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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406805 | Banding bead A step bead comprising: A) an elongated base having opposed front and back top and bottom longitudinal edges; B) a first rear vertical flange extending upwardly from the top rear longitudinal edge; C) a second rear vertical flange extending downwardly from the botto... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7251919 | Lightweight building component A structural member includes side walls, a top wall connecting a top region of the side walls, a bottom wall connecting side wall bottoms and extending beyond the side walls to form wings each having one portion of a connector for connecting members to one another, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7059091 | Tension member A tension member comprising a plurality of fiber filaments gathered into a plurality of strands. The filaments run close together, and a protective sheath is provided around the strands. Each strand is coated on the exterior thereof with a strand sheath of a materia... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051484 | Metal stud frame element construction panel The instant invention relates to a metallic stud frame construction panel definable in terms of an x, y, z coordinate system. Each stud of the panel includes a z-axis elongate substantially rectangular integral steel web within a yz plane and further includes (i) a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047704 | Method for designing and fabricating multi-step tension prestressed girder In a method for designing a multi-step tension prestressed girder, prestress is appropriately introduced with respect to a relationship between a load and stress, for each step of construction, so that the height of a profile of the girder can be reduced. In a metho... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6837013 | Lightweight precast concrete wall panel system Wall system employing lightweight precast concrete wall panels. The precast wall panels include a concrete slab and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated generally parallel bent sheet metal channels that are partially embedded in the slab. Each wall panel can be cou... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6668512 | Lightweight building component A very lightweight tubular building element for the construction of reinforced concrete floors and roofs; providing the formwork for the casting in place of the structural concrete and a high quality finished ceiling at the same time. It is a single compo... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6457293 | Steel rib partitioning rack Steel rib partitioning rack including two upright racks and multiple interconnecting sections extending between the two upright racks. Each interconnecting section has two interconnecting slats positioned side by side. The interconnecting slats are bent a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6209279 | Multilayer, traction element in the form of a loop In order to anchor, reinforce, affix or keep together construction or machine parts, construction members, construction works or parts thereof, or at least to apply a force component, the invention involves a looping anchor or retaining element including ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199344 | Reinforcement strip Grid-shaped reinforcement strip is configured for reinforcing masonry joints, and includes at one substantially straight elongated reinforcement wire having a substantially rectangular cross section. There is a further reinforcement wire having a substant... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6145270 | Plasticon-optimized composite beam system A composite beam system that can be used for the framing system in bridges or buildings and provide enhanced corrosion protection includes a fiber reinforced plastic beam shell with compression and tension reinforcement. The compression reinforcement cons... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6061992 | Composite steel/concrete column The composite steel/concrete column comprises a longitudinally extending H-shaped steel assembly having a pair parallel flange plates and a web plate interconnecting the flange plates and defining two opposite channel-shaped spaces. A plurality of spaced-... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6023903 | Non-corrosive reinforcing member having bendable flanges Non-corrosive concrete reinforcing members are formed by pultruding reinforcing fibers through resin to produce an elongated core and a plurality of elongated flanges extending radially outward from the core. A slot is formed through a portion of the elon... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5966895 | Non-corrosive reinforcing member having bendable flanges Non-corrosive concrete reinforcing members are formed by pultruding reinforcing fibers through resin to produce an elongated core and a plurality of elongated flanges extending radially outward from the core. A slot is formed through a portion of the elon... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5950393 | Non-corrosive reinforcing member having bendable flanges Non-corrosive concrete reinforcing members are formed by pultruding reinforcing fibers through resin to produce an elongated core and a plurality of elongated flanges extending radially outward from the core. A slot is formed through a portion of the elon... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5915745 | Reinforcement strip Grid-shaped reinforcement strip is configured for reinforcing masonry joints, and includes at least one substantially straight elongated reinforcement wire having a substantially rectangularly cross section. There is a further reinforcement wire having a ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5871849 | Wood substitute turning blank and method of making the same A wood substitute turning blank and method of making the same is described. The turning blank includes a body having an outer shell of relatively low tensile strength material positioned about a rotational axis of the body. An inner core of relatively hig... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868894 | Method for producing cast-in-place flexible joined-together constructional structures and buildings A method for producing cast-in-place flexible joined-together constructional structures and buildings comprises applying to precleaned mating surfaces of the constructional structures and buildings involved a thiokol-containing compound incorporating the ... | 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 |
| 5669196 | Eye bolt reinforcement steel coupler A relatively low cost, easy to install reinforcement coupler to be interconnected between a pair of opposing reinforcement steel bars that are either embedded in and protrude outwardly from adjacent precast concrete structures or form part of the reinforc... | 09/23/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5593744 | Hollow reinforcing members and composites containing the same There is disclosed a hollow reinforcing element for casting into composites, which in use defines passageways that may communicate to the exterior of the composite and that can serve as conduit arrays in structures formed from the composite. Benefits incl... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5581953 | Metal frame assembly A metallic frame and the assembly from which it is constructed has a header and a jamb and a means to attach them together at a corner of the metal frame. The header and the jamb each have a soffit disposed inwardly from a rabbet and a stop extending subs... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5423154 | Banding Bead A banding bead which is attachable to a base structure for providing a guide and form for retaining plaster or other plastic materials thereagainst at two different heights. The banding bead includes a base portion and a generally planar elongated support... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5379562 | Flow-through cap and stirrup for reinforcement bars and method of use thereof A flow-through cap and stirrup for reinforcement bars in a building wall and method of use thereof is disclosed. The building wall is formed from successive layers of masonry blocks having cells therethrough which form a hollow vertical core. Usually and ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 4619096 | Rebar splicing and anchoring Rebars to be embedded in a monolithic concrete structure are spliced together; also deformed rebars are spliced together across an expansion joint or construction joint between two or more monolithic concrete pours in that one rebar is provided with a thr... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4463540 | Extrusion for insulated building constructions An improved extrusion design is disclosed for use in constructing insulated windows, curtain walls and the like which incorporate a thermal barrier insulator between inner and outer portions of their structure. The extrusion includes a channel defined by ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4393639 | Reinforcing element and process for its manufacture A reinforcing insert for a tension zone of a ferroconcrete member comprises two or more closely juxtaposed, parallel rods of different lengths and with staggered extremities, each shorter rod being connected at least at its ends to an adjoining longer rod... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4092814 | Reinforcing rod A reinforcing member, especially suitable for anchoring to the earth or to a rock, is made up of two or more separate rods which are shaped to fit together to provide a unit with a generally round cross-section and with spiral ribs on the outer surfaces o... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4069632 | Shuttering member The shuttering member of this invention comprises a foamed resin block rabbeted along at least two opposed longitudinal edges of the same major surface of the block and having internal strengthening rods across the width of the block. The invention also c... | 01/24/1978 |
