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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015772 | Two part interlocking unit block wall building system A stackable masonry unit having male and female elements that cooperate with complementary female and male elements on identical, opposing, adjoining units to create an interlocking two- or three-unit module from single design element. Each interlocking module compr... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7913469 | Concrete load-bearing wall with compound heat-insulating layer A concrete load-bearing wall with compound heat-insulating layer includes wall body (1) and connecting beam (2). Two layers of prefabricated heat-insulating concrete wall bodies (11a, 11b) are set in the wall body (1)... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7757451 | Ventilated building block A building block for a ventilated wall includes an elongated center portion flanked by a pair of substantially parallel side walls oriented substantially perpendicularly to the center portion. The center portion has a first vertical wall and a second sloped wall, th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7367167 | Block A block according to the present invention is a block comprising a base body part, a first protruding part, and a second protruding part, which are integrally formed with each other. The base body part has a left lower side face, a right lower side face, a left uppe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328537 | Wall block, system and method A wall block includes an upper surface spaced apart from a substantially parallel lower surface, opposed first and second faces, and opposed side surfaces converging between respective ends of the first and second faces. Blocks in a wall may be stacked on top of eac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299592 | Structural support system for floor tiles An improved support system for an injection molded floor tile is provided by vertically aligning the support system below the main floor panel with a surface structure above the main floor panel. The surface structure is at least one vertical structure or protuberan... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270497 | Paving element A cluster of paving elements is formed with a peripheral edge having a re-entrant formation formed between the upper supporting surface and the lower, supported surface. The formation engages a complimentary formation on an adjacent cluster to inhibit relative movem... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234275 | Barrier and barrier system One version of the barrier system may include a first barrier and a second barrier, in which each of the first and second barriers may have a support structure and an upwardly-extending structure. In addition, the first barrier may have a retaining structure adapted... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207147 | Mortarless wall structure A wall structure (10, 110) and method of construction. The wall structure (10, 110) comprises a plurality of preformed, lightweight blocks (12, 112) supported and interconnected by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, collateral suppor... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7162838 | Construction panels A constructional panel has a generally rectangular central section and two opposed end sections, each having an isosceles trapezoid part, its short edge conjoined to an edge of the central section and its long edge conjoined to a rectangular part, there being obliqu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152381 | Building with triangular facades A building uses three or more triangular facades arranged in a serial array formed by one triangular facade jutting from side face boundaries of each of the abutted and side-by-side triangular facades. The triangular facades configured similarly are in a dispersed s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7096634 | Block wall system A block suitable for forming a block wall that is either a retaining wall or an above ground wall. The block includes a front wall extending between upper and lower block surfaces and presenting a first block face. A rear wall is spaced from said front wall and exte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047697 | Modular decking planks A decking system for placement on a subassembly having at least two spaced apart joists. A plurality of tubular elements for placement in lateral interlocking engagement with each other transversely of and spanning the distance between the joists. Each of the elemen... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6912823 | Multi-channel retaining wall block and system A retaining wall block system having multiple sizes and shapes of blocks with differently dimensioned, interchangeable front and back faces. The blocks are used to construct an irregularly textured wall having a weathered, natural appearance. Multiple channels in th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6854231 | Multi-channel retaining wall block and system A retaining wall block system having multiple sizes and shapes of blocks with differently dimensioned, interchangeable front and back faces. The blocks are used to construct an irregularly textured wall having a weathered, natural appearance. Multiple channels in th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6745537 | Modular wall or fence construction system A modular wall or fence construction system includes at least first and second I-profile blocks, each having an I-shape in planform. The I-shape defines a parallel pair of flanges across opposite ends of a web extending between the flanges. The I-profile blocks have... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6631598 | METHOD FOR LAYING FLOORS AND/OR LININGS WITH TILES, PARQUETS, MOQUETTES, WALL-PAPERS, COVERING PANELS AND LIKES AND FOR THEIR SUBSEQUENT QUICK REMOVAL IN THE CASE OF REPLACEMENT THEREOF, BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE ZIG-ZAG SHEATH OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH METHOD A method and apparatus for laying down floors or linings and for their quick removal and replacement by glueing or fixing them onto a support, removable with respect to a support sheeting (9). The method includes providing fixed support (8) and movable su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6625948 | Element made from brick material and method for manufacturing prefabricated panels for building construction Brick material building element and method of building with the element, wherein the brick material building element includes a base having a length, a first side, a second side, an inner surface, and an outer surface, whereby a width is defined by a dist... