Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052742100 | Filling preformed cavity | 73 |
20080229700 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR CONCRETE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a component of a concrete delivery system comprising a substrate made of relatively thin gauge carbon steel or aluminum, and a protective coating of amorphous, nano or near-nanoscale steel, or mixtures thereof, overlying the substrate, wherein the coating may be formed by thermal deposition process from multi-component glass forming steel alloys. The protective coating may also be heat treated to increase wear life. | 09-25-2008 |
20100050562 | Method of insulating a space - A method of insulating a space including the steps of: forming an insulation piece using at least one base material that are interlocked so as to produce a body with a predetermined starting shape; and placing the insulation piece in a space to define an insulating barrier between first and second regions between which the space resides. | 03-04-2010 |
20130081353 | WALL ASSEMBLY METHOD - A method of assembling a two-sided wall on, through and around a preinstalled structural grid, the method including the assembly of planar wall units, each having an outer side and an inner side, the inner side opposing an inner side of at least one other planar wall unit on an opposite side of the structural grid. Interlocking features extend through a space in the structural grid and span from at least an inner side of one planar wall unit to the inner side of another planar wall unit on a same course level so as to support and gauge opposing planar wall units with respect to the structural grid. When installed in courses around the structural grid, the wall units and the interlocking elements create a continuous void between planar wall units to enable structural fill material to be poured therein filling the continuous void from the top of the wall to its base. | 04-04-2013 |
052742120 | Filler is sheet material | 3 |
20100107550 | ATTIC AND WALL INSULATION WITH DESICCANT - A method of reducing the amount of cooling energy required to heat and cool a building is provided. The method includes disposing a porous insulating material in the exterior walls and substantially covering the ceiling in the attic space of the building to a substantial depth. The porous insulating material includes a desiccant. The method further includes permitting the desiccant—bearing porous insulating material to adsorb water moisture from the attic space and then permitting the adsorbed water moisture to desorb from the desiccant—bearing porous insulating material into the enclosed room of the building, resulting in a reduction in the amount of energy required to heat and cool the building. | 05-06-2010 |
20130205708 | INSULATED/SOFFIT RAFTER VENT - An insulated vent chute and blocking assembly which can be inserted between adjacently disposed roof rafters of a building construction having a pitched or flat roof, the roof supported by a building wall. The assembly comprises: a generally flexible insulated body having a roof facing surface, an attic space facing surface, the surfaces spaced apart from each other to define a pair of longitudinal rafter facing sides, a top and a bottom transverse end, the ends connecting the sides; and a reflective substrate covering the attic space facing surface, the substrate for reflecting heat away from the attic space facing surface and back into attic insulation. The assembly is fabricated from a flexible insulated material, and can assume an arcuate form in embodiments when the body is inserted between adjacently disposed roof rafters in the building construction with a pitched or flat roof such that the bottom transverse end can contact the top of the building wall. | 08-15-2013 |
20130239513 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES ON ROOFS - This invention provides support structures on roofs. Such support structure can be used to support a roof load, or a closure structure which doses an aperture in the roof, thus to provide access to the interior of a building through an aperture in the roof. The support structure can support a skylight to provide natural day-lighting, or a smoke vent, or a variety of other loads optionally relating to matter or energy communication between the inside and outside of the building. The support structure includes rails adapted to be supported by adjacent rib elevations on opposite sides of a flat of a roof panel, elevated above the water line of the panel flat. Where the support structure surrounds an aperture, a diverter seals a cut away portion of the rib structure and diverts water through the rib structure and laterally away from the rail and closure structure. | 09-19-2013 |
052742130 | Filler material is flowable | 60 |
20090025333 | HOLLOW CORE BLOCK STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method of stabilizing wall structures constructed with hollow core cementitious blocks that have not been filled with concrete. Relatively small cores are drilled along either the upper or lower portion of the wall structure to allow for the insertion of a rigid yet flexible reinforcing rod into the hollow core of the block. Through the same hole and other ports drilled into the hollow core block, high density expanding resin is injected to fully fill and encapsulate the reinforcing bar or rod thereby providing sufficient rigidity to the wall structure to withstand significant seismic activity. | 01-29-2009 |
20090313939 | Injection nozzle and pinning method using the same - A connection arm ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100031602 | Blowing Machine For Loosefil Insulation Material - A bag of compressed blowing wool configured for use in a blowing wool machine is provided. The bag includes a body of compressed blowing wool. The compression of the blowing wool is in a radially inward direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the bag. A bag is configured to substantially encapsulate the body of compressed blowing wool. The bag has an end configured as a tear-away portion enabling the end of the bag to be readily torn away from the bag. The bag is configured to retain the compression of the body of blowing wool in a radially inward direction after the tear-away portion has been torn away. | 02-11-2010 |
