Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 02/06

20060037252 - Electrically heated de-icer for roof drip edge: A drip edge device for a roof which includes a panel having top and bottom surfaces, the panel having an integrally formed flange protruding downwardly from the bottom surface, with the flange arranged so that an inner side can locate against a roof edge when an inner planar portion of...

20060037253 - Gutter protection system: A gutter protection system includes a foam insert which is installed in the hanging gutters of commercial and residential buildings. The gutter insert allows rain water to drain into the gutters, yet it prevents debris from entering the channel and clogging the gutter pathway. The foam insert includes antimicrobial and/or...

20060037254 - Half round with hooks: An eavestrough assembly comprising a half round configurated eavestrough having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose located at the top of the front wall, a gutter guard assembly, the gutter guard assembly being retained in position by a retaining member mounted on the eavestrough,...

20060037255 - Half round with hooks: An eavestrough assembly comprising a half round configurated eavestrough having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose located at the top of the front wall, a gutter guard assembly, the gutter guard assembly being retained in position by a retaining member mounted on the eavestrough,...

20060037256 - Shear transfer plate: A wall either wholly or partially made from a shear-resisting assembly that has a shear transfer device, or plate, disposed between the bottom strut and the underlying foundation. The shear transfer device joins the two anchor bolts, eliminating intermediate foundation bolts by transferring lateral shear loads to the anchor bolts...

20060037257 - Building collapse control system and method: A method for controlling the collapse of a building having multiple floors. The method comprises the step of providing at least one load-bearing strut between at least one set of adjacent floors and attached to the load-bearing structure of the building, the strut being constructed such that, under building collapse...

20060037258 - Window assembly: A window system for installing windows which enables easy cleaning and substantially eliminates the need for window frames. The window system comprises at least one pane of glass having each of a predetermined width, height and thickness for at least partially covering an opening formed in a wall of a...

20060037259 - Roof vent and method for installation: A roof ventilation apparatus for a sloped roof having a cap and base plate is provided. The cap has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a flange that defines an opening to a cavity formed between the top and bottom cap surface. The cavity provides...

20060037260 - Methods and systems of interior window framing: An interior window framing system comprising a standardized frame having predetermined dimensions proportionate to a standard window....

20060037262 - Spacer for panes of multilayer insulation glazings: The invention relates to a spacer for panes (20) of multilayer insulation glazings, particularly for use in windows, doors, or similar. Said spacer consists of a hollow profile that is filled with a moisture-absorbing material. In order to obtain a good seal with a low quantity of sealant in the...

20060037261 - Window cover system: Provided is a window cover system designed to eliminate the problems related to windows that do not provide a proper barrier to the outside, nor a capable retainment system for the inside climate. The window cover system includes a flange and retainer system that is easily attached to a window...

20060037263 - Decorative wall member: A decorative wall member may comprise a vertical wall board receiving portion located adjacent to the bottom side of the wall member and extending the width of the wall member. A horizontal or a second vertical wall board receiving portion may be located adjacent the top side and can extend...

20060037264 - Device for closing an opening: A device (11) for use in closing a leadthrough (2) in a constructional element for conduits (3) includes a frame member (16) enclosing a leadthrough space (17), and a plurality of strip-shaped sealing elements (18) arranged in the leadthrough space (17) displaceably relative to each other, with the frame member...

20060037265 - Concentric holdown connection: A concentric holdown connection joining a held building structural member to a holding building structural member including a holdown connector having at least one upright portion operably connected to the held building structural member and a seat portion. A combination member having a threaded opening therethrough connects the holdown member...

20060037266 - Tile: A tile includes a base part made of earth material and by means of baking, and a color-changeable layer on an upper side of the base part; the color-changeable layer is made of shining glaze, which contains different color and different-sized mica flakes, such that the tile will be seen...

20060037267 - Simulated granite: The invention is a ceramic synthetic stone product that is comprised of a brick material. The product is formed by precisely grinding out distortions of an over-sized precursor product, and grinding off at least one side of the die skin of the over-sized precursor product, therein exposing an interior surface...

