| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 052741100 |
PROCESSES
| 954 |
| 052578000 |
MODULE OR PANEL HAVING DISCRETE EDGEWISE OR FACE-TO-FACE CONNECTING FEATURE
| 683 |
| 052633000 |
OPENWORK; E.G., TRUSS, TRELLIS, GRILLE, SCREEN, FRAME, OR REBAR CHAIR
| 665 |
| 052173100 |
COMBINED
| 599 |
| 052309100 |
WITH SYNTHETIC RESINOUS COMPONENT
| 557 |
| 052698000 |
ASSEMBLED IN SITU-TYPE ANCHOR OR TIE
| 400 |
| 052790100 |
PREASSEMBLED SUBENCLOSURE OR SUBSTRUCTURE SECTION(S) OF UNIT OR BUILDING
| 351 |
| 052506010 |
SHEETLIKE ELEMENT ASSEMBLED PARALLEL TO EXISTING WALL, CEILING, OR FLOOR (E.G., INSULATING PANEL, SHEATHING)
| 281 |
| 052302100 |
WALL, CEILING, FLOOR, OR ROOF DESIGNED FOR VENTILATION OR DRAINAGE
| 275 |
| 052831000 |
ELONGATED RIGID STRUCTURE (E.G., BEAM, COLUMN, GIRDER, SHAFT, REINFORCING BAR OR ROD, ETC.)
| 252 |
| 052204100 |
FRAMING TO RECEIVE DOOR, DOORJAMB, OR WINDOW SASH
| 231 |
| 052027000 |
INCLUDING COMPONENT (E.G., WALL) DESIGNED TO RECEIVE A DISPARATE ARTICLE HAVING DISPARATE ARTICLE MOUNTED THERETO
| 229 |
| 052204500 |
WINDOW OR WINDOW SASH, SILL, MULLION, OR GLAZING
| 224 |
| 052167100 |
MEANS COMPENSATING EARTH-TRANSMITTED FORCE (E.G., EARTHQUAKE)
| 215 |
| 052122100 |
WITH LIFTING OR HANDLING MEANS FOR PRIMARY COMPONENT OR ASSEMBLY
| 213 |
| 052011000 |
COVER WITH SURFACE WATER RECEIVER AT EAVE OR VALLEY
| 206 |
| 052474000 |
FACER HELD BY STIFFENER-TYPE FRAME
| 200 |
| 052782100 |
COMPOSITE PREFABRICATED PANEL INCLUDING ADJUNCTIVE MEANS
| 197 |
| 052220100 |
WALL, CEILING, OR FLOOR DESIGNED FOR UTILITIES
| 192 |
| 052518000 |
LAPPED MULTIPLANAR SURFACING; E.G., SHINGLE TYPE
| 178 |
| 052234000 |
MULTIROOM OR LEVEL
| 165 |
| 052223100 |
WITH COMPONENT HAVING DISCRETE PRESTRESSING MEANS
| 149 |
| 052292000 |
FOOTING OR FOUNDATION TYPE
| 147 |
| 052415000 |
FACERS; E.G., MODULES, MUTUALLY BONDED BY INTERNAL SETTABLE MATERIAL SECTION
| 123 |
| 052169100 |
SPECIFIED TERRANEAN RELATIONSHIP
| 115 |
| 052058000 |
EXTERIOR-TYPE FLASHING
| 112 |
| 052404100 |
INSULATING INSERT; E.G., FILLER IN CAVITY IN PRECONSTRUCTED OR CAST STRUCTURE
| 108 |
| 052232000 |
IRREVERSIBLY REACTIVE COMPONENT
| 104 |
| 052272000 |
INTERSECTION OF WALL TO FLOOR, CEILING, ROOF, OR ANOTHER WALL (I.E., TWO-WAY CORNER CONSTRUCTION)
| 104 |
| 052202000 |
AUXILIARY IMPERFORATE PANEL-LIKE SHIELD ATTACHED TO MAIN PANEL, BARRIER, OR FRAME
| 102 |
| 052064000 |
BARRIER OR MAJOR SECTION MOUNTED FOR IN SITU REPOSITIONING; E.G., REARRANGEABLE OR ROTATABLE
| 99 |
| 052177000 |
SPECIFIED WEAR OR FRICTION-TYPE TRAFFIC-CARRYING SURFACE
| 93 |
| 052287100 |
CONDUIT, TRIM, OR SHIELD MEMBER AT CORNER
| 92 |
| 052200110 |
SHAPED OR STRENGTHENED BY FLUID PRESSURE
| 90 |
| 052182000 |
STEPPED; E.G., STAIR
| 90 |
| 052749100 |
MACHINE OR IMPLEMENT
| 90 |
| 052006000 |
WITH STADIUM OR AUDITORIUM FEATURE
| 89 |
| 052311100 |
ORNAMENTAL: COLOR, THICKNESS VARIATION, OR DISSIMILAR ELEMENTS FORMING PATTERN
| 88 |
| 052596000 |
OPAQUE STONELIKE MODULE
| 87 |
| 052716100 |
IN SITU ATTACHED-TYPE CHANNEL OR TRIM STRIP (E.G., EDGING)
| 86 |
| 052408000 |
DISPARATE SHEET LAMINA BETWEEN EXPOSED SURFACES OF WALL, FLOOR, OR ROOF (E.G., VAPOR BARRIER, WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE)
| 81 |
| 052155000 |
WITH PIERCING OR EXPANDING EARTH ANCHOR
| 72 |
| 052111000 |
MECHANISM OPERATED RELATIVELY MOVABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
| 72 |
| 052561000 |
LATERALLY RELATED, INDIVIDUALLY ASSEMBLED COURSES
| 69 |
| 052800100 |
COMPOUND CURVE STRUCTURE
| 62 |
| 052001000 |
CONTROLLED BY CONDITION RESPONSIVE MEANS
| 62 |
| 052900100 |
INCLINED TOP COVER (E.G., ROOF, A-FRAME)
| 61 |
| 052200000 |
CUPOLA OR SKYLIGHT
| 61 |
| 052514000 |
WITH MEANS FOR SPLIT-PREVENTION OR DAMAGED PART REPAIR
| 57 |
| 052101000 |
ANIMAL BLOCKING LATERAL PROJECTION, TRAP, OR SCARER
| 56 |
| 052105000 |
WITH INDICIA
| 55 |
| 052403100 |
UNDERLYING COMPRESSIBLE LAYER OR PAD (E.G., FLOOR SYSTEMS)
| 54 |
| 052127100 |
WITH ADJUNCTIVE MEANS FOR ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY
| 53 |
| 052393000 |
RELATIVELY YIELDABLE PREFORMED SEPARATOR (I.E., EXPANSION JOINT)
| 52 |
| 052094000 |
GABLE OR EAVE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION
| 49 |
| 052459000 |
BRIDGER STRIP HIDING JUNCTURE OF PANELS
| 42 |
| 052019000 |
WITH ENTRANCE FOR PERSONS OR OBJECTS IN HORIZONTAL OR INCLINED COVER
| 37 |
| 052198000 |
ENCLOSURE OR COVER, WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FLUID-GUIDING PORT BETWEEN AMBIENT AND ENCLOSED USABLE SPACE (E.G., ROOF RIDGE VENT)
| 37 |
| 052384000 |
VENEER TILES HELD BY NONLOAD-BEARING GRID
| 36 |
| 052144000 |
WITH EXPOSED CONFIGURATION HAVING ACOUSTICAL FUNCTION
| 34 |
| 052300000 |
VERTICAL STRUCTURE WITH UPPER TERMINAL BEARING PLATE OR CAP
| 34 |
| 052455000 |
SECTIONED IMPERFORATE FACING WITHIN PERPHERAL FRAME; E.G., PLURAL PANEL DOOR
| 32 |
| 052390000 |
ADHERED COPLANAR VENEER TILE-TYPE FACER; E.G., PARQUET
| 31 |
| 052250000 |
INTERSECTION OF A CAST STONELIKE COMPONENT (E.G., CONCRETE FLOOR OR WALL) TO ANOTHER COMPONENT (E.G., WALL)
| 31 |
| 052098000 |
FRANGIBLE SECTION OR MEANS
| 31 |
| 052261000 |
THREE-WAY CORNER CONSTRUCTION (E.G., TWO WALLS AND A FLOOR)
| 30 |
| 052233000 |
LOG WALL-TYPE CONSTRUCTION
| 27 |
| 052171300 |
TRANSPARENT PANEL HAVING ACTIVE TREATMENT WITH GAS OR LIQUID
| 26 |
| 052063000 |
ENCLOSURE INCLUDING FLACCID NONMETALLIC OR FORAMINOUS SURFACING
| 24 |
| 052103000 |
LAND MARKER OR MONUMENT
| 24 |
| 052414000 |
CAST IN SITU COMPOSITE SLAB (E.G., STEEL-CONCRETE)
| 20 |
| 052003000 |
ARTICLE OR MATERIAL SUPPORTED COVER
| 20 |
| 052073000 |
RIGID BARRIER CANTILEVERED FROM VERTICAL SUPPORT
| 20 |
| 052503000 |
HOLLOW BLOCKS ARRANGED TO FORM PASSAGEWAY
| 19 |
| 052306000 |
VISIBLE TRANSLUCENT BLOCK OR EMBEDDED COMPONENT
| 19 |
| 052192000 |
FLUENT MATERIAL HOPPER OR STORAGE CONTAINER WITH MATERIAL PORT
| 18 |
| 052128000 |
BURIAL VAULT
| 18 |
| 052319000 |
CAST IN SITU CONCRETE BARRIER WITH LATERALLY PROJECTING RIB-TYPE SUSTAINER
| 17 |
| 052102000 |
EARTH-SUPPORTED COPING OR EDGING
| 17 |
| 052146000 |
VERTICAL STRUCTURE WITH BRACE, OR GUY, EXTENDING DIAGONALLY TO A BASE
| 16 |
| 052024000 |
COVER WITH PROJECTING RESTRAINER; E.G., SNOW STOP
| 15 |
| 052082000 |
CONICAL OR RADIALLY RIBBED COVER
| 14 |
| 052473000 |
LOUVERED PANEL
| 13 |
| 052097000 |
EXTERNALLY PROJECTING LIQUID DEFLECTOR
| 13 |
| 052344000 |
SETTABLE MATERIAL RECEIVING BACKER FIXED TO FURRING, JOIST, OR STUD
| 12 |
| 052086000 |
VERTICALLY CURVED ARCH WITH TERMINAL SUPPORT
| 12 |
| 052515000 |