20110146196 | HOLLOW CORE BLOCK STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method of stabilizing and strengthening wall structures constructed with hollow core cementitious blocks that have not been filled with concrete. Relatively small ports are drilled at the grout line every 4-6 courses along the vertical plain of one hollow core and this and every second core is then filled with a high density expanding resin thus filling the core there by providing sufficient strength and rigidity, yet flexibility to the wall structure to withstand significant seismic activity. | 06-23-2011 |
20110302877 | Wall Fabrication System and Method - A wall fabrication system and method is provided. In an embodiment, an assembly line comprises one or framing stations and one or more insulation stations. The frame stations are configured to build a wall frame consisting of wall studs and a covering such as drywall. The wall studs and drywall define cavities in the frame which are to be insulated. Optionally, mechanical components such as electrical and plumbing can be installed. The wall section is then transferred to the insulation station. The insulation station is configured to fill the cavities in the wall frame with closed cell foam which is injected in flowable form into each cavity. | 12-15-2011 |
20130008125 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR NEW UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE - [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a construction method for a new underground structure, the method achieving reduction in the load imposition of a new underground framework on an existing underground concrete framework, and reduction in construction cost for constructing the new underground structure. | 01-10-2013 |
20130086867 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A MASONRY WALL - Systems and methods for modifying existing walls are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a masonry wall is constructed near an existing wall, and the cavity between the two walls is filled with a foamable, adhesive material. The foamable, adhesive material adheres to both walls, creating an adhesive connection between them. Certain embodiments create multiple layers of the foamable, adhesive material, allowing each layer to expand before the next is introduced. Certain embodiments utilize a brush device to reduce the amount of mortar left between the two walls. Certain embodiments utilize clips for temporarily securing the masonry wall to the existing wall. | 04-11-2013 |
20130086868 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING WALLS - Systems and methods for modifying existing walls are disclosed. In some embodiments, a form assembly is provided with a form member facing an existing wall, to which sheathing panels are attached. The cavity created between the sheathing panels and the existing wall can be filled with a foamable, adhesive material which adheres to the sheathing panels and the existing wall and creates an adhesive connection between them. In some embodiments, the form assembly is vertically adjustable to facilitate the installation of multiple rows of sheathing panels. In some embodiments, the foamable, adhesive material is introduced in successive layers. | 04-11-2013 |
20130312362 | CORE HOLE BACK STOP - A method of inserting material into a hole formed through a building structure includes inserting a cover assembly into the hole formed through the building structure, moving at least a portion of the cover assembly from an insertion position to a deployed position, and inserting material into the hole with the cover assembly in the deployed position. An apparatus for filling a hole formed between first and second sides of a building structure includes a cover assembly insertable into the hole from the first side of the building structure, a connector configured to be positioned on the first side of the building structure, and a fastening mechanism configured to secure the cover assembly relative to the connector. | 11-28-2013 |
20140033638 | REINFORCED WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of constructing a wall to meet an applicable building code, and a wall created by this method. The method may include placing insulating concrete forms, having a cavity, where the wall is to be constructed; placing a limited quantity of metal reinforcement steel within the cavity, such that the limited quantity of reinforcing steel is insufficient to meet the applicable building code; and pouring a mix of aggregate, sand, cement, fly ash, and mineral fibers into the cavity; and allowing the mix to cure, thereby meeting the applicable building code without additional metal reinforcement. The mix may between 45 and 50% stone, between 30 and 35% sand, between 10 and 12% Portland cement, between 5 and 8% fly ash, between 1 and 2% mineral fibers, and between 0 and 1% admixtures by weight. The mix may contain mineral fibers of different grades and/or dimensions. | 02-06-2014 |
20140352251 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING BUILDING MADE OF DRIED SOIL AND TEMPORARY FRAME USED IN SAME - The technical features of the present invention are for a method for quickly and easily constructing a building made of soil such as a house or a retaining wall by means of a process of installing a temporary mold in a frame member made of a mesh, compacting pugging clay into the temporary mold in a bottom-up method by a mechanical extruder, and immediately removing the temporary mold and drying the pugging clay. | 12-04-2014 |
20150113907 | LOW EFFLORESCENCE TILE GROUT COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a dry mix of cement, sand, metakaolin in the amount of 5 wt % or less, based on total solids in the dry mix, and aluminum cement in a low amount (≦1 wt. %, based on total solids in the dry mix) useful as a tile grout, as well as uses thereof and to methods of using the same as a tile grout. The dry mix when made into a mortar exhibits excellent resistance to efflorescence as a tile grout. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135635 | SYSTEMS FOR RESTORING, REPAIRING, REINFORCING, PROTECTING, INSULATING AND/OR CLADDING STRUCTURES WITH LOCATABLE STAND-OFF COMPONENTS - Apparatus covering at least a portion of a surface of an existing structure with a repair structure comprise: a plurality of longitudinally and transversely extending panels connected to one another in edge-adjacent relationship; and a plurality of standoffs | 05-21-2015 |
