Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052063000 | ENCLOSURE INCLUDING FLACCID NONMETALLIC OR FORAMINOUS SURFACING | 24 |
20080209819 | Space Containment Method and Containment Structures Comprising the Application of Said Method - The invention relates to a space containment method including the following steps: applying a flexible envelope, which is made from a material that can shrink in an essentially uniform manner, around a support frame, the frame being an assembly of frame elements; and subjecting the envelope to the effects of a suitable physical phenomenon in order to generate the shrinkage thereof. Following contraction, the envelope tightly hugs the support frame, thereby stiffening the containment structure thus obtained. | 09-04-2008 |
20080229678 | Storage locker - A storage locker in a building space, the building space having a floor, a ceiling and walls bounding the space between the ceiling and floor. The storage locker has at least four walls defining a storage space in the building space, first and second walls forming a first corner. At least the first and second walls each have spaced-apart posts extending between, and mounted to, the floor and ceiling, one of the posts at the first corner and common to the first and second walls. One of the first and second walls has a closure therein mounted between two of the posts forming the wall. At least the other wall has self-supporting wire mesh panelling extending over the length of the wall and mounted on the posts including the corner post to close the wall. | 09-25-2008 |
20080244989 | Structure With Multiple Functions, Used as a Covering - A structure used as a covering and having different functions, includes several section bars ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080244990 | Pad-mounted termination enclosure - A pad-mounted termination enclosure is provided having a pair of side panels on opposite sides of the termination enclosure, each side panel having attached thereto a plurality of buss bar attachment means, with the buss bar attachment means cooperating in pairs to support a plurality of buss bars extending between opposing side panels. A first door is attached to one of the side panels, and a second door is attached to the other of the side panels. An upper horizontal member extends between the side panels generally above the first door, and another upper horizontal member extends between the side panels above the second door. The termination enclosure also includes a lid positioned atop the pair of side panels and each of the upper horizontal members, with the lid being removably attached to the termination enclosure by lid attachment. In one embodiment the buss bar is a lay-in buss bar. A cover for the buss bar is also provided in one embodiment. A deadfront panel is also provided in an embodiment, retained between the upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member. | 10-09-2008 |
20080307716 | AWNING SYSTEM WITH SNAP-ON FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS - An improved staple-in fabric awning system is provided. The awing has a frame made of ribs with outwardly exposed longitudinally extending staple slots. A fabric canopy covers the frame and is tucked into and secured within the staple slots. A vinyl strip is configured to snap into the staple slots of the awning atop the canopy to span and hide the tucked in portions and cover the staples therein. The vinyl strip is covered at least on its exposed top portion with fabric that may visually blend into the fabric of the canopy or that may visually contrast with the fabric of the canopy. The system includes snap-in and snap-on plastic perimeter flanges and out rod flanges that are mounted on the perimeter ribs and out rods that form a grid on the underside of the awning. The plastic flanges form inwardly projecting lips around the openings of the underside grids that support egg crate ceiling panels to form an aesthetically pleasing underside ceiling of the awning. | 12-18-2008 |
20090044459 | Roof arches without bending moments - A dome type clear-span roof construction, having an exterior, polygonal arch frame ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090071080 | TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a temporary construction that includes a roof panel ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090282748 | CUSTOM JAW TRACK - The present invention is a jaw track for affixing fabric to a planer surface having a base, a housing surrounding a chamber that is divided into two cavities by a movable divider; and two movable jaws attached to the movable divider which moves to allow access to an inner cavity. | 11-19-2009 |
20090307990 | SYSTEM FOR DIVIDING OFF AREAS OF A ROOM - A device for dividing off areas of a space, with at least one ceiling rail and/or floor rail and/or wall rail which has at least two rail parts and with at least one web of film or fabric which can be connected to the ceiling rail and/or floor rail and/or wall rail, and at least the first rail part and at least the second rail part of a rail, which second rail part is adjacent to the first rail part, can be connected to one another and can be fixed in their position relative to one another. It is provided that adjacent rail parts can be connected positively and/or nonpositively to one another simply by mutual superpositioning of the rail parts in the lengthwise direction of the rail and by subsequently pressing the overlapping rail parts together in the transverse direction of the rails. | 12-17-2009 |
20090307991 | BOWER - Bower, characterized in that the truss is provided with a roof frame ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100186308 | SOLAR UV TRANSMISSIVE DEVICE FOR STERILIZING AND/OR HEATING AIR - An outdoor air conduit or plenum is provided with a UV transmissive surface for allowing the air circulated through the conduit to be exposed to the UV rays of the natural sunlight, thereby providing for the sterilization of the air using free energy. The air sterilization system can be integrated to a building ventilation system or combined with a solar heat collector. | 07-29-2010 |
20110011009 | DEFORMABLE SLAT SYSTEM - A deformable slat system for a building construction has one or more deformable slats (1). At least one of the aforementioned slats (1) has two slat parts (Ia, Ib) which are joined together in such a way that they are hingeable about a hinge line (2). This slat (1) is bendable and/or twistable in each first position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at a straight angle or a zero angle with respect to one another and is rigidified in each second position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at an angle differing from the straight angle or zero angle with respect to one another. The slat system includes means (13 | 01-20-2011 |
