Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 05/06

20060107603 - Gutter cover: A gutter cover is adapted for covering an opening of a generally U-shaped eaves gutter used for catching and distributing rainwater runoff from a pitched roof. The gutter cover includes an elongated cover panel having a longitudinal upstream section adapted for residing proximate a top rear edge of the gutter...

20060107604 - Low-profile flash pan: A flash pan is adapted for collecting and distributing water infiltrating a building at an access opening. The flash pan includes a low-profile base designed to reside beneath the access opening. The base has opposing longitudinal inside and outside edges, opposing lateral end edges, and top and bottom major surfaces....

20060107605 - Ground anchor providing minimal ground disturbance: A ground anchor, including a body having an upper surface and a lower surface, ground piercing members depending from the lower surface of the body, the ground piercing members being adapted to engage an underlying ground surface and prevent movement of the body along such ground surface, ballast positioned on...

20060107606 - Partition system: A partition system includes a first and second panel assembly. Each panel assembly includes a frame including a top portion and a bottom portion, and a panel disposed within the frame. A first top connector is disposed at the top portion of the first panel assembly frame. The first top...

20060107608 - Adaptable door frame apparatus: A frame apparatus for a fenestration unit comprising an elongated frame member including a first side and a second side, wherein the largest distance between the first side and the second side defines a width of about 1.25 inches, the elongated frame member also includes a first end and a...

20060107607 - Stackable trim molding system and method: Stackable trim molding system is provided. The stackable trim molding system includes a base shoe made of a resilient manmade material having a bottom end configured to contact a floor and a wall base of resilient manmade material having a bottom end configured to communicate with a top end of...

20060107609 - Cover for a fastener: A garnish system for a vehicle. The system comprises a garnish having a patterned surface with styling features, a cavity, and a mounting aperture within the cavity for receiving a fastener to attach the garnish to a mounting structure. A cover is shaped to engage and close the cavity such...

20060107610 - Methods for making composite tiles: A decorative paving tile or panel comprises a plurality of irregularly shaped stone elements of the same or differing thickness embedded in a backing layer or base to form a tile or panel of the predetermined thickness wherein the normally exposed surfaces of said stone elements lie in a plane...

20060107611 - Deployable rectangular truss beam with orthogonally-hinged folding diagonals: A deployable rectangular truss with folding or removable chordal members and diagonals and orthogonal hinge joints for continuous and synchronous retraction and extension. The truss is rectangular in cross section, with four common chords on the corners. Two opposing sides of the truss have diagonals that meet at side joints....

20060107612 - Anchoring device: An anchoring device is disclosed comprising a generally horizontal top element having an elongate, generally vertical, collapsible element extending downwardly from the underside thereof, the horizontal top element comprises a metallic plate reinforced plastic....

20060107613 - Baluster assembly: A baluster assembly mountable between a base and a handrail includes a hollow post, a top connecting element, and a bottom connecting element. The hollow post has a pair of opposite end sections, and an intermediate patterned section between the end sections. Each of the end sections defines a hole....

20060107614 - Containerized access control unit: A portable container is provided which comprises a passing room(s) allowing entry into a second area into a first area, the passing room having at least two openings with a walkway in-between. Barrier device(s) can be located in the walkway but not connected to the first or second opening. A...

20060107615 - Joint boot: In a joint boot to be mounted on an outer housing having a non-circular outer peripheral configuration, the invention is designed for ensuring a high sealing capability without impairing the moldability. To that end, its large-diameter attachment part to be attached to the outer housing is configured, in its internal...

20060107616 - Programmable window: a device for controlling the opacity of small-scale areas within a large scale transparent membrane: Natural lighting profiles are affected in a building facade and internal transparent membrane using a transparent sheet having one or more pixel elements, wherein each of the pixel elements is capable of being driven to control opacity (by shading). A programmable controller is used to send control commands to control...

20060107617 - System and method for floor covering installation: Connectors for joining adjacent modular floor covering units. The connectors include a film and an adhesive layer coated on one side of the film. To install tiles using the connectors, a first tile is placed on the floor and a connector is positioned so that the adhesive layer faces upward...

20060107618 - Modular radiant heat panel system: A radiant heat panel system comprising multiple radiant heat transfer panels (16), each of the panels having a thermal mass (18) and a conduit channel (20); a fluid conduit (21), the conduit communicating with an apparatus (23) for heating fluid (22) in the conduit; the multiple panels positioned adjacent each...

20060101721 - Active oxygen management, fire encirclement, and operational verification system: An active oxygen management, fire encirclement, and operational verification system. The system includes multiple doors and enclosing interior spaces, a programmable door controller, and at least one sensor associated with each of the doors. The sensors monitor predetermined conditions associated with the associated door. Each door controller is interconnected with...

20060101722 - Gutter cover: A variety of gutter covers and screens are disclosed for preventing debris from falling into a gutter. Also, a variety of clips are disclosed for attaching the covers/screens to the gutter....

20060101723 - Rainwater collection and diverging system: A rainwater collection and diverging system includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. A door is positioned in the bottom wall. A hinge hingedly couples the door to the bottom wall and a biasing member is attached to the door and biases the door in...

