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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7017315 | Process and apparatus for insulating building roof An improved process and apparatus for insulating a building roof involves the use of a rigid thermal insulating panel supported between roof rafters. Brackets fastened to the rafters are used to support the rigid thermal insulating panels at a predetermined distance... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6857238 | Heat insulator with air gap and reflector The heat insulator includes a lower sheet (14) that is larger is both length and width than the upper sheet (12) so that the heat insulator can span over objects such as purlins, rafters and obstructions in a roof structure while maintaining the air ga... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6838146 | Vacuum thermal insulation product and method for making same A vacuum thermal insulation product is formed of aporous thermal insulation material encased in an evacuated enclosure, with least a portion of the evacuated enclosure including a layer of an electroplated metal. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6645598 | Cell insulation blanket with phase change material, and method of making Heat insulation blanket (10) includes a layer of inner cells (16) containing a phase change material, and opposed outer cells (18 and 19) containing dead air or other undisturbed gas. When placed in an attic or other insulated area, the phase change mater... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6226943 | Wall system and insulation panel therefor An insulating polymer foam sheet having two major sides and at least one groove in at least one of said sides. At least a portion of the foam sheet adjacent to the groove is compressible and resilient, and has a length and height the same as the adjacent ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6164030 | Fixed vacuum insulation panel An apparatus is described which consists of a rigid plate and a vacuum insulation panel, in which the vacuum insulation panel is fixed to the rigid plate by a polyurethane foam applied as a liquid reaction mixture, wherein the vacuum insulation panel cont... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6122867 | Acoustic building structure In an acoustic building structure corresponding to the mass-spring-mass insulation principle, the two masses of the mass-spring-mass system are each formed of at least one rigid element (1,2) and are separated by at least one panel (4) of mineral wool com... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105335 | Sustainable wall construction and exterior insulation retrofit technology process and structure A low-cost process for exterior wall insulation retrofit, or new wall construction by stacking layers of fabric tube filled with insulating material against a wall and covering them with mesh and stucco provides a durable structure with good insulating va... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5950395 | Heat insulating structure and production process thereof A heat insulating structure comprising a vacuum insulator fixed to a surface on which the vacuum insulator is to be applied is provided for the purpose of improving the workability in fixing the vacuum insulator to the surface to be applied. A thermally a... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5857307 | Heat insulating structure and production process thereof A heat insulating structure comprising a vacuum insulator fixed to a surface on which the vacuum insulator is to be applied is provided for the purpose of improving the workability in fixing the vacuum insulator to the surface to be applied. A thermally a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845459 | Insulating tile A new insulating tile for providing heat and sound insulation to wall and floor surfaces. The inventive device includes front and back plates each having inner and outer surfaces. Around the outer perimeter of the front plate is a side wall outwardly exte... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5532034 | Getter system for vacuum insulation panel A getter system is provided for use with an evacuated container such as a vacuum insulation panel. The getter system has a first, activated getter material capable of gettering at least a first gas or vapor and a second, different gas or vapor. The getter... | 07/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5376424 | Vacuum thermal insulating panel and method for preparing same A thermal insulating material is packed in a sealing bag composed of an obverse face material and a reverse face material, wherein each of the obverse face material and reverse face material is preferably made of a metal foil having a thickness in the ran... | 12/27/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5284692 | Electrostatic evacuated insulating sheet An electrostatic evacuated insulating sheet comprises two permanently charged electret repulsion layers (18 and 28) laminated to two respective insulating layers (16 and 26), which are in turn laminated to two impermeable metallic compensation layers (14 ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5175975 | Compact vacuum insulation An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The s... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5157893 | Compact vacuum insulation Improved compact insulation panel is provided which is comprised of two adjacent metal sheets spaced close together with a plurality of spherical, or other discretely shaped, glass or ceramic beads optimally positioned between the sheets to provide suppor... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5107649 | Compact vacuum insulation embodiments An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The s... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5091233 | Getter structure for vacuum insulation panels A getter structure is provided which can be handled for relatively short periods of time in open atmosphere and yet provides prolonged gettering action over relatively long periods of time when utilized in a sealed compartment. The getter structure has a ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5082335 | Vacuum insulation system for insulating refrigeration cabinets A refrigeration appliance having a vacuum insulation system wherein a combination of vacuum thermal insulating panels and polyurethane foam provide the thermal insulating properties as well as structural support. The panels are to be spaced apart from one... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5074090 | Self-supportive reflective insulation The reflective insulation unit has a rigid frame consisting of a four-sided corrugated cardboard structure which is generally rectangular in cross-section, the top and bottom being sized to closely fit within the dimensions of a construction bay. Multiple... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5052164 | Method for manufacturing a panel assembly and structure resulting therefrom A method for manufacturing an improved transparent panel assembly for fabricating wall and roofing components. The method includes the extrusion of a top and bottom member made of transparent plastic material. Each extruded member includes a top and botto... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5014481 | Panel configurable for selective insulation or heat transmission A configurable panel comprises a generally rectangular housing defining an interior cavity. A plurality of inwardly extending vane members support a corresponding plurality of thin flexible foils in a parallel spaced arrangement in one configuration and i... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4909003 | Sound insulating space board A sound insulating space board apparatus (10) comprising an evacuated cellular array (14) sealingly engaged to an upper (18) and lower (19) planar member, wherein each of the planar members are provided with a layer of air impervious material (100), and e... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4901676 | Sealing and insulation device for the space between spaced apart surfaces A sealing and insulation device for the space between spaced apart surfaces having an envelope fabricated of a resilient, flexible material filled with a resilient insulation material. The sealing and insulation device has a width dimension at least as gr... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4897971 | Washroom partition The present invention relates to fabricated metal toilet stall panels comprising opposed panel sheets, each having flanged edges which cooperate to define an essentially hollow core. The panels at the flanged edges include an inwardly directed sealing fla... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4704312 | Thermal insulating material A thermal insulating material is formed from layers of reflective sheet material (7) and has expanders (10,11) operable to convert it, on the application of transverse tension, from a closed state to a state in which the layers are held spaced apart. The ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4597237 | Modular wall panel and building wall constructed therefrom A panel for modular construction of building walls and the like which comprises a flat insulating core which includes a multiplicity of air-filled shell-like cavities in a staggered matrix of layered sheets which are separated from each other by a binding... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4590727 | Reflective insulation blanket with retaining clips A reflective insulation blanket of folded flexible metal foil having dead air spaces between a principle member (20) and one or more outer members (22) and (24). The blanket being held apart in spaced relationship with one or more pairs of expanders (28) ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4557081 | Roofing structure with hermetically sealed panels A roofing structure is disclosed having a layer of blocks of insulating material supported on a roof deck and featuring a hermetic seal encapsulating a limited part of the insulating material layer and which completely envelopes selected insulation blocks... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4525968 | All-metallic heat insulation, formed of heat insulating building blocks which can be joined together All-metal heat insulation, including building blocks which can be joined together, the building blocks each including metallic foils being thermally movably supported and mutually spaced apart from each other forming insulating cells therebetween, spacer ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4486997 | Insulating structure An elongated insulating structure, for installation adjacent a structural surface having supporting structures extending at right angles therefrom, including first and second sidewalls orientated in spaced mutually parallel relationship. Each of the sidew... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4421203 | Roll-out layered expansible membranes (ROLEM) Multiple membranes which are transparent, translucent, opaque or otherwise limit electromagnetic radiation are employed in an easily manufactured and transported roll which can be unrolled, cut to length, expanded, erected and sealed, thereby creating a t... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4315962 | Insulation batts An insulation batt comprising at least two sheets of heat reflecting material, the sheets being secured in overlapping substantially parallel relation by strips extending therebetween and secured thereto, the strips permitting relative movement of the she... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4258521 | Metal foil insulation, especially for nuclear reactor installations Metal-foil insulation formed of a multiplicity of substantially rectangular-shaped, air-enclosing metal foils disposed laterally adjacent and above one another and provided with spacers therebetween, the metal foils being packageable in thermally displace... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4247583 | Insulating structure with polygonal cells An insulating structure or matrix with polygonal cells is formed with flexible partition sheets, each sheet being a laminate including a layer of paper and a layer of metallic foil, the optically reflecting surfaces of adjacent sheets facing in the same d... | 01/27/1981 |
