| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052596000 | OPAQUE STONELIKE MODULE | 87 |
| 20080276562 | ENGINEERED BRICK - An engineered brick having a plastic shell having a shape that resembles a conventional brick; and an aggregate layer embedded into the surface of the plastic shell. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090000233 | WALL BLOCK AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - According to one aspect, the present disclosure concerns embodiments of an apparatus and method for making a wall block, such as for constructing retaining walls or fences, that has at least one surface formed with a pattern resembling the faces of multiple blocks. In particular embodiments, the surface of the wall block has a plurality of discrete surface portions that are separated by one or more vertically elongated recessed surface portions or scores such that each surface portion resembles the face of a separate block. At least one surface portion of a block is offset from another surface portion of the block in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the wall. The surface portions can be provided with roughened surface textures resembling the surface of a split block, which can be formed by roughening or texturing the uncured block as it is removed from a mold. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090235606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING MASONRY BLOCKS - A method of making a masonry block employing a mold assembly having a plurality liner plates each having a major surface that together form a mold cavity having an open top and an open bottom, wherein at least one liner plate is moveable between a retracted position and a desired extended position within the mold cavity. The method includes providing a negative of a desired texture on the major surface of the moveable liner plate, moving the moveable liner plate to a retracted position, closing the bottom of the mold cavity by positioning a pallet below the mold assembly, filling the mold cavity with dry cast concrete via the open top, vibrating the mold assembly and dry cast concrete therein, and moving the moveable liner plate to a desired extended position during the vibrating. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090277121 | MASONRY BLOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The invention permits the front face of the block to be impressed with a pattern or otherwise directly processed, to allow the formation of pre-determined block front faces, while at the same time facilitating high-speed, high-volume production of blocks. Pre-determined front faces can include front faces having pre-determined patterns and textures, front faces having pre-determined shapes, front faces made from different material(s) than the remainder of the block, and combinations thereof. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100064621 | Cinder block construction system and method - A cinder block construction system employs a cinder block component with top and side surfaces and cavities extending downwardly from the top surface. Solid body inserts are located in the cavities and are permanently bonded to the cavities' sidewalls. The inserts are composed of material specifically adapted to allow penetration into the body by a connector element. The connector element secures the cinder block component to a construction member such as a sill plate or door or window jamb. The cinder block component can be prepared with its insert in advance, or the insert material dispensed to the cinder block component at the worksite to convert a standard cinder block to one which can readily be connected to a separate construction member. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064622 | INSULATING LIGHT WALL BUILDING ELEMENTS - This light wall building construction element with insulation is to be used in the building of the internal and external walls of buildings and in the ceiling asmolen application. The objective is to provide heat, sound and water insulation with a single product without using additional insulation materials and to reduce the load of the building by a considerable degree. Polystyrene strapor or polyurethane materials used as insulation materials in the construction sector are used in the production of the external unit ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064623 | Building block and system for manufacture - A compressed building block formed of a pre-mix of fly ash, Class C type, are combined with various aggregates either ground wood and/or chips, having maybe a small amount of Portland cement added thereto, moisturized, and then either molded, extruded or compressed in a press into the configuration of a block. A plasticizer, wetting agent and surfactant solution may be added to the composition. Boron as a mold retardant and an insecticide, may be added to the composition, to provide the formed block with further beneficial attributes. The blocks may be formed by a system for extruding such blocks from the formulation, or they may be formed by means of a mold or hydraulic or other press and pressed into the configuration of the desired block, needed for the construction. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100077691 | CO2-SEQUESTERING FORMED BUILDING MATERIALS | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100115875 | Products Made From Recycled Cardboard - A method of making a structural component (and such a structural component) comprising mixing together wood pulp, water, bentonite clay, and calcium chloride and forming the mixture into the structural component. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100287873 | DEVICE WITH A DIE RELIEF FOR MANUFACTURING A SLAB FROM AN EXTRUDABLE MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a device for manufacturing a slab of extruded material, with a die relief, in which an outlet is arranged, of which the outlet edge determines an outlet cross-section with a given shape and size, wherein at least one peripheral portion of the outlet edge is arranged in a manner displaceable inwards and outwards transversely to the axis of the outlet and can be adjusted inwards and outwards by an adjustment device. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110041448 | CASTED CONCRETE STONE WITH OPPOSED MOLDED TEXTURED SURFACES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A casted concrete stone having opposed parallel surfaces formed in a mold and wherein the opposed parallel surfaces have a molded textured surface. The concrete stone is fabricated by a dry-cast concrete mold wherein a profiling plate is provided with mold bottom wall formations each having a textured outer surface. A bond release film or spray or permanent coating is provided on the textured outer surface of the mold bottom wall formations. Mold forming side walls are disposed about the mold bottom wall formations. After the mold is filled with a dry-cast concrete mixture a top plate, having mold top wall formations, is disposed over the mold forming side walls with the mold top wall formations disposed inside respective ones of the molds to close the molds. Pressure and vibration is applied to compact the dry-cast concrete whereby to form a dry-cast concrete stone with opposed molded textured surfaces. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110185672 | Block Moulds and Method - A moulding method for gravity casting masonry blocks which uses a mould with a base and four swing down sides, allows for an outer layer to be cast of different density material and allows for a core to be used to mould hollow blocks. The base and four sides when lowered present an uppermost surface for efficient cleaning. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110308188 | THERMALLY INSULATED BUILDING BRICK - A thermally insulated building brick ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120110945 | Composites and Methods of Formation Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite material includes drying organic raw material to remove moisture to less than about 18%. The organic raw material is milled to form organic fiber particles having a size less than about 10 mm. A glue is formed by adding magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, and water. The glue is mixed with the organic fiber particles to form a slurry. A mold cavity of a mold is filled with the slurry. A pattern is formed by allowing the slurry to set within the mold cavity. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20150075106 | BUILDING BLOCK, AS WELL AS AN INSERT PIECE TO BE APPLIED IN SUCH A BUILDING BLOCK - A building block formed of a body having one or more insert pieces, whereby first and second complementary coupling parts are mainly formed of the one or more synthetic insert pieces so as to be able to couple such building blocks to one another. The first and the second coupling parts are complementary in such a way that, after the adjacent building blocks have been coupled to one another in an immobile manner. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150135628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STONEWORK INSTALLATION - A system and method of attaching a natural stone to a wall surface includes attaching a piece of natural stone to a base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the base plate uncovered by the piece of natural stone and attaching the base plate to the wall surface with a fastener extending through the uncovered portion of the base plate. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150143768 | Anhydrite Concrete Compositions and Methods to Manufacture Precast Building System - An improved concrete formulation comprising gravel, sand, Portland cement, and anhydrite substituting a portion of the Portland cement for fabrication of precast concrete systems with strength properties that comply with regulatory requirements. | 05-28-2015 |
| 052597000 | Discrete clip-gripping facing sheet | 1 |
| 20110061331 | PAVING STONE DEVICE AND METHOD - A paving assembly comprises a set of artificial paving stones held in position relative to each other by a membrane. The membrane has a set of connecting members extending from one stone to an adjacent stone. The membrane also has a set of protruding members that extend from the connecting members into the stones. The membrane may be a unitary structure with the protruding and connecting members cast of molded together. The connecting members may be located generally within a plane below the stones. To make the assembly, the set of stones may be cast inverted into a mold, the membrane laid across the bottom surface of the stones, and the protruding members pressed into the stones before they cure. | 03-17-2011 |
| 052598000 | Lateral retaining feature on facing sheet | 2 |
| 20090313936 | VENEERS FOR WALLS, RETAINING WALLS AND THE LIKE - A veneer panel system is used with a wall or a retaining wall to provide a natural stone appearance and/or to improve the appearance of an existing wall. Panels can be interlocked to form a stable veneer structure. The structure is attached to a wall by various attachment means. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20130255177 | COMPOSITE MASONRY BLOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A multi-component composite block includes a pair of opposed and parallel masonry face panels amalgamated with transverse non-masonry truss-webs or a truss-module including a plurality of joined non-masonry truss-webs. Truss-webs and/or truss-module are delivered within the mold assembly and aligned, retained, and held fast in place by mold apparatuses. Portions of truss-web and/or truss-module unite together with mold apparatuses to shape partitioned residual cavity spaces for the addition of concrete block forming material to form face panels. The truss-web members and/or truss-module have configured elements that integrate with the concrete mass of the face shells providing a permanent amalgamated bond. The assembled multi-component composite block is rigidly stable, durable, structural, lightweight, and thermally efficient. | 10-03-2013 |
| 052600000 | Elongated reinforcing | 11 |
| 20080263989 | Reinforcement for Concrete Elements and System and Method for Producing Reinforced Concrete Elements - The present invention relates to reinforcement for concrete elements, comprising at least one elongated string formed of a smaller number of single fibre filaments which, when embedded in a matrix, form a fibre string, the exterior surface of which being coated with a particle shaped material, such as for example sand. The reinforcement comprises at least one or more loops, formed by repeatedly winding of said fibre string and that said loop(s) preferably are closed or laid in a continuous wind, the ends of the loops or the wind function as an end anchor for the reinforcement in the concrete element. The invention relates also to a reinforcement system based on the reinforcement described above. In addition, the invention relates to a method for fabricating such reinforcement system and a method for using such reinforcement system. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20120285113 | MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a novel modular building system exhibiting superior strength to withstand seismic activity | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120324820 | MODULAR BUILDING BLOCKS WITH INTERLOCKING REINFORCEMENT RODS - A modular building block comprises a first load-bearing surface having a key. There is a recess in the key. The recess has a shoulder disposed therein and side walls extending from the shoulder to a mouth thereof. A reinforcement rod extends into the recess and a coupling for connecting vertically aligned reinforcement rods is disposed in the recess. The reinforcement rod threadedly engages the coupling. A locking plate engages the coupling to prevent the coupling from rotating relative to the locking plate. The locking plate is shaped to sit on the shoulder so that rotation of the locking plate within the recess is prevented by the side walls of the recess. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130276400 | MASONRY BLOCK SYSTEM - The invention is a masonry block that is adapted to receive insulation and re-bar. The block has a number of cavities and recesses or grooves in various walls and webs so that re-bar may be laid along a row of blocks, may be inserted vertically through multiple courses of blocks, and may even be inserted diagonally through multiple courses of blocks. The cavities that have re-bar are filled with grout, the other cavities are filled with insulation, either in the form of a rigid foam core, batting, or spray foam. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20150052842 | ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming an architectural concrete structure having a desired look (i.e., color) and texture, wherein the method generally includes pouring a base concrete layer using conventional concrete. A surface concrete mixture is prepared and includes a mixture of sand and small aggregates to give the surface concrete mixture the desired color and texture for the architectural concrete structure. The base concrete layer provides strength and durability to the concrete structure, while the surface concrete layer provides the desired look and texture of the concrete surface. The surface concrete mixture preferably includes small aggregates to create a smooth and uniform texture. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160129607 | A METHOD OF MAKING A BUILDING ELEMENT, AN APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE BUILDING ELEMENT, AND A BUILDING ELEMENT MADE BY THE METHOD - The invention relates to the manufacture of a reinforced slab-shaped building element (E) having a length (L), a width (W) and a thickness, said slab-shaped building element (E) comprising an upper concrete plate anchored to a lower concrete plate with a top surface and a bottom surface, said upper concrete plate being cast from relatively higher strength concrete laid out upon said top surface, said lower concrete plate being of a less strong concrete, said lower concrete plate including a base contiguous with a plurality of raised portions integral therewith, said raised portions being spaced apart in the direction of said length (L) and said width (W), said plurality of raised portions defining between them a network of recesses, at least some of said recesses including reinforcing bars (R), said raised portions and said recesses together defining said top surface. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160145864 | INTERLOCKING MASONRY BLOCKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LOAD BEARING AND NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS - An interlocking masonry block system for the construction of load bearing and non-load bearing walls includes a plurality of generally rectangular shaped building blocks wherein each block comprises a pair of opposite longitudinally extending sidewalls each of which includes an interior rectangular shaped vertical rib. The block also includes a central section disposed between the sidewalls in an abutting relationship therewith. Further, the central section defines one or two diagonally oriented rectangular vertical passageway extending through the central section at an angle of between about 30° and 45° and preferably at an angle of about 38°. The central section also includes one to three vertical extending recesses corresponding to and mating with the vertical ribs on each side thereof. The central section and the pair of sidewalls also define up to four rectangular shaped vertical passageways for utility pipes and/or electrical conduits. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160194874 | INTERLOCKING STRUCTURAL BLOCK REINFORCEMENT MEANS AND MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM | 07-07-2016 |
| 052602000 | Slab type with integral ribs | 3 |
| 20100162651 | Concrete roof panel - A concrete roof panel for constructing a peaked concrete roof on a building has a first planar member coupled to a second planar member at an angle other than 180 degrees. The roof panel includes at least one rib member coupled to the inside surface of the roof panel. The roof panel includes a flattened attachment portion at either end thereof for connecting the roof panel to a side wall of a building. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110146190 | HALF PRECAST SLAB AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURING HALF PRECAST SLAB - Providing a half precast slab even in a case where the thickness of the slab in the site condition is too thick to apply conventional precast construction techniques. A half precast slab including a plurality of floor concrete form members and, each floor concrete form member being provided with: a bottom slab of a long length, in response to the floor concrete form member; a pair of side walls installed upright along each longitudinal edge of the bottom slab, in response to the floor concrete form member; thereby, each floor concrete form member is arranged so as to be parallel to each other and be tightly connected to the adjacent floor concrete form member, along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of each floor concrete form member; the height of the side walls other than the side walls on the most outer edge sides of the whole floor concrete form members is set at a common height that is smaller than the height of the side walls on the most outer edge sides. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20130160392 | HALF PRECAST SLAB AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURING HALF PRECAST SLAB - Providing a half precast slab even in a case where the thickness of the slab in the site condition is too thick to apply conventional precast construction techniques. A half precast slab including a plurality of floor concrete form members and, each floor concrete form member being provided with: a bottom slab of a long length, in response to the floor concrete form member; a pair of side walls installed upright along each longitudinal edge of the bottom slab, in response to the floor concrete form member; thereby, each floor concrete form member is arranged so as to be parallel to each other and be tightly connected to the adjacent floor concrete form member, along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of each floor concrete form member; the height of the side walls other than the side walls on the most outer edge sides of the whole floor concrete form members is set at a common height that is smaller than the height of the side walls on the most outer edge sides. | 06-27-2013 |
| 052603000 | With integral spacing projections | 2 |
| 20100088994 | ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT AND A MASONRY TOOL - A set comprising a construction element and a masonry tool, said construction element comprising a first face and a second face substantially oriented in planes parallel to the axes of the length l and width d and separated from each other by a height h, said first face comprising at least two ribs oriented substantially parallel to the axis of the length l and separated in each case from each other in the axis of the width d by a first so hollow, and a third face and a fourth face, substantially oriented in planes parallel to the axes of the width d and height h, and separated by a length l, said first hollow is open at least on said third face, said masonry tool comprises at least two sections sized so as to be able to be placed straddling in each case on one of the ribs and each arranged so as to be is able to slide on said rib on which it is placed. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100132298 | Retaining wall block and system - A retaining wall block for an engineered block retaining wall system having an integrally formed head, neck and body, in which one generally planar front face of the body forms a visible part of the wall, the body having two pin holes, two clean out holes, each of which terminates within the body of the block, and two pin receiving openings, the pin receiving openings being configured to receive a free end of a lock pin provided in a pin hole of a block placed there under so as to interlock the blocks with a predetermined setback. The pin holes and pin receiving openings being positioned such that a plane extending perpendicular to the generally planar front face passes through one, and only one, of said pin holes or said pin receiving openings. | 06-03-2010 |