20060101724 - Lay-in skin and method for partition panels: A partition panel and method for open office space and the like which includes a rigid skin shaped to cover at least a portion of a face of the panel and including a connector flange which extends along an upper edge of the skin and has a downwardly opening configuration...

20060101725 - Bracket system for modular fireplace mantel: A master bracket system is provided to install a modular fireplace mantel at a fireplace opening. The bracket is generally C-shaped having a base plain and a number of planar extensions with predetermined angles to one another. Each of the plain surfaces of the bracket has an eyelet at the...

20060101726 - Sill pan flashing for doors and windows: A flashing system and associated method controls water and air intrusion around the sills of windows, doors, louvers and other wall penetrations. More specifically, a sheet material is creased and folded to form a sill flashing component to control water and air intrusion. Prior to this invention, a separate pre-molded...

20060101728 - Electronic device manufacturing chamber and methods of forming the same: A non-polygon shaped, multi-piece chamber is provided. A non-polygon shaped, multi-piece chamber may include (1) a central piece having a first side and a second side, (2) a first side piece adapted to couple with the first side of the central piece, and (3) a second side piece adapted to...

20060101727 - Emergency response training and exercise facility: An emergency response training and exercise facility and complex. The emergency response training and exercise facility includes a site facility and preferably a plurality of modular units to provide one or more simulated disaster environments or scenarios....

20060101729 - Hinged panels for construction of a habitable building: Light weight panels are combined with a hinge structure to form a foldable panel assembly that is suitable for constructing habitable buildings. Such buildings are easily collapsible into a compact package for transport or storage and are readily extendable to an expanded size for use. These buildings may be fitted...

20060101730 - Stressed membrane structure: A demountable building structure that is readily assembled from a set of components is disclosed. The building structure includes a plurality of arc frame members spaced along a length of the building structure. Each of the arc frame members extends from a first foot portion to a peak, and back...

20060101731 - Extendable support structures: Various types of extendable support structures provide a lateral dimension that is defined by at least one lazy tong, and the longitudinal dimension is variable by extension and retraction of the at least one lazy tong. The extendable structure may include a plurality of adjacent and attached lazy tongs that...

20060101732 - Elevated building foundation: A part of a building structure called the “elevated building foundation” to shield the building structure against 3D components of destructive earthquakes, comprising a massive horizontal plate (1) raised above the level of the ground and underpinned by multiple abutments (2); those abutments (2) are resting on individual footings at...

20060101733 - Buckling-restrained diagonal brace using lapping and improved plugging connection: A buckling-restrained diagonal brace is provided. The buckling-restrained diagonal brace mainly contains a core element and a restraining element. The core element is an assembly of a specific number of steel members having a specific shape whose cross-sectional dimension is determined based on the load requirement. The core element has...

20060101734 - Window or door: The invention relates to a window, door, facade element or conservatory whose insulating glass pane (3) is bonded to the casement frame (1) on the base (1a) of which an all-round sealing lip is provided, projecting to the front side of the insulating glass pane and which may have a...

20060101736 - Door structure for avoiding from confinement and door altering member therefore: An upper wall 3 which inclines upward from a horizontal direction in a door-opening direction X is provided on an upper portion of a door body 1. Correspondingly, an inclined plane 12 is provided on a door head 11. Further, a rotary member such as a roller which is in...

20060101735 - Integrally reinforced plastic molded components and products: The present invention relates to integrally reinforced plastic molded components and products, such as patio door assemblies. In particular, a reinforced unitary patio door frame is disclosed having a plurality of sash members integrally molded and connected to one another, one of the plurality of sash members having an integrally...

20060101737 - Fixing means for laminated glass panes: The invention relates to a fixing means for laminated glass panes (2) in statically or dynamically loaded structures, comprising at least one clamping element (4), with which the laminated glass pane (2) can be fixed to a supporting structure (6). According to the invention, the laminated glass pane (2) is...

20060101738 - Pet door: An apparatus comprising a first door panel; a second door panel coupled to the first door panel such that the first door panel and the second door panel form a hollow portion of a door panel assembly; and an insulating material placed within the hollow portion of the door panel...

20060101739 - Ribbed tube continuous flexible spacer assembly: A spacer assembly is disclosed having a spacer with a cross-section varying in a repeating manner along a longitudinal axis and an adhesive sealant at least partially encapsulating the spacer. Also, a moisture vapor barrier may be provided as well as a desiccated topcoat....

20060101741 - Recess light fixture adapter and method: A recess light fixture adapter for mounting a recess light fixture in an existing ceiling or a wall comprises an interior member for mounting against the interior surface of a ceiling or a wall, an exterior member for mounting against the exterior surface of a ceiling or a wall, and...

20060101740 - Refractory tiles and mounting methods: A tile that has a channel that is sized and shaped to accommodate a bolt with a washer, and that extends from one side of the tile to a location near the center of the tile. The tile can be mounted solely with the bolts and washers, or with other...

