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| 20080202050 | Service Ceiling, in Particular for Laboratories, and Method of Installing Such a Ceiling - A service ceiling is provided for carrying supply lines in a room of a building having at least one aisle region, in particular in a laboratory. The service ceiling is provided with an intrinsically rigid support frame composed of profiled members which is fastened in the region of the ceiling of the room. At least one air inlet duct for feeding in fresh air, and lines for feeding in sanitary media are provided. The service ceiling is distinguished in that the support frame extends in a first plane at a distance from the ceiling of the building, and in that the air inlet duct extends above the aisle region essentially flush with the underside of the support frame, in the plane of the support frame, and in that the lines for feeding in the sanitary media extend above the air inlet duct in a second plane. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080276556 | Insert for a Weep Hole Opening in a Masonry Wall - An insert ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080289277 | FLOOR MEMBER - The floor member is a laminated structure in the form a floor tile or a floor plank. A bottom portion of the floor member is formed with a plurality of moisture dispersal pathways that lead toward peripheral side edges of the bottom portion. The moisture dispersal pathways permit any moisture that develops between a floor base and the bottom portion of the floor member that is installed on the floor base to flow in the moisture dispersal pathways toward at least one of the peripheral side edges of the bottom portion, for passage beyond the one peripheral side edge of the bottom portion. Adjacent tiles of a floor tile installation have communicable moisture dispersal pathways such that moisture is not entrapped below the floor member and can migrate through the communicable pathways to an outermost peripheral side edge of the floor tile installation for dissipation of moisture into the ambient air. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090007508 | MULTILAYER LAMINATE SYSTEM AND METHOD USED WITHIN BUILDING STRUCTURES - Trapped moisture in the walls of a building structure may result in the building materials prematurely deteriorating unless there is a way for the moisture to escape. A rainscreen drainage mat provides an open cavity for the trapped moisture to escape by evaporation or gravity by draining the moisture out of the wall cavity. The multilayer laminate system includes a weather resistive barrier, drainage mat, and facer material as one application to be used within building structures to prevent moisture damage. In addition, the multilayer laminate system and method is configured to create a water resistive envelope at building material interfaces. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090007509 | Insulated board having an integral drain - A foundation protective layer for installation adjacent a foundation wall of a building includes a thermally insulative layer comprising a layer of foam and an upwardly extending drain passage thereon to facilitate drainage of groundwater, typically into a french drain. The drain passage may be formed within a conduit or a strip of porous material mounted on the insulative layer. A channel may be formed in the insulative layer in which the conduit or strip of porous material is disposed. The conduit may have a corrugated sidewall which may be perforated or split along its length. The strip of porous material may be formed of a web of non-woven fibers. An attachment mechanism may be used for attaching the insulative layer to the foundation wall. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090025323 | Moisture Removal System - A sheathing layer spans a supporting surface from which moisture is to be removed. In one exemplary system, ventilation channels extend between opposed ends of the substrate layer, communicating with an outlet opening at one end and with a duct at the opposing end which in turn communicates with an inlet opening at the same end of the substrate layer as the outlet opening. A fan is arranged to circulate air through channels from the inlet opening to the outlet opening to replace humid air in the channels with drier replacement air. In another example, a substrate layer includes ventilation channels communicating only between the supporting surface and an outlet opening. The outlet opening connects to a fan which maintains the channels at a vacuum pressure to withdraw moisture therefrom. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090031654 | Methods and apparatus for controlling moisture in straw bale core walls - A moisture control system for a straw bale core wall having an air pathway from the foundation of the wall to its bond beam permitting air to be pumped into the wall at the foundation level and up through the core of the wall into a plenum space at the top of the wall and out through one or more vents into the atmosphere. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090049777 | FIRE-RATED WALL CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT - The present invention is directed toward fire-rated wall construction components for use in building construction. The invention provides wall components and systems which have fire-retardant characteristics, as well as wall components which allow for needed ventilation in a building throughout times when no fire is present. Embodiments include tracks for holding studs which incorporate various geometries capable of receiving intumescent material. When the intumescent material becomes hot, it expands rapidly and fills its surrounding area, blocking fire, heat, and smoke from traveling to other areas of a building. Other embodiments | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090071087 | GARAGE DOOR VENT WITH SCREEN - A louvered vent assembly having a spline retained insect screen is mounted in a garage door between interior and exterior frames to provide ventilation and prevent intrusion of insects. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090165410 | INSULATION SYSTEM COMPRISING INTERCONNECTED INSULATIONS PANELS DISPOSED AGAINST A WALL - This invention relates to a wall system comprising a building wall with an insulating layer, said building wall being the facade wall of a building or an inner wall, said insulating layer comprising insulation panels each insulation panel having first and second substantially parallel major surfaces. The second major surface is facing the building wall, and the insulation panel has at least three, preferably four, minor surfaces, where a slit is made in a minor surface and extending substantially parallel with the major surfaces. The insulation panel is positioned between at least two profiles, each profile having a base portion substantially parallel with and in contact with a part of one minor edge surface of the insulation panel and a flange portion substantially parallel with the major surfaces of the insulation panel and extending into said slit in the minor surface of the insulation panel. The insulation panel having a thickness larger than a width of the base portion of the profiles, and at least one profile is arranged and fastened to parts of the building different from the building wall, so that no elements connected to said profile except the insulation panel span from the first major surface of the insulation panel to the second major surface of the insulation panel. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090173024 | ROOF - The present invention is a roof, wherein a planar base material in which gaps penetrated through back and front sides are formed is arranged on a roof surface with a clearance between the roof and itself. The roof structure has an effect to economically and efficiently prevent the temperature of the roof from becoming high due to shining down of direct sunlight on the upper surface of the roof. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090193738 | Moisture Drainage Spacer Panel for Building Walls - A spacer panel is incorporated into building walls to drain accumulated moisture from the wall structure. The spacer panel is formed with spacer members that project on opposing sides of a central planar web member. Each spacer member is formed independently and has a planar portion extending around the spacer member to provide a location for the insertion of apertures to allow moisture to pass from one side of the panel to the other. Each spacer member includes a planar surface that facilitates an application of adhesive for attachment of a barrier member thereto. The spacer members can be oriented in a herringbone pattern alternating on opposing sides of the central web member. The spacer members can be formed as a circular projection extending on one side of the central web with a truncated conical member projecting to the opposing side of the central web from the circular projection. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090211186 | Double floor type inducing waterproof structure and green roof structure using the same - A rooftop double floor-type guidance waterproof structure according to the present invention includes upper panels for preventing water from directly falling onto a rooftop, support members for supporting the upper panels at a uniform height above the rooftop, and drain conduits provided on the tops or sides of the upper panels and configured to guide water, falling onto the upper panels, to a space outside the upper panels, and to drain the water, wherein rooftop tree planting is conducted in a space above the upper panels. As a result, rooftop waterproof performance can be further improved, and rooftop tree planting can be more efficiently realized. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090217608 | ROOF MODULE WITH A VENTILATION DUCT - The invention relates to a roof module with at least one ventilation duct, the ventilation duct ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090241449 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM PROVIDING ELEMENT PROTECTION - A structural support system with a means for capturing and channeling elements originating from an exterior surface is disclosed. More specifically, the support system not only creates a dry area under a deck but is also a load bearing component of the deck. The support system is multifunctional in that it alleviates the need for traditional joist-dependent construction methods while simultaneously providing an efficient and aesthetically pleasing structure for maintaining a useful, dry area under the deck. Advantageously, embodiments are scalable in that the system comprises a repeatable series of interlocking components operable to be customized to any foreseeable deck footprint or load bearing application. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090266017 | BATTEN RISER ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a batten riser assembly that is used to install battens for tile roofs. The batten riser assembly can be used to prolong the life of tile roofs since it is made of waterproof materials. The batten riser assembly uses flexible strips that can be easily folded in a compact package and can be installed in a quick and easy manner. The batten riser assembly can be used in conjunction with a marker tape to speed installation. The batten riser assembly is designed to prevent the damming of water that penetrates the tile roof. The batten riser assembly provides a simple and easy way for installers to comply with building codes. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090277113 | Structural insulating panel and flat roof structure employing same - A structural insulating panel for use in a flat roof structure comprises upper and lower structural layers and an intermediate layer between the upper and lower structural layers. The intermediate layer is shaped such that the upper structural layer is sloped relative to a generally horizontal plane when the structural insulating panel is installed in a flat roof structure. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090277114 | DRAIN INSTALLATION KIT - The present invention provides a drain installation kit adapted to maintain alignment of the center of a sloping floor aperture with the center of a drain throughout the construction process. In a preferred embodiment, the kit includes an upper flange that is rigidly connectable to a drain base and multiple sloping guide bars that are rigidly connectable in a radial fashion to the upper flange. A user can use this preferred embodiment by assembling it, adding cementitious material between the guide bars, and making an upper surface of the cementitious material flush with a top edge of the guide bars. Embodiments of the present invention provide a variety of advantages over conventional drain installation kits. For example, many embodiments provide improved functionality, many embodiments are easier for do-it-yourselfers to use, and many embodiments can be manufactured more efficiently. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090282762 | Device For In-Situ Barrier - The present invention relates to a multi-layer fluid delivery device for post-installation in-situ barrier creation. The device provides a medium for post-installation injection of remedial substances such as waterproofing polymeric resins or cementitious materials, insecticides, mold preventatives, rust retardants and the like. The device comprises a first layer and a second layer, with optionally an intermediate layer therebetween, and a plurality of tubes extending outwardly from the first layer. The first layer is preferably semi-permeable; the second layer is non-permeable; the optional intermediate layer is a void-inducing layer. The multi-layered device is attached to a structural substrate and a construction material such as concrete or shotcrete is applied against its surface (and around the plurality of tubes). Thereafter, a free flowing active substance can be injected through the tubes to fill the air space in the multi-layered device. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090288358 | INSULATIVE AND WEATHER-RESISTANT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - A building structural component, such as a wall, roof, ceiling, floor, or the like, is resistant to weather and moisture while facilitating the drying and elimination of water vapor and liquid water. The component includes a vapor-permeable membrane that resists penetration of liquids including water, but that permits gases including water vapor to pass through the membrane to resist buildup of moisture in the building component, A batten, such as an insulated batten, forms a cavity in the building component to facilitate air circulation, and reduces heat flow through structural studs of the building component to increase the overall insulation value of the finished component. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293394 | MASONRY WALL VENT - A vent for an exterior brick wall. The vent includes a first enclosure which is installed in the brick wall in place of an entire brick. The enclosure defines a flow path from ambient conditions to the air in between the brick wall and an interior wall. The vent includes a shield for protecting the flow path of the enclosure from being obstructed by falling debris. Some embodiments includes a vertical section of vents which is also protected from falling debris such as trash mortar. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090301014 | Low-Energy Buildings - The aim of the present invention is to create such construction of outer wall and ceiling, as is needed to lead the dry water steam (water gas) away from the room through the wall, according to the Fick law of concentration declivity and natural steam pressure flow diffusion, without the water steam being able to concentrate to the condensation water in the wall. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090320397 | CONTINUOUSLY INSULATED WALL ASSEMBLY - Construct a wall assembly by: (a) providing a support structure with spaced apart structural members; (b) affixing a thermally insulating layer of polymeric foam boards to the structural members, the foam boards achieving a Class A rating according to ASTM E-84; (c) covering seams between polymeric foam boards with a sealing tape; (d) affixing a plurality of fasteners through the thermally insulating layer to structural members with the fasteners extending beyond the outside surface of the thermally insulating layer; (e) attaching a façade selected from metal panel, metal-composite-metal panels, fiber reinforced cementitious siding veneer and materials having a thickness of at least 1.9 centimeters (0.75 inches) that qualify as “non-combustible” according to ASTM E136 to the fasteners and within five centimeters of the thermally insulating layer; and desirably (f) applying a spray polyurethane foam material to seal gaps through the thermally insulating layer; the process being free of applying gypsum sheathing layer or wood-based sheathing between structural members and the thermally insulating layer. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100000169 | FLOOR DRAINAGE - Formwork creates a grid for receiving a filler material which defines a floor or floor base with a water drainage outlet. The formwork comprises a plurality of first wall members ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100043326 | Wall Structure with Moisture Diverter and Method of Making Same - System and method for making a wall structure which diverts moisture from an opening. The wall structure has a structural member with a horizontal opening. A moisture diverter is secured to the structural member above the opening, the moisture diverter having a first end and a second end and a length, with the diverter length greater than the horizontal opening distance and the first end positioned relatively higher than the second end. The moisture diverter is laterally positioned at least partially over the horizontal opening. The moisture diverter has a first planar portion and a second planar portion attached to the first planar portion, forming an acute angle. A moisture barrier is secured to the structural member, at least in part, within a volume defined by the first planar portion and the second planar portion. A facade member is secured to the structural member distal of the moisture barrier. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100132287 | MULTI-PIECE POLYMER BUILDING PRODUCTS - A polymer building product for securement to the exterior of a building, the building product comprising a base portion securable to a substrate; a top portion slidingly telescopingly receivable over the base portion; and engaging elements, such as teeth, interengaging projections, etc. disposed on one or both of the base and top portions for securing the base and top portions together. The building product is characterized by a first, unsecured condition in which the top portion is slidingly received over the base portion in a first rotational orientation relative to the base portion and the top and base portions are freely slidingly separable, and a second, secured condition in which the top portion is slidingly received over the base portion in a second rotational orientation relative to the base portion and the top and base portions are secured together. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100146891 | SPACER | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100170176 | Removable covering for surfaces - Comprising, in principle, tiles consisting of bases made of a plastic material and top plaques joined to the bases, the bases incorporating male and female anchoring elements along their edges which fit together for attaching one tile to another. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170177 | Patio deck extension - The table top portion of the patio deck extension is aligned in a row with spaces between the 4 major slats and is secured at the bottom with cross members to form a base. The sides are then mounted around the perimeter. The angled support stabilizers are mounted to the cross members on the bottom of the deck extensions platform then attached to the existing deck uprights (Ballasts). All parts are secured using screws of various lengths. The purpose of this invention is to create additional deck space; it allows the home owner to use the patio deck extension to aid in storing, servicing and entertaining without infringing on their existing deck space. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170178 | PANELIZED ROOFING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The panelized roof sheathing construction system includes a plurality of panels attached to a building frame structure in substantially abutting relationship. Each panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop the outward facing surface of the panel. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. Joints between panels are sealed by strips of water resistant tape or the like. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding a roll of paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, cutting the mat and paper into segments of predetermined lengths, transferring the segments onto a loading screen, subjecting the segments to heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting the segments into panels of predetermined sizes. A method of drying-in a building using the panels of the invention is also contemplated. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170179 | FLOOR MEMBER - The floor member, in the form a floor tile or a floor plank, that is formed of a flexible, non-rigid material, has a bottom portion formed with a plurality of moisture dispersal pathways that lead toward peripheral side edges of the bottom portion. The moisture dispersal pathways permit any moisture that develops between a floor base and the bottom portion of the floor member that is installed on the floor base to flow in the moisture dispersal pathways toward at least one of the peripheral side edges of the bottom portion, for passage beyond the one peripheral side edge of the bottom portion. Adjacent tiles of a floor tile installation have communicable moisture dispersal pathways such that moisture is not entrapped below the floor member and can migrate through the communicable pathways to an outermost peripheral side edge of the floor tile installation for dissipation of moisture into the ambient air. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100175341 | MOISTURE DIVERTING INSULATED SIDING PANEL - A siding panel product is provided comprising a first polymeric siding panel having a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between the top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface. An insulation backing is coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel. The insulation backing comprises at least first and second insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel. The first insulation member has a bottom edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour and the second insulation member has a top edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100192495 | Thin stone or brick veneer wall system and clips therefor - A wall system, particularly for thin stone or thin brick veneer walls, has a plurality of stones or bricks with grooves running along the upper and lower edges and a plurality of clips for linking the stones or bricks. One type of clip having one or more connecting flanges links an upper stone or brick to a lower stone or brick with the one or more connecting flanges housed within the groove in the lower edge of the upper stone or brick and within the groove in the upper edge of the lower stone or brick. The one or more connecting flanges of the clip depend from one or more base flanges of the clip and have a width just equal to the distance from the rear face to the groove of the upper and lower stones or bricks. The one or more base flanges of the clip depend from a support flange of the clip. The support flange has one or more apertures for accepting a screw or nail for fastening the clip to a structural wall. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100223868 | VENTILATED BUILDING BLOCK - A building block for a ventilated wall includes an elongated center portion flanked by a pair of substantially parallel side walls oriented substantially perpendicularly to the center portion. The center portion has a first vertical wall and a second sloped wall, the second sloped wall extending between a relatively thicker bottom wall of the center portion and a relatively thinner top wall of the center portion. The first wall is co-planar with first edges of the side walls. A stacked arrangement of such blocks, where adjacent blocks are inverted and reversed, establishes front-to-back air passages that do not provide a sight line, and which prevent rain from passing through. A mold assembly for manufacturing the blocks is also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100229484 | CLADDING PANEL - A composite cladding panel | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100242390 | VENTILATED BUILDING BLOCK WITH DRAIN FEATURE - A building block for a ventilated wall includes an elongated center portion flanked by a pair of substantially parallel side walls oriented substantially perpendicularly to the center portion. The center portion has upper and lower edges, a first substantially vertical rear wall and a second substantially vertical front wall, the substantially parallel side walls extending beyond the second substantially vertical front wall. A first drain groove portion extends across the substantially vertical front wall and aligned with second and third drain groove portions provided on respective facing surfaces of the substantially parallel side walls. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251646 | SELF-CLEANING FLOORING SYSTEM - A self-cleaning flooring system for catching waste products has at least one module comprising a drain pan and a floor grid. The drain pan has a ramp and a central drain outlet. The ramp extends around the drain pan defining a drain pan periphery. The ramp slopes downward from the drain pan periphery towards the drain outlet. The drain pan periphery has a plurality of discharge ports spaced therealong for discharge of flushing fluid onto the ramp such that the waste products are washed down the ramp towards the drain outlet. The floor grid extends across the drain pan and is mounted upon the drain pan periphery for supporting personnel standing thereon while permitting waste products to pass therethrough. The module is interconnectable to horizontally adjacent modules to form the flooring system, | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100251647 | RAINSCREEN ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - A wall mounted panel system wherein panels are permitted three directions of expansion and contraction since each of panel is affixed to the wall at a single point. For example, the system includes a first and second panel adjacent to one another. An upper bracket and a lower bracket are affixed to the back of each panel, wherein the upper brackets are affixed to the wall and wherein the lower bracket of the first panel is movably engaged with the upper bracket of the second panel. The panels do not communicate with any sealing members, thereby allowing for air to flow freely behind the panels for providing a means of removing moisture from behind the panels. A brace member in communication with the interior surface of each panel has an upper end affixed to the upper bracket and a lower end affixed to the lower bracket. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100251648 | INSULATED FIBER CEMENT SIDING - Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side edges, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100257799 | VENTILATING SPACING STRIP BETWEEN REAR SURFACE OF SIDING AND OUTER SURFACE OF STRUCTURE ALLOWING HORIZONTAL AIR CIRCULATION - Spacers and a spacing strip for use in an outer wall of a building between the outer vertical surface of its underlying structure and the inner surface of siding through which the siding is nailed to the underlying structure to provide a ventilation space between the rear surface of the siding and the outer surface of the underlying structure. Ventilation channels can be provided at both the lower and upper ends of the ventilation space to facilitate movement of air to the atmosphere from such a ventilation space. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100263311 | SYSTEM AND COVER ELEMENT FOR AIR SEALING - A system for air sealing of leaks in building corners in a wall portion made up by a framework, including a cover element with two overlapping and plane flexible film portions, which are connected to each other along a first edge portion. The film portions include linear folding lines to enable unfolding of the cover element for forming a three-dimensional geometry including a main surface and a collar which projects from the main surface and is formed integrally therewith and which corresponds to three sides of the beam portion. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100269438 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ATTACHING PANELING TO A BUILDING SURFACE - The present disclosure concerns a system, methods and compositions for attaching architectural panels to a building surface, such as a wall. In certain embodiments, the system comprises panels, each with upper, lower and side interlocking members. In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower interlocking members form a modified tongue and groove joint, with a 45 degree angle interface, while the side interlocking members form a ship lap joint. The upper and lower interlocking members may be designed to press the panels against the building surface and to hide the locations of screws or other attachment devices when the interlocking members are engaged. The system provides a stronger and more secure attachment of panels to a building surface, while eliminating the problem of having to disguise the location of the attachment devices where such devices are inserted directly through the surface of the panel. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100275541 | Interlocking rubber tiles for playgrounds - A tile for covering an area and which interlocks with an adjacent tile includes a main body having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface. The main body has at least a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The tile includes at least one male connector situated on at least one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the main body and extending outwardly therefrom. The tile further includes at least one female receptacle situated on at least one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the main body and extending outwardly therefrom. The male connector of the tile is engageable with a female receptacle of an adjacent tile so that the tile may interlock with the adjacent tile. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281800 | WATERPROOF CEILING WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF STRUCTURES - Disclosed herein is a waterproof ceiling with multiple types of structures. The waterproof ceiling includes a hanger unit secured at an upper end thereof to a ceiling wall or the waterproof ceiling and placed perpendicularly to a ground to support load on a lower end. A carrying channel is connected to the lower end of the hanger unit and placed parallel to the ground so as to be at right angles with the hanger unit. A drain module bar is connected and secured to a predetermined portion on the carrying channel and forms a predetermined angle with the ground to create a flow passage for leaked water. A waterproof panel is fitted to each of both sides of the drain module bar, thus closing a space between drain module bars. A water collecting pipe is provided vertically on an end of the drain module bar, thus collecting the leaked water and discharging the water to the outside. The hanger unit is connected to the lower end of the drain module bar to support an additional load. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100281801 | Foamed Building Panel, Clip and System for Installation - A building panel has a unitary foamed core, and a unitary cover layer of resinous polymeric material covering the core and covering a bottom edge or drip edge and an upper edge of the panel. A system for installation of adjacent panels includes the adjacent panels having vertical clip-receiving grooves slidably receiving narrow edges of a clip. The clip holds adjacent panels in coplanar abutting relationship to minimize movement while installed on a wall of a building. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287861 | EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MOISTURE TRANSPORTATION FEATURE - An exterior wall assembly includes a wall frame supporting an interior wall layer and an exterior wall layer opposite the interior wall layer, a flexible sheet disposed within the exterior wall assembly, and a seal attached to the flexible sheet and configured to prevent ingress of water toward the wall frame. The flexible sheet is configured to transport moisture from between the interior wall layer and the exterior wall layer to a location outside of the exterior wall assembly. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287862 | EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DYNAMIC MOISTURE REMOVAL FEATURE - A wall assembly includes a wall frame, a trough, a moisture transport spacer coupled to the wall frame and providing a substantial barrier to the passage of air and moisture vapor through the wall assembly, a moisture wicking sheet disposed at a bottom of the wall frame and extending from the moisture transport spacer to the trough, and an air seal disposed between the moisture wicking sheet and the bottom of the wall frame. The trough communicates with a dynamic ventilation system configured to remove moisture collected in the trough. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287863 | BUILDING ENVELOPE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MOISTURE TRANSPORTATION FEATURE - A building envelope assembly includes a first structural frame supporting a first interior layer, a second structural frame parallel with the first structural frame supporting a second interior layer and an exterior sheathing layer opposite the second interior layer, and a flexible sheet disposed within the assembly and configured to transport moisture from between the first structural frame and the second structural frame to a location outside of the assembly. A drain assembly is configured to transport moisture from the flexible sheet. A seal is attached to the flexible sheet and configured to prevent ingress of water toward the first and second structural frames. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287864 | PRE-CAST RAIN SCREEN WALL PANEL - A prefabricated rain screen wall panel is provided comprising inner and outer concrete panels secured together by shear connectors. Intermediate members provide insulation, a drainage channel and a vapour barrier. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287865 | PRE-CAST RAIN SCREEN WALL PANEL - A prefabricated rain screen wall panel is provided comprising inner and outer concrete panels secured together by shear connectors. Intermediate members provide insulation, a drainage channel and a vapour barrier. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100293877 | Safety Surfacing Tile - One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300023 | EXPANSION JOINT FOR MODULAR FLOORING SYSTEM - An expansion joint for a modular flooring system in disclosed, which includes the slidable engagement of two subsections of the expansion joint. The expansion joint is sized such that it is equivalent in overall dimension to the intended adjacent modular floor tiles of which it will form a part within a matrix of such interlocked modular floor tiles. The expansion joint is provided with at least one slot on one module, corresponding to at least one locking pin on the other module. The slot receives and restrains the locking pin and permits the slidable engagement along the longitudinal axes thereof. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100300024 | Studded Plate With Felt - An insulating plate/studded plate with moisture absorbing/capillary absorbent properties is described, where the plate comprises a layer of a waterproof material such as a plastic material whereon an absorbing material, such as a felt material is adhered. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100307084 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR A ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An anchoring clip system that includes an anchoring clip that has a top flange portion and a base flange that can be connect to a substructure, and a cap member designed to be inserted over a portion of the roof panels so as to secure the roof panels to the anchoring clip. The anchoring clip system can optionally be designed to allow for fluid flow through or on one or more components of the anchoring clip system. The anchoring clip system can optionally include a locking crown that improves the wind uplift resistance of the panels. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100307085 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR A ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An anchoring clip system that includes an anchoring clip that has a top flange portion and a base flange that can be connect to a substructure, and a cap member designed to be inserted over a portion of the roof panels so as to secure the roof panels to the anchoring clip. The anchoring clip system can optionally be designed to allow for fluid flow through or on one or more components of the anchoring clip system. The anchoring clip system can optionally include a locking crown that improves the wind uplift resistance of the panels. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100313506 | Solar panel roof surface - A system for a solar panel roof surface effectively uses a roof support substructure having a series of parallel hollow support beams extending downwardly from a roof peak to a roof edge. These parallel hollow beams not only provide support for solar panels but also allow for drainage in channels provided in the beams. A series of solar panels are secured to hollow support beams and collectively define a closed sloped roof surface. The series of solar panels are positioned on the beams to define elongate segments of abutting panels where each elongate segment is one panel wide and supported between adjacent hollow support beams. The abutting panels include a sealing arrangement between panels to allow flow of water along the length of the elongate segments. Preferably, the series of hollow support beams include a top surface with a central securing slot positioned between panel segments and panel segment support surfaces either side of said securing slot for supporting edges of the solar panels with at least one drainage channel in the top surface and extending the length of the support beam for draining of water received in the channel to the roof edge. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100319281 | Floor Through Assembly with Adjustable Drain - A trough assembly with adjustable drain is provided. The trough assembly is designed to address seepage problems associated with traditional drain and trough industry standard installation methods. The trough assembly includes a drain assembly. The drain assembly includes a seepage flange. The seepage flange includes a collar having open-ended slots. These slots are configured to cooperate with coupling protrusions to allow for adjustability of the drain assembly. This adjustability allows for accommodation of construction errors, including, but not limited to, variations in the elevation of the finished floor elevation. The seepage flange is also configured to collect seepage fluids into the central aperture of the drain assembly. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100325990 | STRUCTURAL FLOORING PANEL AND FLOOR STRUCTURE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A structural flooring panel comprises an upper sheet, a lower sheet and a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs between the sheets. The ribs are laterally spaced to define at least one longitudinally extending, internal channel within the panel. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110000157 | INSULATING PANELS - The present invention relates to improvements in or relating to insulating panels. In particular, the present invention relates to an insulating panel comprising heat-exchanging and ventilation means for use in buildings. We describe an insulating and ventilating system for a roof or a wall comprising such an insulating panel having at least one internal longitudinal flue divided by a heat-transfer element; and an insulating panel and its use in a roof structure or wall cavity. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110047909 | FREE ACCESS FLOOR AND PARTITIONING METHOD - A free access floor formed by free access panels arranged above a base floor. The free access floor includes a specific panel that is one of the free access panels and has a slit, and a partitioning plate inserted into the slit, so as to hang down from a surface of the specific panel and orient airflow in a space between the base floor and the free access panels. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047910 | WALL PANEL AND METHOD - The disclosure provides a system and method for constructing support structures in buildings or other projects, which can support molds for use when pouring reinforced concrete slabs. The disclosed structures can accommodate more than one molds stacked vertically one over the other, and can remain in place to define walls or other separators in the completed structure. In one embodiment, the disclosed structure is a wall panel including a frame and vertical support members. The wall panel includes features allowing the vertical stacking of multiple wall panels. A temporary bracing system is further disclosed for use when stabilizing multiple stacked panels until construction of the surrounding floor or ceiling slabs has been completed. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110072746 | INTERLOCKING ROOFING PANEL SYSTEM - A roofing system includes a plurality of roofing panel assemblies. Each roofing panel assembly includes a base having a substantially planar surface, a plurality of I-joists having an upper flange and a lower flange, wherein the base is attached to the lower flanges of the plurality of I-joists, and a cap having a substantially planar surface, wherein the cap is attached to the upper flanges of the plurality of I-joists. The plurality of I-joists includes a first edge most I-joist and a second edge most I-joist. A first edge of the cap is attached to the upper flange of the first edge most I-joist such that a portion of the upper flange of the first edge most I-joist is not covered by the cap. A second edge of the cap extends beyond an edge of the second edge most I-joist for a distance less than a width of the upper flange of the second edge most I-joist. Adjacent roofing panel assemblies are attached such that the second edge of the cap engages the portion of the upper flange of the first edge most I-joist not covered by the cap. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110083384 | CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE OF A THERMAL LOAD - A method of controlling the temperature of a thermal load within a structure ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110094175 | INSULATED ROOF ASSEMBLY - An insulated roof assembly includes at least one support structure having a main body portion, a first insulation material generally disposed around the main body portion and a roof panel supported by the at least one support structure. A second insulation material is disposed between the roof panel and the at least one support structure. A third insulation material is disposed between the second insulating material and the at least one support structure. Thus, in a final assembly, the third insulating material is disposed a first distance apart from the roof panel and a second distance apart from the first insulation material. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110146174 | STRUCTURAL WALL - A structural wall has a self-supporting wall externally being provided with laths for attachment of a base plate for an outer plaster layer. The base plate consists of a wood composite material comprising polyurethane mixed with wood wool and is having good insulating ability. To utilize the insulating properties of the base plate and provide for a better fire rated wall, the spacing between the laths, originally being a air-gap, is filed with a rock wool mat having drainage facility for moisture at the side facing the base plate. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110154759 | COMPOSITE SIDING USING A SHAPE MOLDED FOAM BACKING MEMBER - A panel for mounting on an exterior wall includes a shaped, molded backing member and a siding member attached to the backing member wherein the shape-molded backing member includes a rear face and an opposing front face. The shape-molded backing member is composed of closed cell expanded polystyrene foam, the front and rear faces having an outer surface composed of a tough smooth skin. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110154760 | INSULATED SIDING SYSTEM - An insulated siding panel comprises a foam insulation layer, an attachment member, and optionally a veneer layer. The foam insulation layer comprises a front face, a rear face, a tongue along a first end edge, a groove along a second end edge, and a slot defined in the rear face. The attachment member comprises an attachment rail and a member extending transversely from the attachment rail. The member of the attachment member is inserted into the slot of the foam insulation layer. When present, the veneer layer is attached to the front face of the foam insulation layer. When joined with other insulated siding panels, the interlocking occurs along the foam insulation layers to form an unbroken layer of insulation. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110173909 | MODULAR STONE PANEL - A modular stone panel is disclosed. The panel is adapted to be mounted or fastened to a structural wall to provide a stone wall façade therefor. The panel is generally comprised of a shaped backboard and a plurality of stones solidly fastened on a front face thereof. The backboard is adapted to be fastened to the structural wall such that the front face thereof faces away from the wall to provide the stone wall façade. The stones may comprise natural or synthetic molded stones. The backboard may also be ventilated to provide ventilation to the stones fastened thereto. The panels may be fabricated to provide key-cut edges allowing an interlocking of adjacent panels. A method of fabricating such panels is also disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110185658 | SYNTHETIC FLOOR TILE HAVING PARTIALLY-COMPLIANT SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A compliant insert for flexibly supporting a synthetic floor tile above a ground surface that includes one or more elongate bodies, with each elongate body having a longitudinal axis oriented parallel to a top surface of the floor tile, a top face having an attachment interface for coupling to a tile support structure extending downward from an underside of the floor tile, and a bottom face of having at least one contact flat for contacting the ground surface and at least one upwardly-directed recess for allowing liquids to flow underneath the insert. Each of the elongate bodies also has a thickness and stiffness sufficient, in an unloaded state, to elevate the support structure a distance above the ground surface. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110185659 | Mounting Bracket For Wall Insulation - Disclosed is a mounting bracket for mounting wall insulation to an exterior wall. The mounting bracket is a unitary piece constructed of plastic, having a vertical wall plate, a horizontal support plate that extends orthogonal to the wall plate, and a vertical reinforcing plate that extends orthogonal to the vertical wall plate and the horizontal support plate. A bore is provided in the wall plate, for fastening the mounting bracket to the exterior wall. The reinforcing plate extends beyond the length of the horizontal support plate, to provide a mounting flange that may be fastened to a vertical wall support, such as a roof batten. The area formed by the horizontal support plate and an upper portion of the wall plate provides an unobstructed support area for supporting the wall insulation. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110197527 | BUILDING ROOF SYSTEM - The invention relates to a roof structure which can be formed from a reduced number of components with respect to a conventional structure. The structure is typically pitched or sloped and comprises a series of spaced apart trusses which are spanned by roof panels which form the external face of the roof. The panels are interlinked or engaged and may in one embodiment be provided with an inner face of insulating material. In one embodiment the panels and/or other components, such as the trusses, may be formed from plastics material. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110197528 | Exterior Finish System - Disclosed is an exterior finish system for building structures that includes a water pervious adhesive for securing an insulation layer to a water resistive barrier applied to a building wall substrate. Also disclosed is a building structure such as a building column or wall that includes the finish system and a method of using the finish system to assemble a building structure such as column or wall. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203206 | Circular Building Design & Climate Management - Various aspects provide for ventilating a circular building, including an external wall of the building in the shape of a circular polygon, a plurality of vertical wall sections each forming a side of the polygon, each vertical wall section secured to an adjacent vertical wall section at a vertex of the polygon and a metallic frame for supporting the vertical wall section. A glass skin may be secured to the metallic frame of the vertical wall section, the glass skin including an exterior opening and a vent chamber configured for receiving air from the exterior of the building through the exterior opening in the glass skin. The vent chamber may include an interior opening for communicating air from the chamber into the interior of the building and a movable flap for controlling a flow of air through the vent chamber. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110209426 | DEVICES AND METHODD TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110219714 | Built-in interior wall cavity drying and filtration system - A permanently installed wall cavity and filtration system provides molded base dry block members that install along the base of a wall between the floor and a bottom edge of drywall, gypsum board or other conventional interior wall construction material. The base block members have connection ports at opposite ends that communicate with an interior airflow channel on an inner facing side of the block members. The air flow channel communicates with the wall interior. A forced flow of dry air is directed through one of the ports, thereby allowing the forced dry air to circulate into the interior wall cavities in order to remove moisture and dampness. The damp, contaminated air can also be pulled out through any one of the connection ports by vacuum force, and filtered to avoid contamination of the surrounding interior living environment. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225911 | SELF-BAILING INTERIOR FRAME - A self-bailing, antimicrobial frame construction is disclosed. A lower track including a pair of vertical sections and a gabled center section is connected to a plurality of studs. The studs are connected to an upper track having a pair of vertical sections and a gabled center section. The lower and upper tracks and the studs can be made from recycled metal that is roll-formed into shape and coated with an antimicrobial coating. A closed-cell foam pad can be placed under the lower track to insulate sound and vibration. The lower track can include several perforations at a low point in the lower track to allow moisture to escape the frame. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225912 | BLOCK WALL AND GARAGE DOOR FLOOD AND COMBUSTION AIR VENT - A flood and combustion air vent includes a louvered panel supporting a rodent screen for placement across an opening in a wall or door of an enclosed space in a building. The apertures in the louvered panel and rodent screen are sized to accommodate ingress and egress of flood water at a rate of water flow sufficient to prevent destructive hydrostatic forces from acting upon either the exterior or interior surfaces of the wall or door. Additionally, the rodent screen will prevent intrusion of rodents, vermin and reptiles into the enclosed space. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225913 | Openable covering construction for pergolas, verandas and the like - An openable covering construction for pergolas and verandas, characterized in that said openable covering construction comprise a plurality of adjoining and partially overlapping bands longitudinally mounted on a supporting frame by a driving system allowing each said bands to be rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof parallel to a sloping side of said covering construction, said driving system driving said bands to at least two positions, a closed position, thereat said bands are partially overlapped onto one another and substantially parallel to the covering construction plane, and an opened position thereat each said band is rotated to a substantially vertical condition with respect to said covering plane, each said band comprising a section member including a contoured surface including, at a side thereof, a perpendicular side wall and, at an opposite side thereof, a channel defining curved wall, thereby a surface directly exposed to rain of said covering construction forms a water collecting and disposal of channel. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110252730 | MODULAR FLOORING SYSTEM - A modular flooring system is disclosed which is designed to support heavy loads while providing stability and ground protection. The invention contemplates a modular tile with fully integrated connector loops, receiver pins and optional metal cam locks located in the corners of the floor tile or along the tile edges. The tiles contain an overlap edge, which engages with an underlay edge on an adjacent tile. This arrangement allows the tiles to overlap at an angle other than 90 degrees, providing greater strength at the point where adjacent tiles meet. The underlay edge contains a liquid capture channel which traps liquids which may seep between the adjacent tiles. The tiles are also provided with longitudinal recesses which extend through the top and bottom surfaces to the surface below, allowing for ventilation that is critical for grass and turf surfaces. The modular flooring system provides increased strength and stability and protection of the subsurface. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252731 | Drained and Back Ventilated Thin Composite Wall Cladding System - A wall panel includes a panel body, a first jamb clip, a second jamb clip, a bottom member, and an attachment clip. The first jamb clip is positioned adjacent to a right side of the panel body and the second jamb clip is positioned adjacent to a left side of the panel body. The first and second jamb clips are each configured to receive a portion of a spline. The bottom member has an engagement portion and is positioned adjacent to a bottom end of the panel body. The attachment clip is positioned adjacent to an upper end of the panel body and has an engagement receiving portion configured to engage an engagement portion of an adjacent panel. The bottom end of the panel body is configured to define a ventilation gap when joined to an adjacent panel. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258952 | Wall Section for a Wind Turbine Tower and Wind Turbine Tower - A wall section for a tower of a wind turbine is provided. The wall section includes an inner edge surrounding an opening of the wall section and a protrusion protruding in a thickness direction of the wall section and extending transverse to the thickness direction. Further a wind turbine tower is provided. The wind turbine tower includes a tower wall portion and a wall section as described above. The wall section is connected to the tower wall portion at least at a portion of an outer edge of the wall section. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110265407 | ABOVE DECK ROOFING VENTILATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are an above deck ventilation system for a roof, and related methods of installation, having a ventilation medium sandwiched between a roof deck and a roof covering providing air channels between the roof deck and the roof covering. In one embodiment, a roofing system is provided, and may comprise a roof deck and a roof covering. In addition, the roofing system may comprise a ventilating medium disposed between the roof deck and the roof covering, where the ventilating medium may have a plurality of open air chambers disposed between a top sheet and the bottom sheet and traversing the length of the ventilation medium. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110271622 | INSULATED FIBER CEMENT SIDING - Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side edges, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110277405 | MODULAR BUILDING PANEL AND DUCT SYSTEM - A modular building panel and integrated duct system including at least one modular building panel. The modular building panel includes a panel frame defining a longitudinal, a transverse width, and a transverse height; first and second ducts including therein duct stiffeners being truss or zig-zag shaped; and a ribbed joist spanning between the first duct to the second duct along the transverse width. The modular building panel may be connected to a like modular building panel. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110283641 | Subflooring water and radon gas channeling system - A subflooring water and radon gas channeling system consisting of a plurality of elongated hollow channeling units with holes in each side thereof connected to one another on each side of a basement region of a building with ends of certain of such units being also connected to ends of each of a plurality of corner connector units with one channeling unit having a sensor through hole for receipt of a water level sensor and another through hole atop which is mounted a spout for receipt of one end of a hose and with all components resting on inner foundational footings located below basement flooring for purposes of beridding the building of water and radon gas. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289875 | MODULAR FLOOR SYSTEM - A modular fitted flooring system includes a plurality of bearing plates ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110302863 | MORTAR AND DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM - Mortar and debris collection systems for cavity wall construction and/or walls constructed from concrete masonry units (CMU), for example, include a mesh body made of a material that is formed with circuitous paths therethrough making the body water-permeable. The mesh body is formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. The mesh body has a porosity sufficient to permit water to pass therethrough but insufficient to permit mortar and other debris to pass therethrough to weep holes or other water channels covered by the collection debris. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302864 | ADJUSTABLE ROOF VENTILATOR BASE - A roof ventilator mount for mounting a roof ventilator onto a gable-type roof ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110314758 | ROOF PANEL SPACER - Devices, methods, and systems are provided herein for spacing an outer skin of a roof from the supporting structure of the roof such that the roof shields against weather elements, admits light, and allows advantageous air circulation. In one embodiment, a wedge-shaped device for spacing panels on a roof includes a bottom surface, a top surface inclined at an angle relative to the bottom surface, and an integral support structure connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the support structure including a plurality of ribs and a plurality of nail boxes. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120011790 | VENTILATED ROOF SYSTEM WITH RIDGE VENT - A roofing system in a building structure having a ridge vent includes strips of composite material having a base material adapted to form a hermetic seal with the top surface of a roofing section and recesses in a top surface in which an air permeable material can be positioned. A strip is applied to roof sections adjacent to each side of a ridge vent so that a ridge cap can overlay the strips in spaced relation from the underlying roof sections and be sealingly secured to the roof sections. The strip material establishes a barrier between the ridge cap and the roof sections through which air can pass, but through which the passage of rain and insects is inhibited. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017527 | WEEP PROTECTION SYSTEM - A combination through-wall masonry flashing/drainage device having a flashing membrane with at least one reinforcing cloth adhered to at least one side of the flashing membrane. A wicking cloth made of a synthetic wicking material is then adhered to the device. The wicking cloth material is selected for wicking ability, life expectancy, mildew resistance, and strength characteristics. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120036803 | BUILDING MODULE, A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, AND A METHOD FOR USING SAME TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING - A building module. The building module has a rigid inner construction panel defining a planar surface thereon; one or more rigid brackets each affixed by one or more mechanical fasteners to the planar surface of the inner construction panel; a rigid, closed-cell, spray foam or adhesive matrix contiguous to and substantially covering the planar surface of the construction panel and filling and surrounding and/or embedding at least a major portion of the one or more brackets. Each of the one or more brackets bears a planar surface facing substantially away from the planar surface of the inner construction panel. The surface area of the planar surface of each of the one or more brackets is substantially smaller than the surface area of the planar surface of the construction panel to which it is affixed. There is also a method for making a building module, a method for constructing a building using the building module, and brackets useful in the building module. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120042594 | BOARD COVER AND BOARD COVERING SYSTEM - A cover for a board is disclosed and comprises a sheet. The sheet has a pair of sides and a pair of ends. The sheet, in use, is disposed lengthwise upon said board. For and extending from each side of the sheet is provided a flange, the flange being either fixed at about 90 degrees to or pivotably attached to the sheet. The flanges, in use, extend in a common direction from the sheet, on opposite sides of said board. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120073223 | FOAM BACKER FOR INSULATION - Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side edges, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. The foam backing panel has alternating high density portions and low density portions. Fasteners used to attach the foam back panel to an exterior wall pass through the high density portions. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120085051 | VENT WITH SCREEN OR PERFORATED ELEMENT - A vent includes an outer element including an outer perforated area having at least one perforation and an inner element having at least one perforation and a peripheral portion. The outer element and the inner element are separated by a distance to define a plenum between the outer element and the inner element. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085052 | MASONRY WALL PANEL FOR RETAINING BRICKS - The present invention concerns a masonry wall panel assembly comprising a panel and a plurality of bricks. The panel is provided with a plurality of horizontally extending contiguous channels bounded by upper and lower protruding ribs, for fitting a row of bricks. Each channel is also fitted with a plurality of compressible retaining tabs positioned along the upper rib of each channel for retaining bricks inserted therein. The bricks are provided with at least one cavity and at least one compression area so that when a brick is inserted into a channel of the panel, the brick is positioned between the ribs such that the cavity of the brick faces one or more of the tabs located on the channel so that the tabs protrude into the cavity of the brick while at the same time compressing the compression area, thereby retaining the brick within the channel. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085053 | LIGHTWEIGHT TILE WITH TAPERED SUPPORT - The present invention is directed to a lighweight the with a tapered support angle reverse, to the angle of the roof, a tile having uniform contact with the roof surface that does not require battens and can be walked on without the fear of breaking. This the can be fabricated in several materials including concrete, ceramic, porcelain or clay. By increasing the surface area of the underside of this tile with numerous cavities and ribs, the capability for dissipating heat is greatly increased. The lightweight tile has the option of incorporating a breathable, underlying cushioning/insulating With this system of interlocking and overlapping tiles, when the top tile overlaps the tile below the top tile cantilevers and lays flat on the tile below it, greatly reducing the vulnerability to stress fracture because of the reverse angle and supporting ribs structure of the tile. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120096790 | FOAM INSULATION BACKER BOARD - Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side edges, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120124925 | Interlocking Rubber Tiles For Playgrounds - A tile for covering an area which interlocks with an adjacent tile includes a main body having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface. The main body has at least a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The tile includes a plurality of spaced apart male connectors situated on the first lateral side, and a plurality of spaced apart female receptacles situated on the second lateral side. The tile further includes a plurality of spaced apart slots and a plurality of spaced apart projections. Each slot is situated on either the first lateral side or the second lateral side of the main body inbetween either adjacent male connectors or adjacent female receptacles. Similarly, each projection is situated either on the first lateral side or the second lateral side of the main body inbetween either adjacent female receptacles or adjacent male connectors. The male connectors of the tile are engageable with female receptacles of an adjacent tile so that the tile may interlock with the adjacent tile. Also, the projections of the tile are receivable by slots of the adjacent tile to help prevent the tiles from curling or separating. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120131869 | BUILDING - The building of the present invention includes a wall making a boundary of a room, an inner wall formed by a group including first and second tubular structures and arranged on the wall as one body, and an air conditioner arranged in the room. The first tubular structure has a first ventilation hole, where gas blown into the first tubular structure from the air conditioner and passed through the first tubular structure with substantially no leakage is blown out, at a to-be-arranged position of a first storage equipment which is to be arranged in the room. The second tubular structure has a second ventilation hole, where the gas blown into the second tubular structure from the air conditioner and passed through the second tubular structure with substantially no leakage is blown out, at a to-be-arranged position of a second storage equipment which is to be arranged in the room. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120167505 | POLYMER-BASED BRACKET SYSTEM FOR METAL PANELS - A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120174511 | Non-Structural Insulating Panel System - An insulating panel structure for application to the exterior of a building, the panel structure having an inner surface to be attached to the building and an outer surface to be attached to an exterior load such as cladding material. The panel structure has external stringers along the outer surface of the panel for attachment of the exterior load, connectors extending perpendicularly from the internal surface to the external stringers to transmit compressive forces from the exterior load to the building, lateral connectors that run diagonally upward from the external stringers to the inner surface to transmit tensile forces from the weight of the exterior load from the external stringers of the panel to the building, and insulating foam embedded in the space defined between the inner and outer surfaces. A method of panel manufacture includes construction at a manufacturing site with incorporation of elements into panels such as doors, windows, gutters and downspouts, transporting the assembled panel to a job site, and attaching it to a building. An apparatus and method for transporting insulating panels includes providing panels with tubular connectors extending into the panels from their outer surfaces, and providing expansible fingers insertable into the tubular connectors and mounted on a movable frame, inserting the fingers into the connector tubes, expanding them to grip the tubes and panels, moving the frame with expanded fingers and panel to a job site, attaching the panel to a building while being held with the expanded fingers, and contracting the fingers to retract the fingers and frame from the attached panel. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120174512 | Building Construction Using A Structural Insulating Core - The present invention relates to an improved wall system where a wall uses spacer blocks between framing members to form a structural insulating core. The spacer blocks interlock horizontally and vertically using a means of forming a tongue and groove connection between the spacer blocks and between the framing members. Various interlocking tongue and groove connections form different wall structures and horizontal bracing channels along with the horizontal tongue and trough add flexibility. Metal channels and wood are used as framing members and the structural insulation core assembly can form structural insulated panels (SIP's). A coupling is used to connect vertical framing members and brackets are shown connecting spacer blocks than full height framing members. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120174513 | DRYWALL TRACK SYSTEM - The present invention is direction to systems for assembling drywall tracks that support drywall above the floor. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120180415 | Trench Drain System and Method of installation on Level Floor Surface, Particularly for Shower Rooms - A trench drain system and method of installation thereof on a level floor surface. An elongate channel member is placed on the floor surface. A preformed elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end in inserted into the channel with its thin end closest to the channel drain opening, thereby forming an inclined sloping surface. A grate extends over the channel inlet. The area adjacent the channel is filled to the height of the channel, whereby water thereon flows through the grate into the channel, along the inclined surface and out through the drain opening. The channel can be placed adjacent a vertical wall whereby wall tile may be installed over a channel top edge. The floor area adjacent the channel is filled with preformed sloping sheet members or with plastically formable material positioned at an incline using a floor height setting post. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120186177 | VENTED NAIL BASE ROOF ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A roof assembly for covering a building includes a first structural layer coupled to the framework of the building, a second structural layer positioned above the first structural layer, and an insulating layer including a roof insulation panel positioned between the first and second structural layers. A ventilating purlin extends between and contacts the first and second structural layers along at least one edge of the roof insulation panel. The ventilating purlin transfers loads from the second structural layer to the first structural layer without using the insulating layer for structural support. The ventilating purlin also includes at least one ventilation opening positioned to enable air flow through the ventilating purlin into a ventilating layer of air space formed between the insulating layer and the second structural layer. Thus, the ventilating purlin permits full ventilation of the roof assembly. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192515 | SYNTHETIC DECK PANEL - An extruded synthetic deck panel includes an elongate plank portion having a plank portion top surface and a plank portion bottom surface, and a first side and a second side spaced apart from the first side, the first and second sides extending lengthwise of the plank portion. A first engagement member extends laterally outwardly from the first side of the plank portion and lengthwise along the plank portion, the first engagement member including a plurality of first holes therethrough for drainage through the first engagement member, the first holes spaced apart lengthwise along the first engagement member. A second engagement member for inter-engaging with the first engagement member of an adjacent like deck panel extends laterally outwardly from the second side of the plank portion and lengthwise along the plank portion, the second engagement member comprising a fastening strip extending laterally away from the plank portion. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120216471 | Building Wall System - A building wall system has a plurality of panels positioned adjacent one another for securement to a frame structure of a building via a plurality of fasteners. A plurality of rails secures a façade to the panels. Each rail has a first, second and third portion. The first portion receives the fasteners to secure the bracket to the frame structure. The second portion provides a surface for securement with the façade. The second portion is spaced from the panel so that fasteners do not enter the panel. The third portion rests against the panel to provide rigidity for the rail. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120216472 | FLOORING PANEL OR WALL PANEL AND USE THEREOF - A building panel, such as a flooring panel or wall panel and a method of assembling the same into a floor, wall cladding, etc. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove ( | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120216473 | Insulative and weather-resistant building construction - A building structural component, such as a wall, roof, ceiling, floor, or the like, is resistant to weather and moisture while facilitating the drying and elimination of water vapor and liquid water. The component includes a vapor-permeable membrane that resists penetration of liquids including water, but that permits gases including water vapor to pass through the membrane to resist buildup of moisture in the building component. A batten, such as an insulated batten, forms a cavity in the building component to facilitate air circulation, and reduces heat flow through structural studs of the building component to increase the overall insulation value of the finished component. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120222376 | PLUG AND PLATE FOR WATERPROOFING AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - An open vent plug minimizes blockage within a second hole drilled in a basement wall to minimize back pressure within the wall and insure ventilation through cells within the wall to drive water into a bleeder hole. The open vent port has a hole therethrough that forms an opening joining the cells and atmosphere. The vent port preferably has a screened opening at one or both ends to prevent debris from blocking the second hole, and sidewalls of the open vent port prevent the wall from crumbling into the hole and blocking airflow therethrough. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120227341 | Devices for Anchoring Stone Facing Elements Comprising Retaining Members Pressing Against the Wall - An anchor for a wall facing system comprising a backing member with one or more apertures, one or more base members projecting substantially perpendicularly from the backing member, one or more flanges projecting from the distal end of one or more base members, and said one or more flanges adapted to fit within a groove in an edge of a facing element to secure the facing element. The anchor possibly comprising one or more retaining members projecting substantially perpendicularly to and at a position along the one or more base members. The retaining members adapted to abut against a rear face of a facing element to secure the facing element and to provide a gap between the facing element and the wall. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120233947 | COMBINATION FLASHING AND DRAINAGE DEVICE - A combination through-wall masonry flashing and drainage device has a flashing membrane of stainless steel, galvanized steel, aluminum, zinc, woven polypropylene, spunbond polypropylene, spunbond polyolefin, bituminous flashing membrane, polymer-modified bituminous flashing membrane, bituminous flashing membrane modified with styrene butadiene styrene, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, polystyrene, polyisocyanurate, or ketone ethylene ester resin. A wicking cloth is adhered to the flashing membrane, whereby when installed between an inner wall and outer wall with the wicking cloth facing up, water between the inner wall and outer wall is drawn through a mortar joint at the base of the outer wall to the outside of the outer wall by the wicking action of the wicking cloth without the need for vents. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120240500 | FLOOR PANEL AND FLOORING DRAINAGE SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed generally towards floor panels and flooring drainage systems utilizing two or more interconnected improved floor panels. In some embodiments, the disclosure includes a floor panel having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first longitudinal surface, a second longitudinal surface, a first transverse surface, and a second transverse surface. One or more drainage assemblies are located on either the first transverse surface and/or the second transverse surface. Each of the drainage assemblies include one or more drainage slots and one or more drainage notches. Further aspects are directed towards flooring drainage systems comprising two or more interconnected floor panels according to embodiments of the disclosure. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120247040 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR A LATH AND RAIN SCREEN ASSEMBLY - A lath and rain screen assembly for fastening to an exterior building surface or the like is provided. The lath and rain screen assembly comprises (a) a rain screen having a first side and a second side and defining a first plane, the first side including a plurality of first side spacer elements extending outwardly in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first plane; and (b) a lath defining a second plane spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first plane, the lath being operatively attached to an outermost surface of each of the first side spacer elements positioned adjacent the second plane. In certain embodiments, the lath and rain screen assembly further comprises a plurality of second side spacer elements extending outwardly in a second direction. A method of applying the lath and rain screen assembly is also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255249 | WALL PANEL TRIM REVEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is disclosed an improved wall panel trim reveal system and method which utilizes a set of vertical, horizontal and corner trim pieces designed to be fitted together. In an embodiment, the system includes horizontal trim pieces having at least one slope, vertical trim pieces having at least one tab forming a slot for receiving one or more horizontal trim pieces therein, wherein the horizontal and vertical trim pieces when installed together with wall panels forming a moisture drainage channel to direct moisture away from the wall. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120260593 | Flood Vent - A flood vent for mounting in a building structure subject to flooding includes a frame and a buoyant door. The frame has an external surface configured to be inserted into an opening in the building structure and has an upper wall and a lower wall longitudinally displaced from the upper wall and a pair of displaced sidewalls extending between the upper wall and lower wall on respective ends thereof. The buoyant door is pivotally mounted between the sidewalls proximate the upper wall of the frame. The door is mounted to be longitudinally movable a float distance between a first position and a second position, closer to the upper wall than the first position. When the door is in the first position it is not substantially rotatable and when the door is in the second position it is free to pivot. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120260594 | GEOPOLYMERIC STRUCTURAL BUILDING UNITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention provides a geopolymeric cement formed from a precursor having a relatively high alumina content (Si:Al atomic ratio of less than or equal to 1.3:1) to form an alkaline multiphase alumino-silicate material. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120266554 | BUILDING BLOCK AND CLADDING SYSTEM - A cladding system for cladding a supporting wall is disclosed. The cladding system includes a plurality of building blocks, each having a body and a facing; and a plurality of support brackets for mounting the blocks on the supporting wall in a plurality of adjoining horizontal rows. The body of each block includes engagement means for engaging at least one of the support brackets such that, in use, at least a part of the body of each block abuts at least a part of the body of a neighbouring block in an adjoining row so as to guard against water penetration between the rows. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120279153 | MORTAR AND DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR MASONRY CAVITY WALLS - A mortar and debris collection device for use in a masonry wall assembly includes a water permeable body made of an open-space defining array of polymer filaments that twist and turn between filament intersections where adjacent filaments are bonded to each other. The water permeable body comprises a shell having a hollow interior and includes an elongated base and extensions upwardly projecting from the base. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120291382 | COOL ROOF BATTEN ASSEMBLY - A cool roof batten assembly with a vertical batten spacer which facilitates the rapid installation of battens on a roof comprises a unitary inverted U-shaped sheet material, a mounting flange extending outward perpendicularly from the ends of the sheet material and two outwardly directed retention flanges, into which the battens fit. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120297711 | Drainage-Promoting Wrap - A drainage-promoting wrap includes an elongate strip of weather-resistive membrane storable in a spiral roll and a series of separate, spaced-apart, spacers elements bonded to a face of the weather-resistive membrane. The spacer elements project from the face to a predetermined height and are formed of a hot-melt material applied to the membrane. A series of self-sealing fastener tabs can also be formed on the face of the membrane. Wall and roof assemblies utilizing the wrap are also provided. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120297712 | In-Floor Track Assembly for Sliding Panels with Built-In Drainage System - An in-floor track assembly with a built-in drainage system for sliding doors is disclosed. The assembly includes a drainage pan having a generally rectangular floor and integral walls that extend upwardly at opposite ends of the floor. A track extends laterally from a wall of the drainage pan and then extends upwardly and slightly above the level of a finished floor in a building. The track is arranged to engage wheels of a vertically-oriented panel such as a sliding door and support motion of the panel along the track. An upright splashguard is secured in spaced-apart relation to the drainage pan floor. The splashguard is located parallel to and spaced slightly apart from the track. The splashguard extends upwardly to be level with the finished floor. Together, the track and the splashguard form a drainage passageway therebetween to permit moisture to be directed to the drainage pan. A catch basin is mounted under the drainage pan to collect moisture from the drainage pan and return it to the exterior through a drainage tube. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304565 | Apparatuses and Methods for an Improved Lath, Vapor Control Layer and Rain Screen Assembly - An improved lath and rain screen assembly for fastening to an exterior building surface or the like is provided. The lath and rain screen assembly comprises a rain screen configured to encourage ventilation and drying, and a lath configured to receive at least a portion of a first mortar layer. In various embodiments, the rain screen comprises a first and a second body, defining respective co-parallel first and second planes, while the lath comprises a third body spaced apart from and substantially parallel to at least the first plane. In certain embodiments, the first body and the lath are spaced apart so as to provide a first intermediate pathway. In certain embodiments, the first intermediate pathway is at least partially defined by the second body of the rain screen. A method of applying the improved lath and rain screen assembly is also provided. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120304566 | Floor Tiles with Hybrid Interlocking System - A floor tile system for protecting a substrate is described. The system includes two tiles or mats that interlock with one another along numerous axes to provide a tight, high-strength seam. Specifically, the tiles include teeth that interlock with teeth of the other tile in a side-by-side manner. The tiles also include male and female portions that interlock when the tile edges overlap with one another. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120304567 | ROOF VENT - A roof vent for ventilation of a roof, the roof vent adapted to be placed on the pitch of the roof, not the ridgeline. The roof vent has a flat or tabular floor and a base attached to the floor. The floor includes a throat member having vertical walls and the base has sloped back lower walls, and upper walls that are non-horizontal and slope back from the lower walls, and finally a horizontal top. The effect of the nonnormal lower walls and the sloped back upper walls, in conjunction with a typically rectangular flat (parallel to the floor) top provides an airfoil shape to the roof vent that assists in the flow of an over the roof vent. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120324814 | EXTERIOR WALL FINISHING ARRANGEMENT - A finishing arrangement for an exterior wall of a building includes a weather or water barrier against at least the exterior of the wall; an outer hardboard panel; an insulating foam panel between the weather or water barrier and the outer hardboard panel, the insulating foam panel attached to the outer hardboard panel and having drainage channels therein; and a drainage guide that extends from the weather or water barrier to at least the outer hardboard panel, for guiding moisture away from the wall. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130008109 | Dynamic Insulation. - Dynamic Insulation for a building or structure comprising an external surface and an internal surface; at least one heat transfer layer between the internal and external surface; a supply for supplying air to the heat transfer layer, and a collector for collecting air that has flowed through the heat transfer layer. Pressure is regulated through the dynamic insulation. Air is supplied to the dynamic insulation from the interior or the exterior of the building or structure and/or exhausted to the Interior or exterior of the building or structure. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130014459 | Constructional Building MaterialAANM Elwell; James K.AACI SandyAAST UTAACO USAAGP Elwell; James K. Sandy UT US - A constructional building material, such as a brick, with at least one base section and a vane extending from the base section. The vane defines, at least in part, a volume of space within an envelope boundary that facilitates fluid flow, such as airflow, through a wall system formed at least in part from one or more constructional building materials. Adjacent vanes, either of the same constructional building material or of different constructional building materials, may operate to provide or define one or more common volumes of space and corresponding fluid flow channels and associated fluid flow paths. A wall system, formed in accordance with the present invention, allows fluid to pass from one side to the other through the wall system while also providing up to complete visual obstruction through the wall depending upon how the wall system is constructed. Additionally, the specific configuration of the vane of a constructional building material can function to provide visual obstruction by extending beyond its own envelope boundary to or beyond the envelope boundary of an adjacent constructional building material. The configuration of the vane in the constructional building material can vary and the wall system may be built from a plurality of constructional building material configurations. The constructional building material of the present invention may also be used in combination with tradition building materials to form a hybrid wall system. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130036690 | FLOOR PANEL AND FLOORING DRAINAGE SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed generally towards floor panels and flooring drainage systems utilizing two or more interconnected improved floor panels. In some embodiments, the disclosure includes a floor panel having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first longitudinal surface, a second longitudinal surface, a first transverse surface, and a second transverse surface. One or more drainage assemblies are located on either the first transverse surface and/or the second transverse surface. Each of the drainage assemblies include one or more drainage slots and one or more drainage notches. Further aspects are directed towards flooring drainage systems comprising two or more interconnected floor panels according to embodiments of the disclosure. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130036691 | SUBTERRANEAN CHAMBER WATERPROOFING SYSTEM - An elongate drainage conduit section comprises a channel portion having at least one perforated surface allowing liquid to flow into the channel, and at least one lower surface for directing the flow of water in a lengthwise direction. The conduit further comprises an elongate, movable cover for sealing at least a portion of the top of said channel portion. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130042554 | PANEL FOR IN-HOUSE PIPE INSTALLATION, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A PANEL - A panel for in-house pipe installation comprises a panel layer having a material and a first surface for a pipe to be attached to. The panel layer comprises a first layer portion adapted to be attached with a second surface to a floor and a second layer portion adjacent to the first layer portion adapted to be attached with the second surface to a wall. The material is notched from the second surface panel layer as to form the first and second layer portion, respectively. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130091792 | AIR EXCHANGING THERMALLY RESPONSIVE WALL PANELS AND METHODS - Thermally responsive walls can be formed of wall panels made from different materials and having staggered conduits with respect to each other when coupled together (e.g., pancaked or layered) to form a wall at one temperature. The staggered conduits in the different wall panels are configured such that they become aligned at a second temperature due to differences in expansion coefficients. The wall panels can be designed using a computing system that processes an algorithm that accounts for various parameters, such as the different thermal expansion coefficients. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091793 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130097949 | DESIGN METHOD FOR BUILDING - A design method for a building which enables an efficient design or construction and is environment-friendly by suppressing the occurrence of damaged materials to a minimum, and a building which can be constructed at a low cost are provided in such a manner that when the building is designed, a boundary surface in the height direction of a substantially effective width (working width) in an exterior member, a so-called siding panel, which occupies relatively high cost is set to be an indicator for determining an arrangement position of a window, a balcony, a canopy, further a main entrance or the like. When a building | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130111836 | INJECTION MOLDED FLOOR TILES WITH DRAINAGE VENTS - Modular plastic floor tiles have elongate drainage vents formed to extend from the general upper surfaces of the tiles to general lower surfaces thereof. In a two-shot injection molded embodiment, the vents are laterally spaced from locations of overmolded features, and may be disposed within channels defined by downwardly depending support ribs. In one embodiment, groups of elongate vents are disposed around respective fill points in radiant fashion, so as to minimize the impedance to polymer flow within the injection mold. The vents may be radiussed at the tile's upper surface to enhance their fluid collecting capability. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130125486 | ENERGY EFFICIENT ACCESS FLOOR PANELS AND SYSTEMS - An access floor panel is provided that includes a support frame that supports a phase change material. The phase change material changes phases at a certain temperature. The support frame may form a shell having a cavity. The cavity may be filled with the phase change material or with a mixture of the phase change material and a fill material. The access floor panels can be every panel in an access floor system or selected panels in the system. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130167460 | MASONRY UNIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of masonry blocks can be used to form a wall system that provides an improved resistance to moisture penetration that might otherwise advance to an interior surface of the wall. In particular embodiments, some or all of the masonry blocks in the wall system may be equipped with one or more moisture drainage elements formed in a surface of the respective masonry block. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130186026 | ACCESS FLOOR PANEL HAVING INTERMINGLED DIRECTIONAL AND NON-DIRECTIONAL AIR PASSAGEWAYS - An access floor panel is disclosed that has a top plate with a plurality of non-directional air passageways intermingled with a plurality of directional air passageways. The directional air passageways are configured to direct airflow through them at an angle to the upper surface of the top plate of other than 90°. The directional air passageways include an opening in the top plate and a tab adjacent to each opening that is at an angle with respect to top surface of the top plate of other than 90°. Due to the intermingling of the non-directional air passageways and the directional air passageways, the composite air flow direction through the non-directional air passageways and the directional air passageways is at an angle with the top plate of other than 90°. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130205698 | CLADDING SYSTEM FOR BUILDING LAMINATES - Visible and concealed cladding systems used for attaching laminate panels to building structures are provided. The visible cladding systems comprise tracks and sliding clips to slide the laminate panel into the desired location on the building wall. The concealed cladding systems comprise hanger elements to attach a laminate panel to the building wall. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130219817 | DOOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A drainage system is configured for draining water or other liquid intrusion in to building structure openings, access routes, including fenestration, door or window products. Embodiments include adjustable height drainage systems that are vertically adjustable to controllably place the height of the drainage system above, below or flush with one or more surrounding floor or fenestration portal surfaces. One or more adjustable members controllably move and position the cover with respect to the drainage system body. Drainage systems are readily accessible for service and/or adjustment of the drainage system without removal or disassembly of a fenestration product. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130227900 | Insulating Member for Building Construction - An insulating member is disposed between the top of a wall and the underside of a roof to more effectively insulate the structure and prevent condensation fostering growth of mold and mildew occurring along the surfaces of the wall, ceiling and roof. A first surface of the insulating member overlies the top plate of the wall extending inward between the ceiling joists a distance of at least 1.5 feet. A second surface overlies the outside surface of the wall extending downward along the exterior of the wall a distance of at least 0.5 feet. A third surface is shaped to substantially conform to the opposing underside of the roof deck such that the space between the roof deck and the wall top plate is sealed off by the insulating member. Multiple air flow pathways extend through the insulating member providing continuous air flow from soffit area into the attic space. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232898 | FLOORING PANEL - A flooring panel is provided which is configured for being supported by a sub-floor. The flooring panel includes a flooring material including a flooring surface configured for receiving human traffic when the flooring panel is being supported on the sub-floor, and a moisture barrier co-operatively disposed relative to the flooring material such that, when the flooring panel is being supported on the sub-floor, the moisture barrier is disposed between the sub-floor and the flooring material and an insulator interposed between, and connected to both of the flooring material and the moisture barrier. The flooring panel further defines a sub-floor opposing surface configured for co-operating with the sub-floor, when the flooring panel is being supported on the sub-floor, to define a space between the sub-floor opposing surface and the sub-floor for providing a fluid passage for receiving flow of water disposed between the sub-floor opposing surface and the sub-floor. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130239500 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES ON ROOFS - A roof load support structure supports a load on a roof such that substantially all of the load is conveyed through rails, which are mounted on roof panel ribs, thence through roof panel ribs, and to underlying building support structure. The panel flat between the rails can be unobstructed such that water can flow freely down the panel flat between the rails; or end closures can close off access to the respective panel flat between the end closures and the rails. One such end closure can be an upper diverter at an up-slope end of the support structure. A lower edge of such upper diverter, e.g. at the panel flat, can slope downwardly across a width of the respective roof panel thereby to direct water laterally across the respective roof panel. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130247489 | ATTIC CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for conditioning an attic of a building and venting a roof supported by a roof supporting structure. The system has a barrier isolating the roof supporting structure from an interior space of the attic. The barrier is sized to substantially cover an interior surface of the roof, the barrier isolating the interior surface of the roof from the interior space of the attic. A venting region is formed between the barrier and the interior surface of the roof, the venting region venting air from an outside of the building through the venting region and wherein the barrier substantially covering the interior surface of the roof prevents migration of air between the interior space of the attic and the venting region. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130247490 | PEDESTALED ROOF UNDERLAYMENT - Pedestaled roof underlayment systems and methods are disclosed herein. A pedestaled roof underlayment system comprises a pedestaled sheet including a plurality of regularly spaced pedestals on one side and a generally flat surface on the other side. The system includes a multi-layer roofing underlayment including a slip resistant top layer, a UV protection layer and a strength layer. A reflective barrier layer may be included with the multi-layer roofing underlayment. The pedestaled sheet may be conical and/or tapered, and may have a top shape and cross section that may be circular, triangular, hexagonal and square. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130247491 | AIR SEAL ASSEMBLY - An air seal assembly is provided. The air seal assembly includes a plurality of segments configured to form a cavity. The cavity is configured to engage an edge of a construction material. A gasket material is applied to an exterior surface of one of the segments. In an installed position, the air seal assembly is configured to substantially seal gaps formed between the construction material and other materials forming a wall. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130255172 | Lath Furring Strip - The present invention provides a lath furring strip having a height not exceeding 0.365 inches which has a flexible elastic water resistive barrier (e.g. rubber) to minimize water seepage from the plaster on the lath to a structure behind the lath furring strip and a hemmed mounting leg to increase the strength of the mounting leg near the lath attachment hole. By incorporating a flexible elastic water resistive barrier into the lath furring strip, when the flexible elastic waterproof barrier on the lath furring strip is squeezed by the force of a screw or nail that secures the lath furring strip to a sheathing or moisture barrier (such as building paper), any holes in the sheathing or moisture barrier which might have allowed water to seep from the plaster to the sheathing will be sealed due to the properties of the flexible elastic water resistive barrier covering those holes. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130263539 | DATA CENTER FLOORING ARRANGEMENTS - A barrier element for forming a component of a floor covering of a floor in a data center includes a substantially laminar part, the laminar part having a cross member attached to one surface. The cross member mounts a plurality of filaments which can form a layer impervious to air flow. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263540 | RETROFIT CAVITY WALL BARRIER - A fitting ( | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130276392 | Lath - An improved lath is disclosed having a water drainage layer provided in association with the lath. The water drainage layer serves to remove water that might otherwise build up between the lath and wall structure. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130291465 | VENTED WALL GIRTS - The invention is directed to an improved sub-structural wall construction component which provides support for exterior building cladding materials, allows for air ventilation to aid in drying the exterior wall cavity, and allows for drainage of incidental moisture that may infiltrate into the exterior wall cavity. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130312345 | 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. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140013686 | PANEL MEMBER - A panel member ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140013687 | WALL FOR SEPARATING THE INSIDE OF A BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE - The wall serves for separating the inside of a building from the outside. According to a first aspect, the wall has a water vapor diffusion resistance of at most 20 meters, wherein the heat transfer coefficient amounts to at most 1.5 W/(m | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140013688 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140053482 | BUILDING ROOF STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a building roof structure formed by a skeleton, hollow assemblies, a waterproof layer and a heat insulation plate. The hollow assemblies are installed on the skeleton, the waterproof layer is paved on the hollow assemblies and the heat insulation plate is disposed above the waterproof layer. Hot air rising up inside the building and heat accumulated on the roof by being exposed to sun can all be circulated out through cooling spaces formed by the hollow assemblies, which achieves the cooling effect of natural air circulation to reduce temperature inside the building without using external fans or air drafting equipment. Therefore, the green building concept that saves energy and reduces CO | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140053483 | MASONRY UNIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of masonry blocks can be used to form a wall system that provides an improved resistance to moisture penetration that might otherwise advance to an interior surface of the wall. In particular embodiments, some or all of the masonry blocks in the wall system may be equipped with one or more moisture drainage elements formed in a surface of the respective masonry block. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140075870 | Constructional Building Material - A constructional building material, such as a brick, with at least one base section and a vane extending from the base section. The vane defines, at least in part, a volume of space within an envelope boundary that facilitates fluid flow, such as airflow, through a wall system formed at least in part from one or more constructional building materials. Adjacent vanes, either of the same constructional building material or of different constructional building materials, may operate to provide or define one or more common volumes of space and corresponding fluid flow channels and associated fluid flow paths. A wall system, formed in accordance with the present invention, allows fluid to pass from one side to the other through the wall system while also providing up to complete visual obstruction through the wall depending upon how the wall system is constructed. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140083032 | EXTERNAL WALL AND ROOF SYSTEMS - A ventilated exterior wall or roof system comprises frame including a plurality of frame members, and a double envelope structure attached to the exterior of the frame. The double envelope structure comprises a water resistant membrane, an exterior sheathing material disposed on the exterior side of and spaced from the water resistant membrane, and one or more air channels between the water resistant membrane and the exterior sheathing. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083033 | NATURAL ROCK PANEL, NATURAL ROCK VENEER PANEL AND PANEL SUPPORT APPARATUS - An architectural finish element operable to be placed adjacent similar architectural finish elements to form a finished surface on an architectural structure includes a body formed of a rock-based composite material comprising a low density solid particle additive, a plurality of unitary real stone veneer elements bonded to the body in courses extending in a first direction and in a random non-repetitive pattern, the real stone veneer elements having respective face surfaces generally lying in a plane to form an overall face surface of the architectural finish element. The low density solid particle additive is provided in an amount suitable to cause the architectural finish element to have a density of between about 10 to 15 pounds per square foot. The architectural finishing element may be mounted by mounting a portion of a body of at least one dual architectural finish element support to a surface of an architectural structure. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090320 | INNOVATIVE BATTEN SYSTEM FOR ROOF TILE INSTALLATION - A roof tile installation assembly having a plurality of battens, each having a front end portion and a back end portion, and defining a channel between the front end portion and the back end portion, and at least one roof tile having a front end and a back end, the back end having a downwardly protruding flange. In use, the plurality of battens are preferably arranged parallel to one another on a rooftop so that the front end portion of each batten is toward the eave of the rooftop and the back end portion of each batten is toward the peak of the rooftop, and each roof tile flange is preferably arranged to be received by a batten channel so that the roof tile is substantially constrained from moving forward or backward relative to the batten so that the front end of each roof tile is arranged to be supported by the next adjacent batten. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140115988 | Prefabricated Wall Assembly Having An Insulating Foam Layer - A prefabricated wall assembly receives an exterior covering of a building. The prefabricated wall assembly includes a frame assembly and an insulating foam layer. The frame assembly includes a top member, a bottom member opposite the top member, and a plurality of vertical members coupled to and extending between the top and bottom members. The frame assembly also has an interior side and an exterior side opposite the interior side. The insulating foam layer is disposed between the plurality of vertical members of the frame assembly and also extends from the exterior side of the frame assembly terminating in a plurality of integral ribs. An exterior surface of the insulating foam layer is presented between the plurality of ribs. The ribs space the exterior covering from the exterior surface of the insulating foam layer for allowing airflow and drainage between the prefabricated wall assembly and the exterior covering. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140115989 | Prefabricated Wall Assembly Having An Outer Foam Layer - A prefabricated wall assembly receives an exterior covering of a building. The prefabricated wall assembly comprises a frame assembly and an outer foam layer. The outer foam layer is coupled to the frame assembly. The outer foam layer extends from the frame assembly to an exterior surface of the outer foam layer. The exterior surface of the outer foam layer is configured to receive the exterior covering of the building. The outer foam layer comprises a plurality of particles and a binder that define a plurality of pathways. The pathways extend vertically through the prefabricated wall assembly from the top member to the bottom member of the frame assembly for allowing airflow and drainage between the frame assembly and the exterior covering. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140182225 | MORTARLESS MODULAR SIDING SYSTEM - A modular siding panel for mortarless application to a building structure is disclosed, which includes a structure for capturing and draining infiltrated water within the panel. In a preferred embodiment, the siding panel includes a rigid facing panel made of weather resistant material and having a front face exposed in an installed condition of the panel and top, bottom and side edges for engagement with like panels positioned adjacent thereto; and a supporting spacer fastened to the rear surface of the facing panel, the spacer including a mounting portion for attachment of the siding panel to the building structure and a water management portion for capturing infiltrated water which has seeped past the front face along one or more of the edges and draining the captured infiltrated water while sealed within the modular siding panel and away from the building structure. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140190103 | Underlayment Panel Having Drainage Channels - An underlayment panel includes a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of projections define drainage channels. A plurality of drain holes arranged through the panel provide fluid communication between the top surface and the bottom surface. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190104 | ROOF ELEMENT - A roofing element for mounting on a sloped roof includes a formed panel. In one embodiment the length is at least as great as the width, the width being cross-wise relative, the length running down the slope. The formed panel has a relief pattern that has a grain direction aligned with the length. The width may be less than one arm's length. The relief element simulates a wooden shake or a slate tile. The sheet metal panel has top, bottom, and first and second side edge margins. The top edge margin has a bulge at one end, and a matingly sized double cuff at the other end. The next adjacent side has a relieved upper end flange that has a transition from a flat flange to a narrower upstanding curved wall defining the lower edge of an accommodation permitting the double cuff of one panel to seat in the mating accommodation of the next adjacent panel. When installed, the accommodation and the double cuff are overlain by the bottom edge margin flange of the next up-slope tile. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140208674 | Channel Screed - A channel screed comprises a first member having an internal channel defined by opposed walls extending from a base. The first member includes ribs within the internal channel that accommodate placement of a second member thereon. The first member having surface features that cooperate with surface features of the second member to provide an attachment therebetween. The first member includes fins projecting outwardly from the opposed walls to provide both an indication of building material thickness, and a mechanical attachment therewith. The second member covers the first member internal channel to provide a desired aesthetic appearance to the installed channel screed. The second member comprises a base with opposed walls, and includes flanges projecting from top edges of the opposed wall surfaces. When attached to the first member, the flanges cover up the internal channel, and the interface between the first member and the building material. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140215944 | Wood deck with boards and connectors - The wood deck is made of deck boards and deck board connectors. Each deck board has a lip extending along each side thereof. A pair of wings, a riser and the sole plate of a board connector define a pair of oppositely facing board receiving slots for receiving the lips of a pair of adjacent deck boards. Each deck board is preferably made of torrefied wood. The deck board connectors have bosses on their riser for maintaining a desired spacing between deck boards. Each deck board connector has drainage channels in its sole plate, on each side of the riser for draining any moisture that may seep between deck boards. Each deck board connector also has aeration gaps under its sole plate for drying any moisture that may seep beneath the boards. The wood deck is thereby less susceptible of retaining moisture under or between the deck boards. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140215945 | BUILDING SIDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exterior building siding for aesthetic and protection of the building against wind, rain and solar energy by attaching each horizontal plank from the top of the wall downwardly that includes a starting strip where each plank is interlocked to the plank above it. Each of the horizontal planks includes a top wall portion that fits snuggly into an “L-shaped” groove above it so that the panels can be firmly locked together vertically in a downwardly fashion to prevent any wind uplift against the siding or moisture intrusion. In the preferred embodiment, an adaptor strip is bonded to a conventional siding plank for trap lock engagement. Each adaptor strip has a longitudinal recess to reduce mass and volume and a mid panel support for strength. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140250808 | FOAM ORNAMENT SURFACE ENHANCING METHOD AND EXTERIOR WALL DECORATIVE FOAM MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - A foam ornament surface enhancing method includes the steps of: providing a pigment, a PU protective material, a PU supportive material and a mold; spraying the pigment into the mold; spraying the PU protective material onto a side of the pigment; casting the PU supportive material into the mold within a first predetermined time; and letting the materials sit still for a second predetermined time to dry the PU protective material and the PU supportive material sufficiently to manufacture the foam ornament. The PU protective material can protect the foam ornament from UV exposure and enhance the surface strength and flame retardation effect, so as to enhance the service life, aesthetic appearance and surface texture. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140260025 | VENTILATED ATHLETIC FLOORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A ventilated flooring system may generally include a base, a substructure, a top surface, a control box, an air mover, and a sensor. The base, the substructure, and the top surface may form a floor within which the sensor is disposed. The sensor may measure properties of air within the floor, sending measurements to the control box. The control box may activate and deactivate the air mover based on measurements from the sensor and control logic. In some examples, the air mover is connected to an HVAC system and routes air output from the HVAC system into the floor. Further, the ventilated flooring system may also include a second sensor for measuring ambient air, an alarm for providing notice of malfunctions, and/or networking capability that allows for remote monitoring of the system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260026 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDER DECK DRAINAGE - A deck drainage system includes a plurality of hanger clips. Each hanger clip may have a plurality of mounting holes configured to fasten the hanger clip to a support at selected elevations. A soffit may be mounted to the hanger clips without fasteners and located completely below the deck, such that not every hanger clip directly contacts the soffit. A slope of the soffit may be selected by mounting at least two of the hanger clips to the support at different vertical elevations. The soffit may be configured to slope beneath the deck and drain water therefrom in a selected direction. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140298740 | Exterior Opaque Hidden Frame Wall Unit - Exterior opaque hidden frame wall units and systems combining facing plates and composite insulated panels in a pressure-equalized Airloop system, permitting an opaque hidden frame wall unit without the need for intermediate stiffeners for resisting wind load, without exterior aesthetic problems associated with composite insulated panels, without a separate interior wall, and without interior condensation problems. Also provided are exterior opaque hidden frame Airloop wall units and systems with the air seal being isolated from the water seal on an offset vertical plane and away from the interior surface of the facing plate. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140298741 | INTEGRATED CABINET AND BUILDING STRUCTURE - A method of providing a removable building structure containing computing equipment. The method comprises providing an array of cabinets. The cabinets are formed from vertical support pillars wherein at least some of the vertical support pillars are hollow and have apertures formed along their length and arranged to enable air flow through the posts to control the temperature within the building. A roof is supported by using the array of cabinets as a modular constructional element of the building structure to provide support providing outer walls for the building. Computing equipment is placed in the cabinets. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140311069 | EXTERIOR FINISH SYSTEM - Disclosed is an exterior finish system for building structures that includes a water pervious adhesive for securing an insulation layer to a water resistive barrier applied to a building wall substrate. Also disclosed is a building structure such as a building column or wall that includes the finish system and a method of using the finish system to assemble a building structure such as a column or wall. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311070 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140331583 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR ROOF - A roof vent and a roof structure are described. A roof vent can include a baffle with a cross-section where a first portion extends upward from a bottom plate and a second portion extends from the first portion to define a space between the bottom plate and the second portion. A roof structure may or may not have a roof deck, and comprises a plurality of roof cover elements with a radiant barrier layer underneath the top surfaces of at least some of the roof cover elements. In another embodiment, a roof structure may comprise more sheathing layer vent members than roof cover layer vent members. In yet another embodiment, a roof structure may comprise a layer of roof tiles with at least one vent member, the vent member comprising lateral end portions of a base member with a non-planar profile to engage a similar profile of an adjacent roof cover element. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150013257 | INSULATION AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES - One aspect of the invention relates to an insulation and ventilation system for a building envelope (e.g. a building wall and/or a building roof). | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150027074 | MOISTURE ISOLATING REVEAL SYSTEM - A moisture isolating reveal system includes a vertical trim piece having a fastening base configured for vertical coupling along a wall. A reveal flange extends from the fastening base. The fastening base and the reveal flange form a panel reception recess, and the panel reception recess is configured to receive a siding panel. A moisture isolation assembly extends along one or more of the reveal flange or the fastening base. The moisture isolation assembly includes: a nozzle ridge provided along the reveal flange, a moisture dam interposed between the nozzle ridge and the fastening base, the moisture dam prevents the ingress of moisture to the fastening base, and the nozzle ridge accelerates moisture moving between the nozzle ridge and an installed siding panel and decelerates moisture between the nozzle ridge and the moisture dam. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150033649 | DECK DRAINAGE SYSTEMS - A deck drainage system includes a bracket. The bracket has three parts selectively separable from each other. These parts include a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion joining the first and second portions. The first portion has a first leg and a first arm disposed at an angle to the first leg. The second portion has a second leg and a second arm disposed at an angle to the second leg. The central portion is generally flat. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150047281 | INTEGRATED FIBER CEMENT AND FOAM AS INSULATED CLADDING WITH ENHANCEMENTS - An integrated fiber cement and foam cladding system is provided that incorporates foam or similar light weight material to improve the insulation capacity of the cladding system. The system includes at least a fiber cement layer and a foam layer disposed on the backside of the fiber cement layer. The system improves the R-value of the building, a measure of the building's resistance to transferring heat or thermal energy. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150059271 | OUTDOOR COMBINATION FLOOR - An outdoor floor covering includes a plurality of planks, a plurality of bases, and at least a fastening element. A positioning portion of each base is slidably disposed in a sliding groove of each plank. Adjacent ones of first sidewall surfaces of the bases are engaged with each other through engaging portions. Adjacent ones of second sidewall surfaces of the bases abut against each other through protruding and dent portions. At least a fastening element is engaged and connected between adjacent ones of the second sidewall surfaces of the bases. Hence, the outdoor floor covering of the present invention enables quick assembly and prevents the planks and bases from undergoing displacement horizontally or vertically. Accordingly, the outdoor floor covering is quick and convenient to lay, exhibits satisfactory structural stability, and enhances pedestrian safety. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150068145 | SURFACE COVERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention relates to a surface covering system intended for a surface in the form of a wet room floor, a roof or another substantially flat, delimited surface which is exposed to water and needs drainage, and to methods for preparing such a system. The surface covering system comprises at least one plate with a mark showing a drainage point and a substantially flat lower surface and an upper surface with a first decline towards the mark. The invention is characterised by that the first decline is circular and has a radial slope (α) directed towards the mark from every point on the at least one plate. The decline creates a cavity in the plate in the shape of at least a part of a blunt virtual cone with the apex of the cone directed towards the mark, achieving a modular surface covering system with an even circular decline. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075095 | CONSTRUCTION DEVICE FOR RELEASING MOISTURE FROM A BUILDING - A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150082721 | SLIDING FOUNDATION VENT - A foundation vent includes four panels arranged to form a box-shaped vent frame. Ten frame vanes are attached to the box-shaped frame. A vent shutter having ten shutter vanes with elongated oval-shaped finger grips positioned centrally on the shutter vanes is held in a slider channel positioned on the box-shaped vent frame. The slider channel is formed by a series of six tabs centrally positioned in an opening between two adjacent frame vanes. The vent shutter is held in the slider channel so that it slides with respect to the box-shaped vent frame to selectively expose openings in between the frame vanes. A locking mortar track in provided on all four panels of the box-shaped frame to securely hold it in place. The vent is preferably constructed from polypropylene copolymer that is talc reinforced and sized to evenly course with a standard size brick. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150082722 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A ROOF - A building product may include a top layer that is substantially rigid such that it is configured to be walkable. In addition, the building product may include a radiant barrier layer configured to reflect heat, and a vent layer located between the top layer and a roof deck. The vent layer may comprise air flow channels configured to transfer heat through at least a portion of the roof product. The top layer, vent layer and radiant barrier layer can form a unitary structure. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150121786 | VENTILATION UNITS - A set of ventilation units comprises a first and second ventilation unit, wherein a surface of the first ventilation unit is provided with at least one formation and a surface of the second ventilation unit is provided with at least one co-operating formation. The formation(s) and co-operating formation(s) is/are engageable with one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to said surface of the first ventilation unit and/or said surface of the second ventilation unit. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150121787 | Polymer-Based Bracket System For Metal Panels - A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128514 | Masonry Support Panel and Associated Methods of Use - Support panels for masonry objects and associated methods of use are disclosed herein. A support panel for masonry objects may include an inner surface, an outer surface, at least one stiffening channel formed longitudinally along the support panel, and a plurality of substantially C-shaped tabs extending from the outer surface, the tabs being disposed in spaced apart relation to one another to form a grid, wherein the tabs are configured to contactingly support at least a portion of a masonry object. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150135617 | FAST INSTALLATION/REMOVAL BUILDING PARTITION STRUCTURE - A fast installation/removal building partition structure is applicable to an indoor or outdoor partition wall and includes a top retention member, a bottom retention member, and a plurality of form boards. The top retention member and the bottom retention member are respectively set at top side and floor of an indoor or outdoor space. The form boards each include two surface panels, which define therebetween a receiving chamber for reducing weight. The form boards each have four side edges each forming a connection section, whereby the connection sections are coupled to the top and bottom retention members through projection-and-groove engagement. The connection sections located between the form boards are coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement. As such, the form boards can be conveniently and efficiently installed and removed for easy transportation to achieve easy installation, construction, repeated use, and adjustment as an indoor or outdoor partition wall. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150300014 | DECK DRAINAGE SYSTEMS - Disclosed are various embodiments of deck drainage systems. In some embodiments, the deck drainage system comprises a floor panel that is configured to be positioned under a deck platform. The floor panel may comprise a floor, a side that extends from the floor, and an overhang that extends from the side. The overhang may be configured to be disposed over another overhang of another floor panel. The end section may be configured to be adjacent to a distal edge of the other overhang. The deck drainage system may further comprise a hanger that is configured to be suspended from the deck platform. The hanger may form a slot into which the end section of the overhang of the floor panel is configured to be inserted. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150308102 | CONSTRUCTION DEVICE FOR RELEASING MOISTURE FROM A BUILDING - A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150330083 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES ON ROOFS - A roof load support structure supports a load on a roof such that substantially all of the load is conveyed through rails, which are mounted on roof panel ribs, thence through roof panel ribs, and to underlying building support structure. The panel flat between the rails can be unobstructed such that water can flow freely down the panel flat between the rails; or end closures can close off access to the respective panel flat between the end closures and the rails. One such end closure can be an upper diverter at an up-slope end of the support structure. A lower edge of such upper diverter, e.g. at the panel flat, can slope downwardly across a width of the respective roof panel thereby to direct water laterally across the respective roof panel. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150337535 | MODULAR THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS - The modular thermal insulating system based on a mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, constituted to reduce the transfer of heat between the interior and the exterior of a building. Said system, based on a mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, consists of a rigid planar container of prismatic form, formed of a plastic or metal material or a combination of both thereof, containing a first layer, in the form of a porous mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, being over a base and anchorage structure composed of at least a sheet of plastic resins installed above a thermal insulant, being the layer in contact with a rigid base, a set of anchorage elements and, a set of elements to increase the separation of the base element from the roof or wall. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150354224 | MULTI-ELEMENT ROOFING PANEL - A multi-element panel system configured for attachment to a mounting surface includes at least two panels. The panels each have an upper portion oriented upward and a lower portion oriented downward, relative to the mounting surface. A plurality of faces are formed on the panels and a plurality of keyways are formed between the faces. The keyways are recessed toward the mounting surface from the faces. The panels have a water trough, which has a planar intersection with the faces, formed on an exterior side of the upper portion, and a water channel extending between the upper and lower portions of one side of the panel. The panels have a side lap extending between the upper and lower portions on the opposite side of the panel from the water channel. The side lap of one of the panels overlaps the water channel of another, horizontally adjacent, panel. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150354228 | BUILDING WITH INSULATION SYSTEM - Building having several exterior walls, wherein the exterior walls are formed by a sidewall or roof of the building, and an insulation system against at least one exterior wall, wherein the insulation system comprises several rectangular insulation cassettes, wherein the insulation cassettes comprise a plastic tray and a separate plastic cover, wherein the tray has a bottom wall and a circumferential wall upright therefrom that are integrally formed and the cover closes off the open side of the tray, wherein the tray and the cover are provided with cooperating attachment members for attachment of the cover onto the tray, wherein the boom wall is situated on the side of the exterior wall and the cover is placed on the upper side of the tray which side faces away from the exterior wall. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150354229 | MULTI-TILE ROOFING OR SIDING SYSTEM - A multi-tile system for attachment to a mounting surface is provided. Each of the tiles includes an upper edge configured to be oriented upward relative to the mounting surface and a lower edge configured to be oriented downward relative to the mounting surface. The tiles include a receiving member formed on an exterior side of the upper edge and a locking member formed on an interior side of the lower edge. The receiving member of the tile is configured to interlock with the locking member of an adjacent tile to limit movement of the lower edge of one tile away from the upper edge of the other tile. The receiving member and the locking member are configured to define a vertical range of continuous vertical adjustment between adjacent tiles. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150361653 | BUILDING INSULATION SYSTEM - Insulated building wrap for use on a building wall includes fiberglass insulation laminated to a building wrap material. A building wall that includes the building wrap includes framing studs, an interior wallboard secured to the framing studs, cavity insulation between pairs of the framing studs, exterior sheathing secured to the framing studs, the insulated building wrap, and a decorative external fascia disposed over the insulated building wrap. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160010326 | ALL-SEASON NON-CONDENSING BUILDING INSULATION SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160017609 | WELDED ROOF FOR MODULAR BUILDING UNITS - Disclosed is a roof assembly for a modular building unit that comprises a roofing sheet that is welded to the frame of the modular building unit to form a unitary, continuous sealed weld between the roofing sheet and the generally horizontal structural frame of the modular building unit, and that is pitched to downwardly direct water toward one end of the modular building unit. The welded roof assembly prevents water infiltration into the modular building unit, and such watertight structure may then receive any gutter configuration the user wishes to implement without risking water infiltration into the building unit. The welded roofing sheet avoids the use of screws or other fasteners, and the associated possibility of water leakage around the screws and into the building unit. The welded roof also is able to employ a single slope all of the way through the full span of the roof, thus avoiding the need for a centrally pitched roof assembly, and its unitary construction avoids the tiling effect that results from the use of multiple, overlapping roofing sheets. The welded roof also avoids the need for silicon or other filler agents between the unitary roofing sheet and the frame of the modular building unit. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160024788 | Water-Management System - A building water-management system ( | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160024795 | Protected Membrane Roof System - A protected membrane roof system for installation on a roof decking comprising an upper insulation board having an upwardly-facing upper board top surface and an opposite downwardly-facing upper board bottom surface and at least one throughhole communicating therebetween, a ballast material positioned over the upper insulation board, a netting positioned over the ballast material, and at least one fastener assembly having a base seated substantially adjacent the upper board bottom surface, a rod extending substantially vertically from the base of sufficient size so as to extend through the through-hole of the upper insulation board, the ballast material, and the netting, and a cap engaged with the rod above the netting, whereby the wind uplift resistance of the protected membrane roof system is improved and scour of the ballast material is reduced by effectively anchoring the netting to the upper insulation board beneath the ballast material. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160024798 | ROOF CURB - A curb assembly is provided for mounting on a sloped, standing seam metallic roof, in order to provide support for a roof fixture, such as an exhaust fan or skylight. The curb assembly includes a box-like structure mounted atop the roof in surrounding relationship to a roof opening. The curb assembly further includes an underlying, below-roof frame assembly. Specialized upper and lower end connection structure serves to securely mount the curb assembly to the metal roof. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160024799 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160040423 | METHODS OF FASTENING A WALL PANEL TO A WALL, KITS, AND WALL ASSEMBLIES - A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160047125 | ROOFING PANEL WITH ANTI-DRIP FUNCTION - A panel for the construction of roofing is described, which includes two substantially opposite surfaces and a plurality of elongated recesses formed on at least one of the two opposite surfaces of the panel. The panel is made of a thermoplastic material, preferably polycarbonate. Moreover, a roofing arrangement for structures formed by means of one or more panels is described, wherein the surface of the panel which includes the plurality of elongated recesses forms the inner surface of the roofing arrangement. The panel is particularly useful for the construction of roofing arrangements for structures designed for plant cultivation and/or plant protection, such as greenhouses, nurseries, covered gardens, and the like. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160047136 | Method and apparatus to utilize wind energy that leaks into a structure to protect it from high winds - Method and apparatus to efficiently utilize wind energy that “leaks” into a structure during high winds; to protect that structure from those high winds. By capturing, channeling, concentrating this wind energy within that structure; to directly operate any number, type, form, size and/or shape of “self-activating” relief valves and/or transfer openings installed on various external and internal surfaces. The internal areas of these structures will be constructed as “single pressure vessels” with sealed external surfaces, where channels are established allowing all of the rooms, cavities, floors, plus any and all other internal areas within the structure to communicate. The prior art only applied “controlled openings” to various external surfaces of the structure and not to any internal surfaces; and they all failed to use of this uninterruptable, unlimited, free wind energy that “leaks” into structures during all high wind events. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160108623 | Building Veneer System - A veneer product and system includes a body having an aesthetic front surface and a back surface for installation adjacent the building. The body has a top side and a bottom side and a bracket attached to body and projecting away from the back surface of the body, the bracket further comprising a first end adjacent the top side for attachment to the building and a first protrusion for positioning the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a second end having a second protrusion for positioning the bottom of the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a bottom projection adjacent the bottom side for engagement with a second body to retain the bottom end of the veneer product. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160123013 | MODULAR ROOF PANEL WITH INTEGRATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A roof panel includes a planar body having top and bottom edges, with a downturn edge extending therebetween, and an opposing channel edge. The downturn edge overlays a channel edge of an adjacent panel. The bottom edge overlays a top edge of another adjacent panel. A plurality of courses extends between the channel and downturn edges. Each course includes a nesting ridge to receive the downturn edge of an adjacent panel and to position a top surface of the panel flush with adjacent panels. Surface channels and contoured ridges are defined within each course. A drain aperture of the drip edge aligns with an adjacent channel edge to direct material through the drain aperture and onto adjacent panels. A gable member engages an edge when the panel has one or fewer laterally adjacent panels, wherein the gable member is flush with the adjacent planar body. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160160509 | Deck Drainage System - A plurality of interlocking sloped channels, which drain water seeping through the deck into a rain gutter comprises a deck drainage system. Each channel provides a flashing on each side edge, which overlaps the corresponding flashing on the neighboring channel to prevent leakage. The flashings overlap each other on the top surface of the deck joists, and the channels are suspended between the joists, such that they only occupy unused space. | 06-09-2016 |
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| 20160186431 | FACADE STRUCTURE - A facade structure comprises a load-bearing underground, an insulating layer fastened to the load-bearing underground, said insulating layer being made of dimensionally-stable insulating panels with flat and supporting outer surfaces, and a tile covering which forms the outer skin of the facade structure and which comprises a plurality of tile elements fastened to the insulating layer by way of an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is designed to be elastic and is applied to the tile elements and/or the insulating layer in point or row-like fashion, and that spacers are disposed between the tile elements and the insulating layer, said spacers defining hollow interconnected spaces between the individual tile elements and the insulating layer. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194876 | BUILDING COMPONENT | 07-07-2016 |
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| 20160376785 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 12-29-2016 |
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| 20190145096 | Foundation Waterproofing Assembly | 05-16-2019 |
