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| 20090000213 | House, More Particularly an Emergency House - House, more particularly a dismountable house or emergency house, characterised in that it mainly consists of a container ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090056237 | SHELTER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A shelter comprises a roof, a floor, and a plurality of side walls secured to the floor and the roof. At least one of the floor, the roof, and the plurality of side walls comprises an exterior panel, an interior panel, and an attachment device secured to the exterior panel and the interior panel for relative movement of the exterior panel and the interior panel between collapsed and expanded positions. An associated method of assembling the shelter is disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090217600 | COLLAPSIBLE MODULAR SHELTER FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORTATION - A containerized portable shelter which is small and light enough for helicopter transport but which can also travel through container channels and has increased expandability of the floorspace is provided. It has a fraction (e.g. one-half) the standard ISO width, so that a plurality of modular units can be joined to form a standard ISO container. Two or more modular units can be joined side-by-side and/or end-to-end to form a compound shipping container preferably having ISO freight container characteristics. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090260302 | Building system and method with prefabricated structures joined between them, reusable and transportable - A building system and method by means of at least two prefabricated structures comprising a first prefabricated structure containing at least two lateral walls, a front wall and a back wall; a second prefabricated structure containing at least two lateral walls, a front wall and a back wall; a first transportation axis in which said first prefabricated structure is mounted, capable of towing said first prefabricated structure to a building site and said first transportation axis is parked in the construction site; a second transportation axis in which said second prefabricated structure is mounted, capable of towing said second prefabricated structure to said building site and said second transportation axis is parked in the construction site; at least one of said lateral, back or from wall of each one of said first and second prefabricated structure is dismounted, dismantled or rolled up; wherein said first and second prefabricated structures are joined in such a manner that said prefabricated structures are in communication by said dismounted, dismantled or rolled up side. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090266006 | Modular assembly - A modular assembly structured to assume either a shipping container configuration or a building unit configuration including a frame comprising a plurality of support members and defining both a part of the building unit configuration and shipping unit configuration. A plurality of frame panels are movably connected to the frame and disposable in either a closed position or an opened position so as to respectively and at least partially define either the shipping unit configuration or the building unit configuration. The plurality of unit panels are movably connected to the frame and disposable outwardly therefrom to collectively define end wall portions and ceiling portions of the building unit configuration wherein the unit panels may be stored within the interior of the frame. An erection assembly is selectively disposable in an assembled position exteriorly of the frame and supported thereon so as to facilitate the assembly of at least some of the frame panels and/or unit panels. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100011676 | Convertible Building - A building comprising (a) a rectangular central structure having a horizontal roof section, a floor section and at least one support for the roof section, (b) two roof extensions each pivotally attached on either side of the roof section with an offset hinge such that each can pivot from a first, horizontal position to a second, vertical position, wherein in the first position the two roof extensions are offset vertically relative to the roof section, and (c) two floor extensions each pivotally attached on either side of the floor section such that each can pivot from a first, horizontal position to a second, vertical position, wherein during transport or storage of the building, the two roof extensions and two floor extensions are each located in the second, vertical position, the floor extensions being located interior to the roof extensions. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018131 | TRANSPORTABLE, MODULAR, SELF CONTAINED SHIPPING CONTAINER BUILDING - A transportable, modular, self-contained shipping container building which has an optional means to collect, store, and distribute power from natural resources and a means to collect store, distribute and/or purify potable and/or non-potable water. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100024316 | DEPLOYABLE PREFABRICATED STRUCTURE WITH AN EXTENSION STRUCTURE AND A DEPLOYABLE FLOOR - A prefabricated structure comprises a shell including a shell frame and an extension deployable from the shell, the extension including an extension frame. The shell frame comprises a floor support, a roof support, and a plurality of columns extending between the floor support and the roof support. The extension frame comprises a floor support, a roof support, and a plurality of columns extending between the floor support and the roof support. The prefabricated structure further comprises a floor panel connected with the shell by a hinge to provide a floor for the extension, wherein the floor panel is undeployed when the extension is held in place within the shell by the extension, and wherein as the extension is deployed, the floor panel pivots at the hinge and the extension guides the floor panel to a deployed position. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100024317 | DEPLOYABLE PREFABRICATED STRUCTURE WITH AN EXTENSION STRUCTURE AND INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS - A prefabricated structure comprises a shell including a shell frame and an extension including an extension frame deployable from the shell. The shell frame comprises a floor support, a roof support and a plurality of columns extends between the floor support and the roof support, the plurality of columns including a “C” channel. A plurality of vertical structures extends between the floor support and the roof support, the vertical structures including a “C” channel. The extension frame comprises a floor support, a roof support and a plurality of columns extends between the floor support and the roof support, the plurality of columns including a “C” channel. The prefabricated structure further comprises a plurality of panels including an “L” channel extending from a side, the “L” channels receivable within the “C” channels so that the panels can be associated with the shell or the extension to form an outer wall. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100024318 | PREFAB SYSTEM, STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR ALL-FUNCTIONAL FRAMED BUILDINGS - A computerized prefab architect design system (CPAD) and method for the fabrication of frame-structured buildings with all functions, including an integrating device for integrating building design elements including customer acknowledged floor plans, plumbing layouts, electricity wiring layouts and structure/strength parameters into an assembly drawing; a dividing device for forming segments and layouts of wall panels, floor/ceiling panels and roof panels, layouts of roof trusses, and segments and layouts of plumbing, wiring and jointers in accordance with a segmentation rule for buildings comprising a local building specification, segmentation based on a loading size of a shipping container, strength and structural requirements of buildings, requirements for convenient on-site work and flexible assembly lines at factories; a generating device for generating a polygon stencil for components of the prefab architect based on said segments and layouts, said stencil including building frames, functional boards to be mounted onto the frames and functional accessories and appliances; and an outputting device for forming data including a list of materials, an electronic guide display, CAM files, container loading plans and assembly drawings for on-site work in accordance with requirements for the fabrication in said stencil. This invention comprises also a computer controlled fabrication system and method, with CPAD system and method included, for all-functional prefab framed buildings, an all-functional prefab framed building structure fabricated by utilizing the described system and method, and a quick method to assembly on site the described all-functional prefab framed buildings. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100043309 | EXPEDITIONARY POD CONSTRUCTION - A modular pod assembly capable of being readily assembled and disassembled for transportation includes a plurality of modular panels and a plurality of connectors. Each said modular panel includes a rigid and substantially planar structure delimited along one or more edges by respective coupling portions, each coupling portion formed to define a plurality of preconfigured access points for receiving respective connectors. Multiple connectors are provided to securely fasten a coupling portion of a given modular panel to a coupling portion of another adjacent modular panel at a selected access point. The plurality of modular panels may be provided in an assembled state to include at least one top panel, bottom panel, and a plurality of respective side walls, all securely fastened together at respective coupling portions with the plurality of connectors to form an integrated enclosure. