| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052125200 | Construction or component having means to engage hand or cable-type lifting means | 41 |
| 20100139181 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING IN SECTIONS AN ANNULAR TOWER FOR WIND POWER GENERATOR, HELIOSTATIC POWER GENERATOR OR CHIMNEY COMPOSED FROM THREE CONCRETE SEGMENTS OR MORE - A method for erecting a pre-stressed sectionalized and segmented concrete tower for wind power or heliostatic generator or chimney comprising the steps of (a) building a tower foundation; (b) fabricating a plurality of concrete segments having internal ducts for introducing pre-stressing tendons; (c) fabricating a plurality of assembling supports and lifting harnesses for proving a support to the concrete segments when assembled in tower sections; (d) installing, with a crane the concrete segments to conform the concrete tower section; (e) engaging a lifting harness to the concrete tower section, lift the whole section of tower, mount such concrete section on the foundation and disengage the lifting harness and/or the assembling support; (f) assembling the following concrete tower sections though the use of assembling supports and mounting such tower sections through the use of lifting harnesses; and (g) joining the concrete sections through prestressing tendons to provide a rigid tower. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100236161 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND ENCLOSING WIND TURBINE TOWERS - An apparatus and method for mounting a wind turbine and blade assembly on the upper end of a wind turbine tower. In one aspect the apparatus generally includes a ginpole that is used to assemble the tower and a lifting frame or truss that is removably secured to a top bay assembly of the tower using the ginpole. The lifting frame or truss is operated using either cables or hydraulic rams and extends fore of the tower when the frame or truss is in a first position and generally above the tower when in a second position. When in the first position, a wind turbine or blade assembly can be hoisted to the top of the tower. The wind turbine or blade assembly is then moved into position for mounting to the tower as the frame or truss is pivoted to a second position. When the turbine and blade assembly are secured to the tower, the frame or truss is disconnected from the tower and lowered to the ground followed by the ginpole being lowered to the ground. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110154747 | PANEL CONSTRUCTION - A panel comprising one or more decking members is arranged such that a settable material can be supported thereon to form a composite panel. The panel further comprises one or more elongate strengthening elements, each element being arranged to connect to the one or more decking members in a manner such that the one or more elements increase panel strength. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110252721 | Connection Bracket - A connection bracket, which is provided to connect a connection means, such as a shackle, hook or ring, to a flange, includes two fixing sections arranged at a distance from each other and each having a support surface for laying the connection bracket against the flange and a connection section. The connection section is formed from two supporting sections each firmly connected to one of the fixing sections and standing thereon, and a centre section carried by these supporting sections and firmly connected to them, such that the connection section bridges the distance between the fixing sections at a distance from the plane of the support surface. In a top view seen from the side of the connection bracket remote from the support surface, the centre line of the centre section of the connection section is arranged outside the envelope of the fixing sections. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120167486 | USER-ADJUSTABLE WALL MOUNT FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A wall mount for mounting a flat display panel on a wall enables an attached panel to be user-movable within predetermined limits in a curved travel path including an upper limit location with the panel in proximity to the wall, and a lower working location with the panel spaced out from the wall at a predetermined distance. A parallelogram type support structure with four double-hinged coupling arms enables the required movability while holding the panel level and vertically oriented. In a powered embodiment, an electric motor/winch assembly is controlled by a local and/or remote, wireless, wired and/or Wi-Fi control unit enabling a user to relocate the panel to any desired location in the travel path and to lock the panel in place for viewing. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130199110 | Component Hoist Clip - A connection between a hoist and a wall is provided wherein a clip connects a sling of the hoist to the wall, and the clip includes a plate portion having an eye opening receiving the sling. The clip also includes a tongue portion extending from the plate portion, the plate portion lying in registration with the outer side surface of the wall, and the clip also includes an extension flange, extending from and connected to the plate portion at an angle thereto and at an angle to the tongue portion. The extension flange is disposed in registration with the top surface of the wall. Fasteners connect the tongue portion of the clip to the outer side surface of the wall and connect the extension flange to the top surface of the wall. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130219808 | BUILDING BLOCK, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A block system includes a main block that has the lift and alignment devices positioned to overlie a longitudinal axis that intersects a center of gravity of the main block, and has a defined distance from the lift and alignment devices to a front surface of the main block. The block system further includes extended blocks that each has the lift and alignment devices positioned not to overlie a longitudinal axis that intersects a center of gravity of the extended block, but has the same defined distance from the lift and alignment devices to a front face of the extended block that exists on the main block. The recessed portions of the block may be larger than the lift and alignment devices, thereby allowing the blocks to be stacked in either a vertical wall or in a setback wall. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140208666 | DUAL-FUNCTION, SEQUENTIAL-TASK, LUG-REGISTRY, PICK AND STACK-ALIGN BUILDING-COMPONENT HANDLING SYSTEM - A system for handling various structural building components including a pick and stack-registry lug which is anchorable to the top of a building component for handling that component in either one, or both sequentially, of its two, pick and stack-registry functional modes, (b) a clamshell-style, releasably lockable clasp adapted to receive and close capturingly upon the lug under operational circumstances with the lug anchored to the top of a building component, and ready to function in its pick category of component-handling behavior, and (c) a guide socket includable in the base of a building component functional for camming, guided reception of a lug with the lug then functioning in its stack-registry mode of behavior to facilitate overhead stack registering of two building components in relation to the lowering of an overhead component onto the top of an underlying component whose top also has a lug anchored to it. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20160002909 | Modular Building Units, And Methods Of Constructing And Transporting Same - A connector assembly, having an upper connector coupled to a lower connector and a gusset plate sandwiched between the upper and lower connectors. Also, disclosed is a hoistable connector assembly, a lifting frame assembly, a coupling system for modular frame units, a method for assembling a module unit using the connector assembly, and a modular frame unit and building having the connector assembly. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160069063 | MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM - A prefabricated modular reinforced concrete building system includes panel assemblies for foundations, walls, decks, and roofs designed to be built out in a manufacturing facility, shipped to a job site, and filled with concrete. Panel assemblies incorporate a space frame to ensure structural integrity during shipping and during concrete fill. Space frames can include structural columns, rebar mats, spacers, straps, and skin panels. Panel assemblies may be manufactured to contain architectural interior/external finishes, windows/doors, and pre-installed utility distribution systems. | 03-10-2016 |
| 052125300 | Unitary engaging means in monolithic or single contruction or component | 1 |
| 20140311058 | PRECAST CONCRETE FLOATING STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A WIND TURBINE - The precast concrete floating structure for supporting a wind turbine comprises a precast SPAR-type monolithic platform made of concrete prestressed by means of active reinforcement bars. The structure is formed by a cylindrical section ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 052125400 | Embedded in settable material | 30 |
| 20080196324 | Concrete Lifting Anchor - An elongate substantially planar lifting anchor ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090107057 | ANCHOR POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - An anchor positioning assembly to position an anchor in a concrete casting frame having a first reinforcing member and a second reinforcing member. The anchor positioning assembly includes an anchor and a hook member. The anchor includes an first portion and a second portion, and the hook member includes a first end configured to couple to the first reinforcing member, a second end configured to couple to the second reinforcing member, and an intermediate section coupled to the second portion of the anchor. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090205268 | CAST-IN LIFTING ANCHOR - An edge-lift anchor for tilt-up lifting of a concrete component has, at a lower part of its head means for anchoring the head against shear forces acting during the tilt-up phase of lifting. Such means may comprise an aperture to receive concrete, an aperture to receive a length of reinforcing bar, of a shear plate welded to the lower edge of the head. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090241439 | Method and Device for Producing Precast Components and Corresponding Precast Component - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing precast components ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090320386 | RECESS FORMER FOR CONCRETE PANELS - A recess former ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100037536 | CONCRETE PANEL LIFTING INSERT ASSEMBLY - A concrete panel lifting insert assembly that includes an X-shaped foot and an insert, which is generally pear-shaped or triangular-shaped, having a bottom side which is elongated. The insert's bottom side is secured to a cross-member of the X-shaped foot such that the insert stands in a vertical orientation. The other cross-member of the X-shaped foot is in a transverse tangential orientation to that of an opening formed by the pear-shaped or triangular-shaped insert. This other cross-member optionally includes elevated C-shaped clips for engaging rebar material to provide additional strength. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100192484 | Joining system for two building elements - The present invention relates to a joining system for securing a first building element ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110131892 | Green Precast Mold - A wall molding system using two (2) prefabricated panels, with finished exterior surfaces placed parallel to each other and held from the inside by separators-anchors. The panels may also use exterior fasteners to hold the weight and pressure of the concrete. Insulating material and structural reinforcements may also be placed inside the mold. Concrete would be used to fill the spaces between the panels. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120192506 | Concrete weldment - A weldment that is embedded in a concrete slab-type structural member. There is a central plate having a planar, weldable surface and disposed along an outer edge of the concrete slab. A pair of divergingly extending arms extends from the weldable surface and is embedded in the concrete slab. One or both of the extending arms has an irregular upper edge to engage the surrounding concrete. The irregular edge may be a series of v-shaped notches or v-shaped raised portions or any combination forming a saw tooth configuration. A method of manufacturing the weldment in the concrete slab is accomplished by locating the weldment in a mold and fastening a cap around the central plate. The weldment and cap are attached to the mold. After the concrete is poured and hardens into the slab, the cap is removed exposing a clean weldable surface. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120204499 | Concrete Panel with Fiber Reinforced Rebar - A composite reinforcing bar is formed by providing a reinforcing material supply of fiber strands rovings; a resin supply bath, and a puller for pulling the resin-impregnated reinforcing material through the resin bath. The material is wound on a holder, while the resin remains unset, rotated about its axis on a drive system so that the material is wrapped around a plurality of bars at spaced positions around the axis such that the fed length of the body is wrapped from one bar to the next to form bent portions of the body wrapped partly around each bar and straight portions between the bars. Each bar has angularly grooves which are shaped to mold the bent portions to a required bent shape. The holder is indexed along it axis and removed when full for curing the resin on the holder while the body remains wrapped thereon. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120227335 | Lifting Anchor for a Concrete Slab - An anchor for embedment in a concrete slab to provide for the lifting of the slab comprises first and second elongate plates adapted to be arranged in facing relationship for form a composite anchor. Each of the first and second plates has a distal end and a proximate end and at one hole between the distal and proximate ends. The proximate end of each plate has a flange bent outwardly of the outer planer face thereof. The distal end of each plate has laterally projecting feet that are bent laterally of a planar face. The side edges of each of the plates have converging side edges that extend downwardly to the feet. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120240483 | CHAIR FOR A CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHOR - A chair for supporting an edgelift anchor for use in lifting a concrete component, said anchor comprising a head portion engagable with a clutch of a lifting system, and a body portion for embedment with the concrete component, wherein the chair has surfaces configured for supporting the edgelift anchor relative to a casting surface during casting of the concrete component. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120279145 | ANCHOR FOR LIFTING A CONCRETE COMPONENT - An anchor for use in lifting a concrete component, said anchor comprising a single length of wire bent to form a head engagable with a clutch of a lifting system, and a body portion for embedment with the concrete component, wherein the wire is bent such that opposed legs of the body portion extend in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of the head portion. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120304554 | COLLAR FOR A CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHOR - A collar for a concrete component lifting anchor including an attachment portion for attaching the collar to the lifting anchor, and an abutment portion adapted to provide a clutch abutment surface for limiting rotation of a clutch relative to the lifting anchor. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130091785 | CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHORS - A shear bar for an edge lift anchor for a concrete panel, the shear bar being a bar shaped to provide a central portion to engage an upper edge of the lifting anchor when installed in the panel and legs inclining downwardly from each end of the central portion, the underside of each leg being profiled to lock into the surrounding concrete, the profiling being formed by a series of longitudinally spaced formations each of generally saw-toothed shape with a leading edge of each formation facing towards the central portion such that on application of shear load to the shear bar the leg will lock into the concrete with a generally compressive loading being applied to the concrete in the zone between the two legs. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130097945 | CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHORS - A shear bar for an edge lift anchor for a concrete panel, the shear bar being a bar of rectangular cross-section shaped to engage an upper edge of the lifting anchor when installed in the panel, the bar having opposed large area faces and opposed smaller area faces and the bar being so shaped that when engaged with the upper edge of the lifting anchor one of its opposed large area faces will face towards the upper surface of the panel in the casting configuration of the panel. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130139451 | CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHORS - An edge lift anchor for a concrete product, the anchor having a head portion for coupling to lifting equipment and an anchoring portion, and a separate member mounted on the anchor and having integral legs extending to each side of the anchoring portion to increase the lifting capacity of the anchor. Alternatively or in addition, the separate member may provide a mounting for a tension bar to increase the lifting capacity. The invention also provides a support chair for retaining the edge lift anchor, together with an associated shear bar and tension bar if present. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130174499 | Reinforcing Bracket for Lifting Anchors in Reinforced Concrete Walls - A reinforcing bracket has a planar central portion extending parallel to the reinforcing members with at least one central opening to receive a lifting anchor. Two V-shaped wings extend out of the plane of the central portion from the opposing ends of the central portion. Sets of aligned openings pass through these wings to receive reinforcing members. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130326966 | PRECAST PERVIOUS CONCRETE PANELS - A precast pervious concrete panel is formed in a containment vessel under controlled conditions and allowed to reach an acceptable strength before removal from the containment vessel, thereby producing standard sizes or shapes for installation in the field. Each piece of pervious concrete may include slots cut into the piece at predetermined locations allowing installation of a joint connector; either dry or with a bonding material thereby allowing connection of multiple pieces into a solid slab. A strip material may be used under the slab joints to dissipate load bearing and allow the panels to slide together when picked up by the embedded lifting device. Multiple pervious concrete pieces can be combined with a collection system allowing collection/reuse of water passing through the panels. Precast pervious concrete panels can be used as inserts in ready mix or cast in place concrete frames allowing for easy replacement of the pieces. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130326967 | LARGE CONCRETE BLOCK FOR CRANE LIFTING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - Disclosed herein is a large concrete block for crane lifting. The large concrete block includes a large concrete block body ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20150075090 | LIFTING ANCHORS - An edge lift anchor for embedment into a concrete panel, the anchor having a head of generally plate-like form for releasable attachment with lifting equipment, and at least one leg extending from the head, for locking into the surrounding concrete, the head having an eye for receiving a locking bolt of a lifting clutch in the form of a ring clutch, the head having an upper edge engageable by the body of the ring clutch when the clutch body is inclined at the commencement of lifting a cast panel from the horizontal configuration in which it is cast to a generally vertical configuration, wherein the width of the head is such that engagement between the clutch body and the edge of the head at the commencement of lifting from a horizontal configuration is at a sufficient distance from the end of the head that any deformation of the edge of the head caused by engagement with the clutch body under the applied lifting load will be wholly contained within the width of the head. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150101266 | LIFTING ANCHORS - A lifting anchor for embedment into a concrete component, the anchor having a head for releasable engagement with lifting equipment, and at least one leg extending from the head, the leg being profiled so as to lock into the surrounding concrete, wherein the profiling is formed by a series of formations arranged along at least a face and adjacent edge of the leg. | 04-16-2015 |
| 052125500 | Embedded socket element | 8 |
