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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136328 | Fastener receptacle for a panel A panel includes a core and a fastener receptacle extending into the core. The fastener receptacle has an internal hollow and an opening to the internal hollow. The opening is formed by a lip that can engage and structurally support a push-in fastener. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7291373 | Thermally insulated structure—full depth sandwich joint concept Provided is a composite joint comprising a pair of composite panels each defining a composite panel thickness and having an inner face sheet and an outer face sheet sandwiching a core panel therebetween. The core panel defines a constant thickness portion and a ramp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7201398 | Offset joint between structural members in a vehicle frame assembly to facilitate a coating process A joint between two or more structural members in a vehicular body and frame assembly facilitates the application of a coating of a material thereto after assembly of the joint. The first and second structural members have respective outer surfaces provided thereon.... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7143564 | Reinforced fiber panel and method of forming same The present invention is directed to a reinforced panel that includes a face sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, a plurality of integral and intersecting ribs having distal ends and projecting from the interior side of the face sheet to form contiguo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6898918 | Honeycomb rivet The invention provides a rivet and method of installing the rivet to attach honeycomb material to other materials. The rivet is installed by drilling a hole through the materials. A back side sleeve of the rivet is inserted through one end of the hole while a front ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6862863 | Flush panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface of the panel... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6805185 | Cover panel attachment system for partitions A partition for open building space and the like having a frame including at least one substantially horizontal surface. A cover member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the frame. The cover member includes attachment members configured to connect the c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6735921 | Fastening device for fastening a glass panel to a building structure Holder for plates, in particular glass plates with borings or holes, whereby in each boring is inserted an annular body with an internal or female thread and an outside facing made of an elastic material. A threaded bolt for the connection to a load-bearing construc... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6711866 | Thin prestressed concrete panel and apparatus for making the same A thin, prestressed concrete panel, having a thickness of about one and one-half inch thickness or less, and apparatus for making the same is disclosed. Pairs of prestressed tendons extend between the side and end portions of the panel. The tendons of each pair are ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6698157 | Structural insulated panel building system A building system includes structural insulated panels having an inner insulating core such as of foam plastic or agri-board and strong thin facings such as of plastic impregnated/reinforced paper on opposed surfaces of the insulating core. The impregnate... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6668515 | Composite joint for fitting at least one external member to a sandwich panel and panel integrating at least one such joint Composite joint for fitting at least one external member to a sandwich panel and panel integrating at least one such joint. To permit the transmission of static and/or dynamic stresses between at least one external member and a sandwich panel, into said panel ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634148 | Insulated poured wall system An improved method of forming an insulated poured concrete wall, a system for forming an insulated poured concrete wall, and an insulated poured concrete wall are provided. The system includes spaced-apart wall forms defining a cavity, a plurality of insu... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6530191 | Support panel for air handling unit A support panel for use in an air handling unit for both supporting equipment inside the unit and providing a thermal barrier to the flow of heat into and out of the unit. The panel includes a plastic frame that is enclosed by upper and lower covers to fo... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6497082 | Sandwich panel and method of manufacturing the sandwich panel A sandwich panel is manufactured-by providing: a first step (a), (b) of attaching another end portion of an insert 1 whose one end portion is made sharp to an inner side of a facing member 2 in which a hole is cut in advance; a second step (c) of pressing... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6453633 | Overhead panel installations Light weight, foamed panels are suspended in spaced relation above the floor of an arena to create "privacy zones" which facilitate discussion and concentration on details. In the prior art, attachment of the panels to mounting rods was predicated on ceme... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6442911 | Building glass facade of a building, clamping arrangement in a facade, and a clamping arrangement for clamping a building glass pane in a facade Building glass facade of a building, clamping arrangement in a facade, and a clamping arrangement for clamping a building glass pane in a facade, wherein a glass pane is secured at a building-side holding device, with the glass pane being secured between ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6418681 | Modular temporary barrier system comprising foam core panels with peg-receiving apertures on the sides and u-shaped connector receiving portions on the top and bottom A modular temporary barrier system includes a plurality of panel members having adjoining edges. Each panel member comprises a foam core and exterior sheathing disposed thereon. Connecting structure associated with the panels is constructed and arranged t... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394722 | Anti-distortion insert for mounting optical elements on a honeycomb panel An insert according to the present invention has a very low transverse Coefficient of Thermal Expansion. This is the result of an isolation and compensation structure formed by a sleeve surrounding a post. The sleeve isolates the post from the thermal exp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6374571 | Insulation panel for cabinets containing air handling equipment An insulation panel (1) for cabinets containing air handling equipment has an exterior housing section (2) and an interior housing section (3) which is joined to the exterior housing section by snap-in engagement means, preferably comprising a plurality o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6298633 | Panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface o... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6131365 | Wall unit structural system and method A wall-unit structural system has wall units (1) with insulating structural material (2) intermediate an exterior panel (3) for fixation of outside covering and an interior panel (4) for attachment of inside wall surfacing (5). Attachment ridges (6) are s... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6055790 | Thermal conductive insert for sandwich structures In a sandwich structure having a honeycomb core between a pair of composite face sheets, an insert is provided that passes through such structure. The insert terminates in an opening, flush or below the top face sheet and has a flange which overlaps and c... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5815989 | Cantilevered roof construction A roof construction with a number of roof elements coupled together to form an up and down, essentially corrugated construction. The connection point of the roof elements is in the region of the neutral line. In this way particularly large spans can be ac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5768845 | Module panel and assembly A module panel for use in constructing different configurations of module assemblies. The module panel has an outer frame and a central core. The frame has outer shell and hollow interior. The frame has a plurality of frame members connected by frame conn... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5632582 | Inset panel fastener with two-part stem A fastener element (2) has first and second body portions (4, 6) that are mechanically interlocked. The first body portion (4) has an integral outer end disk (20) with a flat outer radial surface (26). The second body portion (6) has circumferentially spa... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5584153 | Composite roof system with an improved anchoring mechanism The roof system is formed of a corrugated sheet of material anchored to a roof beam, a mineral board anchored to the peaks of the corrugated sheet having a moisture barrier, at least one layer of insulating material interposed between the mineral board an... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5505036 | Utility pole beam with improved load transfer An improved composite crossarm for utility poles is disclosed having an outer casing of resin impregnated fiberglass with first and second load walls which are joined together by laterally spaced apart opposite sidewalls. Each sidewall is generally parall... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5497589 | Structural insulated panels with metal edges A generally flat structural panel includes a center foam core and opposed outer facings, or sheets, with a metal insert disposed about and attached to the edges of the core and at least one of the outer facings. The metal edge insert provides high strengt... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5356675 | Glazing system A glass panel assembly includes at least one elastomeric base plate which is received on a supporting frame structure, at least one elongated rigid attachment element received on the base plate for attaching it to the frame structure, at least one glass p... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5138813 | Building construction method and concrete panel for use therein A pre-fabricated cement or concrete panel and an improved system for building construction using such panels is provided. The concrete panel has a threaded tubular connector (concrete insert) imbedded therein for receipt of a bolt. The tubular connector h... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5093957 | Compression fitting for use in a two-sided honeycomb panel A top and bottom disk with central bores axially aligned for receipt of a through bolt fastener. The disks have descending and ascending integral cylindrical tubes respectively. The descending top disk tube has a side wall vertical channel leading to an e... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5048254 | Prefabricated building panel A prefabricated building panel for applying a stone facing to a building wall which utilizes a metal structural frame having a sloped base plate which drains water from behind a plurality of stone panels whose front surfaces form the stone facing and are ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4929137 | Safety arrangement for proving the unauthorized opening of a housing A safety rivet arrangement for indicating the unauthorized opening of a housing whose wall parts are connected with each other at a separating joint which has a covered outer edge. A safety rivet extends through the connection and is considerably harder t... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4916882 | Member for connecting panels This invention relates to a member for connecting panels comprising a central core covered by sheets, wherein said member comprises two small plates parallel to each other and connected to each other by a transverse connecting lug, and which are adapted t... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4909009 | Wall panel A lightweight wall panel for a building comprises a thin, flat, flexible panel body, a plurality of thin rib portions formed on one surface of the panel body at least at peripheral edges thereof, a plurality of female threaded fasteners embedded in the ri... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4812193 | Inset panel fastener and method of using A fastener element is ejection molded from an engineering resin of a type that will bond to potting resin used for securing the fastener element within a cavity formed within a panel of composite material. The fastener element includes flow control disks ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4800643 | Method of mounting a bolt in lightweight panels A method for mounting an insert fastener to accommodate a bolt in lightweight panels is described. A hole is bored in a panel to penetrate the core and upper facial sheet and then is filled with a quick setting resin. A fastener having a flat circular hea... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4727701 | Building panel The present invention provides a rectangular building panel having shoulders along two sides thereof and units embedded in the panel for securing shuttering to two panels placed side-by-side so that columns and beams may be cast in the space between the s... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4719727 | Access floor panel An access floor panel includes a metal pan having a bottom and sidewalls. Lanced tabs extend from the bottom. A plurality of corner inserts include pad portions and core portions extending through the bottom. A concrete mixture encapsulates the tabs and i... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4698945 | Panel assembly and a method of installing same A panel assembly for use in construction of flooring, walls or ceiling has two panels (1, 2) each having a planar surface (3, 4) on one side and one its opposite side (5, 6) a plurality of bosses (7, 8) projecting from the panel. The panels (1, 2) are int... | 10/13/1987 |