WITH DISPARATE PROTECTIVE COATING
| 11 |
| 052023000 |
COVER WITH EXTERIOR HOLDDOWN
| 11 |
| 052166000 |
DEADMAN-TYPE ANCHOR
| 10 |
| 052084000 |
STREAMLINE CROSS-SECTION; I.E., AIRFOIL
| 10 |
| 052057000 |
ROOF FINIAL OR CRESTING
| 10 |
| 052222000 |
TENSIONED OR FLEXED SHEET FACING
| 10 |
| 052378000 |
CAST IN SITU LOADING BEARING MONOLITH WITH COEXTENSIVE SECTION AND TIE
| 10 |
| 052143000 |
WITH TRANSPORTING FEATURE
| 10 |
| 052364000 |
INSTALLED SCREED OR UNIT WITH SPECIFIED FEATURE RETAINING PENETRATING FASTENER
| 9 |
| 052443000 |
WITH MEANS (E.G., APERTURES, PROJECTIONS) FOR RECEIVING SETTABLE MATERIAL FACING (E.G., PLASTER)
| 9 |
| 052108000 |
STRIPLIKE UNIT, REVERSIBLY FLEXIBLE AND RIGID
| 9 |
| 052317000 |
DRAFT STOP BETWEEN STUDS; E.G., FIRE STOP
| 8 |
| 052719000 |
CROSSED REINFORCING RODS WITH CONNECTOR
| 8 |
| 052630000 |
IMPERFORATE PANEL WITH INTEGRAL REINFORCING
| 8 |
| 052153000 |
SHAFT WITH EMBEDDING WING-TYPE BRACE
| 8 |
| 052291000 |
ADJUSTABLE STRESSING MEANS; E.G., WARP CORRECTION
| 8 |
| 052245000 |
CURVILINEAR BARRIER
| 7 |
| 052083000 |
COVER OR ENCLOSURE SUSPENDED BY FLEXIBLE MEANS
| 7 |
| 052174000 |
WITH TRAFFIC-GUIDING FEATURE
| 7 |
| 052219000 |
FLUE CONNECTION TO BUILDING STRUCTURE
| 7 |
| 052168000 |
WITH PROTECTIVE LIQUID SUPPLY
| 6 |
| 052045000 |
RAILROAD CAR ROOF CONSTRUCTION
| 6 |
| 052107000 |
AREAWAY; E.G., WINDOW WELL | 5 |
| 20080209823 | Modular window well - A modular window well for use by a person to escape through a window formed in a basement wall including a generally U-shaped body member having upper and lower ends and inner and outer ends. The open upper end of the body member has a spacer and a removable lid mounted thereon. The body member is comprised of a composite material such as fiberglass. A stair structure is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the body member and is also comprised of a composite material. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080216420 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Cast-In-Place Concrete Window Wells - A method and apparatus for forming cast-in-place window well walls includes first and second forming panel modules each having an inner and outer section. The forming panel modules may be connected together by a spacer panel which extends downwardly to a footing for providing a pier for supporting the window well wall. The forming panel modules are preferably configured with arcuate corners and upper and lower rails to permit stacking of the modules to increase the height of the window well wall, or include additional spacer panels or filler forms to increase the width or thickness of the window well wall. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110232206 | WINDOW WELL - A modular window well arrangement includes one or more window well members. The window well members can be interconnected in a vertically stacked arrangement to provide the required overall height. Snap-connectors interconnect the vertically adjacent window well members, and a plurality of steps provide for escape. The window well members may have different sizes, and extension walls may be utilized to increase the size of the window well members to provide for a wide variety of configurations. The window well members may be made of a relatively lightweight structural foam material. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110302853 | Method for molding artistic surfaces - A method for molding plastic articles with artistic patterns comprises: producing an artistic surface ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120174499 | WINDOW WELL COVER - A window well cover that is universal to the extent that it will work on different sizes and shapes of window wells within a certain range for each size of window well cover produced. | 07-12-2012 |
| 052576000 |
HAVING MEANS (E.G., HOLLOW FORM OR CORE) FORMING CAVITY, CORE, OR CELL IN SLAB | 5 |
| 20090133352 | Wall Element - The invention relates to a wall element embodied in the form of a hollow precast concrete part comprising an internal wall, an external wall and a number of vertical channels which pass through the entire wall element from the top to lower faces thereof and whose cross-section reduces toward the wall base. When the wall element is positioned on the basement, it is possible to pour a cast-in-place concrete from the top into one or several vertical channels. The poured cast-in-place concrete attains through the channels, the wall base and further down in such a way that it penetrates into the basement or connecting elements. The hardened or solidified filling concrete forms a wedge which fixedly connects the wall element to a hollow brick of the basement. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100107543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PRE-CAST BUILDING PANELS - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for moulding a substantially hollow building panel ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100170183 | REINFORCED LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE - A reinforced concrete load bearing structure in the form of a concrete beam or slab includes a concrete structural member and a hollow element such as a PVC pipe or steel tube extending through the concrete structural member. The load bearing structure also includes a plurality of steel reinforced rods and steel stirrups or rivets formed into a cage like skeleton surrounding the hollow element and being encased in the concrete that forms the concrete structural member. In an alternative form a concrete slab or floor having a length, width and thickness with a plurality of parallel load bearing supports is disclosed. The integral support has a rectangular or trapezoidal shape that extends downwardly under the floor with a hollow tube surrounded by a case like structure extending through the support member. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100326001 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK - A construction block includes a pair of base members and a pair of side wall assemblies. Each base member defines first and second upper channels and comprises a first plurality of ribs positioned within the first upper channel and a second plurality of ribs positioned within the second upper channel. Each side wall assembly defines a hollow load chamber having an open top and an open bottom and includes a plurality of hingedly interconnected panels, each including a thermoplastic material. A first side wall assembly is releasably engaged with at least some of the first plurality of ribs of a lower one of the base members, and a second side wall assembly is releasably engaged with at least some of the second plurality of ribs of the lower one of the base members. Each side wall assembly is releasably engaged with an upper one of the base members. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20140190111 | CONFINEMENT STRUCTURES - A confinement structure comprises one or more open cells ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 052106000 |