20060101743 - Inflatable body with independent chambers and methods for making the same: An inflatable body including first and second fluid impervious major panels, each having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter, and further including a fluid impervious intermediate panel having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter. A first perimeter portion of the intermediate panel is joined...

20060101742 - System and method for automatically assisting a consumer with space design and furnishings selection: A system and method automatically assists a consumer with space design and furnishing selection. The method receives information from a client about a space to be designed, the information including dimension and desired use; applies floor plan design rules to generate a floor plan that satisfies the dimension and use...

20060101744 - Ceiling and wall panel clips: Ceiling and wall panel clip assemblies are characterized by wall and ceiling panel clips having extending fingers that engage companion U-shaped spring-steel panel clips attached to various panels for securing the panels to a framework or grid on the wall or ceiling of a structure. The ceiling panel clip includes...

20060101745 - Track suspension device: A device for suspending equipment such as a lighting fixture of public address speaker from a ceiling mounted track used to suspend a movable partition and including an extruded rail defining a channel having a longitudinal slot opening between flanges or ribs projecting inwardly from opposite walls of the rail....

20060101746 - Drywall finishing system: A drywall finishing system for finishing normal inside and outside corners of any angle. The finishing system comprises a preformed trim piece comprising a semi-rigid member that is relatively thick in the center and tapers laterally to a thin edge or is stepped forming a thick and thin portion. A...

20060101747 - Honeycomb structure: The honeycomb structure of the present invention has a construction wherein a plurality of cells 5 each functioning as a passage of a fluid, surrounded by porous partition walls 6 are arranged so as to be parallel to each other in the central axis direction of the honeycomb structure, and...

20060101750 - Scif construction system: A modular SCIF includes a frame made from a plurality of prefabricated channels, and a plurality of prefabricated wall and ceiling panels that are attached to the frame. The frame, channels and panels are meet a set of standard dimensions. The SCIF fits within most offices and dwellings. The modular...

20060101748 - Perforated closed cell foam insulation, apparatus and method for perforating closed cell foam insulation, and insulated article: The present invention is directed to perforated closed cell foam insulation. A sheet of closed cell foam insulation has opposing first and second major surfaces, and a plurality of spaced openings extending from the first major surface to the second major surface. Apparatus and methods for perforating a sheet of...

20060101749 - Sound insulation members of a railroad vehicle, and production methods of sound insulation members: The invention provides sound insulation members having enhanced sound insulating properties without increasing the thickness of the sound insulation members. The object is achieved by a sound insulation member having disposed inside a pouch-shaped film 1 with a resin coating a flat sound absorption material 2 formed of foamed porous...

20060101751 - Metal tile for interior and exterior decoration of building: A metal tile for interior and exterior decoration for a building is provided, which can be attached and constructed on the walls or bottoms of the building simply and firmly using mortar where cement, sand and water has been mixed. The metal tile for interior and exterior decoration for a...

20060101752 - Artificial stone wall panel: A novel artificial stone wall panel comprising: an artificial stone, the composition of which comprises an inorganic fine powder component with a size of from 9.5 mm to 180 μm, an inorganic finely divided component with a size of less than 180 μm and a resin component in an amount...

20060101753 - Tile assemblies and method of installation: The present invention relates in general to tile assemblies and more particularly to a method of installing a plurality of tile assemblies on a planar surface. Existing tile systems require a large number of steps and take place over a matter of days while one waits for various adhesives and...

20060101754 - System and method for providing reinforcement and/or moisture protection at discrete locations on a wooden cargo-carrying floor: The present invention concerns a system and method for providing reinforcement in the form of strength and/or moisture protection at discrete locations along the bottom of a wooden cargo-carrying floor, which reduces the cost associated with such manufacture and provides at least equal if not better results. The cargo-carrying floor...

20060101755 - I-beam curing system: An I-beam curing device having microwave waveguides with slots on the broad side thereof. The flanges of the I-beam pass through the slots in the waveguides to be subject to the microwave fields therein so as to allow the treating of any material passed through the slots....

20060101756 - Insulated masonry block and method for producing same: An insulated masonry block which has very high insulating properties, is water resistant, and is light-weight being easier for masons to handle and lay, and a method for producing such an insulated masonry block. Wherein, a pre-formed, high-strength foam core, which is the insulating material, sandwiches and joins two inner...

20060101757 - Lamp: The present invention provides a lamp that includes a reflection case and a light emitting element. A central portion of a lower wall inner face of the reflection case is stepwise lowered to form a lower wall enlarged inner face, and both faces are made continuous with each other through...

20060101758 - Composite building material: An integral composite building material is provided that includes a three-dimensional, corrosion-resistant fabric that is pre-attached to a weather barrier. The invention also provides a building wall and exterior finishing system including the composite building material. The invention further includes a method for constructing a building wall including the exterior...

20060101759 - Device for tensioning and securing a canvas: A device for tensioning and maintaining a canvas, comprising a frame having a groove, and at least one deformable batten. The canvas is stretched and maintained on the frame by wedging it between the groove and the deformable batten. The deformable batten comprises a substantially V-shaped section which is oriented...