20110271607 | WALKWAY OR PASSAGEWAY COVER - Dimensionally adequate for the transit of persons in its interior, the main characteristic of which lies in the fact that it consists of a self-supporting, modular and removable cover, which allows simple and fast assembly, independent of said conveyor belt, in addition to subsequent folding in a horizontal position for those times of year when said cover is not used, giving it a high degree of watertightness and resistance to strong winds, with ensuing benefits in terms of visual impact and respect for the natural landscape, in addition to the possibility of using the entire outer surface of the cover as an advertising medium. | 11-10-2011 |
20120186165 | Building Structure and Method - A load bearing structure including a first fixed net layer, a second fixed net layer and a non-linear structure in between. The first fixed net layer may include a first layer of flexible fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the first layer of flexible fabric. The second fixed net layer may include a second layer of flexible fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the second layer of flexible fabric. The non-linear reinforcing structure may be in communication with the first and second fixed net layers and may be configured to share with the first and second fixed net layers a load applied to the load bearing structure. | 07-26-2012 |
20130091782 | INSULATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING SAME - A system and a method for insulating a building having a flexible fabric roof and for preventing displacement of an insulating blanket of battings inside the building that displacement would otherwise occur in response to wind creating a billowing action of the flexible fabric roof. Anti-billowing anti-displacement means prevent movement and displacement of an insulating blanket of battings inside the building that would otherwise occur in response to wind and other external forces moving the outer flexible fabric roof. | 04-18-2013 |
20130255166 | TENSIONING DEVICE FOR TENSIONING A RADOME FABRIC - A tensioning device for tensioning a radome fabric ( | 10-03-2013 |
20130276382 | MODULAR FRAME AND STRUCTURE SYSTEM - A modular frame and structure system and method includes a framework and a cover coupled to the framework and configured to provide a desired structure. The framework includes a plurality of elongated frame members, and a plurality of coupling members for coupling the elongated frame members. One or more of the coupling members includes a releasable connecting device having a connecting mode for connecting the coupling members to the frame members and form the framework, the releasable connecting device having a release mode for disconnecting the elongated frame members from the coupling members. The cover includes one or more interlocking wall panels configured to engage and be supported by the elongated frame members, and one or more interlocking roof panels configured to engage and be supported by the elongated frame members. | 10-24-2013 |
20140075851 | CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A containment assembly creates a temporary barrier within an overall space defined in part by a first and second immoveable structure. The containment assembly includes a plurality of incompressible links removably secured together to divide the overall space into an uncontained space and a contained space. A flexible membrane is removably secured to the plurality of incompressible links to create a wall between the uncontained space and the contained space. A plurality of compressible links, each operatively disposed between the first immovable structure and the second immovable structure to complete the temporary barrier between the contained and uncontained spaces. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075852 | RESERVOIR - A reservoir with a foundation formed from ground-engaging segments which surround a base, interengaged vertical wall elements which are mounted to the segments, fasteners which fix the elements to the segments, and a liner which extends over the base and opposed inner surfaces of the elements. | 03-20-2014 |
20140338269 | BUILDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A load bearing structure including a first fixed net layer, a second fixed net layer and a non-linear structure in between. The first fixed net layer may include a first layer of flexible, drapable fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the first layer of flexible, drapable fabric. The second fixed net layer may include a second layer of flexible, drapable fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the second layer of flexible, drapable fabric. The non-linear reinforcing structure may be in communication with the first and second fixed net layers and may be configured to share with the first and second fixed net layers a load applied to the load bearing structure. | 11-20-2014 |
20150368893 | MODULAR ADAPTABLE HOUSING ARCHITECTURE - A modular adaptable housing architecture for building temporary shelters and residential units in emergency situations is provided and includes an oval cross-section, which can be increased and extended in a flexible manner, involving the mechanically articulated assembly of successive structural modules formed by pairs of crosswise-arranged ovoid frames in order to support a panel-based inner floor slab, with the shell being formed by sheets, while providing a level floor solution in which the floor is elevated above the ground using the curvature of the elliptical supporting section of each frame or retractable supporting parts of the frames. The result is a self-tensioning geometry shelter, which can be adapted to suit the terrain and occupancy requirements, which is stable, strong and environmentally friendly, and which can be transported in disassembled parts and quickly assembled at any location without requiring any additional work and enabling a finish typical of the locality. | 12-24-2015 |
20160002922 | TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR A FLEXIBLE PANEL IN A FALSE CEILING - A decor apparatus is based on a flexible panel. In the apparatus, a support structure includes a rail, and a flexible panel having an edge is attached to the rail, with the attachment between the rail and the edge including a plurality of discrete attachment points. A trim piece for the flexible panel is connected to the rail from between the attachment points. The trim piece overlays the attachment between the rail and the edge outside of a plane of the flexible panel. | 01-07-2016 |
20160115699 | FABRIC PANEL FOR HARD TOP GAZEBO CEILING/FABRIC PANEL INSERT FOR HARD TOP GAZEBO APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to a fabric panel for hard top gazebo ceiling/fabric panel insert for hard top gazebo apparatus and a method of using same. More particularly, the invention encompasses a fabric insert that is suspended from a hard top gazebo apex and is meant to improve the comfort level of the gazebo and to provide additional aesthetic appeal. The invention further includes rings, clips, Velcro, hook and loop strips, tension cord, tension cord lock, etc., to further support the functioning of the inventive invention. | 04-28-2016 |
20180023292 | Improved Fabricated Building | 01-25-2018 |