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612092 | Wall structure with improved strength A wall for making tanks includes two superimposed plates connected to each other at respective spaced apart connected points distributed on a surface of the plates, at least one of the two plates, between respective connecting zones, bulging outward, so t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6570950 | Nuclear plant containment with prefabricated component support structure A nuclear steam supply containment system employing prefabricated component supports that are surrounded by steel concrete forms and anchored to the floor liner of a nuclear containment. The prefabricated component supports extend through the concrete for... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6523312 | Wall forming system for retaining and non-retaining concrete walls A novel wall forming system for retaining and non-retaining concrete walls (19) comprising of at least one flat wall foam panel (22), at least one radius wall foam panel (23), at least one corner wall foam panel (24) having the following features; a rod--... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508042 | Middle armor block for a coastal structure and a method for placement of its block This invention relates to a middle armor block for a coastal structure and a method of placement of its block with a hydraulic stability of a slope surface and an economical construction cost. The middle armor block of the half-loc comprises a body formin... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6286287 | Converted wood articles A converted wood article for use in combination with other converted wood articles to form composite wood products for use in general construction such as in the construction of posts, flooring, walls and support beams.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6205735 | Two unit dry stack masonry wall system A mason wall cementitious building block system comprising two lightweight dry-stackable block units and methods of using such units, including a wall unit and a corner/end unit, connected one to another in an interlocking fashion by means of male posts a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199339 | Modular construction systems A durable, modular, adaptive containment system, which has a composite composition comprised of wood fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix, the system being suitable for holding soil and plants, and which is comprised of rails, preferably of rectangular c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6151842 | Set of structural elements for constructions made of "DURREF" material and space self supported module realized with this Structural elements for the production of self-supporting structures are composed of a composition containing mineral and organic components and molded in modular structural shapes including a cube of side length L having vertical and horizontal holes tra... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6095807 | Anti-sliding bar for furnace wall constructions An anti-sliding bar for furnace wall constructions of the type comprising: an open support structure wall and mat means of fibrous insulating material, including U,S,C or the like shaped sections interleaved to each other; anchoring means between the inte... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5881511 | Concrete building block assembly A concrete block is provided having half dovetail sections at opposite ends of the block arranged so that when placed together the dovetailed sections on adjoining blocks form a full dovetailed section which is just large enough to be received within a do... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5845450 | Bracing system A bracing system for bracing a masonry basement wall of a building against inward buckling and cracking due to hydrostatic pressure. The bracing system includes a vertically disposed I-beam positioned against a basement wall to be braced and having a floo... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5820305 | T-block wall system A precast concrete block having a first single thickness generally planar face section and a second single thickness generally planar backing section integrally formed with and extending from the first section to form a structure of a T-shaped configurati... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5815989 | Cantilevered roof construction A roof construction with a number of roof elements coupled together to form an up and down, essentially corrugated construction. The connection point of the roof elements is in the region of the neutral line. In this way particularly large spans can be ac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816015 | Wooden beam and process for its manufacture A beam is composed of a tree trunk which has been star-mortised into right triangular sections which are joined together in pairs to produce rectanguloid laminae that are, in turn, glued together to form a beam in which growth rings of the tree trunk are ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5720134 | Post having plastic base A long-lasting base for supporting a structural post for a shelter-type structure for use principally on a farm. The base is made of an impervious material to avoid any rotting or deterioration which might result from moisture in the ground, and is formed... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5644889 | Remedial wall anchor system A remedial wall anchor system includes a reinforcing rod or wire, a tie rod, anchor components which secure the tie rod to the facade wall and the back-up wall, and a capturing device. The tie rod extends between the facade and back-up walls and is insert... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5625999 | Fiberglass sandwich panel A roofing system that provides a safe, long lasting, leak-free and maintenance-free insulated roof for flat roof applications. More particularly, a sandwich panel comprises an inner foam core, a fiberglass skin fully encapsulating and surrounding the core... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5493830 | Timber element and procedure for manufacturing a timber element The invention concerns a timber element and a procedure for manufacturing such a timber element. The timber element (14b) is composed of at least two heavy wooden blanks (2) fitted one upon the other and glued to each other by their substantially horizont... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5107653 | Hollow stackable building block A lightweight, hollow building block is disclosed. The building block preferably has a rectangular base and an open pentagonal top. Two adjacent sides of the block form right angles with the base and the top. The three remaining adjacent sides are incline... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5016417 | Modular universal construction units employing flexible web with interlockable heads A prefabricated adaptable lightweight hollow core construction system comprising at least a unit (30) which may be extruded of plastic and which comprises a plurality of compression-resistant, flexibly connected, elongated, hollow element pairs (40). Each... | 05/21/1991 |
| 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 |
