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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360340 | Means for securing the lower end of a wind turbine tower to a foundation An inverted T-shaped connection member is disclosed for securing the lower end of an upstanding wind turbine tower to a foundation with the tower comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending peripheral sections joined together with each of the peripheral secti... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7318300 | Modularized jail cell A modularized jail cell having front and rear panels, two side panels connecting the front and rear panels, and a roof panel connecting the front rear and side panels. Each cell includes vertical support members oriented to provide both vertical and lateral support ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7287358 | Device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements for erecting buildings A device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements in order to erect buildings, particularly multistory buildings, by means of prefabricated concrete components, the device comprising first means for connecting two end regions of the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7007431 | Multi-story building and method for construction thereof A method, apparatus and system for constructing a building. A foundation is provided, upon which is disposed one or more first-floor columns, each having a lower end, an upper end and an upper surface. One or more second-floor columns, each having a lower end, an up... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6871453 | Modular building connector A building construction is provided, including a plurality of connectors. Each of the connectors has an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore extending through the connector fr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 5906075 | Modular building structure A prefabricated, movable and reusable, semipermanent modular building structure is provided for attachment to a common hallway of an existing permanent building for expanding the size thereof. It is based on a plurality of foundation units arranged along ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5724774 | Modular building assembly and method of assembling the same A building unit for providing shelter, storage space, and the like generally includes a floor panel, two side wall panels, two end panels, and a roof panel. The floor panel has a pair of floor supports extending along its exterior surface. The floor suppo... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5706614 | Modular building having a steel shipping container core A modular building having a steel shipping container core. Inner and outer wall coverings are secured to the corrugated side walls of the container and a laminate ceiling structure is secured to the interior surface of the container roof. A roof cap havin... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5528866 | Method and apparatus for constructing multi-rise stacked modules for human occupancy A multi-rise of stacked modules for human occupancy, particularly a method and apparatus for constructing a multi-rise of modules stacked about a central core. The method is characterized by developing support towers by positioning in each support tower a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5491942 | Multi-story building construction employing prefabricated elements A building construction employing elongated inverted L-shaped elements AB and partial elongated inverted L-shaped elements B. The building elements are juxtapositioned, in contact, laterally and end-wise and are stacked with the vertical legs of the eleme... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5412913 | Self-aligning beam joint suited for use in modular construction An improved joinder method and system which allow either individual vertical columns or prefabricated module assemblies which incorporate a plurality of said vertical columns to be quickly and accurately lowered into position on top of one or more similar... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5353555 | Road transportable locker room A road transportable locker room includes a base module and a stack module. The base module includes a floor and side walls that extend generally transverse to the floor. The stack module includes a roof and side walls that extend generally transverse to ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5305563 | Elements of modular parking lot A multi-level parking lot made from prefabricated reinforced concrete modular elements is disclosed. The modular elements include plural parking compartments with defined parts for passage between the compartments and approach routes for entering the park... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5182886 | Building elements and joints therefor A method of building a free standing or building wall using prefabricated wall panels (10, 12, 14) wherein the assembly is accomplished at a factory from traditional or conventional building bricks or blocks. Each panel has an integral support means (26) ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5174085 | Method of adding additional stories to an existing storied building A designing and construction process for raising the height of old buildings suitable for use to raise the height of old buildings of 2-6 stories, or of 7-9 stories if necessary. With this method, it is possible to add 5-8 stories to the old building with... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4759158 | Set of prefabricated construction elements The set of prefabricated construction elements comprises a first prismatic element having the form of a box-shaped body containing a bottom floor and a second prismatic element having the form of a box-shaped body with an inclined roof floor. Preferably t... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4745712 | Building system for multi-storey buildings A building system in which the wet areas are constructed as a module at a construction site and transported to be placed on site for a building to be erected therearound. The modules are constructed to be positioned one on another for multi-storied buildi... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4694621 | Modular building connecting means A system for constructing buildings utilizing a conical connector to fasten rods connecting structural members of a building. The conical connector is a rigid, solid device, circular in section, with an axial bore. The connector has a flat top surface and... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4688493 | Vapor-sealed insulation system for fire resistant safe A vapor-sealed insulation system 10 for a fire resistant safe with a steel outer body 11 and door cover 12 uses several resin molds 15-17 that receive and hold the safe's insulation material and are shaped to fit within door 12 and body 11 for lining the ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4642948 | Tension retention anchorage An apparatus comprising only tension-bearing members serves to interconnect first and second bodies and carry both tension and compressive forces between the bodies. A first tension-bearing member, such as a cable, is connected between first and second po... | 02/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4435927 | Modular building structure and module for it A module for a modular building structure comprises a frame including a horizontal base member of a rectangular shape and four vertical corner posts of the same length secured at their lower ends to the four corners of the base member. A first wall member... | 03/13/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4195453 | Modular, multi-floor building Disclosed are modular, multi-floor buildings wherein each floor comprises a plurality of semi-boxes which are cast from concrete as independent, rigid units and which are basically rectangular in shape, comprising mutually perpendicular walls but no floor... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4184296 | Prefabricated prismatic structure for building Prefabricated skeletal building structure comprising at least three pillars connecting a lower base and an upper base, said bases having equal polygonal shapes, said upper base defining means to support flooring.... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4183185 | Prefabricated modular building The present invention relates to a prefabricated modular building composed of a roof, a floor and vertical panels assembled together, said building further comprising four vertical corner elements placed respectively at the four corners of the building, e... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4173103 | Light-weight structural system and modular concrete building components therefor A light-weight modular building component of conventional concrete, formed by a unitary or composite rectangular panel having transversely therethrough at least a large central opening--and also a set of relatively small openings disposed peripherally the... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4136492 | Industrialized building construction The building construction disclosed employs precast elongated T-shaped elements (Tees) and/or modifications thereof. Vertical tiers or ranks of Tees are erected in side by side spaced relation one to the other. The stems of the Tees form opposite side wal... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4120133 | Method of constructing a transportable prefabricated room element A room element for a full-scale or small-scale building has a rigid frame or chassis consisting of a floor panel, composed of prefabricated panel sections rigidly connected in an end-to-end assembly by structural means, and prefabricated vertical load-bea... | 10/17/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4078345 | Prefabricated building and method of making same A multistory building is constructed by positioning in spaced-apart relationship on a concrete base a plurality of box-like room units each having parallel ceiling and floor panels joined by a continuous perimetric side wall. The room units are bolted to ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4073102 | Premanufactured modular town house building construction A modular building construction system having (a) a series of rectangular U-shaped in vertical cross-section modules, each having only two bearing walls opposite each other and joined by a floor panel and open on top, and (b) a series of rectangular tube-... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4073100 | Mausoleum and method of construction An improved mausoleum and the method of construction, the mausoleum including a plurality of stacked, preformed, molded fiberglass or plastic crypts, interlocked together at crypt corners by metal fastening plates bolted to fastening rods partially embedd... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4068420 | 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... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4023315 | Prefabricated buildings The invention concerns prefabricated buildings built up of transportable prefabricated room elements each being a cell-like structure having four faces and comprising a floor panel, load-bearing columns attached thereto, and a roof or ceiling supported by... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3999355 | Method of constructing a transportable prefabricated room element In the embodiment of the invention described herein and shown in the accompanying drawings, a transportable prefabricated room element has a rigid frame or chassis which comprises a rigid base structure or floor panel structure and a vertical load-bearing... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3965627 | Interconnection of modular structures An interconnection of a structure comprising a modular assembly and a substructure supporting it. The assembly consisting of several stories is composed of a plurality of self-supporting modules, each having the form of a rectangular tube. Modules are ass... | 06/29/1976 |
