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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395999 | Reinforced polymer panel and method for building construction A method and apparatus for manufacturing reinforced wall panels and reinforced roof panels and using the pre-manufactured reinforced wall and roof panels in the construction of a building structure at a building site. The reinforced wall and roof panels are molded u... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325366 | Snap-in wire tie A seismic construction system for a cavity wall is disclosed. The system is shown in three exemplary applications—a masonry backup wall with ladder- or truss-type reinforcement cooperating with a snap-in wire tie; a masonry backup wall with ladder- or truss-type r... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7228668 | Protective covering and method of manufacturing A protective covering (10) for protecting surrounding items, i.e., walls, floors, and furniture, during construction, moving, or other activities. Covering (10) includes a protective backing layer (12) having a front side (14), a back sid... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225590 | Brick tie A brick tie for interconnecting a brick wall with a back-up wall comprised of a plurality of spaced apart studs and a wall board secured to the studs wherein each stud includes a pair of opposed side flanges and a web formed between the flanges. The brick tie includ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7171788 | Masonry connectors and twist-on hook and method A connecting device for joining a wall to a building frame, or for joining walls, comprises a hook member. The frame can comprise steel beams, or also comprise a truss having an open web, and a slide rail attached to the truss' chords in a generally plumb orientatio... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7017318 | High-span anchoring system for cavity walls A high-span anchoring system is described for a cavity wall incorporating a wall reinforcement combined with a wall tie which together serve a wall construct having a larger-than-normal cavity. Further the various embodiments combine wire formatives which are compre... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990778 | Brick veneer assembly A brick veneer assembly having improved accommodation of brick tolerances, simple assembly, and lower cost relative to the prior art. A plurality of bricks having a tapered locating surface are provided. A support panel includes horizontal rows of L-shaped retainers... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6941717 | Wall anchor constructs and surface-mounted anchoring systems utilizing the same Wall anchor constructs and anchoring systems employing the same are disclosed. Each anchor is a sheetmetal construct utilizable with various wire formative veneer ties. In the wall anchor structures, the junctures of the legs and the base of the wall anchor are loca... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925768 | Folded wall anchor and surface-mounted anchoring A folded wall anchor and an anchoring system employing the same are disclosed. The anchor is a folded sheetmetal construct utilizable with various wire formative veneer ties. The folded wall tie enables the junctures of the legs and the base of the wall anchor to be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6629392 | Structure for manufacture of prefabricated buildings The present invention resides in a structure which is particularly advantageous for the manufacture of prefabricated buildings. The structure uses a uniquely formulated exterior wall panel that is bonded to a frame of support members. A connecting member ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6449914 | Grout sealing apparatus for concrete panels, decks, and support beams and methods for their fabrication Resilient and flexible grout seal strips for sealing off a space formed between the bottom of a concrete panel and a support beam on which the panels are supported, concrete panels, decks, and support beams having resilient and flexible grout seals and me... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6115979 | Grout sealing apparatus for concrete panels, decks, and support beams and methods for their manufacture Resilient grout seal strips for sealing off a space formed between the bottom of a concrete panel and a support beam on which the panels are supported, concrete panels, decks, and support beams having resilient grout seals and methods for fabricating such... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098363 | Support panel for supporting external wall forming members A support panel for supporting external wall forming members such as bricks to form an external wall of a building structure. External wall forming members have elongated lateral extensions projecting on the side surfaces thereof. The support panel has a ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6073410 | Structure and formulation for manufacture of prefabricated buildings The present invention resides in a wall unit and formulation which is particularly advantageous for the manufacture of prefabricated buildings. The wall unit uses a uniquely formulated exterior wall panel that is bonded to a frame of tri-chord steel beams... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5946872 | Method and apparatus for constructing suspended concrete floors and roofs A horizontal diaphragm for the generation of floor and roof structures includes a plurality of construction units arranged in rows and integrated joists by clip ties, wherein a load transferring material fills spaces between adjacent construction units in... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5860261 | Building block retainer apparatus An apparatus for retaining building blocks, such as bricks and cement blocks, to a wall structure to form a suitable veneer, without the use of mortar or other binding agent between the blocks. The apparatus is also suitable for use as a brick laying guid... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5845445 | Insulated concrete form An insulated concrete form for forming an insulated poured concrete wall, having an inside surface and an outside surface. The outside surface is held in a spaced-apart parallel relationship with the inside surface by a plurality of tie members attached p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5816008 | T-head, brick veneer anchor A brick veneer anchor for use in the construction of wall structures is described. The anchor has an L-shaped plate for attachment to a dry wall installation. The L-shaped plate attaches to the outer surface of the inner wythe and has a portion thereof ex... | 10/06/1998 |