20160076238 | Universal Method of Structural Design and Assembly - A structural system and method of assembly comprising structural members with slots, and interior structural members. Specific structural members are sequentially interconnected in rigid alignment. A first structural member is positioned with two upward facing slots. Additional structural members are added by engaging downward facing slots of the additional structure members with upward facing slots of the prior structural member. The structural members further include engagement features in cooperating slots. A protruding features engages a recess to retain the engaged structural members. The features may be a partial sphere and a matching recess which may be disassembly, or a tapered protrusion having a squared-off rear edge which resists disassembly, or one of a variety of shapes. | 03-17-2016 |
20160076244 | STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY INSULATION - A structural assembly ( | 03-17-2016 |
052742140 | Filler is cementitious (e.g., concrete, etc.) | 45 |
20080222994 | Uniform texture for cast in place walls - A method of forming a concrete wall having a substantially uniform exterior surface texture. The method includes the initial step of pouring concrete into a wall form. The concrete is poured from a first mixture and is allowed to cure. After the concrete is cured, the wall form is removed from the resultant concrete base structure. A roughened texture is then created on the base structure. A finishing mixture is then applied to the roughened texture. The finishing mixture may be created by separating the aggregate from a portion of the remaining first mixture. The finishing mixture creates a smooth texture on the exterior surfaces of the initially formed base structure. | 09-18-2008 |
20080307744 | Reinforcement Method and Reinforcement Structure of the Corrugated Steel Plate Structure - The present invention relates to a method and structure for reinforcing a corrugated steel plate structure. The present invention provides a method of reinforcing a corrugated steel plate structure using a liner provided on one surface of a corrugated steel plate, the reinforcing method using the liner comprising: an anchor bolt installing step of forming an anchor bolt insert hole in the surface of the corrugated steel plate and installing an anchor bolt in the anchor bolt insert hole such that the upper end of the anchor bolt protrudes from the surface of the corrugated steel plate to a predetermined height; a reinforcing bar installing step of fastening a reinforcing bar to the anchor bolt using a wire; a mold installing step of mounting a mold to the anchor bolt using a nut such that the reinforcing bar is covered with the mold; a concrete placing step of placing concrete inside the mold; and a mold removing step of removing the mold after the placed concrete has been cured. | 12-18-2008 |
20090000241 | Method of Fabricating Integrally Insulated Concrete Wall or Wall Components - A method for forming integrally insulated concrete sandwich walls or wall components is disclosed. The walls are fabricated by casting the walls vertically and pumping the concrete from the bottom of the form or from sides near the base. Walls fabricated thus can be used in commercial, industrial, residential, and agricultural buildings. These walls can be cast on-site or in a manufacturing plant. | 01-01-2009 |
20090178365 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PRECAST CONCRETE METER PIT - A precast concrete meter pit consisting of an elongated hollow pipe having a beveled support ledge at one end and notches at the opposite end is fabricated by utilizing a slip form packerhead apparatus in which the beveled support ledge is formed by a radially inwardly inclined trowel edge bearing against a pallet member which is caused to vibrate when concrete is injected into the slip form apparatus. | 07-16-2009 |
20090255209 | POURED WALL UNIT - A method for installing a window in or within a poured concrete wall is disclosed. The method comprises a kit with at least one window block. It also includes a first spacer adapted to abut a first side of the glass block and a second spacer adapted to abut a second side of the window block. The method implementing the kit includes the steps of erecting a wall form comprising of a first and a second form, locating the kit in between the first and second form, placing concrete into the wall form around the window kit, removing the first and second wall forms, and removing the first and second spacers. | 10-15-2009 |
20090308019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF STRUCTURES USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF TOWER BASE SUPPORTS - Disclosed are apparatus and corresponding methodologies for providing a base support, such as including concrete, and used such as for a wind-driven generator. Precast concrete cylinders are stacked in place upon a platform that may be partially precast and partially cast in place during assembly and supported, in certain embodiments, by plural concrete legs, the other ends of which are supported on a unitary or subdivided concrete foundation. In other embodiments, the platform may be supported by ribbed concrete panels. The concrete cylinders are glued together using an epoxy and then secured by an internal vertical post tension system extending from the platform to the upper most cylinder. Methodologies and apparatus for fabrication of concrete structure used in constructing the base support are also disclosed, with a focus on staves and various ring piece constructions. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313940 | LIGHT-TRANSMISSIBLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A light-transmissible construction material and manufacturing method for the same. The light-transmissible construction material comprises at least a light-transmitting unit and a concrete unit. The light-transmitting unit has a light entrance end, a light exit end, and a lateral wall between both ends. The lateral wall of the light-transmitting unit is enclosed and surrounded with the concrete unit. The light entrance and exit end of the light-transmitting unit are exposed from two opposite surfaces of the concrete unit. A method for manufacturing the same light-transmissible construction material comprises: placing at least one light-transmitting unit between two side formworks; filling the concrete grout between above two side formworks; and drying the concrete grout to form the light-transmissible construction material. | 12-24-2009 |
20100011698 | MONOPOUR FORM - A monopour foundation form has flexible sheet form element ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100180538 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS HAVING COARSE GROUND BLAST FURNACE SLAG AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming a high, early-phase strength cement may comprise construction grade cement and ground blast furnace slag, the ground blast furnace slag having a Blaine fineness less than about 250 m | 07-22-2010 |