20060037268 - Reinforced sidings: Methods for fabricating sidings and methods for securing those sidings to structures are disclosed. Additionally, this disclosure teaches embodiments of sidings that can be secured to structures. For some embodiments, the siding comprises an insulation and a panel. The insulation and the panel are coupled to each other prior to...

20060037269 - Stiffness reinforced floor panel for a raised floor system: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a floor panel for a raised floor system, including an upper plate, a lower plate, a reinforcement frame of a polygonal shape disposed between the upper and lower plates, and at least one aluminum reinforcement member disposed in the polygonal shape of...

20060037270 - Surface treatment of floorboards to eliminate panelization: A method for preventing edge bonding between adjacently situated floorboards of a floor system involves the application of a release agent along at least one longitudinal side surface of the floorboards. The release agent counteracts, or neutralizes, the adhesive effects between adjacently situated floorboards which is commonly caused by urethane...

20060037271 - Building block and system for manufacture: A compressed building block formed of a pre-mix of fly ash, either of the Class C type, is combined with either ground or pulverized wood chips, or with fine sand, and a plasticizer, and accelerator, then moisturized, and lastly either extruded or compressed in a mold into the configuration of...

20060037272 - Web offset lug dry-stack system: Generally, the invention is a dry stack building block for constructing a masonry wall. The dry stack unit has a front section having an outer surface, an inner surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. The dry stack unit also has a rear section substantially parallel to the front...

20060037273 - Frame construction for low-rise building: A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girders are made of heavyweight section...

20060037274 - Frame structure: A collapsible free-standing frame structure includes N bowable resilient legs, where N is an integer greater than one, a multi-hinge, and a leg restraint. The multi-hinge includes a hinge body and N leg interconnectors for interconnecting the legs to the hinge body. The leg interconnectors are pivotally mounted to the...

20060037275 - Tilt support structure: A tilt support structure is disclosed. The structure comprises a force exerted unit and a restriction unit, characterized in that the cross section of the end portion of the force exerted unit is larger than that of the middle section and the force exerted unit is mounted into the restriction...

20060037276 - Z-bend, nestable ties: A tie for insulated concrete forms that has a Z-bend configuration so that the tie is nestable with similar Z-bend ties in order to optimize the cubic volume and the weight of a container of nested ties for shipment....

20060037277 - Coatings and additives containing ceramic material: A coating for support beams in buildings to protect their structural integrity in case of high heat events, for roofs and the like to inexpensively provide protection from ultraviolet light, for wood or steel substrates to inexpensively provide flame or chemical resistance respectively, and for protection of various other building...

20060037278 - Fluid containment vessel, method of constructing fluid containment vessel, in particular chemical-resistant concrete liquid containment vessel: Method of constructing a wall includes constructing a wall defining an upper region, a lower region, and a transition region between the upper and lower regions. The method includes erecting an exterior wall, the exterior wall including at least one layer, and the at least one layer including a wall...

20060037279 - Dormer calculator: The present invention is a method for laying out a dormer that projects outward from a main roof and has a gable end and a dormer roof originating at a dormer point and terminating at an outer edge of the dormer roof near the gabled end. The dormer includes roof...

20060037280 - Metal roof system: The present invention generally relates to metal roofs. In one aspect, a method of placing a roof system over an existing low sloped roof is provided. The method includes measuring a slope of the existing low sloped roof to determine the location of irregularity points. Thereafter, at least one shim...

20060037281 - Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood: A wooden door with panel ribs (2.10, 2.12, 2.14) in the hollow core of the door wherein the ribs are made from scrap wood pieces. Since the scrap wood pieces are usually too short for this purpose, a method is also described that teaches means to connect the ribs made...

20060037282 - Interior wall and partition construction: An improved interior wall construction that provides both sound attenuating and fire resistant properties. The improved wall construction eliminates the need for conventional vertical studs by including at least one rigid interior structural panel comprised of compressed straw. A compressed straw panel is situated in a substantially layered configuration with...

