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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802408 | Panel joining member A method of connecting a panel (50) to a panel joining member (51) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a recess (16) adjacent to an edge of a panel. The panel (50) is located within a panel joining member (51) th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7340866 | Wall adapter A wall adapter system (10) having a wall adapter (12) is disclosed. The wall adapter (12) permits a mullion (16) to be secured to a wall (14) through the wall adapter (12) without the need for trimming or caulking. The wall ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325997 | System, clamping element and counter-element for the connector of profiled elements System for connecting profile elements includes a separate clamping element having a clamping plate and at least one protrusion and a separate locking element having a base plate and at least one protrusion. In an assembled state, the locking element butts against t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316749 | Spray booth structures A panel for connection with other panels, comprising a rectilinear base member having outer edges, a first rectilinear side member extending from one edge of the base member, the first side member having a first lip extending from an outward edge of the first side m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313893 | Panel clip assembly for use with roof or wall panels A clip assembly secures standing seam skylight or roofing panels to substrates and allows for a full range of movements by the panels while eliminating or reducing frictional noises. The clip assembly may also be used with wall panel systems. The clip assembly inclu... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7260919 | Sealable ceiling assembly A sealable ceiling assembly is provided for use in applications such as clean rooms. The sealable ceiling assembly may include main beams suspended from a support ceiling parallel to each other and cross beams that run perpendicular to the main beams to attach the m... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246471 | Modular assault course A panel for field erecting an assault course with the panel supporting a bullet retaining member on at least one face with the panel erectable on a base member and securable to similar or identical panels to form an assault course and a method for field erecting of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219477 | Siding trim Siding trim including at least three trim elements each having at least two recesses associated therewith. The at least two recesses share a traversing frame element. The traversing frame element has at least two projecting elements projecting outwardly therefrom. T... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165369 | Building A building, comprises sheets of wooden material with the external walls (10), internal walls (1), floor and/or roof boards (20) each made of wooden sheets and of a double- or multi-skinned form, thus comprising at least one inner sheet (2, 12... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159365 | System for making walls In a system for making walls, at least two pairs of connector plates are provided, each including receptacle for receiving an end of a structural member. At least one spacer plate is located between and rotatably coupled to successively positioned connector plates. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7021014 | Manufactured building system and method of manufacture and method of transport A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge to form peripheral edges and a central joining edge. A part of a build... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021010 | Demountable building A structure such as a demountable building (10) including a base (11), a plurality of modular units (12–17) which are arranged for connection to the base (11). Each unit is fitted out with functional elements to enable that unit to perf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935083 | Skirting for manufactured and modular homes A skirting system for placement around a manufactured or modular home is provided wherein said system comprises a plurality of panels with upper and lower ends wherein the panels abut each other side to side to form a perimeter around the home. A plurality of base p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6758017 | Drywall inside corner device A plastic corner device for installing drywall to form an inside corner. The corner device has a large corner with a smaller corner facing it to form a right parallelepiped, whose sides equal in length the thickness of the drywall panels. The corner device and/or th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6637167 | Modular wall construction Disclosed is a method of construction of a wall from first, second and end modules each forming part of the wall. The method includes assembly of two modules being first, end or first and end modules having portions forming part of the wall by aligning th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6253516 | Wall stud assembly for use in forming prefabricated partitions or walls An improved wall stud assembly used to form a prefabricated partition or wall assembled within the interior space of a warehouse factory or other building structure, and comprising first and second elongate stud members, each having a joining part and a p... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6151852 | Partition system A method and apparatus for providing a wire mesh security enclosure. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a plurality of unstacked, vertically oriented rectangular mesh panels coupled together to form a mesh wall. The mesh wall is anchored along a per... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6095715 | Monocoque composite joint A monocoque joint for joining panels having a first skin portion having a first exterior surface and a first interior surface, a second skin portion having a second exterior surface and a second interior surface, a plurality of web sections, each of the w... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085469 | Structural connector system for the assembly of structural panel buildings A structural connector system for the assembly of structural panel buildings is provided. The system is adapted for use in association with structural panels including roof and wall panels. The system comprises a pair of adjustable roof ridge structural c... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076322 | Wall stud assembly for use in forming prefabricated partitions or walls An improved wall stud assembly used to form a prefabricated partition or wall assembled within the interior space of a warehouse, factory or other building structure, the assembly comprising a first elongate stud member and a second elongate stud member, ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6047509 | Corner support for panel frames A panel used for display purposes comprises a frame having corner members that are molded in identical halves and snapped together. The corner members are provided with T-slots along the outer edges that will receive slidable members. A detent extends int... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5983583 | Joint construction and panel installation system A concealed joint construction system for installing and securing sheet material such as laminated plastic wall boards, plywood and the like for finishing off bathtub and/or shower walls, counter-tops and back-splashes, and the like. The joint constructio... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5937599 | Interior construction system for sanitary areas Interior construction system for a sanitary area which has plate-shaped wall elements made of glass. The wall elements can be either straight or curved into a radius. The wall elements are connected positively and non-positively to a load-bearing element ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5910085 | Apparatus for securing floors to eliminate squeaks A floor squeak and pop eliminator. The apparatus includes a two-flanged angle bracket to which is adhered a compressible shim or block. The bracket is fastened to the floor joist in the proximity of the floor noise source, with the compressible shim in co... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5826380 | Roof ridge apparatus for adjustable-pitch roof The invention comprises a ridge beam apparatus which is adjustable to receive roof halves in a variety of roof pitches. Such adjustability results from inner and outer sleeves which may rotate about each other through a reasonable range of pitches. The ap... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5758466 | Snap-together structure Basic components for a snap-together structure include an elongated wall member with end caps, an elongated connecting member, an elongated corner member, an elongated end plate, and an aperture. Longitudinal locking channels are arranged on opposite side... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743055 | Wall panel connector system A system for connecting wall panels in abutting edgewise relation, wherein abutting edges of the panels are formed with semi-circular recesses in them, includes pairs of spaced slots formed in the corners defining transverse semi-circular edges of the pan... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5581963 | Knock down element wall structure Wall elements have edge cavities that extend inwardly through their side edge and have locking lugs inwardly of the cavities. Lock pins are provided between the wall elements for each cavity and are associated with the locking lugs for securely locking tw... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5472290 | Joint with tapered edges A joint with tapered edges allows, by means of the taper, a gradual transmission of the loads from panel to joint to adjacent panel such that the panels contribute not only as a shear web between the tensile and compressive members but also contributes to... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5447002 | Clean room wall system A device for preventing contamination of a clean room during the performance of unclean work. Wall members are provided to be connected in series, to surround and isolate the unclean work. Each wall member includes an interlocking receiving channel that c... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5338080 | Space frame construction A space frame for an automotive vehicle includes at least one longitudinally extending structural member and at least one rocker including a structure forming channels on at least two sides, one of the channels receiving the structural member and an adhes... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5239792 | Eavesdropping-proof room and sound dampening devices therefor An eavesdropping-proof room comprises boundary components that are substantially transparent, at least from one surface thereof, whereby any device implanted therein is immediately visible. Sound dampening devices for aerating closed rooms are also provid... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4936069 | Modular building panel having an improved offset thermal barrier joint An improved building panel. The panel includes a pair of identically formed facing sheets arranged with adjacent edges extending parallel and spaced apart to one another and an insulating core between the facing sheets to minimize the transfer of heat fro... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4918765 | Portable toilet cabana A portable toilet cabana is formed of four, wide, relatively resilient sheet plastic walls whose adjacent vertical edges are connected together by narrow sheet plastic panels that are roughly a quarter of the width of the walls to form an octagon-like enc... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4910932 | Modular building system A modular building design includes a building frame construction of superior strength and rigidity with roof, floor and wall panels designed for insertion in modular frame openings. The design permits complete fabrication of all shell components in a cent... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4843788 | Modular seclusion room A modular seclusion room for confining violent patients wherein the four walls and floor are lined with a padded lining that is abrasion resistant, fire retardant, and shock absorbent. Ventilation and lighting are provided through the ceiling of the room ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4840440 | Corner construction apparatus and method A corner construction method and apparatus is disclosed including an extrusion construction for mating with and joining a pair of side panels. The extrusion includes a plurality of surface sections defined in cross-section by at least one elongate rib sec... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4754587 | Thermal break panel The present invention relates to composite wall panels (11), their construction and erection into buildings (10) so as to provide a true thermal break across each panel (11) and the several post constructions (70, 80, 120 & 130) employed to interconnect a... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4676039 | Quick assembly and knockdown building structure A quick assembly and knockdown building structure formed of wall panels and corner posts. Each of the wall panels and corner posts have a male interlocking member on one side thereof and a female interlocking member at the other side thereof. The wall pan... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4667580 | Clean room module A pre-assembled, self-contained clean room module having everything necessary for maintaining the cleanliness, temperature, humidity and pressurization required for the work space within the room. Because the module is factory built rather than built on s... | 05/26/1987 |