| 4998394 | Masonry wall structure and method of making the same A veneer wall consisting of a plurality of masonry units held together by conventional vertical and horizontal mortar joints. A plurality of straight horizontal tie members with opposite ends and a center portion have one end thereof embedded in one of th... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4843776 | Brick tie A brick tie for anchoring a brick wall to a vertical channel-shaped member open on one side and to which a drywall has already been secured. The brick tie has a first part with a body portion insertable into the channel-shaped member through the open side... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4835928 | Composite wall construction A composite masonary wall structure is formed of inner and outer wall panels stacked and formed on either side of a reinforcing framework formed in a vertical aligned position. Novel cross-tie brackets are provided to secure the upper edges of each panel ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4815243 | Concrete masonry block and stud wall construction systems The disclosed concrete masonry blocks are used as part of an interior wall by mounting the blocks between the studs and wall board. The concrete masonry blocks provide thermal storage capabilities. Preferred configurations of blocks are provided whereby e... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4742660 | Highly sound insulating hollow clay tile for the construction of floors A highly sound insulating clay tile for the construction of floors has an outer substantially parallelepiped shape with symmetrical, laterally projecting portions for the support of each tile by reinforced concrete floor beams. Each tile comprises a perip... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4735022 | Concrete masonry block and stud wall construction system Certain types of interior concrete masonry block and stud wall constructions, and blocks for making the same, so as to provide improved thermal storage properties, improved heating and cooling and other advantages are disclosed. A preferred embodiment rel... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4671033 | Suspended ceilings A suspended ceiling has a grid formed from a number of parallel first support sections and a number of parallel second support sections extending perpendicular to and between the first support sections. The support sections are extruded from a metal having goo... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4642960 | Prefabricated building panel and method of making the same An improved prefabricated building panel for mounting on the exterior of a building including a plurality of spaced, parallel support members or studs preferably formed by metal channels. A five strand layer wire mesh formed by a plurality of interwoven w... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4606163 | Apertured channel veneer anchor A novel anchor system is provided for connecting backup studs and backup wall systems to veneers such as brick work and the like. The novel anchor system includes an elongated anchor channel for affixation to a backup stud. This arrangement stiffens the c... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4519866 | Surface-fastened frangible adhesive capsule A quantum of liquid adhesive is encapsulated in an ampule-like frangible capsule. An instrumentality is provided by which the adhesive-containing capsule may be temporarily secured on one surface of two objects which are to be adhered together in a surfac... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4473984 | Curtain-wall masonry-veneer anchor system A curtain-wall masonry veneer anchor system provides tolerances for accommodating installation misalignment and similarly for accommodating in-service load stresses while at the same time preventing loosening in service, even when installed through sheath... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4373314 | Masonry veneer wall anchor A masonry veneer wall anchor formed of an integral metal form preformed as an L-shaped bar has one leg overlying a building frame member for attachment thereto and has an outstanding leg with slotted holes formed therein in selected spaced relation throug... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4241553 | Mobile home ceiling construction and method for making A mobile home ceiling unit and a method for manufacturing said unit are disclosed. The mobile home ceiling unit comprises an arranged plurality of panels fastened to a roof frame. The roof frame has an outer truss member at opposite ends and a multiplicit... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4112636 | Wallboard laminating clip A laminating clip for temporarily holding adjacent wallboards having first and second sides against a base member with said first sides facing toward the base member including a first portion for attachment to the base member, a second portion attached to... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4056904 | Wallboard application method and apparatus therefor A temporary holding of wallboard against studs with adhesive therebetween, while the adhesive sets, involving an elongate semirigid rod removably affixed at one end to the stud, the other end projecting out from between the edges of two adjacent wallboard... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4052825 | Method in the production of a wall element and a wall tile for use in connection with the method In the production of a wall element being, on its one side, provided with wall-tiles of brick or other suitable wall-facing material, said tiles being rectangular and bedded on the wall element in rows with joint spacing, the method comprising placing the... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4050213 | Method of erecting a multi-story building An improved method of concrete building slab construction comprising positioning a precast base portion having longitudinally extending bridge-type reinforcing units or joists pre-stressed in place therein, with the reinforcing units being transversely st... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4047347 | Wall or ceiling panel construction Panel constructions comprising wall or ceiling panels of, for example, fire resistive material such as gypsum board wherein at least one of the lateral edges of one panel has secured thereto a female mounting member and at least one opposed lateral edge o... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4031682 | Prefabricated building panel and method of making A method of making a building panel and the panel made by the steps which include laying a mold form horizontally, laying bricks in the pattern indicated in the mold form and depositing a fibrous and cementitious mixture in the spaces between the bricks a... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3965633 | Insulated roofing structure and method A fireproof insulated roofing sandwich type assembly having incombustible rigid gypsum formboard beneath and toward the interior of a building from a layer of synthetic polymer foam placed above to the exterior of the building from the rigid formboard and... | 06/29/1976 |
