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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287358 | Device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements for erecting buildings A device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements in order to erect buildings, particularly multistory buildings, by means of prefabricated concrete components, the device comprising first means for connecting two end regions of the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7231746 | Sheet metal stud and composite construction panel and method Steel studs for use in construction having a web, main web openings through the web, a right angular flange formed on a free edge of the web, and depressions in the web and depression openings in the depressions. An alternate form of stud has a triangular tube struc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6988347 | Metal stud frame element A metallic stud for use in a framing structure, the stud definable in terms a x, y, z coordinate system. The stud includes the z-axis elongate substantially rectangular integral web within a yz plane and further includes a series of xz plane tabs projecting in an x-... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6920728 | Column and beam construction and method Site cast or pre-cast columns aligned and braced by pre-cast pre-stressed floor beams are used to erect a concrete skeleton structure for a building. The ends of the horizontal beams are imbedded in the columns at floor levels to stabilize and complete the skeleton.... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6701688 | Reinforcing cage for an armored concrete element A molded concrete member has two facings, respectively active and passive, spaced from one another by a preselected distance, and between which is embedded a reinforcing cage. The cage has, on either side of a neutral axis, two layers, respectively active... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6484469 | Column structures and methods for supporting compressive loads A column assembly preferably includes a tube member having a wall that defines an interior volume. The column assembly is preferably operable to convert external, axial compressive forces applied to the column assembly into at least tangential stresses wi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6330776 | Structure for reinforcing concrete member and reinforcing method In the structure for reinforcing a concrete member and the reinforcing method of the present invention, a reinforcing sheet is arranged and joined to a various kinds of concrete member, such as column, beam, wall, floor, and the like, by applying the rein... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6321502 | Method of making connector hub A method of making a connector hub to mate with tubular frame members, for use in constructing a free span building. The method includes constructing multiple slots, each slot having an open end, a closed end, and a longitudinal axis; and for each slot; d... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6295770 | Steel frame building structure A steel frame building structure includes steel posts, steel beams fixed with connect members, and connectors connected to the connect members with bolts and nuts, support frames of wall structures fixed with the beams to construct wall structures, and th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6256954 | Combination reinforcement for floor on piles A fixed construction (10) comprises rigid piles (12) and a monolithic concrete floor slab resting (14) on the piles. The floor slab comprises straight zones connecting in the two directions, i.e. lengthwise and broadwise, the shortest distance between the... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6016634 | Fabricated structure, especially a housing for a generator set, and a method of fabricating such a structure A generator set housing has a skeletal frame with corners which conform to ISO standards. The frame members are welded together and are held in position during welding by tanging and wedging. This allows the frame to be self-squaring which eliminates the ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5867960 | Dowel member for reinforcing concrete structures A dowel member for reinforcing concrete structures includes a metal strip and a plurality of dowels projecting perpendicularly from the strip. Each dowel includes a dowel shank welded at one of its ends to the strip, and a dowel head disposed at the other... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5768847 | Concrete reinforcing devices, concrete reinforced structures, and method of and apparatus for producing such devices and structures Concrete structures, such as beams, columns, decks, walls, and the like are reinforced by advanced fibrous composite, concrete reinforcing devices, embedded in concrete, the devices comprising, respectively, at least one continuous band of tow, yarn, or s... | 06/23/1998 |
| 4333285 | Building structure A building structure including a beam of steel or rod reinforced concrete which is sheathed in a U-shaped cross section steel shell, a concrete column which is encased in a steel tube, diagonal bracings and connecting members thereof. The topside of the U... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4078344 | Prefabricated building sections or room units and methods for their use in erecting buildings A multistory building constructed of prefabricated parallelepiped sections, each of which has a similar framework of metal beams disposed at the section's edges, the upright beams at the vertical edges being hollow and disposed so that in superimposed sec... | 03/14/1978 |