JAIL-TYPE STRUCTURE | 5 |
| 20090272048 | Seclusion Room with Movable Wall - A seclusion room for patients having emotional disturbances has one moving wall positioned ahead of a fixed wall. The moving wall can be moved to an extended position to narrow the patient space leading to the main door to the room. A second door to the room enables an extraction team member enter the space between the fixed and moving wall, where the team member can remove a hatch from the moving wall and enter the space behind the patient. The team member can use the hatch as a shield to push the patient gently toward the exit door. A bench or seat disappears when the moving wall is moved to its extended position. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100064603 | Prison reform - The present invention uses a plurality of incarceration units, wherein each of the incarceration units includes an interior cell and an exercise area. The interior cell and the confined exercise area are adjacent to one another and are constructed out of suitable security material, such as concrete or steel. The interior cell includes a shower suitable for bathing. In addition, one of the walls of the interior cell of the incarceration unit includes a door, which leads from the interior cell to the exercise area. An inmate's use of the shower and the door is controlled by the management of the incarceration facility. The exercise area includes at least one exercise equipment. The incarceration unit provides the usual inmate activities of living, eating, exercise, study and conversation in a facility having a lower risk of violence to inmates or guards, and of undesirable activities, such as drug trafficking or riots by the inmates. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100077675 | DWELLING COMPLEX - A dwelling complex includes lower and upper dwelling units and a flooring system. Lower and upper dwelling units have a circumference defined by one or more walls. The upper dwelling unit is above the lower dwelling unit. The flooring system forms a floor between the lower dwelling unit and the upper dwelling unit. The flooring system extends beyond the circumference of the upper dwelling unit sufficiently to form a mezzanine walkway outside the upper dwelling unit. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20120324804 | Systems, Methods and Articles for Restraint - The present invention comprises methods and articles for restraint. A plurality of panels may be assembled to form a structure. A method of the present invention comprises providing a structure described herein to confine a subject in a secure area. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130118096 | CELL FRONT PANEL SYSTEM - I disclose a design and method for constructing and installing a cell front panel system that simplifies the design, construction and installation of secure jail, prison, containment or detainment cell fronts. This design and method allows for construction and installation of cell fronts to occur at any time during a facility construction, using only small hand tools and non-specialized workers. | 05-16-2013 |
| 052289000 |
COPLANAR SUSTAINERS; E.G., JOIST TO WALL (SEE 52/702) | 5 |
| 20080302037 | INSULATED BLOCKING PANELS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR I-JOIST INSTALLATION IN FLOORS AND CEILINGS AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME - Apparatus and methods for spacing, securing, and stabilizing I-joists at their ends, and insulating and structural enhancing I-joist assemblies, are provided around the perimeter, or in the interior, of a floor or ceiling where ends of I-joists are located. Insulated blocking panels may comprise an insulating portion that provides a high-R-value and a structural portion which may comprise vertical panel(s) and optional integral support blocks that provide a profiled end surface for extending to the web of the I-joists. Alternatively, insulated blocking panels with flat, vertical end surfaces may be used with field-installed support blocks, or insulated blocking panels with profiled end surfaces may be used without any support blocks. The support blocks or profiled end surfaces of the insulated blocking panels extend to the web of each I-joist, to fill in the space between the I-joists near the I-joist ends, including a substantial amount of the space immediately adjacent the web of each I-joist. The preferred insulated blocking panels, therefore, insulated the outer perimeter of a floor or ceiling and also contribute vertical load carrying capability, and lateral shear and roll-over resistance. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090320395 | LOWER CHORD BEARING COLD-FORMED STEEL JOISTS - A joist comprised of at least one cold-formed steel elongated chord member; a cold-formed steel web having a plurality of web members and means for securing said web to said chord member. A plurality of joists are generally for use in a support system for a platform or a deck in the construction of floors and roofs. The support system is of particular use in a composite floor and roof systems. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100037547 | INSULATED RIM BOARD AND BUILDING STRUCTURE EMPLOYING SAME - A three-piece insulated rim board for use in a building structure comprises first and second elongate structural layers and an intermediate elongate insulating layer sandwiched between and bonded to the first and second structural layers. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20140290163 | LOAD SUPPORTING BLOCKING MEMBER FOR USE IN A METAL STUD WALL - The present invention is directed to a load supporting blocking member for use in a metal stud wall having a plurality of parallel spaced apart metal studs, each of the studs having an aligned opening and horizontal bridging member passing through the aligned openings and tying the studs together. The load supporting blocking member comprises a base for overlying and being attached to the bridging member and an upstanding flange extending from one edge of the base the depth of the base being sufficient to overly the bridging member and position the upstanding flange in line with the edges of the studs in the metal stud wall. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150315777 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING DECK TO STRUCTURE - A system and method for attaching a deck to a structure. The system includes at least one attachment plate provided with at least one fastening component. The fastening component is fastened to the structure ledger and extends into the end face of the structure floor support. | 11-05-2015 |
