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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364383 | Roll-up surface, system and method The present invention provides a ground flooring device, system and method which includes connectable slats or panels having connection means which allow a series of slats to be quickly assembled, rolled up for storage or transport, and unrolled for deployment. The ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7305798 | Composite overfilled arch system An overfilled arch bridge system includes a composite arch which has a precast layer and a cast-in-place layer. The system further includes means for reducing bending moments within the overfilled arch. The means include customizing the arch end geometry and prestre... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270497 | Paving element A cluster of paving elements is formed with a peripheral edge having a re-entrant formation formed between the upper supporting surface and the lower, supported surface. The formation engages a complimentary formation on an adjacent cluster to inhibit relative movem... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7204058 | Concrete arch and method of manufacture A flat-formed arch ring unit includes a linear array of voussoir portions connected along their upper edges. The unit is then archable. A method is provided for forming an archway including the steps of arching one or more the flat formed arch ring units and locatin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7160058 | Methods and module for an underground assembly for storm water retention or detention Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion ext... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7114305 | Hybrid arched overfilled structure A hybrid arched overfilled structure includes a combination of pre-cast side elements and at least one cast-in-place crown sector element. The side elements are pre-cast generally in a horizontal orientation and subsequently lifted into place. The crown sector eleme... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090430 | Roll-up surface, system and method The present invention provides a ground flooring device, system and method which includes connectable slats or panels having connection means which allow a series of slats to be quickly assembled, rolled up for storage or transport, and unrolled for deployment. The ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978580 | Solid core concrete block and method of making a concrete block retaining wall A plurality of solid core concrete blocks used in forming a retaining wall. The retaining wall can be used in building construction, road construction, landscaping, hillside erosion control, gardens, and like applications. Also, the retaining wall can be a straight ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948437 | Thermal shielding brick for lining a combustion chamber wall, combustion chamber and a gas turbine A thermal shielding brick is useable for lining a combustion chamber wall. The thermal shielding brick has a hot side, which can be exposed to a hot medium a wall side located opposite the hot side, and a peripheral side that is joined to the hot side and to the wal... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938382 | Stockade A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face comprises a correspondingly formed concave receptacle for the head. When for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931797 | Arched structures and method for the construction of same A first voussoir for use in an arched structure between second and third voussoirs includes a first end bearing surface with a protrusion which extends from the surface and which is mateable with a corresponding recess in an abutting end bearing surface of the secon... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6877283 | Manufacture and use of earthquake resistant construction blocks Earthquake resistant blocks or discrete structures are manufactured using pieces of low quality construction materials such as slag, concrete waste, chipped stone, Sirasu, etc. The pieces are placed in a mold and arranged in the mold so that they are in intimate con... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6848224 | Adjustable masonry arch form An adjustable masonry arch form is disclosed. The adjustable masonry arch form has a planar base section to support the masonry elements which will form the masonry arch, and a plurality of attachment elements secured to the planar base for securing the form to a st... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6640505 | Hybrid arched overfilled structure A hybrid arched overfilled structure includes a combination of pre-cast side elements and at least one cast-in-place crown sector element. The side elements are pre-cast generally in a horizontal orientation and subsequently lifted into place. The crown s... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6591571 | Hub assembly for collapsible display panel A hub assembly for pivotally connecting the ends of support rods of a portable self-supporting display structure configured for a collapsed storage position and an expanded display position. The hub assembly may include first and second members and a conn... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6406220 | Arched support structure A support structure and method for forming same for use in excavations such as underpasses, tunnels and the like for roads, rail or rivers. The support structure allows the utilization of the strength provided by using arch shaped sections and also minimi... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6243994 | Joint for pre-cast concrete twin-leaf arch sections A joint for pre-cast concrete twin-leaf arch sections is self-aligning when the two arch sections are initially brought into abutting contact with each other. The joint provides a rigid connection between the twin units and is achieved on site by means of... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240686 | Prestressed unitary building method and structure A method and structure for forming a small building includes a continuous curved wall forming a semi-arcuate arch, the wall comprised of lightweight cellular material such as foamed blocks. The blocks may be identical and interchangeably secured in place ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205717 | Bunker construction A bunker construction is comprised of precast arch elements which form a semicircular roof of the bunker by engaging cast-in-place footings. A front and back plate cover the front and back of the enclosure defined by the arch elements. A crown element alo... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6161342 | Prefabricated concrete element for building a civil engineering structure having an arched wall A civil engineering structure having an arched wall including a plurality of curve shaped elements. Each element bears against one or more other similar elements and has a recess arranged in an outer face for casting a concrete assembly capping piece and ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6119418 | Pre-stressed built-up insulated construction panel A construction panel is formed of a plurality of elongate subpanels where each subpanel comprises a plurality of expanded polystyrene blocks placed end to end. Tensioning cables pass over the inner and outer surfaces of the subpanels between tensioning pl... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5934027 | Earthquake resistant building structure employing sandbags The method of combining barbed wire and conventional bags to create structures includes the steps of: providing a plurality of bags; filling the bags with a predetermined mixture of organic, manufactured, recycled, particulate, fill material; stacking and... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904020 | Translucent construction block assembly A translucent construction block assembly, e.g. for a window or wall panel of non-standard size and/or shape, has a frame extending around an array of hollow translucent construction blocks assembled in horizontal and vertical juxtaposition, the blocks ea... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5444948 | Adjustable arch support An adjustable arch support for use in brick and other masonry construction provides temporary support of a brick or masonry arch during construction. The support provides for adjustment for both width and height, for use in masonry openings of various siz... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5317856 | Composite structure of wood and reinforced concrete, a composite girder and a dome shaped load bearing structure including such composite structure The composite structures are composed of wooden members such as girders of laminated wooden boards and members of reinforced concrete such as a plate of reinforced concrete which form for instance a composite load supporting structure designed as pedestri... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5281053 | Underground tubular structural system and process for producing it An underground tubular structural system capable of having a very large cross section, for the construction of urban or rural conduits, underground passages and other civil engineering installations. At least two conduits (S1) (S2), namely, a high conduit... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5092710 | Underground tubular structural system and process for producing it An underground tubular structural system capable of having a very large cross section, for the construction of urban or rural conduits, underground passages and other civil engineering installations. At least two conduits (S1) (S2), namely a high conduit ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5069015 | Keystone set The invention relates to a keystone set for installation in the transition region between two sections of an arch-shaped support structure, the set consisting of two transition stones, between which at least one keystone is axially insertable.... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5060426 | Building structure An easily transported and erected building structure formed in part as a vault made of interlocking voussoirs in the form of identical insulated boxes. Permanent exterior joint connectors prestress the voussoirs for strength. Easily installed interior cli... | 10/29/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4958475 | Brick supporting structures A method and apparatus for assembling modular tooled masonry structures, the method coprising the steps of: providing a pre-fabricated wire support structure having a shape generally corresponding to the shape of the completed masonry structure; assemblin... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4826639 | Moulding process and apparatus for making arch-shaped concrete structures An apparatus for moulding prefabricated curved concrete sections for use in the construction of arched or vaulted structures comprises a curved, upwardly convex mould made up of a series of reusable substantially flat mould plates pivotally supported by v... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4805371 | Building structures A method of making a domed building structure includes locating a ring beam having a radially inwardly extending circumferential locating formation on top of an upwardly extending building structure. The method also includes locating a plurality of prefab... | 02/21/1989 |
| 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 |
