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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243468 | System to lay out the position of glass blocks for construction of a glass block wall The present application discloses curb components that represent various shapes of glass blocks to be used in the construction of a curb for a glass block wall, along with a system and method for laying out the curb components. The curb components can be fitted toge... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7100336 | Concrete building panel with a low density core and carbon fiber and steel reinforcement An insulative, lightweight building panel is provided with a lightweight, insulative foam core and which includes one or more carbon fiber or steel reinforcements and an exterior concrete face which are manufactured in a controlled environment and can be easily tran... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6978578 | Panel unit of controllable light transmissivity The invention provides a panel unit of controllable radiation transmissivity, including a housing constituted by a front, radiation-receiving panel and a rear panel, the panels being spaced apart and connected to one another by connecting means; a plurality of rotat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6931796 | Extruded transparent/translucent sheet for roof structures An extruded, light-transmitting sheet structure includes a pair of outer walls separated apart from one another. At least one dome is formed as part of one of the pair of outer walls, and is disposed at a first outer edge of the structure. A rib structure is dispose... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6829870 | Building methods A building is erected using pre-cast wall panels, preferably load-bearing wall panels having a shear key on each vertical edge and starter bars on each horizontal edge, by first erecting the wall panels, and then casting a concrete column around the vertical edges o... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6321497 | Web for insulated concrete form A web (10) for an insulated concrete form (20) comprises a pair of opposed web elements (12) and a pair of connectors (14). The web elements (12) and the connectors (14) are provided with mutually interengaging formations, such as a non-circular tube (12.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6240692 | Concrete form assembly A concrete assembly form having a plurality of panels adjoined to one another to form opposing walls. A plurality of studs are encased in each panel. Each stud has a truss structure for increased strength and has a plurality of cylinders extending from th... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6212844 | Architectural bearing wall construction incorporating courses of fiberboard planks or the like The construction of bearing walls is facilitated by use of superposed courses of planks that are characterized by a novel combination of composition, geometry and arrangement. These planks are composed of a homogenized dispersion of fiber and binder. This... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6176059 | Modular concrete building system A modular construction system and method of use for creating a concrete wall system which has a wall system which complies with a modular construction system. The system uses wall form panels having connectors and structural tie plates. The wall form pane... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6167669 | Concrete plastic unit CPU A clear, permanent form, for steel reinforced concrete structures. Sections of the clear form, are to be factory extruded, from a clear polyvinyl chloride material, so as to make the assembly of the forms, the installation of the steel and utilities, and ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164035 | Reinforced foam block wall A foam wall assembly including vertical passageways that guide wall support elements. The wall assembly includes a lower end and an upper support element that are affixed to the wall support elements. The foam wall includes inner and outer thermal barrier... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5996301 | Wall panel assembly A panel assembly including two pairs of panels disposed in spaced parallel relationship lying in common planes with the coplanar panels of each pair having adjacent edges with similarly configured protrusions extending along their adjacent edges, and the ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5845448 | Masonry block assembly The invention consists of a pair of rectangular concrete facing connected to each other by two or more connecting cross members or webs. Each of the concrete facing members has parallel protrusions which are undercut next to the member and which are conne... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5809728 | Self-supporting concrete form module A free standing form module for receiving flowable materials includes a pair of form members, preferably made of styrofoam, joined together by molded plastic rib members. The rib members may be monolithic or formed from plural components. Bearing plates a... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5740648 | Modular formwork for concrete A modular assembly for creating formwork for casting vertical concrete structures is characterized by elongated elements having a generally concave interior surface which are disposed in edge to edge relationship in two facing rows, and which are simultan... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5673527 | Refractory tile, mounting device, and method for mounting A ceramic tile is mounted to the wall of an incinerator or other high temperature and/or corrosive environment with a stud assembly that includes a threaded stud and a ceramic T-nut. The ceramic T-nut thermally shields the stud to protect it from oxidatio... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5608999 | Prefabricated building panel An assembly of extruded thermoplastic structural components for use in the construction of a building, each structural component including an elongated rigid sheet member provided with at least two integral lengthwise edgewise rails. The structural compon... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5491947 | Form-fill concrete wall A form-fill concrete wall system assembled from a plurality of connected wall panels forming the inside and outside sheath of a wall structure, the inside and outside panels being connected along their side edges to form the inside sheath and the outside ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5214896 | Used tire construction block A construction block for use in building a variety of structures such as erwater reefs, bulkheads, bridge piers, highway dividers, highway and aircraft landing field subsurfaces, and the like is characterized by a used tire having a quantity of concrete ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5131201 | Precast concrete panels and support pedestals constructed therefrom A composite elevated storage tank is constructed utilizing precast concrete panels for a pedestal which supports a steel storage tank. The precast concrete panels are poured in a controlled environment not subject to the difficulties inherent with sitecas... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4998395 | Light-transmitting wall panels An extruded, modular panel unit, made of at least two sheet-like major surfaces inter-connected and spaced apart by a plurality of ribs dividing the space delimited by the major surfaces into a plurality of subspaces, and at least two pairs of spaced-apar... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4949515 | Fastening element for the cladding concrete method of construction Described is a fastening element for sheathing and thermal insulation components (1) of hard foam material, in particular for the cladding concrete method of construction, which has a plate (6) which can be fixed to the hard foam material component (1) an... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4884378 | Structural assembly for producing walls A structural assembly is used for producing walls. The assembly includes a plurality of structural elements, each element having at least one surface defining at least a portion of a dovetail joint. A first one of the elements is parallelepiped in shape a... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4823532 | Building element and coupling-pin for interconnecting such elements A generally rectangular building element has projections on the top surface and matching recesses on the bottom surface. Apertures are provided in the projections so that coupling pins can be used to lock together building elements that are assembled toge... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4745720 | Insulated cinderblock A structural cinderblock which has been split into two pieces which are held together by special initial channels which limit heat transmission; with insulating material centered in the block cavities and laid over grating to prevent heat loss due to conv... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4700523 | Reinforcing frame work for constructing reinforced concrete structure A reinforcing frame work for covering structural steel bars of a reinforced concrete structure to be constructed is disclosed herein. The frame work comprises a plurality of frame units connected together and disposed along said structural steel bars, eac... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4655014 | Formwork assembly for concrete walls In a formwork assembly for concrete wall structures side wall portions are provided at their edges with grooves and projections engageable therein for securing side wall portions together in a proper position, with the side wall portions being connected b... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4573300 | Light transmitting wall panels There is provided an extruded, modular panel unit for the construction of wall-surface portions, especially of light-transmitting wall-surface portions. The panel comprises two sheet-like major surfaces interconnected and spaced apart by a plurality of we... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4456142 | Container A container (10, 55) suitable for the packaging of a block of cheese for maturing, the container comprising an assembly of separately formed wall members (11, 51, 55). The wall members (11, 51, 55) forming the sides of the container each include a planar ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4180956 | Wall tie and a wall incorporating the wall tie The disclosure is of a wall tie for tying together spaced panel units on opposite sides of a wall, the wall tie comprising two elongated extremities to engage in guide grooves in the respective panel units, the said extremities being interconnected by web... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4051642 | Module building foundation and floor system A building foundation is formed from precast modular components assembled in situ to enclose plumbing and ducting. The components include foundation pads clamped together and interfitted with perimeter wall sections and spacer posts for support of floor p... | 10/04/1977 |