| 052632000 |
SHAFT OR OPENWORK, AXIALLY EXTENSIBLE | 5 |
| 20100050557 | TELESCOPIC MAST HAVING REDUCED PLAY - There is disclosed a telescopic mast ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120042600 | SHORING POST WITH SUPPLEMENTAL BEAM SUPPORT - A shoring post having an elongate body with a lengthwise axis, a top and a bottom. A first beam support assembly is at one vertical location on the elongate body, with a second beam support assembly at a second vertical location on the elongate body. The second vertical location is spaced along the lengthwise axis from the first vertical location. The first and second beam support assemblies are configured to support separate load bearing beams. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120090261 | BOOM ASSEMBLY - A telescopic boom broadly comprises an elongated hollow outer boom, an elongated inner boom telescopically received within the outer boom, and a guidance structure for guiding the inner boom for telescopic movement is provided. The guidance structure includes a plurality of guide rails attached to the interior corners of the outer boom, a first roller assembly attached to one end of the inner boom, a second roller assembly attached to one end of the outer boom, and a mid roller assembly positioned proximal to the second roller assembly. The first roller assembly includes a plurality of wheels mounted on axles for engaging the guide rails. The second roller assembly includes a pair of roller bars positioned on opposed sides of one end of the outer boom for guiding the inner boom during telescopic movement. The mid roller assembly includes a third roller bar that engages guide rails positioned on the inner boom. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20140174016 | TELESCOPING TOWER AND LEGS - A telescoping tower includes a plurality of nested tower sections extendable in a telescoping direction, each of the plurality of nested tower sections having a plurality of legs that define respective heights of the plurality of nested tower sections in the telescoping direction, each of the plurality of legs slidably engaging at least one leg of at least one adjacent one of the plurality of nested tower sections along an overlap in the respective heights thereof. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150052843 | PARTITION MOUNT WITH INTEGRATED PLUNGER ASSEMBLY - A partition mount system includes an integrated plunger assembly. The integrated plunger assembly is constructed and arranged to be integrated into an interior of an end of an extension pole, for example a standard telescoping extension pole. Mounting of the plunger in an interior portion of the pole in this manner provides for a sleek design that is relatively lightweight. Assuming that the pole in which the anchor is mounted is part of a telescoping pole system, the anchor and plunger do not interfere with full travel of the interior pole with respect to other poles in the telescoping system. In this manner, operation of the telescoping pole system is not inhibited by the integrated plunger assembly. | 02-26-2015 |
| 052750000 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 4 |
| 20080271411 | CLEAN OUT COVER - A removable clean out cover, the cover attaches to the area surrounding an opening of a wall. The clean out cover has a border that is adjacent and within the periphery of the clean out cover. The border houses an attachment strip, wherein one side of the attachment strip is fixedly attached to the border. A removable strip covers the side of the attachment strip that is not attached to the border. The border might have a width of at least one eight of an inch. The border might be channeled shaped. The attachment strip might be made of hook and loop materials. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090000243 | Data center - This application relates to improvements to data centers, including protection from: (1) vandalism, (2) high winds, (3) earthquake, (4) storms, (5) water used for cooling or fire suppression, and (6) explosions emanating from inside or outside of the building. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090038259 | Building Wall Panels of Hollow Core Construction - Building wall panels having lightweight hollow core interiors include embodiments suitable for interior and exterior walls, for industrial, commercial or residential buildings, and for multi-story structures. Various methods for making these wall panels are disclosed, including the formation of cast gypsum firewall layers. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20130067855 | COMPOSE STAVE FLOORING, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF SAME - Example embodiments relate to improvements to composed stave flooring, methods for the production thereof and the corrective maintenance of same. The improvements allow corrective maintenance to be performed without negatively affecting the physical aesthetic and functional properties thereof. The flooring comprises a sight substrate and a base substrate, with the sight substrate having a minimum practical thickness of 4 mm and the base substrate having a minimum practical thickness of 12 mm, the two substrates being assembled using adhesive and securing means that distribute the adhesive uniformly between both substrates, thereby rendering the flooring more durable and stable. | 03-21-2013 |
| 052231000 |
MONOLITH WITH SUSTAINER AND MEANS TENSIONING ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT | 4 |
