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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7055289 | System and method for forming a structural connection A system for making a structural connection includes a structural member, a plurality of strips for engaging the structural member and securing devices for securing the strips to a building structure that supports the structural member. The method of making the stru... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7013613 | Composite slab and joist assembly and method of manufacture thereof A composite slab and joist assembly includes a joist, at least one deck panel on the joist, slab reinforcement above the joist and dock panel, and a slab of concrete formed on the deck panel and joist such that the slab encloses the slab reinforcement and a top port... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6817151 | Channel-reinforced concrete wall panel system A wall system employing channel-reinforced lightweight precast concrete wall panels. The precast wall panels include a concrete slab, a pair of spaced-apart elongated generally parallel metallic side channels, and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated generally para... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6009678 | Virtual block for prefabrication slabs A virtual block for pre-fabricated slabs for replacing cement, ceramic or expanded foam blocks during the erection and finishing work of slabs having a flume with longitudinal and angled moldings. The flume is fabricated with corrugated sheets. Rib-butts ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5848504 | Industrial floor comprising a non-adhering wear layer on a concrete base An industrial floor, comprising at least one covering layer on a new or existing concrete base, said covering being not bound to the concrete base and obtained from a composition based on at least one hydraulic binder, said floor further comprising, betwe... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5809721 | Collaborating formwork with connected edges A ribbed metal floor deck for the erection of steel/concrete composite slabs has a cross-section with polygonal ribs. The polygonal ribs exhibit arrises. The ribbed metal floor deck includes non-stripping localized deformations, formed in the arrises of t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5634308 | Module combined girder and deck construction A structural module has a cast concrete portion and a girder. The concrete portion has a reinforced deck with a reinforced load bearing a diaphragm at opposite ends. The girder extends between the diaphragms and protrudes into each diaphragm without struc... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5125200 | Built-up support member A built-up support member for carrying bending loads is used in building construction. The support member is formed of two separate elements (1, 2), one superimposed on the other. The separate elements absorb normal forces caused by bending loads. One of ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4674242 | Fastener stud for accommodation of drywall to inner wall and ceiling surfaces A special stud which permits drywall installation on walls and ceiling surfaces independent of the structural qualities of the synthetic plastic material used in building panels. A stud member is positioned between adjacent building panel members which ar... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4584815 | Flange hanger A flange hanger adapted for use in conjunction with a steel frame building for connecting spanner bars used in the "HAMBRO" floor system is formed with an elongated shape having a first flange for welding to a steel frame member of the building and a seco... | 04/29/1986 |
| 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 |