20060101760 - Vapor barrier and cavity seal: A vapor barrier and cavity seal includes a head attached to a body. The seal closes a cavity between an interior framed wall and an exterior wall or veneer of a building. The head includes a rounded surface opposite the body and has a width that is greater than the...

20060101761 - Flooring: A flooring of pre-stressed deck construction having an elongate decking extending along the flooring is provided. The decking has an upwardly facing asymmetrically profiled channel formation whereby the neutral axis is above a central horizontal plane. A tension rod extends between stressing brackets secured to each end of the decking...

20060101762 - Construction block: A modular construction block is adapted for being assembled together with a number of other blocks in stacked courses to form a wall. The construction block includes first and second opposing block faces, a top and bottom, and opposing ends. The first block face has a first plurality of vertical...

20060101763 - Elongate retaining element: The invention relates to an elongate retaining element for building sheets, having, as seen in cross section perpendicular to its direction of elongation, a heard part (1) for engaging at least one said building sheets, a base part (3) for mounting the elongate retaining element on a support structure, and...

20060101764 - Suspended ceiling system: A grid system is provided that is particularly suited for the suspended ceiling system that varies in the vertical plane. An elongated carrier tube is provided the spans substantially the width of the grid system that has a slot therein adapted to receive the strengthening bulb of a main runner....

20060101765 - Drywall patch for blind hole and picture hanger: A drywall patch includes a base member having a handle attached to it by frangible arms of a yoke, allowing the drywall patch, which also serves as a strong reinforcement plate, strengthening the wall in the repaired area, to be pulled against the blind side of a wall following insertion...

20060101766 - Roofing shingle with a laying line: A roofing shingle with a laying line that facilitates the alignment of an overlying course of shingles with respect an underlying course of shingles is provided. The laying line is located on a front surface of the shingle and has a width such that the laying line is exposed when...

20060101767 - Siding panel assembly with sliding joint: A siding panel assembly for covering an exterior building wall includes a first elongated component and a second elongated component. The first and second components are adapted to be connected at a joint. The joint allows the first and second components to slide laterally relative to one another....

20060101768 - Building board: A board suitable for installation on the side of a building has a front surface suitable for exposure to the weather, a rear surface, an upper end and a lower end, wherein the board has a stacking foot at either the upper end or lower end of the board, and...

20060101769 - Mechanical locking system for floor panels: Floor panels (1, 1′) are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible tongue (30) in a sliding groove (40) which during a vertical folding motion is displaced. Moreover, a tongue blank (50), a production method and an installation method are shown....

20060101770 - Extended width retaining wall block: A retaining wall block having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Each side surface comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, with the sections configured and arranged to allow a plurality of blocks to...

20060101771 - Modular monolithic bulkhead panel: A modular monolithic metal framed bulkhead panel having an outer frame, an inner frame, a non-metallic composite panel, a panel seal, and a frame seal common to a panel-bulkhead structure interface....

20060101772 - Folding electronic device, connecting component and camera unit: A folding electronic device has a first frame having plural first joints, a second frame having plural second joints, plural sets of hinge joints in which the plural first joints and the plural second joints are connected together in a manner that the first frame and the second frame can...

20060101773 - Underlayment for tile surface: Fiber-reinforced pultruded planks serve as underlayment for tile, stone or terrazzo. In one embodiment, the planks have a thin base surface with a plurality of elongated ridges. The planks have interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow base and a wider distal portion wherein the areas...

20060101774 - An improved chair for supporting wire mesh: An improved chair for supporting intersecting wires forming a wire mesh at a pre-selected elevated position above a bearing surface during formation of a concrete slab is constructed having a base member shaped to rest on the bearing surface, a compressible support structure having a lower section affixed to the...

20060101775 - Channel structure and method of manufacturing the same: In a microreactor, a groove is formed by a first substrate (11) and an intermediate substrate (12) layered on the first substrate (11), and an opening of the groove is closed by a second substrate (13) serving as a lid member to form a micro channel in which fluids flow....

20060101776 - Dap-it: DAP-IT is a new innovative method to achieve what has not been able to be accomplished in the concrete construction industry. The usual procedure to obtain what is commonly called a “dap out”, or step down in a newly placed concrete slab was to use any available material that in...

20060101777 - Insulating roofing system for flat roofs: A roofing system for a substantially flat roof structure is provided, including a central panel with a substantially concave surface provided with a through hole at the centre for engaging a drainage system of the flat roof, and a first row of panels assembled around the central panel. The row...

20060101778 - Steel post having corrosion control property for embedded part: A steel post superior in corrosion controllability of its embedded part even when marked for territory by dogs, that is, a steel post having corrosion controllability of an embedded part comprising a steel post having a corrosion-proofing coating or a zinc-based plating corrosion-proofing material which is provided with a coating...

20060101779 - Insulated concrete panel billets: Improved premolded foam billets and drop-in foam billet joints increase the R value in concrete panels....

20060101783 - Column climbing device and associated method of use: The present invention provides a column climbing device for climbing structural steel columns having flanges and the like. The column climbing device includes a platform member having a toe portion and a foot portion, the toe portion of the platform member including a first interior surface and a second interior...

