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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186112 | Mechanical header A mechanical header is provided for spanning a corridor in a building and for hanging mechanical equipment therefrom. The mechanical header includes a first angle member comprising a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion, where the first horizontal p... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8091297 | Building construction element A building construction frame element consists of a wooden core of a single piece of wooden material provided with a thermal break formed of an insulating material extending across the heat conductance path of the element, which may be in the form of stud for a wall... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7971401 | Construction module The invention relates to a construction module for erecting flat structures, particularly walls, comprising two parallel panel-shaped wall parts and a module core arranged between them. According to the invention, each wall part has a number of room-height solid squ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7900409 | Lintel configuration A timber wall frame for use in building construction has an opening for a door or window defined at each side by a vertically extending prop stud and jamb stud in side by side relation, and the opening is defined from above by a horizontally extending top plate of t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7676996 | Apparatus and method for door and window head flashing A window and door head flashing assembly is fabricated at a construction site to fit specific door or window widths. A center section which may be extruded with a sloped base, a rear flange, and a front lip. End caps may be provided to snap or glue on the center sec... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7634879 | Structural support systems and methods to reinforce lintel support systems Structural support systems and methods are provided to reinforce lintel support systems. According to some embodiments, a reinforcement system to reinforce an elongated load bearing member having opposing ends and supporting a load can comprise an elongated reinforc... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7383665 | Header arrangement A header arrangement has an elongated, lower, and substantially horizontal flange with a downwardly open U-shape for embracing a wall structured along at least part of the length of the lower flange, an elongated, and substantially vertical web connected along and e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7299594 | Brick patterned shelving An apparatus for at least one of providing a decorative shelf, decorative framing, decorative shelving, decorative paneling and a decorative member for supporting and hanging preselected articles. The apparatus comprises a panel member formed with a brick like desig... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7007343 | In-floor, adjustable, multiple-configuration track assembly for sliding panels with built-in weep system In-floor, adjustable, track assembly for sliding panels with a build-in weep system, including a track, extending upward from a base, for engaging the undercarriage of a vertically-oriented panel, and supporting rectilinear motion therealong, an upright splash guard... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976338 | Water diverter A water diverter that diverts water flow from under siding or external fascia on a building to the environment in regions adjacent a portal, such as a window, door or vent. The water diverter includes a first wall, a base joined with the first wall, and an outer wal... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964136 | Flashing and weep apparatus for masonry wall window and door installations A flashing and weep apparatus allows for simple installation and accurate placement windows and doors in cavity wall construction. In a first embodiment, the flashing and weep apparatus is a two-panel extrusion that has a flashing panel that acts as a non-porous sup... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6904727 | Basement window system Installation of a basement window system by assembling the window system between a pair of novel window forms releasably secured thereto. This assembly is maintained during the erection of the foundation wall into which the window system is incorporated and the erec... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6848224 | Adjustable masonry arch form An adjustable masonry arch form is disclosed. The adjustable masonry arch form has a planar base section to support the masonry elements which will form the masonry arch, and a plurality of attachment elements secured to the planar base for securing the form to a st... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6615556 | Frameless door assembly for cleanroom The present invention provides a stud component of a cleanroom wall system that, in addition to supporting wall panels also supports a door, thereby doing away with the need for a separate, standard doorframe. Thus, the universal nature of the wall and do... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6560938 | Box lintel A box lintel includes an elongated, hollow metal form with a lower wall, integrally formed side walls extending upwardly therefrom, and integrally formed partial upper walls extending inwardly from the side walls. A method of fabricating a box lintel is a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543192 | Lintel support brace and method of using same A lintel support brace having a top portion, an opposing bottom portion adjustably coupled to the top portion, and a support arm coupled to the bottom portion, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are configured to be attached to an adjoining he... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6494001 | Procedure for installing a landing door, and a corresponding installation system Procedure for the installation of a landing door, in which a threshold module is mounted on the lower edge of a door opening of the elevator shaft, whereupon side posts are mounted at the edges of the opening and a lintel connecting the side posts as well... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6474026 | Mausoleum A mausoleum, formed of stone pieces having a plurality of crypts. The mausoleum is formed of a plurality of vertical walls each formed of a stone piece engaged at selected ends to form vertically extending seams. A roof, comprising a plurality of elongate... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6401402 | Pre-folded flashing systems and method The invention relates to an improved flashing system and method for controlling water and air intrusion around windows, doors, louvers and other wall penetrations. More specifically, the invention utilizes commercially available products such as coated po... