| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 249018000 |
Barrier or sustainer, e.g., wall, joist, etc.
| 60 |
| 249014000 |
Stair | 5 |
| 20080203269 | MAGNETIC STEP PINS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A magnetic step pin assembly for a concrete structure including an elongated plate having at least one magnet installed on a first side of the plate and at least two step pin pegs extending from a second side of the plate, and a plurality of cam pins for insertion into holes formed by the at least two step pin pegs, thereby forming a ladder for the concrete structure. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090266969 | Stair forming apparatus and related methods - The invention relates to an adjustable stair forming apparatus, adapted to form a flight of stairs of a settable material. The flight of stairs including a series of treads interconnected by intermediate risers. The apparatus comprises, a frame to support a series of forming units provide a forming surface. Each forming unit, includes a tread defining formwork that includes a rectangular shaped tread forming surface, slidably and pivotally mounted to the frame from or toward a first major edge of the tread forming surface. The forming unit also has a riser defining formwork that includes a rectangular shaped riser forming surface with a first major edge adjustably mounted from or toward the opposite major edge of the tread forming surface. The riser forming surface at least in part co-extending with the tread forming surface in a stair width direction. The forming units each adjustably held in an array to the frame with a bearing surface of one forming unit supported by a tread forming surface of the adjacent forming unit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090266970 | STAIR FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A stairway forming system ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110240831 | ADJUSTABLE FORM FOR A CONCRETE STAIRWAY - An apparatus for forming steps within a concrete stairway, wherein each step has a rise and a run. The apparatus includes a stringer rail, one or more riser brackets and a plurality of fasteners. The stringer rail has a lengthwise-extending channel. Each riser bracket has a panel leg and a support leg, wherein one end of the support leg is attached to panel leg. The fasteners are selectively slidable within the rail channel. One of the fasteners attaches the panel leg to the rail and another of the fasteners attaches the support leg to the rail. Each fastener is configurable in a first mode where the fastener is slidably attached to the rail. Each fastener is configurable in a second mode where the fastener is fixedly attached to the rail. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20140054441 | ADJUSTABLE FORM FOR A CONCRETE STAIRWAY - An apparatus for forming steps within a concrete stairway, wherein each step has a rise and a run. The apparatus includes a stringer rail, one or more riser brackets and a plurality of fasteners. The stringer rail has a lengthwise-extending channel. Each riser bracket has a panel leg and a support leg, wherein one end of the support leg is attached to panel leg. The fasteners are selectively slidable within the rail channel. One of the fasteners attaches the panel leg to the rail and another of the fasteners attaches the support leg to the rail. Each fastener is configurable in a first mode where the fastener is slidably attached to the rail. Each fastener is configurable in a second mode where the fastener is fixedly attached to the rail. | 02-27-2014 |
| 249016000 |
Forming barrier having simulated plural modules | 5 |
| 20090173870 | Concrete Forming Apparatus - A concrete forming apparatus having an inside form panel and an outside form panel spaced opposite from the inside form panel to create a gap into which plastic concrete will be placed and cured. A sheet of rigid insulation of a reduced height less than the height of the form panels is placed in the gap. A plurality of tie sleeves are pre-inserted through the insulation at regular intervals. A plurality of form ties are releasably connected to at least one of the form panels and extended through the tie sleeve to support the reduced height sheet of insulation at the desired vertical position. The tie sleeve strengthens the insulation in the area of the form tie and prevents damage to the insulation and prevents vertical movement of the insulation during placement and curing of the plastic concrete. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090242728 | WOOD CEMENT BOARD - Provided is a wood cement board that has a pattern of acute-angled and deep recesses and projections on its surface, and that tends not to cause cracking during a hardening and curing process, a drying process, a transportation process and so on. The wood cement board has a pattern of recesses and projections on its surface, in which the distance from the apex of the projections to the rear face is 9 mm or more, and the distance from the apex of the projections to the base point of the recesses is 2 mm or more, and is equal to or less than half the distance from the apex of the projections to the rear face. The average specific gravity of the wood cement board as a whole, and the specific gravities of the projections and the recesses are each 1.1 or more, and the difference between the specific gravity of the projections and the specific gravity of the recesses is less than 0.1. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100072346 | FORMLINER AND METHOD OF USE - A formliner and method of use are provided in order to minimize and/or eliminate visible seaming between interconnected formliners. In some embodiments, the formliner can comprise raised sections that define interrelated inner and outer dimensions. Thus, a plurality of formliners can be interconnected by overlaying raised sections thereof. Further, the formliner can comprise one or more detents and one or more protrusions to enable engagement between interconnected formliners without requiring adhesives. In this manner, formliners can be interconnected in a nested manner such that visible seaming between the interconnected formliners is reduced and/or eliminated. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100155569 | VARIABLE ANGLE FORMLINER - A formliner is disclosed. The formliner includes a plurality of courses, each course having a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and configured to receive a decorative brick. The formliner is modular in nature and includes a joining portion for overlapping or being overlapped by a second formliner. At least one ridge of the formliner is at least partially within the joining portion. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100314527 | FORMLINER AND METHOD OF USE - A formliner, sheet, system, and methods of use and manufacture are provided in order to provide a product that can minimize and/or eliminate visible seaming between interconnected formliners during fabrication of a pattern on a curable material. In some embodiments, the formliner can comprise raised sections that define interrelated inner and outer dimensions. Thus, a plurality of formliners can be interconnected by overlaying raised sections thereof. Further, the formliner can comprise one or more detents and one or more protrusions to enable engagement between interconnected formliners without requiring adhesives. In this manner, formliners can be interconnected in a nested manner such that visible seaming between the interconnected formliners is reduced and/or eliminated. | 12-16-2010 |
| 249015000 |
Providing surface facing on product, or existing structure, e.g., veneer, etc. | 3 |
| 20130119228 | ARCHITECTURE UNIT OF CONCRETE STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTING METHOD THEREOF - An architecture unit of a concrete structure is formed by providing a pair of wall bodies facing each other substantially in parallel with each other on a foundation. The wall bodies are each composed of a porous steel-made formwork panel having large and small ribs formed on a surface thereof, a runner provided with a fitting groove fitted with lower ends of a plurality of formwork panels arranged side by side, and a cap fitted with upper ends thereof. A long-plate-like lower fixing member provided with ribs at both ends thereof is spanned and fixed on a lower face of the runner so as to be substantially perpendicular to the runner, and a long-plate-like upper fixing member provided with ribs at both ends thereof is spanned and fixed on a top face of the cap so as to be substantially perpendicular to the cap. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20150069211 | THERMOPLASTIC LINER FOR CASTING TEXTURES AND OBJECTS INTO POURED WALL - A formliner can be used to make textures as well as secure and seal objects to form a poured wall. The formliner includes a layer of foam material defining a plurality of object locations separated by raised portions. Each raised portion can define an airspace thereunder. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160010346 | Visually Enhanced Concrete | 01-14-2016 |
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| 20080277559 | Form For Casting Concrete Blocks And Other Objects - A form for casting concrete blocks and other products having a resilient insert defining a cavity in which the block is cast and a rigid support or frame for the resilient insert. After the block has cured, the block is removed from the insert either by inverting the form to allow the block to fall from the insert or by lifting the block from the insert. One or more areas of the insert are tethered to the support with at least one generally flat flexible strap so that at least a portion of the insert is allowed to move a limited distance relative to the support and to deform to release the block. One end of each tether strap is embedded in the insert. After the cast block is separated from the insert, the insert is returned to a position wherein it is supported for casting another block. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090032677 | Method and Device for Manufacturing a Mould, and Method and Device for Manufacturing a Product Using the Mould - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method and device are disclosed for manufacturing a mould for the manufacture of at least one product. The product can be a concrete body. The method includes: adjusting a rough shape which roughly approximates, with clearance, the shape of a side of the product; arranging a layer of processible material over the rough shape, and processing the layer of material in accordance with almost exactly the shape of the product. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090065677 | PORTABLE MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PRE-CAST STRUCTURES - Disclosed is a portable molding apparatus for constructing pre-cast structure. The portable molding apparatus comprises a container, a plurality of partition members, at least one retainer, and a plurality of spacing members. The container comprises a floor, and a pair of longitudinal walls vertically extending from the floor for configuring an interior space therebetween. The plurality of partition members is supported on the floor in a spaced apart manner. The at least one retainer is positioned between at least one pair of partition members of the plurality of partition members for configuring at least two sets of partition members. The plurality of spacing members is positioned between partition members of each of the at least two sets of partition members for configuring a plurality of mold cavities therebetween. The plurality of mold cavities is adapted to receive a building material for constructing the pre-cast structures. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090127427 | Form panel doubling as substrate for interior and exterior materials and form construction method for concrete structure - It is an object of the invention to provide a form panel | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090212195 | Peripheral Slab Formwork System - The invention relates to a perimetral slab formwork system applicable for configuring a cantilever on a base grid formwork, configured by primary beams between which formwork panels are housed. In one possible solution, it incorporates perimetral beams provided with connectors for coupling on props and a straining piece which is vertically placed between outer and inner perimetral formwork panels supported by the perimetral beams to aid in lowering a formwork stripping tool connected to the outer panels. In another solution for smaller cantilevers, it has second perimetral beams having a matching configuration with the primary beams extending with regard to the base formwork combined with perimetral clamps fitting in one of their ends provided with a connector for a prop and housing for railings. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090266968 | SIDEWALL CONSTRUCTION OF A CASTING MOLD - The invention relates to a sidewall construction to be used in casting of concrete elements, said sidewall construction comprising a support construction and a changeable mold surface plate. The support construction of the sidewall construction according to the invention comprises at least one horizontal profile ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100019123 | MODULAR LAYOUT FORM FOR EMBEDDING OBJECTS IN A SETTABLE MATERIAL - A modular layout form has a substantially planar rear for attachment to a support structure, and a substantially planar front having a two-dimensional array of receptacles for holding objects to be embedded in a predetermined pattern in a settable material (e.g., concrete). The form includes a plurality of courses staggered with respect to one another to define a pattern of recesses and protrusions at the ends of the courses. Sets of tabs and slots on the recesses and protrusions can be used to engage complementary tabs and slots on the recesses and protrusions of an adjacent form, so that a plurality of forms can be combined by sliding adjacent forms together laterally in a common plane. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100065716 | DEVICE FOR ANCHORING CONCRETE TO AN INSULATING PANEL AND FORM EMPLOYING DEVICE - A form for constructing a concrete structure includes an insulating panel and at least one device shaped to anchor the concrete to the insulating panel. The device includes a base embedded in the insulating panel and a rebar support extending from the base. The rebar support is dimensioned to support rebar above a top surface of the insulating panel when the panel is disposed horizontally and while concrete is being poured thereon. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065717 | Method and System For Forming Composite Geometric Support Structures - A method and system for fabricating a geometrically versatile composite lattice support structure having a seamless three-dimensional configuration. The lattice support structure is created by forming two or more cross supports, such as helical, longitudinal, circumferential and/or lateral cross supports, which intersect to form a plurality of multi-layered nodes. The lattice support structure may be designed without any protrusions extending outward from the overall geometry, thus enabling efficient tooling, and thus enabling ease of mass production. The lattice support structure may comprise a completely circumferentially closed geometry, such as a cylinder, ellipse, airfoil, etc. The method for fabricating the lattice support structure comprises laying up a fiber material, in the presence of resin, within rigid channels of a rigid mold, thus creating a green, uncured three-dimensional geometry of unconsolidated cross supports and multi-layered nodes where these intersect. Subjecting these to a curing system functions to consolidate the cross supports and multi-layered nodes to produce the composite lattice support structure. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100193662 | FORM PANEL SYSTEM FOR POURED CONCRETE - A concrete form panel system for the pouring of structural concrete panels having integrated furring strips for receiving fasteners includes a form panel body having top and bottom surfaces, opposing first and second ends, and opposing first and second sides. A longitudinally extending beam channel is formed through the top surface of the body from the first end to the second end and parallel to the first and second sides for housing a concrete beam. A furring strip longitudinally extends across the body between the first and the second ends and extends at least in part upwardly into the beam slot. The furring strip is provided with a lower fastener portion extending at least in part parallel to the bottom surface of the body. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100213347 | MOLD AND PROCESS FOR FORMING CONCRETE RETAINING WALL BLOCKS - A mold and a process for non-manually cleaning the undercut along the bottom edge of the division plate which with a pallet under the mold defines a lip-forming subcavity results in a dry cast concrete block with an inside lip radius that is controlled to be within certain tolerances. Non-manually cleaning the undercut during the molding process can include spraying a jet of fluid, such as compressed air, at the undercut. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100308203 | CONSTRUCTION - There are provided components, assemblies and formulations for use in forming building structures and methods of construction. A moulding component ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110108701 | Apparatus for Making Windows And Shafts In Concrete Slabs - A form for use when casting a concrete slab with an opening for a window or a shaft. The form has corner members and intermediate members. Each corner member has two vertical members positioned end to end to form an angle. A first end plate is attached to an end of the corner member, and a second end plate is attached to the other end of the corner member. The first and second end plates form an angle with the vertical members wherein the angle of any one corner member, when added to all the corner angles in a complete form equals 360 degrees. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120025058 | MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT - This invention relates to modular building construction apparatus and in particular to a mould having movable framework used to construct a basic building module where any miss-alignment at the junction of framework elements is enough to make the imperfection noticeable. If the imperfection is a ridge it will be readily apparent on the inside surface of the formed building module and it will not be disguised by painting over it. What is disclosed is a movable corner arrangement for a mould for forming at least one of the inner corner surfaces of a mouldable building module. The inner mould for a mouldable building module has an upper support panel for forming the ceiling surface of the building module and a plurality of movable side walls that depend from the upper support panel using flexible peripheral edge elements. The side walls have mould facing side wall surfaces movable to a position to form corresponding internal wall surfaces of the mouldable building module. The movable side walls are movable inwards and away from their respective formed internal wall surfaces to release the formed building module from the inner mould. A movable corner arrangement is used to form the internal corners of the mouldable building module located between adjacent movable side walls. The movable corner arrangement includes a corner post having at least one side wall abutment surface; a corner post support coupling adapted to adjust the vertical and sideways position of and verticality of the corner post with respect to the desired position of adjacent movable side walls such that the mould facing surface of the corner post is flush with the mould facing surface of respective adjacent movable side walls during the moulding process. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120168603 | PORTABLE MOLDING APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING PRE-CAST STRUCTURES - Disclosed is a portable molding apparatus for constructing pre-cast structure. The portable molding apparatus comprises a container, a plurality of partition members, at least one retainer, and a plurality of spacing members. The container comprises a floor, and a pair of longitudinal walls vertically extending from the floor for configuring an interior space therebetween. The plurality of partition members is supported on the floor in a spaced apart manner. The at least one retainer is positioned between at least one pair of partition members of the plurality of partition members for configuring at least two sets of partition members. The plurality of spacing members is positioned between partition members of each of the at least two sets of partition members for configuring a plurality of mold cavities therebetween. The plurality of mold cavities is adapted to receive a building material for constructing the pre-cast structures. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130112847 | Sill or Hob Moulding System - An elongated hollow mould for the integral formation of a raised sill or hob on the surface of a cast-in-situ concrete building slab, said mould comprising two generally parallel, continuous side panels joined in fixed spatial relationship at their upper and lower edges by spacer elements which permit the entry of concrete from above and the passage of concrete there through to formwork below upon which said slab is to be formed, thereby making the concrete within said filled mould contiguous with that of said concrete slab beneath; said mould being supported upon a plurality of discrete chairs, each said chair comprising two narrow, parallel, vertically oriented side panels joined at their lower ends by a transverse bottom part fixed to said formwork, said mould being supported in a said chair by a height-adjustable transverse bridge fixed to said chair side panels. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130140427 | SYSTEM OF DISPOSABLE MOULDS USED TO MAKE-UP MODULAR FORMWORKS TO BUILD-UP CONCRETE WALLS FEATURING COMPLEX SHAPES - System of disposable moulds for the realization of modular formworks to contain and modelize vertical concrete castings, comprising one basic element and a plurality of special elements, such as to let a limited quantity of cement mixture come out, suitable for being spread on the formwork faces to trim it. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130284881 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING A TRANSPIRING, DISPOSABLE HEAT-INSULATION SHUTTERING MOULD / FORMWORK USED FOR SURFACE CASTING - A system for assembling a transpiring, “disposable” heat-insulation shuttering mould and/or formwork used to cast a concrete surface, which includes at least one supporting plane featuring one upper surface on which a plurality of supports are arranged, which are suited to accommodate and retain (at least sideways inside themselves) at least one longitudinal or reticular portion of a tubular element. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130284882 | SPACING ELEMENT FOR MAKING STRUCTURAL, AERATED HEAT-INSULATION CRAWL SPACES - A structural heat-insulation spacing, element used for making a “disposable” heat-insulation formwork used to cast reinforced concrete into a crawl space, made up of at least one supporting body defining, inside itself, at least one through-hollow co-axial to such supporting body, such through-hollow being suited to minimize a contact surface on the ground provided by such spacing element. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140145061 | BRICK MOULDING SYSTEM FOR WINDOW FRAMES AND DOOR FRAMES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF SAME - A method of manufacture of a brick moulding system for window frames and door frames includes providing a frame member which is used to form a frame to accommodate a variety of styles of window or doors in accordance with customer requirements. The frame member has a female brick moulding attachment receptacle. A plurality of brick moulding variations is provided, all of which have a male coupling engageable with the female brick moulding receptacle. An order is received from a customer for a selected style of frame with a selected style of brick moulding. Lengths of the frame member are secured together to form the selected style of frame and in the process of forming the frame the male coupling of the selected style of brick moulding is inserted into the femal brick moulding receptacle. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140306088 | Concrete slab forming apparatus - A form for a concrete slab which consists of a series of similarly shaped steel plates that are held in predetermined spaced relationship by a series of special rebars, (special nuts are provided) before the slab is poured. The slab is criss-crossed by rebars which extend through the form to accurately locate the remaining steel plates as well as to prevent excessive cracking of the slab. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140353465 | BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND FORMING SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A system is disclosed for retaining concrete to form a foundation of a structure. The system includes side walls that receives and retain the concrete and a bracket assembly that retains the side walls. The side walls include a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one of the first and second side walls is comprised of a component having an interior cavity. The bracket assembly includes reinforcement posts and a separator bar. The separator bar apertures disposed along its length. The apertures include a first set and a second set. The first set and the second set of apertures are sized to retain the reinforcement posts at locations corresponding to nominal widths of building materials that comprise the components to form a cross section of the foundation approximating one of a trapezoid or a combination of a trapezoid and a rectangle. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20160010347 | INTERLOCKING FORM ASSEMBLY | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160108631 | MODULAR VOID FORM - A modular void form is described. Embodiments of the modular void form can include a panel and at least one reinforcement member. The panel can include one or more scoring lines which the panel can be folded about. When the panel is folded, a tubular structure having a flange can be formed. The panel can include a plurality of slits that form slots when the panel is folded. The reinforcement members can be adapted to be removably inserted into the slots of the panel and engage the flange of the folded panel. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160201286 | BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND FORMING SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS | 07-14-2016 |
