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| 20080202055 | BOTTOM COVERING - The invention relates to a connecting element ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080250744 | Retainer Device for the Connection of Components in Particular Flooring Panels - The invention relates to a retaining means for connecting structural parts, in particular covering panels, and to covering panels and the retaining parts thereof needed to form a covering. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080295436 | Support group for panel joining elements and panel assembly, panel joining elements, and support groups for the panel joining elements - An assembly comprising at least two panels ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080302051 | Snap lock joint - This invention describes a snap-lock interlocking joint which locks a pair of mating construction pieces together by the insertion of a specially shaped tongue into a corresponding groove (having a complimentary shape to the tongue). The invention works well with engineered wood composites such as medium density fiberboard and certain other plastic products, namely free foam cellular plastic. The pieces may be joined together in the complete absence of glue or nails. No clamping is required to provide a strong joint. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090038253 | FLOORING PANEL OR WALL PANEL AND USE THEREOF - Flooring panel or wall panel and a use thereof in a wet room. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090064621 | DEMOUNTABLE PANELING SYSTEM - A demountable and remountable wall assembly for partitioning room space between an overhead and a floor, the major elements of which are reusable. The assembly provides one or two walls, at lease one of which has an outer fastener-free surface. Additionally, the fastener-free surface may be made substantially smooth and seamless. The walls are arranged in planar congruence, separated by internal spacers or studs, and vertically positioned between the overhead and floor of the room space to be partitioned. Removable tracks or spacers at the top and bottom of the wall assembly serves to interface the wall assembly with the floor and ceiling of the space. The walls are constructed of either finished or unfinished wall panels (e.g., fabric covered or sheet rock panels) which are incorporated into the assembly using a combination of removable fasteners and releasable adhesives. The finished or exposed area of a wall surface includes no fasteners. Any fasteners used to fix a wall panel in place is covered by a removable trim or other removable feature, which make the fasteners readily exposable and easy to remove. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090107075 | BUILDING PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING FLUTED DECKS TO UNDERLYING SUPPORT STRUCTURES - A building panel assembly has a first end support, a second end support, and an intermediate support positioned in spaced parallel relationship to each other, a deck positioned on the supports and having a plurality of low flutes extending across the deck in transverse relationship to the end supports, a plurality of fasteners affixed in the low flutes for securing the deck to the first end supports and a plurality of fasteners affixed in the low flutes of the deck so as to secure the deck to intermediate support. The fasteners used to attach the deck to the intermediate support are of a fewer number than the fasteners used to attach the deck to the end supports. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107076 | Sectional Flooring with Coupling Member, and Assembling Method Thereof - Sectional flooring is provided. The sectional flooring includes first, second, and third floor boards ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090217614 | MODULAR FLOORING - A flooring system comprising a plurality of tiles ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090255204 | STRAIGHT JOINT FOR SANDWICH PANELS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A straight joint and method for connecting two adjacent construction elements, such as sandwich panels, so as to reduce or minimize thermal bridging across the elements. The sandwich panels each have a core, an outer layer, a cavity defined by a portion of the core, and a pathway through the outer layer to the cavity. The panels are erected such that the panel cores are in contact with one another. Bonding material is injected into the cavity through the pathway to seal the joint and maintain the panels in fixed relation to one another. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090282768 | Plywood clip for use in roofing - A panel clip configured primarily for use in roofing defines lower and upper spaces for respectively receiving therein the edge of a first panel and the edge of a second panel to help maintain the two panels in a coplanar relationship. Specially configured teeth extend into the lower space to inhibit removal of the first panel from the lower space. The clips are typically used midway between the rafters of a roof to provide additional support to the panels. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090293406 | POSITION RETENTION MECHANISM FOR MODULAR WALL ASSEMBLY - A system for connecting modular walls includes a position retention mechanism configured to releasably retain a plurality of wall modules together. In one implementation, the position retention mechanism includes opposing front and back surfaces or walls, and one or more channels formed therebetween. The position retention mechanism is further configured with a plurality of spring tabs positioned within the one or more channels, wherein the spring tabs are configured to lock into a plurality of opposing connector interfaces corresponding to the opposing wall modules, such that the positioning retaining mechanism secures adjacent, opposing wall modules together. The position retention mechanism can further be configured with different surfaces to connect or hold a variety of components of various shapes together. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100011693 | SHEAR PLATE - A shear plate for application to the outer end portion of a ferrule to be cast into a concrete component such as a wall panel, the shear plate having an outer portion engageable with the ferrule and, beyond the outer portion, a portion shaped to incline away from the adjacent surface of the concrete component to which the outer end of the ferrule is to be exposed. The shear plate enables the ferrule to be situated close to an edge of the component in a situation in which it will be subjected to shear loading in a direction towards that edge. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100071296 | CONSTRUCTION KIT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PANEL ELEMENTS - A construction kit comprising a plurality of panel elements ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100126099 | MODULAR PANEL UNITS FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES - A panel unit ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100139198 | Expansion-compensating deck fastener - The present invention is an anchoring biscuit device for joining three boards. It includes, (a) an at least partially flat horizontal top element having an imaginary center line, having opposite side walls, and having a top view footprint adapted to be inserted into grooves of adjacent boards; (b) at least one substantially vertical support member attached to the underside of the top element and extending downwardly therefrom for a predetermined length for joinder of two adjacent boards which contain said grooves for receiving portions of said top into said grooves; and, (c) at least one compressive element located on aid device, with at least a portion of said at least one compressive element, from a top view footprint, being located away from said imaginary center line and way from said vertical support member, wherein said compressive element is adapted to at least partially collapse under predetermined compressive force. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100205888 | CONNECTOR FOR PANELS OR PANEL-LIKE COMPONENTS - A connector is provided for connecting a first panel to a second panel with the first panel having one edge thereof fixed relative to a surface of the second panel and the two panels extending transversely, typically at right angles, to each other. The connector includes an anchor unit for cooperation with an aperture through the first panel inwardly of the one edge thereof and a nut captive relative to the anchor unit for receiving a fastener passing through the second panel for urging the anchor unit towards the second panel. The anchor unit includes a first component and a second component each of which has a generally planar base with one or more attachment lugs receiving the fastener. The peripheral edge of the base, in each case, is shaped so that the base covers and obscures the aperture with a flat abutment edge engaging the second panel. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100275544 | COMPOSITE JOIST FLOOR SYSTEM - The composite joist floor system includes joists supporting metal decking and a stand-off fasteners are spaced along the length of the joist Each fastener has an upper portion with a a through hardness between HRB 70 and HRC 40 and a lower portion having a threaded portion with a through hardness of between HRB 70 and HRC 40 and a thread-forming portion adjacent the threaded portion with at least a HRC 50 hardness and failure torque to thread-forming torque of at least 3.0 and a drive torque at least 20% less than a thread-forming torque, and a fluted lead portion adjacent the thread-forming portion with a nominal diameter between 70 and 95% of major diameter of the threaded portion adapted to form a fastener opening. These stand-off fasteners extend into and are encapsulated by a cementitious slab supported by the metal decking to form a composite floor system. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100287872 | Open web stud with low thermal conductivity and screw receiving grooves - An open web low thermal conductivity steel stud, having a web defining a longitudinal axis and a web plane, side edges along each side of the web, main web openings formed through the web defining two lengthwise sides parallel to the web axis, ribs extending diagonally across the web between the main web openings, right angle flanges formed around the main web opening and along the ribs, bent away from the web, and having flange extensions formed along the right angle flanges formed along the two lengthwise sides of the main web opening, bent at further right angles into planes parallel to but spaced from the web plane to define three sided parallel spaced apart reinforcing channels extending lengthwise along the web, rib openings at each end of each rib defining narrow throat portions of the web for reduced heat transmission, at least one stud leg formed along at least one web side edge, at right angles to the web, and, two parallel screw receiving grooves formed in the at least one stud leg, the grooves being spaced apart equally on opposite sides of the centre of the stud leg. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110030303 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS, METHODS TO INSTALL AND UNINSTALL PANELS, A METHOD AND AN EQUIPEMENT TO PRODUCE THE LOCKING SYSTEM, A METHOD TO CONNECT A DISPLACEABLE TONGUE TO A PANEL AND A TONGUE BLANK - Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system including tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047922 | Method and system for interconnecting structural panels - Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels have edge anchors with mounts. The anchors may comprise elongate members defining a trough having spaced cross-pins. A connector is positioned between adjacent panels. The connector engages the mounts of the anchors, such by having the cross-pins slide into slots of the connector. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located slots formed in the edges of the panels. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110061328 | Tile Connector - A connector for joining modular flooring tiles to one another on a floor without joining the tiles to the floor includes a tile-contacting surface comprising a material operative for preventing movement of the flooring tiles. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110067341 | WALL PANEL WITH EXTENDED INTEGRAL POST - A wall module for a modular wall structure integrates a wall panel portion with a post portion having top or upper and bottom or lower extensions and at least one groove for receiving for receiving a distal end portion of a wall panel portion of an adjacent module. The bottom/lower extension is set within an exposed portion of a reinforcing cage of a caisson or pier extending below grade and the reinforcing cage and bottom/lower extension are encapsulated with a material such as concrete to integrate the caisson or pier with the bottom/lower post extension. Integration of the caisson or pier with the module provides numerous economies of transportation and construction of the modular wall as well as increased safety and limitation of costs of repair. The top/upper post extension is of a length to accommodate the full height of the wall panel portion of an adjacent module to improve strength and stability of the modular mall. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110067342 | EMBEDDED CLIP ATTACHMENT FOR CAST ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT - A clip is provided for use in securing a cast architectural element to a substrate, wherein the element has a stone shell having front, end, side and rear walls defining an internal cavity, the rear walls defining a rear opening, a core disposed in the internal cavity, a layer of mesh disposed upon the core, and a settable filler layer disposed upon the mesh in the rear opening, such that upon setting, the filler retains the clip in position. The clip includes a first clip portion with an eyelet, a second clip portion with at least one core engaging tooth, and a transition portion between the first and second clip portions which axially displaces the first and second portions, which are parallel to each other. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110078973 | INSULATED METAL ROOFING AND WALL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - An insulated roof deck or wall system which can be used in installing roofs and wall is set forth. The system includes a plurality of metal purlins ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083392 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING PANELS - Systems and methods for installing one or more modular panels onto a wall or other surface. Such systems may include at least one panel retainer mounted to a substrate and at least one panel connected to the panel retainer in a removable fashion. In these systems, the interaction of at least one panel insert and at least one attachment structure facilitates connecting the panel to the panel retainer in a removable fashion. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110094177 | TILING SYSTEM - An apparatus for installing tiles on a surface uses tile modules, which have a plurality of tiles mounted thereon, and a device for permitting the tile modules to inter-engage, in which each tile module includes a backing board which can be affixed to a stud wall or the like. Each module has on opposite sides complementary connector members, so that one module can be located above or below another module with the complementary connector members being interengaged. The apparatus also provides for connection to one side of a module and internal and external corners for use with the modules. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110113716 | FALLING-PREVENTION ULTRA THIN STONE COMPOSITE BOARD - A falling-prevention ultra thin stone composite board is provided with a composite board body | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110154769 | Insulated Metal Roofing Systems and Related Methods - An insulated roof deck system which can be used in installing metal roofs is set forth. The system includes a plurality of metal purlins ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110179739 | Light Transmission Panels, Retaining Clip and a Combination Thereof - A glazing panel system is provided with improved glazing panels, retention clips and/or U-shaped connectors. The retention clip may engage the glazing panels at locations lower than top ends of the upstanding seam flanges. In one embodiment, an internal U-shaped connector is positioned to engage the seam flanges while an external U-shaped connector covers the internal connector and the seam between adjacent glazing panels. The glazing panels may be formed with pockets adjacent the base of the upstanding seam flanges to receive a portion of the retention clip to apply retention forces at locations below the upper ends of the seam flanges. The retention clips may be formed with an upper transverse portion that is movable relative to the base portion of the clip to accommodate panel expansion and contraction. Also, a thicker plate or portion may be provided at a top flange for the retention clip to provide increased resistance to uplift loads trying to bend the flange. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110192105 | LIGHTWEIGHT FLOOR SLAB - A lightweight floor slab comprises a meshy shuttering ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192106 | Flooring, Deck and Patio Surface System and Method of Use - A system and method for providing an outdoor flooring such as a lightweight deck surface, employs a fiber reinforced polymer structural panel with internally tapered plural grid openings therein. A connector is driven into selected openings to enable the panel to be secured to a deck frame, or in the case of an impenetrable deck frame, a series of plates are used with or without pipe stanchions to make a floating or raised floating planar surface. A surfacing material, such as a quarried stone, is attached to the top of the panel, providing a stone deck surface without requiring substantial structural support. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110225920 | UNIVERSAL FASCIA BOARD CONNECTOR - A fascia system for a building is disclosed. The fascia system includes a sheet of material comprising a first part and a second part, as well as a first fascia board and a second fascia board. The first part is coupled to at least one side of the first fascia board, and the second fascia board is held in a predetermined relationship with respect to the first fascia board in response to the second part being coupled to at least one side of the second fascia board. In some embodiments the sheet of material has an inner angle that is greater than 180 degrees. In some embodiments the sheet of material has an inner angle that is less than 180 degrees. In some embodiments the inner angle is a function of the pitch angle. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110271630 | STACKABLE OFFICE PANELS - An upper stackable panel is provided for use with lower panels having a structural panel to panel connector mount located at least at each upper corner of said lower panel, to which a panel to panel connector can be secured by at least one fastener. The upper panels have a structural panel mounting member located at least at each bottom corner, at a location adjacent an upper corner panel to panel connector mount when the upper panel is positioned on top of the lower panel. Each lower corner panel mounting member has a fastener configuration which is compatible with that of the adjacent upper corner panel to panel connector mount on the lower panel. At least one fastener secures each said bottom corner panel mounting member to its adjacent upper corner panel to panel connector mount, to create a structural connection between the upper and lower panels at each of their respective lower and upper corners. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110302867 | Modular wall system and connection - A construction of an upright panel unit adapted for use in a wall with the panel units abutting end to end in which a pair of spaced facing sheet members on either side of the panel unit have vertical edge portions joined at each end of the panel unit by being sandwiched between an inner bracket member and an outer bracket member, with the outer bracket member having male and female arms engageable and disengageable with an outer bracket member of the end of an adjacent panel unit merely by respective movement of the panel units longitudinally relative to each other. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302868 | Rigging Deck Module - A rigging deck module including: a deck body including a flexible deck material bounded by a web-reinforced tensile edge, suspension means spaced about the edge whereby the deck body is tensionable to form a substantially flat deck surface, and a lattice of tensile web members secured to the flexible deck material and the web-reinforced tensile edge; tensile rigging strops adapted to be mounted in tension to a structure in maintained spaced relation to each other, and each having securing points formed thereon; and tensionable connection means located at each suspension means for securing and tensioning the deck body to the respective securing points. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110308187 | SUPPORT FOR PANEL ELEMENT - Support for a panel element for fastening the element at a specific angle relative to a base or for fastening non-flat elements having an inner profile ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120017532 | Dust Control Cover for Channel - A novel dust cover is formed to overlie horizontal structural surfaces such as a channel or web of an I-beam, H-beam, conduit or channel member. The dust cover includes an elongated spanning section and a pair of longitudinal leg members extending from the spanning section to lie flush against the adjacent structural element to prevent dust accumulation. The cover is held to the structural member by a plurality of magnets spaced along the length of the member. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023855 | ALUMINUM PROFILES FOR OFFICE WALL SYSTEM (PARTITIONS) AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - The connection between two partitions of offices is assured by a post of angle and a spacer. The section of the post of angle contains a circular part and a neighboring part in the shape of dovetail. The spacer is a profile, a section of which corresponds to a truncated triangle. The base and the extremities of the sides of the spacer contact the circular part of the post of angle. This contact assures of one part the alignment of both profiles and on the other hand a finish of joint whatever is the angle between partitions. The fixation of an element of partition such as one profile ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120036808 | PURLIN CLIP FOR BLOWN-IN INSULATED CEILINGS - An improved purlin clip has an arm and a leg defining a channel to receive the lower flange of a ceiling purlin. A pin is integrally formed with the lower leg of the clip and extends downwardly. The pin is adapted to penetrate a ceiling membrane. A cap is frictionally fit onto the pin to retain the membrane adjacent the purlin, and to support the membrane, with the insulation blown in between the membrane and the ceiling deck. The pin includes teeth or barbs for retentively engaging the cap. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120042597 | Roofing system support assembly - A support assembly for supporting a retrofit roof to be installed above an existing roof made of preformed panels. Elongated support assembly members are positioned along the roof line to provide additional points of attachment for the new roof, while at the same time forming a substantially even plane for new roof panels. Some of the support members fit in the channels between the ridges of the preformed panels, which can be R-panels or standing seam panels. Transverse top members secure the channel-mounted members in place, while strapping members positioned atop the top members form additional lateral support for the new roof. A plurality of bracket support assemblies is secured between the top members to the roofing panels to elevate the new roof support. The bracket support assemblies are formed of two engageable parts to increase resistance to wind forces. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120073232 | Sheathing and siding hangers - A building construction connective hardware which holds and supports the starter row of wall sheathing and most types of siding at the mud sill and foundation and which holds and supports the roof sheathing at the rafter tails, comprised of a thin, flat rectangular shaped upper arm ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073233 | MODULAR WALLING SYSTEMS - A system for the modular construction of partitions, the system comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising a security panel and a frame, the security panel being attached to one or more surface of the frame, the frame comprising at least one box shaped profile, each profile being adapted for connection to an adjacent profile of an adjacent module or to a structural building member. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120102867 | BUILDING ASSEMBLY WITH A CORNER PROFILE FOR AN INSULATING BUILDING SYSTEM - The present invention concerns a building assembly comprising joining profiles provided with profile contact sides, a corner profile provided with corner profile contact sides, and insulation panels orientated in two planes wherein the joining profile contact sides and the corner profile contact sides are adapted for receiving opposite contact sides of the insulation panels, such that the insulation panels are retained between the corner profile and the joining profiles. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110943 | Concrete insert - A concrete insert having a housing with an elongate centre portion. Longitudinal sides depend inwardly and have edge surfaces. Longitudinal flanges depend transversely from longitudinal sides and diverge. Lateral ends depend inwardly and have mating surfaces on inside surfaces of the lateral ends for mating substantially flush with the edge surfaces which support the lateral ends and flanges. Lateral flanges depend transversely from lateral ends and diverge. The concrete insert includes a nut box insert comprising a bottom wall mounted in the housing for sealing an open bottom of housing and for sealing the gaps between the edge surfaces and the mating surfaces. The housing and the nut box insert forming a nut box, with a nut slidably mounted in the nut box, the nut box for constraining rotation of the nut for the threaded hole in the nut to receive a threaded fastener through an access slot in housing. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110944 | FASTENER FOR BUILDING MATERIALS - A fastener for fastening at least a pair of elongated members to a support structure includes a first arm having a first portion sized to be received within an edge grove or a slot of one elongated member, a second portion disposed substantially perpendicular to the first portion and a third portion disposed at an acute angle to a surface of the support structure prior to use of the fastener, wherein the first portion extends in a first direction from the second portion. There is also a second arm having a portion thereof extending in a second direction being opposite to the first direction, the portion of the second arm is sized to be received within an edge grove or a slot of another elongated member juxtaposed with the one elongated member. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120144770 | 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. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120167517 | THINSHELL COMPOSITE CONNECTOR - A structural member for facilitating quick and economical construction of pre-cast building elements comprising entire or partial panels such as walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs by combining metal stud framing with thin concrete or similar material for light-weight, low-cost, structurally strong panels. An illustrative structural member for constructing such pre-cast building panels is a segmented member made of a rigid material, such as a metal, that is secured to a stud by pressing a member including tangs through a cavity, by the insertion of fasteners through apertures in structural member tabs, or by adhesion or coalescence. The member may include upper tabs and apertures permitting the flow of concrete for additional structural strength. Reinforcement bars can be also incorporated. To reduce heat transfer and promote environmentally responsible and resource-efficient building, a break may be left between the stud and the concrete, with the break possibly filled by an insulative material. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120174518 | Method for Producing a Building Having a Prefabricated Wood Framework, and Resulting Building - A method is provided for producing a structure from prefabricated panels to be connected mounted on a free-standing supporting framework, each of the panels being made beforehand from a wood framework into which an inner insulation and inner and outer facings are capable of being built, the panels being connected together by a linking mechanism in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction, wherein the method is characterized in that a subassembly is made from a quadrangular wood frame inside of which vertical posts are arranged on which mechanical connectors are placed, enabling the arrangement, support, and prepositioning of a metal reinforcement on the connectors that are in place. The thus-produced subassembly is placed in a mold so as to be overmolded from concrete constituting the inner facing. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120227348 | Building Means - A fastener having an elongate base and a series of extensions proceeding outwards from the base at spaced intervals, each extension having a series of outwardly oriented claws formed by forcing the claws outwards from a main part of the extension to leave a corresponding space in the main part and then pressing or otherwise forcing the claws into a widened state so that they are too wide to return into spaces from which they came, the fastener formed so that when it is in use a wooden board can be arranged between two extensions such that edges of the board contact the two extensions so that a force applied to an outer face of the board will cause at least a substantial number of the claws to penetrate the edges to retain the board against the fastener. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120247051 | INTERLOCKING FLANGE AND FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO PANELS - A flange component used to secure a first panel to a second panel including a first section to be affixed to the first panel and a second section to be affixed to the second panel. The second section is integrally formed with the first section, which has a length dimension that is longer than a length dimension of the second section forming first and second tabs. The second section of the flange component is integral to an intermediate section between the first and second tabs. The second tab is offset relative to the intermediate section and first tab whereby when the first section is attached to the first panel, a space is formed between the second tab and the first panel. A first tab of an adjacent flange component is inserted this space, and the second section protrudes from a periphery of the first panel for receiving the second panel. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120247052 | MOUNTING CLIP AND WALL PANEL ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS KIT AND METHOD - A mounting clip and wall panel assembly is dimensioned for securement along an associated wall structure. The wall panel is formed from a thin-walled material having a substantially uniform thickness. The wall panel has a longitudinally-extending length, and includes first and second longitudinally-extending edges with a mounting wall portion extending lengthwise along the first edge. The mounting clip includes a fastener portion dimensioned for securement along the associated wall structure, and a panel-engaging portion configured to interengage the mounting wall portion of the wall panel. A mounting clip and wall panel kit, and a method of assembly are also included. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120279158 | Building panel - A building panel comprising a device for connecting the building panel to at least one further similar building panel on a sub-surface. The building panel is intended to be lowered against an already installed building panel. Each building panel has first and second profiled side surfaces, at each of which an abutting surface is disposed, which is perpendicular to a usable surface or base surface of the building panel. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130097958 | STACKABLE OFFICE PANELS - An upper stackable panel is provided for use with lower panels having a structural panel to panel, connector mount located at least at each upper corner of said lower panel, to which a panel to panel connector can be secured by at least one fastener. The upper panels have a structural panel mounting member located at least at each bottom corner, at a location adjacent an upper corner panel to panel connector mount when the upper panel is positioned on top of the lower panel. Each lower corner panel mounting member has a fastener configuration which is compatible with that of the adjacent upper corner panel to panel connector mount on the lower panel. At least one fastener secures each said bottom corner panel mounting member to its adjacent upper corner panel to panel connector mount, to create a structural connection between the upper and lower panels at each of their respective lower and upper corners. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130145715 | WALL PANELS OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - A fastening system for attaching cladding panels to a carrier panel and allowing for differential thermal expansion. The system fastens the two panels together at points in the direction perpendicular to the panel planes. A combination of different carrier panel hole sizes and slots fix the panels together at one point and allow the panels to expand and contract relative to each other while maintaining rectangular alignment. Wall panels and buildings constructed using the fastener are disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130145716 | BUILDING WITH PANELS OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - A fastening system for attaching cladding panels to a carrier panel and allowing for differential thermal expansion. The system fastens the two panels together at points in the direction perpendicular to the panel planes. A combination of different carrier panel hole sizes and slots fix the panels together at one point and allow the panels to expand and contract relative to each other while maintaining rectangular alignment. Wall panels and buildings constructed using the fastener are disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130205704 | HIGH FLOW NOZZLE SPRAY DEVICES, RELATED METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS - The present invention is directed to glass-fiber-reinforced concrete compositions that may be sprayed, methods of preparing and applying such compositions, devices used in preparing and applying such compositions, and composite structural insulated panels that may be fabricated using such compositions, related methods of manufacture, and building systems employing such panels. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130239507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURAL PANELS - Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130247498 | L-SHAPED SHEETMETAL ANCHOR WITH TUBULAR LEG AND ANCHORING ASSEMBLY - An L-shaped sheetmetal anchor with tubular leg and an anchoring assembly employing the same are disclosed. The assembly is adaptable to varied anchoring structures and for use with interlocking veneer ties and reinforcement wires to provide a high-strength surface mounted anchoring system for cavity walls. The stepped cylinders sheath the mounting hardware to limit insulation tearing and resultant loss of insulation integrity. The assembly is thermally-isolated through the use of a series of strategically placed compressible nonconductive fittings. The assemblies are vertically or horizontally surface mounted on the inner wythe. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130247499 | Compression Blocking Brace Bracket and Method of Use - A subassembly is positioned transverse in between two adjacent roof elements or wall elements. The subassembly includes a bracket; a construction element; and a fastener securing the bracket to the construction element. An extension tab of the bracket extends over a top surface of a roof element or a wall element. Multiple ones of the brackets installed in a roof element or a wall element define a line of compression blocking. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130255176 | IN-SITU FOAM CORE PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A panel system is recited that includes a first panel having a periphery. The panel includes a first plastic layer having a periphery and a second plastic layer opposed and spaced apart from the first layer. The second layer also has a periphery. The first and second layers define a first cavity therebetween. A first in-situ foam core is disposed in the cavity and has a thermal bond to the first and second plastic layers. The panel is capable of supporting 0.1 to 0.5 lbf/in | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130326991 | Building Insulation and Siding Connector - A connector strip is mechanically attached to the planar surface defined by wooden or metallic walls. In a first embodiment the connector strip has an elongate I-beam configuration with a proximal end having transverse arms that define a flattened base that is attachable to the wall. A central rib member extends from the proximal end and is transverse to the plane of the transverse arms. The distal end of the connector strip is also defined by arms that are transverse to the central rib and which define an insulation board receiving slot between the arms on the proximal and distal ends. The arms at the distal end-the outer end of the connector strip when it is attached to a wall, serve as a surface onto which exterior materials such as siding and sheetrock may be anchored with nails or screws. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140013698 | SYSTEM FOR A FLOOR COVERING - A system for a floor covering that includes covering panels ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140020321 | PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB CONNECTOR - A precast concrete slab connector for connecting two adjacent slabs in edge-by-edge juxtaposition, each with a recess in registry with a recess in and an adjacent slab. A pair of anchor plates are positioned the slab recesses and a shear plate spans the slabs recesses and overlies the anchor plates. The shear plate has openings that are in registry with one of an anchor plate opening. Multiple fasteners are extend through the openings in the anchor plates and the shear plates and include removable retainers that clamp the shear plates and the anchor plates together. The fasteners can be cast in part into each adjacent slab. Serration can be provided with facing surfaces of the anchor plates and the shear plate or on facing surfaces of the shear plate and washers that are mounted on the fastener. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140026512 | WALL BOARD WITH EDGE STRIP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A wall board is produced based on a body element, which essentially has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped including two opposing main sides and four edge sides according to the following method: mechanical surface processing of a first edge side, wherein the first edge side attains a flat surface structure, which extends from a first to a second of the main sides; applying a first surface treatment layer on the first edge side; and arranging a first edge strip along the first edge side. The first edge strip contains: a first distal edge surface, a thereto opposing first proximal edge surface which is flat, and a first primary surface between the first proximal edge surface and the first distal edge surface, The first edge strip being arranged with the first proximal edge surface against the first edge side such that the first primary surface and the first main side of the body element form a first, flat and essentially unbroken surface. A first reinforcement layer is also applied on the first, flat and essentially unbroken surface, which first reinforcement layer covers the first main side and the first primary surface. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140137504 | PANELIZED STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT - A panelized complex polyhedron structure can be constructed quickly and inexpensively from a plurality panels. The structure includes the plurality of panels and connecting features permitting an upper panel of the plurality of panels to overhang an adjacent lower panel of the plurality of panels. The upper panel overhangs to the adjacent lower panel. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140150367 | CONSTRUCTION SET FOR COVERING SUBSTRATE, IN PARTICULAR FLOOR SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure refers to a construction set for covering a substrate, in particular a floor substrate, comprising plate structural elements for covering the substrate, and connecting elements for joining together the neighbouring plate elements, optionally while preserving a fixed distance between them to form a dilatation gap, characterized in that the connecting elements ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140157710 | Structure Formed From Panels Joined With Universal Clamping Brackets - A structure is constructed from a plurality of panels formed of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC), Structural Insulated Panels, plywood or the like. The shelter also includes bracket members that connect at least two panels together and camp at least one panel to the bracket with clamping structures that activate when fasteners are secured to the bracket. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140182228 | SYSTEM FOR REPLACING PANELS FROM THE CENTER OF A FINISHED, INTERLOCKED FLOOR - The invention is a system based on adaptors and replacement panel design that allows replacement of a panel that is surrounded by other panels in an interlocking floor system. Since the panel to be replaced is surrounded by panels that cannot be disturbed, only vertical motion is available to allow the replacement panel to be positioned into the space. One side of the adaptors of the invention mates to the surrounding panels in a standard manner. The other side of the adaptors provides an interface that allows vertical interlocking of the new replacement panel. The replacement panel of the intervention provides interfaces along its edges that allow vertical mating with the adaptors' vertical interlocking mechanism. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140182229 | FURNITURE DOCKING SYSTEM - A furniture docking system includes a dock and various dock supports, including freestanding and non-freestanding dock supports. The dock includes an upper rail having a primary channel and a pair of auxiliary channels opening upwardly from an upper surface of the upper rail, and a pair of side channels opening outwardly from opposite sides of the upper rail. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140202107 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WALL FROM PREFABRICATED WALL PARTS AND A WALL ASSEMBLY - A method of assembling a wall from prefabricated wall parts, wherein
| 07-24-2014 |
| 20140245691 | METHOD OF MAKING HOUSING COMPONENTS - A housing component system having fiberglass resin forms secured in place with a binder such as cement. The forms may have a variety of forms and once secured with the cement will be strong avoiding the need for any reinforcement components such as reinforcing bar (rebars) of metal mesh. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140260055 | INSULATING CONCRETE FORM (ICF) SYSTEM WITH TIE MEMBER MODULARITY - A modular tie member which promotes flexibility in manufacturing ICF blocks of varying widths and heights, one embodiment including a pair of side wall bracket members each encapsulated within a respective panel member forming an ICF block and a web member pivotally attached to and extending between the side wall bracket members. Each bracket member may include an extension portion and/or another interlocking mechanism associated with each opposite end thereof positioned for overlapping and engaging similar members associated with similarly constructed tie members when one tie member is stackably arranged one on top of another tie member. The extension portions and/or the other interlocking mechanism extend into respective teeth associated with the horizontally opposed edges of the panel members for mating with the extension portions and/or the other interlocking mechanism of another tie member associated with a similarly constructed ICF block positioned in vertical arrangement thereto. In still another embodiment, the web member is a one-piece member which is slidably engageable with the pair of bracket members thereby allowing the ICF blocks to be field assembled at the construction site. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305064 | CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR MECHANICALLY JOINING ABUTTING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS - A connector for mechanically joining abutting construction elements each having a groove therein, comprising a support, at least one split tongue extending from the support, the split tongue including flexible sub-tongues having angled catches for engaging steps located in the groove. During insertion the sub-tongues are flexed toward each other and remain in a partially restored configuration. This, combined with the angled catches, reduces the space between the abutting construction elements. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140360120 | Multi-Purpose Transport And Flooring Structures, And Associated Methods Of Manufacture - A pallet cap for covering and connecting with at least one existing pallet includes a reinforced platform having a flat top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. Four vertical, peripheral edges connect the top and bottom surfaces. Three or more of the edges form at least one edge extension continuing outward from the reinforced platform, and at least one edge notch proximate the edge extension and recessed from the edge extension. At least one notched corner is formed by distal edge extensions of edges meeting perpendicular to one another. A plurality of retaining walls extend downward from the bottom surface of the platform and define the edge notches, proximate a junction of the platform and the edge extensions, for securing the pallet cap over a shipping pallet. Multiple caps may be connected to form an expandable raised flooring system or other structures. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140366475 | PANEL - A panel, with a horizontally and vertically active locking system, allows two of such floor panels to be connected to each other at their sides by providing one of these floor panels, by means of a downward movement, in the other panel. The vertically active locking element comprises a locking element in the form of an insert. The locking element comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body and an attachment portion. The locking element comprises a bending zone including a first boundary surface with the lock-up body as well as a second boundary surface with the attachment portion. The lock-up body and the attachment portion, in the non-coupled condition, extend underneath each other. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140366476 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS WITH A FLEXIBLE BRISTLE TONGUE - Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove. The tongue is moulded and provided with bendable protrusions. A building panel having an edge portion provided with a groove, in which a tongue formed as a separate part is received, wherein the tongue includes at least two bow shaped protrusions at a first long edge of the tongue, and wherein the protrusions are arranged bendable in the groove. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150020470 | MODULAR WALLING SYSTEMS - A system for the modular construction of partitions, the system comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising a security panel and a frame, the security panel being attached to one or more surface of the frame, the frame comprising at least one box shaped profile, each profile being adapted for connection to an adjacent profile of an adjacent module or to a structural building member. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150040508 | Locking Type Panel and Panel Connecting Piece and Connection Method Therefor - A flooring system includes multiple panels ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150040509 | NATURAL FIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITE - The invention relates to a natural fiber plastic composite product comprising a first layer and a second layer, the first layer forming at least a part of the surface of the product. The first layer comprises thermoplastic polymer and cellulose based particles, and the second layer comprises thermoplastic polymer and impurities. The content of the impurities is greater in the second layer of the product than in the first layer of the product. In addition, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a natural fiber plastic composite product, a use of a natural fiber plastic composite product, and an arrangement comprising a natural fiber plastic composite product. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150096256 | SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING AND SECURING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - A system for installing and securing construction materials. The system provides for constructing structures which comprise a covering. The system uses an installing and securing clip attached to a support structure. The installing and securing clip can grasp and hold in place a construction material used for a covering. The system allows for attaching construction materials while keeping the attachment mechanism largely out of sight for desired aesthetics. The system also allows for easy removal of construction material for repair or replacement. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150343739 | COMPOSITE BOARDS AND PANELS - A building panel ( | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160002911 | PANELIZED STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT - A panelized complex polyhedron structure can be constructed quickly and inexpensively from a plurality panels. According to one embodiment, the structure includes a plurality of panels, wherein a first panel comprises an integrated connecting feature formed unitarily with the first panel and including a faceted feature connected to a plain end of a second panel. According to another embodiment, the first panel includes integrated connecting features including a plurality of planar faceted features, wherein one of the faceted features is connected to a plain end of the second panel. The plurality of planar faceted features are oriented at angles selected to enable a plurality of panel connections necessary to construct the structure. In one embodiment, the panel comprising the integrated connecting features is formed unitarily. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160017596 | METHOD OF FORMING ADHESIVE CONNECTIONS - The present disclosure relates to a composite assembly comprising an optically transparent substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of forming an adhesive connection between an optically transparent substrate and a second substrate. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160194872 | Roof Panel System | 07-07-2016 |