20060032151 - Gutter emptying system: This invention permits use of a conventional rain gutter system and downspout, and other gutter profiles as described to be converted into a dumpable rain gutter system which can be easily cleaned. This low profile gutter tilting system, which has few moving parts, low noise level, and no unsightly housing...

20060032152 - Low clutter high flow gutter: A gutter system designed to reduce debris clutter and improve flow through the reduction of internal obstructions is disclosed. As described the gutter system is supported by an external support structure with minimal intrusion upon the internal space of the gutter. Furthermore, the transition from the horizontal sections of the...

20060032153 - Gutter heating system: A gutter heating system for preventing the formation of ice or melting ice in and adjacent a gutter system includes a recirculation fluid transportation circuit a portion of which is disposed adjacent a portion of the gutter system, a heat source for heating an antifreeze fluid and a pump in...

20060032154 - Storm shelter with integrally formed seamless base: An underground seamless storm shelter for use during severe weather. The storm shelter is comprised of a single piece base formed by a rotational molding process and an impervious, steel plate cover that is secured to the base by a method forming a watertight seal. The cover comprises a steel...

20060032155 - Device for holding a partition wall on a wall in the interior of a vehicle: The device for holding a partition wall on a wall in the interior of a vehicle, particularly on a ceiling paneling of an airplane cabin, comprises a holding element (24; 24′; 24″) to be attached to the vehicle and having at least one recess (34; 34″), and a slider (36;...

20060032156 - Openable roof: An openable roof for reversibly covering an opening. The roof includes a roof portion defining a first roof portion end and a second roof end substantially opposed to the first roof portion end. The roof portion is positionable between a closed position, wherein the opening is substantially covered by the...

20060032157 - Seismic wall system: The wall system includes a ceiling runner, a floor runner and studs that are mounted between the ceiling runner and the floor runner. The ceiling runner is specially designed to allow for movement of the ceiling relative to the floor without damaging the wall. The ceiling runner design accommodates this...

20060032158 - Method and apparatus for deflecting liquid from a foundation wall: Rain water is deflected from the foundation wall of a building structure by a flashing of non-ferrous metal that is fastened to the foundation below the grade level of the soil. Soil is trenched and exposed about the foundation, and the flashing is installed in the trench around the perimeter...

20060032159 - Vehicle and docking bay sealing method and apparatus: A panel assembly is provided for providing a seal between a vehicle, such as a delivery truck, and a fixed structure, such as a loading dock of an office building or warehouse. The panel assembly includes one or more panels that include a foam core and a layer positioned adjacent...

20060032160 - Retrofit glass fragment catching system: A blast resistant window blind system includes a blind system comprising a plurality of parallel blind slats, a plurality of spaced pane engaging members, and first and second mounting bodies coupled to the pane engaging members and anchor members disposed at first and second opposite ends of said opening, wherein...

20060032161 - Door assembly and method of making same: The present invention is directed to a door panel preferably for a sliding door assembly. The door panel includes an inner frame and a sheet stock substantially covering the inner frame. The inner frame includes a geometry that cooperates with a geometry of a door accessory for operable connection of...

20060032162 - Molding system and method for installation: A molding system and method for installation that covers existing molding. The molding system covers existing trim for doorways and floors with a more decorative molding. The invention includes a molding overlay. An upper corner block covers the intersections of the existing doorway molding, and a lower corner block covers...

20060032163 - Gap seal for building structures: A permanently functional gap seal on structures, in particular building structures, ensures a reliable seal against penetrating moisture. A cover layer has a profile which can be adapted to an installation situation over a joint or on an inner or outer corner. The device has a central part and side...

20060032164 - Aboveground waterproofing boards, systems, and methods: Systems, methods, and boards for insulating building foundations are provided. The boards can be fiberglass, and the boards may have a pre-applied scrim. At least one coating can be provided on at least one face of the insulation boards. The boards can be applied to a portion of the building...

20060032165 - Retrofit timber post bracket: The repair of foundations formed by pouring concrete about a timber post is greatly simplified by the present invention. A post bracket is provided having a first portion that can be inserted into and mechanically restrained in the recess of an existing foundation, for example a foundation wherein a rotted...