20060101782 - Material handler: A material handler for use by a self-propelled machines to handle elongate panels of sheet material comprises a support adapted to receive and support the elongate panels. A base mounts the support for pivotal movement of the support relative to the base about a tilt axis which is transverse to...

20060101781 - Robotic carriage for data collection: A robotic carriage for measuring the camber of a large-span structural beam is provided. The carriage includes a frame having a platform supported by a plurality of legs having wheels rotatably mounted at the ends of the legs. The legs elevate the platform above vertically extending obstacles, such as shear...

20060101780 - Self-adhering spacer: An improved spacing and positioning device is provided for facilitating spacing and positioning of construction materials. The device allows for the installation of construction materials in various orientations. Preferably, the device is used in a set of two or more, which are placed at proximate opposed ends of the materials...

20060101784 - Skirting wall system: A wall system suitable for use with an elevated structure. The wall system includes a plurality of blocks arranged in multiple courses to include a top course and a bottom course. At least one angled bracket has one portion positioned to restrainably engage a vertical face of at least one...

20060101785 - Structural building elements having pressure-sensitive adhesive: A building element having pressure-sensitive adhesive coating layer having a low initial bond strength, to permit a substrate to be repositioned without destroying the integrity of the adhesive, and a long term bond strength, which occurs after the building element is mechanically fastened to another building element. This allows wood...

20060096180 - Retaining wall block and grid system: A retaining wall block and grid system for forming multiple course walls. The system includes a block having a front surface, a rear surface, first and second side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, with the bottom surface including a downwardly depending projection that is configured to engage...

20060096181 - Floor system: A floor system includes a pair of joist rim assemblies each having a web defining a first surface. The web also includes a mounting portion defining a second surface offset from the first surface. The joist rim may also include a prong defining a slot along with the web. A...

20060096182 - Bird deflector devices and methods: A bird deterring device has a base and a stem, wherein a plurality of spikes are coupled to the stem and/or base, and wherein the distal ends of the spikes have an anti-condensation drip element to avoid or reduce drip marks produced by previously known devices....

20060096183 - Sound-absorbing structure using thin film: A sound-absorbing structure using thin film of the present invention includes at least a first thin film (11) and a second thin film (12), the first thin film (11) and the second thin film (12) being layered over each other and one or both of the first thin film (11)...

20060096184 - Modular construction system: A modular construction, in particular a pond construction or other garden construction, wherein the construction is supported in the subsoil, comprising at least two tubes (2), of which first, substantially hollow ends project into the subsoil, and wherein screw thread-shaped flanges (3) are provided on the tubes (2), which support...

20060096185 - Sealed, thermally insulated tank incorporated into the load-bearing structure of a ship: A sealed, thermally insulated tank consists of tank walls fixed to the load-bearing structure of a ship, the tank walls having, in succession, in the direction of the thickness from the inside to the outside of the tank, a primary sealing barrier, a primary insulating barrier, a secondary sealing barrier...

20060096186 - Building drainage system: A building drainage system includes one or more of an interior located bleeder line cleanout incorporating a one-way flow valve, an exterior drainage and tile cleanout having concentrically disposed pipes with an end accessible from ground surface level, having apertures allowing the ingress of water through the pipes and to...

20060096187 - System and method for fastening floor deck to semi-trailer cross members: A cargo carrier includes a plurality of laterally extending and longitudinally spaced-apart cross members, a plurality of longitudinally extending decking extrusions supported on the cross members and forming a cargo deck, and retainers securing the decking extrusions to the cross members. The retainers limit or substantially prevent vertical relative movement...

20060096188 - Playground roof support: A playground roof system having the capability of being attached to different diameter support members is provided. The frame of the roof structure is roto-molded such that two different sized openings are provided at each comer of the frame, each opening in the same area, such that the roof is...

20060096189 - Roof venting system: A roof venting system for removing warm and moist air from the interior of a building to the outside through a vent opening in the roof. The system includes a vent, cover member for placement over the vent opening and two foam members through which the indoor warm and moist...

20060096192 - Building construction components: Header and jamb stud arrangements, truss assemblies, and support posts are disclosed. The assemblies employ a stud that has a web, a pair of flanges protruding from the web, a leg protruding from each flange and a return formed on the end of each leg....

20060096191 - Maintenance free jamb: A jamb comprising: (a) a main portion comprising a body portion and a doorstop portion; and (b) a cover member adhered to the main portion. The body portion has a width defined by a first edge and a second edge. The doorstop portion has a width defined by a third...

20060096190 - One-piece injection molded door sill assembly: A sill assembly includes an integral sill assembly having a sill base and an inclined threshold. The sill base is overmolded in an injection molding process onto the inclined threshold. A rail assembly is adjustably secured to the sill base....

20060096193 - Extrusion profile: An extrusion profile has internal support structures in the form of walls that are configured with respect to each other to form a generally triangular shape in cross-section. The extrusion profile can have exterior walls enclosing a generally polygonal interior space, and interior walls extending from inner surfaces of the...