| 20110239564 | Apparatus, Composite Section, and Method for On-Site Tower Formation - A composite section including a concentric arrangement of inner and outer laminates having an interstice therebetween is provided. Both the inner and outer laminates include a matrix material and a fabric layer. A plurality of tubes having an inner cavity, are situated in the interstice of the inner and outer laminates. A reinforcing material is disposed in the interstice and along the length of the concentric arrangement unoccupied by the plurality of tubes to create a composite section. A plurality of tension members are threaded though the plurality of tubes to provide post tensioning to each of the composite sections. The components are easily transported and assembled to form composite sections to provide cost effective on-site tower formation. Also provided is an apparatus to form the inner and outer laminates and a method of formation of the composite section. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110283638 | Ring Beam and Method for Constructing the Same - A ring beam element, a ring beam and a method of constructing a ring beam from a plurality of ring beam elements is disclosed. The ring beam can support a shell or wall of a tank. The ring beam element comprises a reinforced concrete body, preferably having a metal base plate anchored therein, and a plurality of tensile conduits extending circumferentially there through. Ideally, the reinforced concrete body will have interlocking surfaces such that the ring beam elements interlock with one another when circumferentially juxtaposed. Tensile members can be placed through the plurality of tensile conduits and tensioned and anchored by anchors to clamp a plurality of juxtaposed ring beam elements together. Ideally, the base plates of a plurality of the ring beam elements can be connected or welded together to form an annular ring of base plates. The ring beam elements can be mounted upon piles to provide level surfaces to the base plates so that the metal base plates can be readily connected together to form an annular ring beam. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120167499 | Foundation for a Wind Turbine Tower - A foundation for a wind turbine tower, provided with a central accommodation for accommodating and firmly constraining, by means of threaded bars projecting from such central accommodation, an actual wind turbine tower, made of steel or concrete, is entirely prefabricated and includes at least two prefabricated structural elements, modular and monolithic, made of reinforced concrete, approached in sequence, shape-coupled, and subsequently constrained to each other, at least at such central accommodation, by a series of post-tension cables arranged in respective through-holes, so as to make the entire foundation monolithic. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20160251856 | SOLID REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN BASED ON ARRANGEMENT OF TRIANGULAR REINFORCING BAR NETWORKS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME | 09-01-2016 |
| 052022000 |
SPECIFIED ROOF SPACED FROM CEILING | 3 |
| 20100031584 | Insulation Containing Inorganic Fiber and Spherical Additives - The present invention provides thermal insulation products including a thermal insulation batt, board and loose fill, and methods of manufacture thereof, and a method of insulating an attic with loose fill, and an attic having the loose fill. The insulation products include randomly distributed inorganic fibers which are supplemented with microspheres, preferably hollow microspheres. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100101153 | DEVICE AND METHOD 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. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20160047127 | SELF SUPPORTIVE PANEL SYSTEM - A self supporting panel system used to fabricate ceilings, floors, walls, or roofs. The panel system is assembled from a plurality of panels, each having a core that is sandwiched between opposing plate members. In a preferred embodiment, the core of each panel includes a unifying material to enhance the load bearing capacity of the panel. | 02-18-2016 |
| 052290000 |
OPPOSED STRIP SECTIONS (BASEBOARDS) AND OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SUSTAINER | 3 |
| 20080236072 | Hollow wall base - A flexible, extruded plastic wall structure with a hollow core is presented along with a method of making the same. The wall structure has an overall flat back wall, an overall front wall and at least one support wall extending between and confined to the interior surfaces of the overall back wall and the overall front wall; the overall back wall, the overall front wall and the at least one support wall having a generally uniform thickness and defining at least two defined spaces. The wall structure includes sections, where the rear wall of each section is flat from the bottom of the wall structure to the top of the wall structure. The hollow wall structure has a front wall having vertically disposed sections with different contours. The method includes using extrusion die for heating and extruding plastics using a multi-functional insert within the die and air pressure to create a hollow core in the wall structure. The hollow core allows less material to flow though the die so that the die stays hotter and the flow of the extruded plastic is not impeded. The resulting extruded plastic wall structure is comprised of a generally thick portion, a generally thin portion and a profile on the face or front of the wall structure. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090044469 | Device for fastening termination strips - The invention relates to a device for fastening termination strips, in particular skirting, wall termination strips or the like, comprising an angle profile which bears against the wall and/or floor and which has a fastening part in the form of a receiving finger onto which the termination strip can be fitted and held with a clamping fit, it is intended to simplify manufacture, make adaptation to variable floors possible and allow retrofitting by proposing that the receiving finger is a web which is notched out of the floor leg of the angle profile situated on the floor and which is formed upwards in a curve, this web extending in a straight and at an acute angle towards the wall leg of the angle profile and engaging in a longitudinal groove made in the bottom of the termination strip, in which groove the curve of the web presses against the outwardly directed lower wall of the longitudinal groove and the upper endpiece of the receiving finger presses against the inwardly directed wall of the longitudinal groove. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100170175 | SKIRTING BOARD - A skirting board, having two longitudinal profile elements, forming an open special profile, with the inner profile element, being fixed onto the wall and the outer profile element are connected with each other along the surface meeting the floor plane by means of the click joint. | 07-08-2010 |
