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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006450 | Composite floor structure with a protruding bar upper portion in a floor element groove A floor structure (1) of the type having “crossed reinforcement rods” is described comprising: a) a plurality of composite construction elements (2) arranged side by side and comprising: a1) an elongated bo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7251919 | Lightweight building component A structural member includes side walls, a top wall connecting a top region of the side walls, a bottom wall connecting side wall bottoms and extending beyond the side walls to form wings each having one portion of a connector for connecting members to one another, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7216462 | Insulated concrete panel billets Improved premolded foam billets and drop-in foam billet joints increase the R value in concrete panels. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7028435 | Multi-story concrete slab construction A system and method of constructing multi-story buildings having poured-in-place concrete floors for the upper floors, wherein a set of lower posts is erected, the lower posts having horizontal upper plates on their upper ends each with a centrally disposed aperture... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6941715 | Prefabricated modular building component A modular prefabricated deck system which includes a plurality of rectangular flooring modules. Each module may include a plurality of laminations, such as a decorative upper element, and a lower support element for supporting the module upon the underlying joist st... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6837013 | Lightweight precast concrete wall panel system Wall system employing lightweight precast concrete wall panels. The precast wall panels include a concrete slab and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated generally parallel bent sheet metal channels that are partially embedded in the slab. Each wall panel can be cou... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6543195 | Composite structural framing system The structural framing system comprises a steel beam that supports flooring components interconnected through the addition of a solidifying material such as poured concrete. A structural framing system is created by anchoring steel beams to vertical colum... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6457288 | Prefabricated concrete panel for building floors in civil or industrial structures A prefabricated concrete panel for building floors in civil or industrial structures, comprising a concrete body with a reinforcement provided with portions which protrude from one of the larger faces of the body of the panel which constitutes extrados of... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442910 | Composite building system A composite building system includes open webbed joists with lower flanges aligned parallel to one another and spaced at a distance to create longitudinal block accepting channels. The channels are sized to accept standard masonry blocks. Masonry blocks a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6205605 | Method of construction of a vault, bearing piece and half-shell for construction of the vault Method of construction of a vault, in which at least two half-shells (1-8; 60) are brought to bear against one another by means of at least two bearing pieces (30, 50; 70) which are mated and, each half-shell (1-8; 60) comprising an upper edge (21; 61) an... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5934036 | Insulated concrete slab assembly An insulated concrete slab assembly for use over expansive soils. A slab is cast in place by pouring concrete into preshaped insulating forms. The forms remain permanently in place and provide insulation to reduce heat transfer through the slab. The shape... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5930965 | Insulated deck structure There is provided a self-supporting insulated deck structure for buildings whereby the deck can be constructed inexpensively and efficiently and can attain a desirable fire rating in addition to improved sound absorption properties. The self-supporting in... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5797230 | Element for use in making a reinforced concrete structure with cavities, filler body for making such an element, and method of making a reinforced concrete structure with cavities An element for use in making a reinforced concrete structure of substantially planar shape. The element includes a) at least a lower reinforcing mesh consisting of mutually crossing reinforcing rods (1, 2) rigidly secured to each other, and b) a number of... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5678378 | Joist for use in a composite building system A composite building system includes a special joist having a lower flange in one embodiment and a special ladder reinforcement in another embodiment, a plurality of special masonry blocks defining a longitudinal trough, the blocks having mutually co-plan... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5553430 | Method and apparatus for erecting building structures A method and apparatus for erecting building structures is presented. A plurality of wall panels are interconnected with each other in an array by column connectors interposed therebetween. Wall caps are then placed upon top surface portions of the wall p... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5373675 | Composite building system and method of manufacturing same and components therefor A composite building system includes a joist having a lower flange in one embodiment and a ladder reinforcement in another embodiment, a plurality of masonry blocks defining a longitudinal trough, the blocks having mutually co-planar upper surfaces and at... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5146726 | Composite building system and method of manufacturing same and components therefor A composite building system includes a joist having a lower flange, a plurality of masonry blocks supported on opposite sides of the joist by the flange and defining a longitudinal trough in which the joist is disposed, the blocks having mutually co-plana... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5062249 | Furnace crown means and method The invention herein teaches a crown system for kilns and furnaces for the high temperature firing of materials. One method used in the industry for a crown system consists of supporting layers of insulation with inverted T-rails attached to bones which a... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4890993 | Apparatus for forming concrete structures A primary forming member is associated with a secondary supporting structure to allow rapid construction of elongate concrete structures of uniform cross-section by removing the primary forming member before the concrete mass supported by the secondary su... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4879157 | Plate made of insulating material, in particular mineral fibers An element of insulating material, particularly for heat and/or sound insulation of buildings and for mounting between supports, has a body including a plurality of supports, has a body including a plurality of separate parts which are formed by at least ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4682458 | Dry laid floors The floor is composed of parallel spaced beams (11) having flanges (12) and blocks (13) of polystyrene foam which are laid on the flanges to bridge the gaps between the beams. Boards (26) are laid on the polystyrene blocks, and are supported by the blocks... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4658556 | Blocking system for stud buildings A blocking system or backing system for stud buildings provides expandable and retractable backing spans for placement and fitting between the studs. Each backing span is composed of multiple elements including a first backing element having a stud face f... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4628657 | Ceiling and wall construction For gas-tight lining of a chamber which is exposed to high temperatures a ceiling and wall construction is provided which is assembled from support bars, rows of profiled bearing bricks supported thereon and central bricks inserted between these rows of b... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4573303 | Method of casting floors and ceilings of buildings and a panel for use therein A method of constructing floor castings for building comprising the steps of forming a frame or ribbing (6) of beams, supporting panels (1) between the beams to provide substantially the lower surface of the floor at a level below the lower edges of the b... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4542612 | System for forming structural concrete A system for forming concrete structural elements including a plurality of runners forming a spaced array; a plurality of supports extending upwardly from and connecting intersecting runners; and a plurality of coffer plates secured in position over the s... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4409717 | Swedging tool structure and use A hand tool is provided for swedging female seams of standing seam roof panels. The tool includes a handle and a seam-engaging structure. The handle and seam-engaging structure can either be integral or in two pieces. The seam-engaging portion has first, ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4037375 | Multi-story floor-ceiling system and method A floor-ceiling system for multi-story buildings which utilizes a bottom membrane having significant tensile strength supported on the building frame, such membrane being either cast in place and supported by shoring or prefabricated and self-supported, w... | 07/26/1977 |
