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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7162844 | Use of partial precast panels for construction of concrete walls and shells A precast panel for building reinforced concrete walls has a metal liner that forms a front surface of the panel. A concrete mass is disposed behind the liner. The panel has reinforcement structure within the concrete mass that can be used to provide continuity of r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 5741339 | Vertical wall planter A built-in cantilevered open topped hollow to allow for the diverse advantage of planted foliage on new or pre-existing vertical wall constructs.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5688078 | Interlocking retaining walls blocks and system A retaining wall system is constructed in several distinct layers. Each layer is formed of a side-by-side arrangement of I-shaped subassemblies with backfill cheers defined between each pair of subassemblies. Each subassembly is constructed of generally p... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5350256 | Interlocking retaining walls blocks and system A retaining wall system is constructed in several distinct layers. Each layer is formed of a side-by-side arrangement of I-shaped subassemblies with backfill chambers defined between each pair of subassemblies. Each subassembly is constructed of generally... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5065560 | Concrete block inspection forms Forms for covering inspection holes or openings in concrete block wall construction in which the forms are of a size to seal the openings and are installed within such openings interiorly of the front face of the concrete blocks. In the preferred embodime... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4967532 | Means for and method of making a cast structural fire proof panel assembly The invention relates to means and method of making a multiple castable structural panel in a single pouring operation. A mold-envelope constructed from a plurality of pieces is provided. The mold-envelope is constructed without any external fastening mea... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4731279 | Assembly block formed from a poly-olefin foam Blocks which can be used for assembling easily and inexpensively a piece of furniture or a part of a building, such as a table, stool, gate or arch. Each block comprises a molded body of a polyolefin foam having a rectangular, circular, oval or polygonal ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4691490 | Cementitious modular panel and panel assembly for building walls and method of construction A modular panel of glass fiber reinforced concrete having a thickness of at least 3/8 inch, and containing four (4) to six (6) percent glass fiber and at least fifty (50) percent by weight cement, has upstanding edges forming flanges oriented normal to th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4261154 | Method and an external plating arrangement for sealing off the cold end of a refractory brick An external plating arrangement for improved effectiveness in sealing off the cold end face of a refractory body, wherein the side walls of the body are sheathed with metal plates and planar portions extend normally from the plates and overlie the cold en... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4045935 | Metal cased refractory and method of making same A metal cased refractory is made by first forming a refractory shape, which may be fired if desired, with at least one, and preferably two, shallow depressions in one of its faces. A U-shaped metal casing is also formed having a discontinuous slot running... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4044522 | Steel-concrete combination element for lining vessels such as storage tanks, prestressed concrete reactor pressure vessels, and the like Compound elements for lining such vessels as storage tanks, prestressed concrete reactor pressure vessels, and other gastight areas for use in nuclear reactor construction. The compound elements have a leakproof, plate-shaped metal base, and comprise anch... | 08/30/1977 |
