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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421828 | Integral forming technology, a method of constructing steel reinforced concrete structures A method for constructing factory prefabricated and finished load bearing wall panels and monolithic ceiling/floor sections and modules comprised of the same for use in a single family or single story building as well as a multi-level and multi-unit building. The in... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7275348 | Precast, prestressed concrete truss A precast, prestressed concrete truss which spans between exterior columns and forms an interior or exterior load bearing wall of a building. The truss includes top and bottom chords interconnected by at least one web member. Prestressed reinforcing members in the t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7185467 | Modular system of permanent forms for casting reinforced concrete buildings on site A permanent form building assembly includes one or more GRC forms having a one or more open cavities and a reinforcement structure. The GRC forms are designed and configured for a predetermined application. The reinforcement structure is inserted within the open cav... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171787 | Rectangular tilt-up concrete tank construction A rectangular tilt-up concrete tank includes a concrete slab with a metal plate anchored thereto, the metal plate defining at least one substantially linear concrete side wall location. A plurality of preformed concrete side panels each having metal plates attached ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7047897 | System and method in water-craft The present invention relates to a system in a watercraft or a section thereof or in another structure or a section thereof for providing furnishings at least partially, which system comprises a number of prefabricated room units and a watercraft or a section thereo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028435 | Multi-story concrete slab construction A system and method of constructing multi-story buildings having poured-in-place concrete floors for the upper floors, wherein a set of lower posts is erected, the lower posts having horizontal upper plates on their upper ends each with a centrally disposed aperture... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6976344 | Method of assembling concrete panel building module with connection plates and resulting module A method of constructing building module and resulting building module are provided, the building module including a building floor panel oriented substantially horizontally; a number of exterior wall panels having exterior wall panel faces and exterior wall panel e... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959514 | Molded wall panel and house construction A prefabricated wall and roof unit for easy and cost efficient home construction. The wall unit is formed of a steel frame, a molded external panel formed into the shape of traditional building materials and features, and a layer of insulation material. The wall uni... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955016 | Structure and method for constructing building framework and concrete wall A self-supporting shearwall structure in the form of an “H,” an “I,” or a “C” is disclosed. The shearwall structure provides vertical and lateral support to the framework of a multi-story building sufficient to support the roof, other exterior and/or int... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6854223 | Modular precast spa system Forms for building and assembling water containment holders such as but not limited to inground spas, pools, manmade ponds and fountains. The forms can have an L-shape with downwardly protruding members for allowing the forms to be placed about a base foundation hav... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6658799 | Volumetric modular building system A volumetric modular building system comprising a reinforced concrete inverted "tee-beam" module. The module has a series of integral cross-walls which are spaced to coincide with the dimensions of the rooms and corridors constituting a section of a build... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6530553 | Method and apparatus for making concrete buildings A method for making a poured-in-place concrete building having a plurality of rooms includes assembling an outer form around a periphery of a floor and positioning a plurality of unitary room forms within the periphery of the floor. Each unitary room form... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6026618 | Masonry reinforcement system A masonry reinforcement system includes a number of tensioning rods extending from the top to the bottom of a masonry wall structure in spaced columns. In each column, several rod segments are interconnected at each floor diaphragm using a double conical ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5566520 | Integrated precast concrete forming system Pre-cast concrete wall modules including a relatively thin, web with inner and outer surfaces and two columns located on opposite sides of the web. Each wall module also includes at least two vertical columns and one horizontal beam extending generally no... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5161340 | Precast concrete structures A precast concrete structure has a joint (Js) connecting together a span of two or more beams (Bx, By) supported on columns (c) in which the joint is disposed substantially at the point of contraflexure of the beams away from the support columns and inclu... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4835919 | Impervious shelter made of modules An impervious shelter is made of tube-shaped modules fitted end to end. The invention pertains more especially to the junction between the facing ends of the modules. Each module has an outer shell covered on the inside by a metal sheet. At the facing end... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4731971 | Large-panel component for buildings In the case of a large-panel component for buildings--which comprises at least two strip-shaped, juxtaposed panel elements made of light-weight concrete, said panel elements being provided with cavities which cross each other in the plane of the wall and ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4660349 | Method of erecting a building using preconstructed modular units A method of erecting a building in which preformed modular units are utilized to support the next upwardly adjacent floor of the building. In one embodiment the modular unit is constructed of light-gauge framing materials that provide a temporary support ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4622788 | Building structure, especially air raid shelter A building structure, especially an air raid shelter is formed from prefabricated tubular concrete elements (10) and end wall elements (11), the tubular concrete elements (10) being clamped between the end wall elements (11) with the aid of prestressed pr... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4590717 | Static three hinged arch building structure A structural building module has first and second upright cast structural members. Each of the first and second structural upright members include a wall portion and a roof portion. These structural members are initially supported on erection pads such th... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4525975 | Modular high rise construction utilizing assembly line modules A method for constructing a multistory building comprising: constructing finished modules having a concrete base and vertical sidewalls; placing a first series of such modules at a single horizontal level such that at least one sidewall of each such modul... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4342219 | Prefabricated laboratory unit and octane analyzer A prefabricated laboratory unit is provided having walls, a floor and a ceiling forming an integral transportable unit. To provide a vibration-free mounting for laboratory apparatus within the laboratory the floor (4) of the unit has a hole (17) therein t... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4299065 | Accommodation units An accommodation unit to form, with a plurality of such units, a building, comprises a housing having corner posts, sidewalls, floor and ceiling panels, a window unit at one end and an end wall with a doorway at the other end. The housings are intended to... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4282690 | Precast building construction A precast building construction unit is provided for forming a substantially complete building. The unit includes a wall tree unit having a vertically extending wall segment and at least one cantilever member joined at right angles thereto. Pairs of wall ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4277921 | Three-dimensional componental module at "T" modified for the industrial preformation of buildings A three-dimensional componental module at "T" modified for industrial preformation of buildings, comprising a fundamental dissymmetrical module at "T" with a vertical slab substaining a horizontal slab presenting two flanges and on its upper surface proje... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4221099 | Process for constructing buildings for use as dwellings, or for social or industrial use Disclosed herein is a process for constructing buildings for use as dwellings, or for social or industrial use, which utilize, either partially or completely, prefabricated units dimensioned to render them easily transportable, which can be joined togethe... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4127971 | Building constructed of precast L-shaped concrete units A tripling or more in the production rate of precast concrete building units utilizing reusable mold forms is achieved by casting the units vertically on a wheeled base between separable vertical mold forms. The partially cured poured concrete unit is hor... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4107886 | Prefabricated building module A prefabricated building module comprising at least two side-walls, a ceiling, and a floor. In one embodiment of the building module, the walls, ceiling and floor each include a thin, continuous layer of a concrete-like material having spaced-apart, open ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4095380 | Building and elevator module for use therein Elevator modules for use with an improved overall building system which consists of field assembled precast components reinforcing means embedded within site-poured concrete that forms portions of the wall and floor surfaces of the building, with the rein... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4078344 | Prefabricated building sections or room units and methods for their use in erecting buildings A multistory building constructed of prefabricated parallelepiped sections, each of which has a similar framework of metal beams disposed at the section's edges, the upright beams at the vertical edges being hollow and disposed so that in superimposed sec... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4065907 | Demountable multiple level building structures A multiple level building structure utilizing a first set of precast reinforced concrete modules having integral supporting legs separated by a second set of precast or in situ cast reinforced concrete modules, each of the second set of modules being supp... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4019293 | Building modules and structure embodying such modules A preformed building module is disclosed, the module having a roof or top wall and four upright side walls, the latter having stud-like reinforcing elements, the roof, walls and studs being integrally cast of concrete. The modules are adapted to be associ... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3990193 | Prefabricated building module and modular construction method for the module A prefabricated building module comprising at least two side-walls, a ceiling, and a floor. In one embodiment of the building module, the walls, ceiling and floor each include a thin, continuous layer of a concrete-like material having spaced-apart, open ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3969872 | Method of constructing modular buildings A method of constructing a modular building by casting reinforced slabs having embedded transverse hinge elements located at spaced intervals and folding the slabs into sleeve-like parallelogram modules or tunnels. The modules are stacked and grouted toge... | 07/20/1976 |