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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721506 | Panelized roofing system and method The panelized roof sheathing construction system includes a plurality of panels attached to a building frame structure in substantially abutting relationship. Each panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop the outward facing surface of the panel. T... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318618 | Reinforced tonneau cover A tonneau cover for use on a vehicle bed can have a multilayer construction. The multilayer tonneau cover can include an upper layer and a reinforcing layer. The tonneau cover can also have a lower layer. The reinforcing layer can include a reinforcing beam to reduc... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297390 | Structural polymer core assembly, method of manufacture and method of use A composite structure, and method of manufacturing it, having a specified width, length, and height defining a top and bottom the composite structure. The composite structure includes a three dimensional structural core constructed of a polymer with a first series o... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7178307 | Reinforced shelf structure and method A composite corrugated panel is provided comprising a first corrugated panel defining a first corrugation height joined to a second corrugated panel defining a second corrugation height, the joined panels defining a cross sectional thickness that is preferably less ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7069614 | Modular span multi-cell box girder bridge system A bridge is constructed using simply structured, longitudinal, modular deck sections or cells that are fabricated in a shop and shipped to the jobsite for quick assembly and erection. Each section has generally horizontal upper and lower members and at least one gen... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6952903 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded, has a shr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939599 | Structural dimple panel A dynamic structural panel having one or more compliant dimple layers connected together by one or more reinforcing layers engaging ends of dimples on the dimple layer to create a cavity between the layers. The dimples are spaced apart from one another to form a dim... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6877286 | Insulative window covering A thermal window insert includes at least two substantially parallel, substantially transparent sheets of flexible polymer material having a gap therebetween. The two sheets are bonded together at deformations formed in at least one of the sheets, and have a size ap... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6878432 | Panel A panel structure for a transport machine is disclosed which is constituted by an integral combination of an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel has reinforcing protuberances and recesses, possessing a higher rigidity than the outer panel. The protuberan... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6612092 | Wall structure with improved strength A wall for making tanks includes two superimposed plates connected to each other at respective spaced apart connected points distributed on a surface of the plates, at least one of the two plates, between respective connecting zones, bulging outward, so t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6487824 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6481175 | Structural member A structural member including a web portion having a plurality of triangular regions to provide additional strength and stiffness. The triangular regions are recessed from the web and may have a floor area or the floor may be cut out to provide apertures ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6256941 | Pad for panel A space-dividing wall panel system includes an improved acoustic and tackable cover pad. The cover pad includes an interior molded panel which is compressed about its peripheral edges wherein the compressed edge sections provide the required rigidity for ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250027 | Glazing element A glazing element for an architectural opening comprises a transparent or translucent laminar element having a major, generally planar portion and at least one secondary portion inclined thereto which meets the said major portion at a surface discontinuit... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6207256 | Space truss composite panel A space truss composite panel is excellent in structural mechanics and capable of being efficiently and economically produced. The space truss composite panel has a construction in which a sheet 1 provided with a series of slits 2 is formed into a space f... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6131005 | Structure member and image forming apparatus using such structure member A structure member includes a first plate member formed from a thin metal plate and having a plurality of frusto-pyramid projections arranged in a staggered fashion, and a second plate member formed from a thin metal plate and having a plurality of frusto... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6092343 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6065266 | Light structural metal plate in the form of a hump plate and process for its production The invention relates to a light structural steel plate in the form of a hump plate and to a process for its production. The light structural steel plate comprises a mould-pressed steel hump plate (1) and a flat aluminium plate (3) connected thereto subst... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6018927 | Thermoformed twin-sheet panel A structural, load bearing panel is fabricated with twin-sheets of thermoformed polymer material to provide-substantially equal bending strength about each of substantially normal polar moment axes. Parallel rows of generally rectangular depressions in th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6004652 | Structural dimple panel A panel having one or more dimple layers connected together by one or more reinforcing layers engaging ends of dimples on the dimple layer to create a cavity between the layers. The connection of the dimple layer and reinforcing layers creates an integral... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5985445 | Antifragmentation plates of polymethylmethacrylate Antinoise and antifragmentation plates based on acrylic polymers employing a polymeric continuous film placed inside the plate, wherein the film is characterized by an elastic modulus lower than the one of PMMA of at least 30%, and/or elongtion at break h... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5930970 | Panel construction use as a forming device for settable fluids in construction In a universal, reusable system for molding concrete or other settable fluids for use in building construction, an apertured composite plastic panel is provided for use in the framing system in which the plastic panel, rather than being of a honeycomb str... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5916104 | Box, an insulating system, and a ground drainage system The technical field of the invention is that of building and public works, for example for lining the vertical walls of a building on the inside and/or on the outside, or for recovering water infiltrating through the ground in a plot. The present inventio... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5826390 | Building wall membrane A vapor permeable prefabricated membrane for use in an exterior wall or party wall of a building, which has passageways formed when the membrane is in place in the wall extending from a region near a top of the wall to a bottom thereof. The passageways pe... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5787677 | Garage door insulation system A garage door insulation system includes a garage door having a major surface, an insulation layer of mineral fiber insulating material having a major surface, and an asphalt layer positioned between the major surfaces of the garage door and the insulatio... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5732637 | Lightweight plastic furniture A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in furniture construction, which has superior structural integrity and can be used, by way of example, in portable folding tables, in work tables and in modular furniture of the character typically use... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5713177 | Glass spacer bar for use in multipane window construction and method of making the same A multipane window assembly has first and second panes of glass separated by a spacer frame that is constructed of joined tubular members. The tubular members are glass tubes, each of which has a first and second side adjacent the glass panes and a third ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713178 | Electromagnetic interference resistant enclosure panel and method of making the same! Electromagnetic interference across a structural panel is minimized in a construction wherein a metal skin (24) is bonded to a metal frame (22) by an adhesive (40) by providing a series of peaks (36) and valleys (38) at the area of the intended joint betw... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5642641 | Dome shaped extruded location feature tool for making the location feature and method for locating adjoining plates using the location feature A locating feature comprises a plate and a protrusion extending outwardly from the plate. The protrusion includes a substantially linear portion extending from the plate and a dome shaped portion extending from the linear portion.... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5612117 | Core-board Disclosed is a core for use in a core-board, which consists of an embossed sheet of a light weight material comprising a central surface extending in a plane and a plurality of embossments called top and bottom cells, that are identical in shape and proje... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5598667 | Panel cover system and method A panel cover system for covering panels such as those comprising overhead doors. The cover system includes a plurality of covers with longitudinal and side margins for generally being aligned with the door panel longitudinal and side edges. The cover inc... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5581971 | Glass spacer bar for use in multipane window construction and method of making the same A multipane window assembly has first and second panes of glass separated by a spacer frame that is constructed of joined tubular members. The tubular members are glass tubes, each of which has a first and second side adjacent the glass panes and a third ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5524406 | Insulating apparatus and method for attaching an insulating pad to a support A method for making an insulating apparatus and an insulating apparatus made from such method having an insulating pad made up of a plurality of layers of metal foil, wherein at least two of the layers are separated from each other such that there are gas... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5509247 | Vibration-damping inside roof construction A roof construction has vibration dampening ability and includes a body member in contact with a waffle-like surface of a moulded porous compressed fibrous web which is designed to have a self-supporting stability. The waffle-like surface exhibits an anis... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5433056 | Radiation-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber that includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling,... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5399406 | Paneling material and composite panel using the same A paneling material of superior rigidity to the conventional paneling material of the similar type is presented. The paneling material includes a base section and uniformly distributed protrusions which protrude out from the base section. The paneling mat... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5390467 | Panel structure and pallet utilizing same A twin sheet plastic panel structure, a twin sheet plastic pallet utilizing the panel structure, and a methodology for forming the panel structure and pallet. The panel structure is formed by thermoforming an upper plastic sheet to include rows of hollow ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5377514 | Escutcheon and method of making a fire-resistant safe A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attach... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5373661 | Particularly, a structured body for the drainage treatment for the preparation for tree-planting ground, and its impounding and flushing system The present invention is a structured body for drainage treatment which is an unit box composed of a top panel having multiple weep holes and downward cylinders provided therein and side walls having multiple weep holes and joints for connection, which ca... | 12/20/1994 |