20060032166 - High strength composite wall panel system: The present invention is directed to improved composite action walls having an insulation wythe sandwiched between structural wythes. The structural wythes provide the load-bearing function and prevent the collapse of the wall under high wind loads. The structural wythes demonstrate composite action existing between the structural wythes such that an...

20060032167 - Wood panel: A wood panel is provided comprising: a composite wood component having upper and lower surface layers and a core layer; and a veneer component, having a thickness of about 1/64″ to about ¼″, attached to the upper surface layer of the wood composite....

20060032168 - Floor panel, its laying and manufacturing methods: Floor covering, of the type made of hard floor panels (2-3), which are manufactured of a plate material and which, at least at a number of sides (4-5-6-7; 8-9-10-11), are provided with coupling parts (12-13-14-15; 16-17-18-19). The floor panels (2; 3) are configured such that, in joined condition, they represent...

20060032169 - Assembly type do-it-yourself (diy) floor tile: An assembly type Do-It-Yourself (DIY) floor tile having a plastic base made of plastic material by injection molding process, a plurality of positioning pieces being formed on a top surface of the plastic base, the bottom surface of the plastic base being hollow and having a plurality of supporting feet...

20060032170 - Floor underlayment: An easy-to-install flooring underlayment 10 with improved tear resistance and tensile properties is disclosed. The flooring underlayment 10 has a first layer 12 and a second layer 14 with a plurality of cell-like openings 20. A plurality of the cell-like openings 20 have a surface opening or a cross-sectional area...

20060032171 - Wall insulation system providing improved moisture control: Disclosed are an insulation product and an insulation system incorporating such a product for insulating exterior walls, particularly masonry walls, that incorporates a wicking media to transport condensate away from the interface between the insulating product and the exterior wall. The condensate will be removed to a more interior location...

20060032172 - Concrete fillable formwork wall: A formwork assembly is adapted to receive concrete to produce structures such as wall structures. The formwork includes PVC tubular form elements having recessed female engagement portions. The female engagement portions are adapted to receive respective male engagement portions. An octagonal form element has a female engagement portion positioned at...

20060032173 - Fastening member, siding boards attachment structure using the same and method of attaching siding boards: The present invention provides a fastening member which can fasten siding boards in which a lateral joint portion is arranged in a portion where a vertical member is not arranged with a sufficient strength, can prevent a displacement, and is excellent in a durability. Another object is to provide a...

20060032174 - Roofing shingle: A roofing system having shingles. The shingles include a front side, a back side, a pair of spaced-apart side edges, and spaced-apart top and bottom edges, an adhesive, and a backing material. The adhesive is applied to a portion of the shingle for affixing the backing material to the shingle...

20060032175 - Flooring products and methods of making the same: A plank is described wherein the plank comprises a core, and optionally, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core includes from about 30 wt % to about 95 wt % at least one polymeric material, by weight of the core, and from about 5 wt % to about...

20060032176 - Roofing system: A roofing system formed of a plurality of support members secured to a load bearing roof deck. A plurality of roofing panels are positioned on the support members and are oriented to form overlapping joints between the panels. Sealant is positioned within the overlapping joints of the panels. A compression...

20060032177 - Floor panels with edge connectors: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting...

20060032178 - Three-dimensional grid panel: A three-dimensional grid panel (10) includes an intermediate grid (28) disposed between and attaching two spaced-apart grids (24, 26). Each of the two spaced-apart grids includes a first plurality of elongated components (30, 40), and a second plurality of elongated components (32, 42) oriented transverse to the first plurality of...

20060032179 - Post-tension intersection chair: A chair for supporting and spacing post-tension cables having a generally tapered body with an upper receiving area for securing the cables and a planar base adapted to rest on a flat support surface. The body has inner and outer surfaces that are substantially complementary to one another to allow...

20060032180 - Mounting clip: A mounting clip is described and which includes a clip body which has an aperture formed therein; and an engaging component is provided and which is received in the aperture and which moveably mounts the clip body to a first structural member and which facilitates the movement of the clip...

