| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052650100 | Beam (e.g., girder, joist, etc.) | 19 |
| 20090178360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING AN IMPROVED SELF-MATING BEAM - A system and method for providing a stronger lanai, area or pool enclosure. The system utilizes a beam having an interior channel that provides increased thread receiving surface for receiving one or more fasteners and an interlocking joint for further strengthening the connection between a plurality of beam members that form the beam. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20110030305 | Building Structure, Method of Making, and Components - A building framework includes plural column assemblies supporting plural beams supporting floors of the building, with the union of the column assemblies and beams forming beam-to-column (or beam-to-column-to-beam) joint connection assemblies according to this invention. The joint connection assemblies inventively include novel features which remarkably and surprisingly improve the distribution of strain and plastic deformation in the joint connection structure when subjected to extreme load challenges to the building structure (as may occur during earthquake, explosion, progressive collapse load conditions, or massive impact. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110113717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING AN IMPROVED SELF MATING BEAM - A system and method for providing a stronger lanai, area or pool enclosure. The system utilizes a beam having an interior channel that provides increased thread receiving surface for receiving one or more fasteners and an interlocking joint for further strengthening the connection between a plurality of beam members that form the beam. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110197536 | PERGOLA STRUCTURE - A system of structural elements for a pergola structure including vertical posts supporting a roof formed of carrying rails supported by the posts and cross rails supported by the carrying rails. Each post includes a post core element, a post shell enclosing the post core element, and a post shell adapter. Each carrying rail adapter mounts a carrying rail to a post and includes a post core interior adapter joined with a single or dual carrying rail retainer, and each rail connector mounts a cross rail to a carrying rail. The elements may further include shell extensions and beam filled rails comprising a rail shell and a reinforcing beam insert. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110197537 | Purlin Brace Systems - A purlin brace system for roof decks which can be used to provide additional lateral support to roofs is set forth. The system includes a plurality of purlins, each purlin including a central support and a bottom flange. The plurality of purlins are oriented to form a parallel array of purlins such that voids exist between the purlins in the parallel array. The bottom flanges of the purlins define a lower plane. The system further includes at least one brace oriented transverse to the plurality of purlins. The at least one brace has a span member transverse to a purlin axis. The at least one brace is attached to a vertical plate which is cantilevered such that the vertical plate extends away from the span member and along the central support to resist rotational movement of a corresponding purlin. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120131875 | NOVEL LOW-RISE PREFABRICATED STEEL STRUCTURE HOUSE SYSTEM - A low-rise prefabricated house system includes beams, columns, doors, windows, stairs and floor. The system is characterized in that the house includes two or more than two stress columns, two or more than two basic modules, two or more than two basic elements and two or more than two composite elements, wherein each basic element consists of more than four basic modules; each composite element includes at least one basic element; the composite elements and the basic elements are assembled together to form a basic plane; and stress columns are arranged at intersection points of orthogonal meshes formed by plane control axial lines and outer contour lines of various basic elements. The modular and unit type overall control of the house is realized by controlling the composition method of house planes and controlling the building relationship between the planes and building elements such as column, wall, stairs and roof covering. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120151869 | INSULATED DRYWALL CEILING ON STEEL "C" JOISTS - A construction of elongated steel C-channel joists supporting a roof deck or floor and a drywall ceiling, fiber insulation batts disposed in cavities between the joists, the batts having a width substantially the same as the spacing between the joists and a thickness less than the depth of the joist, a series of anchoring elements spaced along the lengths of the joists in a mid-area of the webs, and steel wires suspended between anchoring elements of adjacent joists, the wires serving to support the insulation batts above a plane of the lower joist flanges, whereby an air space is maintained between the insulation batts and drywall ceiling. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120233954 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING STRUCTURE - A system having a beam having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is offset relative to the longitudinal axis in a first direction, and wherein the second end is offset relative to the longitudinal axis in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130133282 | LOFT FLOORING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a loft flooring system that comprises: a plurality of bridging supports each adapted to bridge between an adjacent substantially parallel pair of joists of a loft floor and having a first upright leg with a foot to mount onto a first of the joists and a second upright leg with a foot to mount onto a second of the joists, and a spanning element therebetween onto which flooring boards/panels may be laid. The insulation can be laid between the joists to a required depth rising above the joists and the bridging support mounted in place accommodating the laid insulation thereunder so that the insulation remains substantially un-compacted and fully effective. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130227906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING STRUCTURE - A system having a beam having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is offset relative to the longitudinal axis in a first direction, and wherein the second end is offset relative to the longitudinal axis in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140090332 | COMPOSITE STEEL JOIST - The present disclosure relates to a steel joist assembly for use in association with a concrete slab and being adapted to form a composite steel joist including a steel joist and a pair of end connectors. The steel joist has a top portion with a generally planar top surface and a planar web generally orthogonal to the generally planar top surface. An end connector is attached at each end of the steel joist. Each end connector has a strut and a diagonal member. The strut has a generally planar bottom surface which is attached to a portion of the generally planar top surface of the steel joist and the diagonal member is attached at one end thereof to the strut and at the other end thereof to a portion of the planar web of the steel joist. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20150052844 | Deck System and Components Thereof, and Methods of Assembling and Disassembling Deck Systems and Components - Deck systems, deck system components making up the deck systems, and methods of assembling and disassembling deck system components and the deck systems are described herein. A box-frame can be assembled from box-frame segments, angle clips, and fasteners. A box-frame can be supported by posts attached to the box-frame using post brackets and fasteners. Joist assemblies can be assembled using joist segments, joist spacers, and fasteners. Joist assemblies can be positioned within the box-frame. The joist assemblies can be secured to box-frame segments or another joist assembly using roll-lock tabs and roll-lock tab receivers and locking tabs and locking tab retainers that part of extrusions making up the box-frame segments, joist spacers, or joist segments. Deck boards can be secured to the joist assemblies using deck screws or deck clips. The post brackets can accommodate support posts below deck boards and railing posts extending above deck boards. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160016765 | LATTICE PIECE FOR A LATTICE BOOM, LATTICE BOOM AND CRANE - The present invention relates to a lattice piece for a crane boom comprising at least two lattice piece parts which are separably connected to one another in the longitudinal direction by means of one or more releasable connection points, wherein one or more lattice piece parts have one or more longitudinal tubes at least sectionally in the region of the connection points. | 01-21-2016 |
| 052650200 | Inclined struts or ties meeting at intermediate runner | 6 |
| 20080196348 | Structural Member For Buildings and Methods of Use - The present invention provides structural members for buildings, methods for using the same, and building structures comprising such structural members. In particular, the present invention provides buildings that can withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, high winds such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and other natural disasters. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080250745 | Building Supporting Framework, In Particular High Structure Supporting Framework - The invention relates to a building supporting framework, in particular a high structure supporting framework comprising a certain number of vertical supports ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090165419 | BRACED FRAME FORCE DISTRIBUTION CONNECTION - A structural framework that includes a column, a beam, a brace beam coupled at an angle to the column and the beam, and a gusset plate to connect the brace beam with the column and the beam. The framework also includes a shear plate with horizontally slotted holes to couple to the column to the beam. The structural framework may also include double framing angles or a flex plate coupled to the gusset plate and to the beam via spacer plates to provide for a semi-rigid connection. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090183459 | Wood Beam System - The present invention is a light weight decorative wood beam system. The wood beam system is comprised of at least two wood beam pieces. The wood beam pieces each have a bottom plate and two vertical plates that form a three-sided, hollow box. Each wood beam piece comprises an end with a male dado and an end with a female dado. The male and female dado ends fit over each other to create a shiplap joint. Anchor plates are fastened into a building surface and support the wood beam system. Because the wood beam system is light weight, it does not require a special anchoring system to support the real wood beams. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100005749 | STEEL BUILDING FRAME SYSTEM - A frame assembly for a wide span steel building is disclosed. The assembly employs columns and rafters formed from two pieces of webbed channel stock that are joined together at their webs. A pre-drilled haunch plate connects the column and rafter. A brace formed from two lengths of channel stock joined together at their webs extends at an angle between the columns and rafters and each respective end of the brace is connected to the respective column and rafter via a brace plate. The brace provides increased strength in the frame assembly and enables the construction of wide span steel building from channel stock. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20120036809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD ACROSS A PLURALITY OF NON-INTERSECTING BEAMS - A system for supporting a load across non-intersecting beams each having a web depending from an upper chord with an upper surface generally parallel with a chordal plane includes at least one crossing member intersecting the beams at intersection loci. At each intersection locus the beam presents a channel receiving a crossing member in a nesting orientation in an installed orientation. The crossing member includes a support expanse configured for an abutting relation with the upper chord to present the upper surface and a top surface of the crossing member as coplanar in the installed orientation. The beam and the crossing member have aperture-pairs in register in the installed orientation. The apertures accommodate tension resisting members or compression resisting members coupled with the upper chord and traversing the crossing member for resisting tension or compression forces on the upper chord in the installed orientation. | 02-16-2012 |
