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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006449 | Drain support plate/under-deck clamp A drain support plate for mounting and securing a drain assembly to a deck in a building structure. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7818934 | Curtain wall mullion sealing bridge A mullion sealing bridge and method for use in a curtain wall system. In one aspect, the bridge is placed at an intersection horizontal and vertical mullions to divert fluid along the curtain wall system. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an A... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7434358 | Panel assembly for underdeck drainage and other applications A panel assembly for providing underdeck water drainage and for other applications such as wall panels and skirting for exposed areas under building. The panel assembly, for an underdeck water drainage system, includes a plurality of joist brackets that are mounted ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367164 | Low-profile flash pan A flash pan is adapted for collecting and distributing water infiltrating a building at an access opening. The flash pan includes a low-profile base designed to reside beneath the access opening. The base has opposing longitudinal inside and outside edges, opposing ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367165 | Moisture control strip A wall is provided comprising an inner wall component, an outer wall component, and a plurality of the moisture control strips described above, disposed between the inner wall component and the outer wall component. The projections on the first wall component contac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7290379 | Corner flashing for windows and the like A flashing and method for installing a window or other portal in a wall opening is provided. The flashing includes a base member with first and second portions that are angled so that an outer surface of the first portion can be disposed against a sill of the openin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7178306 | Single ply roofing systems and methods of constructing them A single ply flexible membrane roofing system secured to a roof deck has a first membrane secured to the roof deck by fasteners. The membrane system includes a second membrane with an edge portion overlapping the first membrane edge which can be “factory” weld-b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143551 | Vented insulated building An improved building structure that eliminates condensation at exterior building walls, thereby preventing mold growth and avoiding the damage, environmental degradation and health problems associated with mold growth includes enveloping spaces that allow natural co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134248 | Pre-cast panel form insert The present invention is directed to a pre-cast panel form insert used in precast construction. The insert comprises a substantially planar portion defining dimensions suitable to complement dimensions of a pre-cast panel form and a fluid diverting portion. The flui... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100331 | Directional flow flashing A flashing providing directional vanes, ribbing, scoring or etchings on its working surface which is suitable for joining, or providing backing for, sections of roofing materials, sections of exterior wall material, particularly at corners, and sections of the walls... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059087 | Corner flashing for windows and the like A flashing and method for installing a window or other portal in a wall opening is provided. The flashing includes a base member with first and second portions that are angled so that an outer surface of the first portion can be disposed against a sill of the openin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036284 | Stucco casing bead An improved curtain wall casing bead for installation on buildings having stucco or similar curtain wall exteriors. The improved curtain wall casing bead incorporates a mesh attached to at least the base portion of the casing or starter bead, which mesh extends beyo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6993873 | Building curtain wall mullion and sill assembly Disclosed is a curtain wall assembly used for building exteriors. The curtain wall system includes a first vertical mullion operable to attach to a first sill member and a second vertical mullion operable to interlock with the first vertical mullion. A mullion cap m... | 02/07/2006 |
| RE38950 | Waterproof decking method and apparatus A waterproof deck includes a deck subflooring supported on joists adjacent a building, a flashing adjacent a building, and a drip edge attached along the edge of a subflooring where the water runs off the deck. An elastomeric waterproofing material covers the subflo... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990775 | Moisture drainage product, wall system incorporating such product and method therefore A product, and a wall system utilizing such product, adapted to allow drainage of moisture from a wall of a structure. A sheet of corrugated material forms a plurality of ridges and grooves on opposite sides of the sheet of corrugated material. The sheet of corrugat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968651 | Leaf guard for gutters A leaf guard is provided to be mounted to a gutter. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, a leaf guard for a gutter mounted to an edifice is provided. The leaf guard is formed of a single sheet of rigid material and includes a first section having one end ada... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966157 | Standing seam skylight A skylight for a standing seam roof having a skylight panel housed in a frame with a vertically extending curb along two longitudinal and two lateral sides. The frame curb integrates on the longitudinal sides with U-shaped curbs formed into modified roof panels sele... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6945000 | Metal foil masonry flashings and termination bar therefor A metal-foil-containing flashing laminate is disclosed which laminate is for flashing cavity walls. The laminate has at least one layer of an elastomeric composite over which is placed a hot melt adhesive layer, a metal foil lamina, and another hot melt adhesive lay... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945005 | Roof deck and parapet structure A roof transition assembly for a roof deck having a corrugated sheet and a rigid sheet wherein a base component is positioned at the perimeter of the roof deck and has two legs. The first leg secures the base component to the corrugated sheet, and the second leg ext... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941713 | Multi-unit termination accessory flashing A multi-unit termination accessory for flashing certain through-wall openings in a building. The multi-unit termination accessory unit is thermo-formed in multiples of four with clearly delineated cutting lines for separating the multi-unit flashing member into four... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928780 | Metal foil/scrim flashings A metal foil/scrim flashing laminate is disclosed, which laminate is for flashing cavity walls. The laminate has at least one layer of a modified polymeric coating which is disposed by roll coating onto the central metal foil. In all the embodiments, the metal foil ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912814 | Roof edging system A roof edging system for providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the periphery of a building roof is provided. The system includes an anchor bar releasably engageable with an anchor cleat having any desired width. After the anchor bar and anchor cleat are ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912813 | Flashing structure A flashing structure for mounting onto a roof surface and used for receiving shingles. The flashing structure includes a first drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure. The flashing structure also includes a securing lip positioned over... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6854737 | Seal arrangement for an expansion motion joint In a sealing apparatus (1a) for an expansion joint (2) between two structure bodies (4) with a flexible bridging unit (13a) and two anchoring units (8a) which are arranged on opposite sides of the expansion joi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851133 | Mold resistant shower enclosure A method of constructing shower enclosures which decreases the probability of mold growth by utilizing interior and/or exterior corner directional flow flashings between the joints of the sheets of synthetic marble or other non-porous material which cover the interi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840014 | Multi-pitch improved ridge-seal for tiled roofs A ridge seal molding has a back section for nailing to a ridge beam, and a front section formed at an angle to the back section and having a shape in the direction of the length to substantially continuously contact adjacent tiles along a front edge. In various embo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6786011 | Method of sealing a sloped roof transition eliminating attaching counter flashing to a masonry wall A method of using flashing having a counter flashing member and preferably fabricated from one piece of material is described for weather proofing the juncture of a building at the edge of a sloped roof covered with shingles and a vertical wall covered with a masonr... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6751919 | Sealing element for expansion joints A sealing element for the recessed seat of an expansion joint in a concrete structure having an elastomeric profile (20) formed by two longitudinal lateral flanges (21) to be fixed to the end edges of the concrete structure (11), and a central p... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6725617 | Waterproof deck A waterproof deck (10) is formed with a subfloor (20) having a waterproof sheet (30) covering the subfloor. A T-bar strip (32) has its stem (34) positioned at the edge of the subfloor, on the waterproof sheet. Protrusions (44 | 04/27/2004 |
| 6698144 | Stucco casing bead An improved curtain wall casing bead for installation on buildings having stucco or similar curtain wall exteriors. The improved curtain wall casing bead incorporates a mesh attached to at least the front wall of the casing or starter bead, which mesh ext... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6598353 | Multi-pitch improved ridge-seal for tiled roofs A ridge seal molding has a back section for nailing to a ridge beam, and a front section formed at an angle to the back section and having a shape in the direction of the length to substantially continuously contact adjacent tiles along a front edge. In v... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6584746 | Masonry flashing system A masonry flashing system is disclosed which includes a laminate for flashing cavity walls and a hot melt adhesive composition for coating the surface of the laminate. The adhesive is selected for compatibility with a peel-and-stick installation and, thus... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6526699 | Water holding and dispersing apparatus A water holding and dispersing apparatus for catching and retaining rainwater for later watering usage. The water holding and dispersing apparatus includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a seco... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6481164 | Rainwater diverter The present invention is directed to a diverter and to a method that prevents rainwater from seeping behind siding or under roofing material, yet at the same time does not allow the buildup of debris creating a back up of water or allow the formation of i... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474031 | Weephole drainage aid and pest barrier Devices and methods for protecting weepholes in brick veneer structures against insects and other pests while still allowing drainage and for helping prevent mortar portions and other objects from blocking the weepholes. A weephole device is described tha... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6449910 | Roof drip edge construction, corner assemblies therefor and methods of making same An improvement in a pitched hip roof construction of a building construction is provided wherein the building construction has at least four wall sections, the roof construction comprising roof decking portions joined at at least the exterior hip juncture... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6421971 | Edge closure with cant for roof systems An integral, pre-formed edge closure fabricated from a non-corrosive, durable material includes an anchoring flange for attachment to a roof structure, an upper flange, an intermediate panel spanning between the anchoring flange and the upper flange, a ca... | 07/23/2002 |
