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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373758 | Seismic brace with a removable restraining member disposed around a middle portion of an elongated central brace unit A seismic brace includes an elongated central brace unit and a rigid restraining member. The central brace unit has two ends adapted to be connected fixedly to a framework of a building, and a middle portion interconnecting the ends and having a cross-sectional area... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7290748 | Breakaway support for overhead lines The breakaway support for overhead lines is a coordinated failure control device. The breakaway support for overhead lines sacrifices itself to ensure that the supporting structure is not damaged. The device has an intentional weak link. The breakaway support for ov... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284358 | Methods of manufacturing bearing brace apparatus The present invention is directed to a brace apparatus having a core member configured to absorb energy generated by seismic or other forces by undergoing plastic deformation. A buckling restraining assembly is included for maintaining the structural integrity of th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7257932 | Light weight building material The present invention relates to a light weight building material (1) for structural work. The light weight building material (1) comprises at least three walls, a first wall (11), a second wall (12) and a third wall (13) formed fr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231743 | Buckling restrained braces and damping steel structures The present invention relates to a buckling restrained brace capable of absorbing vibration energy produced by an earthquake, wind power and the like, in a building and a steel structure. The buckling restrained brace of the present invention is accomplished ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225588 | Damping brace and structure A damping brace having an axial force member for providing bearing forces against tensile or compressive forces, a constraining member for constraining the axial force member, and a stiffening part for supplementing the stiffness of the axial force member. An adhesi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185462 | Double core brace The present invention relates to structural braces. More particularly, the present invention relates to a brace apparatus that has an effective length capable of undergoing plastic deformation that is greater than the length of the brace apparatus. The brace apparat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174680 | Bearing brace apparatus The present invention is directed to a brace apparatus having a core member configured to absorb energy generated by seismic or other forces by undergoing plastic deformation. A buckling restraining assembly is included for maintaining the structural integrity of th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7107730 | PSSC complex girder A PSSC complex girder in which a section shape steel structure is formed by joining one or more section shape steel. The PSSC complex girder includes a tension means for tensioning the section shape steel structure with a tensional member so that the structure has a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6922969 | Arrangement for configuring building elements An improved arrangement to configure construction components consisting of the combination of metal and plastic to obtain a product with more mechanical properties than those of the separate materials, constituted by an internal metal structure covered by a plastic ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910832 | Surface structures and methods thereof A novel foundation system, method of manufacture and method of implementation are disclosed, comprising a simplified cast structure/pile combination strengthened by dispersed steel fibers within the cementious material. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901717 | Pole reinforcing arrangement Reinforcement arrangement for a pole including abase flange surrounding a bottom of the pole, elongate tubes connected to the base flange and arranged at discrete locations around a circumference of the pole to extend vertically alongside the pole and annular clampi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6832454 | Beam filled with material, deck system and method A construction beam includes a tubular housing preferably formed of a fiber-reinforced polymer filled with a solid filler material such as concrete. The Poisson's ratio of the tubular housing is less than the filler material to provide confinement of the filler mate... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826874 | Buckling restrained braces and damping steel structures The present invention relates to a buckling restrained brace capable of absorbing vibration energy produced by an earthquake, wind power and the like, in a building and a steel structure. The buckling restrained brace of the present invention is accomplished ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6385940 | Method and apparatus for strengthening/restoring a reinforced/prestressed concrete structure A reinforced or prestressed concrete structure is strengthened and/or restored by attaching a strip-shaped tensional member thereto. Prior to attaching the tensional member, a central portion thereof is prestressed. Then, the tensioned central portion is ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6341456 | Long-span in-situ concrete structures and method for constructing the same A long-span structure formed in-situ and extending between supporting structures includes at least two form supports extending between the supporting structures. Each end of the form support includes a bearing plate coupled to the adjacent supporting stru... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6119425 | Structure members and a method of jointing the same There are provided structure members by which ordinary workers other than technical workers can easily joint beams and beams, beams and pillars respectively made of concrete and also can construct buildings which can be extended. There are also provided m... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5720143 | Localized notch reinforcement for wooden beams A localized fiber reinforcement places strong tensile strength fibers across a hypothetical split line near notches in beams to curtail split propagation caused by cross-grain tension that may otherwise significantly reduce the strength of a beam used as ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5617685 | Method and apparatus for increasing the shear strength of a construction structure In order to strengthen an elongated or a two-dimensional bearing construction structure (1) against shear forces, at least one pre-stressing means (11) is mounted in a slack or pre-stressed manner on or in the structure cross-section (4) to generate a pre... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5505030 | Composite reinforced structures This invention is an apparatus and process for the reinforcing of concrete, wood, or steel columns, beams, or structures. The apparatus includes pre-made reinforcing layers constructed of engineering materials having a high tensile strength and a high mod... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5379567 | Structural member The present invention pertains to a structural member comprising three elongated planar rectangular sheets, each sheet having a long edge and short edge, and joined by its long edge to two other sheets. The sheets thus form an elongated triangular columna... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5329741 | Portable constructional element and a process for its production A portable constructional element (4) comprising a foamed cementitious material (8) in an outer plastics covering (10), the foamed cementitious material (8) being such that it has been introduced into the outer covering (10) in a wet state and has set in ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5279093 | Composite girder with apparatus and method for forming the same A composite girder is described which has a steel Wide Flange beam with the top flange of the Wide Flange beam being embedded in a reinforced concrete compression member that completely encases the top flange of the Wide Flange beam and also encases a por... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5050358 | Structural members and building frames Structural members for building structures comprise indented, truncated, V-shaped profiles which include flanges extending horizontally from the open tops thereof. Structural beam members comprise open-ended, elongated members, while structural column mem... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4905440 | Composite column or beam for building construction A composite metal-concrete column or beam is described for use in building construction. It comprises (a) a pair of channel members fabricated of galvanized steel sheet, each channel member having a central web portion and first and second flanges substan... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4785591 | Joint between two tubes of square or rectangular cross-section In a joint between first and a second rectangular tube, the first tube has its end provided with anchoring means and inserted through an insertion opening in the front wall of the second tube. The anchoring means located within the second tube are embedde... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4779395 | Composite concrete/steel fireproof column A fireproof construction element has a plurality of integrally interconnected and parallel profile beams each having a longitudinally extending outer flange defining an outer surface and a longitudinally extending web extending inwardly from the flange. T... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4741144 | Composite structural beam Composite beam of polygonal cross-section comprises wooden external walls and a core of a material, such as concrete, providing the beam with its mechanical strength. The walls comprise flat elements assembled by means of bonded groove and tongue corner j... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4496264 | Barrier structure A barrier structure comprising a number of spaced apart inline vertical I-beam sections embedded in a road and having secured to the posts a number of form plates having a pair of downwardly and outwardly diverging legs and a pair of upwardly diverging ex... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4347019 | Composite complex profile and the process for its manufacturing A composite beam especially for pile driving comprises an H-beam core whose flanges are bridged by steel sheets having inwardly bent edges engaging over outwardly projecting spurs on the flange edges. The web of the H-beam thus defines with the sheets two... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4313383 | Guideway units for elevated guideways A guideway for use for example as an elevated roadway is constructed by forming guideway units comprising a massive elongated metal channel having one or a plurality, usually at least three, tubular metal tension void members running lengthwise down its i... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4261156 | Construction units and structures therefrom Construction units for permanent structures. Said construction units comprise cold-stamped sheet metal jackets filled with a setable filler which may or may not be reinforced with rods.... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4195111 | Load supporting means and the formation thereof A displaceable load supporting cell for supporting a load. The cell comprises at least one compacted layer of particulate material compacted under a pressure of at least 800 kPa. The cell has a height less than its minimum lateral dimension. The cell incl... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4125973 | Form assembly for building framework The present form assembly has sheet metal, hollow, flanged corner joints which telescopically engage the adjoining ends of elongated sheet metal forms for beams, columns, roof arches and trusses, and the like. After the parts are fitted together metal str... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4105739 | Constructional elements of concrete A structural element of concrete is selectively reinforced over that part of the surface where, when the element is loaded, tensile stresses can occur which might exceed the tensile strength of the concrete. The reinforcement comprises a relatively thin, ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3967560 | Bending beam and method of making same Bending beam arrangement for use in supporting elevated trains and the like, and method of making same. The profile member beam is formed as a composite structure having steel profilemember and a concrete profile member connected thereto. The concrete pro... | 07/06/1976 |