20060032181 - Vehicle glazing edge seal with embedded stiffener: A glazing edge seal is provided so as to include an embedded stiffener which is embedded in a polymer inclusive base portion of the edge seal. The embedded stiffener is flexible so as to allow the base portion of the edge seal to be easily formed to an appropriate shape,...

20060032182 - Engineered structural members and methods for constructing same: A system and method of manufacture providing reinforced structurally functional load-bearing members, including but not limited to using thermoplastic materials, such as High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), reinforced such as with an aluminum alloy or carbon fiber core element. Among its possible uses, the present invention has application for provision of...

20060032183 - Construction member: A construction member is described and which includes a first portion mounted on a first structural component; and a second portion mounted on a second structural component, and which matingly engages the first portion, and wherein the first and second portions facilitate the movement of the first and second structural...

20060032184 - Pre-fabricated outdoor column: A pre-fabricated outdoor column assembly with an outer wall having the appearance of masonry. The pre-fabricated column assembly includes a tubular member with an insert disposed inside the tubular member. The insert has an opening for receiving a mounting post and is disposed in spaced apart relation to the ends...

20060032185 - Ladder stabilising device: The invention relates to a device 10 for stabilising ladders 60 that bridge a floor 70 and an elevated structure, such as an elevated floor 70 in a multi-storey construction. The device 70 includes a body that is fixable to the elevated structure and an arm 50 extending from the...

20060032186 - Adjustable wall system: An adjustable wall system comprising horizontal and vertical members for forming a frame. Panels including mounting elements for being removably mounted to two adjacent vertical members of the frame thus forming a wall run. The vertical members include protrusions to be mounted by the mounting elements. The vertical and horizontal...

20060032187 - Self-supporting construction element made of expanded plastic material, in particular for manufacturing building floors and floor structure incorporating such element:

20060032188 - Membrane deflation in combination with rigid surfaces: The present invention is related to inflatable devices, and, more specifically, to inflatable devices in combination with rigid surfaces and a method for deflating an inflatable device. According to one embodiment of the present invention an inflatable device is provided. The inflatable device includes a substantially fluid impermeable bladder and...

20060026907 - Adjustable heavy girder tiedown: An adjustable connector is provided for connecting an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and an elongate generally horizontal supported structural member. The connector is provided with a side attachment member that attaches to an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and a cap that attaches to the elongate generally...

20060026908 - Simulated wood shingles with multiple alignment features: The present invention relates to shingles which are designed to simulate the look of wood shingles while providing for a comparative ease of installation. Each shingle has a plurality of alignment features located on its inner and outer surfaces, which are a combination of corresponding male and female features. The...

20060026909 - Method and apparatus for removing shingles from a roof: A roof shingle peeler device which comprises a saw blade, a motor to operate the saw blade, a horizontal arm and skiis to regulate the depth of the saw blade, a wedge to remove the nails and shingles from the roof deck and enable the saw blade to cut the...

20060026910 - Earthquake shock resistance system: Floating platform used as a base for any kind of structures to protect the structures from earthquake shock damages....

20060026911 - Footer track with moisture vent: A footer track for supporting a plurality of wall studs, and a method for making a footer track, including a web and a pair of legs extending from opposing sides of the web. The pair of legs are spaced from one another a distance sufficient to accommodate a wall stud...

20060026912 - Vehicle and docking bay sealing method and apparatus: An engaging mechanism is provided for providing a seal between a vehicle, such as a delivery truck, and a fixed structure, such as a loading dock of an office building or warehouse. The engaging mechanism includes a receiving member, a resilient member a belt and a deformable medium. As the...

20060026913 - Extruded profile system for forming sliding fenestration products: A combination of profiles for forming slider and double hung sash windows or patio doors includes a common outer profile and two different inner profiles so that one inner profile can be used to form the double hung and the other to form the slider. This allows the slider top...

20060026914 - Muntin grid: A muntin grid (34) is provided having a plurality of muntin bars (36) joined at intersecting points to form a grid (34). The grid (34) further has a plurality of muntin bar ends (38) located near a periphery of the grid (34), each muntin bar end (38) having a depending...

