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| 052424000 |
Laterally related modules; e.g., back-to-back
| 78 |
| 052416000 |
Lapped or bridger strip juncture-type surfacing
| 9 |
| 052439000 |
Section filling hollow or channel module
| 7 |
| 052434000 |
Modules fixed to preformed sustainer | 5 |
| 20100218447 | THIN BRICK AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A thin brick and method of forming a thin brick having a generally rectangular base portion with a plurality of laterally extending tabs extending therefrom is provided. An outer perimeter edge of each tab and a respective opposite side of the base portion has a precise dimension. A decorative upper portion is integrally formed with the base portion and has a generally rectangular shape, sized and shaped to substantially match the size and shape of the base portion. The upper portion extending from the base portion has a thickness that is at least equal to a thickness of the base portion. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20080263982 | INSULATED STONE, WALL STRUCTURE USING SAME AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WALL STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a manufactured stone comprising a body and an insulating core. The body has a base, an exterior portion and an interlocking mechanism. The exterior portion has an aesthetic face. The interlocking mechanism is adapted to interlock with another similar manufactured stone. The insulating core is at least partly imbedded in the body. The insulating core has a thickness sufficient to provide the body with an R-value of at least R8. The manufactured stone may also be made with a mid portion placed between the base and the exterior portion. The mid portion is recessed both from the base and the exterior portion. In that case, the R-value may be less than R8. The invention also discloses a wall structure comprising, from an interior to an exterior, a wall framing, a sheathing material and a plurality of manufactured stones. The wall framing is made of a plurality of wall studs. The wall studs are placed at a distance from each other so as to define insulating spaces in between them. The sheathing material is attached to the wall studs. The manufactured stones are attached to the sheathing material. A method of assembling a wall structure is also disclosed. The method of assembling a wall structure comprising the step of fastening an insulated stone having a R-value of at least R8 to a wall sub-structure having an R-value less than R20. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080302046 | Form for aligning masonry materials - An alignment tool, for aligning masonry structures, includes at least one pair of upright guides arranged on one side of the alignment tool for centering masonry materials such as blocks or bricks. In a first embodiment for use with laying bricks, other uprights are provided on an opposite sides of the alignment tool for aligning a center of a brick over or under a mortar joint and an additional pair of uprights are provided on one end of the alignment tool. In a second embodiment, an upright is provided along a central rib of the alignment tool for insertion into a hole in a brick. Method steps for using the tool are also disclosed. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090100777 | STRUCTURAL DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE THERMAL EXPANSION RESISTANCE OF A STRUCTURE - The structural panel assembly structure has a rigid, substantially plane panel and at least one one-piece attachment part, produced by moulding, glued to the panel. The attachment part has a first plane face including a recess that can receive a glue and rims intended to retain the glue around the recess and at least one opening. A bar is fastened to the first plane face. The materials of the attachment part and the panel are composite materials and the bar has a metal insert that is inserted when moulding the attachment part and is intended to be threaded. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110113714 | System and Method of Use for Composite Floor - A system and method of constructing a composite floor system having increased shear transfer between a slab and support members of the system is described. The composite floor system may include any combination of the following elements: a support member, a reinforcing member, a transfer member, a decking material, a fastener, and/or a slab. The transfer member may be connected to the support member. | 05-19-2011 |
| 052442000 |
Dissimilar material member in section | 4 |
| 20090056263 | Cavity wall spacer, building structure and method - A cavity wall spacer, building structure, and method are disclosed. The cavity wall spacer determines a separation of building elements of two leaves of a wall. The cavity wall spacer comprises: a support body; and a plurality of spaced projections upstanding from the support body and operable to extend across a cavity between the leaves, each projection having a recessed channel operable to inhibit transfer of moisture from one end of each projection to another. The recessed channel prevents the passage of moisture along the length of the projection to prevent moisture from traveling between the two leaves of the wall, and reduces the amount of moisture which drips into the cavity. The recessed channel has no external obstructions and thus allows significantly improved stacking density. The projections are less prone to any damage since there are no external protrusions. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100101166 | REINFORCING SPACER DEVICE - A reinforcing and spacing device is described for use in a masonry wall structure of successive courses of brick, block, stone or other similar masonry material. The reinforcing spacer device includes parallel side rods with interconnecting intermediate rods and spacing nodes disposed on the side rods and the intermediate rods. The embedment of the reinforcing spacer device in the horizontal and vertical mortar joints of a masonry wall structure provides simultaneous reinforcement of the horizontal mortar joint and uniform spacing of the brick, block, stone or other similar masonry material. The reinforcing spacer device is a labor-saving, combination device that is economical to manufacture and allows for proper positioning and strengthening of a masonry wall structure. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100122504 | Environmentally sustainable form-inclusion system - An environmentally sustainable form-inclusion system that can be utilized in reinforced concrete structures. A goal of this invention is to provide structural systems that achieve the highest level of environmental sustainability by minimizing the structure's carbon footprint and embodied energy. This engineered form-inclusion system uses materials that might otherwise become waste in landfills. The system is designed to significantly reduce raw materials, labor for placement, and transportation of material for building construction. Materials used in this engineered system, that might otherwise be placed in landfills, include but are not limited to plastic bottles, bags, waste Styrofoam, packing materials, rubber tires, and other similar waste materials, preferably compressed or assembled into controlled shapes. The shapes of these forms can be spherical, square, rectangular, cylindrical, or any other, and are specifically engineered to provide form inclusions to significantly reduce the material (e.g., concrete and reinforcing steel) required for the structure, and to reduce the overall structural weight (seismic mass), thereby relieving demand on the structure's lateral and gravity systems. The inclusion system described herein allows for flat forming of horizontal framing throughout the structure, greatly reducing the material required for forming (limited beams/drops). | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110197533 | ENERGY ABSORBING WALL ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - Energy absorbing wall assemblies, structures including energy absorbing wall assemblies, methods of making energy absorbing wall assemblies, and methods of utilizing energy absorbing wall assemblies are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, energy absorbing wall assemblies may include a first self-supporting wall structure, a second self-supporting wall structure, and an energy absorbing filler material positioned between the first self-supporting wall structure and the second self-supporting wall structure. In additional embodiments, methods of making an energy absorbing wall assembly may include assembling a first self-supporting wall structure, and assembling a second self-supporting wall structure defining a space between the first self-supporting wall structure and the second self-supporting wall structure. The methods may further include flowing an energy absorbing filler material into the space between the first self-supporting wall structure and the second self-supporting wall structure. | 08-18-2011 |
| 052437000 |
Section filling opposed channels in adjacent modules | 4 |
| 20120060438 | INTERLOCKING WALL UNIT SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING A WALL ON A PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURAL GRID MATRIX - A system for assembling two-sided walls on, through, and around a pre-installed structural steel grid. System wall units have an outer side and an inner side, the outer side being an outer wall surface, the inner side opposing an inner side of one or more wall units on an opposing side of the structural steel grid. Interlock elements extend through spaces in the structural steel grid and connect opposing wall units to prevent separation of the opposing wall units. Installed in courses, the wall units create a continuous void between opposing wall units, such that structural void fill material can be poured into the assembled wall at one or more openings, and the void fill material will fill the continuous void from the top of the wall to the bottom of the wall. Plumbing, electrical, and other building systems can be installed on the steel grid prior to wall assembly. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120073230 | PRE-ENGINEERED BRICK PANEL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME - Disclosed is a pre-engineered brick panel formed of first and second adjacent bricks, spaced apart by a grout joint. The surface of the first brick is adjacent to a surface of the second brick. Each of the adjacent surfaces includes a grout channel and the grout channels in adjacent surfaces are aligned with one another. Grout is disposed in both of the grout joint and the aligned grout channels. Also disclosed are methods for making and installing such pre-engineered panels. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20140305061 | 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 intermediate panels are parallel to the inner and outer face sheets, and are supported by alternating flanged web members that engage either the inner or 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. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305062 | MASONRY UNITS AND STRUCTURES FORMED THEREFROM - A masonry unit for constructing built structures includes a rectangular shaped base having a front edge and a rear edge. The front edge and the rear edge each include a recess formed therein configured for disposal of a vertically disposed reinforcing material. A pair of spaced apart sidewalls extends perpendicularly from the base and along a length of the base. The sidewalls and the base together define a cavity configured for disposal of a fill material. A pair of spaced apart bridges is supported on the base configured for disposal of lengths of a horizontally disposed reinforcing material. The bridges extend transversely between the sidewalls and each have a height less than a height of the sidewalls. The base defines a hole therethrough disposed adjacent one bridge of the pair of spaced apart bridges. | 10-16-2014 |
| 052436000 |
Section between integral interfitting means on modules | 2 |
| 20080245013 | Building Formwork Module for Use in a Modular Concrete Formwork System - There is provided a building formwork module ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20160097198 | Block and Method for Constructing a Decorative Wall - A block and method for constructing a decorative wall includes a plurality of substrate blocks each having one or more grooved or roughened surfaces for receiving a deformable adhesive member that secures an ornamental member to the substrate blocks. The decorative wall includes a predetermined configuration formed from a plurality of substrate blocks that include one or more predetermined configurations that enable a person to build a decorative wall, which can include one or more bends. | 04-07-2016 |
| 052432000 |
Facer reinforcement anchored in section | 2 |
| 20100107537 | Method for Attaching a Reinforcement or Facing on an Existing Structural Component and Structural Component with Attached Reinforcement or Facing - In a method for connecting a reinforcement or facing of hydraulic-setting material of cement mortar mixture or concrete mixture on a structural component, a multi-layer reinforcement mat is attached to a structural component. A smoothing cement of hydraulic-setting material is filled into outer fabric layers of the reinforcement mat. The smoothing cement is allowed to set to form a substitute formwork. Into the space between the substitute formwork and the structural component a flowable cement mortar mixture or concrete mixture is filled in. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20130047539 | Building Structure - The present invention relates to the construction of buildings as well as elements, structures and methods used in their construction. There is described a pre-fabricated formwork module ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 052423000 |
Shaft with dissimilar shell | 1 |
| 20150075099 | ELONGATE MEMBER REINFORCEMENT - An elongate member reinforcement system and associated methods is disclosed. The system can include an elongate member, a structure associated with an end of the elongate member, a support member coupled to the structure and laterally offset from the elongate member extending about an end portion of the elongate member, a support layer surrounding the end portion of the elongate member such that at least a portion of the support member is between the support layer and the elongate member, and a structural filler disposed between the support layer and the elongate member. A load tending to cause relative movement of the end portion of the elongate member and the structure can be transferred through the structural filler and the support member to provide support for the elongate member. | 03-19-2015 |
| 052421000 |
Hollow module and discrete dam for cast section | 1 |
| 20130312349 | Insulated Concrete Form - A concrete wall forming system including interconnected mold units that include a top surface containing a first portion bond beam form, a first top ledge, a first top lip seal portion, a second top ledge, and a second top lip seal portion; a bottom surface containing a second portion bond beam form, a first bottom ledge, a first bottom lip seal portion, a second bottom ledge, and a second bottom lip seal portion; and two or more column forms extending from the top depression to the bottom depression. The first top lip seal portion and first bottom lip seal portion and second top lip seal portion and second bottom lip seal portion are adapted to form a seal between two mold units such that the bond beam form portions are combined to form a bond beam form. The system can be used to form an insulated concrete wall. | 11-28-2013 |
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| 20080222986 | EXTERIOR WALL STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING - An exterior wall structure of a building. The exterior wall structure comprises an inner wall and an outer wall that are separated from each other to define a cavity therebetween. The outer wall comprises a plurality of concrete blocks. The exterior wall structure also comprises a connection system interconnecting the inner wall and the outer wall. The connection system comprises a plurality of elongated structural members, each elongated structural member being fastened to the inner wall. The connection system also comprises a plurality of connecting elements, each connecting element being connected to a given one of the elongated structural elements and to a given one of the concrete blocks. Each of the elongated structural members is connected to plural ones of the concrete blocks via plural ones of the connecting elements. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090266019 | MODULAR FLOORING ASSEMBLIES - A modular flooring assembly including a flooring component adhered to a tray substrate is described. The modular flooring assembly may be interconnected with additional modular flooring assemblies to form a modular floor suitable for most flooring applications. The flooring component may be tile or wood or other materials commonly used in flooring applications. Convention fill-in grout or a snap-in grout may be used with the modular flooring assemblies. One suitable snap-in grout is a right angle grout member. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110072751 | MASONRY BRACKET, SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a masonry wall reinforcing bracket ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110154766 | PANEL ASSEMBLY, COMPOSITE PANEL AND COMPONENTS FOR USE IN SAME - A profiled panel ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110162309 | Thin wall veneer brick and manufacturing assembly therefor - A brick having a peripheral shoulder defining a flange allowing fasteners to be inserted therein when two adjacent bricks have facing indentations is described herein. The peripheral shoulder of the bricks allows mortar to be inserted therein to create a conventional brick look and to hide the fasteners. The shoulder is optionally provided with indentations allowing fasteners therethrough. Also described herein is a machine to manufacture such bricks. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120102863 | SOLOARMAR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SYSTEM - The invention relates to the Soloarmar construction system comprising an original wall construction method, in which the cavities in the blocks are precisely aligned in the vertical axis. According to the invention, the blocks are assembled using an inner engagement device such that resistant masonry can be produced quickly and specially adapted for clay or concrete blocks using specific industrial templates, machines, nozzles and dies designed by Soloarmar. The appearance and characteristics obtained are similar to those obtained with standard masonry techniques, but with the mixture only being used to lay the first course instead of between all of the blocks. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20130145710 | CONCRETE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A combined concrete material, including: a concrete; a reinforcing bar, the reinforcing bar disposed inside the concrete; and a decorative sheet, the decorative sheet including: a flat part, a first junction, and a second junction. The concrete, the reinforcing bar, and the decorative sheet are fixed together as one whole body. The decorative sheet is disposed outside the concrete, and the inner surface of the flat part is attached to the outer surface of the concrete. The first junction and the second junction are disposed on two ends of the flat part. The inner surface of the flat part is concave and forms a dovetail slot. Neighboring decorative sheets are connected together via the first junction and the second junction, which are embedded in the concrete. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140083038 | JOINT COMPOUND, WALL ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS AND PRODUCTS RELATED THERETO - Disclosed are aspects of board finishing systems. For example, in various aspects, disclosed are joint compound compositions, wall assemblies, methods of treating walls, and products related to any of the foregoing, including reinforcement trim, e.g., for protecting corners where boards meet, fasteners, and tape. The joint compound preferably is a drying type composition with reduced shrinkage property, and includes binder and hollow spheres, resulting in an ultra lightweight formulation in some embodiments. The joint compound composition can be applied in a one-coat treatment in preferred embodiments. Other aspects of board finishing system accommodate such a one-coat treatment to thusly allow a user to manipulate the compound closer to the plane of board as compared with conventional formulations. Joint tape and reinforcement trim can include non-swelling synthetic paper facing material in some embodiments. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083039 | DRY CAST BLOCK WITH BURNISHED SURFACE AND METHODS - A block has a front face with a first surface of non-planar roughness including at least 10% and not more than 90% of the area of the front face. The front face includes a second surface that is even and generally planar, with at least 10% and not more than 90% of the area of the front face. In one example, the first surface is a split face, and the second surface is a burnished split face. In another example, the first surface is a molded face, and the second surface is burnished. Methods of making a block include molding, curing, in some implementations splitting, and then burnishing. Walls can be constructed from these blocks. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20160083634 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND JOINT STRUCTURE PRODUCED USING SAME - A curable composition is characterized by containing a polyalkylene oxide (A) having a hydrolyzable silyl group, an acrylic polymer (B) having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and an alkoxysilane oligomer (C) which is a hydrolysis-condensation product obtained from an alkylalkoxysilane and an aminoalkoxysilane and contains nitrogen atoms in an amount of 1% by weight or more. | 03-24-2016 |