20060096194 - Vinyl deluxe window trim and doors incorporated j channel in woodgrain: Vinyl deluxe window trim Incorporated J channel in woodgrain In the rigid vinyl (PVC) Siding shall be manufactured principally Of PVC compound prepared from PVC homopolymer resin that conforms To all the requirements of ASTM D-3679....

20060096195 - Devices and methods for protecting exposed pipe ends during construction: Devices and methods are provided for protecting pipe ends that project upwardly during building construction and for reducing the safety hazard posed by such pipe ends. The devices include a rigid body suitable for positioning on a base on which concrete will be poured, having two opposed end walls, two...

20060096196 - Anchor for post tension concrete reinforcing systems: An anchor for a post tension reinforcement is disclosed. The anchor includes an anchor base having at least one wedge receiving bore therein. The wedge receiving bore is tapered in diameter at a single selected taper angle. An axial length of the wedge receiving bore is selected so that a...

20060096197 - Interconnecting alignment and support system with latching mechanism: An interconnecting alignment and support system for supporting and maintaining alignment of at least one conduit or pipe is disclosed. The system may be used, for example, during a concrete pour operation or other construction operation. The system comprises a base spacer and, optionally, one or more of an intermediate...

20060096198 - Reusable worker housing and methods relating thereto: Consideration is given to parameters for providing re-use of worker housing in similar, or the same, applications at other sites or other projects as well as parameters governing re-use for alternate secondary uses usually common to the area of initial use, thereby avoiding transport for long distances or wasteful disposal...

20060096199 - Shielded structure for radiation treatment equipment and method of assembly: A modularized approach for rapidly and cost effectively assembling a structure suitable for housing radiation emitting equipment is disclosed. The modules include reinforced walls to contain radiation shielding fill material. The modules are transported empty and then filled on site with the fill material to form a radiation shielding barrier...

20060096200 - Building construction components: A stud that may be used as a header, as a sill, as a jamb stud, in a support post assembly and as a floor girder. In one embodiment, the stud has a substantially planar web, a first flange and a second flange that each protrude from the web. A...

20060096201 - Building construction components: A header and jamb stud arrangement that employs connectors for affixing the header assemblies to the jamb studs. The connector may comprise a connection plate that may be provided with a locator tab for locating the plate relative to the header assembly and the jamb stud. The connection plate may...

20060096202 - Pre-cast panel unibody building system: This abstract is merely for informative purposes and is not intended to be limiting regarding the scope of the invention. The preferred embodiment comprises a foundation, a plurality of rigid pre-cast wall panels, of a suitable width, height and length, vertically or nearly vertically and rigidly integrated onto the foundation...

20060096203 - Two-part composite molding and trim with raceway: A two-part molding fabricated to include one or nonmetallic components and a wiring raceway. The molding includes a base attachable to a wall or other surface, and a face fabricated of the nonmetallic component, such as a wood polymer composite. The face is easily removably attachable to the base and...

20060096204 - Structural wall apparatuses, systems, and methods: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a foundation wall....

20060096205 - Roofing cover board, roofing panel composite, and method: A prefabricated cover board has a high-density polymer or predominantly polymer material core layer having a density between 6 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. A prefabricated roofing panel composite includes the cover board and an insulation board that has a low-density polymer or predominantly polymer material foam core layer having a...

20060096206 - Bulletin strip and method of making same: The present invention relates to a bulletin strip for hanging and displaying objects comprising an elongated body and a strip comprised of an elastomeric material, wherein the strip is connected to the elongated body. The present invention further relates to a bulletin strip for hanging and displaying objects comprising an...

20060096207 - Collar for increasing t-ratings and performance of firestop systems: An assembly for cooling a penetrant from the non-fire side of a barrier and to extend the time that a firestop prevents the passage of flames and hot gases of a through penetration firestop installation. The present invention includes an encapsulation wrap that is positioned adjacent to and surrounding a...

20060096208 - Underlayment for tile surface: A fiber-reinforced pultruded underlayment for ceramic tile includes a thin base with a plurality of elongated ridges. The underlayment is in the form of planks having interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow base and a wider distal portion wherein the areas between adjacent ridges have...

20060096209 - Sealed, thermally insulated tank with juxtaposed non-conducting elements: A sealed, thermally insulated tank consists of tank walls fixed to the load-bearing structure of a ship, the tank walls having, in succession, in the direction of the thickness from the inside to the outside of the tank, a primary sealing barrier, a primary insulating barrier, a secondary sealing barrier...

20060096210 - Wall and/or floor tile and method and apparatus for its production: A wall and/or floor tile (10) comprises a container element (1) and a filling material (2) disposed inside the container element and constituted by a polymeric material having a Shore hardness of between 55 and 85, preferably 75, and a setting time, at ambient temperature, of between 5 and 15...

20060096211 - Compact roof-covering system: A covering system for roofs and for the outside of building walls is provided in which, on top, a high range of various decorative materials and elements (14, 15) can be fixed without penetrating the watertight layer. The system contains protruding elements (20) connected to the support (1) and flexible...