| 052171100 |
VIEWING PORT FOR SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| 20090293381 | Insulating glass element - An insulating glass element for the at least partial delimitation of a combustion chamber, having at least two viewing panes, which have at least some areas a transparent glass or ceramic-glass material and are arranged spaced apart from each other while leaving an air chamber, and wherein a viewing area is created at least in parts of the air chamber. The two viewing panes are connected with each other by a temperature-resistant adhesive, and the adhesive encloses a viewing area of the viewing panes all around, or a spacing element, which runs around them at least partially, is connected with the two viewing panes in a material-to-material manner, preferably by a glued connection. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20120055103 | Compression mounted window assembly - A compression mounted window assembly is disclosed that includes a circular window having opposed front and rear planar surfaces and an outer periphery having forward and rearward chamfered edge surfaces, a compressible gasket circumscribing the outer periphery of the window, a housing with a portal having an annular seat for accommodating the window circumscribed by the gasket, wherein the annular seat has a first chamfered abutment surface corresponding to the forward chamfered edge surface of the window, an annular bezel operatively associated with the housing for compressively retaining the window assembly within the annular seat of the portal, and structure for securing the bezel to the housing, wherein the bezel has a second chamfered abutment surface corresponding to the rearward chamfered edge surface of the window. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20130047524 | Two-Piece Frame Assembly for Window of Enclosure - Frames for mounting windows within the walls of enclosures for isolating or sealing substances such as radioactive or other hazardous substances from the surrounding environment. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a window assembly includes a two-piece frame that is welded into the wall of an enclosure. In a second embodiment of the present invention, a window assembly includes a three-piece frame that is clamped to the wall of an enclosure. The frame assemblies may also be used to mount structures other than windows to enclosure walls, such as ducts or pipes intended for passing power, gas, vacuum, or other utilities into the interior of an enclosure. | 02-28-2013 |
| 052574000 |
IDENTICAL BLOCKS OR MODULAR PANELS FITTED TO REVERSED BLOCKS OR PANELS (E.G., T-SHAPE ATTACHED TO INVERTED T-SHAPE) | 3 |
| 20080263986 | Modular Blocks and Structures Made Therefrom - A modular block apparatus includes first and second blocks, each block having a generally upwardly protruding locking member and an internal recess sized to receive the locking member of the other block, such that the blocks can be assembled with one block above the other. The blocks are secured together in a vertical direction by relative lateral movement of the locking member and the internal recess. A locking device is provided to prevent relative lateral movement of the locking member and the internal recess so as to retain the blocks in a connected condition. The locking member may be an integral hook, a separate hook, or a cylindrical locking rod. If a hook is used, its orientation relative to the block may be varied. A variety of structures may be built up from the modular blocks. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110107706 | SYSTEM OF INTERLOCKING BUILDING BLOCKS - A system of interlocking building blocks includes one or more building blocks having a generally right triangular planform, a generally rectangular elevation form, and a periphery generally defined by respective generally rectangular side panels. Each building block has alternating male and female fastener elements arrayed generally around the periphery. The male fastener elements on opposed edges of the same generally rectangular side panel are offset generally diagonally from one another. Each male fastener element is aligned generally normally with a female fastener element on an opposed edge of the same generally rectangular side panel. The building blocks may be formed by folding single flat sheets, and may be made from cardboard, plastic, metal or other conventional materials. Each building block may be coated or filled with structurally reinforcing or insulative material. Two interlocked building blocks may be geometrically distinctive in a manner which optimizes the system for simplified and efficient construction of walled and roofed structures. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20160053483 | EXPLOSIVE BLAST ENERGY DISSIPATING AND CARRYING BUILDING STRUCTURE - A structural assembly for use in building applications is disclosed. The assembly has spaced inner and outer face sheets, as well as one or more intermediate panels positioned between the inner and outer face sheets. The assembly provides an enhanced ability to dissipate blast or projectile impact forces and to carry the forces throughout the assembly, thus maintaining sufficient structural integrity in the building to enable the occupants to evacuate, to enable contents to be evacuated, and to enable reuse of the building itself. | 02-25-2016 |
| 052318000 |
MONOLITHIC BARRIER WITH REVEALED INTERSECTING STIFFENERS; E.G., TERRAZO | 2 |
| 20100223874 | PORCELAIN EPOXY FLOORING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An epoxy porcelain tile surface including a plurality of spaced, substantially flat substantially smooth porcelain tiles and epoxy grouting substantially filling the spaces between the porcelain tiles. The plurality of spaced, substantially flat substantially smooth porcelain tiles are substantially flush with one another and substantially flush with the epoxy grouting. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120023850 | Method of Manufacturing Terrazzo Tiles, Terrazzo Tiles and Flooring System Assembled with Terrazzo Tiles - A method of manufacturing terrazzo tiles and tiles manufactured in accordance with the method is described. A resin, curing agent, filler, and pigment are poured into a mold. Stone chips are then poured into the mold to settle with the majority at the bottom of the mold. Thereafter, curing occurs to result in rough tiles which are ground and then polished with the upper surface being the resulting tile surface at which the majority of the stones settle. The tiles are assembled onto a floor with grout lines resulting from spacing of the tiles, one from another. Grout made of resin or a resign and terrazzo chip mixture is then poured in and skived, and the floor polished to result in a sealed monolithic surface. | 02-02-2012 |