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6367209 | Box lintel A box lintel includes an elongated, hollow metal form with a lower wall, integrally formed side walls extending upwardly therefrom, and integrally formed partial upper walls extending inwardly from the side walls. A method of fabricating a box lintel is a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6195945 | Prefabricated arch structure A new prefabricated arch structure for aiding the construction of an archway. The inventive device includes a base wall with a pair of spaced apart side walls outwardly extending from the inner surface of the base wall. Each side wall is generally triangu... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6182405 | Window frame structure A window frame provided with a tapered sub-sill that is mounted on the wall and via a plurality of spaced spacers tapered in the opposite direction to support the main frame sill element in its substantially horizontal position. The use of the tapered sub... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6170207 | Frame with water stop and method of installation The present invention provides an exterior wall frame construction for excluding rain, the construction having a frame and a water stop. The frame has a head, a sill, and two jambs. The two jambs are each connected to the head and the sill for holding a d... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161344 | Water-proof window flange A water-proof window flange is of an elongated, extruded shape. In an end view, it includes a vertical first member, a horizontal second member extending forwards orthogonally from an intermediate position on the vertical member, and a third member extend... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5815986 | Masonry end dam An end dam for a masonry wall comprising three orthogonal rectilinear planar structures each joined, at a common corner and two adjacent sides, and an adhesive disposed along an outer surface of at least one of the three planar structures. The end dam bei... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5802782 | Header connection An assembly for performing a header connection which includes a pair of vertically extending stud members each having a pre-determined depth and a side which includes two vertically extending edges, the stud members being oriented in space parallel relati... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5729942 | Wall assembly of foam blocks with internal concrete grid and integral window frame A stack of expanded foam blocks form a wall and define interconnected vertical and horizontal internal cavities which receive reinforcing rods, and concrete is pumped into the cavities to form an internal grid of reinforced concrete posts and beams. A set... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5689922 | Structural framing system Cold formed, light-gauge metal structural framing for building construction, including a one-piece jamb member, a one-piece load-bearing header member connected to said jamb member, and a one-piece upper channel member connected to at least one of said ja... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5651229 | Structural component A structure component 7 composed of a vertical-load support trussed structure supporting a load in a vertical direction and arranged along a vertical plane and a horizontal-load support trussed structure supporting a load in a horizontal direction and arr... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5588265 | Earthquake protective structure An earthquake protective structure (10) that consists of a first side section (12), a second side section (14), an upper section (16) that is attached to the upper ends (12A,14A) of the two side sections and a base plate (18) that attaches to the lower en... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584150 | Angle iron cover The present invention provides for an angle iron cover to be removably secured to an angle iron. This angle iron cover includes a first wall, a second wall and a securing mechanism for securing the cover to the angle iron. This design and configuration of... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5572834 | Construction preform for an archway A preform for use in constructing an archway wherein opposing sheet metal cheek are spaced apart by a curved throat to permit the cheeks to reside between the adjacent wall support and the overlying wallboard or drywall. The preform is affixed directly to... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5560167 | Laminated masonry block system A system of components for constructing a wall or other portion of a building from insulated masonry blocks, and method steps of using the same. The blocks are sandwiches having outer masonry wall sections surrounding a core of rigid insulating material. ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5465538 | Prefabricated lintel A prefabricated lintel having two spaced apart parallel upstanding legs extending along the length of the lintel and having laterally aligned holes defined therethrough and spaced therealong. The lintel further has a flat lower surface and an upper surfac... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5321924 | Wall assembly A wall assembly includes a wall frame which is made from a U-shaped support channel in which one end of a wall stud may be releasably engaged by a ratchet engagement formed between the channel and the stud. The ratchet engagement is defined by ratchet tee... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5138808 | Masonry block wall system and method A masonry block system is disclosed incorporating a plurality of courses of masonry block, each block of which is formed with minimum webbing to minimize heat flow therethrough. The wall system is formed into a unitary structure through the utilization of... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5081807 | Lintel block construction Interlocking building blocks are disclosed which are designed to be used to form a lintel over a doorway, window or other opening in a building structure. The building blocks of the present invention are designed to interface with generally rectangular cu... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5007218 | Masonry block wall system and method A masonry block system is disclosed incorporating a plurality of courses of masonry block, each block of which is formed with minimum webbing to minimize heat flow therethrough. The wall system is formed into a unitary structure through the utilization of... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4757656 | Lintel system A lintel system includes a steel flange plate adapted to rest on the wall adjacent both sides of an opening to be spanned, a steel reinforcing structure integral with the flange plate and steel primary reinforcing rods welded to the reinforcing structure ... | 07/19/1988 |
