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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832154 | Position retention mechanism for modular wall assembly A system for connecting modular walls includes a position retention mechanism configured to releasably retain a plurality of wall modules together. In one implementation, the position retention mechanism includes opposing front and back surfaces or walls, and one or... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7596911 | Building assembly component A jointing element (40) is disclosed for supporting a plurality of cladding panels (10) relative to a building frame (11), the panels having slots (18) extending along the edges thereof, the jointing element including: an elongate support... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7387293 | Device for holding and positioning construction materials The present invention discloses a device and method that allows the installation of construction materials, such as drywall, by a single person. The device comprises an extension (or hoist) section coupled at one end to a support which can receive and support a piec... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7310917 | Hinged frame spreader A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7140701 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The workbench and modules a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6955346 | Adjustable locator for assembly of trusses A locator for locating and holding a structural member in engagement with an adjacent structural member at a predetermined position of an assembly apparatus during a truss assembly operation. The locator includes a cylindric sleeve having an outer wall configured fo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6805185 | Cover panel attachment system for partitions A partition for open building space and the like having a frame including at least one substantially horizontal surface. A cover member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the frame. The cover member includes attachment members configured to connect the c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792721 | Shower apparatus A shower apparatus, comprising an enclosure or a door and a shower tray, the enclosure or door and the shower tray being mutually disconnected and the enclosure or door having means for adjustable connection to walls that form a cubicle that accommodates the apparat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6668497 | Concrete placing boom adapter A support structure for supporting a concrete placing boom above a work site. The support structure includes a support mast having a generally smooth outer surface. The support mast receives an adapter that can be removed from one support mast and attache... | 12/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6497075 | Free standing modular architectural beam system A freestanding framework having a plurality of generally vertically disposed support columns supporting a plurality of generally horizontally disposed overhead beams. The overhead beams include a portion that provides a raceway for the delivery of an elec... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6490829 | Free standing modular architectural beam system A freestanding framework having a plurality of generally vertically disposed support columns supporting a plurality of generally horizontally disposed overhead beams. The overhead beams include a portion that provides a raceway for the delivery of an elec... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6438924 | Slot forming tool for wall construction The present invention relates to a slot-forming tool for forming a number of consistently sized and shaped slots in a channel of a wall frame. Each slot aligns and slidingly supports a vertical stud that is snap-fit in place during an intermediate stage o... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6247282 | Deck and beam connector In the broader aspects of the invention there is provided a new and improved deck and beam connector for post and beam structures. The deck and beam connector has a deck flange mounted on the deck, the flange has an opening therein. Depending into the dec... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6164016 | Deck connector A folding stage includes deck connectors that are configured for engaging a bore formed in the decks. The connectors may extend outward to support bridging decks adjacent the stage. Pin-type connectors are rotatable into a retaining position are rotatable... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5319906 | Stage platform assembly and method of making same A stage platform assembly including a corner extrusion member for engagement in a box channel member, and a corner securing member for engagement about tongues of the corner extrusion member at the four corners of sections of the box channel member. A sta... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5285602 | Modular wall system with "slideby" mounting feature The invention is an improvement in a modular wall system of the type having a forward standard for attaching a merchandising display thereto. Such system also has a rearward pair of laterally-extending flanges, a web extending between each flange and the ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5273251 | Frame for concrete forms A form for use in shutterings for the pouring of concrete has a panel with a marginal portion reinforced by a hollow frame having an outer wall which is normal to the panel and a second wall remote from the panel, integral with the outer wall and having o... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5070665 | Child's play panel A play panel for use by children in building construction such as playhouses or mazes within which the child can play comprises a surrounding frame structure defined by four frame elements each of which includes one side portion and one corner portion of ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5036795 | Modular cage structure A modular cage design providing a variety of environments and stimuli for primates or other animals, including a front panel, a rear panel, and a side panel switch are hinged or interlocked together. Where hinges are used, side panels are held together by... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4716694 | Wear resistant panel arrangement The invention provides for a wear resistant panel of a resiliently deformable material such as polyurethane having protrusions in the vicinity of the peripheral region of the panel by means of which the panel can be removably secured to a support structur... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4679368 | Rail panel mounting latch A latch (10) removably mounts a rail-containing panel (12) to a vertical slotted standard (14). The latch (10) is secured to the rear side (118) of the panel (12) and comprises a base plate (60), a bar lock (62), a plug lock (64) and a retainer (68). The ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671032 | Thermally insulating structural panel with load-bearing skin A stressed-skin building panel including structural strengthening members located alternately adjacent the two opposite skin members of the building panel, each of the structural strengthening members being spaced apart from the opposite skin member by a ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4466220 | Grill insert clip A self-locking, clear plastic clip is used to attach a decorative grillwork to a framed window insert. The clip may be factory installed between the window glass and the frame to allow for the later application of a decorative grill over the window withou... | 08/21/1984 |
| 3968606 | Portable rostrum This invention has to do with a portable rostrum and, more particularly, to apparatus arranged to provide a stage for educational purposes and the like, which stage can be dis-assembled and carried to a remote area and re-erected without difficulty.... | 07/13/1976 |