| 052244000 |
TUBULAR STRUCTURE WITH EXPOSED TERMINUS EDGE PROTECTOR | 2 |
| 20080256883 | Appurtenance for building vents - An improved cover for an outlet intended to exhaust gases from a building to the atmosphere and particularly for chimneys intended to exhaust the products of combustion and for vents intended to exhaust ventilating air from within a building. The cover prevents precipitation as rain, sleet and snow from entering into the outlet while allowing the exhaust gases to rise away from the building in a vertical column essentially unimpeded. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110005156 | DAMAGE PREVENTION HOUSING FOR A ROOF PIPE AND RELATED METHODS - A damage prevention housing for a roof pipe may include a hollow body having an interior dimensioned to enclose a roof pipe on a roof, the hollow body having an open proximal end suitable for positioning over the roof pipe and a partially closed distal end dimensioned to preclude access by rodents but allow movement of gases therethrough. The hollow body may further include an aperture positioned adjacent to the proximal end for allowing liquids and gases to move through the aperture and a fastener for securing the hollow body in a fixed position relative to the roof pipe and the roof. | 01-13-2011 |
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OPENLY SPACED SLAT-TYPE LATH | 2 |
| 20130042557 | EXTERIOR FINISHING SYSTEM AND BUILDING WALL CONTAINING A CORROSION-RESISTANT ENHANCED THICKNESS FABRIC - A corrosion-resistant lath is provided for use in exterior finishing systems, such as stucco systems and exterior insulation and finish systems (“EIFS”). The lath includes in a first embodiment an open, woven fabric comprising weft and warp yarns containing non-metallic fibers, such as glass fibers. A portion of the weft yarns are undulated, resulting in an increased thickness for the fabric. The fabric is coated with a polymeric resin for substantially binding the weft yarns in the undulated condition. This invention also includes methods for making an exterior finish system and building wall including an exterior finish system using such a lath. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20100107533 | SELF-SEALING FURRING ASSEMBLY - A self-sealing furring assembly includes a spacer and a sealing member abutting the spacer. In another aspect of the disclosure, a self-sealing furring assembly configured to be installed between plaster lath and a frame for a structure, includes building paper mounted on framing for the structure, a sealing member, and a fastening member supporting the sealing member, wherein the fastening member includes a head a and a shank and extends through the plaster lath, the sealing member, and the building paper into the framing so that the plaster lath is between the head of the fastening member and the sealing member, the sealing member being compressed to seal the hole formed by the shank of the fastening member in the building paper. A method for installing an exterior building material to a framing is disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 052218000 |
FLUE WITH GASEOUS FLUID-DIRECTING FEATURE | 2 |
| 20160053499 | EXHAUST GAS PANEL VENT ASSEMBLY FOR ROOF-MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - A roof-mounted venting device or assembly adapted for use with roof mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels is provided. Venting devices and assemblies can include a replacement flashing that fits over a cut-down roof pipe vent as well as venting assemblies that redirect airflow from a roof pipe vent. Such replacement flashing can include a substantially planar flashing portion from which protrudes a hood portion with one or more vent openings to allow airflow into and out from the interior of the hood portion. The vent openings can be configured as a series of louvered openings that open in a down-roof direction to prevent flow of run-off and debris into the hood portion. Venting assemblies can include a coupling portion for mating with a vent-pipe, a section of hose or piping to redirect airflow, and a venting portion disposed outside or between roof-mounted solar panels. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160145862 | CONCRETE-FILLED STEEL TUBULAR COLUMN FOR HIGH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY AND FIRE RESISTANCE - A concrete-filled steel tubular column for high load capacity, usually required in tall buildings, includes an outer longitudinally extending generally vertical tubular shell and an inner longitudinally extending perforated tubular steel shell disposed within said outer longitudinally extending vertical tubular shell and coaxial therewith. Further, a plurality of relatively small diameter vertically extending perforated tubular steel members are disposed around said inner longitudinally extending tubular shell between said outer longitudinally extending tubular steel shell and said inner longitudinally extending steel shell with axes parallel to said coaxial axes. The concrete-filled steel column wherein said inner steel shell is centrally disposed within the outer longitudinally extending vertical tubular steel shell and wherein the volume between the outer steel shell and the inner shell is filled with high strength concrete. The perforated inner shell and members have a plurality of meltable polymer plugs or caps on perforations to prevent plastic cement from flowing into or closing the openings during concreting. In the event of fire the plastic or polymer plugs or caps melt and allow gases and smoke to flow into the pipes and up through the inner member and out therefrom at the top of the column The inner vertical tubular shell and members may be subsequently used for injecting grout through the perforations (which get opened during fire by melting of polymer caps) for strengthening the post fire damaged concrete). | 05-26-2016 |
| 052380000 |
CAST IN SITU BARRIER CONSTRUCTION DEFINING ISOLATED SPACE | 2 |
