"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186128 | Multi-storey insulated concrete foam building Multi-storey ICF building having concrete walls poured into insulated concrete forms with adjustments mounted between floors and an outside foam layer and guides for an inside for layer. ICF buildings can be constructed with greater than three stories and masonry or... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8096094 | Methods for finishing an edge of an insulated concrete form (ICF) wall A method for finishing an edge of an insulating concrete form wall constructed from insulating concrete form blocks having a cavity including covering a top surface of a side panel and a top portion of an exterior surface with an elongated member having two surface ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091317 | Wire bolt A wire bolt comprising an elongated section of wire rope with a section of threaded stud attached to each end is disclosed for use in reinforcing concrete structures. Part of the wire rope portion is coated with a substance to prevent that portion from bonding with ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8056299 | Foundation construction for superstructures The installation of a foundation at a selected location enables a superstructure to be installed and supported in a desired attitude such as a vertical attitude at the foundation. An installation template is placed at the selected location and support sites on the i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8011158 | Footing for support of structure such as building A foundation system, such as a frost-protected foundation system, includes an elongated body having a lower base surface, an upper support surface and side surfaces between the lower base surface and the upper support surface. The base surface is adapted to be suppo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992359 | Alignment brace for insulated concrete walls and method of construction An alignment brace for multi-level insulated concrete form walls that utilizes a cured base level wall for anchoring the brace that will be used to brace and align a succeeding wall level comprising, a bracing beam having first and second sections that are pivotally... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7836659 | Method of repairing concrete floors and system for same A floor plug (40) is disclosed having an upper portion (41) with a top plate (44) and a neck (48), a lower portion (42) with a bottom plate (51), and post (32) which coupled the two portions together and draws them to... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832174 | Multi-storey insulated concrete form structure and method of construction A method of constructing one or more storeys of a multi-storey insulated concrete form structure using insulated forms and a multi-storey insulated concrete form structure built using the method. An aspect of the method comprises erecting a set of forms comprising a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7827759 | Method of repairing concrete floors and system for same A floor plug (10) is disclosed having a top plate (11) and a neck (12), the neck defining a top plate lip (14). To repair a bore hole (20) in a concrete floor (21) an adhesive (19) is applied to the underside of the l... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823363 | Poured wall unit A method for installing a window in or within a poured concrete wall is disclosed. The method comprises a kit with at least one window block. It also includes a first spacer adapted to abut a first side of the glass block and a second spacer adapted to abut a second... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810299 | Manufacturing process for a floor tile A floor tile for a raised floor. The floor tile is defined by a shallow upwardly-opening metal pan defining a shallow compartment in which a main preformed one-piece concrete block is secured. The main concrete block is preferably formed from a plurality of one-piec... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805908 | Load-bearing system for fill material structure formation Methods and apparatus for the formation of structures utilizing fill materials capable of hardening, such as concrete. The methods and apparatus may include the employment of enhanced load-bearing capabilities, which may yield substantial efficiencies in time, labor... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7765765 | Method of assembling polystyrene forms for building foundations A method of assembling molded forms of expanded closed cell polystyrene to receive poured concrete for foundations and walls for buildings, including a laid course of forms molded of expanded polystyrene having vertical spaces in the forms and a plastic or metal str... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735292 | Masonry cavity wall construction and method of making same A masonry cavity wall structure includes a cast-in-place reinforced concrete structural wall member erected between and in confronting engagement with the outer side of a first, inner masonry wythe and the inner side of an outwardly spaced-away, upstanding wall of r... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7665272 | Floor hole repair method A floor hole repair fixture has at least one vertical side wall and a bottom wall which together define an inner volume. The fixture is connected to a hole in a floor with one or more fasteners and is filled with a non-shrink grout. A depending rim or flange extendi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7533509 | Method for strengthening a concrete structural member A method for making a reinforcement device for a concrete structure includes the steps of (a) installing a plurality of parallel reinforcement rebars, and (b) embracing the reinforcement rebars with a cable unit by winding the cable unit around the reinforcement reb... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7484339 | Panelized wall construction system and method for attaching to a foundation wall An improved panelized construction system for providing a wall formation for attaching to a foundation wall including a plurality of block forming units adaptable for being both vertically and horizontally arranged to form the wall formation, the opposed side wall p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7426808 | Method of forming concrete building modules A method of constructing a concrete module having several interconnected walls and defining a portion of a building includes the steps of forming two pitch walls, each pitch wall having a wall upper end angled to match the pitch of the building roof to define an upp... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424792 | Positively retained cap for use on an encapsulated anchor of a post-tension anchor system An anchor assembly for a post-tension system has an anchor member, a polymeric encapsulation covering the anchor member and defining a tubular section extending outwardly of an end surface of the anchor member, a rigid ring affixed within this tubular section and ha... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421828 | Integral forming technology, a method of constructing steel reinforced concrete structures A method for constructing factory prefabricated and finished load bearing wall panels and monolithic ceiling/floor sections and modules comprised of the same for use in a single family or single story building as well as a multi-level and multi-unit building. The in... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404272 | Protective baseboard A protective baseboard for protecting a building wall in an industry requiring sanitary requirements. The protective baseboard is positionable substantially adjacent the ground surface. The protective baseboard includes a substantially rigid and substantially water ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374331 | Method and apparatus electrostatically controlling the viscosity and other properties of ceramic compositions A method and apparatus for reducing the viscosity of a fluidic cementitious mixture, the apparatus including a high voltage source, first and second spaced electrode members electrically connected to the high voltage source and (when energized) define an electrostat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374369 | Method for the earthwork of a foundation sunk for a wind energy facility A method for the earthwork of a foundation sunk for a wind energy facility, which has the following steps: an anchor cage is provided, consisting of an anchor plate and several anchoring bolts which are connected with the anchor plate, the free ends of the anchoring... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347644 | Multi-use adapter ring for stackable riser components for on-site waste systems A multi-use adapter ring for converting the compatibility of an access opening of an underground on-site waste or drainage facility tank surface or component so as to receive a lower end of a riser component, in a tongue-and-groove type connection, to help achieve a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337591 | Building construction system A structural forming assembly comprises wall molding panels for forming laterally spaced, opposed molding surfaces that define a wall mold cavity for forming a wall structure. The wall panels are vertically disposed and laterally spaced to provide the molding surfac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337587 | Construction assembly of plaster boards and a method of assembling a plurality of plaster boards A construction assembly includes a plurality of plaster boards, each of the plaster boards having a plaster body and at least one sheet of liner, the liner including an inner surface attached to the plaster body and an outer surface having an outer face; wherein sai... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7281357 | Prefabricated components for making floor slabs, floors and walls with exposed wood beams for small buildings Prefabricated components for making floor slabs, floors and walls with exposed wood beams for small buildings comprising laminated panels with at least two mutually opposite edges that are affected by longitudinal grooves; laminated wood beams being provided in an u... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7254925 | Insulated wall assembly A concrete form panel has a plurality of studs. A first and second panel are fastened to the studs to define concrete receiving cavities between the first panel and the second panel. A fastening strip attaches the panels to the stud and is vertically oriented. In ad... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219479 | Avoiding cracking and curling in concrete flooring upon which water-based adhesives are employed The invention provides a method for making a concrete floor slab using sub-grade waterproofing in a manner that favors the use of water-based adhesives for affixing floor covering materials. The method comprises casting a hydratable cementitious composition onto a f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219409 | Method of remodeling a countertop A method of remodeling a subsisting countertop by casting a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound thereupon has some of the following steps. Given a subsisting countertop, without altering it, temporarily attaching edging forms or flow checks around all the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216462 | Insulated concrete panel billets Improved premolded foam billets and drop-in foam billet joints increase the R value in concrete panels. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207149 | Anchor and method for reinforcing a structure Anchor 10 for reinforcing a structure against displacement forces and a method of installation includes drilling a borehole 50 in an anchor medium 110 adjacent the structure A length of roving 21 composed of filaments 24 is doubled... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194845 | Stucco wall building arrangement The present invention comprises a stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of said wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of ure... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185467 | Modular system of permanent forms for casting reinforced concrete buildings on site A permanent form building assembly includes one or more GRC forms having a one or more open cavities and a reinforcement structure. The GRC forms are designed and configured for a predetermined application. The reinforcement structure is inserted within the open cav... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174681 | Concrete from stake system with self-sealing plug Method and apparatus for securing a building foundation form disposed on a moisture barrier membrane. The method includes the steps of positioning one end of a concrete form stake in a mating structure of a plug, penetrating the moisture barrier membrane with a tip ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162845 | Concrete formwork wall serving also as reinforcement Wall made of concrete or similar materials built from an unfold formwork integrated in the wall and including two formwork walls (8,8′,10) placed face to face and connected by connecting elements (1) articulated to the formwork walls by stiffeners ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155875 | Method of forming a perimeter weighted foundation for wind turbines and the like A perimeter weighted foundation has a central pier pedestal and an enlarged base spaced outwardly and extending below the pedestal. The enlarged base includes an outer concentric perimeter wall section with a radially extending, disk-shaped spread section interconne... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152385 | In situ molded thermal barriers Methods, systems, and devices for installing barriers in openings of gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors are described herein. At least one barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143555 | Hybrid precast concrete and metal deck floor panel In one implementation of the present invention, corrugated metal deck panels are attached to concrete structural beams to form a precast panel. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140364 | Prefabricated modular, lightweight fireplace A lightweight, prefabricated, modular masonry fireplace. The firebox is pre-cast in modular sections of lightweight vermiculate concrete. A kiva-style version of the fireplace features a modular firebox disposed within an outer facade made from a tubular steel frame... | 11/28/2006 |