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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383670 | Panel bracket system A corner brace configured to support a tile-bearing panel includes a pair of transverse brackets, disposed at a transverse angle to one another and being configured to be disposed in a corner between the tile-bearing panel and another panel or a support surface. At ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7331539 | Noise reduced food waste disposer A food waste disposer having devices to reduce noise is disclosed. The disposer has a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding section. To reduce the emitted noise that may result when food waste impacts the various components of the grinding section,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7278246 | Nesting closure strip The closure strip having a pair of longitudinal side walls with undulating top edges configured to mate with the corrugations of corrugated sheet material. The side walls are interconnected by a plurality of support ribs. The side walls are also angled outward towar... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275348 | Precast, prestressed concrete truss A precast, prestressed concrete truss which spans between exterior columns and forms an interior or exterior load bearing wall of a building. The truss includes top and bottom chords interconnected by at least one web member. Prestressed reinforcing members in the t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241484 | Reinforced profile A method for manufacturing a compound construction element, in an extrusion process wherein a composite material is pressed through an extrusion die, which composite material includes a matrix of thermoplastic synthetic material including wood particles or other, ce... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218013 | Wind powered generator A wind powered electrical generation assembly having a portable wind powered generator tower for supporting a wind powered generator allowing the wind powered generator to be raised, lowered, and removed from the tower. The wind powered electrical generation assembl... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204659 | Screed bar for vibratory screed A screed bar for a vibratory concrete screed is formed from a long hollow extrusion having generally flat enclosing walls and defining in cross section two triangular sections that share a common interior wall. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200973 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199485 | Wind turbine with current conducting means, which are pre-assembled in the tower The present invention concerns a wind energy plant for generation of alternating current with a tower constructed of several tower segments, a generator arranged in the region of the top of the tower, a power module arranged in the region of the base of the tower, a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186449 | Recycled rubber construction materials The present invention broadly comprises a construction material constructed from a plurality of flexible strips, the strips are helically wound upon one another to form a tire pole. The tire pole may incorporate bolts, nails, screws and polymers for securing the fle... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174690 | Vertical slide clip Brackets for interconnecting building components. One bracket embodiment is constructed to connect a pair of substantially perpendicular building components so as to allow relative vertical movement between those components and may include a first connector plate an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163471 | Golf balls having sound-altered layers and methods for making them Golf ball covers incorporate base material compositions including a sound-altering material for selectively enhancing or dampening the acoustic output of a golf ball when it is struck. A ratio in the composition by weight of base material to sound-altering material ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162783 | Forming elements from concrete pipe An apparatus for removing a forming element from a concrete pipe includes a support member and a removal device including first and second elements. The first element is attachable to the forming element and has a stop. The second element is supported by the support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7114438 | Printing machine including central impression cylinder Printing machine having at least one impression cylinder (16), characterised in that the impression cylinder (16) has a cylinder body (44) made of a material which, in circumferential direction of the impression cylinder (16) has a linear... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114295 | Tower made of prestressed concrete prefabricated assembly units The invention concerns a method of erecting a pylon of prestressed concrete finished parts and an apparatus for advantageously carrying out the method. In order to at least reduce the problems present in the state of the art when erecting a pylon, there is provided ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073763 | Support rod for stabilizing an existing scissor jack A support rod that is engageable with the bottom surface of an existing scissor jack. The rod includes an adjustable top portion selectively movable between raised and lowered positions. An elongated and portable support rod is removably engageable with the jack. Th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6997026 | Quick change metal stud to hemmed track roll forming system An apparatus and method for selectively forming metal stud and track members from sheet material, the apparatus including a stud forming assembly capable of transforming the sheet material into a stud member as the material exits the stud forming assembly, and a tra... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6951673 | Mineral wool element with enhanced reaction to fire, air duct comprising the same An element essentially consisting of mineral wool exhibits an enhanced reaction to fire. Such an element is especially in the form of a panel and is used for the construction of air ducts. The panels comprise a glass wool core, said core being formed from glass fibe... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938389 | Roll formed staple-in awning frame and method An improved roll formed staple-in awning frame member is disclosed as is a process for its fabrication. The body (21) of a frame member and the staple deck member (11) thereof are roll formed separately along parallel roll forming lines. The staple dec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938392 | Concrete filled pole A concrete filled pole includes longitudinally aligned reinforcing rods secured to the casing along vertices of its polygonal cross-sectional shape so as to improve the flexural load carrying ability of the pole. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929382 | Lighting fixture A lighting fixture, which is arranged to receive two or more elongated light sources positioned one after another in the longitudinal direction of the light sources, the lighting fixture comprising one or more connecting devices, which are arranged to supply energy ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915615 | Prestressed composite truss girder and construction method of the same The present invention relates to prestressed composite truss girder and construction method of the same. The prestressed composite truss girder of the present invention comprises a concrete bottom plate having structure of composite truss; a lower-chord member being... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907706 | Tower for wind power installations A tower (1) for wind power installations, on which at least one rotor (2) that can be driven by wind can be rotatably supported, has an especially low mass relative to its load-bearing capacity, stability, and rigidity, if it has a tower portion (3 | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908067 | Ground anchoring sunshade umbrella stand This is a sunshade umbrella stand comprised of a hollow pole, a steel spike, and an umbrella holder. The stand itself is hollow with a foot pedal protruding out from the bottom portion of the stand which is attached to a hammer which slides up and down within the st... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6705058 | Multiple-part pole This invention relates to pole structures used for supporting transmission and distribution lines, lighting and communications systems, highway signs, traffic signals, and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to a new and useful design of a multi-sect... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698155 | Building elements and building element assemblies formed therewith A building element for use as a column or a beam includes a profile of substantially uniform cross-section extending lengthwise between first and second ends. The profile is defined by a web, a pair of side flanges perpendicular to the web, and curved out... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672028 | Support beam A support beam for a long functional unit, specifically in a paper and/or coating machine, including a long hollow body having a round or polygonal cross section and manufactured from a fiber reinforced material which was produced in a winding process, wh... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6547049 | Particle vibration damper A particle vibration damper for a vibrating component is disclosed which comprises a body having a chamber and a plurality of particles, wherein the chamber is partially filled with the plurality of particles, the particle vibration damper, in use, is dis... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6516582 | Wall angle for use in suspended ceiling grid structure and including multi-purpose measurement indicia such as differently configured indentation or punch-out portions A wall angle for use in installing a suspended ceiling grid structure within a walled enclosure, the grid structure including a plurality of main grid runners and hanger wires suspending the main runners from an overhead support of the room enclosure. The... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516581 | Wall angle for use in suspended ceiling grid structure and including multi-purpose measurement indicia A wall angle for use in installing a suspended ceiling grid structure within a walled enclosure, the grid structure including a plurality of main grid runners and hanger wires suspending the main runners from an overhead support of the room enclosure. The... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516573 | Integrated breakaway for support posts A support post or coupling for a sign post assembly having an integrated breakaway system. The post or coupling has a selected predetermined shape and is adapted for carrying an associated structure. The post or coupling includes an integral weakened regi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6503625 | Fibers for reinforcing matrix materials Exemplary mechanically-flattened fibers of the invention comprise generally elongate bodies having varied width or thickness dimensions and micro-diastrophic surface deformities. Preferred fibers are elongate synthetic polymer or multipolymer blend fibers... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470638 | Moisture management system An improved moisture management system for installation over doors and windows in buildings that included exterior, stucco-covered, curtain walls comprising an integrally formed, three sided, elongated track including a base, an upright front wall that in... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467233 | Wind tower A tower for a wind generator made up of a plurality of sections to which are affixed a plurality of transition rings, at least one being conical in shape, a plurality of L-shaped flanges and a T-shaped flange.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463712 | Floor truss repair bracket and method of fabrication An improved bracket assembly that provides support and repair when connected to sides of a structural member installed in a support structure. The bracket assembly includes one or a pair of brackets that are composed of angle iron base portions having fla... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6412235 | Removable screw-type, in-ground anchor device A screw-type, in-ground anchor device for anchoring an above-ground upright. A generally cylindrical drive shaft includes an upper cylindrical housing portion constructed of 1/4-inch rolled steel with an inside diameter sized to match the outside diameter... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6385932 | Streamlined weep screed A weep screed for use in exterior construction has a vertical member and upper and lower outwardly projecting flanges affixed to the vertical member. The vertical member is adapted to be form-fit to the base of a vertical wall overlying a concrete foundat... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363680 | Composite post A spindle or baluster for use in a fence or deck railing which comprises a plastic outer shell having a first end section, a second end section opposite the first end section, and a middle section intermediate the first and second end sections. An elongat... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6347488 | Utility pole cross-arm A cross-arm for a utility pole, the cross-arm includes an elongated, hollow bar member molded from synthetic material, such as a sheet-molding compound of polyester glass-reinforced plastic. The elongated bar member has a first end, a second end opposite ... | 02/19/2002 |