| 20100218446 | STRUCTURE SYSTEM OF CONCRETE BUILDING FOR SELF-HEAT INSULATION - A structure system of concrete building for self-heat insulation comprises a wall ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20090113828 | GALVANNEALED STEEL FORMS - A form for receiving a filler material to create an island is provided. The form is made essentially entirely out of galvannealed steel that is easily paintable. The form has a substantially continuous wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The wall is made out of a plurality of galvannealed steel wall sections. The wall has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The inner surface forms an enclosed chamber for receiving the filler material. A first support made out of galvannealed steel is attached to the inner surface of the first side of the wall and a second support made out of galvannealed steel is attached to the inner surface of the second side of the wall. A brace made out of galvannealed steel is disposed between the supports, wherein the brace removably engages the supports. | 05-07-2009 |
| 052041000 |
ROOF RUNNING BOARD OR SADDLE | 2 |
| 20110258943 | MODULAR BUILDING - A roof for a modular building comprises a ridge beam extending along a ridge beam axis. The ridge beam includes, when viewed in cross section, a load bearing central section, and first and second roof panel connectors on opposed first and second sides of the central section. The roof further comprises at least a first and a second roof panel extending transversely to the ridge beam axis and downwardly and outwardly from the ridge beam. Each roof panel comprises an inner end portion and an outer end portion. The inner end portion of the first roof panel is engaged by the first roof panel connector, and the inner end portion of the second roof panel is engaged by the second roof panel connector. The roof further comprises a first tie for the outer end portion of the first roof panel, and a second tie for the outer end portion of the second roof panel. Each tie extends parallel to the ridge beam axis and comprises a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a roof panel outer end channel in which the outer end of one of the first roof panel and second roof panel is received, and the bottom portion comprises a wall channel in which a wall of the modular building is received. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110302852 | CAP SHINGLE INSTALLATION ON A ROOF RIDGE - A method of attaching a cap shingle on a roof ridge line structure includes providing a plurality of risers configured to be flexed for alignment with the opposed roof planes, flexing and positioning the risers over the ridge line structure, and installing a series of the risers in an partially overlapping manner along the ridge line structure by fastening the risers to opposed roof planes. Cap shingles configured for attachment to the risers are flexed and attached to the risers. A roof structure installed according to the method is also provided. A ridge line roofing assembly comprising a series of partially overlapping risers molded together is also provided. | 12-15-2011 |
| 052573100 |
INCLUDING DESIGN FEATURE (E.G., INTEGRAL CORRUGATION, TENSIONERS) ACCOMMODATING DIMENSIONAL VARIATION RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING CONDITIONS | 1 |
| 20130305647 | BUILDING FACADE SURFACE FOR SEASONAL SELECTIVENESS OF SOLAR IRRADIATION ABSORPTION AND REFLECTION - Disclosed are various building facade surface configurations and related methods. An exemplary facade includes grooved cavities that are configured in a manner that reflects summer (cooling season) insolation and absorbs winter (heating season) insolation. The effective absorptivities of the exemplary facade for various cavity reflectance characteristics, i.e., a wide range of diffuse and specular reflectance characteristics, are evaluated using a Monte Carlo model. The calculations in an illustrated embodiment are performed for the latitude of 41° N where both heating and cooling loads are significant. Embodiments of facades and other structures are similarly within the scope of the disclosure for locations of different latitudes and longitudes. | 11-21-2013 |
| 052171200 |
VEHICLE-TYPE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER OR DEICER | 1 |
| 20090044464 | Transparent window pane provided with a resistive heating coating - A transparent glazing unit including a resistive heating coating that extends over a substantial part of the glazing unit, in particular over a main viewing field, and is electrically connected to at least two busbars such that, when an electrical supply voltage is applied between the busbars, a current flows, which heats a heating field in the coating. The heating field includes at least one semiresistive region in direct contact with at least one busbar. | 02-19-2009 |
| 052310000 |
MEANS REMOVING EXCESS MOISTURE FROM CAST IN SITU MASS | 1 |
| 20080236078 | Attic Insulation with Desiccant - A method of reducing the amount of cooling energy required to cool a building is provided. The method includes disposing a porous insulating material substantially covering the ceiling in the attic space of the building to a substantial depth. The porous insulating material includes a desiccant. The method further includes permitting the desiccant-bearing porous insulating material to adsorb water moisture from the attic space and then permitting the adsorbed water moisture to desorb from the desiccant-bearing porous insulating material into the enclosed room of the building, whereby the temperature of the desiccant-bearing porous insulating material is reduced, resulting in a reduction in the amount of cooling energy required to cool the building. | 10-02-2008 |
| 052109000 |
LAZY TONG EXTENSION UNIT | 1 |
| 20080229681 | COLLAPSIBLE FRAME HAVING A BASE MECHANISM - A collapsible frame has a base mechanism. The base mechanism comprises a first connector and a second connector which are pivotally connected to the bottom of the collapsible frame. The first connector is pivotally connected with first reinforcement legs. The bottom of the first connector is formed with a first trough. The second connector and the first connector are overlapped and engaged with each other. The second connector is pivotally connected with a second reinforcement legs. The top of the second connector is formed with a second trough. The first and second reinforcement legs are pivotally connected to the bottom of the collapsible frame. | 09-25-2008 |
