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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166727 | Automated brick laying system for constructing a building from a plurality of bricks An automated brick laying system (10) for constructing a building from a plurality of bricks (16) comprises a robot (12) provided with a brick laying and adhesive applying head (18), a measuring system (13), and a controller (14... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7111437 | Apparatus for making brick wall elements For producing wall panels (8) from bricks (1), a line-up path (4) on which bricks to be masoned are deposited in a row with a gripper, a transfer device (10) for transporting the brick row from the line-up path (4) to a bricklaying... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6942004 | Partition mount In a spring-loaded curtain mount, the mount includes a pole interface at a proximal end, a compressive mechanism, and a head at a distal end. The pole interface is adapted to receive the end of a standard length adjustable pole or a painter's pole. The compression m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6868847 | Method and apparatus for producing wall panels In a method for producing wall panels, bricks (9) are partly cut at a cutting station, conveyed to a line-up path (5) and then masoned into wall panels. Bricks (9) to be cut are gripped by a transport and holding device (12; 12a; | 03/22/2005 |
| 6688073 | Method of forming a composite panel A method of forming a composite panel with a facade comprising a planar arrangement of thin discrete facers on a body of structural backing material. The method comprises the steps of providing a horizontal casting bed, providing a plurality of facers eac... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6508448 | Adjustable drywall support apparatus An adjustable drywall support apparatus for holding a gypsum wallboard in place as it is being installed at ceiling level. The adjustable drywall support apparatus includes a support assembly including an elongate tubular member and a shaft member being t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6370837 | System for laying masonry blocks The present invention is directed to a system and method for laying masonry blocks in multiple block units. The system comprises a mortar injection device, a block hoist apparatus and a mortar applying apparatus, The mortar injection device includes a mor... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5996856 | Mortaring made easier The entire second apparatus containing components bolted together is designed to hold motors that are made to run simultaneously or independently, and has a hydraulic system to lay a bed of mortar on a wall to be built and also has the means to keep from ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5964073 | Brick laying aid A brick laying aid comprising a box-shaped container open at one end and one side to receive a brick as a relatively close fit between two side walls and lying against a base wall and an end wall which may be of adjustable thicknesses, one side wall havin... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5893255 | Method for locating a wall form assembly on a floor of a concrete structure, and implements for use in said locating method In a method for locating a wall form assembly at an intended position on a floor of a concrete structure, a number of retaining grooves are initially formed in the floor at a boundary of the intended position of the wall form assembly. Thereafter, a numbe... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5787670 | Building block with integral hand hold and method for making same A building block with integral hand hold and a method for making same. As with standard prior art masonry blocks, the building block of the present invention includes a central transverse web which provides structural rigidity to the block and divides the... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5660006 | Wall support device A bracing apparatus for use with a partially or fully built wall. The wall extends upward from a base surface and has a top surface, a first face and a second face. The wall is constructed from a plurality of stacked masonry forms. The bracing apparatus i... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5640826 | Sheetrock lifting apparatus A sheetrock lifting apparatus is provided having a rectangular support structure with a clamping end and a lifting end, a continuous clamping means located at the clamping end, and an adjustable support pole located at the lifting end. In its preferred em... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5584159 | Masonry arch support apparatus and method A first hub is positioned at the center of a curved surface to be lined with bricks. A second hub is positioned adjacent the first and has an outer wall extending beyond the width of the first hub in radially spaced relation with a series of circumferenti... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5527145 | Mortaring made easier The entire unit containing components bolted together is designed to hold bricks, blocks, and a horizontal mobile mortar tray, all easily accessible and within reach so that a mason can place the unit where it is needed. This unit can be used in three way... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5489032 | Manipulator for masonry wall construction and the like An article manipulator system which is suitable for fixed and translative mounting at work sites including on scaffold assemblies, providing for alignment compensation for scaffold non-alignment, providing for limited movement about two vertical axes, pro... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5284000 | Automating bricklaying Bricklaying equipment includes a guideway extending along brick masonry being erected. A bricklaying machine displaces along the guideway. It has a robotic arm with an upper arm and a forearm. The upper arm pivots about a shoulder joint, and the forearm p... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5018923 | Automated bricklaying apparatus Automated installation for the laying for masonry on a wall, especially of a converter, comprising an operating station with a work plateform movable vertically inside the enclosure and capable of rotating about the vertical axis of the latter, areas for ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5016419 | Brick placing machine A brick placing machine consisting of a horizontally disposed substantially rectangular rectangle the length of which corresponds approximately to the maximum width or height of any brick panel to be formed, a substantially horizontal mould on which a bri... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4829737 | Device for building slabs from building blocks A method for building wall slabs (45) from building blocks (21), in particular for the partial prefabrication of buildings, is further developed, with the aim of further rationalisation and quality improvement, in that the building blocks (21) of each ind... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4715163 | Apparatus for mortaring large-format bricks into a wall A large-format artificial brick has vertical air channels extending therethrough. Recesses on the ends of the brick and on the top and bottom of the brick form additional air circulating channels for a heating or cooling medium. In a building formed with ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4479739 | Machine for laying shaped bricks A road construction machine for paving road surfaces with road stones or the like is disclosed which moves over the paved surface which has already been laid, without the use of guide rails. The machine carries a supply of road stones supported on a lift ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4443994 | Bricklayer apparatus A mechanical bricklaying device is disclosed for successively laying a plurality of individual bricks in a given geometrical pattern contained in a horizontal plane. The bricklaying device has a vertical support and a positioning member for positioning a ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4245451 | Automatic method and apparatus for laying block units Method and apparatus for automatically laying block units, such as bricks or concrete blocks, to form a wall-like structure. The block units are successively positioned beneath a gripping head which picks up each block unit and deposits it on a table whic... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4236367 | Bricklaying apparatus Apparatus for facilitating bricklaying is disclosed in which bricks positioned on a mortar bed on a previously laid course are aligned relatively to the previously laid course by means of parallel members provided with means contacting the side faces of t... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4122648 | Apparatus for placing masonry modules A continuous transportation and placement frame for masonry modules, such as bricks or concrete blocks is suspended by cables from the ends of circumferentially spaced booms which radiate from a central hub. In one embodiment the hub is rigidly secured to... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4106259 | Automatic apparatus for laying block units Apparatus for automatically laying block units, such as bricks or concrete blocks, to form a wall-like structure. The block units are successively positioned beneath a gripping head which picks up each block unit and deposits it on a table which is mounte... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4094118 | Method and apparatus for feeding of rows of blocks A method and apparatus for the fabrication of a vertical block wall section. A vertical wall section is formed by conveying a row of blocks from a first conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt, elevating the row of blocks on the second conveyor belt until... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4067766 | Automatic building block laying panel-forming machine and method A machine for automatically laying building blocks and the like into a panel. It includes a supply conveyor for feeding a predetermined number of blocks into the machine in proper sequence to form a course, the blocks standing on end. An in-feed support c... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4060955 | Machine for mechanical production of brick masonry The invention relates to a machine for mechanical production of masonry of bricks arranged in courses and in an offset manner having a carrying and guide frame adapted to move on rails along the masonry to be produced, comprising a carrying and guide fram... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3990934 | Method to construct wall panels having openings for doors and windows A method and apparatus for the production of prefabricated block wall panels wherein a row of blocks is placed on a conveyor system with the intended vertical joints of the blocks facing upwardly in a horizontal plane. A first mortar applying device appli... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3950914 | Building elements An apparatus for the accurate placing of building elements such as bricks or blocks which has an assembly rotatably mounted on a support which is itself mounted for movement parallel and normal to a guideway. The assembly includes means for dispensing and... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3936333 | Method for prefabricating brick panels An assembly line method of prefabricating brick panels in a factory for shipment to the intended site of use includes the steps of mixing a supply of mortar in one area of the plant, placing the mortar in a plurality of pressurized containers which are mo... | 02/03/1976 |
| 3933570 | Panel manufacturing machine and method A panel manufacturing machine adapted to produce panels of building blocks; the machine involving the formation of a horizontal course of blocks in end-to-end relation to each other with mortared head joints between ends of the blocks and with bed mortar ... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3930929 | Apparatus to construct wall panels having openings for doors and windows A method and apparatus for the production of prefabricated block wall panels wherein a row of blocks is placed on a conveyor system with the intended vertical joints of the blocks facing upwardly in a horizontal plane. A first mortar applying device appli... | 01/06/1976 |
