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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161704 | Perimeter insulation strips A perimeter insulation strip for use when laying laminate or parquet floors is described. The perimeter insulation strips comprises a vapor barrier film including a perimeter insulation strip bonded on a front side and at least one adhesive layer arranged behind the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7971403 | Plate-shaped cover material Plate-shaped cover material comprising an elastomeric layer and a plastically deformable metal mesh or metal plate, the elastomeric layer consisting of a glue or joint sealant cured to an elastomer and having strong adhesion to the metal mesh or the metal plate.... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7765758 | Reinforced wood flooring with a discontinuous glue pattern for truck trailers and containers Reinforced wood flooring for truck trailers and containers and methods for making and using the same. A reinforced wood flooring may include a wood member. The wood member may include a plurality of wood strips that are attached together. The wood member may also ha... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7490444 | Building element The invention relates to a building element for erecting internal walls, outer walls and or ceilings or roofs, preferably flat or slightly slanted roofs of a building, consisting of an insulating layer forming an insulating core made of mineral fibers bound by a bin... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7441381 | Self-adhered roofing components, roofing system, and method Self-adhering flashing cap strip and end lap connector cap sheet assemblies include a reinforcing layer encapsulated within self-adhering bitumen. The bottom major surfaces of the flashing cap strips and the connector end lap cap sheets are formed by the self-adheri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7310921 | Method and article of manufacture for sealing a roof A process of pre-applying a vapor, water and ice layer to a sheathing panel before the sheathing panel is assembled onto rafters of a roof is disclosed, comprising the steps of positioning a face of the sheathing panel for accessibility, removing a plastic film from... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7257930 | Anticorrosion separator for wood deck fasteners Exemplary methods and assemblies for preventing corrosion of metal connector devices, e.g., zinc-galvanized joist hangers and fasteners, used for assembling outdoor structures such as decks from wood components pretreated with alkaline copper quat (ACQ), ammoniacal ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249443 | Insulated pitched tile roofing system and method of installing same The present invention is an insulated pitched roofing system for a sloped deck in which an insulating sheet is adhered to the sloped deck or to a roofing substrate and the roof tiles are adhered to the insulating sheet with a polymer adhesive. The polymer adhesive i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219479 | Avoiding cracking and curling in concrete flooring upon which water-based adhesives are employed The invention provides a method for making a concrete floor slab using sub-grade waterproofing in a manner that favors the use of water-based adhesives for affixing floor covering materials. The method comprises casting a hydratable cementitious composition onto a f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178306 | Single ply roofing systems and methods of constructing them A single ply flexible membrane roofing system secured to a roof deck has a first membrane secured to the roof deck by fasteners. The membrane system includes a second membrane with an edge portion overlapping the first membrane edge which can be “factory” weld-b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7014726 | Rock laminate A rock laminate has been provided that includes a layer of rock and a flexible layer. The layer of rock has a plurality of pores that can receive fluid. The flexible layer is positioned above the layer of rock and has a portion which extends into the pores of the la... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010896 | Process and apparatus for making corrugated walls There is a description of an apparatus that produces corrugated walls in a continuous manner. Prior to being fed into the apparatus there is a composite consisting of an outer layer of a woven or non-woven material having a layer of a cementitious material thereon. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000360 | Self-adhering walkway pads for roofing membranes and method for the application thereof to roofs A self-adhering walkway pad (20) comprises an elastomeric pad having upper and lower surfaces (21, 22) and a 100 percent solids tape (25) pre-applied to the lower surface of the pad, prior to use in the field. A method for applying walkway pads ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6952902 | Attachment plate An attachment plate for securing a roof membrane to a roof deck comprising a generally planar contact surface, at least one aperture for receiving a fastener for securing the plate to the deck with the membrane therebetween, a first reinforcing rib formed by a conti... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6931809 | Laminated wall structure A laminated wall structure, suitable for use in an exterior insulation finish system, comprises the following layers in the order provided: i) a layer of building sheathing; ii) a layer of water-resistant adhesive which substantially comple... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926785 | Low emissivity products and methods for making same The method of this invention adheres a low emissivity radiant barrier material to an underlying lignocellulosic substrate within the primary manufacturing operation of the underlying lignocellulosic substrate. Thus, a radiant barrier covered substrate is formed by i... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907700 | Floor with floating support Flooring made up of a set of touching parallel floorboards is supported by a set of mutually parallel load-spreading plates placed on the ground via a resilient underlayer on which they rest. The flooring is remarkable by the fact that the floorboards are stuck to t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6898917 | Avoiding cracking and curling in concrete flooring upon which water-based adhesives are employed The invention provides a method for making a concrete floor slab using sub-grade waterproofing in a manner that favors the use of water-based adhesives for affixing floor covering materials. The method comprises casting a hydratable cementitious composition onto a f... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877288 | Waterproof-sheet type of roofing shingle A waterproof-sheet type of roofing shingle comprises a belt-like tape attached to a bottom side of the roofing shingle facing a concrete slab. The belt-like tape has air passages for reducing a pressure of steam or vapor generated from concrete. The air passages are... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6804922 | Integral composite building material and uses therefor A composite building material for preventing water and moisture from remaining trapped within walls and roofs of building which includes a weather barrier fixedly attached to a three-dimensional matrix filamentous mat manufactured of a polymeric material. The mat co... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800352 | Wood-based composite panel having foil overlay and methods for manufacturing The present invention provides a product that includes (a) a wood-based composite panel having a pair of outer surfaces; and (b) a radiant barrier material having a pair of outer surfaces, wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the radiant barrier materia... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6769215 | System and method for enhancing the bond of roofing membrane to lightweight insulating concrete A roof structure includes a lightweight insulating concrete layer, a waterproof membrane overlying the concrete layer, and a plurality of adhesive pellets that are at least partially embedded in the concrete layer. At least some of the adhesive pellets are in contac... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6729093 | Prefabricated concrete panel for industrialized building with high thermal and/or acoustic insulation A prefabricated concrete panel for industrialized building, with high thermal and/or acoustic insulation, comprising a first sheet and a second sheet which are embedded in the concrete body of the panel and face each other on planes which are parallel to the planes ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6701685 | Waterproof roofing barrier A shingled roof includes a waterproof roofing membrane bonded to the roof deck adjacent an eave of the roof for preventing water damage to the roof deck and an interior of a building from wind-blown rain or water buildup on the roof. The waterproof membra... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688073 | Method of forming a composite panel A method of forming a composite panel with a facade comprising a planar arrangement of thin discrete facers on a body of structural backing material. The method comprises the steps of providing a horizontal casting bed, providing a plurality of facers eac... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6619006 | Roofing shingle The present invention relates to a roofing shingle, which can surely prevent water such as rainwater from leaking through a roof. A roofing shingle has a rectangular plate (11) provided with first through fourth seam portions (11a-11d). The first and seco... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6546687 | Waterproofing method by using plastic panels An improved waterproofing system for the concrete slab of a flat roof on a building is disclosed. The waterproofing system uses hollow plastic panels of designed size, different thickness, and groove and tongue joints for interconnecting the panels. A sup... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543199 | Roof sheeting A method is disclosed for covering a roof with seamable sheet material for roofing prepared from a polymeric composition of matter comprising the steps of: applying layers of sheet material prepared from a seamable polymeric composition of matter to the r... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6531200 | Roofing material with encapsulated fibrous mat A roofing membrane material is disclosed. The material is characterized in that it includes a woven or non-woven fibrous mat encapsulated within a non-adhesive asphalt coating, the resulting encapsulated mat having an adhesive asphalt layer applied to one... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6497938 | Wood-product based door or window component and method of making the same The following disclosure describes a wood-product based door or window component including a wood-product based core having opposing first and second surfaces and at least a first side edge. Overlaying at least part of the first surface is a first overlay... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6451409 | Roofing material with integrally formed nail tabs A composite roofing material includes a final condition underlayment material having bonded thereto appropriate rows of nail tabs preferably made of thermoplastic-based material, such as low density polyethylene material, and of a contrasting color to the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6378259 | Roofing felt with adhesive on front and rear faces A protective barrier laminate underlayment used to cover the surface of a structure, such as a house, just beneath the outermost, weather bearing layer. The underlayment has an adhesive layer on its lower side for securing the underlayment to the roof and... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6355323 | Masking barriers A barrier sheet having a first side and a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a laterally located midpoint, wherein the sheet is folded along its length to form a folded sheet defined by at least one fold with an adhesive strip positioned at a pre... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349519 | Apparatus for securing sheeting A batten for securing sheeting to a substrate is comprised of a lengthwise strip having fastening surfaces thereon. The fastening surfaces are spacially related along the length of the strip to coincide with the spacial relationship present between struct... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6286279 | Method for attaching fabric and floor covering materials to concrete A method of attaching a covering material, such as carpeting, to a concrete surface, includes applying a first adhesive over a concrete surface, providing a steel barrier including a plurality of projections extending from the bottom surface thereof, pres... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6256957 | Scrim reinforced lightweight concrete roof system A roofing system incorporating lightweight concrete. The system includes a deck and an insulation board. Lightweight concrete is placed between the deck and the insulation board. The deck includes upper and lower flutes and the insulation board has a plur... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251495 | Low emissivity products and methods for making same This invention relates to a method for producing a product which exhibits (a) a low level of emissivity and (b) a high level of moisture vapor permeability, and which enables trapped excess moisture to be transported from the product to the surrounding at... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230461 | Roof cover The invention concerns a roof cover comprising a synthetic plastic sealing membrane (12) and several synthetic plastic bars (13) arranged parallel to one another on the surface of the sealing membrane. The latter is mechanically fixed to a roof element (1... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6131353 | Composite weather barrier A composite drainage mat for preventing water and moisture from remaining trapped within walls and roofs of buildings which includes a weather barrier fixedly attached to a three-dimensional matrix filamentatious mat of a thermoplastic polyamide resin suc... | 10/17/2000 |
