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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7877962 | System and method having an improved self-mating beam A system and method for providing a stronger lanai, area or pool enclosure. The system utilizes a beam having an interior channel that provides increased thread receiving surface for receiving one or more fasteners and an interlocking joint for further strengthening... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849645 | Flood protection A flood protection system for a building employs waterproof flexible sheeting (26) of a size at least sufficient to cover a region to be protected on one or more faces of a building. The sheeting is capable of withstanding water pressure at least with a head ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7607268 | False walls consisting of stretched fabric and joined by an inclined separating ribband A false wall includes a stretched piece of fabric held on the periphery thereof by an edge attachable to ribbands fixed to the ceiling or walls of a building. The ribbands include a holding arrangement having two interspaced parallel wings, namely a first external l... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7392626 | Floor bracket A smooth edge strip for engaging a carpet edge at a floor edge adjacent a wall is held in place by a bracket having a bracket body defining a mounting plate for attachment to the wall at the floor edge and a channel portion for receiving the smooth edge strip so as ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350443 | Asymmetrical carpet tile design, manufacture and installation Design and manufacture of floor covering webs for, design, manufacture and installation of, asymmetrical carpet tiles having a prominent design element not intersected by a tile edge. Bands or regions define “frames” around what will become central carpet tile a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249624 | Post and beam furniture system A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246473 | Anchorage system for structural reinforcement of fiber reinforced plastic materials and the like An anchorage system for structural reinforcement of surface bonded reinforcing sheet, plate or shell made of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) or steel or other metallic or non-metallic materials is disclosed. The anchorage system comprises an anchor tube or solid rod ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210272 | Interior wall trim system A trim assembly for interior walls of buildings has a cornerpiece configured for retention in a corner between intersecting walls, a trim strip extending from each opposite side of the cornerpiece, a tang extending from each opposite side of the cornerpiece and exte... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7141284 | Drywall tape and joint Drywall tapes, drywall joints and methods for their construction are provided by this invention. The drywall tape of this invention includes a web of glass fibers and a coating disposed over a portion of the glass fibers. The coating includes a resinous binder which... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121058 | Building panels Flooring material comprising sheet-shaped floor elements with a mainly square or rectangular shape. The floor elements are provided with edges, a lower side and an upper decorative layer. The floor elements are intended to be joined by means of joining members. The ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7063481 | Connector block for modular construction and object fabricated therefrom A polymeric connector block for interconnecting a plurality of elongate tubular members into a structure has five-sided front and back sides with an orthogonal pattern of three parallel through-apertures therethrough. A fourth through-aperture passes from the left s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7018699 | Fire stop article A composite fire stopping article capable of fire stopping through-penetrations without the need for a secondary reinforcement structure includes an interior insulating material, such as mineral wool, sandwiched between layers of an intumescent material. The insulat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010892 | Counter top trim molding A non-deformable laminated trim molding is provided to form watertight sealing between laminated panel members such as a counter top and a wall. The trim molding is laminated prior to installation so that the color of the laminated trim molding is related to the col... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996944 | Fire barriers for multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints Multi-dimensional, multi-layered, fire barriers for use in multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints may comprise a plurality of fire resistant material layers and the method for making such barriers is taught. The layers comprising the fire barriers may be c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959518 | Rail section for fixing a stretched web, false partition such as a false ceiling or false wall comprising same The invention concerns a rail section for false stretched fabric partitions, said section (3) comprising at least a groove (10) defined by two lateral walls (5, 7) and a base wall (6), said groove (10) being designed to contain at ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955011 | Basement window shield with integrated vent A window well cover for a below-grade or basement window is disclosed. A transparent upper structure or portion is designed to cover a below-grade window on an outside of a building or other structure. The upper end of the transparent upper structure extends, or is ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948287 | Gap seal on a building structure The invention concerns a permanently functional gap seal on structures, in particular building structures, which ensures a reliable seal against penetrating moisture, this being achieved in that the cover layer has a profile which can be adapted to an installation s... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945304 | Flexible-strip hanger for a strip door system and method of making A single-piece molded plastic hanger for flexible plastic strips of a strip door system having a backing-plate portion and a cover portion connected with a continuous hinge portion. The backing-plate portion is mountable to a header of an opening and supporting stud... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945006 | Countertop assembly and method of manufacture thereof A countertop assembly comprising a horizontal deck having an upper and a lower surface and an elongated vertical edge surface and an elongated molded strip superimposed on the vertical surface. A pattern formed from either ridges or recesses or a combination of ridg... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918977 | Architectural molding An architectural molding (10) includes an extruded flexible plastic foam member (16) having a front side (22), a rear side (20) and a cross sectional profile (18). Also included is a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive (24, 26 | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902800 | Composite A composite comprising a structural component and a matrix component, the structural component comprising structural fibers and a toughening additive comprising non structural fibers of a first thermoplastic material and the matrix component comprising a second ther... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880302 | Elements of stretched false ceiling, use of same for producing false walls and false ceilings The invention concerns a false wall element comprising a stretched fabric in a frame with lateral edge provided with means catching the edges of said fabric, said lateral edge comprising a rigid profiled section forming a free edge curved in the plane, with curvatur... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6871452 | Modular shelf unit enclosure or greenhouse A modular greenhouse enclosure is formed by mounting on a conventional shelf storage unit having spaced shelves supported on upright posts a rigid frame on which an impervious transparent cover is supported. The cover overlies and extends past the side edges of the ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6865854 | Counter top trim molding A non-deformable laminated trim molding is provided to form watertight sealing between laminated panel members such as a counter top and a wall. The trim molding is laminated prior to installation so that the color of the laminated trim molding is related to the col... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6865852 | Flexible wind abatement system A device for protection of property against high winds comprising a flexible material of predetermined strength and stretch characteristics, and in the form of a panel or several panels, utilized to protect the side of a structure including its windows and doors fro... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6779313 | Boxable drywall corner bead A boxable corner bead for finishing drywall corners that is made from two flanges with a protruding nose section. This bead can be made in regular, bullnose, or flex trim type arrangements. Once the bead is attached to a drywall corner, it can be mudded on both side... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6763637 | Transition support for flooring material A transition support for flooring material extending between a floor area of a high height and a floor area of a low height, said support being in the shape of a wedge with an attached flat section in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the wedge having a thi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6694700 | Fastener attaching frame members of a patio enclosure A fastener for use in forming a joint of a framework for a patio enclosure. The joint includes an end of an elongated first frame member fastened to a side of an elongated second frame member. The fastener includes a body having a first end and a second e... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691477 | Drywall-trimming strip having bullnose portion with minimal set-back requirement As extruded from a polymeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride, a drywall-trimming strip has a central portion, which has a bullnose region and two planar regions, one at each side of the bullnose portion. Further, the drywall-trimming strip has two la... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684584 | Shelter having a tensioned sidewall assembly A shelter has a frame assembly (12), and a roof assembly (14) and flexible sidewall assembly (16) releasably connected thereto. The frame assembly (12) has a plurality of upright frame members (18) laterally spaced relative to each other, and a plurality ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6662518 | Floor covering transition device The present invention provides a device for transitioning between a first floor covering and a second floor covering wherein the transition device includes an elongated core and a covering. The elongated core has a top, a bottom, opposing sides and opposi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648637 | Seal and sealing method for temperature control chamber doors A system for sealing a lower edge of a temperature control chamber door to a temperature control chamber housing when the door is closed has a pair of opposed radiused corners provided at opposed lower corners of the door opening, and a resilient seal mem... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631597 | Bullnose base/crown corner plug A corner plug is disclosed for filling a cavity created between a wall corner bullnose and a squared-off molding, having an upper portion and a lower portion, both portions having a concave back surface. A shoulder formed at the intersection of the upper ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6582797 | Carpet fringe and method of applying same A fringe treatment for the edge of a carpet. The fringe treatment may include a glide and a fringe. The glide may have a substantial U-shape such that the glide can accommodate the edge of the carpet. The fringe may include a base portion attached to the ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574936 | Fabric wall panel system A fabric wall panel system includes wall panels mounted on a wall by means of a releasable hanger. Each fabric wall panel comprises a frame and a flat filler insert covered by a fabric. Each frame member has a flat spine, an outside web, an inside web, an... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571520 | Drywall-trimming strip having bullnose portion with minimal set-back requirement As extruded from a polymeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride, a drywall-trimming strip has a central portion, which has a bullnose region and two planar regions, one at each side of the bullnose portion. Further, the drywall-trimming strip has two la... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564513 | Extrusion design and fabric installation method for weather tight seal The invention relates to building structures of the type comprising arched frame members supporting panels of flexible materials such as weather resistant fabric. Problems accompanying the use of separate panels extending between frame members are overcom... | 05/20/2003 |
