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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318446 | Protective housing for pipeline A structure for protecting pipeline sections has a base, a housing affixed to the top surface of the base and having a plurality of side walls extending at an acute angle with respect to a top surface of the base, and an accessing door connected to the housing in a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7204060 | System for manufacturing structures of cementitious materials This disclosure is a system which includes processes, machines, articles of manufacture and compositions of matter required to construct a habitable structure comprised of a cementitious product, preferably autoclaved aerated concrete (“AAC”), formed in unique b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178297 | Structures incorporating interlocking wall modules Modular structures constructed from interlocking wall modules made of plate steel and assembled with C-channel connectors, including tongue and groove elements used to position adjoining modules adjacent to one another, for example during the construction of a cell ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163178 | Seat rail for aircraft cabin and method of manufacturing such a rail This invention relates to a seat rail (8) for an aircraft cabin, the rail comprising a web (22) located between a top flange (24) and a bottom flange (26) with an outer surface (26a) and an inner surface (26b) ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162845 | Concrete formwork wall serving also as reinforcement Wall made of concrete or similar materials built from an unfold formwork integrated in the wall and including two formwork walls (8,8′,10) placed face to face and connected by connecting elements (1) articulated to the formwork walls by stiffeners ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152384 | Dome kit, structure and method A new and useful Dome Kit, dome shaped structural system and method of assembling a dome shaped structural system are provided. The Dome Kit and method are used to form a dome shaped structural system comprising a compression ring, a lower ring that is larger than t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152383 | Joining of foam core panels A blind connection for joining foam core panels which comprise a central sheet of foamed resinous material having top and bottom rails and veneers bonded to opposite sides of the central sheet and the rails. The rails having abutting side edge faces with matching sl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7066529 | Cargo carrying container with peripheral wall structure incorporating a corrugated sheet A cargo container having a floor, a front wall, and spaced side walls. The floor, front wall, and spaced side walls cooperatively bound a cargo storage space. The front and spaced side walls each have an exposed inside surface bounding the cargo storage space and an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043862 | Hand carrier for a long arm firearm A hand carrier for long arm firearms having a handle and a single strand of wire bent to form two saddles to grip and support the firearm with an open section of the wire detachably attached to the handle and a straight-line of the wire being held in the handle for ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021014 | Manufactured building system and method of manufacture and method of transport A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge to form peripheral edges and a central joining edge. A part of a build... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6952901 | Panel mounted shingles assembly with ventilating screen An exterior weather shielding panel assembly for fitting against an external side wall of a building, comprising a rigid back board for anchoring engagement with the building side wall, a waterproofing membrane applied against the back board, an air ventilating scre... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6944997 | Spacer for retrofitting corrugated metal roofs A spacer for retrofitting corrugated metal roofs. The spacer includes a foam block having a notched bottom for receiving the corrugations of a metal roof. The opposite ends of the foam block are respectively provided with tongue and groove fittings. An adhesive laye... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6901708 | Building system A small building assembled using a building system includes a plurality of elongated building elements each having a roof portion and two opposed sidewall portions extending longitudinally from opposite sides of the roof portion. The roof portion and sidewall portio... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889475 | Prefabricated plastic shed with metal beam ridge assembly A plastic shed having side walls, end walls which slope up to a central ridge line and a roof all formed of interlocking panels, the roof panels are supported at their upper ends by a ridge beam assembly comprising a metal beam extending between and supported by the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6843026 | Cone shaped polygon roof structure A roof structure for a building in the form of a cone shaped polygon is disclosed. The roof structure includes at least three multi-element trusses attached on corresponding ends to a vertically extending central column. Each of the trusses is rotationally displaced... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6764733 | Hot bitumen compatible EPDM roofing sheet A roof membrane and a roof system employing a EPDM membrance which is compatible with a bituminous adhesive. The membrance includes an outer layer of polymeric layer such as EPDM bonded to a polyester protective layer which is in turn bonded to a fleecy material. Th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6598363 | Temporary building structure A temporary building structure for providing a modular shelter which can be quickly set up and taken down. The temporary building structure includes a plurality of side panels each of which includes a top edge; and also includes a plurality of elongate si... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6591558 | Prefabricated plastic shed and components therefor A prefabricated plastic shed having a roof formed with plastic panels sloping upwardly to a central ridge having their upper ends supported by a ridge beam assembly comprising a metal beam and a plastic sleeve member sleeved on, supported by and encasing ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6423655 | Self-carrying liner for the internal lining of vehicle ceilings The liner is formed by a "support" structure and an outer or decorative liner layer. The "support" structure consists of three superimposed layers made of polyester fibers, where the middle layer (1) is considerably thicker than the outer layers (2), whil... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415580 | Insulated roof panel An insulated roof panel comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced parallel web trusses secured to an inner sheathing and an outer sheathing. Each of the web trusses comprises at least one top cord, a bottom cord and a plurality of webs joi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6295766 | Building construction The present invention, in certain aspects, includes a portable building structure with a bottom section, a top section on the bottom section, the bottom section having at least one bottom support for supporting the top section, the at least one bottom sup... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6253521 | Steel-framed building construction A steel framed building construction (50) includes external wall frames (52, 54) and internal wall frames (57, 58) which support one or more planar ceiling frames (56). A roof structure includes one or more substantially planar roof frames (76, 78) extend... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223481 | Roof construction The invention relates to a roof construction, assembled from aluminium alloy extrusions and sections which may be cut on site to the appropriate dimensions. There is a ring beam, made from a channel and a ridge member in the form of a central extruded alu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6170206 | Cupola roof panels with snap-fit edges A cupola roof having cupola roof panels with snap-fit edges preferably includes four roof panels. In a first embodiment, there are four combination cupola roof panels. Each combination cupola roof panel has a female snap-fit edge on one side and a male sn... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6119417 | Sloped concrete roof systems A roof structural system for use in all building types (i.e. single family homes, apartment buildings, condominiums, churches, etc.) consisting of precast, prestressed and/or post-tensioned concrete elements assembled in the field and complemented with po... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6076319 | Precast concrete construction and construction method The building system employs precast corners (16) and elongated walls (12) with integral footings (14 and 18) to construct a foundation and basement. Precast first elongated wall sections (50) and corner sections (52) and floor slabs form a first level. Up... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5981030 | Roofing membrane A roofing membrane has a quantity of water-retaining particles fixed in the upper surface of the membrane. A fleece web affixed to the membrane surface in a quilt-like manner may provide zones of selectable size for holding the particles in place. By vary... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5921047 | Building structure having prefabricated interfitting structural parts A preferred embodiment of a building structure (10) having prefabricated, interfitting structural parts comprising wall panels (12) forming an enclosure (11) and roof panels (14) forming a peaked roof structure (13) above the enclosure (11). The wall pane... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5794386 | Roof panel for sloped roofs A roof panel for sloped roofs includes a self-supporting reinforced plate concrete-like materials, wherein the reinforcement above the plate has bars running along the slope of the roof. In the vicinity of these bars, attaching elements are arranged whic... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5444944 | Low cost collapsible enclosure A unit for an enclosure such as a container or a housing unit, kiosk or the like includes base elements of progressively increased heights, each base element having a wall hinged thereto, the walls being foldable into a compact item which is easily transp... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5426908 | Method of construction using corrugated material A pre-fabricated building section made up of gypsum board laminated to either a double or triple layer of a length of U- or C-shaped corrugated cardboard in approximately two foot widths. The completed sections are then used in homes or building construct... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5425207 | Method of constructing buildings and other structures using corrugated material Pre-fabricated building sections made up of gypsum board laminated to either a double or triple layer of a length of U- or C-shaped corrugated cardboard in approximately two foot widths are fastened together by angled metal stays. The completed sections a... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5381844 | Portable two-way aluminum awning for recreational vehicles The present invention is a portable two-way awning for use with recreational type trailer vehicles. The awning is comprised of a number of roof panels made with two sheets of aluminum surrounding a polystyrene core. A hanger mechanism is bonded to each of... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5377470 | Modular insulating wall panel system A modular insulating wall panel system comprising a monolithic insulating panel incorporated within frame construction, and a method for constructing same. The frame skeleton comprises columns, studs, a sole plate and a top plate. The panel, having a plur... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5354589 | Hinged structures A hinge comprises two struts around which pass the two loops of a figure-of-eight of webbing material, the ends of the webbing material being secured to each other and/or to a strut by fixing means. A number of panels are secured together by such hinges t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5345740 | Modular roof structure The modular roof structure includes a grid system with a plurality of parallel beams and a plurality of roof tiles provided on the parallel beams in an overlapping manner. The parallel beam has an engaging protrusion that projects upward. The roof tile ha... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5311708 | Anchor system for completed structures A system for securing a building structure, and various components of a building structure, to one another and/or to the building foundation or ground, is provided. The system includes apparatus for securing shingles against wind damage on a sloped, shing... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5170600 | Prefabricated housing addition The invention is a prefabricated housing addition that can be used either as a room addition or to enclose a porch or patio. A number of specially designed joints are used to facilitate the assembly of the addition. These joints are adapted to be easily m... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5170599 | Dome building structure A self supporting dome structure comprised of a plurality of rings connected one upon another, each of the rings approximating a conical frustum with successively higher rings having lower angles of inclination. Many of the rings are formed of a plurality... | 12/15/1992 |