20100313519 | NON-SLICK SURFACE-SEEDED AGGREGATE CONCRETE AND METHOD OF FORMING - A non-slick surface-seeded exposed aggregate concrete product and method of making the same enhances the coefficient of friction of an exposed surface thereof to reduce undesirable slipping and sliding. Implementations of the present invention are characterized by the use of fine sand and aggregate broadcast over the exposed surface, which surface has been prepared to receive the same. After curing, the exposed surface is then ground and acid-etched to define fissures, cracks, and/or sharp edges of the aggregate. Subsequently finishing steps are performed to produce the non-slick concrete product which may be used for high traffic pedestrian areas where foot gripping and traction are important, such as on stairs, ramps, walkways, courtyards, and the like. | 12-16-2010 |
20110056165 | Liner for concrete forms - The liner for concrete forms is a plastic matrix for simulating the mortar grooves conventionally formed in masonry construction. The liner is placed within a concrete form, and the concrete is poured thereover. The form is removed after the concrete sets, thereby exposing the surface with the liner still remaining therein. The surface of the concrete panel may then be treated as desired to produce a surface finish resembling brick or other masonry construction, e.g., sandblasted or coated with stucco or other material, with the liner remaining in place to protect the simulated mortar grooves. Once the surface of the concrete panel has been treated as desired, the liner is removed to expose the natural concrete surface within the grooves, with this natural concrete surface closely resembling the mortar joints in a masonry wall. | 03-10-2011 |
20110056166 | CONCRETE FOUNDATION FORM SCREW - A protruding-head fastener is disclosed for joining two or more members. A protruding-head fastener includes a head that protrudes when the fastener is installed and shaped to rotationally couple with a drive tool, and a shank fixedly coupled with the protruding head and having a self-tapping threaded portion and a maximum diameter. The protruding head and the shank define a longitudinal axis through the fastener. The protruding head has a length along the longitudinal axis and a maximum width transverse to the longitudinal axis such that the length divided by the maximum width defines an aspect ratio for the protruding head that is equal to or greater than 1.0. The protruding head further has a minimum width that is greater than the maximum diameter of the shank. In many embodiments, the minimum width of the protruding head exceeds 1.2 times the maximum diameter of the shank. | 03-10-2011 |
20110099940 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE TANK ON LAND - The present disclosure relates to a method of constructing a liquefied gas storage tank on land, which enables rapid and easy construction of walls of a cylindrical storage tank by stacking a plurality of pre-produced unit-wall structures to be stacked or superposed with respect to one another. The method includes: producing unit-wall structures made of concrete and each having iron rods arranged lengthwise and breadthwise therein, stacking the unit-wall structures in a cylindrical arrangement, and connecting the unit-wall structures adjacent and in longitudinal and lateral directions with respect to each other to form a wall of the storage tank. | 05-05-2011 |
20110271636 | FORM, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONCRETE DIAPHRAGMS - A form or a series of forms for forming the bridge diaphragm from concrete material includes one or more bottom walls having an inner surface thereof abutting a bottom surface of the diaphragm. There is at least a pair of side walls upstanding on the inner surface of the bottom wall or walls at a respective longitudinal edge thereof and has an inner surface thereof abutting a respective side surface of the diaphragm. The at least the pair of side walls define each of a generally open top and a generally hollow interior of the form. There is also means for securely attaching each end of the form or series of forms to one of a side surface of at least one of the pair of longitudinal members and an end of another form for forming the diaphragm from the concrete material. Bracing of upper edges is also provided. | 11-10-2011 |
20110302878 | METHOD OF INSTALLING CONCRETE FLOOR TOPPING - A method of forming an integrated cementatious floor topping at a site, comprising the steps of: assessing the site and preparing a sampling of materials and colors, which are blended and poured to meet a client's specification; prepping the site having a subsurface to accept and to allow a comprehensive bond with a concrete mixture to be poured; combining additives to the concrete mixture and pouring the mixture; troweling and then curing the mixture surface; beginning polishing the surface followed by densifier application and drying; and resuming polishing to yield a finished topping ranging from 2 to ¼ inches thick. | 12-15-2011 |
20120096804 | SUPPORTING ARCH STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION METHOD - In a method of constructing a supporting structure (e.g. of a bridge or the roof of a building) in arched form, an initially straight or pre-curved frame structure, having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, is pivotally supported at the first and second ends, whereupon the first and second ends are pushed towards one another to achieve a displacement of the first and second ends relative to one another, where the reduction of the distance between the first and second ends causes them to pivot and the frame structure to progressively and flexibly bend, against its resiliency, into a final arched form, the displacement of the first and second ends relative to one another is chosen to amount to at least 1% of the initial distance between the first and second ends, where the first and second ends are then fixed relative to one another in their displaced position so as to preserve the final arched form of the frame structure. | 04-26-2012 |
20120272612 | METHOD IN THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ELEVATOR - Method in the manufacture of an elevator, in which method the parts of a platform, more particularly its support structure, are used for forming the structure that supports the machinery of the final machine room of the elevator, which platform has earlier been in its position in a position disposed lower in the elevator hoistway, and which platform was used in the aforementioned lower disposed position for supporting the machinery. | 11-01-2012 |