| 052604000 | Particularly related to adjacent module | 33 |
| 20080256891 | Modular Brick Or Block Outdoor Structures - A modular brick or block outdoor structure includes an outdoor structure that is constructed in modular sections. Each modular section is fabricated from a plurality of paving bricks or retaining wall blocks that match the brick or block used to construct the patio. The bricks or blocks are preferably assembled to each other with adhesive. Each modular section includes means for transporting thereof with some type of equipment, if necessary. It is preferable that each modular section include channels to receive lifting forks of an end loader or other suitable transport device, if necessary. However, other methods of transporting the modular section may also be used. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080289283 | Segmental retaining wall system incorporating the extruded polymer strip as a reinforcement - A segmental retaining wall system utilizing extruded strips for soil reinforcement. The retaining wall is composed of a plurality of wall blocks that are stacked securely using interlocking pins and an extruded strip. The wall can be built such that it has vertical or battered angle dependant on the orientation of the interlocking pins. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080307740 | MOLD BOX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BLOCK - The present invention relates a mold box method of manufacturing a block, and a wall block with a stepped-back strata and ledges imprinted on one or more faces of the block. A mold box is provided with a block face liner that is machine cut to create a particular strata and ledge pattern that is widest at the top of the liner and steps back over a plurality of planes to a narrower width at the bottom of the liner. Masonry material is allowed to form in the mold box around the liner to produce the strata and ledges imprint onto one or more faces of the block. The invention also relates to the mold box, multiple embodiments of the block face liner with differing strata and ledge patterns, and to blocks formed in the mold box and methods of constructing walls with the blocks. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090000234 | CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH NON-GEOMETRIC FACE SURFACES - Concrete blocks having face surfaces embossed with non-geometric patterns. The blocks may be of various sizes with some having faces surfaces with lengths and heights that are multiples other blocks. The blocks may have multiple sizes, colors or combinations of colors, face surface patterns, and set back configurations. Also, walls formed from such blocks and mold boxes usable in the formation of the blocks are included. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090113835 | Interlocking Masonry Blocks - The present invention provides a block useful in the construction of walls and structures that is shaped in the general form of a rectangular solid. A horizontal channel extends along the entire length dimension of the block, open coincident with the top of the block. An open vertical channel associated with each end faces outwards toward an adjacent masonry block end. A protruding portion extends from the flat bottom with the same width of the open channel on the top, so that an interlocking connection is formed. A protruding rectangular portion is optionally incorporated into the front face portion, and also optionally into the rear face portion, leaving a recess along one end, and along the top, so that when assembled into a wall, the recessed parts of the face portion give the appearance of mortar joints. Vertical and horizontal rebar may be set within the aligned channels of the blocks when assembled into a wall. The blocks do not require excessive lifting when assembled to a wall or structure to clear vertically aligned set rebar. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090113836 | Building Block - The invention includes a generally parallelepiped-shaped building block which has at least one male engaging formation defined on a first side thereof and at least one complimentary shaped female engaging formation defined on an opposed second side thereof, the engaging formations are shaped and configured to permit at least a portion of the, or each, male engaging formation of a similar building block to be received within the, or each, female engaging formation, thereby aligning and leveling the blocks relative to each other. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090113837 | Artificial stone siding product - An artificial stone siding product for use as siding for homes, commercial buildings, and other structures, as well as for hearths, mantles, and other similar indoor structures, is provided. The artificial stone siding product includes a stone body cast of a cement aggregate and having an outer visible surface area shaped and colored to resemble real stone. An integral mounting support extends from at least one edge of the stone body. The mounting support allows the attachment of the artificial stone siding product to a surface of a wall using fasteners inserted through apertures defined by the support. The artificial stone siding product may be used to quickly and easily construct a stone wall by mounting a plurality of the artificial stone siding products to the exterior of a wall in much the same way as standard siding. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090249734 | Interlocking Structural Block and Method of Manufacture - A structural block is provided. The structural block has a top and a bottom. A first sidewall section is between the top and the bottom. A second sidewall section is between the first sidewall section and one of the top or the bottom, and the second sidewall section is angularly disposed relative to the first sidewall section, so as to form a feature that interlocks with an adjacent structural block. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100043336 | TWO PART INTERLOCKING UNIT BLOCK WALL BUILDING SYSTEM - A stackable masonry unit having male and female elements that cooperate with complementary female and male elements on identical, opposing, adjoining units to create an interlocking two- or three-unit module from single design element. Each interlocking module comprises a portion of a course in a block wall made of cementitious material, e.g., a concrete masonry unit or insulating concrete foam. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100095631 | MODULAR BUILDING BLOCKS AND BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEMS - Modular building blocks and block systems including a connecting lug extending outwardly beyond the exterior surface of a block for engaging another block or block accessory, the connecting lug having a recessed slot for engaging a lug rail of a mating component, each building block further having lug rails projecting inwardly from interior surfaces of the building block accessible for engaging a recessed slot of a connecting lug of another block or block accessory, wherein a width of the first recessed slot of the building block corresponds to a width of the lug rails of the building block. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100139200 | DIMENSIONAL CONTROL OF CONCRETE BLOCKS - A concrete block mold division plate for front-face-up block molding. The division plate fits into a channel formed in each of the side walls of the mold. A plurality of fasteners secure the division plate within each channel and to the side walls of the mold. The division plate operates in conjunction with an optimized dry cast concrete mixture to provide acceptable control of the flatness and parallelism of the top and bottom surfaces of the blocks. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110088347 | JOINT ELEMENTS FOR SLABS - A system for transferring loads across a joint between cast-in-place slabs, more particularly at crossover point of a joint between cast-in-place slabs, includes at least one dowel plate and joint elements and includes elements or abutments for limiting the relative movements of the dowel plate towards the joint elements along three orthogonal directions. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110146191 | MASONRY BLOCK WITH CONTINUOUSLY CURVED SURFACES - The present invention is directed to interlocking building block with continuously curved surface profiles suitable for general wall construction, and, when using desireably dense materials, particularly suitable for constructing walls capable of significantly blocking electromagnetic radiation, such as photon, gamma, and neutron radiation. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110185673 | PRECISION GROUND CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCKS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE HIGH-SPEED APPLICATION OF MORTAR/GROUT TO PRECISION GROUND CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCKS AND SELF-LEVELING INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE MASONRY SYSTEMS - A stackable building block for constructing a masonry wall includes a front section having an outer surface, an inner surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. The top surface includes one or more regions having a higher surface height that is manufactured and then precision ground to the desired height and positioned between or next to lower surface areas. The building block also has a rear section substantially parallel to the front section and similarly arranged. The top surface may include a tapered region beginning proximate at least one of the side or end regions and tapering outwardly away from the side toward the center of the block. The tapered region may include an indentation. The tapered region and indentation provide a true mortar joint capability and resistance to water infiltrating the joint. During assembly of the stack building block, a thin set mortar, grout or adhesive is used between successive courses and that is applied using a high speed applicator. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120279163 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A retaining wall block has parallel top and bottom faces, a front face, a rear face, first and second side wall faces and a vertical plane of symmetry extending between the front and rear faces. The block is formed as a body portion including the front face, a head portion including the rear face and a neck portion connecting the body portion and the head portion. The body, head and neck portions each extend between the top and bottom faces and between the first and second side wall faces. An opening extends through the neck portion from the top face to the bottom face, dividing the neck portion into first and second neck wall members extending rearwardly from the body portion to the head portion. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120311953 | ENERGY AND WEIGHT EFFICIENT BUILDING BLOCK, MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATION PROCESS THEREOF - The subject matter of the invention is an energy and weight efficient building block that has a prismatic body made form a post-hardening material ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130205705 | MASONRY BLOCK, LINK, AND METHOD OF INTERLOCKING - A masonry article having one or more sidewalls, top and bottom, and first and second ends configured with a horizontal and vertical locking mechanism, wherein top and bottom includes first axis locking mechanism, wherein the top surface is formed with at least one stepped section having a base that begins with a level footing and the bottom opposite surface formed with at least one other stepped section having a base that begins with a level footing to releasably receive one of the top, and wherein first and second ends include contoured receptacles to releasably receive a matching configured link block having opposite male contour surface to form second axis locking mechanism. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130247503 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK - An interlocking construction block has opposed ends each having a plurality of substantially planar bearing surfaces. The planar surfaces include perpendicular surfaces joined by surfaces at obtuse angles. The block is arranged to be complementary to other blocks in several different configurations. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130305651 | Block combinable with other similar blocks to form a wall, and related systems and methods - A block combinable with other similar blocks to form a wall comprises a front surface; a top surface including a plurality of bosses, two or more of which are located adjacent each other in a direction along the front surface; and a bottom surface including a groove that has a floor. Each of the two or more bosses of the top surface includes a summit, and the summit of each define a plane. When the block is placed on another similar block such that the bottom surface of the block and a top surface of the other similar block oppose each other to form an interface region, the groove holds two or more bosses of the other similar block that are included in the other similar block's top surface, and the floor does not intersect the plane defined by the two or more bosses of the other similar block. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130312358 | CONCRETE STRUCTURE - In a concrete structure, consisting of at least two upright precast concrete elements ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140053493 | Convex Structural Block for Constructing Parabolic Walls - A cementitious, convex structural block for forming parabolic walls is disclosed. The block utilizes a key and the keyway to facilitate placement and to add strength to the wall. The parabolic shape of the wall increases its compressive strength and when used underground as a seal or stopping in mining applications channels force from blast waves and dammed water into the mine shaft ribs. When constructed from a geopolymer, the block is lighter and has a smaller carbon footprint than cement. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140096468 | INTERLOCKING MASONRY UNIT - A multi-purpose interlocking masonry unit includes support members extending from its lower surface and port depressions formed in its upper surface. Each masonry unit can be placed on top of a previously placed masonry unit. The interlocking masonry unit allows for the rapid creation of a wall that is substantially straight and aligned while minimizing the need to perform precise measurements and make alignment adjustments during the creation process. Bonding material can be poured through the resultant wall ports, creating a matrix pattern of bonding material throughout the wall, which results in a stronger more durable construction. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140102032 | FREE-STANDING WALL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS - A free-standing wall includes concrete base blocks adjacent to each other forming a base course; a first set of concrete wall blocks stacked on the base course and on each other to form a first wall face; and a second set of concrete wall blocks stacked on the base course and on each other to form a second wall face that faces the opposite direction from the first wall face and that has the same number of courses as the first plurality of wall blocks. Methods of constructing the wall arrangement include laying the base blocks next to each other end to end; stacking individual blocks of a first set of blocks on the base course and then on each other to form a first wall face; stacking individual blocks of the second set of blocks on the base course and then on each other to form a second wall face that faces a direction opposite of the first wall face. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150082733 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK LOCK - The Construction Block Lock deals with a method to build block walls without the use of mortar by inserting a separate part between the bottom of a block and the top of the block it is resting on that fits the cores in the blocks locking the blocks in alignment. Assembly, disassembly and reassembly is clean and simple; essentially a stacking operation. For temporary assemblies and shipping no additional treatment would be necessary and in some cases for permanent assemblies may not be either. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150354213 | BASE BLOCK AND METHODS - A wall base block includes opposed top and bottom faces, first and second side faces, and first and second end faces. The first end face is convex, and the second end face is concave and of generally the same curvature as the first end face so that the convex first end face of one base block can closely nest the concave second end face of an adjacent base block. The block includes alignment indicia to assist in aligning adjacent nested blocks in straight or other predetermined angular relationships. The base blocks can be used to make straight or curved bases for a wall. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160002917 | SELF-LOCKING BLOCK AND COMPLEMENTARY PIECES FOR THE RAISING OF PILLARS AND FREE-STANDING WALLS - The present invention relates to rooms or buildings constructed by raising walls using prefabricated blocks made of Portland cement mortar reinforced with steel fibers, that are stable without requiring a mortar mixture, or any additional internal or external structural support for the construction of the walls. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160002918 | Bonded building block assembly - My invention consists of seamless facings bonded onto all types of concrete masonry units, also known as concrete block, used for constructing walls. Facings are cast, formed, molded, or deposited onto ordinary concrete block after it has been manufactured, but before it is delivered for construction. The primary intent is to transform ordinary block into masonry units that have profiles and shapes that are not otherwise available as concrete masonry products. Profiles and shapes are devised that preserve the modular characteristics of concrete masonry. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160010328 | FREE-STANDING WALL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160024784 | MASONRY BLOCK WITH CONTINUOUSLY CURVED SURFACES - A radiation shielding block for constructing structural walls having flat opposed front and rear surfaces defining a thickness of the block, continuously curved, sinusoidal opposed left and right surfaces and top and bottom surfaces. The continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces have a regular repeating wavelength pattern having a wave direction that is perpendicular to the flat front and rear surfaces, and a length that is two complete wavelengths of a sinusoidal wave. A plurality of the radiation shielding blocks are stackable in a staggered wythe construction having a plurality of wythes and at least one successive course of blocks set atop a previous course of blocks such that the continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces of the successive course of blocks engage complementary continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces of the previous course of blocks, and the successive course of blocks is offset by one wavelength from the previous course in a front-rear direction. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160108614 | Construction Blocks and Systems - A semi-interlocking construction block system may include blocks having prism shaped male and female fittings configured for semi-interlocking interaction. When mated the male and female fittings may engage along their respective interfacing upper bases and lower ends of their respective lateral side faces. Gaps may be defined between upper ends of their respective lateral side faces. The fittings may include arcuate edges which may be quarter rounded. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160151932 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRECAST CONCRETE SEGMENT OF A WIND TURBINE TOWER, AND A PRECAST CONCRETE TOWER SEGMENT FORMWORK | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160177532 | CONCRETE WALL BLOCK | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160194868 | MODULAR BLOCK WALL SYSTEM | 07-07-2016 |
| 052605000 | Grooves on juncture face | 4 |
