Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7194844 | “C” section structural connectors A prototype connector has a section in the general shape of the letter. “C”, thereby causing it to have a convex outer surface. Ends of the prototype connector form lips that are contiguously connected through respective flanges to ends of a web. A connector for... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6920729 | Composite wall tie An insulated load bearing building wall structure comprising a plurality of spaced-apart stud members, each stud member comprising an exterior bar member, an interior bar member, and a plurality of wall ties connected there between. Interstitial blocks comprising a ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6804923 | Prefabricated modular deck system A modular prefabricated deck system which includes a plurality of rectangular flooring modules. Each module may include a plurality of laminations, such as a decorative upper element, and a lower support element for supporting the module upon the underlying joist st... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6571521 | Wall system and components thereof A wall system including at least a first brick fence segment. The first brick fence segment is formed from a plurality of bricks adhered together by mortar. The wall system further includes at least a first block column connected to the first brick fence ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6470641 | Assembly device without visible screws for wooden slats An assembly device without visible screws for assembly of two parallel wooden slats comprises an intercalated fixing element engaged in two positioning grooves arranged side by side in the side faces. The fixing element comprises a metal slide having: a b... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6387533 | Hollow profile having at least one laterally protruding flange and a method for the production thereof A hollow profile having at least one laterally protruding flange and a method for the production thereof. The hollow profile having a hollow profile blank and a sheet metal strip. The hollow profile blank and the sheet metal strip each having a joining el... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6253529 | Mounting plate for a partition system Reinforcement plate or mounting plate (12) for locally reinforcing a partition system, which wall comprises a number of uprights or pilars (8), and each pillar (8) of which comprises a C-shaped profile part, to which pillars (8) are attached wall parts, s... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6189270 | Panel wall construction A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6170223 | Panel assembly A panel assembly of the present invention comprises a stringer and a plurality of sheet panels each having a curved portion extending downward at one side thereof and a curved portion extending upward at the other side thereof. The stringer has on the top... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170214 | Cladding system A cladding system used to secure a cladding material panel to a building structure and including upper and lower bracket members to cooperatively and respectively engage upper and lower ends of adjacent cladding material panels. The upper bracket member i... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6158178 | Panel wall construction A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6138431 | Virtual block for attachment to a prefabricated ceiling slab A virtual block for attachment to a prefabricated ceiling slab including a body with a first stirrup at one end and a second stirrup at an opposite end, a first channel formed on one side of the body and extending lengthwise thereacross, a second channel ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6098367 | Constructive system applied for buildings A constructive system applied to buildings in general, to form walls, by means of modular foldable frames attached, who allow to place from the upper part blocks or plates and support it. The blocks have horizontal or vertical holes, to pass brazing rods, link... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5797236 | Auxiliary bottom insert apparatus for a container An auxiliary bottom insert apparatus for a container includes first panels, each of which includes a first panel top edge, a first panel middle portion, and a first panel bottom edge. Each of the first panels includes first keyways spaced at predetermined... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5761869 | Ceiling grid with bevel configuration A suspension ceiling grid for supporting rectangular panels. The grid members are elongated runners with a generally inverted T-shaped cross-section. Flanges on the lower side of the runners have inclined exposed portions and vertical portions concealed b... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758464 | Insulation system for metal furred walls A plurality of insulating panels for installation between and insulation of the metal furrings of a wall system. Preferred panels have a plastic foam core. The vertical side edges of the panels are provided with kerfs for enclosure of the metal furrings a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743058 | Board wall system The invention relates to a wall board suitable for fixing to two profiles (1) extending vertically along the edges of the wall board (5), wherein the wall board is adapted for gripping by the profiles in form-fitting manner. As a result of this step no us... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5709058 | Wall construction system employing covering tiles A construction unit and method for forming an exterior surface on a support framework. The construction unit includes a plurality of tiles for forming a finishing layer on the support framework. Mounting brackets are attachable to the support framework to... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5670222 | Attachment construction for sheet glass An attachment construction for a sheet glass is disclosed. The construction includes a frame to be secured to a construction structure. A sheet glass is attached to this frame by fitting a peripheral edge of the sheet glass into the frame. A metal holder ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5661944 | Panel framing system and products produced thereby A simple and inexpensive method and apparatus for molding a peripheral frame around a sheet or grid of thermoplastic material to produce a framed panel. A peripheral frame, preferably of structural foam or the like, is injection molded about a thermoplast... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657597 | Building construction method A low cost building is made of modular parts in the absence of special tools. Light-in-weight wall blocks having a facade of conventional appearance include a thick, insulating mixture of a cementitious material, polystyrene, and organic fiber aggregates ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5617677 | Tank or channel cover A cover for tank is formed from a plurality of panels attached together by cross members. The cover includes means for sealing the panels to the cross members, and means for sealing the panels and the cross members to the tank. The panels are constructed ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5596860 | Foamed cement insulated metal frame building system A metal frame insulated building system using metal studs and sole and cap blocking tracks of "C" cross-section anchored to a foundation and to each other. The studs and cap blocking tracks physically interlocked in addition to being mutually secured by f... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590975 | Fastening assembly A fastening assembly for securing a plate member to a support includes a post member, a housing member, and a cam member mounted to the housing member. The post member extends through an opening in the plate member and cooperates with the cam member to pl... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5522193 | Panel mounting arrangement In a simple and robust panel mounting arrangement support pins project laterally and inwardly from rearwardly projecting flanges at opposed side edges of a panel, and are operatively engaged within angled slots extending rearwardly from front edges of fla... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5507125 | Ceiling panel with stiffly flexible edges, and ceiling A plastic ceiling panel is mounted in a grid of T-rails. The ceiling panel is shaped complementarily to the space defined by facing edges of the T-rails, and includes a central web and sidewalls extending upwardly from the central web. The sidewalls inclu... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5501057 | Unit masonry fence and method for erecting A unit masonry fence and method for its installation. The unit masonry fence has footings, structurally rigid support posts extending upwardly from the footings and fence panels mounted over the support posts and supported by the footings. Each fence pane... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5379561 | External wall panel and mounting structure thereof An exterior wall panel as the basic component of a curtain wall for a multi-storied building. The wall panel includes a steel frame and fastening means for securing the frame to steel girders of a building. Mounting means to secure the wall panel to the e... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5325646 | Tank cover structure A cover for tank is formed from a plurality of panels attached together by cross members. The cover includes means for sealing the panels to the cross members, and means for sealing the panels and the cross members to the tank. The panels are constructed ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5233798 | Enabling assembly Disclosed is an enabling assembly which may be used for a variety of purposes, including walls, room partitions, signs, arched supports, game boards and puzzles, the assembly including a plurality of interlocking pillow elements surrounded by a frame and ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5228257 | Modular wall system In a metal wall comprising prefabricated modules joined together by double lap joints, an insulating strip, provided on each prefabricated module, is clamped between opposed transverse flanges which connect a laterally extending internal web of the joint ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5115611 | Metal cladding systems The specification discloses a method of forming a self sustained cladding panel 10 for use in a cladding panel system for a building using a resilient material or metal alloy sheet material. The panels have a central visible portion 12 and longitudinally ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094052 | Building wall construction A building construction includes a wall, floor or ceiling assembly wherein a pair of walls or the like each include adjacent wallboards having edge formations defining a mating tongue and groove configuration. The wall pairs are supported in a stable mann... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5086602 | Insulation clip A clip is disclosed for retaining an insulation panel or the like to a planar surface. The insulation panel has opposite edges provided with a tongue and groove formation for matingly interlocking with adjacent like panels. The clip comprises a piece of s... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5003742 | Insulated wall assembly An insulated wall assembly which combines strength with good insulating qualities includes spaced apart, elongated wooden posts, which are I-shaped in cross section; and elongated rigid foam plastic panels extending between adjacent posts, the panels bein... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4170221 | Solar heat collector construction A solar heat collector having an array of liquid transporting tubes and a plurality of heat absorber panels joined by a tube gripping accommodation on each panel providing structural integrity and good thermal conductivity.... | 10/09/1979 |