20120285117 | METHODS FOR FORMING A JUMP PIT - A form is provided for constructing a jump pit with a sand area. The form is constructed in sections. Each section has an inside wall and an outside wall. A support member is located between the outside wall and the inside wall. The sections are secured together onsite. Caps are mounted on the support members. The caps include an inclined surface which slops upwardly and away from the sand area forming the inclined surface. A cover over the sand area is supported by the inclined surface. Optionally, a chamber is located adjacent the outside wall. A grate covers the chamber and the grate is supported by a brace. A mat covers the grate. Openings in the grate and in the mat permit sand through them, thrown from the sand area to drop into the chamber. | 11-15-2012 |
20130019563 | SAFE ROOM II - A method for manufacturing a precast shelter is provided. The method can include constructing an inner mold core, adding a base frame around a perimeter of the inner mold core, horizontally placing a plurality of steel rods on top of the inner mold core, connecting different ends of the horizontally placed steel rods to reinforcing bar segments of the base frame with vertically positioned steel rods, and placing an outer mold shell opposite the inner mold core so as to define a cavity. The method can further include pouring concrete into the cavity and on top of the cap over the horizontally placed steel rods, waiting for the poured concrete to partially cure, and removing the outer mold shell and the inner mold core subsequent to partially curing the poured concrete to produce a unibody precast shelter. | 01-24-2013 |
20130118114 | CONCRETE-MOSAIC - Provided is a method of installing a tile mosaic upon a vertical concrete surface. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, a tile support, and a concrete form. The plurality of tiles are adhered to the tile support to define a mosaic assembly. The tiles are positioned on the tile support corresponding to the mosaic. The mosaic assembly is connected to the concrete form, and concrete is poured within the concrete form such that a portion of the tiles become embedded within the concrete. The tile support is subsequently detached from the concrete form and the concrete form is removed from the cured concrete. The tile support is additionally removed from the plurality of tiles to reveal the mosaic on vertical surface of the concrete structure. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125502 | FOOT FREE CONCRETE FOUNDATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A foundation form that comprises a first barrier, an opposed second barrier that is oriented non-parallel with respect to the first barrier, and a plurality of ties that engage the first barrier and the second barrier at a plurality of axial lengths. | 05-23-2013 |
20130192161 | Modular Post and Beam Building Envelope - A method of constructing a building includes erecting a wall panel extending vertically. A hollow post form attaches to one side of the wall panel, and an insulation panel is placed adjacent to the inner wall panel. The method includes attaching an outer wall panel to the hollow post form on a side opposite the inner wall. The panels are sandwiched together by connecting the panels with a fastener that extends through all of the panels. The hollow post form is filled with a structural binder such as concrete. A ceiling structure is attached to the wall structure and includes layered panels. The ceiling structure defines a floor beam void and, along with the wall structure, defines a tie beam void. The hollow posts and the beam voids are filled with a structural binder such as concrete after the walls and ceiling are constructed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205709 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF COMPACT MODULES FOR CONSTRUCTION - The object of the invention is to obtain prefabricated modules of reinforced concrete corresponding to a dwelling with or without compartments, with its six wall structures consisting of single elements, achieving in this way a 100% monolithic structure, which eliminates any vibrations or dilatation and prevents the formation of cracks or humidity in the module. To this end, an internal permanent formwork is manufactured in the plant on the basis of six elements—floor, walls and ceiling, which are fixed along their edges by means of high-resistance putty and provided with distancing pads ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130205710 | CONCRETE-MOSAIC - Provided is a method of installing a tile mosaic upon a vertical concrete surface. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, a tile support, and a concrete form. The plurality of tiles are adhered to the tile support to define a mosaic assembly. The tiles are positioned on the tile support corresponding to the mosaic. The mosaic assembly is connected to the concrete form, and concrete is poured within the concrete form such that a portion of the tiles become embedded within the concrete. The tile support is subsequently detached from the concrete form and the concrete form is removed from the hardened concrete. The tile support is additionally removed from the plurality of tiles to reveal the mosaic on vertical surface of the concrete structure. | 08-15-2013 |
20130255180 | SHUTTERING ELEMENT FOR A TRENCH WALL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TRENCH WALL - The invention relates to a shuttering element for a trench wall and to a method for producing the trench wall. To form the trench wall in the ground a first trench is produced initially, which is filled with a hardenable mass for forming a first trench wall segment. After the production of the first trench and before a hardening of an infilled mass into the first trench wall segment a shuttering element is arranged on at least one front face of the first trench. The shuttering element has a board-shaped base body comprising a first shuttering surface and a second shuttering surface, between which a receiving bead is arranged which is recessed with respect to the two shuttering surfaces. In the receiving bead a sealing tape is arranged which extends along the base body. The receiving bead is covered by a cover element, wherein a receiving space is enclosed in which the sealing tape is arranged. | 10-03-2013 |