| 20090049788 | BUILDING BLOCK - A building block includes ends having recesses and ribs. Each block end has a recess about ½ the width of a stud in the upper portion so that when blocks are placed end to end they can support a stud. The front and back of the blocks ends have vertical braces or protrusions that form vertical recesses for mortar and a mortar overflow area. The front of the block can have a facade with its ends extending around its front corners. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20120023857 | Process For Casting Concrete Wall Blocks For Use With Geogrid - In casting concrete retaining wall blocks, a plurality of mold inserts form a passage between top and bottom surfaces of the block, a recess in the block top between the passage and the back of the block and a recess in the bottom of the block between the passage and the back of the block. The recesses and the passage are formed by a plurality of mold inserts. When the blocks are used in a retaining wall, geogrid fabric passes from the rear of the wall through one of the recesses in a block, through the passage in the block and through the other recess in the block into backfill for stabilizing the wall. The recesses and passage are designed so that any concrete flashing formed between abutting mold inserts is not contacted by the geogrid fabric. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130118109 | SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS FOR THE DRY CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES - This invention concerns a system of construction elements for the dry construction of a structure by way of shaped protrusions for mutual connection during assembly. It consists of construction element modules for raising walls, the ceiling and roof, and that the module consists of two elements with adjacent sides connected by a third element, creating a self-tightening connection, and the shaped protrusions of construction elements have two lateral contact surfaces, guiding ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20140250819 | WALL BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The wall building system and method uses a block for building walls and other structures. The block is formed with an external face member and an internal face member connected by an inner core, which has an outer surface formed with a concave profile. The block is fabricated in one piece to enhance strength and stability. Each face is provided with a continuous groove therearound. The continuous grooves are adapted to receive locking elements therein to interlock the blocks. Utilizing a locking element eliminates the need for binding compounds, such as mortar, thereby greatly reducing labor and material costs. | 09-11-2014 |
| 052606000 | With traversing passage | 11 |
| 20080295440 | Building component - An interlocking building component which comprises a generally rectangular hollow main body having operatively top and bottom surfaces and in which the operatively top surface has one or more upwardly extending projections and the operatively bottom surface includes recesses adapted and positioned to receive the projections of a like component in an operatively stacked arrangement. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090077920 | BUILDING BLOCK, BUILDING BLOCK MOLD, AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUILDING BLOCK - The present invention provides an improved building block formed of recycled straw stalks, a mold for forming the block, and a method of forming the block. The improved block provides a moisture and pest resistant building block having high dimensional tolerances and being capable of long term use without structural degradation. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100018150 | Concrete Block - A concrete block for construction, the block having a front wall and a rear wall. The front and rear walls are spaced apart by a pair of transverse webs. Each of the front and rear walls comprises a middle portion and a pair of end portions, wherein the end portions have a uniform thickness that is greater than the thickness of the middle portion. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110047924 | Hollow brick providing thermal insulation - The hollow brick providing thermal insulation is a construction block having a relatively high R-value. The hollow brick providing thermal insulation includes a main brick body forming a substantially rectangular prism. The main brick body has opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed sidewalls and a pair of longitudinally opposed sidewalls. A plurality of open passages are formed through the main brick body and extend between the upper and lower surfaces thereof. Each open passage defines upper and lower open ends formed through the upper and lower surfaces. The plurality of open passages are arrayed to form a plurality of laterally extending rows and a plurality of longitudinally extending columns. A longitudinal thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each longitudinally extending column is greater than a lateral thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each laterally extending row. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120192522 | MOLDS FOR PRODUCING CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES; BLOCKS MADE THEREFROM; AND METHODS OF USE - A mold for making dry cast concrete blocks includes a pair of vertical shoulder forming sections, one along each of the opposite sides of the mold to form vertical front shoulders of a block. Each shoulder forming section has a shoulder roughening arrangement to result in molded, roughened shoulders of the block. Methods of making such blocks and the resulting block are included. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20130276401 | WALL BLOCK AND WALL BLOCK SYSTEM - A wall block, wall block system and method of making a wall block. The wall block including at least one core extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the at least one core having opposed front and rear surfaces and first and second side surfaces the wall block also including at least one pin hole opening onto the top surface of the block and extending at least a portion of the distance from the top surface to the bottom surface. The at least one pin hole may open onto at least a portion of at least one surface of the at least one core. The block may be provided with channels; the pin hole, channels and core may all be formed in a mold box by a single forming member. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130312359 | WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A wall construction system includes a first plurality of leveling blocks arranged in a first course and a second plurality of field blocks arranged in a second course atop the first course. Each leveling block has a leveling plate that engages a lower surface of the leveling block and includes a bore for receiving a threaded bolt having a contact surface. The threaded bolt is adapted to be threaded to a desired position relative to the leveling plate to permit the contact surface to be positioned at a desired vertical position relative to the lower surface of the block such that the upper surface of the block is disposed substantially in a particular orientation when the block is placed on a surface. Each field block includes a lower surface that interfits with the upper surface of at least one of the leveling blocks. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130340372 | WALL BLOCK, CORNER, AND WALL BODY - The present invention provides a wall block. The wall block ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150315784 | 24" Center Hand Hold Block - A multi-use component of a masonry wall (CMU) that works in place of, or with, standard 6″, 8″, 10″, 12″ wide×16″long block which allows for increased daily production. The composite block includes a pair of opposed and parallel masonry faceshell transversed with 3 webs creating two equal cells and two half cells, (FIG. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160090740 | MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A module for a paving or building system can include a pan that provides one major surface of the module and a block that contains a cement mixture, attaches to the pan, and provides an opposite major surface with a cement finish. The pan may have side walls, and an upper portion of the concrete block can extend above a top edge of the pan. The block extending over the edge of the pan in a module allows for joining modules to create an extended cement finished surface. Passages may be provided though modules to allow assembly of modules using cables or bolts that extend through the passages of multiple modules. | 03-31-2016 |