20060026915 - Universal access port: A universal access port includes a specific size opening that is formed through a wall of a conditioning enclosure and located at a specific distance from a floor or mounting surface. The opening is preferably rectangular in shape, but other shapes may also be used. When not in use, the...

20060026916 - Building element: A building element for attachment to a building to provide a mainly decorative effect. The building element has an outer member defining the shape and appearance of the building element and a separate inner support. The inner support is attachable to a building wall and has first mounts thereon. The...

20060026917 - Prefabricated wall panel: A prefabricated wall panel and method are disclosed. A panel including a sheet rock layer and a laminated in-situ foam layer within a frame is attached to a pre-existing masonry wall, such as a basement wall....

20060026918 - Tile for covering roofs: Disclosed is a tile for covering roofs, produced in material with a polymer matrix (7) comprising a mineral charge (8) provided in a quantity ranging from 20% and 60% in weight, with respect to the total weight of the tile, the mineral charge being chosen from calcium carbonate, talc, barium...

20060026919 - Imitation stone siding system: Imitation stone (102) and a section of siding (100) are formed in a mold cavity (202) with a surface that follows a topography (206) of each of one or more natural stones (204), applying pigments (300a), (302a), (304a) and (306a) at different locations on the mold cavity (202) to replicate...

20060026920 - Straight face vinyl siding: The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. The width from the first...

20060026921 - Splicer for siding panel assembly: A splicing member for securing horizontally adjacent siding panels to one another in an abutting relationship includes a first substantially planar member having an upper edge and a lower edge. Each of a pair of flanges extends outwardly from opposed sides of the first substantially planar member proximate the upper...

20060026922 - Rapidly assembled finishing-free modular house with single-boards: This invention relates to the area of housing construction technologies. Especially, it refers to a rapidly assembled, finishing-free, modular house that is equipped with single-boards. The house comprises top, side and base. The panel of each top, side and base is made of a single board with a groove. The...

20060026923 - Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels: Floor covering, of the type consisting of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels of at least two different lengths, whereby these different lengths are realized at the...

20060026924 - Construction member: A construction member is described and which includes a first portion defining a first channel; and a second portion matingly received in part, in the first channel, and which further defines a second channel which receives a first structural component therein, and wherein the first and second portions are fastened...

20060026925 - Interior wall and partition construction: An improved interior wall construction that provides both sound attenuating and fire resistant properties. The improved wall construction eliminates the need for conventional vertical studs by including at least one rigid interior structural panel comprised of compressed straw. A compressed straw panel is situated in a substantially layered configuration with...

20060021286 - Dual flow gutter assembly: A gutter cover assembly for use with conventional gutters to separate debris from rainwater that enters the gutter. The assembly includes a fascia board shield with a diverter, a cover support bracket which supports the cover from beneath the cover in a position spaced apart from the fascia shield and...

20060021287 - Mantel mounting system: A fireplace mantel mounting system including a mantel and a laterally adjustable support. The mantel and the support include cooperating hardware sets enabling the mantel to be hung on the support. The support defines a horizontal slot for receiving fasteners for attaching the support to a wall. The horizontal slots...

20060021288 - Positive connector: There is disclosed a method of connecting a geogrid to a segmental retaining wall with the use of positive connectors between upper and lower blocks....

20060021289 - Partition wall: A glass partition includes a pair of frameless glass side parts attached to a floor and a ceiling, and a frameless glass element attached to the side parts and to the ceiling without the use of fittings, the glass element being attached to the side parts and the ceiling exclusively...

20060021290 - Sacrificial shield for a window assembly: Installation structure and method for installing and removing a sacrificial glazing panel. There is also disclosed a flexible sacrificial glazing panel formed of a material, sized and having a thickness to permit flexing of the panel to allow easy removal and seating of the sacrificial glazing panel within a support...

20060021291 - Stitching system hold-down: A coupling system for securing an elongated wood member having a surface to a second body comprises a stitching body having a first end and a second end defining a length, and a first side and a second side. A first plurality of angled fastener bores is positioned generally on...