20130276404 | Buck Bracket - A buck bracket has a body with two slotted apertures. A first slotted aperture has an opening with dimensions sufficient to snuggly accept an end edge of a first buck section and a second slotted aperture has an opening with dimensions sufficient to snuggly accept an end edge of a second buck section. The first slotted aperture is substantially lengthwise parallel to the second slotted aperture and is depth-wise at a 90 degree angle with respect to the second slotted aperture. | 10-24-2013 |
20130305654 | FOOT FREE CONCRETE FOUNDATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A foundation form comprising a first barrier, an opposed second barrier oriented at a non-right angle toward the first barrier, and a plurality of ties engaging with the first barrier and the second barrier at a plurality of axial lengths. | 11-21-2013 |
20140047793 | CONCRETE-MOSAIC - Provided is a method of installing a tile mosaic upon a vertical concrete surface. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, a tile support, and a concrete form. The plurality of tiles are adhered to the tile support to define a mosaic assembly. The tiles are positioned on the tile support corresponding to the mosaic. The mosaic assembly is connected to the concrete form, and concrete is poured within the concrete form such that a portion of the tiles become embedded within the concrete. The tile support is subsequently detached from the concrete form and the concrete form is removed from the cured concrete. The tile support is additionally removed from the plurality of tiles to reveal the mosaic on vertical surface of the concrete structure. | 02-20-2014 |
20140096473 | UNITARY FORM FOR POURED FOUNDATION PAD AND METHOD - A unitary assembly facilitates constructing concrete foundation pads made of poured concrete, the foundation pads being useful to support a structure or building. The apparatus comprises a unitary assembly of existing planar forms connected by taper-shaped corners using wedge connectors to define an upwardly-tapered cavity shaped to hold poured concrete until the concrete cures. The assembly is sufficiently rigid and the planar forms are held at an angle sufficient for the unitary assembly to self-release from the cured concrete without disassembly when lifted/moved vertically off of the cured concrete. | 04-10-2014 |
20140130446 | CONCRETE-MOSAIC - Provided is a method of installing a tile mosaic upon a vertical concrete surface. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, a tile support, and a concrete form. The plurality of tiles are adhered to the tile support to define a mosaic assembly. The tiles are positioned on the tile support corresponding to the mosaic. The mosaic assembly is connected to the concrete form, and concrete is poured within the concrete form such that a portion of the tiles become embedded within the concrete. The tile support is subsequently detached from the concrete form and the concrete form is removed from the hardened concrete. The tile support is additionally removed from the plurality of tiles to reveal the mosaic on vertical surface of the concrete structure. | 05-15-2014 |
20140208685 | FALSE FORMWORK FOR MOULDING CONCRETE PANELS - A false formwork system ( | 07-31-2014 |
20140305070 | CONSTRUCTING METHOD FOR CONCRETE CYLINDER OF CONSTRUCTION STEEL BAR OF HIGH-RISE STEEL STRUCTURE - A constructing method for a concrete cylinder of a construction steel bar of a high-rise steel structure adopts a constructing method of supporting inside and climbing outside. The outside of the cylinder adopts hydraulic mutual-climbing adhesive lifting scaffold creeping formwork system ( | 10-16-2014 |
20150121799 | RIGID INSULATING PANEL AND RIGID INSULATION PANEL ASSEMBLY - A rigid insulating panel comprising an insulating material core with an R-value of at least 2.5 (hr·ft | 05-07-2015 |
20150292229 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOWER CONSTRUCTION FROM REINFORCED CONCRETE - The invention relates to a method for producing a tower construction ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150322635 | FOUNDATION SYSTEM FOR BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES - A bridge system is provided that utilizes foundation structures that are formed of the combination of precast and cast-in-place concrete. A method of constructing the combination precast and cast-in-place concrete foundation structures involves receiving at a construction site a precast concrete foundation unit having elongated upright wall members that define a channel therebetween, and multiple upright supports located within the channel; placing the precast concrete foundation unit at a desired use location; delivering concrete into the channel while the precast concrete foundation unit remains at the desired use location; and allowing the concrete to cure-in-place such that the elongated upright wall members are connected to the cured-in-place concrete by reinforcement embedded within both the cured-in-place concrete and the upright wall members. The bridge units may be placed before the pouring step to embed the bottoms of the bridge units in the cast-in-place concrete. | 11-12-2015 |
20150345167 | STORAGE TANK CONSTRUCTION METHOD - The storage tank construction method includes a step of forming a side wall while a temporary opening is provided, a step of fitting precast concrete slabs into respective inner and outer wall sides of the temporary opening to close the inner and outer wall sides of the temporary opening, and a step of pouring concrete between the precast concrete slabs using the precast concrete slabs as molds to block the temporary opening. | 12-03-2015 |
052742150 | Fastening | 9 |
20100000177 | FALSE FORMWORK FOR MOULDING CONCRETE PANELS - A false formwork system ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100043343 | METHODS FOR FINISHING AN EDGE OF AN INSULATED CONCRETE FORM (ICF) WALL - A method for finishing a top edge of an insulating concrete form wall constructed from an insulating concrete form block having two opposing side panels defining a cavity there between, the method including covering a top surface of a side panel and a top portion of an exterior surface of the side panel that is proximate to the top surface with an elongated member having two surface portions coupled together with an intermediate portion positioned between the two surface portions in a substantially parallel position. The intermediate portion being dimensioned and positioned for enclosing an end of the side panel and a portion of an opening to the cavity and wherein one of the two parallel surface portions is dimensioned and positioned for covering a portion of the side panel proximate to the end. The method also includes attaching a plurality of coupling devices positioned along the elongated member between the elongated member and one or more internal structural support members positioned within the cavity, said coupling devices being attached before, during and after concrete being received within the cavity. | 02-25-2010 |