| 052607000 | Additional intersecting, transversing passage, or groove | 1 |
| 20090308015 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A retaining wall block having a rear flange and a mold box and method of making the block. The mold box is configured with a mold cavity that includes a vertical flange forming cavity extending from the top of the mold box to the bottom of the mold box. | 12-17-2009 |
| 052608000 | Nonrectangular cross-section | 5 |
| 20080229698 | Modular Building Elements For Constructing Retaining Wall and the Construction Method Thereof - This present invention relates to modular building elements which are used to construct mortarless retaining walls or like structures. Main body elements ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 052609000 | Faces with offset edges | 4 |
| 20090260314 | DRY CAST BLOCK ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS - A set of dry cast blocks includes at least a first dry cast block and a second dry cast block. The first dry cast block has a first exposure face, an opposite second face, opposite top and bottom faces, and opposite first and second side faces. The first exposure face has a non-planar first topographical definition and a first edge along the side face and a second edge along the second side face. The first edge has a first irregular profile shape extending in dimension from a straight line. The second dry cast block has a first exposure face with a non-planar second topographical definition and a first edge and a second edge. The second topographical definition is different from the first topographical definition. The second edge of the second dry cast block has the first irregular profile shape extending in dimension from a straight line. The set of dry cast blocks can be arranged into an arrangement in which the blocks are oriented adjacent and against each other and result in a seamless appearance. Method of assembling a dry cast block arrangement include providing first and second dry cast blocks, orienting the first side of the first dry cast block against the second side of the second dry cast block and then aligning the first irregular profile shape of the first dry cast block with the first irregular profile shape of the second dry cast block to create a seamless appearance. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100095632 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A retaining wall block has parallel top and bottom faces, a front face, a rear face, first and second side wall faces and a vertical plane of symmetry extending between the front and rear faces. The block is formed as a body portion including the front face, a head portion including the rear face and a neck portion connecting the body portion and the head portion. The body, head and neck portions each extend between the top and bottom faces and between the first and second side wall faces. An opening extends through the neck portion from the top face to the bottom face, dividing the neck portion to into first and second neck wall members extending rearwardly from the body portion to the head portion. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110107707 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A retaining wall block has parallel top and bottom faces, a front face, a rear face, first and second side wall faces and a vertical plane of symmetry extending between the front and rear faces. The block is formed as a body portion including the front face, a head portion including the rear face and a neck portion connecting the body portion and the head portion. The body, head and neck portions each extend between the top and bottom faces and between the first and second side wall faces. An opening extends through the neck portion from the top face to the bottom face, dividing the neck portion into first and second neck wall members extending rearwardly from the body portion to the head portion. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110162314 | Retaining wall block - Blocks for wall constructions described herein are in the form of casted one-piece concrete hollow bodies. The blocks include front and back walls which are generally parallel to a first axis and have top and bottom ends and two inner walls integral to both front and back walls therebetween that are generally parallel to a second axis which is perpendicular to the first axis. One of the end side faces of the two inner walls includes male connector portions that are offset from a first distance from the front wall. The other end side face includes female connector portions that are registered along the first axis with the male connector portions and are offset from the first distance from the back wall. The male connector portion is for insertion in the female connector portion of another block when the other block is mounted thereon so as to yield a straight or a shifted retaining wall portion. The shifted retaining wall portion results from the first and second blocks having their front walls on a same side relative to the first axis and the straight retaining wall portion results from the first and second blocks having their front walls on opposite sides relative to the first axis. Further embodiments of the blocks include further female receiving portions allowing versatile positioning of the blocks. | 07-07-2011 |
| 052612000 | With layered stonelike components | 1 |
| 20100300032 | PLATE PRODUCT USING NATURAL STONE FOR FLOOR AND WALL FINISHING - A plate product for finishing a floor or wall is disclosed. The plate product includes a natural-stone surface plate which has a predetermined thickness and is cut to have a predetermined length and width. A reinforcing plate is cut to have a length and width corresponding to those of the natural-stone surface plate and attached to the lower surface of the surface plate. A base plate is cut to have a length and width which are larger than those of the natural-stone surface plate and attached to the lower surface of the reinforcing plate. The upper layer part of the base plate having a predetermined thickness is pushed horizontally at one lengthwise side surface and one widthwise end surface, and the lower layer part having a remaining thickness is pushed horizontally at the other lengthwise side surface and the other widthwise end surface. | 12-02-2010 |
