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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6389777 | Device and method for protecting an object The present invention relates to a protective device (102) and to a method for protecting an object (101) against mechanical damage as it is lifted up or lowered down a vertically extending structure (103), such as the wall of a building or a mast for ins... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6327833 | Hollow pole with hollow stub foundation A pole assembly includes two parts--a hollow stub foundation and a hollow pole, which telescopes over the stub foundation and rests on the ground. The stub and the pole preferably are adhered together. The stub preferably has a roughened outer surface at ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5934035 | Modular pillar The modular pillar is assembled by overlaying precast brick layers, one on top of the other to form a pillar of such layers. Each layer has a depression, groove, channel, cut-out, or the like, of recessing one of its horizontal surfaces for interlocking m... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5881512 | Precasted wall/column module Disclosed is a precasted wall/column module including a hollow body formed from a four-side outer frame and an inscribed round pipe. The outer frame has an upper end forming a first axially projected flange extending along an inner edge of the upper end a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5800889 | Composite filled hollow structure A filled structure includes a fiber reinforced resinous hollow structure having a tensile strength of at least 30,000 psi and an inside surface forming a boundary which encloses a space. A hard core is provided within the space enclosed by the hollow stru... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5770276 | Composite filled hollow structure A filled hollow structure, such as a fence post, which is constructed with a hollow member filled with a core to increase its strength. One aspect of the structure is that the core material normal expands upon setting, so that, when hardening within the h... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5692351 | Column support system with neck piece for supporting overhead loads A neck piece for mounting upon a composite tubular support column. A high-strength plastic neck body includes an insertable portion and a contacting face extending radially outward from the insertable portion. The insertable portion is configured and dime... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5487251 | Apparatus and method for reinforcing cast structures A rectangular reinforcing cage is provided for a cast concrete structure having longitudinal registration tubes at each corner of the cage. An outer reinforcing cage surrounds the registration tubes and a coaxial inner reinforcing cage is supported from t... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5288174 | Jackable oil rigs and corner columns for producing legs in an oil rig The jackable oil rig employs a leg formed of a plurality of corner columns and transverse stays. Each column is formed of an outer pipe, and inner pipe which defines an annular space with the outer pipe and a hardenable material such as concrete in the sp... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4962621 | Modular brick chimney unit A modular chimney unit includes a plurality of courses of joined bricks forming a closed shape and having a channel therethrough for receiving a section of chimney flue liner. Modular units of the invention are stacked vertically and joined, with the chan... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4844655 | Surface drainage conduit installation structure and method Structure and a method for installation of drain conduit whereby the drain conduit is positioned at a proper elevation with respect to an adjacent surface in a floor or parking lot or the like. The drain conduit is positioned within a trench. Support stru... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4679963 | Playground construction A playground construction comprises an earthen floor beneath the surface of the earth, a trough extending downwardly beneath the floor and having drainage means therein. The floor and trough are lined with a water pervious fabric and an aggregate of drain... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4672782 | Smokestack or tower of precast reinforced concrete modules A high, self-supporting smokestack or tower having a structure constructed by stacking precast reinforced concrete sections one upon the other, the cross-sectional area of the structure being larger at the bottom than at the top and concentrated reinforce... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4538507 | Air circulation system and air flow elements therefor A network of adjacent aggregate containing mesh bags provides structural support to the slab or floor of a building. The network, encased in a sheath of plastic film, also functions as a path for air to be directed by a blower. The openings within the net... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4538386 | Drainage system and method A drainage system for draining water away from a building having a horizontal base and walls extending vertically from the base. The drainage system includes first drain means located in a first trench provided in the ground beneath the base inside the pe... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4354657 | Supports for coaxial conduits Supports for coaxial conduits are disclosed particularly suitable for supporting, on an inner nozzle or conduit protruding from an existing reactor wall, a nozzle sleeve which is to be held in concentric relation to the inner nozzle so that concrete may b... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4283161 | Method and apparatus for a guard The present invention relates to a new and improved method and apparatus for installing and thereby protecting existing offshore structures, existing platforms and flow line risers in the splash and/or wave action zone.... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4007574 | Structural member and system An elongated structural member of substantially triangular cross-section incorporating either one longitudinally extending continuous passageway of circular cross-section whose center is located at or near the center of the cross-section of the member or ... | 02/15/1977 |