20100242403 | MULTIPLE DIMENSION BEAM, DECK AND COLUMN SYSTEM - A method, forming panel and system provide for monolithic pouring of concrete columns, beams and elevated decks. The forming panel may be variously sized and dimensioned to serve as a beam forming member or a column forming member, and includes a frame having at least one reinforcing member having a plurality of penetration indicators which are not in registry, at least initially, with any opening in a face plate of the form. The penetration indicators serve as markers and preferably guide templates for drilling openings at preselected locations in the face plate at corresponding to the indicators. The openings so drilled are part of coupler-receiving passages, whereby forms may be variously configured in different dimensions or arrangements. The forms may be configured to provide column form assemblies, beam form assemblies, or receive floor forms in a variety of configurations, and may be readily reconfigured and reused by plugging openings which are in currently undesired locations. | 09-30-2010 |
20110067351 | System and method for the rapid manufacturing of concrete modular housing units - A system for accelerated manufacturing of concrete modular housing units including a first deck platform including a plurality of exterior movable wall forms. A second deck platform including a plurality of exterior movable wall forms. A first concrete slab is placed on the first deck platform. At least one core including a plurality of core walls placed on the first concrete slab. The exterior movable wall forms of the first deck platform are positioned proximate the core walls to define a wall space there between configured to receive wet concrete and create a first concrete modular housing unit. A second concrete slab is placed on the second deck platform. Wet concrete in the wall space is allowed to set a until it is partially cured and then the at least'one core is removed from the first concrete slab and placed on the second concrete slab such that the at least one core can be reused one or more times during a predetermined amount of time to create a least a second concrete modular housing unit while the first concrete modular housing unit is still curing. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072757 | Reuseable Cross Tie System and Arrangements for Concrete Forms - A wall form tie retrieval system is disclosed that provides a wall form tie casing. The casing can be a channel sized to fit between two assembled concrete wall forms. A lid can be manufactured to fit on the channel to surround the wall form tie when assembled. The wall form tie secures the two concrete wall forms together and the channel can space the forms apart a predetermined distance. The channel can have an open side and a lid to engage the open side of the channel such that placement of the lid substantially encloses the wall tie. After concrete is poured and cured, the wall form tie can be removed from the casing and re-used. The plastic or reinforced paper wall tie casings can be manufactured for a fraction of the cost of the metal ties, thus saving money in the construction of concrete walls. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078975 | Construction Bracket and Method of Use - Bracket for holding a pipe in position during the pouring of a concrete foundation and thereafter serving as a nail shield for the pipe and/or as a structural tie or strap in constructing a wall on the foundation. The bracket has an upright base engagable with an inner face of a form board, and first and second flanges extending in opposite directions from the base for engagement with an upper edge of the form board and with the pipe, with the first flange being bendably attached to the base in a manner permitting it to be bent from a horizontal position perpendicular to the pipe to an upright, shielding position parallel to the pipe. The bracket is attached to the form board with the first flange in its horizontal position on top of the board, and the pipe is attached to the second flange, with a portion of the pipe extending above the form board. Concrete is poured to the top of the form board and allowed to set. The fasteners securing the upper flange to the form board are removed, the form board is stripped away from the concrete, and the upper flange of the bracket is bent from the horizontal position to the upright position. A bottom plate for a wall is installed on top of the concrete along the side of the foundation, with the pipe extending through an opening in the bottom plate and the upright flange extending along a side edge of the bottom plate adjacent to the opening to provide a nail shield for the pipe. The flange is affixed to the bottom plate on opposite sides of the opening to tie the bottom plate together across the opening. | 04-07-2011 |
20120055114 | BLOCKOUTS FOR CONCRETE MOLDS - A blockout mold is mountable on an anchor bolt to enable a recess to be formed around the anchor bolt when concrete is poured, and is easily stripped from the recess after the concrete has set. The blockout mold has a body and a neck portion with an elongate bore therethrough to receive the shank of the anchor bolt. Pairs of vertically spaced slots in the neck portion enable a releasable clip to selectively secure the neck portion to the shank; while the body has a sleeve of compressible material to enable the blockout mold to be stripped from the recess. | 03-08-2012 |
20150322664 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SIX-SIDED CONCRETE MODULES - A method to create a precast concrete module includes: pouring the foundation; placing a welded wire mesh reinforced polystyrene panel into a wet mix; allowing the mix to partially set up, and pouring the top of the slab; installing wall and roof panels and mechanically attaching them with welded wire mesh; installing electrical and plumbing prior to placing concrete forms; placing the forms and pouring concrete mix into the forms; and wrecking the forms and finishing out the module. | 11-12-2015 |
20160060885 | SUPPORT BRACKET AND METHOD FOR TEMPORARY GUARD RAILING - The present invention provides a support bracket and method of use of a plurality of support brackets in order to construct a temporary guard railing that is easily assembled and removed. The support bracket comprises a support base, support walls upstanding from the base defining therebetween an upwardly opening socket for receipt of a post, and at least one concrete reinforcement member fixedly attached to and laterally extending at an outward angle from one of the support walls. | 03-03-2016 |