20060096212 - Roofing structural system having dove tail joint roof decking and insulation fastening systems incorporated therein: A new and improved fastening system which is adapted for fastening a roof decking structure to an underlying truss-shaped roofing substructure, as well as for fastening roofing insulation slab members to the roof decking structure, comprises a plurality of dove tail fastening joint structures comprising, for example, a plurality of...

20060096213 - Prefabricated multi-layer roofing panel and system: A prefabricated multi-layer roofing panel is utilized in a roofing system for low-slope roofs. The prefabricated roofing panel includes: an insulation layer that may have a self-adhering means on its bottom major surface for securing the roofing panel to a roofing substrate; a cover board that overlies and is bonded...

20060096214 - Construction system for erecting buildings: The invention relates to a construction system for erecting buildings, comprising walls (10) that are configured from panel-type elements (11). Said panel-type elements (11) are manufactured from a material containing crushed vegetable-fibre material, in particular wood chips and have recesses (12) for housing the pillars (13) of a supporting construction....

20060096215 - Muntin bar clip with tip tabs received into ink marked slits in spacing means: An apparatus of an muntin bar clip having downwardly projecting tip tabs at the tip which are received into slits formed in spacing means in the manufacture of sealed multi-pane windows....

20060096216 - Substructure as a supporting construction for a display wall: The substructure serves as a supporting construction for a display wall with a multiplicity of systematically attached carrying devices (5,6), which are intended for the direct or indirect suspension of articles or for the securement of a shelf. A carrying device (5,6) is formed by a holder (5) fixedly attached...

20060096217 - Cladding: The present invention relates generally to cladding for buildings, in particular, domestic buildings, industrial buildings such as storage facilities and the like. According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a cladding element suitable for use in a cladding assembly, the cladding element having a main body...

20060096218 - Roof underlayment: An underlayment sheet (10, 10′) is applied in overlapping courses to a roof deck (36) for establishing a weather-resistant membrane for use as a final exposed surface or below a roof covering (50). The underlayment sheet (10, 10′) has a bottom surface (16, 16′) to which a pressure sensitive adhesive...

20060096219 - Seismic perimeter clip for suspended ceiling grid: A perimeter clip is made of a single piece of sheet metal and includes first and second legs that are bent at approximately 90 degrees with respect to each other. The first leg is for engaging the vertical leg of a wall angle. The second leg is adapted to receive...

20060096220 - Wall patch systems and methods: A patch system for patching a hole in a wall surface. The system comprises an original plate member, a surface sheet, and adhesive material. At least one scored line is formed on the original plate member. The original plate member may be broken along the at least one scored line...

20060096221 - Building apparatus and method: Building apparatus and a method of using said building apparatus to provide a construction. The building apparatus includes a plurality of pre-cast building units (8, 14, 16) and at least one elongate location rod (2, 2′). Each pre-cast unit (8, 14, 16) has at least one location portion (108, 206),...

20060096223 - Floor board: Disclosed herein is an improved floor board. The floor board includes a side female fitting part having a recess, an end male fitting part and an end female fitting part allowing snap coupling, and a foam hot-melt adhesive having superior restoring capability, thus overcoming problems of a conventional floor board....

20060096222 - Multi-use walls comprising tongue-and-groove tiles and a metal structure which is intended for, for example, floors, walls fences and steps: The invention relates to an earthquake-resistant wall comprising a metal structure and tongue-and-groove panels for the construction thereof. The inventive wall consists of reinforced concrete tongue-and-groove panels which contain a chicken wire mesh therein. The perimeter of the aforementioned mesh is stretched by means of a frame formed by a...

20060096225 - Housing having a frame around the housing opening and accessories which can be attached thereto: A housing with a housing opening at a front, which is closed off by a frame put together from frame legs, wherein the frame opening is and/or can be closed off by a front and/or a cover plate. Accessories, such as handles, storage elements, support arms, pedestals, keyboards and the...

20060096224 - Panel joining member: A method of connecting a panel (50) to a panel joining member (51) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a recess (16) adjacent to an edge of a panel. The panel (50) is located within a panel joining member (51) the panel (50) being located against a...

20060096226 - Hollow plastic block with solar reflective material: A vented hollow translucent/transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a sheet of solar radiation reflective material disposed therein to define two compartments within the plastic block. A vent is disposed in a side wall of the plastic block in fluid communication with each of the compartments to...

20060096227 - Vented hollow plastic block: A vented hollow translucent/transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a single vent disposed along in a side wall of the plastic block for alleviating pressure within the plastic block and for discharging any condensation within the plastic block that may occur....

20060096228 - Corner connection block for assembly container: The present invention is chiefly applied to a corner connection block for connecting frames at each corner of an assembly container, such as an assembly cabinet, an assembly drawer, or an assembly box, etc with a fixed thickness base, wherein two rods, paralleling to each other, formed beneath, to be...

20060096231 - Device, system, and method of holding rebar in a substantially fixed position in a surface: A device, system, and method for holding reinforcing bars in fixed positions. A reinforcing bar securing device comprises a base and a securing means for securing the reinforcing bar to the base, which is configured to engage at least one rib of the reinforcing bar. The securing means may include...

