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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141323 | Apparatus and system to increase capacity of granular material storage structures An apparatus and method for increasing storage capacity of granular material storage structures. The apparatus includes a curtain assembly supportable from the roof structure of the granular material storage structure and above the sidewalls thereby defining a secon... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7836660 | Method of making a composite building panel A composite building panel includes a substantially rigid planar sheet and a substantially rigid first skin. The first skin includes a plurality of anchors embedded in the sheet. The anchors fix the first skin to the sheet. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7818942 | Method of building a floor for a boiler cage The floor, which became a block, can easily be attached to the designated floor position, so that the reduction of both the construction cost and the construction period are achieved. It is a method of building the plural floors on the part of the boiler cage part, ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7409805 | Locker retrofit assembly The present invention is a locker retrofit assembly which may be adapted for replacing the door and frame components of an existing locker system. An exemplary embodiment of the locker retrofit assembly may be comprised of plastic components for replacing the metall... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367461 | Movable girder mounted jib A portable jib for movably mounting to a crane girder includes a base frame configured for traveling along a girder and a support member coupled to the base frame, wherein the support member extends substantially upward from the base frame. A boom is coupled to a fr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328583 | Thermally stable containment device and methods Thermal management systems and methods for manufacturing and using same are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the thermal management systems comprise configurations of corrugated, porous, or fibrous panels containing phase change materials within the interior of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325362 | Steel roof truss system A truss system and method for use in constructing a building structure comprising a first and second truss member connected to one another a distal end thereof thereby forming a peak joint. A cross bar is connected to each of the first and second truss members at an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7243773 | Removable coin bin A removable coin storage apparatus is used in a coin processing device, and includes a removable bin for storing and transporting coins. The removable bin has a stopped position and a moving position. The coin storage apparatus further includes a brake device that i... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234280 | Device for anchoring prestressing reinforcements The anchoring device, for anchoring at least two reinforcements for prestressing a civil engineering works structure, has a block through which there pass at least two pairs of anchoring orifices arranged symmetrically on each side of a mid-plane of the block. The t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7174851 | Animal display and habitat assembly An animal display and habitat assembly having a number of modular animal display units coupled together to enclose a common access area, each of the display units including an outwardly facing display frame with a viewing section between opposing upright members and... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7093396 | Record receptacle for a burial vault A metallic receptacle is embedded in the concrete material of a burial vault. The receptacle contains archival quality paper that records information identifying the person interred in the burial vault and the precise location at which the vault was buried. The rece... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7043887 | Pre-isolated storage tank for cold liquids A storage tank (100) with a pre-insulated outer tank (110) has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall (112) of an outertank (110), a formwork (90) is erected with an inner partition (92) to which... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017309 | Waterproof sealing system for a building foundation The subject invention is a sealing system for a building structure to protect the building foundation from moisture penetration, said system comprising a layer of waterproof lining placed under the foundation and adjacent to the outer walls of the foundation or the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6691488 | Method and apparatus for structural conversion of poultry houses A method and apparatus for converting a post-style poultry house to a clear span style poultry house. The apparatus includes a truss assembly including a center truss section adapted to be mounted to the roof beams and first and second outer truss section... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6675548 | Method and apparatus for texturizing tank walls A gantry is constrained to move around the walls of a cylindrical, concrete tank. A rotating, high pressure water spray nozzle is mounted to a moveable platform on the gantry and connected to a source of water at a pressure of over 20,000 psi. The distanc... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658811 | Method of erecting a building ceiling A method of erecting a building ceiling in a structure having a floor plate and a circumferentially closed building wall erected on the floor plate, wherein a ceiling plate is manufactured on the floor plate, and wherein the circumferential contour of the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6564526 | Accelerated log building method A method of building a log structure using naturally-shaped logs is provided. The method involves stacking layers of the log structure upon one another in a rough approximation of the final desired positioning, determining the distance of the greatest gap... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6494013 | Building construction system, components thereof, and method therefore The present invention relates generally to a building construction system, the components thereof, and method therefore. More specifically, the present invention relates to a building construction system that utilizes specifically designed component parts... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6463705 | Container for prefabricated transportable buildings A container for a prefabricated building is disclosed. The container is formed from components of the prefabricated building. The container is built to substantially conform to standard shipping container sizes. Additional storage for some building compon... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6418863 | Modular security vault panels and method of manufacturing same Security vault panels and their method of manufacture are disclosed. Specifically, the invention comprises improved panels for manufacturing security vaults, with each panel comprising (a) a rectangular metal mold having opposing metal end caps and opposi... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6401400 | Industrial vault This invention comprises reinforced industrial vaults with segmented knock-outs having a variety of shapes and orientations. The invention also comprises vaults having cast-in cable racks. The cable racks can be electrically connected to the reinforcing e... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6357549 | Guide rail climbing lifting platform and method A guide rail system is used to erect towers, to place equipment on towers and for maintenance of towers. The guide rail may be added to existing towers, a climbing lifting platform is attached to the guide rails and is used to transport items up and down ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6282863 | Scaffoldless tank erection method A method of erecting the shell of an aboveground storage tank involves erection of the first shell ring; erecting the second and higher shell rings by using a mobile man lift to provide access for the construction personnel to the shell plates being erect... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6247277 | Grain storage safety net system and method A grain storage safety net system and method is designed to reduce or prevent accidents involving grain carts and grain storage bins. The safety net system includes a strong and durable wide mesh netting which is secured to the inside periphery of either ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6212850 | Method and apparatus for structural conversion of poultry houses A method and apparatus for converting a post-style poultry house to a clear span style poultry house. The apparatus includes a truss assembly including a center truss section adapted to be mounted to the roof beams and first and second outer truss section... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6189272 | Multi level vehicle service system A multi-level vehicle servicing system includes site-erectable units each with four levels, to facilitate vehicle repairs by several technicians at the same time. Each unit includes vertical structural members, horizontal supports, flooring, tool storage,... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6151840 | Telescope enclosure An enclosed structure for housing large telescopes and other scientific equipment. The enclosed structure includes a circular base and a dome-shaped cover. The sides of the structure are provided by overlapping cylindrical sections which are vertically mo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6105315 | Modular mausoleum and crypt structure and methods of constructing same A mausoleum and method of constructing a mausoleum. The mausoleum may include plurality of vertically extending walls supportable on a surface, wherein at least one vertically extending wall has a plurality of cells integrally formed therein. At least one... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5924248 | Collapsible frame device A collapsible frame device and method of packing vehicles in a transport container is disclosed. The frame device comprises a base and upper and lower vehicle support members associated with the base for supporting at least two vehicles. In the erected co... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5899045 | Mausoleum A mausoleum (10) formed from a plurality of crypt structures (12) each having a generally tubular plastics crypt liners (14) surrounded at side, roof and floor portions thereof by set concrete (81).... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5899039 | Method for installing a suspended ceiling in a storage tank A method of providing a suspended ceiling in a storage tank involves building a deck on the floor of the storage tank and raising it into place by using an external hoist mechanism. The hoist mechanism is connected to the deck by cutting holes in the roof... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5778608 | Vaulted underground storage tank An improved storage system and a method of constructing the storage system adaptably satisfies structural requirements in different seismic zones. The storage system is efficiently constructed to restrain movement of a storage tank within a vault, even if... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5396742 | Joining and aligning sleeve for a hazardous material container storage building and related method An improved sleeve for facilitating joining and aligning two modules that form a single, unitary hazardous material container storage building. The sleeve has a central tube having an outer surface, an inner surface and a pair of ends and at least one gui... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5319902 | Mass tower and method of making the same A mass tower for medium or high consistency fiber suspension includes a vertically elongated circumferential side wall defining a space for receiving the fiber suspension. The bottom portion of the mass tower is filled with a material in an amount and of ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5285617 | Method of assembling a hazardous material container storage building A hazardous waste material container storage building comprising a plurality of modules, each module having a floor for supporting containers of hazardous waste materials and tubes underlying the floor. In one embodiment, a first and second module are pro... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285603 | Method and apparatus to enshroud large vertical structures Apparatus to temporarily enclose multi-story structures such as municipal water towers during sandblasting and painting to thereby contain the debris and overspray from the environment. A plurality of booms extending in an array outwardly from the top of ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5241797 | Elevated water tank floor and construction thereof A floor for a water tank on a tank support tower is made of a dome of steel bar-reinforced concrete over a lower steel base in a central portion encircling a center access tower, the dome being surrounded by and continuous with an annular rim also of conc... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5237793 | Elongated prestressed concrete tank and method of constructing same A prestressed concrete tank includes a pair of generally parallel, laterally spaced, straight concrete wall sections which are preshrunk by the application of compressive forces. Straight wall sections are constructed on top of a footing covered with a pl... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5157888 | Storage vault and method for manufacture A dual containment, free-standing, earthquake resistant, above-ground, flammable liquid storage vault is made by first pouring a reinforced concrete outer tank having a flat bottom, for stability, and side walls. The inner surface of the concrete outer ta... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5134830 | Method and apparatus for constructing circumferentially wrapped prestressed structures utilizing a membrane The present invention is directed to improved tank structures and the processes and apparatus for their construction. The walls of the prestressed tank are formed by inflating a membrane, applying one or more layers of rigidifying material on said membran... | 08/04/1992 |
