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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343716 | Polymeric foam scrim sheathings A sheathing adapted to be fastened to at least one wall supporting structure comprises at least two layers. The first layer comprises a polymeric foam layer. The second layer comprises a polymeric scrim and is located adjacent to the first layer. The second layer re... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7290379 | Corner flashing for windows and the like A flashing and method for installing a window or other portal in a wall opening is provided. The flashing includes a base member with first and second portions that are angled so that an outer surface of the first portion can be disposed against a sill of the openin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7055288 | Pre-stressing sheath A pre-stressing sheath for preventing wet concrete from penetrating between the sheath and strands being debonded, and for covering sections of reinforcing strands in pre-stressed concrete beams such that any potential strand tension transmitted to a beam is nullifi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6928743 | Siding installation tool A siding installation tool for support pieces of siding and act as a guide to facilitate consistent alignment of the siding being installed includes a clamp assembly coupled to an extendable guide assembly. The clamp assembly is lockable to a piece of siding and the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904724 | Piling based pool system and method A piling based pool system uses standard pilings, which are either pre-cast concrete, wood, or steel, etc., which pilings are drilled or driven into the ground in standard fashion with appropriate beams interconnecting the pilings. Some of the pilings are used to su... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6640518 | Method of ballasting roof covering layers on substantially flat roof surfaces A mortar of a granulated mineral wool, a hydraulic binder and water is placed on a roof to prevent roof covering layer(s) of a substantially flat roof from being blown up in stormy conditions. The roof surface to be ballasted is divided into panels by pla... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6625941 | Detachable lineal for doors and windows A removable lineal and finishing system for framing doors or windows. The removable lineal includes a cover portion and a channel portion. The channel portion includes a latch portion for detachably mounting the lineal to a J-channel. The latch portion of... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594965 | Spacer for providing drainage passageways within building structures A roll-form spacer product providing air space and drainage passageways within a building structure. Preferably, the spacer product is a corrugated web of material having undulating front and rear faces and serpentine-shaped longitudinally extending edges... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6546687 | Waterproofing method by using plastic panels An improved waterproofing system for the concrete slab of a flat roof on a building is disclosed. The waterproofing system uses hollow plastic panels of designed size, different thickness, and groove and tongue joints for interconnecting the panels. A sup... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6526717 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projecting... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6385929 | Log and screw pin building system A building system comprising interlocking log-like construction members to be used with or without screw-like fasteners. Various real-sized structures such as cabins, play-houses and tool sheds may be formed by perpendicular arrangement of recessed surfac... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6327834 | Shingle roofing and removing system A shingle roofing and removing system for easily removing the shingles from a roof when needed. The shingle roofing and removing system includes sheeting material adapted to be securely attached upon a roof from a bottom edge to a top thereof and being ad... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6276107 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels, and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projectin... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6266937 | Fastening member for vertical board siding, method of fastening lower end of siding board using the fastening member, and structure fastened using the fastening member A fastening member for the vertical board siding, which comprises; a main metal fitting comprising a flat substrate, first and second upright portions formed at the upper and lower end portions of the flat substrate, respectively and extending in the hori... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6223492 | Alignment and spacer apparatus and siding panel installation system An alignment and spacer apparatus includes an elongated body member that extends longitudinally along and laterally from a longitudinal axis. The elongated body member has an arcuate surface and a flat surface facing opposite the arcuate surface. The arcu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6122889 | Weather resilient, seamless, thermoplastic roof covering material and method of production The present invention describes a lightweight, flexible, weather resilient, seamless, waterproof, and thermoplastic roof covering layer and a method to prepare such a layer. The method is similar to that used in the preparation of clothing wherein a patte... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6042680 | Laminated siding pieces and method of producing the same Laminated siding pieces and a method of producing them. A laminated siding workpiece is provided including a substantially flat piece of display material having a first major surface that is laminated to a bevelled piece of support material. The substanti... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5775042 | Siding panel with interlocking projection Wall siding for installation on the walls of a structure comprising a plurality of panels, each comprising a nailing hem, a flange member, upper and lower declinations being substantially planar and extending downwardly and slightly outwardly from the nai... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5735099 | Log siding An improved log siding system capable of providing an improved water-shed between the individual log siding members as attached to a building. A moisture seal junction and a flex gap are formed between each adjacently disposed log siding member. Each mois... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5720147 | Method of insulating metal deck roof structures A method for providing a roof structure having a plurality of trusses spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement is disclosed. The trusses each have a top portion. A support sheet is payed out so that the support sheet depends from the top po... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5675955 | System for covering exterior building surfaces A system for covering an exterior surface of a building comprising a plurality of members for application to the building surface in a series progressing from one end of the surface to the other end in a first lengthwise direction. The system comprises at... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5638649 | Full corner log siding and method for using same Log siding for an existing structure to give the appearance of traditional full log construction. The corner pieces are preformed in two cooperating shapes to fit snugly together at the corners of the structure. One type of corner piece has three perpendi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5475963 | Method and device for repairing vinyl siding A method and apparatus for securing disengaged, adjacent vinyl siding panels, the repair element having a generally planar body having a top edge of a thickness greater than the bottom edge, the planar body being slightly arcuate in shape, the top edge of... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5402572 | Apparatus and method for retrofitting a metal roof A method for retrofitting a metal roof formed of overlapping R panels having major ribs and panel flats spaced therebetween includes the steps of removing fasteners disposed along the overlapping margins of adjacent R panels; plugging the holes formed whe... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5319909 | Tool for lap siding installation A tool for lap siding installation includes a current board slot, a reference board slot and a lower surface, all three of which are disposed at an angle from a reference surface at the top of the tool. The angle corresponds to the angle b... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5291719 | Support/guide device for use in the installation of horizontally-disposed siding A device of novel design employed as a support and guide during the installation of horizontally-disposed building siding, said device comprising principally a shelf-like component and a means incorporating a camming action for clamping the shelf-like com... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5131205 | Sleeve for aiding in the affixation of board on a surface A sleeve article which is made out of a rigid and durable material, e.g., varied metals, high-grade polyvinyl chloride, wood, which has a first portion which is to be removably affixed, substantially flat against the wall or ceiling intended to be covered... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5076037 | Decorative wall cover and method of installation A decorative wall covering and method of installation. The wall covering includes a plurality of identically molded panels each having first and second predetermined laterally spaced vertical cutting lines and being formed with horizontal rows of laterall... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5029425 | Stone cladding system for walls A stone cladded system for walls, including metal battens mounted in arrays of vertically extending, laterally spaced battens on a supporting wall structure of a building. Stonelike cladding members extruded or molded from cementious material are mounted ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5009051 | Clip construction for aligning siding sections A wall construction is provided which includes a wall upon which are located siding sections to which are fastened brick sections. The siding sections are arranged in coplanar end-to-end relationship and include abutting ends with nesting tongue and groov... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4930287 | Distortion-free vinyl siding Elongate extruded sections of vinyl siding, having a top edge portion, which is intended to be hidden in use behind the bottom edge of an immediately higher section of siding, wherein the top edge portion is slit crosswise at a plurality of spaced apart l... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4896473 | Method of converting to a security glazing system A system to provide security from forced entry or from ballistic missiles and for converting an existing non-secure glazing system into a secure glazing system where the conversion occurs at the exterior of the wall enclosure without disturbing the interi... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4869037 | Wall construction Panels for the construction of a moistureproof back-up wall around the exterior perimeter of a building adjoining and spaced inwardly from a moisture permeable exterior wall include a substantially rigid, non-load bearing, moisture-permeable core having t... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4862669 | Alignment and support tool for building siding An alignment and support tool for positioning siding boards to be secured to a building consisting of an elongated upright, a hook attached to the bottom of the upright for securing the tool by wedging underneath an attached siding board, and one or more ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4807418 | Pedestal mounted house and method A method of constructing a house of the type mounted on a pedestal. The house has exterior walls which overhang the perimeter of the pedestal on at least two sides thereof to define at least one vertically unsupported corner and is characterized by permit... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4672788 | Method and device for repairing vinyl siding and the like In an array of overlapping siding panels, which are secured to the wall of a house or the like, if the hook-shaped lower edge of a panel becomes loose or disengaged from an underlying panel, it is repaired by inserting and securing the upper edge of a rep... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4641469 | Prefabricated insulating panels A building panel is provided having a channel in its back surface which matingly receives a rigidifying element. A fastener plate secures the panel to a substrate by slidable engagement with the rigidifying element.... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4586304 | Insulated siding and method for its application An insulated siding panel comprises a panel of hardboard attached by adhesive to a polystyrene foam layer. The rear surface of the foam layer is parallel to the front face of the hardboard panel. The upper and lower faces have parallel V-shape with the up... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4571914 | Self-framing structural metal riblath wall A method is disclosed for constructing a self-framing metal riblath structural wall assembly by providing an upright metal riblath having a first face facing the exterior of the structure for which the wall is being provided and a second face facing the i... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4461128 | Soffit and fascia construction An improved construction and method of assembly for applying vinyl soffit and fascia panels to a cornice of a structure precludes the usual time-consuming process of installing the soffit panels one at a time by sliding them through supporting channel or ... | 07/24/1984 |
