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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151531 | Thermal barrier A thermal barrier includes a thermal insulating block, a layer of ultra-high performance fibered concrete integrated with the block, reinforcements embedded in the layer of ultra-high performance fibered concrete, the reinforcements protruding from the ultra-high pe... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8033069 | Embedded clip attachment for cast architectural element A cast architectural element is provided, including a stone shell having front, end, side and rear walls defining an internal cavity, the rear walls defining a rear opening. A core is disposed in the internal cavity, and at least one attachment clip is provided havi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7823352 | Construction element for heat insulation A construction element for heat insulation between two construction parts, in particular between a building part and a protruding exterior part, is provided, and includes an insulating body (2) to be arranged between the two construction parts with reinforcem... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7739845 | Insulated building block An insulated building block having a three-section configuration wherein a first cementitious segment containing the internal core hole of the block is interlocked with second cementitious segment by a serpentine configured insulated insert. The insulation insert is... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7237366 | Post-tensioned insulated wall panels An insulated concrete panel having one or more tendons positioned in the insulation layer inside the panel which are put into tension after the concrete panel has been formed. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219474 | Load bearing building panel A load bearing building panel (10) is composed of light weight concrete and reinforcing within the panel body (11) adjacent to the first and second major faces (12, 13). The reinforcing (18, 19) extends in a horizontal direction for most ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188455 | Roofing element A roofing element comprises a structural box of concrete and an insulating layer extending inside the structural box. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162845 | Concrete formwork wall serving also as reinforcement Wall made of concrete or similar materials built from an unfold formwork integrated in the wall and including two formwork walls (8,8′,10) placed face to face and connected by connecting elements (1) articulated to the formwork walls by stiffeners ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7067588 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017316 | Concrete panel construction system A concrete building panel has a slab and a plurality of ribs and beams. A series of horizontal holes in the end ribs are spaced at a selected constant spacing such that adjacent panels may be fastened together through them. In one type of panel, the slab is separate... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6718712 | Structural panel and method of fabrication Structural panels are provided which utilize commercially available components and a cost effective method of fabrication. The structural panels include commercially available trusses, fillers positioned between and aligned with the trusses and sandwiched to form a ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705055 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6622444 | Synthetic core construction panel and apparatus for making same The present invention is a synthetic-core construction panel having a polyurethane core encased by a metal grid. The grid system comprises a first series of metal bars disposed in parallel to each other, equally spaced apart around the circumference of th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581352 | Concrete composite structural system A structural panel is formed of an isogrid web. The structural panel has a flat face covering one open side of the isogrid web and four sidewalls forming the edges of the isogrid web, The flat face and the sidewall form, in combination, an open topped box... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6532710 | Solid monolithic concrete insulated wall system This invention is a building technique with multiple applications that addresses many known needs in a vast marketplace that far surpasses existing technology. Energy savings alone is an extremely important worldwide issue that has not been addressed by o... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6494004 | Self jigging concrete wall structure and method of construction The disclosure is for a method and apparatus for constructing a concrete wall with a single pouring of concrete. The mold for the pouring of the wall is formed essentially of plastic foam insulation which remains attached to the finished wall to serve as ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6443666 | Reinforced concrete panel and method of manufacture A reinforced concrete panel is formed by embedding a stretched steel chain link mesh unit within concrete. The panel can be used to form a building or a flood dyke, or an earth reinforcing wall. The earth reinforcing wall is formed by digging a trench in ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438923 | Method of assembling lightweight sandwich wall panel The present invention relates to an improved casting process of mass producing complete lightweight cementitious house walls. More specifically, the invention relates to the manner in which thin cementitious skins are separately cast on either face of the... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6282853 | Building block; system and method for construction using same A building block, and a system and method for constructing a building envelope using a plurality of building blocks, roof panels, and trusses. Each building block may be pre-fabricated and stacked upon one another at the construction site. The blocks and ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6263631 | Sealing plate for wall tile A sealing plate for use with a building, the building having an inner wall structure, an air impermeable sheet material for covering the inner wall structure and defining an air impermeable barrier, an insulation material on top of the sheet material and ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6244009 | Flexible interlocking wall system A masonry wall system is disclosed incorporating a plurality of courses of masonry blocks, each block consisting of interlocking dovetails 12 along with vertical an horizontal mating surfaces (11,15,16,17). The main block, has two stabilizing holes runnin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6233893 | Core assembly and method for making same A substantially rectangular reinforcement assembly for concrete castings, having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The assembly comprises a frame, a first set of longitudinal runners, a second set of transverse runners, and a third set of transve... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6185890 | Building element To improve sound damping in prefabricated building elements having two parallel welded wire mesh mats 1, 2, interconnected by web wires 7, 7' enclose, therebetween, an insulating body (8) for example of foam plastic. Concrete is then sprayed on both sides... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185879 | House building module and method related thereto The present invention relates to a house building module for module systems used in house building and methods in connection herewith. According to the invention, the module includes cellular plastic and U-sections of metal fitted into the cellular plasti... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6112489 | Monocoque concrete structures A monocoque concrete structure includes a core structure comprised of foam panels presenting opposite sides and arranged in a desired shape of the monocoque concrete structure. A layer of concrete is applied to each of the opposite sides of the core struc... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6003278 | Monolithic stud form for concrete wall production A stud form and system for forming a preformed concrete wall panel having a solid portion and a plurality of vertical concrete studs joined to the solid portion. The stud form includes a substantially U-shaped channel having a face portion that defines an... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000194 | Concrete-made panel and method of fabricating the same A pair of first and second concrete layers (1, 2) spaced away from each other by a certain distance are connected to each other through a corrugated plate (3) having a uniform magnitude of amplitude so that there are formed a space between the concrete la... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5950390 | Pre-cast concrete building module A pre-cast one-piece concrete building module including a concrete panel having a face with a plurality of weight-saving cavities formed therein and a concrete frame integral with the cavity forming face of the panel. The frame includes a longitudinally s... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5899040 | Flexible interlocking wall system A masonry wall system is disclosed incorporating a plurality of courses of masonry blocks, each block consisting of interlocking dovetails along with vertical and horizontal mating surfaces. The main block, has two stabilizing holes running at a vertical ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5865001 | Prefabricated wall panels connecting system A connecting system for prefabricated panels for forming walls and roofs of buildings which includes a non-structural concrete corner piece for attachment between abutted prefabricated wall panels. The wall panels having geometrically configured channels ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5806264 | Multi-cellular wall structure A prefabricated reinforced concrete wall structure formed in two parts, the first part including a plurality of walling units spaced apart but in groups over the whole area of the wall, channel shaped spaces between and around the groups of walling elemen... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799457 | Structural element for thermal insulation A structural element for thermal insulation between two concrete structural components. An insulating body having metal reinforcing rods extending therethrough is to be attached to the concrete structural members with the rods extending within each member... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794386 | Roof panel for sloped roofs A roof panel for sloped roofs includes a self-supporting reinforced plate concrete-like materials, wherein the reinforcement above the plate has bars running along the slope of the roof. In the vicinity of these bars, attaching elements are arranged whic... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791107 | Building with a sealing element The invention pertains to a building, particularly in the context of a nuclear installation. The building is formed with an outer shell and an inner shell which form an intermediate space therebetween. A sealing element is disposed in the intermediate spa... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5778622 | Earth stabilization structure and method for making and using thereof An earth stabilization structure and methods for making and using thereof are provided. The structure comprises a compressed annular tire wall stack unit encased in a reinforced matrix shell. The structure is preferably octagonal and cross-sectioned and p... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5771649 | Concrete monocoque building construction A technique for forming an insulated monocoque concrete shell house, wherein the house structure is built using foamed plastic interlocking and noninterlocking blocks in a manner similar to that in which a log cabin is built using logs. Once the structure... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5743056 | Building panel and buildings made therefrom A rectilinear composite building panel having a pair of opposed faces, and a pair of opposed sides, the panel comprising a pair of spaced-apart rigid face sheets (56), a rigid insulating material (58) sandwiched between, and adhering to, the face sheets, ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5697189 | Lightweight insulated concrete wall A lightweight structural concrete wall panel for house construction, includes a sandwich construction of two thin fiber reinforced concrete faces enclosing vertical panels of insulation material consisting of expanded polystyrene. Vertical structural conc... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5626175 | Plastic film indoor window insulation kit with reinforced access ports An improvement in clear plastic film indoor window insulation kits. The improvement provides a way to open and to close roller window shades or venetian blinds attached to inside window frames after a sheet of clear plastic film has been stretched across ... | 05/06/1997 |