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20080216444 | CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A curtain wall system and method comprises supporting channels including vertical receiving and retaining members which engage kerfs formed in the lower edges of curtain wall members. Latching members have locating and retaining members which are received in kerfs form in the upper edges of the curtain wall members. The curtain wall members are rotated inwardly causing the latching members to slide along the under surfaces of the supporting channels and into engagement with locking members. A second embodiment comprises supporting channels and latching members having spaced apart vertically disposed locating members which receive the opposite ends of the curtain wall members. A third embodiment comprises gap filling members which are received between adjacent curtain wall members and comprise hooks located adjacent to the lower ends of the gap filling members for engagement with vertically disposed receiving and retaining members extending upwardly from supporting channels. Latching members located at upper ends of the gap filling members slide along the lower surfaces of the supporting channels and into locking engagement therewith. | 09-11-2008 |
20090293414 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FILLER MATERIAL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A nozzle for applying filler material within a groove is provided that includes a plate member, an orifice through the plate member, a guide member for engaging the groove, and a pliable attachment. The orifice is in communication with a supply of the filler material. The guide member protrudes from the plate member and has a width less than the groove. The pliable attachment has a channel with an angled portion for directing the filler material into the groove. The nozzle may also be used independent from the attachment. | 12-03-2009 |
20120011801 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A TOWER FOUNDATION AND TOWER ADAPTER - A method for producing a tower foundation is provided The method includes providing a tower adapter having a cylindrical portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the adapter and a first lateral portion extending perpendicularly to the cylindrical portion at a first end thereof, and having a plurality of first through-holes, wherein the ratio of a maximum longitudinal extension and a maximum lateral extension of the adapter is smaller than or equal to 1 and providing an anchor and anchor bolts. The method also includes forming a foundation including the anchor and the anchor bolts, wherein the anchor bolts extend from the anchor to an upper surface of the foundation and protrude from the upper surface, and placing the adapter on the anchor bolts so that the anchor bolts extend through and protrude from the first through holes and a space is provided between an upper surface of the foundation and a lower surface of the adapter. | 01-19-2012 |
20120216482 | TILED TRANSITION BRACKETING - The present disclosure includes various brackets and systems for forming tiled transitions between surfaces. One bracket embodiment for forming a tiled transition between a first surface and a second surface forming an inside corner includes a first base portion securable to the first surface, a second base portion securable to the second surface, a receiving slot angled with respect to the first and second surfaces for receiving a tile strip to form the tiled transition, and a channel for receiving a filler material adjacent to the receiving slot. | 08-30-2012 |
20130125503 | GLOVE AND METHOD FOR GROUTING TILE - The present invention provides ergonomic grouting tools attached to a glove, mitt, brace, or other passive retention means worn on the hand of a user and methods of using them. In particular, one grouting tool according to the invention includes an elongate tool blade, which may for example be a squeegee, a hollow flexible tube, or a solid, flexible, generally round member, attached proximate to and extending along the fifth digit side of a glove. Reinforcement material integral with the tool blade is preferably included to prevent the tool blade from pulling away from a user's hand during use. The glove itself may be composed of fabric dip-coated in plastic, or otherwise waterproofed/sealed, over palm and finger portions, and uncoated over a wrist region and part of a region covering the back side of a user's hand to provide breathability and comfort. | 05-23-2013 |
20130263551 | Modular Building Structures - Presented are methods of assembling and disassembling a modular unit so that the modular unit. The modular unit includes at least a concrete column with an embedded steel receptacle and an access port, and a concrete joist/slab with an embedded steel receptacle and an access port. The methods include inserting a first end of the rigid member into the steel receptacle of the joist/slab and a second end of the rigid member into the steel receptacle of the column to form the modular unit. The first and second ends of the rigid member are releasably coupled to the steel receptacles of the joist/slab and column, respectively. The first and second ends of the rigid member are then decoupled from the steel receptacles of the joist/slab and column, respectively. The joist/slab, column, and rigid member are separated so that at least joist/slab and column can be reused and/or recycled. | 10-10-2013 |
20140123591 | Non-Aqueous Rapid Setting Drywall Compound and Method of Use - A non-aqueous drywall compound being the combination of a first component mixture of acetone, a non-aqueous liquid adhesive containing ethyl cyanoacrylate, and a powder containing calcium sulfate hemihydrate (plaster of Paris), the mixture being a pliable putty capable of adhering to gypsum wallboard or similar work surfaces. The second component of the drywall compound is an accelerator or activator containing acetone and toluene. The first component is applied to a defect in a work surface using a spreading tool and the second component is then applied to the exposed surface of the first component, such as by spraying or brushing, whereupon the drywall compound cures, hardens or sets within less than ten minutes to a state capable of being sanded into a smooth, hard surface and painted. | 05-08-2014 |