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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690165 | Insulating cover An insulating cover for an attic or other opening is provided which mounts on top of a stair frame or framed opening or the like without the necessity of attic flooring, characterized by economical construction, economical shipping, ease of assembly, ease of install... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7250205 | Backing sheet, and system and method of fabrication thereof A backing sheet, and a system and method of manufacturing a backing sheet with stapling tabs. The system includes a roller device configured to apply an adherent material to a first side of the backing sheet continuously fed from a feed roll. The sheet is then fed t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7134250 | Building panels A building or insulating panel (30) including a collapsible frame of generally square or rectangular configuration, which is collapsible between a generally flat condition and an erected condition in which it is installed. The frame including overlying top an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7076928 | Suspended ceiling panel edge and rib technology Panels for a suspended ceiling of the torsional spring type are disclosed. Such panels can include: a circumferential edge configuration that preserves a very tight tolerance between a surface bearing against a foot portion of a T-bar and a face of the panel; and/or... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6924243 | High performance fire-retardant kraft facing for fiberglass insulation A process for preparing a fiberglass insulation product, including the steps of: (a) providing a layer of fire-retardant kraft paper, (b) coating the fire-retardant kraft paper layer with from 2 to 10 pounds of HDPE or of polypropylene per 3000 square feet of the pa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902788 | Insulation fiber based heat-insulating structure The present invention provides a heat-insulating structure using a fluff-like heat-insulating material such as cellulose insulation fibers, capable of allowing convenient handling and preventing a so-called settling-down phenomenon in which the top of the heat-insul... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898918 | Honeycomb rivet The invention provides a rivet and method of installing the rivet to attach honeycomb material to other materials. The rivet is installed by drilling a hole through the materials. A back side sleeve of the rivet is inserted through one end of the hole while a front ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898908 | Insulative concrete building panel with carbon fiber and steel reinforcement An insulative, lightweight concrete building panel is provided with one or more fiber or steel reinforcements which are manufactured in a controlled environment and can be easily transported and erected at a building site. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898907 | Structures, window protection systems and methods for protecting glass panes during storms A compressible structure for temporarily protecting a glass pane of a window structure includes a shaping member for removable securement on the window structure and defining a cavity over the glass pane and a layer of solidified compressible material in said cavity... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6863949 | Foil-enveloped evacuated thermal insulation elements The invention relates, on the one hand, to a prismatic, especially panel-formed thermal insulation element which is enveloped in a gas-tight foil and evacuated, whereby a stable core pre-formed from a porous material is completely enveloped in a single cut sheet of ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860082 | Heat insulating wall member, and method of manufacturing the same A heat insulating wall, and a method of manufacturing the same. A laminated body includes a first panel, a first plate-shaped insulating member made of plastic foam and having a predetermined thickness, a vacuum insulation member mounted on the insulating member, a ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6799403 | Deep-ribbed, load-bearing, prefabricated insulative panel and method for joining A prefabricated structural building panel having a deep ribbed sheet metal interior skin. The panel preferably has a light weight rigid highly insulative foam core bonded to inner and outer skins, and having a ribbed configuration for the interior skin. A method for... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6739104 | Vacuum heat-insulating block The present invention provides a vacuum heat-insulating block including a honeycomb core, wherein the block structure prevents the honeycomb core having a low bulk specific gravity from collapsing by atmospheric pressure, the block attaining flexibility and sound ab... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732481 | Intumescent firestopping apparatus An intumescent firestopping apparatus used in poke-through applications for selectively sealing an opening through a construction barrier such as a wall, floor or ceiling having cables or other penetrating members extending therethrough. The apparatus effectively se... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6629396 | Cell adaptable for construction of a housing structure A manufacture or cell (20) formed by a closed case (21) of fabric material (23) in which a multiple number of meltable plastic pellets (24) are disposed and with which an electrical line (25), here in the form of lines (25-1, 25-2), combine in an interwov... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6579586 | Encapsulated insulation batt assembly A fibrous insulation batt is encapsulated within an envelope to form an encapsulated insulation batt assembly. The envelope has pressure sensitive adhesive on lateral flanges or surfaces of the envelope for securing the encapsulated insulation batt assemb... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6487825 | Holder for insulation A holder for supporting insulation in a building has an elongated supporting section for the insulation to rest on. Two arms extend in parallel from the two ends of the supporting section, and each arm carries a U-shaped member which can be pushed onto a ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6383594 | Pre-cut fibrous insulation for custom fitting building cavities of different widths A fibrous insulation blanket is pre-cut for custom fitting the insulation blanket into wall, floor, ceiling and roof cavities of different widths formed by the framework of a building. The insulation blanket has one or more pairs of longitudinally extendi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6335074 | Low warpage insulated panel design A thermal insulation panel exhibits little or no warping due to temperature differences between different portions of the panel. The panel comprises insulation material and an envelope for encapsulating the insulation material. The envelope comprises a ba... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6311456 | High-density glass wool rigid panel An improved high-density glass wool rigid panel for use in the construction of air distribution ducting in air conditioning and heating installations of the sort made of a box-shaped high-density glass wool body with optional glass fiber reinforcing mesh ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6256956 | Moisture and air resistant wrap for windows, doors and sliders and method of using same A moisture and air tight barrier for windows, doors and sliders having improved installation and sealing characteristics, comprising a moisture and air tight wrap comprising a capsule portion and flange portion; and insulating material encapsulated in the... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6141930 | Method of and article for insulating standard and nonstandard cavities and an insulated structure An insulation assembly for insulating elongated wall, ceiling, floor and roof cavities having standard widths and nonstandard widths less or greater than standard widths for such cavities, includes a series of elongated insulation modules separably joined... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6120873 | Conformable insulation assembly A conformable insulation assembly is provided and includes a mineral fiber batt of a binderless fibrous material of substantially long fibers having low dimensional stability. The insulation assembly is capable of conforming and expanding its shape to an ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5848509 | Encapsulated insulation assembly Encapsulated glass fiber insulation includes a non-woven covering material over the top surface of a mineral fiber core, with the formed covering material extending adjacent the side surfaces. The covering material is greater in width than the sum of the ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5735090 | Modular foundation construction and method The present modular foundation construction includes a plurality of interconnectable extruded modular forms configured to be selectively arranged and interconnected in the shape of a customized building foundation. The plurality of forms, when the shape o... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5649400 | Support structure for supporting foamable material on hollow structural member A support structure including a foamable material located in a cavity of a hollow structural member for blocking the cavity of the hollow structural member when it is foamed and expanded by external heating, and at least one sucking disk provided on at le... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5634304 | Water impervious intumescent firestop collapsing conduit A firestop conduit element is formed of an inner conduit of fusible material surrounded by intumescent material which is contained within an exterior moisture impenetrable barrier. A preferred barrier is an external sleeve, bonded at its ends to the condu... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5556682 | Fibrous glass insulation assembly An improved fibrous glass insulation assembly (10) having a fibrous glass body (12), a moisture barrier (14) that substantially encloses the fibrous glass body (12), and a desiccant (18) positioned adjacent the fibrous glass body (12) and within the moist... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5545453 | Conformable insulation assembly A multiple conformable insulation assembly is provided and includes at least two mineral fiber batts of a binderless fibrous material of substantially long fibers interconnected to one another. Interconnection allows for the simultaneous installation of m... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5508079 | Conformable insulation assembly A conformable insulation assembly is provided and includes a mineral fiber batt of a binderless fibrous material of substantially long fibers. The insulation assembly is capable of conforming and expanding its shape to an area into which it is installed b... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5466504 | Fibrous glass insulation assembly An improved fibrous glass insulation assembly is disclosed. The insulation assembly includes at least one fibrous glass body enclosed by a vapor barrier plastic outer layer or by a bag or package. A desiccant is provided adjacent the fibrous glass body to... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5421133 | Insulation batt with extended flange An insulation product comprises an elongated blanket of fibrous insulation material having a facing on one major surface, the facing extending beyond the edges of the blanket to form opposed flanges, the flanges having first reinforcement fibers extending... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5356446 | Low density insulating and fire-resistant perlite concrete The present invention relates to a method of providing thermal insulation and fire-resistance to buildings, by filling voids or spaces in and around structural members with a low density thermally insulating and fire-resistant cementitious composition con... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5331787 | Method for thermally and/or acoustically insulating buildings A method of insulating buildings which include a plurality of support members with adjacent support members being spaced a predetermined maximum distance from each other. A plurality of stacked insulation panels (or an insulation roll) is provided with ea... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5311715 | Expansion joint flexible seal An expansion joint and flexible seal for refractory lined flues includes a flexible insulating body having a pair of end faces, a pair of lateral faces and a longitudinal dimension. The flexible seal further includes a filter element positioned adjacent t... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4875320 | Roof insulation support system An insulated roof support system including a plurality of transversely spaced longitudinally extending purlins having bottom flanges with insulation layers occupying the spaces between the purlins, a lattice work of transverse and longitudinal support str... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4819397 | Wall panel There is disclosed a wall panel and wall paneling system which panels include a light weight polystyrene tray having an compartment. Within the compartment is installed a insulative, resilient insert. A fabric facing or web is loosely stretched across the... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4799347 | Insulation support truss An insulation support truss is formed from a thin strip of spring steel. A V-shaped or trapezoidal notch is cut at each end of the strip and forms two pointed tips. In use, the support truss is snapped in place between two floor joists and serves to retai... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4646499 | Roofs A roof of corrugated sheet material having profiled cross-section of alternate troughs and ridges. The troughs have adhered therein a filler material to fill the troughs to at least a level flush with the level of the ridges on each side thereof. A waterp... | 03/03/1987 |