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100064599 | Portable Building - This invention reveals a type of portable building, which includes a box which forms the main body of the building, the box being cubic in shape, at least one movable top plate that forms the roof of the building, one side of such movable top plate connecting to and pivoting on one side of the top panel of the box, and such top plate rotating around the pivot downwards to lean against the side panel of the box, at least one movable bottom panel that is provided for the bottom panel of the building, one side of the movable bottom panel connecting to and pivoting on one side of the bottom panel, and such bottom panel rotating around the pivot downwards to lean against the side panel of the box, the pivots of the bottom panel and the top plate are located on the same side panel of the box, at least one side plate is provided for the side wall of the building, the side plate that supports between the edge of the bottom plate and the edge of the top plate being vertical and knock-down. The building becomes a standard shipping container when it has been folded which adapts to land and sea transport and so is readily transported. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064600 | TRANSPORTABLE BUILDING - A transportable building system including at least partially erecting a building, transporting the at least partially erected building on its side to a building location, locating the at least partially erected building on a support at the building location, and orientating the at least partially erected building so that it is correctly orientated relative to its support. Further disclosed is a transportable building, including a first structural component, a second structural component and a hinge coupling the first and second structural components whereby the second structural component is pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded erected position of the building. The hinge is reconfigurable to allow the second structural component to be relatively displaced away from the first structural component in the unfolded erected position of the second structural component. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064601 | TRANSPORTABLE BUILDING - A transportable building system including at least partially erecting a building, transporting the at least partially erected building on its side to a building location, locating the at least partially erected building on a support at the building location, and orientating the at least partially erected building so that it is correctly orientated relative to its support. Further disclosed is a transportable building, including a first structural component, a second structural component and a hinge coupling the first and second structural components whereby the second structural component is pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded erected position of the building. The hinge is reconfigurable to allow the second structural component to be relatively displaced away from the first structural component in the unfolded erected position of the second structural component. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100088974 | Re-Deployable Above Ground Shelter - Work crews temporarily operating in remote areas can be subject to dangers such as tornados, hurricanes and explosive blast waves. A re-deployable aboveground protective shelter suitable for use in such environments utilizes retractable stabilizing arms and/or passive valved ductwork to resist uplift, overturning and sliding. Because the protective shelter does not rely upon excessive weight to counter wind forces, the protective shelter can be quickly, easily and inexpensively redeployed to new sites. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100101156 | BARRIER SYSTEM - A mobile barrier system comprises a wheeled trailer and a barrier mounted on the trailer. The barrier comprises a series of panels configured to form walls of the trailer in a collapsed condition for transportation of the barrier. The panels are movable to an erected condition for assembly of the barrier in which the panels are substantially aligned to form the barrier. One or more panels may be adjustable to vary the width of the barrier and two or more barrier systems may be linked to form a wider barrier. Stabilisers are provided to resist movement of the barrier in the erected condition. Guard panels at the top of the barrier can be deployed to resist scaling of the barrier by individuals and/or to increase the height of the barrier. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100132270 | MODULAR SURFACE FOUNDATION FOR WIND TURBINE SPACE FRAME TOWERS - A modular surface foundation for wind turbine space frame towers, an apparatus to form panels of housing members of modular surface foundation, and method of forming the modular surface foundation for wind turbine space frame towers is provided. The modular surface foundation comprises a plurality of footing members, and a housing member disposed on each of the footing members, the housing members extending from the footing members and attaching to one or more structural members forming a portion of a wind turbine tower, wherein the housing member provides support and increased height for the space frame tower and includes an interior space. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100162636 | Mobile, expandable disaster shelter - The invention encompasses a mobile, expandable shelter intended to provide medium term housing to disaster victims. The invention minimizes moving parts so as to make the shelter more structurally sound and allows full deployment by two people in less than ten minutes without the use of a motor to supply hydraulic, pneumatic or electric assistance. This shelter will maximize space by offering the unique feature of side shells that slide over the base structure not out of the base structure. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100186309 | Callapsible shed - An improved collapsible structure for, but not limited to, the safety of the launch valve voyage repair team while engaging in removal, installation or performing routine maintenance of the launch valve and the water break assembly in all weather conditions. It is quickly installed or removed and serves as a means to protect the launch tube valve and the water break assembly in all weather conditions while said valve and assembly are disassembled. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100192481 | Prefabricated container house - A prefabricated container house includes a container type main frame member when on a chassis capable of being pulled by a trailer truck; and dwelling forming members which can be housed in the main frame member, and which can be drawn out of the main frame member at an installation site, and assembled into a house. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100218436 | TRANSPORTABLE BUILDING MODULE WITH TWO STRUCTURES - A transportable building module includes a first structure for defining a first enclosed space when erected at a building site and at least one elongate structural component having at least two elements that are relatively linearly slideable for linearly extending the structural component. The structural component is part of or attached to the first structure and is upright when the first structure is installed at the building site, whereupon the structural component is linearly extensible to provide part of a second structure for defining a second enclosed space above the first space. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100263300 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK - A construction block is provided that includes at least one base member that includes a plurality of lower side wall receptacles. The construction block further includes a plurality of side wall assemblies. Each of the side wall assemblies includes a plurality of interconnected panels. Each of the panels is hingedly connected to each adjacent one of the panels of the respective one of the side wall assemblies. Each of the side wall assemblies defines a hollow load chamber having an open top and an open bottom. At least some of the panels of each of the side wall assemblies are angled relative to one another. Each of the lower side wall receptacles receives one of the side wall assemblies. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100269419 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY - A modular assembly capable of converting from a shipping container configuration into a building unit, and from a building unit into a shipping container configuration. From the shipping container configuration, a plurality of frame panels and unit panels moveably connected to a frame of the modular assembly are selectively positioned to form the floors, walls, and ceilings of the building unit configuration thereby forming a living and/or commercial structure complete with electrical, water and sewage connections. The assembly may include an automated erection system, which may include a system of electric motors, gears, pulleys, cables, automated mechanical arms and electronic controls, located within the container structure of the modular assembly, and which interact with a plurality of frame panels and unit panels to deploy and retract the plurality of frame panels and unit panels for constructing the shipping container configuration and building unit configuration. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100281788 | Sheds and Storage Enclosures, Racks, and Cages, for Rental, Retail, Warehouse, and Distribution Systems, Associated Transportation and Franchised Business Systems - Franchisable sales, rentals, depositing, and transportation business system contains GPS indoor/outdoor paletted and un-paletted storage containers in various sizes constructed of plastics, sheet metals, welded wires, or punched galvanized or stainless steel, for refrigerator freezer and retail/wholesale shelving and sub-containers. Shelving, containers, and sub-containers, permanent fixed, and fold-down and paletted containers with bar code security tagging and plaques for staging warehouse return by rolling door or regular semi trailer, rail car, or ocean. Also, deep stocking paletted shelving units and sub-units for expanded restocking. Both new standardized cubicle sizes and designed to fit existing shelving sizes and dimensions. Also, PVC and steel quick erect decorator embossed five and six piece forkliftable quick construct residential/commercial sheds and additions. Also, automobile skids forkliftable for self storage skids. Also, outdoor protected roof and indoor cross braced weight reduced heavy duty storage racks for autos, household, and retail/wholesale items. Also, animal kennel system. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287847 | COLLAPSIBLE TEMPORARY HOUSING SYSTEM STACKABLE UPON OTHERS FOR TRANSPORT - A collapsible temporary housing system including a base, four walls being connected along each respective edge extending between at least two of the four corners, the walls being pivotally connected along the edges of the base so that when the walls are pivoted into a collapsible configuration each wall is laid upon a previously collapsed wall creating a nearly horizontal surface extending across a top surface area of the base, and a flat roof, the flat roof being detached from the four walls while the four walls are pivoted into an erected position, secured to the walls once the walls are erected, and set upon the nearly horizontal surface when the walls are pivoted into a collapsible configuration, wherein a plurality of other temporary housing systems may be stacked where a lean of the stacked housing systems which could result in the stacked housing systems falling over is not present. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100293868 | MODULAR AND PORTABLE TARGET RANGE SHELTER - The invention is a portable and modular shelter that are assembled and erected to serve as a background or expendable facade for range targets used in live ammunition target practice and combat exercises. The panels of the modular and portable shelter are ballistically designed to let rounds of ammunition pass through with as little damage to the panels as possible. Additionally, the panels do not cause the ballistic projectiles passing through to scatter, splashback, or ricochet. The modular and portable shelters have no lasting environmental impact if erected temporarily. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110011010 | MODULAR ENCLOSURE - A modular enclosure may include a number of interlocking components, such as panels, that may be interconnected to form sidewalls, roof and/or floor. The panels may be constructed from blow-molded plastic and a first pattern may be disposed on one surface and a second pattern may be disposed on an opposing surface. One or more points of intersection may be located where the first pattern and the second pattern overlie, and a depression may be disposed at the points of intersection. The depressions are preferably sized and configured to increase the strength and/or rigidity of the panel. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110047890 | Method of Packaging a Storage Building Kit of Parts - A kit of parts can be assembled into a storage building in a first configuration and a shipping package suitable for handling with pallet handling equipment in a second configuration. The kit of parts comprises a plurality of base elements including wooden floor panels and wooden floor joists arranged to be assembled into a building floor structure in the first configuration and into a pallet base with an upright frame structure thereon in the second configuration. Metal wall and roof panels are mounted in an upright orientation either on the building floor structure to form a building or on upright frame structure of the pallet base to form a tall narrow shipping package. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047891 | SUSTAINABLE, MOBILE, EXPANDABLE STRUCTURE - A sustainable, mobile, expandable, structure is designed for both short and long term deployments for various uses such as emergency or homeless shelters, fire crews, mobile clinics, research or vacation facilities. A body carriage assembly has wheels, has rigid frame assemblies and a fixed floor panel assembly fixed to it. Foldable roof panels contain energy collectors on their exterior surfaces, which are protected by a screen that is retractable into a void of a roof overhang. Foldable roof panels and adjacent foldable floor panels are deployed by a cabling system assembly, set in motion by a simple tool, requiring no motors or hydraulics. Foldable sidewall panels create eave walls when deployed. Foldable end wall panels create a gable end closure when deployed. A collapsible perimeter ballast assembly use, store and recycle water and provides a windscreen and wind forces. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110072735 | PREFABRICATED STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL MODULES FOR OBTAINING PSYCHOPHYSICAL WELLBEING - A transportable, prefabricated structure with internal modules and adapted for obtaining a state of wellness, includes an external containing structure ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110094167 | MOBILE SERVICE STATION AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING THE SAME - A mobile service station includes a deployable structure configurable between a first closed configuration wherein the structure is a container having two side walls, a roof, a floor, a front wall and a rear wall, and a second deployed configuration as an operating service station. The station includes service station accessories mounted on at least one of the side walls. At least one side wall of the structure is foldable between a first vertical position, wherein the side wall acts as a vertical side wall for the closed configuration, and a second position wherein the side wall acts as additional floor space for the structure in the deployed configuration. The service station is adaptable for use as a high-end food stand, among other applications. A method configures the mobile service station. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110120026 | MOBILE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SHELTER UNIT - A mobile multi-functional shelter unit, for use as a general working area or for storing and maintaining heavy machinery. The mobile multi-functional shelter unit includes a central structure that has a deployed state and a non-deployed state as well as means for translating from the deployed state to the non-deployed state. The central structure has a base section, a central floor mounted on top of the base section, track means for raising a vehicle from a ground surface onto and off of the central floor. The central structure supports a raisable roof assembly and a lateral pullout assembly. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126479 | FOLDABLE ENCLOSURE - The present invention provides a foldable enclosure intending as a building or portion of a building that may be transported to a desired site in a folded configuration and then expanded into its intended form. The enclosure has a floor and two wall or roof support section extending upwardly from opposed sides of the floor section. A first roof section spans across the gap between the wall or roof support sections. At least a second roof section in provided that is pivotally mounted to the structure to overlie the first roof section in transit and fold out to extend outwardly substantially in plane with the first roof section in the expanded form. Similarly, second floor sections may be pivotally mounted to lie adjacent the wall/roof support sections in transit and extend outwardly substantially in plane with the first floor section when expanded. A further wall section may be pivotally connected to the end of the second floor section so that it may lie parallel and adjacent the second floor section in transit and extend upwardly from the second floor section when expanded to interconnect with the expanded roof and complete the enclosure. In the preferred form the structure includes a third roof section pivotally mounted to the second roof section to further extend the roof in the expanded configuration to meet and connect with the further wall section. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110138701 | Structure to protect occupants from storm debris - A structure to protect occupants from storm debris comprising components that are pre-fabricated and assembled on site. Upon assembly, the void cavities in the floor, walls and ceilings are pumped with concrete to increase the unit strength and stability. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110185645 | MOBILE BUILDING - Mobile building comprising a plurality of wall elements ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110209418 | Modular enclosure for utility trailers and pickup trucks - A light weight modular enclosure that may be easily assembled by a user and mounted on a utility trailer or pickup truck includes a plurality of modular foam-encapsulated side panel assemblies and two foam-encapsulated corner panel assemblies arranged in adjacent positions in U-shaped anchor channels secured along three edges of a rectangular floorboard to form a front wall and two side walls of the modular enclosure. The side panel and corner panel assemblies each include a plurality of molded key pins and key sockets that are positioned for mating engagement to secure the panel assemblies in strict alignment when adjacently positioned in the anchor channels. A door frame assembly fits into the open rear end of the modular enclosure. A pop-up canopy assembly is installed over the top of the modular enclosure to provide additional head room during use. Two lengths of a gird belt are attached to the door frame assembly, and the two free ends are routed forward within horizontal gird belt channels molded in the exterior surface of each of the side and corner panel assemblies. The free ends of the gird belt are cinchably joined at the front end of the modular enclosure to secure the side and corner panel assemblies in their assembled positions. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214362 | Modular Architecture - The present invention discloses a modular architecture. The modular architecture comprises a first main part and a first extended part. The first main part comprises a first main side, a second main side, a first sub side, a second sub side, and a first empty room. The first extended part can be stowed in the first empty room, or be extended from the first main side of the first main part to increase the interior space of the modular architecture. The second main side of the first main part has at least one connecting frame, and the first sub side or the second sub side has a side connecting frame. The connecting frame or the side connecting frame is used to connect the architecture to connecting frames of other modular architectures. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110239549 | Convertible Hard Side Shelter - A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being coplanar with the center section floor and roof when in the deployed mode, and being vertical and lying in a center section side planes when in a transport mode. Each side section has end and middle panels that are turnable relative to each other, and a door assembly that is turnable relative to the middle panels. Locking bars engaged the center section floor when the shelter is in a transport mode, and engage the side section floors when the shelter is in the deployed mode. The shelter is handleable by pallet handling systems and includes insulation panels to enhance the heat transfer characteristics of the shelter. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110252719 | SYSTEM FOR MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Construction systems for erecting building structures comprise a plurality of prefabricated interconnectable modular building units, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the framing members comprising eight edge rails, at least one edge rail in one unit being interconnected by beam stitching with a respective edge rail in at least one other unit, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame conforming to ISO shipping standards such that each unit is transportable using the ISO intermodal transportation system, and such that when the units are aggregated horizontally and vertically and adjacent units are interconnected, a building structure comprising at least one habitable space is formed. The modular units are assembled in a factory remote from the job site, and are there constructed to a semi-finished state, including installation of one or more of interior fit-out systems and finishes, exterior envelope systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, environmental systems, and fire protection systems, following which the semi-finished modular units are transported from the factory to the job site, where they are craned into place and secured to form the structure being erected, a plurality of adjacent pairs of semi-finished modular units also being “stitched” together, and the semi-finished modular units are thereafter constructed to a finished state. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110283633 | EXHIBITION MODULE - A surplus-to-requirements shipping container may be adapted for use as an exhibition module, which can thus be produced in a simple, low-cost manner using surplus materials and allows articles to be displayed in unmonitored and controlled environment by displaying clearly inside the module. Typically, a shipping container comprising a square prismic frame having 4 stanchions and 8 cross-members and two facing panels, two end panels and top and bottom panels may be adapted by removing from the container at least one panel and finishing both interior and exterior, such as by glazing the opened space to produce an exhibition module having inherent strength which enables it to be easily lifted and transported. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289860 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY SHELTER - Apparatus manually configurable from a portable unit configuration into an assembled configuration provides a rigid shelter including a solar powered electricity supply circuit. The rigid shelter including the solar powered electrical supply circuit is manually configurable into reusable disassembled parts. Wall elements are releasably connectable between a base element and a roof element. Corner elements are used to define a unit. A plurality of units may be arranged as a single storey shelter or as a multi-storey shelter. External shelter elements have solar energy collector cells that may form part of an external element. A shipping container arrangement includes a plurality of stacked portable unit configurations. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120023837 | Building System Pre-Assembled into into Panelized Modular Components that Provides for the Reuse of the Building System Component Parts to Construct Permanent Structures of Any Size, Layout, or Style - A building system utilizing commercially available component parts, preassembled into panelized and modular components that are easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, and a lightweight compact building system for efficient transport and assembly, not requiring a central manufacturing plant or specialized construction details. A building system to provide for numerous building floor plan layouts and configurations, and a building system that provides for the reuse of the building system component parts to construct permanent structures of virtually any size, floor plan layout, or architectural style. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120060430 | FOLDABLE ROOF FOR FOLDABLE HABITATION AND METHOD OF HANDLING AND STACKING FOLDABLE HABITATIONS - The foldable habitation has a foldable roof with a central section which can be folded into a generally flat configuration for transportation and storage, and which can be automatically deployed into a chevron shape upon deploying lateral sections of the roof. A novel method of handling a foldable habitation is also disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120144762 | MOBILE TRAINING UNIT - A mobile training unit including a transportable cargo container having a transport position and at least one training position, the cargo container including: (a) at least one confined working compartment wholly or substantially within the cargo container dimensions; (b) at least one cargo container wall portion movable between a closed transport position and an open training position; (c) at least one door for entry into and exit from the cargo container; and (d) a tower movable between a transport position within the cargo container dimensions, and a training position extending beyond the cargo container. The mobile training unit in its transport position provides a very convenient unit for easy transportation to different locations where training is necessary or desired. This mobile training unit can at least supply facilities to provide training in relation to confined /enclosed spaces, working at height, fall potential and rescue situations. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151851 | EXPANDABLE ISO SHELTERS - An expandable shelter having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration in which the shelter has the approximate dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container. The expandable shelter includes first and second substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a first end of the shelter. The expandable shelter also includes a ramp coupled with hinges at the first end of the shelter and is configured to fit securely on the interior of the first and second corner posts when in a closed configuration in which the ramp is disposed between the first and second corner posts. The expandable shelter has sufficient strength to withstand the forces of at least eight similar shelters stacked on top of the shelter. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120167484 | Storage Device and methods of assembling and Utilizing the Same - A one piece storage device that is automatically deployed and collapsible using an actuator which can be a remote device. The device comprises a frame structure comprising a multiplicity of interconnected rods that form a three dimensional structure. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120180404 | PORTABLE HOUSING SYSTEM - A modular housing system, also known as “Maisons Demontables” may utilize a plurality of lightweight composite construction panels to create modular housing units that have high degrees of resistance to environmental factors like wind, hurricanes, floods and so forth. The housing units may have a very high thermal insulating rating. The panels may comprise expanded polystyrene (EPS) panels to create a bent which is a plurality of panels that are hinged to one another so that they can be compressed for shipping, and expanded or unfolded to be used as part of a housing unit. The panels may be mated together to form a section of a housing unit such as a wall. The housing unit may be easily assembled or disassembled using basic tools. A hinge technique is provided for joining the panels together to form the bents, and may include a tensioning system to bind multiple panels together. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120186166 | FOLDABLE STRUCTURE - A foldable structure is adjustable between a folded condition for storage and shipping, and an unfolded condition for occupation by one or more users. The foldable structure may be substantially prefabricated at a manufacturing facility, transitioned into its folded condition, and placed into a shipping container for shipping to a destination site. A single foldable structure may be placed in the shipping container, or multiple foldable structures may fit in a standard shipping container. For example, in some embodiments, as many as six foldable structures may fit in a single standard shipping container. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120255240 | PREFABRICATED CONTAINER HOUSE - A transportable prefabricated container house includes a main body and a house forming body, configured to be housed in the main body and drawn out of the main body at the installation site to be expanded/assembled into a house threefold the size of the main body. Assembly of the pre-assembled square “U”-shape walls sandwiched between the floor and ceiling boards includes tightly tying the ceiling supporting beams and the floor supporting beams together with shackles, and passing steel rods or pipes between the walls to render the house immune from earthquakes and hurricanes. A foundation of steel pipe bodies assists earthquake- and hurricane-resistance. Mega structures housing multitudes of container houses can be used when stacking two or more container houses is insufficient and large scale urban development is necessary, and are capable of resisting earthquakes and hurricanes due to a system of wire mesh covering. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120279141 | MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modular building unit for use in constructing a building comprises a top, a base, two opposed ends and at least one open side. The at least one open side extends between the two opposed ends and is free of upwardly extending structural supports. The modular building unit is configured to be interconnected to a second modular building unit along the at least one open side. The building unit is dimensioned to enable the building unit to be accommodated at or within a predetermined width limit for transportation before assembly and the building unit and the second modular building unit, when assembled, exceeding the predetermined width limit. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279142 | FOLDABLE BUILDING UNITS - Prefabricated foldable building units are described that have one or more of the following advantages. They are more easily prefabricated, more easily transported to building sites without requiring special permits, unloadable and unfoldable at the building sites without using cranes (they can be unloaded using ground-level lifting rigs and unfolded using, for example, a cable mechanism), allow precise and fast completion at the building site, and allow significant reduction in the scope of work to be completed on-site, where costs and scheduling are far less manageable. Further, methods for unloading and unfolding foldable building units are described that obviate the need for one or more cranes that can be expensive and project-complicating, thereby opening up a significant percentage of building sites for placement of prefabricated foldable building units. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120285104 | Foldable transportable structure - Disclosed is a foldable transportable structure with a three dimensional rectangular shed roof shape having improved component and structural properties, and improved shipping and deployment capabilities. The integrated unique geometric folding pattern means provides enhanced folding accuracy and correct placement of interactive panels during collapse or assembly of the structure, and also greatly increases the flexibility for multiple unit combinations and component materials selection. The folding transportable structure provides a strong, safe, insulated weatherproof structure with a quick setup time, and requires NO tools or separate loose components for assembly. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120291364 | PORTABLE SHELTER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A portable shelter is configured to be quickly and easily deployed and configured for use as a temporary shelter, such as during disaster situations. In one embodiment, the shelter includes an elongate body having a first and second body portions, the first and second body portions are configured to be folded according to different first and second folding pattern. The elongate body is collapsible and expandable between a first, expanded configuration and a second, collapsed configuration. The elongate body has a longitudinal length extending from the elongate body's first end to its second, opposite end. In the first, expanded configuration the second body is substantially flat along the longitudinal length and the first body defines a substantially c-shaped cavity that extends along the longitudinal length. In the second, collapsed configuration the second body is folded and compressed along the longitudinal length such that the second body extends into the c-shaped cavity. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120311939 | FREESTANDING BUILDING MODULE THAT IS PORTABLE AND FOLDABLE AND CAN BE INTER-CONNECTED FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXPANSION - The present invention relates to a freestanding architectonic and constructive proposal, produced in the manufacturing facilities, which starting from an interconnectable basic model it can be assembled and reassembled according to specific requirements. Depending on the amount and shapes, it can scale up into horizontal, vertical or both complex architectonic structures. It is a foldable structure which allows easy arrangements for transportation and location in situ. Its configuration is carried through synchronized and symmetric orthogonal rotations and translations, both in its folding phase ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120311940 | Convertible Hard Side Shelter - A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being coplanar with the center section floor and roof when in the deployed mode, and being vertical and lying in a center section side planes when in a transport mode. Each side section has end and middle panels that are turnable relative to each other, and a door assembly that is turnable relative to the middle panels. Locking bars engaged the center section floor when the shelter is in a transport mode, and engage the side section floors when the shelter is in the deployed mode. The shelter is handleable by pallet handling systems and includes insulation panels to enhance the heat transfer characteristics of the shelter. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120317898 | FOLDABLE STRUCTURE - A foldable structure is adjustable between a folded condition for storage and shipping, and an unfolded condition for occupation by one or more users. The foldable structure may be substantially prefabricated at a manufacturing facility, transitioned into its folded condition, and placed into a shipping container for shipping to a destination site. A single foldable structure may be placed in the shipping container, or multiple foldable structures may fit in a standard shipping container. For example, in some embodiments, as many as six foldable structures may fit in a single standard shipping container. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130074424 | BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for construction of a building from components, supplies and tools which are transported to the desired building site in a shipping container. The building components loaded and transported in the shipping container include preassembled wall panels, ceiling panels, roof trusses, roof panels, roof cladding sheets and wall cladding sheets. Each preassembled component is sized so that no measuring or cutting of same is required during construction at the building site, and each component may be manually carried without the need for using a lifting device. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130091783 | Modular shelter and method - A shelter to protect users from an external environment has an inner front module having an airlock and an outer front module which is slidingly attached to the inner front module. The shelter has an inner rear module and an outer rear module sliding attached to the inner rear module. When the outer front module and the inner front module are in an extended state and the outer rear module and the inner rear module are in an extended state and the outer front module and outer rear module are attached, they form an airtight chamber in which users are protected from the external environment. A method for constructing a shelter to protect users from an external environment. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130133273 | Foldable Building Units - Foldable building units are provided based on structural frame and connection assembly designs that enable greater construction efficiency and flexibility. The structural frame and connection assembly designs allow for easier connection of frame elements in the prefabrication process of the foldable building units and for easier connection of frame elements at the building site, for example, of foldably connected frame elements after unfolding. They also allow for more finish in the pre-fabrication process, and/or less and faster work at the building site, for example, by enabling conventional structural lumber grids that can be continuous through the edges and corners of the building envelope for conventional exterior finishing, while providing a tight building envelope with reduced heat transfer, particularly, through the edges of the foldable building unit. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130174497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMER REPAIR - A system includes a portable transformer repair station that includes a portable building. The portable building includes a framework, a roof, and walls having a disassembled building configuration and an assembled building configuration. The portable building is configured to be transported in the disassembled building configuration. The portable building is configured to enclose a transformer repair space in the assembled building configuration. The portable transformer repair station also includes a portable floor having a disassembled floor configuration and an assembled floor configuration. The portable floor is configured to be transported in the disassembled floor configuration. The portable floor is configured to be disposed within the portable building in the assembled floor configuration. The portable transformer repair station also includes a portable oven configured to be disposed within the portable building. The portable oven is configured to remove moisture from a core and coils of a high voltage power transformer. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130186010 | EXPANDABLE SHELTER HVAC SYSTEMS - Expandable shelters having a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system arranged to receive outside air away from a mechanical compartment are disclosed. The expandable shelters may comprise an air inlet vent disposed in a front of the expandable shelter interconnected to an in-floor air duct arranged to draw outside air below an interior floor and exchange heat with the coolest area of the expandable shelter. By virtue of having an air inlet vent receive outside air from a location substantially away from the mechanical compartment and exchange heat with the coolest area of the expandable shelter, an environmental control unit (ECU), housed in the mechanical compartment, receives relatively cool outside air, keeping air temperatures inside the mechanical compartment below the upper operating limit of the ECU. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130192146 | COLLAPSIBLE MODULAR BUILDING WITH CANVAS SEAMS - A collapsible structure comprising four collapsible walls and a roof member, each of the four walls and roof member comprising two foam panels joined by a canvas seam. The canvas seam extends along one side of each foam panel. The invention further comprises vinyl flashing around all or part of the perimeter of each foam panel except on the side of the foam panel where the canvas seam is located. Preferably, the canvas seam is comprised of duck canvas. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192147 | FOLDING SHED WITH PORTABLE FEATURE - A folding shed may include a roof with a first roof section pivotally connected to a first sidewall and a second roof section pivotally connected to a second sidewall. The folding shed may further include foldable first and second end walls, each pivotally connected to the first and second sidewalls. The folding shed may be transformed from an operation to a storage configuration by outwardly pivoting the first and second roof sections until the exterior surface of each roof section approximately abuts the exterior surface of the sidewall to which it is connected and inwardly moving foldable end walls until the interior surfaces of the sidewalls approximately abut the interior surfaces of the end walls. The folding shed may optionally include multiple wheels for facilitating transport of the shed. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130232887 | ASSEMBLY OF PREFABRICATED ELEMENTS TO FORM A PREFABRICATED BUILDING WITH AT LEAST TWO FLOORS AND RELATED BUILDING AND INSTALLATION PROCESS - The assembly of prefabricated elements to form a prefabricated building with two stories includes:
| 09-12-2013 |
| 20130269267 | MODULAR PREFABRICATED HOUSE - A prefabricated house including two or more modules including a core module having a fixed space portion and a passive space portion. The fixed space portion includes non-foldable walls. The fixed space portion has a functionality beyond providing volume. The passive space portion has one or more foldable panels. Each foldable panel is movable from a first, closed position to second open position. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130291449 | Transportable, expandable containers & emergency structures for habitat & field use - The invention is an expandable and contractible, transforming habitable structure, ISO-certified container designed as a single unit with all primary components contained within, to be easily transported by water, air or land (truck and rail) in stacked configurations. The unit of fold-down floors, easy swing-out interior and exterior walls, and an inter-locking roof system, rapidly expands using: specially designed and engineered “box hinges” and “pivot pins.” When expanded, the unit is structurally secured via especially designed and engineered “spring bolts” requiring little construction knowledge or tools, into HUD-approved, habitable, family friendly structure for emergency and temporary individual, or single-family use, and can be combined in multiples for various field functional applications. The design and engineering of floor, wall and roof (stored for transport within the container) components allow for their simple maintenance by the removal and replacement of some bolts or specially designed and engineered “spring-loaded hinges.” | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130305626 | COLLAPSIBLE TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for rapidly deploying and erecting a HUD-certified structure includes providing an ISO-certified container. The container includes a container frame including a horizontal floor section, an opposed horizontal roof section and first and second opposed vertical end sections, and a pair of opposed vertically-disposed floor panels. The container frame and the opposed floor panels define an interior cavity with a plurality of dwelling members disposed therein. The method further includes transporting the ISO-certified container to a desired location and forming a HUD-certified structure at the desired location, including manipulating at least some of the dwelling members. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130305627 | TELESCOPIC SUPPORT FOR AN EXPANDABLE SHELTER - A telescopic support assembly including tube assemblies and bearing assemblies. The tube assemblies are arranged telescopically from a largest cross section rear tube assembly to a smallest cross section front tube assembly. The bearing assemblies include a non-roller bearing for each tube assembly other than the front tube assembly. Each bearing assembly is configured to present a surface of the non-roller bearing at the bottom interior of a tube assembly, proximate the front of the tube. Some embodiments include a drive assembly for extending and retracting the telescopic support assembly. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130305628 | DUAL-SIDE UNFOLDABLE BUILDING MODULES - Dual-side unfolding building modules are described that allow buildings with greater design flexibility, and particularly, large and open work or living spaces while allowing interesting roof designs such as butterfly type roofs. The building modules fold compactly for transport. The building modules can be prefabricated with interior and exterior finishing material thereby reducing the time required for finishing at the building site. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140000182 | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT FOR ERECTING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF ERECTING STRUCTURE WITH USE THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140000183 | Building Construction | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140033621 | Modular Living Unit - An unfoldable modular living unit includes one or more folding modules having a bottom, pitched roof elements forming the roof and the side walls, and two opposing facades, front and back. Each one of the modules includes a folding and collapsible structure having two adjacent rigid sides or walls hinged to each other through a hinge or a fixed knot, a third foldable side or wall hinged to the first two rigid sides or walls, and at least one intermediate plane hinged to one of the pitched roof elements and suited to be constrained to the other pitched roof element. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140047781 | SHELTER - A shelter including a wall unit having walls. Each wall has a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposite side edges extending between the top and bottom edges. Each side edge is joined to a corresponding side edge of an adjacent wall to form a corner of the wall unit. The wall unit includes an access port in at least one wall. The shelter includes an upper rigid shell having a central portion surrounded by a channel for receiving the top edges of walls of the wall unit so the upper shell forms a roof of the shelter. The shelter includes a lower rigid shell having a central portion surrounded by a channel for receiving the bottom edges of walls of the wall unit so the lower shell forms a floor of the shelter. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140059947 | Buildings Formed From Complementary Building Modules, And Methods For Building Same - Buildings are described that incorporate at least a folding building module and a complementary building module that also can be a folding building module. The building modules can be shipped to the building site separately and can be unfolded and connected quickly. The described foldable houses and buildings exhibit more design flexibility, are formed from easily transported building modules, and/or allow folded building modules that are substantially in finished condition. Additionally, methods for forming the buildings and houses are described. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140083024 | RETAIL KIOSK - A retail kiosk includes a product fulfillment portion and a product display portion. The product fulfillment portion includes a cylindrical shell having an end with a continuous, circular edge. The product display portion includes a cylindrical shell having an end with a continuous, circular edge. The continuous, circular edge of the product fulfillment portion is out of alignment with the continuous, circular edge of the product display portion when the retail kiosk is deployed. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090312 | CONVERTIBLE HARD SIDE SHELTER - A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being coplanar with the center section floor and roof when in the deployed mode, and being vertical and lying in a center section side planes when in a transport mode. Each side section has end and middle panels that are turnable relative to each other, and a door assembly that is turnable relative to the middle panels. Locking bars engaged the center section floor when the shelter is in a transport mode, and engage the side section floors when the shelter is in the deployed mode. The shelter is handleable by pallet handling systems and includes insulation panels to enhance the heat transfer characteristics of the shelter. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140123572 | RELOCATABLE HABITAT UNIT HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE PANELS - A construction set and method for assembling a single-, or multi-level Relocatable Habitat Unit (RHU) requiring a plurality of flat panels that include male (M) and female (F) lock connectors located on their respective peripheries and a frame constructed from a plurality vertical corner posts and horizontal beams. The entire RHU can be assembled using a single, hand-operated tool to engage a selected M lock with a selected F lock in addition to other securing hardware. First the floor is established and leveled. Next, starting at a corner, the walls are erected around the floor using vertical corner posts and horizontal beams. Finally, the roof is created. The same, hand-operated tool is used for each task. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140130422 | MODULAR TURBINE ENCLOSURE - The present application provides a modular enclosure for use with an equipment platform and a turbo-machine. The modular enclosure may include a first number of walls attached to a number of legs of the equipment platform and a second number of walls attached to the legs of the equipment platform. The first number of walls may include a number of pivotable panels. The second number of walls may include an access aperture therein. The equipment platform may provide a roof for the modular enclosure. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140130423 | PAINT MIXING ROOM - The invention relates to a paint mixing room ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140144088 | ERECTABLE HOUSING STRUCTURE WITH A SHIPPING CONTAINER CONFIGURATION - An erectable portable housing structure is disclosed herein which has a plurality of panels that can be pivoted outward to form a two-story portable housing structure for the purpose of providing shelter for people or storage area. The portable housing structure may have an external envelope that can be transported through standard intermodal transportation systems. When the portable housing structure has been transported to a particular site, the panels within the portable housing structure may be pivoted outward to erect the two-story portable housing structure. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140157685 | AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT MOBILE STRUCTURE - Deployment shelter systems and methods of articulation thereof are disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140173998 | MODULAR TRADE SHOW BOOTH - A modular trade show booth includes a plurality of frame structures connected to form a floor support frame, a first wall support frame and a second wall support frame. A floor panel disposed on the floor support frame. A first wall panel disposed on the first wall support frame, and second wall panel disposed on the second wall support frame. A panel hanger may be attached to the wall panel to facilitate hanging the wall panel on the first wall support frame. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140182219 | MODULAR BLOW MOLDED SHED WITH CONNECTORS - The present invention provides a system, or kit, of blow molded panels having integrally formed connectors which combine to form an enclosure, commonly in the form of a utility shed. The corner sections, roof, wall and floor panels are formed of blow molded plastic with integrally formed connectors to interlock with one another. In one embodiment, the ends of the wall panels have locking plugs that are constructed and arranged to fit into corresponding sockets and slide to an engaged position for interlocking cooperative engagement rigidly connecting the components together. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140190092 | Prime Deck - An extendable deck device is disclosed that creates additional room for homes with limited outdoor space. The extendable deck device comprises a plurality of squares, with each square comprising a frame and a plurality of support beams secured thereto, and a floor component positioned on top of the plurality of squares to substantially cover the plurality of squares. The extendable deck device further comprises at least one rail component secured to a perimeter edge of the floor component, which protrudes vertically upwards from the floor component. The rail components can be extended or retracted either manually or via an electric motor and reel. Further, the deck device can comprise at least one set of stairs secured underneath a corner of the floor component. The stairs can be secured to the corner, such that a user manually extends out the stairs from underneath the floor component for use. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140202088 | DEPLOYMENT SHELTER - A deployment shelter has: a top panel; and a floor panel provided below the top panel so as to form an internal space between the top panel and the floor panel, the deployment shelter further having: an upper and a lower frame to which the top panel and the floor panel are fixed; a louver board pivotably provided to an end portion of the top panel, the louver board being movable between a stored state and a deployed state; a movable floor panel pivotably provided to an end portion of the floor panel, the movable floor panel being movable between a stored state and a deployed state; a side panel pivotably provided to a free end of the movable floor panel, and movable between a stored state and a deployed state; and a movable wall pivotably provided to the frame, and movable between a stored state and a deployed state. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140202089 | DEPLOYMENT SHELTER - An object of the present invention is to provide a deployment shelter which can be changed between a stored state and a deployed state by smoothly driving movable panels. The deployment shelter | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140259976 | STORM SHELTER - A storm shelter ( | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140259977 | Sustainable Building System - The disclosure relates to a sustainable building system (SBS) that is affordable, capable of being replicated at a small and large scale, significantly reduces both the heating and cooling loads of the building as well as the total energy that the building consumes. Energy consumption can be reduced sufficiently that the building is capable of net-zero-energy status. That is, a building made using the system, method and components described herein can, with the inclusion of appropriate renewable energy technologies, generate on site all the energy that the building needs. Specific to this SBS is the design of a super-insulated and nearly air-tight building thermal envelop, that is, to the greatest extent possible, thermal-bridge-free and that has incorporated into that envelope high performance windows and doors. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140283464 | MODULAR BLOW MOLDED SHED - The present invention provides for a system, or kit, of blow molded panels having integrally formed connectors which combine to form an enclosure, commonly in the form of a utility shed. The corner sections, roof, wall and floor panels are formed of blow molded plastic with integrally formed connectors to interlock with one another. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140311051 | AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYABLE MOBILE STRUCTURE - Deployment shelter systems and methods of articulation thereof are disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311052 | PORTABLE BUILDING - The disclosure is directed at a portable building able to transition between a collapsed transport condition and an assembled condition, the portable building including a rear wall; a pair of side walls attached to the rear wall, the side wall including a hinged wall section, an end section, a side folding mechanism intermediate the hinged wall section and the end section for folding the hinged wall section along the end section; a front wall comprising a pair of outer doors; a pair of front folding mechanisms intermediate the outer doors and the respective side walls for folding each outer door along the respective side wall; a plurality of sliding roof trusses slidably engaged with the pair of side walls such that the plurality of sliding roof trusses can slide from a dispersed state along the pair of side walls to a collapsed state; and a roof mounted over at least a portion of the plurality of sliding roof trusses. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311053 | FOLDING SHED - A folding shed including a roof with a first roof section pivotally connected to a first sidewall and a second roof section pivotally connected to a second sidewall. The folding shed may further include foldable first and second end walls, each pivotally connected to the first and second sidewalls. The folding shed may be transformed from an operation to a storage configuration by outwardly pivoting the first and second roof sections until the exterior surface of each roof section approximately abuts the exterior surface of the sidewall to which it is connected and inwardly moving foldable end walls until the interior surfaces of the sidewalls approximately abut the interior surfaces of the end walls. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140325921 | MOBILE SANITARY UNIT FOR ACCOMMODATING AT LEAST TWO SANITARY FACILITES - A collapsible, mobile sanitary unit for accommodating sanitary facilities such as toilets showers and washbasins, the unit including a bottom, a circumferential wall, a roof element, and a partition subdividing the interior space into separate compartments, the unit further includes doors for accessing the compartments, and the wall including pivotally connected wall elements arranged to pivot to collapse the unit to reduce the wall height thereof. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140360105 | TELESCOPING FRAME SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE HOME OR OTHER STRUCTURE - A wheel assembly for use with a telescoping frame, the wheel assembly comprising a top plate and a bottom plate through which a pin extends. The telescoping frame comprises at least one skid that extends longitudinally to term an underside of the non-telescoping frame. A loop member is attached to a top end of the skid. The wheel assembly slides onto the loop member with the bottom plate resting on top of the loop member. When the wheel assembly is installed, the pin is situated inside of a boot end of the loop member to prevent the wheel assembly from moving forward on the loop member. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150027067 | COMPACT COMBINED HABITATION MODULE AND UTILITY RACK WITH MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENT MODES - The present invention is an easily mobilized compact module that combines habitable quarters and integrated interior and/or exterior multipurpose storage structures. Mobilization may be via trailer, truck bed, helicopter, adjustable jacks or other conveyance means. The module may be easily and quickly removed and reattached to one of the aforementioned mobilization means via attachable height-adjustable legs, hoist, crane, or forklift with locking turnbuckles, bolts, or other hold-downs. The module is built of a rigid exoskeleton designed for enclosure habitat and for utility as a base for attaching items or equipment. It has various end cap options such as doors, windows, or solid panels, as a user dictates. The interior of a module has modular panels that form many configurations for functional use and/or storage. The interior also has a useful endoskeleton or useful interior storage structure for attaching useful items such as soft stowage and electrical wires thereto. The module may be used as a single unit or attached together to form a larger habitable structure. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150033639 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY SHELTER - Apparatus manually configurable from a portable unit configuration into an assembled configuration provides a rigid shelter including a solar powered electricity supply circuit. The rigid shelter including the solar powered electrical supply circuit is manually configurable into reusable disassembled parts. Wall elements are releasably connectable between a base element and a roof element. Corner elements are used to define a unit. A plurality of units may be arranged as a single storey shelter or as a multi-storey shelter. External shelter elements have solar energy collector cells that may form part of an external element. A shipping container arrangement includes a plurality of stacked portable unit configurations. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150068136 | WATERPROOF STORAGE UNIT - A storage unit which is substantially water proof is provided. The storage unit may comprise a shell having lower edges which mate into a groove formed in a top surface of a base to provide a substantially waterproof barrier therebetween. The junction between the lower edge of the side walls and the first groove may be sealed with a water proof sealant. A front side wall of the shell may have an aperture therethrough to allow users to move items into and out of the storage unit. A door may be attached to the storage unit to prevent water from entering into the storage unit through the aperture. Moreover, a lower edge of the door body may be inserted into a second groove formed in the top surface of the base to prevent water from entering into the storage unit from under the door. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150121776 | FOLDING BUILDING - Improved foldable buildings include an improved rafter plate with a fifth hole that can be used for lifting and as a safety anchor and also has angled corners to abut rafter plate stops newly installed on rafters. Rafters and columns have improved bracket plates, new cross brace flanges, and adaptations for L-shaped brackets that support new steel stud purlins and girts. Wall and roof panels now have a vapor barrier and improved insulation. Rafters are further improved by addition of lifting sleeves. Flashing is pre-cut to custom sizes to avoid cutting at the job site and now features steel gauge flashing with adhered closed cell foam rubber on the interior surface. For long ridge flashing, flashing pieces have interlocking ends. Improved methods of assembly are described. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150143758 | Portable Shelters, Related Shelter Systems, and Methods of Their Deployment - Method of deployment of portable shelters is described. The shelters or housing units may be deployed in emergency housing situations and may be grouped into systems of shelters. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150308135 | PORTABLE KIT FOR ERECTING A TEMPORARY SHELTER, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A portable shelter kit is usable for erecting a temporary or long term structural shelter. The portable shelter kit includes a two-part shipping container which comes apart into pieces which are usable as component parts of the shelter. A method of using the kit to construct a portable shelter is also described. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150354198 | Transportable Building and Foundation Beams Therefor - The transportable building is made of side-by-side building sections mounted on parallel foundation beams. Each building section has a skate clamp mounted thereto for sequential sliding and clamping engagements to one of two foundation beams. In another aspect, each of the beams has a removable receiving end attached thereto. Each receiving end has a V-shaped trough on an upper surface thereof to facilitate the alignment of building sections onto the foundation beams during the assembly of the transportable building. In yet another aspect, each foundation beam has workable jacks at each end thereof and a series of self-adjusting jacks mounted thereto between the workable jacks for supporting the transportable building on an uneven ground surface. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160010355 | An Earthquake Protection Pod | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160040443 | Modular Building System - A modular building system in which individual cuboid modules are assembled at a manufacturing facility, optimized for transportation, and transported to a building site by conventional delivery systems. On site, the modules may be modularly assembled into multi-modular buildings. Buildings may be assembled by attaching together a plurality of the structurally self-supporting modules. The modules may be attached horizontally adjacent or vertically adjacent one another using a variety of specialized, interchangeable adaptors. The modules may also be offset horizontally, vertically or perpendicularly to one another. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160069062 | PREFABRICATED FOLDABLE BUILDING MODULE - A prefabricated foldable building module including a central core comprising first and second opposing fixed walls with roof and floor beams interposed therebetween; a plurality of vertically foldably connected walls mounted upon the first and second walls foldable out therefrom; a pair of roof panels, each foldably connected adjacent said roof beam; a pair of floor panels each foldably connected adjacent floor beam: characterized in that the wall panels, roof panels and floor panels may be folded out from their supporting structures in a defined sequence to form an enclosed/partly enclosed building structure, and may be re-folded in reverse sequence to original configuration. Standard modules can be stretched, or joined side by side, end to end or one on top of the other to form larger buildings. The width of the central core can be increased to form an expanded central floor portion providing additional fixed area for location of bathrooms, kitchens and laundries, or for storage of unfixed furniture and building materials. Alternatively, a volumetric addition can be attached to the end of the standard module. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160090731 | DEPLOYABLE PORTABLE SHELTER - A shelter has a packaged configuration and a deployed configuration. The shelter has four panels, each with four edges and two faces. The first and fourth panels have a rectangular shape, and the second and third panels have a quadrangle shape. The relationship of panel edge lengths and angles of the quadrangle shelter panels create a sturdy enclosure that is easy to erect, manipulate, and reconfigure. Furthermore, the shelter may be erected by rotating the panels into place via pivotal connections between the panels and optionally through the use of a lever arm. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160138258 | FOLDING SHED - The apparatus described herein includes a folding shelter structure. The folding structure includes a roof, two sidewalls, two end walls a floor. The floor is divided into two sections, each section pivotally connected to a sidewall. The roof may be divided into two sections, each section pivotally connected to a sidewall. Each end wall may be divided into two sections that are pivotally connected to each other and to the sidewall adjacent the section. The folding structure is transformed from an operation to a storage or transport configuration by outwardly pivoting each roof section until the exterior surface of each roof section approximately abuts the exterior surface of the respective sidewall to which it is connected. The floor section is inwardly pivoted until the top surface of each floor section approximately abuts the interior surface of the respective sidewall to which it is connected and sandwiched between the sidewalls and the end walls. The roof may be supported by removable trusses extending between the side walls and supported at the end walls by a channel. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160145851 | FOLDABLE STRUCTURE - A foldable structure is adjustable between a folded condition for storage and shipping, and an unfolded condition for occupation by one or more users. The foldable structure may be substantially prefabricated at a manufacturing facility, transitioned into its folded condition, and placed into a shipping container for shipping to a destination site. A single foldable structure may be placed in the shipping container, or multiple foldable structures may fit in a standard shipping container. For example, in some embodiments, as many as six foldable structures may fit in a single standard shipping container. | 05-26-2016 |
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