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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159371 | Kit for forming an arch or arch section A kit includes a series of components, capable of being flat packed, that can be assembled to form an arch or a section of an arch for use in a building such as a residential structure. The kit includes a pair of curved sides with each curved side including an inner... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146767 | Standardized arched jamb assembly and method An arched jamb assembly includes an arched jamb member and a pair of opposite upright jamb members with angled cuts made at opposite ends of the arched jamb member and upper end portions of the upright jamb members where the arched jamb member meets and interfaces w... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114297 | Radius corner plate for a pool A modular rounded corner piece for forming rounded corners of a pool. The modular rounded corner piece may include a plate portion and a liner receptor portion. The liner receptor portion may include a channel formed by a top wall and a bottom wall. The channel may ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059090 | Fairing access door with reinforcement and method of manufacture The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in reinforcing access door apertures and other apertures formed in fairings. Some embodiments provide an apparatus that includes a door aperture formed in a facesheet and a first load deflector having a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7007434 | Building structure element and stiffening plate elements for such an element A prefabricated, supporting building structure element, such as wall elements (11), floor structures (47) or the like includes a reinforced concrete slab (13) having a plurality of discrete, parallel, horizontally separated, not mutually joined,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988337 | Means and method for constructing a fully precast top arch overfilled system The top arch overfilled system defined in application Ser. No. 10/102,921 is formed of precast arch elements which are formed and shipped in a use orientation. The precast arch elements can include arch footings and the system can include a plurality of precast arch... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6948281 | Storm shelter The storm shelter is a portable above ground shelter that is aerodynamically stable and can be dimensioned to fit under a standard sized mobile home. The shelter provides an enclosure formed by an arch shaped rigid sheet that is permanently attached to a rectangular... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6922950 | Top arch overfilled system An earth overfilled arched structure includes a shallow arch spanning a clear space. The sides of the clear space are formed by curved or straight walls. Solidified zones of earth material (backfill or in situ) against the springs of the arch and/or behind the walls... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6901707 | Arched jamb member and method of shipping and installing same An arched jamb member of elongate, strip-like shape for forming the upper end of an arched wall opening is preformed into an arch of predetermined curvature, and is of sufficient flexibility to enable it to be forced into a flat condition for shipping and storage pu... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898903 | Kit for forming an arch or arch section A kit includes a series of components, capable of being flat packed, that can be assembled to form an arch or a section of an arch for use in a building such as a residential structure. The kit includes a pair of curved sides with each curved side including an inner... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854928 | Precast concrete culvert system A three piece concrete culvert system includes a set of horizontally spaced precast side wall sections having inwardly projecting and opposing steps or surfaces which support opposite ends of a precast arched top wall section. The side wall sections include extensio... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6719492 | Top arch overfilled system An earth overfilled arched structure includes a shallow arch spanning a clear space. The sides of the clear space are formed by curved or straight walls. Solidified zones of earth material (backfill or in situ) against the springs of the arch and/or behind the walls... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6647673 | Standardized arched jamb assembly and method A standardized arched jamb assembly includes an arched jamb member and a pair of opposite upright jamb members with angled cuts made at opposite ends of the arched jamb member and upper end portions of the upright jamb members where the arched jamb member... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6408581 | Foundation element, methods for the construction of prefabricated structures including these elements, particularly prefabricated tunnels, and prefabricated structures made by these methods A foundation element in the form of a rigid monolithic prefabricated frame which includes at least two opposite containing side walls and cross-members interconnecting the two side walls so as to form a casting through-cavity between these two walls. The ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401405 | Monolithic pre-formed header and arched opening for standard concrete block and wood frame building construction A method and system for use in forming arched openings in both concrete block and wood frame building construction. In block construction the present invention provides for the use of monolithic plant pre-cast and reinforced concrete header and arched fil... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6367214 | Foundation element, methods for the construction of prefabricated structures including these elements, particularly prefabricated tunnels, and prefabricated structures made by these methods A foundation element in the form of a rigid monolithic prefabricated frame which includes at least two opposite containing side walls and cross-members interconnecting the two side walls so as to form a casting through-cavity between these two walls. The ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6282843 | Pneumatic structure A pneumatic structure in the form of a barrel roof which has openings at the opposite ends thereof includes outer and inner walls of a sheet or membrane material connected by a plurality of partition walls in the form of ribs provided therebetween to defi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6230454 | Universal modular tread and riser unit A universal modular tread and riser unit for positioning on a stairway stringer having a predetermined slope. The unit, including an elongate tread wall having two ends including a connecting end and a free end. An elongate riser wall having two ends incl... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6195945 | Prefabricated arch structure A new prefabricated arch structure for aiding the construction of an archway. The inventive device includes a base wall with a pair of spaced apart side walls outwardly extending from the inner surface of the base wall. Each side wall is generally triangu... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6131343 | Apparatus and method for storm shelter The present invention 10 discloses an apparatus and method for a storm shelter which can be used aboveground and belowground, and, may be skin supported. The present invention discloses that its top 11, front 13 and rear 15 surfaces can be made from a sin... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6085468 | Truss for fabric covered buildings and the like The present invention provides a strong yet lightweight truss which could be used in many applications, and is adapted particularly to a support framework for those fabric covered structures utilizing a fabric stretched over the top of the supporting fram... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6047512 | Drywall suspension grid system A drywall suspension grid system comprising a selection of various sized and specified pre-formed and pre-engineered "T" grid beams and components used to construct a grid having a grid face upon which drywall is mounted, thus creating a suspended drywall... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5913775 | Inflatable roof which can be unfolded and folded away An inflatable roof (1), which can be unfolded and folded away by respectively inflating and deflating it, includes a plurality of longitudinal inflatable beams A, B, C . . . arranged side by side, a mechanism (4) for supplying the inflatable beams with pr... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5867948 | Arched framework and its assembly method A structure frame made of arches is formed with a plurality of curved frame units in parallel arrangement, where the curved frame units having butt joints (6) are connected in length by several straight bars (16) and the butt joints (6). The straight bars... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5836717 | Multi-segment spandrel wall for overfilled arch structures An overfilled arch structure includes a spandrel wall that is formed of a plurality of separate segments, each of which is monolithic. The arch structure includes an arch end element having a curb thereon at one end edge, and the segments of the spandrel ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5815991 | Inflatable building construction An inflatable building construction, in particular suitable for use as a tunnel greenhouse comprising a film which is kept in an operative condition doming a predetermined useful space through an air pressure that has been increased relative to the enviro... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5671583 | Construction member and method for forming archways and the like Construction members and methods of forming archways and the like in wood or metal frame construction is disclosed. The member is of an elongate planform having a central body of the width of the archway to be formed, with a plurality of tabs at each side... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5655338 | Explosion resistant building structures An explosion resistant structure comprises arcuate interlocking cold roll formed profiled steel panels (59) over which an outer (51) of steel reinforced concrete is formed. The outer concrete skin (51) is formed integrally with a steel reinforced concrete... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5590433 | Monolithic cast bridge A monolithic cast bridge broadly includes a unitary, monolithic structure (12) having a pair of spaced haunches (14, 16) a span (18) having upper and lower surfaces (20, 22) and a pair of axially extending webs (24, 26). Haunches (14, 16) define support-e... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5421128 | Curved, inflated, tubular beam A curved, inflated, tubular beam consists of braided fibers and axial fibers on an elastomeric barrier. The construction can be accomplished on a short, straight mandrel. The curvature along the beam can be varied to suit the design needs. The angle of th... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5338499 | Method for the fabrication of a composite structure A method for the fabrication of a composite structure made from a profile plate and concrete. The relatively lightweight steel profile plate is placed at the building site. At the building site the concrete is sprayed on the surface of the profile plate t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5199819 | Semi-buried structure formed on a mountainside A process for the construction of a semi-buried structure for the protection of a subgrade formed on a mountainside, and the structure thus constructed. The structure consists entirely of precast concrete elements forming a succession of adjacent sections... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5005799 | Patterns for determining the profile of an arch A pattern for defining the profile of an arch is produced from a unitary block of material or materials having the required structural strength to support the arch materials during construction and sufficient ductility or resilience at its surface to acco... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4987707 | Vaulted building structure The vaulted building structure comprises a shell (1) made of a composite construction material and formed of arcuate elements (4) of a uniform width having their ends (5) mounted on a base (3). The shell (1) is shaped as a cylindrical vault of which the v... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4890993 | Apparatus for forming concrete structures A primary forming member is associated with a secondary supporting structure to allow rapid construction of elongate concrete structures of uniform cross-section by removing the primary forming member before the concrete mass supported by the secondary su... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4790109 | Protective structure A protective structure comprises a plurality of individual sections each one of which coacts with adjacent sections on both sides that are arranged seriatim to form an elongate unit. A closure at one end is removable affording access and egress from the s... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4785605 | Roof structure for housing units A molded roof section for use with dwelling units includes a domed main body portion which is arranged with a leading edge, an opposite trailing edge, and two side edges. The leading edge is configured with strengthening ribs and a defined groove while th... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4754583 | Roof structure for housing units A molded roof section for use with dwelling units includes a domed main body portion which is arranged with a leading edge, an opposite trailing edge, and two side edges. The leading edge is configured with strengthening ribs and a defined groove while th... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4723383 | Roof structure for housing units A molded roof section for use with dwelling units includes a domed main body portion which is arranged with a leading edge, an opposite trailing edge, and two side edges. The leading edge is configured with strengthening ribs and a defined groove while th... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4695187 | Concrete arch buried bridge A concrete arch buried bridge made up of upper and lower arched parts of corrugated metal provided with a reinforced concrete cap with a footing at each side, having an abutment extending inward under the margin of the upper part. The margins of the respe... | 09/22/1987 |
