| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052489100 | Including clip-type fastener | 31 |
| 20090019805 | Nail-Free Decking System - A decking system that consists of a clip that complements a slot in deck planks to securely fasten the deck planks to a substrate such as deck or floor joists, masonry, concrete, wood or any other substrate. Generally, the clips fit into slots cut or formed into the side deck surface boards or alternatively into a keyhole on the bottom of the plank. In one of the preferred embodiments a series of clips are fastened to the substrate with a fastener such as a screw. The clips mechanically grip the plank to secure the plank to the deck joists. Ridges and/or nubs on the clips reduce the occurrence of rot or discoloration of the planks. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090272060 | Cladding System for Roofs and Facades - A system for cladding roofs and facades of buildings includes elongated tracks. Each track has opposed lengthwise edges curved inwardly over opposed portions of the track. Each of a plurality of elongated panels has opposed lengthwise edges curved inwardly over opposed portions of the panel. Each panel is adapted to be interlocked between two spaced, parallel tracks. The system also includes fin components. Each fin component has two lengthwise edge portions defining a base of the fin component. A fin depends from the base of the fin component, which is adapted to be interlocked within a track with the fin extending away from the track with lengthwise edges of two proximate panels interlocked between the base of the fin component and the lengthwise edges of the track. Similar systems are provided for corners, overhangs, and jambs as may be encountered in a building. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100031597 | OUTER-WALL CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS FOR BUILDING - The present invention provides an outer wall construction apparatus for a building, that is, an outer wall construction apparatus for constructing outer wall of a building having slab between floors or wall surface using stone or metal plate structures including first bracket fixed through anchor bolts inserted into the side of the slab or the wall surface along the side of the slab or the wall surface; fixation beam fixed to the first bracket, substantially vertically projected outward from the side of the slab or the wall surface; horizontal beam fixed to the fixing beam to be horizontally arranged; vertical beam fixed to outward side of the horizontal beam to be vertically arranged, having a hollow along the longitudinal direction thereof and an opening part in the shape of slit along the longitudinal direction of the outer surface thereof; second bracket comprising fixation end fixed tightly to the vertical beam along the outer surface thereof through first bolt of which the head has short side narrower than the width of the opening part and long side wider than the width of the opening part in order to be inserted into the opening part and entangled therein and first nut coupled therewith, and support end in elbow shape perpendicularly vented therefrom and projected outward from the vertical beam, wherein said plate structure, of which the upper and lower parts are supported by the support end of the second bracket constitutes outer wall of the building. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100229488 | Plank Precision Spacing Device - The present invention is a plank precision spacing device comprised of a sheet component and a pluralty of clamp components with a flattened upper surface perpendicular to the sheet component, and a gripping component and protuberances which engage siding planks. The clamp component further includes a lip which is angled outward. The plank precision spacing device eliminates the need to measure and chalk a line for each siding plank, reducing installation time and labor costs. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100251652 | Vibration Isolation Mounting Clip - A vibration isolating mounting clip which is used to mount a furring channel to a mounting surface, which is then further loaded with a finishing substrate via the furring channel consists of a resilient bent metal strip. The resilient bent metal strip has a first end and an opposing second end, and a transition portion shaped to fit the furring channel. Through different aspects of the invention either the first end, or the first and second end is mounted to the mounting surface. The resilient bent metal strip has a stiffness and shape such that when the furring channel is positioned in the resilient bent metal strip, and the resilient bent metal strip is mounted to the mounting surface, and a finishing substrate is loaded on the furring channel, the furring channel does not contact the mounting surface. Between the ends of the resilient bent metal strip, and the furring channel, are one to several bends, towards and away from the mounting surface to achieve the desired resiliency. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100307094 | BRICK BRACKET FOR INSTALLATION OF A LEDGER ON THE BRICK FACING OR VENEER OF A STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE BRICK BRACKET ON THE BRICK FACING - A brick bracket which is installed in a recess provided by removal of brick of a brick veneer in order to be attached to studs of a framework of the building without contacting the bricks. The brick bracket has a front wall which extends outwardly and covers the brick facing and carries carriage bolts to which a ledger can be affixed such that the ledger is able to support an attached structure so that the brick bracket will not apply any force to the bricks of the brick facing. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100325997 | ANCHORAGE SYSTEM OF VENTILATED FACADES - It comprises a series of vertical profiles ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110030302 | PANEL BACKING AND MOUNTING SYSTEM - Provided is a panel support system for architectural displays. The panel support system includes an architectural panel defining a carved surface, an opposing architectural attachment surface and a sidewall extending between the carved surface and the architectural attachment surface. A planar support member is connected to the architectural attachment surface. The planar support member is sized and configured to mitigate deformation of the carved surface. A mounting system may also be included, having a panel mounting member coupled to the panel and a support surface mounting member connected to a wall. The panel mounting member includes a cup engageable with a bulbous tip formed on the support surface mounting member. An alignment system may further be provided and include alignment members which are attached to respective panels. The alignment members connected to adjacent panels are engageable with each other to align the adjacent panels. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120144769 | CONCEALED MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR COLUMBARIUM SHUTTERS AND THE LIKE - A concealed mounting system for columbarium shutters and the like. The mounting system includes a top clip and bottom hangers secured to a back side of the shutter. Vertically spaced upper and lower tracks are disposed behind the shutter at its upper end and a lower end. Each track includes a forwardly extending channel and a downwardly extending channel. A locking screw is received within apertures disposed substantially perpendicular to the forwardly extending channel. A nut threadably receives the locking screw and is disposed in the forwardly extending channel, whereby upon rotation of the nut, the locking screw is caused to move vertically with respect to a bottom edge of the upper track for engagement and disengagement with the top clip. The bottom hangers are operably supported by the lower track. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120304572 | RECESSED REVEAL WALL PANEL SYSTEM - An eco-friendly wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels, horizontal joints and panel clips which are all fabricated from the same sheet of material. For example, the panels may initially be fabricated from the phenolic sheets. After the maximum quantity of panels has been fabricated from any one sheet, the remaining portion of the phenolic sheet may be used to fabricate the horizontal runners and the panel clips which may be smaller than the panels. As such, as much of the phenolic sheet is being used to fabricate the system. Hence, the process and the product are both eco-friendly. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130047540 | DECORATIVE WALL SYSTEM - A wall system consists of a metal supporting framework and multiple modular panels made of glass or other materials such as metal, wood and textile, secured thereupon. The metal framework is anchored at the top and bottom to a ceiling and a floor. It consists of horizontal upper and lower metal components to which are attached to vertically disposed flat metal supports that carry slidably attached metal support clips. The clips are adjustable in the vertical direction and can be set in place by set screws so as to hold the weight load of the decorative panels. Each set of horizontally disposed clips holds the weight of the horizontally disposed panels immediately above. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130125492 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PANELS - A locking member for locking panels having a frame, to a support structure. The locking member includes an elongated portion for fastening the locking member to the support structure, and at least one clip defined on the elongated portion for securing the frame thereto. The clip is configured for gripping the U section of the frame. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130199118 | FRAME PROFILE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system which is used to provide a planar structure, such as a wall or a ceiling, comprising a profiled frame ( | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140013696 | JOINER CLIP - A joiner clip for securing panels to a substrate is provided that includes a planar sheet of material that has a bottom portion terminating in outer edges. A pair of legs extends downward from the outer edges and terminating in a retaining shelf clip adapted to support a bottom edge of an inserted panel. Mounting holes form countersunk indents in the planar sheet that offsets the joiner clip from the substrate. A construction unit is also provided has such a joiner clip secured to a vertical stud substrate. At least inserted panel is supported in the retaining shelf clip of a first leg of the clip. A joint is readily formed between two inserted panels. Fasteners through an inserted panel secure the same to the clip and substrate. An additional siding strip is readily secured to the substrate below the pair of legs. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140165491 | Deck Board Mounting Clip - A deck board mounting clip mounts deck boards to joist members with respective undercut portions in a deck structure. The mounting clip has an intermediate body received between an adjacent deck boards, a first retainer flange protruding laterally into the side edge of one of the deck boards, a second retainer flange protruding laterally into the side edge of the next deck board, and a hook portion engageable with the undercut portion of the joist member such that the mounting clip cannot be lifted from the joist member. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140245685 | BUILDING AND MOUNTING SYSTEM - A building system for a building, comprises a plurality of panel-like building elements having a front and back side, the back side of the building elements being provided with at least one cavity, and a plurality of clips configured to be attached to the building and formed to snap into the cavity of the building elements. The building elements have opposite first and second edges, the first edge being strip-shaped and extending at the back side of the building element, the second edge has at the back side of the building element a recess configured to receive the strip-shaped first edge of an adjacent building element. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140260041 | Snap Lock Decking System - The present disclosure provides a decking system including a receiver and deck plank, wherein the plank removeably connects to receiver for installation. For example, the receiver may provide a snap lock function that secures and automatically spaces the deck planks on the receiver, which is fastened to a deck joist. In addition, the system is designed to conceal fasteners used to attach the system to the deck joist. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260042 | CLADDING SYSTEM FOR BUILDING LAMINATES - Visible and concealed cladding systems used for attaching laminate panels to building structures are provided. The visible cladding systems comprise tracks and sliding clips to slide the laminate panel into the desired location on the building wall. The concealed cladding systems comprise hanger elements to attach a laminate panel to the building wall. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305063 | Panel for Wall of a Set Building and Thereof Construction Method - The present invention provides a panel assembly for a wall of a prefabricated building and a method of constructing the panel assembly. In the present invention, the simple assembly and construction operation renders it possible to enhance the workability in a construction site, thus reducing the cost of labor. Further, the panel assembly is simple and elegant, thus satisfying the aesthetic sense of users. In addition, the panel assembly is scientifically designed so that it can be precisely constructed. The functional structure of the panel assembly can maximize the waterproofing effect while minimizing the generation of noise. Furthermore, because the panel assembly is made of aluminum material, the reduced weight thereof facilitates the processing operation and transportation. Also, the panel assembly reliably resists ultraviolet rays and rainwater. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150128519 | Extruded Deck Board with Finishing Material Insert - A plurality of intermediate deck boards span across joists in a decking system in which each deck board includes a lower frame portion extruded of a first material and an insert body inserted into the top side of the lower frame portion which is formed of a second material. Additional extruded members are used as starting and ending rows of the deck boards and as finishing boards across the ends of the intermediate deck boards, in which each of the deck boards defines a respective portion of an upper deck surface of the assembled deck structure. The perimeter extruded members include mounting channels for mounting a railing structure thereon. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150300027 | CLADDING ASSEMBLY - The present invention concerns a frame member ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150376903 | Building Panel Connector - A system for securing plank panels together includes at least one connector clip to secure a pair of plank panels with one another. The at least one connector clip receives the retaining mechanism of each plank panel. The at least connector clip has a body with first and second retaining pockets. The retaining pockets couple with the retention mechanisms. A locator hump is coupled with the body. The locator hump positions the connector clip in place with respect to at least one of the pair of plank panels to secure the connector clip as well as the plank panels with a framing structure. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160060876 | BRACKET, KIT AND ASSEMBLY FOR DECORATIVE MOUNTED PANELS - An assembly for securing a panel to a wall surface, including an elongated rail adapted to being secured in extending fashion along the wall surface and a clip adapted to being secured to a rear surface of the panel. The rail and clip each exhibit a similar cross sectional profile, with each including at least one mating and inclined support surface for redirecting a weight of the panel inwards toward the wall surface. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160083964 | MODULAR WALL PANELING SYSTEM - A modular wall paneling system includes at least two plates. Each plate defines a longitudinal length, and each plate has a plurality of fixture apertures disposed through the plate along the longitudinal length. Each plate has a plurality of panel apertures disposed through plate along the longitudinal length. The plurality of fixture apertures are generally parallel to the plurality of fixture apertures. Included are a plurality of panels, each panel having a panel substrate and each panel having at least two hooks disposed on a backside of the panel substrate. Each of the at least two hooks are configured to removably lock into the panel apertures of the at least two plates. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160097194 | Rigid Foam Board Installation Clip - A clip for facilitating installation of foam insulation boards in a building structure. The clip comprises a body, a spacer and a foot for holding the insulation board, and a connection region for attachment of the clip to a building structural member. The clip is designed to ensure proper ventilation and greatly easy the proper installation of rigid foam insulation. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160183736 | VERTICAL WALL MOUNT SYSTEM - A vertical wall mount system is provided that is easily installed in a perfectly level and plumb manner and is further cable of being design to be completely waterproof, interchangeable and customizable to include endless additional features. The vertical wall mount system includes two main components: a sub-frame assembly and a panel frame assembly. The sub-frame assembly includes mounting clips for pivotal attachment to a wall frame, such as, a standard 2×4 stud. Horizontal wall rails are mounted on the mounting clips to create the sub-frame assembly. The horizontal wall rails are designed to support a panel assembly on the horizontal wall rails, which may, for example, include a tile panel. The panel assembly includes a panel frame secured to the back side of the panel, which panel assembly is designed to hang on the horizontal wall rails of the sub-frame assembly. | 06-30-2016 |
| 052489200 | Having a prong-type portion | 5 |
| 20090178358 | Suspended Ceiling Construction and Retaining Clip Therefor - A suspended ceiling construction includes fill-in panels, diffusers and/or light fixtures which are retained in their openings by spring clips that have been pre-attached to the ceiling grid frame members. The clips bear against edges of the panels to keep them in place normally, but they can be deflected out of the way by pushing up on the panels when necessary. As the tips of the clips contact the frame members during deflection, they provide increasing resistance to further deflection. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100229489 | Method of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Wall Construction - A novel wall system for residential and light commercial construction that incorporates autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). This wall system comprises AAC blocks married to a building frame with a system of clips. The AAC blocks are joined one to the next with thin-bed mortar. The cavity between the frame and the AAC blocks is injected with structural insulating foam. The exterior of the autoclaved aerated concrete walls is finished with waterproof decorative stucco. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110067335 | Deck track - Deck Track (new invention) consisting of a steel self fastening, concealed track system. Manufactured of various environmental resistant coatings. Comprising a series of formed recievers and fasteners spaced equally to receive 5.5″inch composite deckboards with pre-formed slots (grooved) on two sides. The new invention (Deck Track) will allow patios, walkways and marine decking materials to be installed without use of nails, screws, or individual fasteners (prior art). The installation time of deckboards being reduced by upwards of 50% from any existing (prior art) concealed fastening systems. The integrated fasteners and recievers of the steel self fastening system (new invention) maintains appropriate gaps between composite deckboards after fasteners are secured, for the life of the deck. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20130291471 | WOODEN DECK FASTENING DEVICE - A square-shaped wooden deck fastening device connected to a lower surface of a wooden deck includes: a plurality of first projecting surfaces formed to extend upwards from corners on one side of the fastening device in a width direction; a plurality of second projecting surfaces formed to extend upwards from corners on the other side of the fastening device in the width direction; a plurality of fastening parts formed to be cut away and extends in the width direction to be parallel to the first projecting surfaces; and a first extending part that is formed opposite the fastening parts, extends on the other side in the width direction to be parallel to the second projecting surfaces, and has a plurality of insertion parts formed in the width direction to protrude upwards. The fastening parts are fixed by being inserted into the insertion parts of the first extending part. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140260043 | BUILDING ARRAY - A building array ( | 09-18-2014 |
