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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665270 | Lattice structure assembly having members with overlapping end sections connected by connection rods A lattice structure includes a plurality of members and a plurality of connection rods. The plurality of members may be individually oriented to form the lattice structure. Each of the plurality of members may include at least one of (i) an end section having a side... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7549260 | Grille In an array of parallel cross bars, each cross bar has a crenellated edge with alternating recesses and projections. A first locking opening extends through the length of the each cross bar, at least partly within the projections. A number of bearing bars each inclu... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7290830 | Grille facing method and article of manufacture A method and article of manufacture for an automotive grille facing. Tracks or grooves are formed in the fins of a radiator grille on the exterior side of the grille. The track is adapted to receive an insert having a bead that fits within the groove. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7246472 | Drain and a building structure having a drain A floor drain (100) comprising a bottom part (4) having at least one discharge opening (5), a front part being integral with the bottom part (4) and having a first part (3b) being inclined to said bottom part at an angle bei... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7175787 | Method for producing a fiber composite component, and apparatus for producing such a component The invention relates to a method for producing a fiber composite component having at least one intersection point. An apparatus for producing a component, comprising fiber composite material, including lower and upper dies of a pressing tool and optionally a heat s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168219 | Support apparatuses and jambs for windows and doors and methods of constructing same A support structure such as, for example, a door jamb and a window jamb. In one embodiment, the jamb is formed from a first stud that has a web and two first flanges and a second stud with a second web and second flanges. The first stud has at least one first hole t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163666 | Thermally tolerant support structure for a catalytic combustion catalyst The present invention provides a support structure for a catalyst disposed within an outer containment. Several unique arrangements and connections of supporting struts that form the structure provide a number of significant advantages and improvements. The support ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159369 | Stud wall system and method using combined bridging and spacing device A stud bridging/spacing member generally having at least three longitudinally spaced apart notches for receiving and engaging therein a web of a metal stud. At least one of the notches has opposing notch sides which are oriented such that when a portion of a web is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152368 | Garden trellis A trellis assembly including a first trellis section having a plurality of vertical rods connected to at least one horizontal rod and a second trellis section having a plurality of connected horizontal and vertical rods. The second trellis section includes a plurali... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121759 | Grating system A grating system includes a first welded subassembly and a second non-welded subassembly joined to one another. The first subassembly includes spaced elongated bearing bars and spaced elongated cross bars extending transversely to the bearing bars. The second subass... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107726 | Organic I-beam soffit A soffit for a shelter having a roof overhang and a wall structure. The soffit extends between the wall structure and the roof overhang and includes an I-joist, wherein the I-joist has an elongate web with a pair of opposing elongate edges and a pair of flanges on e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6908256 | Drainage grate assembly An improved drainage grate assembly having a reinforcing assembly which is capable of providing substantially continuous support to non-apertured portions of the drainage grate. The load rating for the drainage grate assembly can be adjusted by adding metal strips t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6817806 | Fluent material confinement system A collapsible fluent material confinement system configured to receive a granular fluent material to form a temporary barrier structure. The fluent material confinement system includes a plurality of strips coupled to on another to form an array of collapsible cells... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6792724 | Methods of making windows and windows made thereby A method of providing a glazed panel with Georgian-effect glazing bars (45). The method comprises providing a frame (37) for the panel and glazing material (30) to fit within the frame. A generally U-shaped clip (33), having two arms (... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6763642 | Grid for a suspended ceiling In a ceiling grid for a suspended ceiling having 2 ft.×2 ft. openings that support panels, a connection in the grid between a main beam and 4 ft. cross beam is made tighter than a connection in the grid between a 2 ft. cross beam and a 4 ft. cross beam. Both connec... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6735917 | Connected frame structure and method of connecting frame members An interlocking joint structure has a first tubular frame member having a key-shaped slot to slidably accommodate a second elongated T-shaped frame member. An adhesive is used to bond the first and second frame members together. A plurality of tubular members and T-... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729100 | Main tee splice A connector for a main tee of a suspended ceiling grid that has improved self-aligning and connection force properties. The connector has an end tab with a forward portion bent at a lead angle and a receiving pocket with an outwardly flared entrance that, with an op... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708460 | Stud wall system and method using a combined bridging and spacing device A stud bridging/spacing member (30) generally having at least three longitudinally spaced apart notches (26) for receiving and engaging therein a web of a metal stud. The notches (26) extend at an incline to the longitudinal axis of the elongate... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6694697 | Grating with crimped intersections Main bars end intersecting cross bars each have mated slots in their aligned edges. Deformable pairs of arms on one of the sets set of bars are crimped into openings in the other set of bars at the bar intersections to hold the bars together and make a st... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6453538 | Outdoor railing system and rails Top and bottom rails for an outdoor railing system, include a plurality of equally spaced recesses defined in a side of the rails into which spindle ends are fitted. Each of the recesses comprises a multi-sided configuration having an open side defined th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6357195 | Support frame of sheet product A support frame is intended to support the decorative sheet product and is formed of a plurality of longitudinal elements and horizontal elements, which are in turn formed of a plurality of base portions and main bodies. The base portions are provided wit... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6327819 | Face grating The present invention relates to a face grating including bearer members having a large number of holding projections formed at predetermined intervals along their longitudinal dimension. The bearer members are fixed to the exterior wall above and below o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321499 | Wood floor assembly An assembly type wood floor comprising a high frame and a floor. The high floor is a net-like lattice frame formed by a plurality of upper plates, a plurality of lower plates and a plurality of flat plates. At first, the {character pullout} shape grooves ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6305139 | Beam clip A clip for attachment to the end of a main beam for a grid in a suspended ceiling. The beam has an inverted T cross section. The clip engages an identical clip on the end of another main beam to form an end to end connection. The clip has a tongue and cha... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6286265 | Recessed lighting fixture mounting A support for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed position in a suspension ceiling of inverted T-bars extending generally parallel to one another and spaced apart a certain distance. The support is in the form of an elongate sheet metal bar for instal... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6237299 | Lattice girder, in particular for forming a load-bearing guardrail on a suspended walkway A lattice girder generally including a top rail, a bottom rail, vertical end posts and slanted crossbeams, wherein all of the members consist of uniform hollow sections that may be fitted into one another and thereby rigidly interconnected. The girder rai... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6216412 | Method for the reinforcement of reinforced concrete and reinforcement for use thereof The invention concerns a method for the reinforcement of a concrete beam, where the reinforcement comprises reinforcement rods which extend longitudinally and transversely and are locked at their mutual points of intersection. The invention consists of pl... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6148834 | Modular tent platform system A modular tent platform system for elevating a tent structure from a ground surface to enhance comfort within the tent structure and prevent saturation of the tent structure due to ground moisture, runoff, or precipitation includes substantially planar su... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6131356 | Muntin bar clip An apparatus of a muntin bar clip to secure the position of muntin bars during and following the fabrication of multi-pane sealed glass window units. The disclosure relates to securing and positioning muntin bars at multi-pane sealed glass window unit per... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132129 | Tetrahedral joint for furniture supports A joint system having one or more tetrahedral joints formed by three edge lapped flat pieces having complimentary open-ended slots which interlock in a construction composing one vertex of a tetrahedron. A plurality of tetrahedral joints can be interconne... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123378 | Cross beam-main beam integral joint The invention provides a vehicle frame joint structure that is used in a ladder frame structure and in space frame type structures. The joint includes at least a first member, a second member, and a third member extending thereinbetween. Each of these thr... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6065255 | Roof mounting for photovoltaic modules A structure for mounting a planar array of photovoltaic panels to a roof is formed from a set of parallel spaced juxtaposed rails which are intersected by a set of parallel spaced juxtaposed runners that extend perpendicular to the rails. Both the runners... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6049932 | Weld-free grids or gratings for bridge decks A weldless grating comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load-bearing members having an upper portion, a lower portion and a web located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the primary load-bearing member having a plurali... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5964072 | Construction framework with intercrossing beams A framework construction, e.g. for buildings, is made with intercrossing beams (2, 4, 4') of profiled plate material, the beams being prepared with side incisions (14) enabling them to be joined crosswise in a common plane.... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5901524 | Grid-like building panel framework and members for making such panel framework A framework type building panel, having opposed first and second sides, is formed of a plurality of primary and secondary structural members each of which has a web and a flange providing the member with a T-shaped cross-sectional shape; each member also ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5864910 | Concrete composite weldless grating A weldless grating comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load-bearing members, a plurality of secondary load-bearing members, a plurality of tertiary load-bearing members, a first rod member extending through the lower part of the ter... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5806121 | Lightweight weldless gratings or grids for bridge decks A lightweighted weldless grating comprising a plurality of substantially parallel, longitudinally extending primary load bearing members, a plurality of secondary load bearing members, and a pan member positioned between the primary load bearing members a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5797236 | Auxiliary bottom insert apparatus for a container An auxiliary bottom insert apparatus for a container includes first panels, each of which includes a first panel top edge, a first panel middle portion, and a first panel bottom edge. Each of the first panels includes first keyways spaced at predetermined... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5784741 | Weld-free gratings for bridge decks with improved slotted opening A weldless grating comprising primary, secondary tertiary members wherein top and bottom slots in the secondary load bearing member form a locking engagement with the web surrounding openings in the primary load bearing members, the secondary load bearing... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5735008 | Weld-free gratings for bridge decks with improved primary and secondary bars A weldless grating comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load bearing members having an upper portion having an upper edge, a lower portion and a first web located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the primary load beari... | 04/07/1998 |