| 20090183441 | Anchor Recess Former - A device that attaches to the rebar used to manufacture a concrete item and is left in place as the wet concrete is placed within the form for the concrete item and allowed to cure. The device is a hollow, walled, generally cup- or half disc-shaped structure having an outer forming wall and a hollow interior. The device may be a unitary or two part construction having an upper section, a lower section, upper rebar braces, lower rebar braces, and anchor holes. Anchor holes extend through the anchor recess former providing for a passage from the hollow interior to the outside. Upon the curing of the concrete, the present invention becomes an integral part of the concrete item, creating a uniform recess and exposing an anchor that can be used to lift the concrete item. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100011678 | DOUBLE ANCHOR AND LIFTING SHACKLE FOR CONCRETE SLABS - A lifting mechanism for a concrete structure is provided through means of a void former and anchor assembly which it cast in place to provide an accurate recess in the structure having two or more spaced divergent anchors therein. The anchors define annularly aligned apertures within the recess. A lifting shackle of an arcuate configuration complimental with that of the recess is received within the recess and carries an arcuate locking bolt extendable through the aligned apertures. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110000148 | ANCHOR FOR HANDLING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS COMPRISING FIXED DIVERGENT ARMS - An anchor for construction elements, such as concrete panels, and including at least one flat part, an upper part for hanging on a handling engine and extending along a principal plane and a lower part for anchoring in the construction element. The lower part has two arms diverging in the direction of the lower end of the anchor, extending outside the principal plane, and forming, between them, an angle. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110041422 | DOUBLE ANCHOR AND LIFTING SHACKLE FOR CONCRETE SLABS - A lifting mechanism for a concrete structure is provided through means of a void former and anchor assembly which it cast in place to provide an accurate recess in the structure having two or more spaced divergent anchors therein. The anchors define annularly aligned apertures within the recess. A lifting shackle of an arcuate configuration complimental with that of the recess is received within the recess and carries an arcuate locking bolt extendable through the aligned apertures. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20130186012 | RECESS FORMER FOR CONCRETE PANELS - A recess former is disclosed for use with anchors which are to be cast into a concrete slab. The recess former preferably includes a removable plug and preferably rectangular lugs which engage with corresponding apertures in the attachment head of the lifting anchor and prevent the ingress of cement during casting of the slab. In addition, flaps are preferably provided on the recess former to prevent the sides of the attachment head from being encased in the concrete. Preferably the former is pivoted between open and closed positions and has a slightly V-shaped base which when abutted against a mould or formwork, urges the recess former into the closed position. Furthermore, a recess former is disclosed which stays behind after the casting and remains embedded in the concrete in order to provide a waterproof membrane between the recess and adjacent reinforcing rods thereby preventing corrosion of the reinforcing rods. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130340357 | Method and Apparatus for Attaching Temporary Lifting Members to an Existing Lifting Anchor - A hoisting assembly for precast concrete structures is provided. A shackle is joined to an embedded anchor member by a pin or bolt, and the shackle is provided with load bearing members to accommodate various loads in a manner that reduces risk of damage to concrete and provides for a more efficient anchor. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140096459 | LIFTING AND BRACING SYSTEM FOR A WALL PANEL - A connector member and system is provided for selectively connecting to an anchor of a precast concrete structure. The connector member comprises arcuate members for rotating the anchor into a position of secure interconnection and serves as a force-transmitting device for contacting the anchor and associated features and structures. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150096242 | Concrete Anchor - An anchor particularly adapted to be embedded into a concrete construction for suspension of a ceiling panel, duct or the like, includes a base which receives inserts that have an axial threaded bore. The base is open at its lower end and can receive a threaded rod by virtue of ratcheting inserts received within the base. The inserts and base are particularly shaped to prevent jam and ease of insertion of the rod in the anchor. The anchor also has a head flange that sits above a plurality of fasteners secured to the anchor which is used to simultaneously drive the fasteners into a form for the concrete member. The fasteners are connected to the anchor extending in generally parallel and spaced relation to the anchor. The fasteners can be held by a support or sleeve-like holder which surrounds at least a portion of the base of the anchor or they can be attached to the base of the anchor. The fasteners project downwardly through the bottom of the anchor for driving into the form board. | 04-09-2015 |
