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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069618 | Sterilization plant, extension module and method of increasing the capacity for a sterilization plant A sterilization plant for the sterilization of surgical instruments is provided. The plant includes at least one original building (1) having at least one first process line that extends, at least partly, essentially parallel to a first one (2) of the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7861489 | Preform, hydroforming method, and hydroformed product A preform having edges overlapped and jointed, two outer members for forming outer surfaces of a hydroformed product, and reinforcement members for forming reinforcement ribs that divide a hollow cross section of the hydroformed product, including a joint formed by,... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7788856 | Preform, hydroforming method, and hydroformed product A preform having edges overlapped and jointed, two outer members for forming outer surfaces of a hydroformed product, and reinforcement members for forming reinforcement ribs that divide a hollow cross section of the hydroformed product, including a joint formed by,... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7673422 | Modular buildings A building module has an open-ended box structure and comprises a plurality of interconnected coaxial module segments. Each segment is moulded as an open-ended box structure from a composite material. The segments are held together by elongate tie bars that form par... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7354018 | Aircraft cabin module for passengers An aircraft cabin module for passengers that includes two transverse walls extending from a longitudinal cabin wall up to a longitudinal aisle, at least one of the transverse walls including a transparent portion. A longitudinal wall separates the cabin module from ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7275716 | Aircraft cabin module An aircraft cabin module of an elongated rectangular shape and that includes two large walls connected by two small walls, a service module arranged along a wall separating the module from an aisle, a door mounted in an opening implemented in a small wall, and at le... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269925 | Layout of production facility An improved layout for a manufacturing facility is disclosed. The layout includes a hub surrounded by a production corridor. The production corridor comprises production stages used in the manufacturing process. The hub, having direct line-of-sight to the production... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237749 | Collapsible mobile platform interior structure An interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The interior structure is constructed of a lightweight collapsible frame that can be reconfigured from a compact, substantially flat collapsed state to a non-compact, substantially sprawling expanded state. In... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201011 | Integrated noise and heat management system An integrated noise and heat management system for the management of noise and heat around a heat and noise source is described. The system includes an enclosure for surrounding the heat and noise source, the enclosure having a double wall structure defining an air ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7100332 | Unfolding modular building system The unfolding modular building system includes a main floor section having a plurality of square frames having inverted pyramidal support assemblies depending therefrom, hinged corner sections defining wall frames, hinged roof support and truss sections defining gab... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7036276 | Directed lifestyle residential housing structures The present invention discloses a residential housing unit that is flexible to serve the changing needs in a family life cycle by providing two living units connected by common space. Each living unit is self-sufficient in that it may contain all the amenities neces... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6971208 | Isolation unit and method of use for securing inmates An isolation cell for transporting inmates, and a method of loading and unloading the inmates from the cell. The isolation cell features a number of separate compartments for holding inmates. Once in the compartments, the inmates are isolated to be out of contact wi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6932298 | Modular overhead privacy system A modular overhead privacy system for a mobile platform is provided. The modular overhead privacy system includes a plurality of independent privacy modules located longitudinally spaced apart, above a passenger cabin, in an overhead crown area of the mobile platfor... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925761 | Modular buildings A modular building structure comprises a service corridor (2) to which are connected separate cabin modulates (1) that form accommodation or offices etc. The service module contains apparatus for the supply and distribution of mains services such as wa... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6484454 | Multi-circular modular residence A residential complex formed of circular modules, the central part of the residence formed by the principal circular module and the bedrooms and other remote living areas formed by secondary circular modules. The modules are interconnected by upper and lo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470512 | Optimized shower arrangement for high volume use A shower arrangement for a passenger aircraft includes a single shower cabin and at least two dressing cabins associated with the shower cabin. A door arrangement selectively opens and closes access areas passing from the dressing cabins into the shower c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6349509 | Molded wall panel and house construction A prefabricated wall and roof unit for easy and cost efficient home construction. The wall unit of the present invention is formed of a steel frame, a molded external panel formed into the shape of traditional building materials and features, and a layer ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6330766 | Dwelling structure adapted to enclose an oversized vehicle A dwelling system having a housing for enclosing an oversized vehicle where the oversized vehicle is generally an oversized vehicle such as a large truck, a recreational vehicle or a mobile home, for example. In one embodiment, the housing uses oversized ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6176045 | Retractable room support mechanism Transportable living quarters includes a main frame supporting a main living area and a slide out room which slides between an extended and retracted position relative to the main living area. An extendable member is mounted on the main frame and is rigid... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151842 | Set of structural elements for constructions made of "DURREF" material and space self supported module realized with this Structural elements for the production of self-supporting structures are composed of a composition containing mineral and organic components and molded in modular structural shapes including a cube of side length L having vertical and horizontal holes tra... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6141924 | Restaurant and hotel combination A hotel-restaurant structure including a shared area formed by an overlapping corner portion common to the hotel and the restaurant. The overlapping portion is defined by a corner of the hotel structure that overlaps the restaurant structure and a corner ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6112473 | Molded wall panel and house construction A prefabricated wall and roof unit for easy and cost efficient home construction. The wall unit of the present invention is formed of a steel frame, a molded external panel formed into the shape of traditional building materials and features, and a layer ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6058664 | Dwelling structure with vertical access from a portable unit A dwelling system having a housing which lacks plumbing. The housing is elevated so as to accept a portable unit below the housing. The housing uses a mating structure to provide bi-directional access through the roof of the portable unit that plumbing is... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6032421 | Structural blocks for building a basement, block manufacturing method, block transporting method, and block installing method A basement unit comprises a reinforced concrete lower structural block having a floor portion and surrounding walls and at least one reinforced concrete upper structural block having surrounding walls and the same shape as the lower structural block in pl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5890329 | Removable modular security enclosure for prisoner transport vehicles The present invention entails a removable modular security enclosure for the internal cargo area of prisoner transport vans where each compartment within the security enclosure is defined by an interconnection of four walls and a roof panel. Any of the co... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5832678 | Seismic portal Portal apparatus (40) is provided for interconnection between adjacent first and second structures (32, 34) in order to maintain operative communication between the structures (32, 34) under seismic conditions. The apparatus (40) includes a portal assembl... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5806260 | Restaurant and hotel combination A restaurant and hotel combination including a restaurant structure and a hotel structure. The restaurant structure includes a dining area and defines a substantially rectangular restaurant footprint. The hotel structure includes a lobby area and a plural... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5784836 | Demountable comfort modules for passenger aircraft A removable sleeping compartment assembly for the use of a number of passengers is provided based upon the nesting together of a number of different modules, typically having a standard cargo container configuration, that incorporates internal sleeping be... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5755063 | Unit buildings and their construction process A unit building 10, wherein a fixed corner portion of each of the four building modules 12 are disposed in such a way that they butt each other at the column-free butting portion 14, and a reinforcing beam 30 extending from between the ceiling beams 23, 2... | 05/26/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5566514 | Self-supporting building structure A generally pyramidal structure is formed by a plurality of sloping sides with adjacent sides abutting along a ridge joint which intersects a common vertex. The pyramid is truncated, thereby creating an opening transverse to one ridge joint and extending ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5487240 | Compact sleeping unit A compact sleeping unit is provided which can be mated with similarly configured sleeping units to form a grouping for use in a wide range of situations and settings. Each unit includes a horizontal platform and mattress for the compact sleeping of an occ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5469673 | Integrated residential dwelling units A system of integrated residential dwelling units includes a pair of dwelling units with forward sides facing in generally opposite directions and rearward sides adjacent one another. An enclosed passageway connects the rearward sides of the dwelling unit... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5394897 | Tent system A tent system interconnects any number of stand-alone tents (12) to form a tent network (10). The tents (12) are interconnected through connection modules (14). The tents (12) include at least two and preferably three openings (30) which serve as doorways... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5265384 | Pre-fabricated living quarters structure to be received within an existing building A prefabricated living quarters structure (10) adapted to be received within an existing building such as a garage (12) attached to an existing house (14), the structure being comprised of a plurality of wall panels (28) which are joined together to defin... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4866833 | Method of producing an assembly having at least two intercommunicating chambers A method of producing a chamber assembly suitable for use in contaminated environments comprises arranging first and second chambers together, at or adjacent to the site at which they are to be used. Each chamber comprises a preformed enclosure comprising... | 09/19/1989 |
| 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 |
