respective... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5867950 | Device for lifting a framework, optionally together with a portion of a building resting on said framework A device for lifting a framework (65) optionally together with a portion of a building resting on said framework (65), and in particular a roof, relative to underlying walls. The device (63) is designed to be used as one of a plurality of such devices dis... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5403055 | Cargo units of panels A rigid assemblage of a plurality of elongated parallel building construction components adapted to function as an ocean cargo unit, the assemblage including four parallel vertical load bearing beams having at each end of each beam a fitting with a plural... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5317857 | Standardized portable housing unit A housing unit with wooden framing having a vertical rigid load supporting beam attached to the housing unit at each vertical corner thereof, and having legs telescopically extendable at each end of the beam with a fitting at the outer end of each leg, ea... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5226265 | Apparatus and method for lifting tilt-up wall constructions An improved insert anchor assembly which provides a lifting clevis is disclosed. A novel void former comprising a body and plug to completely surround the lifting clevis is also disclosed. An improved hoisting attachment capable of complimentable receipt ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5197255 | Anchoring device for fastening cladding panels to a wall An anchoring device for fastening cladding panels to walls of buildings has a flat band of an essentially rectangular cross-section that is provided with spaced holes arranged one after another in a longitudinal direction. An upper end of the band is conn... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5193325 | Standardized portable housing unit A housing unit built with load bearing structures (12) at the two ends thereof and including lifting eyes (26) at the corners of the unit such that units can be stacked vertically on each other for transportation.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5182886 | Building elements and joints therefor A method of building a free standing or building wall using prefabricated wall panels (10, 12, 14) wherein the assembly is accomplished at a factory from traditional or conventional building bricks or blocks. Each panel has an integral support means (26) ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5094047 | Apparatus and method for lifting tilt-up wall constructions An improved insert anchor assembly which provides a lifting clevis is disclosed. A novel void former comprising a body and plug to completely surround the lifting clevis is also disclosed. An improved hoisting attachment capable of complimentable receipt ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5060428 | Prefabricated walls A prefabricated structure and method for constructing and lifting the same is provided wherein the structure comprises: (a) a wall unit having a plurality of horizontal courses of construction material stacked one atop another and arranged such that they ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4980999 | System for raising a roof Apparatus and method for raising a roof including at least two lifting beams which are generally parallel to the peak or highest point of the roof and at least two pairs of lifting towers which are arranged about the building. Each pair of lifting towers ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4881715 | Safety lift lock with internal member A mold which comprises a pair of mating, openable and closeable mold halves and a lock to hold the mold halves together. The lock is defined by a recess in the outer surface of one of the mold halves. A lifting bridge crosses the recess, being proportione... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4807407 | Modular building system for a three-story structure A multi-story modular structure is constructed of a horizontal and vertical array of modular units. Each unit forms an enclosure of a space and is comprised of a perimeter frame, side walls rising from the perimeter frame and a ceiling truss connected to ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4694621 | Modular building connecting means A system for constructing buildings utilizing a conical connector to fasten rods connecting structural members of a building. The conical connector is a rigid, solid device, circular in section, with an axial bore. The connector has a flat top surface and... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4671724 | Multi-beam structure clip A multi-beam structure clip for transporting and dispensing I-beams includes two legs which stradle a stack of I-beams and which include at their lower ends dogs which extend under the upper flange of the bottom I-beam in the stack to support the stack wi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4644708 | Prefabricated modular building element and a building comprising such elements A prefabricated modular building element comprising a floor formed by the assembly together of two identical metal half frames each formed by an assembly of longitudinal members and cross pieces, a ceiling comprising longitudinal members and spacers, or l... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4637179 | Knockdown building A knockdown building with a floor made up of several panels having a core of insulation material and structural members extending around the periphery of the core made of wood and received between the plywood of the floor panels in which a simple angle ir... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4489526 | Drill rig elevating floor structure An improved oil well drilling rig structure (10) is provided. The drilling rig structure (10) includes a base (32) for placement on the ground at a well site. The base (32) includes first and second ends (32a, 32b). A drill floor (14) supported on a floor... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4241551 | Building structure A building structure is provided having a rectangular base frame, end wall panels sitting on the base frame along two opposite sides of the base frame, and roof-and-side panels resting on the other two sides of the base frame. The panels and sections are ... | 12/30/1980 |
