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| 052424000 | Laterally related modules; e.g., back-to-back | 78 |
| 20090313933 | REINFORCED MASONRY PANEL STRUCTURES - A method of constructing a masonry infill in a load bearing structure comprises the steps of: laying one or more courses of masonry ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120096796 | Waterproof masonry cement - A waterproof masonry cement is disclosed. The masonry cement includes a waterproofing agent, in dry form, which is introduced into the cement during the grinding process. The waterproofing agent comprises siloxanes and alkoxysilanes and can also be introduced, in liquid form, into concrete blocks during the manufacture of same. In this manner, the concrete blocks incorporating the waterproofing agent along with the masonry cement containing the waterproofing agent can be utilized together to form a water repellant wall structure. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130067844 | Building Panel Assembly - A building panel assembly is provided. The building panel assembly comprises a plurality of pyramidal elements with each pyramidal element having an apex with a plurality of pyramidal feces extending to a base, each face separated from each adjacent face by a face edge, and the base having base edges. A plurality of inverse pyramidal elements are provided with each inverse pyramidal element having inverse pyramidal faces and mateable with the pyramidal elements. A flattened edge is formed along the face edges between each of the pyramidal faces creating a continuous adhesive flow channel and an adhesive substance positionable within the continuous adhesive flow channel. Upon mating, the pyramidal elements with the inverse pyramidal elements, the adhesive travels through the continuous adhesive flow channel and upon hardening the adhesive substance creates a space truss structure thereby strengthening the building panel assembly. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130097956 | Composite Concrete and Framing System and Method for Building Construction - A composite building construction system and method comprising a frame, wallboard, and a concrete layer wherein the wallboard is attached to an exterior side of the frame and the concrete layer is provided on the wallboard. A wire grid is attached to and spaced apart from the wallboard to provide support for the concrete layer. The resulting building construction composite provides enhanced strength and stability due to the relatively thick layer of concrete combined with the frame, which may comprise steel. The wallboard comprises blueboard or similar insulating wallboard material that preferably includes concrete adhesion characteristics. The frame comprises outer framing members and cross-members each of which may include apertures for receiving plumbing and/or electrical wires. The apertures may also receive conduits to protect the plumbing and electrical wires. An interior side of the frame is configured to received drywall or other interior housing finishing product. | 04-25-2013 |
| 052425000 | Continuous section filling space between modules | 69 |
| 20090031661 | Panels and a method of making - A prefabricated modular panel, comprising a framework that includes a plurality of lattices, with a lattice of the plurality of lattices comprising a first elongated member and a second elongated member that are spaced apart and juxtapose laterally parallel, forming an axial length of the lattice. Further included is a third member substantially transversally oriented at an angle along the axial length of the lattice, with the third member coupling the first elongated member with the second elongated member to form the lattice, with the plurality of lattices forming the framework. The plurality of lattices are coupled with one another in parallel by a solidified filler material forming a single piece, unitary modular panel. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090183457 | FLOOR PANEL - Described is a floor panel that is provided with a tread surface layer, a core containing at least two core layers made of a wood material and elements of a connector device, whereby these elements are arranged on at least two opposing sides. In order to equip such a floor panel with improved noise insulation in a simple and effective manner, it is proposed that the core layers be arranged so that they lie directly one on the other and that they be glued to each other. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20120117907 | Apparatus and Method for Casting Concrete Wall Elements - An apparatus for casting concrete wall elements, which together form a wall, running along a curvature at least in sections, of a container, in particular of a fermenter for biogas plants, comprising a horizontal foundation, to which several horizontally extending bounding elements are attached, which between them form fields to be cast with concrete, several formwork elements, which are detachably secured to at least a few bounding elements, which form formwork surfaces, which are opposite each other in a field and which are aligned at an angle with respect to the vertical, which in the erected state form the face side surfaces of adjacent wall elements, that face each other, wherein the formwork elements each have at the formwork surfaces at least one receiving device, and wherein at least one end of at least one reinforcing element to be cast in the concrete is secured in each receiving device of formwork surfaces, which are opposite each other in a field. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130081345 | CONCRETE/PLASTIC WALL PANEL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A method for forming a variably sized wall panel by supplying a face panel of a first material, the face panel having a front face and a back face, the back face having a plurality of crosspieces extending therefrom. The face panel is placed in a mold such that the front face of the face panel abuts a bottom of the mold and the back face of the face panel faces away from the bottom of the mold. A flowable second material is layered on top of the face panel and the flowable second material is allowed to harden such that the back face of the face panel and the crosspieces are frictionally bound to the hardened second material. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130291470 | LIGHTWEIGHT BUILDING STRUCTURE PRODUCED BY USING A MORTAR - The invention concerns the field of a lightweight building structure produced by using a mortar containing foamed polystyrene and cement. It includes at least one layer of prefabricated foam concrete panel affixed to a reinforcing frame structure wherein interspaces between elements of the reinforcing frame structure are at least partially filled with a mortar providing a first surface contacting the foam concrete panel. The mortar includes granules of 0.5-10 mm size produced by grinding a pressed foamed concrete that has been allowed to mature, 50-200 kg of unbound, anhydrous cement, and 150-300 liters of water added before application per one cubic meter of ground material, respectively. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140298745 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR CONSTRUCTION - Methods of modular building construction are provided. One method includes (a) providing a first volumetric construction module comprising a frame, the frame including a first segment; (b) defining a volume of a composite segment and integrating the first segment with the volume; and (c) filling the volume with a curable material to cast the composite segment. Related methods, components, buildings incorporating such components, and methods of manufacture of components are also provided. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150033655 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT - A structural element ( | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150068146 | PRE FABRICATED WALL FORM AND SYSTEM - A concrete wall pre fabrication for the easy assembly of walls for residential and commercial buildings. More specifically, there is an apparatus and method for enabling the outer form of a concrete wall to be more precisely assembled off site and then transported to the work site and assembled the wall in the proper place with appropriate rebar before filling the forms with cement or concrete material as disclosed in the specification and drawings of the invention and the related claims. Additionally, there is a need for a form spacer that efficiently attaches between the form walls with a more precise use of glue and stronger attachment to the form walls. | 03-12-2015 |
| 052426000 | With transverse tie | 61 |
| 20080229692 | Insulated Foam Panel Forms - A corner bracket for modular foam forms for poured concrete walls includes an outer, horizontal strap with generally vertical strips attached thereto or molded therewith for encapsulation in the outside and optionally the inside foam panels of such a form. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080236083 | Modular Concrete Wall System - Disclosed is a modular poured concrete wall system that addresses the needs not optimally met by the prior art, where inexpensive small light interlocking forms are quickly and readily assembled, to produce the desired aesthetically pleasing appearance of a brick wall system. The forms remain in place as part of the final structure and finished surface of the walls. Thus, a footer track assembly is affixed to a standard concrete footer or foundation. Then the modular forms are assembled upon the footer track, stacked together to produce the appearance of a brick wall. As each row or two of forms are assembled, the forms are filled with concrete. Following the concrete pour, additional forms are assembled on the top of the prior forms, to produce additional rows. By repeating this process, the full height of the wall can be quickly reached. The method may include steel rebar, such as for horizontal bond beams and for vertical strength. In an alternative embodiment, curved modular forms may be assembled to produce a circular column, where the exterior surface is finished as a decorative brick appearance. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080236084 | DISPOSABLE CASING FOR THERMALLY INSULATED WALLS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE - A Disposable casing ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080271401 | WALL-FORMING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A wall-forming system including a pair of spaced apart confronting sidewalls defining a wall cavity therebetween. Each sidewall is constructed from a plurality of insulating sheets and upright support members. Each sheet is disposed between a neighboring pair of support members. Each of the neighboring support members has an upright channel that receives an end wall portion of the sheet and thereby maintains the sheet upright. Each support member also includes a slot for receiving one end of a tie that extends between the first and second sidewalls through the wall cavity and connects the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The slot is defined between a pair of walls having a plurality of through-holes extending transversely therethrough and across the slot. The end of the tie disposed inside the slot has a through-hole aligned with one of the through-holes of the walls to receive a portion of a fastener therein. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080302045 | HINGED INSULATED CONCRETE FORM - An insulated concrete form is provided with a hinge on one of the side walls and indicia on the opposite side wall. The indicia indicate a desired angle for a wall being constructed, and which presents cut lines to remove a section of the opposite wall. The concrete form is then rotated about the hinge to the desired angle and set in place. A plurality of sections may be stacked to form a wall of any desired height and length. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080307735 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING CONCRETE FORM PANELS - An improved concrete form ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080307736 | CONCRETE FORM SYSTEM FOR LOW-CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS - Improved concrete form systems ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090013629 | Method and Apparatus for Using Foam Panels As Forms For Making Concrete Walls - A foam panel concrete form is provided for using concrete reinforcement rods which extend on each side of a joint in the foam panel concrete form and into complementary shaped openings in ties which hold two adjacent panels in a spaced and parallel relationship. The concrete reinforcement rod can pass into the openings in adjacent ties with little resistance in a first rotary position of the concrete reinforcement rod. When the concrete reinforcement rod is rotated to a second rotational position within the openings the reinforcement rod is in a tight frictional fit in the openings for helping to hold adjacent ties and the adjacent foam panels in a fixed relationship with respect to each other during a time when concrete is poured between the foam panels, thereby also serving to re-enforce the concrete after the concrete has cured. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090064619 | Building Construction With Lost Shuttering and Construction Method - A plurality of pre-formed panels are provided. Each panel comprises construction boards held apart from each other by spaced apertured metal strength members ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090107074 | Method and Apparatus for Using Foam Panels as Forms for Making Concrete Walls - A foam panel concrete form is provided for using connectors which extend on each side of a joint in the foam panel concrete form and into complementary shaped openings in ties which hold two adjacent panels in a spaced and parallel relationship. The connector can pass into the openings in adjacent ties with little resistance in a first rotary position of the connector. After the connector is inserted a predetermined distance into the openings, then the connector is rotated to a second rotational position within the openings so that flanges of the connector are disposed on each side of respective ties and thereby hold adjacent ties and the adjacent foam panels in a substantially fixed relationship with respect to each other during a time when concrete is poured between the foam panels. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090120027 | Concrete form tie with connector for finishing panel - A tie for connecting and maintaining first and second panels of a concrete formwork in a fixed, spaced relationship during a wall building process is provided. The tie includes a first connector connectable to the first panel; and a second connector connectable to the second panel and connectable to at least one third panel such that the at least one third panel is spaced from the concrete surface. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090235601 | WALL UNIT - A method of manufacturing a wall unit comprises assembling a set of substantially parallel vertical elongated wall ties having opposite edges which are substantially coplanar on each side of the set. Each wall tie has a plurality of triangular openings distributed along its length with the openings of adjacent wall ties substantially aligned in a horizontal direction. A plurality of reinforcing rods are inserted horizontally through respective sets of aligned openings. Due to the triangular configuration of the openings each rod is deflected under gravity towards, and comes to rest adjacent, an edge of the wall tie. One or more formwork panels are secured to the substantially coplanar edges on each side of the wall ties. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090308011 | INSULATED CONCRETE FORM PANEL REINFORCEMENT - An insulated concrete form (ICF) panel reinforcement is disclosed. The ICF comprises a main panel, a reinforcement on the main panel for stiffening the main panel, a spacer retention element integrated in the reinforcement for securing a spacer to the panel, and a first opposing panel opposite the main panel and having a first opposing spacer retention element integrated therein for securing the spacer to the first opposing panel. The ICF panel reinforcement is particularly useful at high stress locations in ICF systems, such as at T-wall intersections. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100050551 | Method and Apparatus for Using Foam Panels As Forms For Making Concrete Walls - A foam panel concrete form is provided for using concrete reinforcement rods which extend on each side of a joint in the foam panel concrete form and into complementary shaped openings in ties which hold two adjacent panels in a spaced and parallel relationship. The concrete reinforcement rod can pass into the openings in adjacent ties with little resistance in a first rotary position of the concrete reinforcement rod. When the concrete reinforcement rod is rotated to a second rotational position within the openings the reinforcement rod is in a tight frictional fit in the openings for helping to hold adjacent ties and the adjacent foam panels in a fixed relationship with respect to each other during a time when concrete is poured between the foam panels, thereby also serving to re-enforce the concrete after the concrete has cured. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100064615 | Concrete Form Brace - A brace for concrete forms employing first and second form elements includes at least one attachment member adapted and constructed to secure the brace to at least one of the form elements. A span member is connected to the at least one attachment member, and has a length sufficient to hold the first and second form elements apart. At least one article securing mechanism secures the article associated with the concrete form to the brace. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100095623 | Modular form for building a preinsulated, roughly finished concrete wall and method of building a structure therewith - A system of building modules that may readily be assembled into wall structures that, when filled with concrete forms an insulated, roughly-finished wall structure ready to receive both exterior and interior wall treatments. The building modules may readily be assembled by relatively untrained personnel and forms walls typically having an overall R-value in the range of approximately 30. The novel building modules eliminate the need for setting traditional concrete forms and of finishing a bare concrete wall. The modules are provided in various lengths, the lengths typically being multiples of 16 inches. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100162649 | BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM - An interlocking concrete block for forming horizontal wall-channels for reinforcement of block walls of dry-stack, vertically-offset, double-wythe construction. The block has an outer block wall on one side and a head portion extending to the opposed side. The head portion has a connecting portion which interfits with a receptacle of a similar block. The block has a channel extending generally parallel to the outer block wall. In a block wall, two vertically-adjacent series of the blocks form a horizontal wall channel which can hold a reinforcing bar and in-filled concrete, for horizontal reinforcement of the wall. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100242395 | INSULATING CONCRETE FORM BLOCK - An insulating concrete form block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete. The insulating concrete block including a first foam panel and a second foam panel supported in a spaced apart, parallel relationship to form a concrete receiving cavity. Each of the first panel and the second panel having a top end, a bottom end, a first end, and a second end. The top end and the bottom end of each of the first and second panels having an outside row of a plurality of projections and an inside row of a plurality of projections. The projections of the outside row being spaced apart to define a plurality of recesses and the projections of the inside row being spaced apart to define a plurality of recesses with the projections of the outside row being adjacent to the recesses of the inside row and the recesses of the outside row being adjacent projections of the inside row. At least some of the projections of the inner row are set back from an inner edge of the panel such that when one panel is interconnected with a like panel a plurality of spaced apart recesses are formed along an inner face defined by the interconnected panels. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251651 | Spacer and Associated Apparatus and Method - The spacer | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110011022 | WEB STRUCTURE FOR INSULATING CONCRETE BLOCK - An insulating concrete form block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete. The insulating concrete block including a first foam panel and a second foam panel supported in a spaced apart, parallel relationship to form a concrete receiving cavity. Each of the first panel and the second panel having a top end, a bottom end, a first end, and a second end. The top end and the bottom end of each of the first and second panels having an outside row of a plurality of projections and an inside row of a plurality of projections. The projections of the outside row being spaced apart to define a plurality of recesses and the projections of the inside row being spaced apart to define a plurality of recesses with the projections of the outside row being adjacent to the recesses of the inside row and the recesses of the outside row being adjacent projections of the inside row. At least some of the projections of the inner row are set back from an inner edge of the panel such that when one panel is interconnected with a like panel, a plurality of spaced apart recesses are formed along an inner face defined by the interconnected panels. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110099932 | PANEL INTERLOCKING SYSTEM - A panel interlocking system ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107702 | Building Structures and Components Therefor - A building component for a structure, the building component including a component body which includes two spaced apart and generally parallel interconnected side walls having opposed ends and opposed longitudinally extending sides, the building component being adapted to join with a second building component or to a connector for joining the building component to the second building component, the building component further including a plurality of coupling elements arranged at spaced-apart intervals along a length of the sidewalls from one of the longitudinal sides to the other and arranged such that in use the side walls can be cut or otherwise separated along the length thereof so as to provide a coupling element at the cut or separated end which is adapted to cooperate with a coupling element on said connector for securement of the component to the second building component or connector. A building component for a structure, the building component including a component body which includes two spaced apart and generally parallel interconnected side walls having opposed ends and opposed longitudinally extending sides, the building component being adapted for joining to another building component or to a connector for joining the building component to another building component, the building component further including coupling elements disposed at said opposed longitudinally extending sides of the sidewalls which cooperate for securement of the component to the other building component or connector, wherein each of the side walls comprises inner and outer skin elements which are spaced apart and interconnected by a plurality of webs which extend between the inner and outer skin. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110126484 | PRECAST WALL PANELS AND METHOD OF ERECTING A HIGH-RISE BUILDING USING THE PANELS - Precast wall systems and methods for constructing a high-rise building using the precast wall system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of interconnected precast panels, each having a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of vertical bars disposed between the end plates and a cementitious material encasing the vertical bars and defining a plurality of sides of the respective panel. A first of the precast panels has a first column member half defining a right side of the first panel, a second of the precast panels has a second column member half defining a left side of the second panel such that, when the right side of the first precast panel and the left side of the second precast panel are disposed horizontally adjacent to each other, the first column member half and the second column member half collectively form a column member. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131911 | WALL FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A tie system and method for forming a wall from a hardenable building material. In one embodiment, the tie system includes multiple ties configured to be directly interconnected into a vertically extending tie stack such that multiple tie stacks can be positioned over a footing in a spaced apart arrangement. The multiple tie stacks are configured to extend substantially perpendicular between substantially parallel panel structures. Each tie stack includes one or more base members and one or more wall ties, each of which directly attach to each other in a vertically stacked arrangement. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110179736 | CONCRETE MATRIX STRUCTURE - A parallelepiped structure ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110219717 | LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE CONTAINING AGGREGATES OF CEMENT-BONDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE, PROCEDURE OF MAKING THE SAME AND BUILDING STRUCTURES MADE FROM THIS LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE - The invention concerns the field of a lightweight building structure produced by using a mortar containing foamed polystyrene and cement and a method for the production. It includes at least one layer of prefabricated foam concrete panel ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110265412 | STUD FRAME AND FORMWORK PANEL CONSTRUCTED THEREFROM - A stud frame comprising a first side member ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265413 | Holding units for stay in place molds - The instant invention provides stay in place molds for the construction of concrete structures comprising fiber cement panels held together by a series of holding units that are fastened only to the interior surfaces of the cement panels by fastening means that are kept inside of the width of said panels. The holding units are selectively distributed at the internal surfaces of the cement panels in a series of columns separated from each other at predetermined distance. Within each column each holding unit are apart form the next one at a predetermined distance. The particular structure of the holding units, particularly its small size and its distribution pattern at the interior surface of the molds facilitates the uniform contact of the liquid cement mixture and increases the strength and resistance of the structure prepared using the molds. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265414 | FOLDABLE FORM PANEL BLOCK FOR BUILDING WALLS - The invention relates to a block that comprises two longitudinal and vertical walls connected by hinges including two elements hinged about vertical axes. According to the invention, each of the two side walls is made of a rigid plastic material, is surrounded by a bent return oriented towards the inside, and includes, in the lower and upper longitudinal portions thereof, as well as on the vertical edge of one end thereof, respectively, a rebate oriented towards the outside, said rebate being capable, when the block is in the functional position, of covering the bent return of another block that has already been laid in order to provide a connection with said other block, independently from said block being in a same row or in an underlying row. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110277410 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING, REPAIRING, REINFORCING AND/OR PROTECTING STRUCTURES USING CONCRETE - Methods are provided for repairing an existing structure to cover at least a portion of the existing structure with a repair structure. Such methods comprise mounting one or more standoff retainers to the existing structure; coupling one or more standoffs to the standoff retainers such that the standoffs extend away from the existing structure; coupling one or more cladding panels to the standoffs such that the panels are spaced apart from the structure to provide a space therebetween; and introducing a curable material to the space between the panels and the existing structure, the panels acting as at least a portion of a formwork for containing the curable material until the curable material cures to provide a repair structure cladded, at least in part, by the panels. Corresponding apparatus for effecting such methods are also provided. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110296783 | Modular form for building a preinsulated, roughly finished concrete wall and method of building a structure therewith - A system of building modules that may readily be assembled into wall structures that, when filled with concrete, form an insulated, roughly-finished wall structure ready to receive both exterior and interior wall treatments. The building modules may be readily assembled by relatively untrained personnel and form walls typically having an overall R-value in the range of approximately 30. The novel building modules eliminate the need for setting traditional concrete forms and of finishing a bare concrete wall. The modules are provided in various lengths, the lengths typically being multiples of 16 inches. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110308184 | FIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of fixing overlaying components together, comprising the step of piercing nails having a profiled shank through the components to fix those components together. Structures including metal sheet are also disclosed which utilize this fixing technique. The structures include composite wall panels used in tilt up wall panel construction. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314760 | LOAD BEARING WALL FORMWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A load bearing wall formwork system and method are disclosed. The load bearing wall formwork system comprises a unique clip assembly for joining two or more substantially planar structures, such as a wall panel, in a spaced apart manner and providing a space there between for placement of a flowable material. The clip assembly comprises a first clip member having a first side for attachment to the wall panel, a second side and an opening positioned between the first and second sides, as well as a second clip member, engageable with the first clip member, having a first side for attachment to a second wall panel, a second side and an opening positioned between the first and second sides. The openings provided in the first and second clip members are aligned when the clip members are engaged. A connecting member is insertable into the aligned openings of the first and second clip members, connecting the first and second clip members together. A wall formed by the foregoing components and a method of assembling a wall formwork are also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120023851 | Insulated Concrete Form - An apparatus for a concrete form of an insulated wall has opposed, spaced apart and parallel wall panels, each having an inner surface, upper edge surface and a lower edge surface. Plural retainers are secured within each of the panels at spaced apart intervals, each retainer including a connecting portion extending outwardly from the inner surface of each panel, and an anchoring portion. The anchoring portion includes a framework disposed within the panels, an upper connector extending upwardly from each panel's upper edge surface and a lower connector extending downwardly from each panel's lower edge surface. The upper and lower connectors respectively engage upper and lower connectors of the next vertically adjacent panel to securely attach the panels together. Plural cross webs extends between the panels to tie them together, the cross webs being connection to the connecting portions of opposed retainers in the panels. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120073229 | RETAINING WALL - Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a modular retaining wall, using only blocks which in and of themselves are of insufficient thickness to function as retaining wall blocks. The modular wall includes backer blocks and facing blocks which are connected by connectors in a back to back, spaced apart arrangement, thereby forming a hollow retaining wall. The hollow wall can be filled with loose filler material to increase the mass and retaining capacity of the wall. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a modular retaining wall. A double sided decorative wall is also disclosed. The modular wall system allows for the construction of retaining walls and freestanding, double sided, decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120096797 | WEB STRUCTURE FOR KNOCKDOWN INSULATING CONCRETE BLOCK - A web structure for connecting two foam panels comprising a pair of web inserts adapted to be molded in the foam panels. Each of the web inserts has an elongated end plate and a pair of central male connector members supported by the elongated end plate. A pair of bridges is connected to the web inserts so as to extend between the foam panels. Each of the bridges having a cross member, a first female connector member formed on one end of the cross member and a second female connector member formed on an opposing end of the cross member. The first and second female connector members each having a cavity shaped to matingly receive one of the central male connector members of the web inserts from a lateral side of the first and second female connector members. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120137613 | Insulated Concrete Walls - An insulated concrete wall includes a first form board, a second form board, a plurality of spacers, a plurality of rebar rods, a quantity of poured concrete and at least one insulation sheet. Each spacer includes at least one vertical passage for receiving a vertical rebar rod and a horizontal passage for receiving a horizontal rebar rod. The plurality of spacers are attached between the first and second form boards to create a concrete cavity. The quantity of concrete is poured into the cavity. The sheet of insulation may be attached to one or both form boards. The at least one insulated sheet may be replaced by an additional form board and the plurality of spacers. The additional form board would create an additional cavity, which would be filled with an insulation material. Alternatively, the two outer cavities may be filled with concrete and the center cavity filled with insulation. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120186180 | Connectors For Concrete Structure & Structural Insulating Core - The present invention relates to various types of connectors used to form concrete columns and beams using a structural insulating core wall as a mold for forming column and beam molds. Some connectors can extend above the structural insulating core, used as support channels within the column and beam molds or are extensions of the support channels. Some connectors require grooves within the inner and outer boards so the connectors can twist and lock into the grooves while other slide within the grooves to form column and beam molds. Other connectors are installed horizontally interlocking the vertical support channels and connectors together. Some connectors are full height connectors while other can be short clip or brackets that attach to other connectors. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120204510 | MULTI-STOREY INSULATED CONCRETE FORM STRUCTURE HAVING OPENINGS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - Methods of constructing an insulated concrete form structure and insulated concrete form structures having been built using the methods. The insulated concrete form structure having a structure opening through the structure, the structure opening defined by form edges and opening forms bonded to a concrete core of the structure. A method comprising erecting a set of spaced apart forms on a base; positioning opening forms in the space between the forms around a form opening through the forms; securing the opening forms around the form opening; and, pouring concrete to fill the space between the forms, around the opening forms, to a top portion of the forms, creating the concrete core of the structure. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120216478 | ASSEMBLY FOR FINISHING AN EDGE OF AN INSULATED CONCRETE FORM (ICF) WALL - An assembly having an elongated monolithic body with opposing parallel surfaces spaced apart and having an elongated lateral dimension enclosing in end of one of the side panels of the ICF block wall forming an edge of an unobstructed opening and a portion of the opening to the cavity with a first portion dimensioned covering a portion of an outer surface of a side panel the wall proximate to the end of the side panel, a second portion covering the end of the side panel and a third portion extending inward towards the opening and retention members holes uniformly spaced apart and longitudinally positioned in a fixed position on an inner surface of the body for receiving and securing a first end of a coupling device having a second end coupled to one of the internal structural supports securing the body to the internal structural support. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120233950 | CONCRETE WALL SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND SPACERS THEREFOR - A concrete wall system includes first and second opposing wall panels and a plurality of spacers disposed between the first and second wall panels. A plurality of reinforcing bars is placed between the first and second wall panels and supported by the spacers, and a concrete core is disposed between the first and second wall panels such that the spacers and the reinforcing bars are embedded in the concrete core. Each one of the spacers has a cup-like body defining a closed first end and an open second end with a flange formed on the second end. The spacer bodies are tapered so that the spacers are stackable. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120240503 | System and method for building with compressed masonry blocks - A system and method for building on a worksite utilizing compressed masonry blocks is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a block machine at or near a worksite for the structure, providing reusable material at or near the worksite as block material for forming a plurality of compressed blocks, manufacturing each of the plurality of compressed blocks by the block machine by compressing a measured portion of the block material under a pressure in the range of 2500 to 5000 psi, and forming the structure on the worksite from one or more of the plurality of compressed blocks. The reusable material includes common clay, foundry sand, coal ash, construction debris, demolition debris, waste road asphalt, or waste roof shingles. The step of manufacturing each of the plurality of compressed blocks includes the steps of measuring usage information and operational parameter information for the block machine, determining location information for the block machine, and transmitting the usage information, operational parameter information, and location information. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120247046 | WALL CONSTRUCTION PANELS AND METHODS FOR FORMING STRUCTURES USING WALL CONSTRUCTION PANELS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a wall construction panel, comprising: a pair of walls connected by a plurality of stringers that allow the walls to be opened from a folded flat configuration to a popped open configuration; wherein the folded flat configuration allows for compact shipping; wherein the popped open configuration allows the walls to be filled with one or more tilling materials to provide strength, mass and/or impact resistance to the panel. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120260596 | Concrete Form Brace - A brace for concrete forms employing first and second form elements includes at least one attachment member adapted and constructed to secure the brace to at least one of the form elements. A span member is connected to the at least one attachment member, and has a length sufficient to hold the first and second form elements apart. At least one article securing mechanism secures the article associated with the concrete form to the brace. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120304570 | Anchor system of a concrete wall formwork - A locking device | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130074433 | PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES, PRECAST TILT-UP CONCRETE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The invention comprises a method of forming a concrete structure. The method comprises placing plastic concrete in a form of a desired shape, encasing the concrete in insulating material having insulating properties equivalent to at least 1 inch of expanded polystyrene and allowing the plastic concrete to at least partially cure inside the insulating material. An insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130104482 | Concrete Form Brace | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130239504 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR FRAMING OPENINGS IN CAST-IN-PLACE WALLS - A wall assembly comprises a wall component and a framing member. The wall component comprises a first wall panel, a second wall panel, and at least one connecting member positioned between the first wall panel and the second wall panel. The framing member comprises a first panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel, and a first inner flange comprising a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel into the first panel receiving channel. Additional embodiments may include a second panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel and a second inner flange comprising a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel into the second panel receiving channel. Embodiments may be used to form walls made of cast-in-place concrete. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130269275 | STAY-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FORM - A stay-in-place concrete form includes masonry shells layered with lightweight concrete and rigid insulation tied with plastic ladders. The masonry shells can be capped with plastic shims that compensate for the variation in height of the shells. This allows for the shells, together with the shims, to be a consistent height and allows for dry stacking. The masonry shells are bonded together with a layer of lightweight concrete poured in a cavity behind the masonry shells instead of being bonded together by mortar joints. This dry stacking method can result in labor time and training savings over conventional masonry mortar construction. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130312350 | Plastic Stay-In-Place Concrete Forming System - A plastic stay-in-place concrete forming system used for one or more sides of a multi-sided form and is based upon a form panel comprised of a thin plastic sheet reinforced on its interior side and capable of bonding to the concrete cast inside the form to create a solid composite structure. In one configuration the form panels are connected to internal bracing that connects to a second form side. The internal bracing is comprised of plastic connecting frames, lateral supports or individual connectors that may further reinforce the form panels or may be used solely for connecting purposes. The second side form may be any type of form including the form panel or a stud supporting foam board. The form panel may also be shaped to form two or more sides of an internally braced, multi-sided form. It may also be externally braced on one or more sides of a form. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130326982 | NON-COMPOSITE INSULATED CONCRETE SANDWICH PANELS - A non-composite insulated concrete sandwich panel system, and specifically a system for sandwiching together a layer of concrete with a rigid insulation sheet tied between the layers, that reduces or eliminates separation or cracking in the rigid insulation sheet, attributable to undesirable adhesion of the layer of concrete to the rigid insulation sheet. A slip-faced insulation panel is formed from an insulation panel, with a lower slip-sheet adhered to the lower face and an upper slip sheet adhered to the upper face. The slip-faced insulation panel is placed between the lower concrete layer and the upper concrete layer, the lower slip-sheet slip-able upon the lower concrete layer, and the upper slip-sheet slip-able on the upper concrete layer. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130326983 | WALL FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A tie system and method for forming a wall from a hardenable building material. In one embodiment, the tie system includes multiple ties configured to be directly interconnected into a vertically extending tie stack such that multiple tie stacks can be positioned over a footing in a spaced apart arrangement. The multiple tie stacks are configured to extend substantially perpendicular between substantially parallel panel structures. Each tie stack includes one or more base members and one or more wall ties, each of which directly attach to each other in a vertically stacked arrangement. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130326984 | Device for connecting two prefabricated construction elements together - The invention relates to a prefabricated construction element ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130333316 | Form System With Lath Covering - Provided is a concrete form system that may include a first panel, a first connection assembly, a first retaining member, and a lath. The first panel may include a first plurality of apertures. The first connection assembly may include a first bearing structure on a first side of the first panel and a first plurality of cross members penetrating the first plurality of apertures. The first plurality of cross members may include a first plurality of retaining portions exposed on a second side of the first panel. The first retaining member may extend through the first plurality of retaining portions and the lath may be between the first retaining member and the first bearing structure. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140013695 | MODULAR BUILDING PANEL - An improved modular building panel and system for building construction is disclosed. The improved modular building panel comprises a novel honeycomb or lattice core comprising multiple layers of corrugated, preferably metal, components mechanically connected by any means known in the art, but which may be chemical bonding. External cladding layers comprising a novel cement mix comprising, in a preferred embodiment, Portland cement, silica sand, perlite, glass beads, and water, in combination with the honeycomb structure, provide a lightweight, highly durable, low-cost, projectile resistant, highly insulating, water, mold and mildew resistant, wind resistant novel modular wall system which is adapted for use in commercial, residential, and other construction and which provides superior security to the user. The modular building panel and system of the invention may be utilized for walls, roofs, floors, bridges, or other structures. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140059961 | PREFABRICATED THERMAL INSULATING COMPOSITE PANEL, ASSEMBLY THEREOF, MOULDED PANEL AND CONCRETE SLAB COMPRISING SAME, METHOD AND MOULD PROFILE FOR PREFABRICATING SAME - Disclosed are a prefabricated thermal insulating composite panel ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140102027 | WEB STRUCTURE FOR KNOCKDOWN INSULATING CONCRETE BLOCK - A web structure for connecting two foam panels comprising a pair of web inserts adapted to be molded in the foam panels. Each of the web inserts has an elongated end plate and a pair of central male connector members supported by the elongated end plate. A pair of bridges is connected to the web inserts so as to extend between the foam panels. Each of the bridges having a cross member, a first female connector member formed on one end of the cross member and a second female connector member formed on an opposing end of the cross member. The first and second female connector members each having a cavity shaped to matingly receive one of the central male connector members of the web inserts from a lateral side of the first and second female connector members. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140109503 | WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, WALL STUD, AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A wall stud for positioning between an opposing pair of formwork boards. The wall stud including a body and two side walls located on opposing sides of the body. Each side wall having an inner face and an outer face, wherein: the body has at least one opening adapted to receive at least one reinforcing rod. The outer face of the side walls are securable to a formwork board, and the body is affixed to approximately the centre of the inner face of each side wall so that a horizontal cross-section of the stud is substantially an H shape. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140157704 | WALL FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A tie system and method for forming a wall from a hardenable building material over an existing concrete wall. In one embodiment, the tie system includes multiple wall ties configured to be directly interconnected to form a wall tie stack such that multiple wall tie stacks can be positioned over the existing concrete wall in a spaced apart, vertically extending arrangement. The multiple wall tie stacks are configured to extend substantially perpendicular between substantially parallel panel structures. The tie system may be secured with the parallel panel structures to extend vertically as forms for a concrete wall and, if desired, transversely as forms for a concrete roof structure over, for example, a roof truss system, joined together with forms for forming a concrete eave portion. In this manner, the tie system may be employed to form a concrete building structure extending as the walls and roof of the structure. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20150052839 | BRACKET FOR CONCRETE FORMS - The present invention provides in one aspect for a bracket for use with insulated forms for concrete walls. The bracket has an attachment plate for overlying the exterior of the insulated form to provide for a means of attaching the header or rim joist to the bracket. The bracket is provided an anchoring plate extending from the attaching plate for insertion into the interior of the insulated form. The present invention also provides for a method of attaching a header or rim joist to a concrete wall formed using insulated forms. The method involves cutting a vertical slot in the insulated form and inserting a bracket into the slot. The bracket has an attachment plate for overlying the exterior surface of the insulated form and an anchoring plate extending from the attachment plate through the slot into the interior of the insulated form. Concrete is poured into the form and allowed to set, after which the header or rim joist is attached to the brackets. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150089894 | STAY-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FORM - A stay-in-place concrete form includes masonry shells layered with rigid insulation tied with plastic cross tie assemblies. The masonry shells can be connected with plastic dovetail connectors that compensate for the variation in height of the shells. This allows for the shells, together with the connectors, to be a consistent height and allows for dry stacking. The masonry shells can be bonded together with a layer of lightweight concrete poured in a cavity behind the masonry shells and/or bonded together by mortar joints. This dry stacking method can result in labor time and training savings over conventional masonry mortar construction. | 04-02-2015 |
| 052427000 | Transverse, disparate material form member | 1 |
| 20150040505 | PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A precast reinforced concrete structure including a precast slab. The precast slab includes at least one longitudinal hole and a longitudinal edge. The longitudinal hole is parallel to the surface of the precast slab and is disposed in the vicinity of the longitudinal edge. The longitudinal edge includes a plurality of transverse recesses disposed at intervals, and the transversal recesses intersect with the longitudinal hole. | 02-12-2015 |
| 052428000 | Separable, bonded tie between modules | 1 |
| 20140318067 | STAY-IN-PLACE FORMWORK WITH ANTI-DEFORMATION PANELS - A formwork apparatus for forming a concrete structure comprises a plurality of elongated panels comprising connector components at their transverse edges for connecting to one another in edge-adjacent relationship. Each one of the elongated panels comprises an outer surface that extends between its transverse edges and an inner surface that extends between its transverse edges at a location inwardly spaced apart from the outer surface. The inner surface comprises one or more inwardly projecting convexities that extend between the transverse edges. The inwardly projecting convexities may comprise arcuate-shaped surfaces. The inwardly projecting convexities may comprise a plurality of transversely adjacent convexities. There may be brace elements that extend part way between or all the way between the outer and inner surfaces. | 10-30-2014 |
| 052429000 | Flanges on modules enclosing section | 1 |
| 20140157705 | CONNECTOR COMPONENTS FOR FORM-WORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE OF SAME - An apparatus for a stay-in-place form assembly comprises a plurality of elongated panels connectable to one another in edge-to-edge relationship. The plurality of panels comprise first and second panels connectable to one another at a connection between a generally male connector component of the first panel and a generally female connector component of the second panel. The generally female connector component comprises a female engagement portion which defines a principal receptacle and the generally male connector component comprises a male engagement portion which is received in the principal receptacle to form the connection. The generally female connector component comprises a first abutment portion and the generally male connector component comprises a second abutment portion which abuts against the first abutment portion to form the connection. The first and second abutment portions are located outside of the principal receptacle. | 06-12-2014 |
| 052431000 | Module reinforcement anchored in section | 2 |
| 20100050552 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LININGS ON CONCRETE STRUCTURES - Methods and apparatus are provided for lining one or more surfaces of concrete structures during fabrication thereof. A structure-lining apparatus comprises a plurality of structure-lining panels and a plurality of concrete-anchoring components. The panels, which may extend in longitudinal and transverse directions, are interconnected to one another in edge-to-edge relationship at their transverse edges to line at least a portion of the interior of the structural form. The concrete-anchoring components extend in an inward/outward direction from the panels. The concrete-anchoring components may: be integrally formed with the panels; connect to the panels via suitably configured connector components; and/or connect edge-adjacent panels to one another. The concrete-anchoring components may comprise concrete-anchoring features which may extend in the longitudinal and transverse directions (e.g. in a plane parallel to the panels) to provide concrete-anchoring surfaces. In particular embodiments, the concrete-anchoring features comprise a stem which extends in the inward/outward and longitudinal directions and, at a distance spaced apart from the panels in the inward/outward direction, one or more leaves which extend in the longitudinal and transverse directions to provide anchoring surfaces. Concrete is then poured into the form on an interior of the lining panels and allowed to solidify in the form. As the concrete solidifies, the concrete-anchoring components bond the lining panels to the resultant concrete structure. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20150059278 | WALL BLOCK ELEMENT - A wall block element ( | 03-05-2015 |