20060096229 - Structural framing system and components thereof: A structural framing system comprising at least one first framing component having upper and lower flange elements separated by a web element having a depth measured between the upper and lower flange elements, the upper and lower flange elements having positioning dimples spaced therealong, the upper dimples protruding from the...

20060096230 - Truss and method for making same: A truss includes at least one web member, and a chord member with an opening for positioning the web member therethrough. A portion of the web member is exposed through the chord opening so that the web member can be directly attached to the bearing, such as by welding. The...

20060096232 - Modular building system and componentry: A multi-dispositional, modular, building-structure component including (a) an elongate body having a long axis, and a substantially constant and consistent trans-axial cross-sectional configuration distributed along the body's long axis, with the body possessing at least one planar facial expanse having (1) opposite sides, and (2) spaced, opposite, lateral edges, (b)...

20060096234 - Roofing clip for metal roofing: A roofing clip and connector for retaining metal roofing panels to the purlins of roofs comprising a rigid clip piece in the form of a folded piece of material with a loop in the vicinity of the fold and a constricted area between the loop and the folded ends of...

20060096233 - Universal ridge clip: The present invention is a universal ridge clip for attachment of a ridge cap along the peak of a centrally located roof ridge, usually on metal buildings. The clip may also be used on a “hip” roof application. The ridge clip is of a construction such that it provides a...

20060096235 - Sealed, thermally insulated tank with compression-resistant non-conducting elements: Sealed, thermally insulated tank has tank walls fixed to the load-bearing structure (1) of a floating structure, the tank walls having, in succession, in the direction of the thickness from the inside to the outside of the tank, a primary sealing barrier (8), a primary insulating barrier (6), a secondary...

20060096236 - Structural wall apparatuses, systems, and methods: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a foundation wall....

20060096237 - Lifting insert void extractor: A lifting insert void extractor assists a standing worker to remove voids from a concrete panel. The present invention has a rectangular base with a lip through which passes a plunger. Parallel to the plunger, two jaws engage and grasp a void. The shorter leg of a jaw inserts into...

20060096238 - Roof anchor: A roof anchor including a pair of blocks positioned side-by-side. The blocks have adjacent, inner surfaces with notches cut therefrom for receiving a standing seam of a metal roof. The blocks also have outer surfaces remote from the inner surfaces. A bracket is positioned over the pair of blocks. The...

20060096239 - Recreational board with adjustable runners: A recreational board includes a deck and two runners are connected to a front end a rear end of an underside of the deck. Each runner has a frame with holes defined therethrough for rollers rotatably engaged therewith and each frame includes a flat bottom from which a tilt upward...

20060096240 - Fire door core assembly: A laminated fire door including a core, containing panels or boards made from an organic material including flax, and a fibrous binder constituting a sodium silicate adhesive, is used to make a door exhibits at least a 45 minute fire rating. In accordance with a preferred form of the invention,...

20060090403 - Pro top canopy and cover: The Pro Top is to provide an arch or flat support structure to new and existing above ground pool structures. To provide an easy to assemble and disassemble framework system that can be attached and incorporated into new and existing above ground pool structures To provide a unique dual purpose...

20060090404 - Splash guard for preventing water from overflowing a gutter: The present invention provides an easily-installed, efficient apparatus for preventing water from overflowing a gutter trough. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a gutter guard piece, the gutter guard piece including a first section formed to extend generally upwardly when installed on the outer rim of a gutter trough and...

20060090405 - Antenna elements incorporated into the exterior structure of vehicle bodies: An antenna is formed from one of the structural components of a vehicle with which the antenna is used. A preferred antenna is formed as a portion of a roof side rail of a vehicle....

20060090406 - Lift handle products and processes: A lift handle for building systems such as door assemblies and window assemblies. The handle comprises a flange and a channel extending from the flange. The flange comprises first and second surfaces. The first surface is adapted to removably engage a frame of a door or window. The channel is...

20060090407 - Flexible structures for use with dock seals and shelters: Flexible structures for use with dock seals and shelters are disclosed. An example flexible structure includes an elongate flexible panel assembly having first and second longitudinal edges and at least one flexible thin-walled member having a length along a longitudinal axis of the elongate flexible panel assembly. The at least...

20060090408 - Vehicle barrier system: A modular vehicle barrier system includes a reaction mass for installation in the earth; at least one post immovably anchored in the reaction mass and extending upwardly therefrom; the reaction mass having a forward member for confronting and compressing the surrounding earth and absorbing energy from the impact of the...

20060090409 - Universal hinged treads for folding attic stairs: A universal hinged tread system includes a folding stair set with one or more primary treads. At least one auxiliary tread is hingedly attached atop at least one primary tread. The folding stair set includes at least two hingedly attached sections. The hingedly attached sections fold flat against each other...

20060090410 - Window, muntin and method: A non-metal window muntin formed from plastic or wood is described for use in hermetically sealed insulated glass windows. The process for forming the muntin includes machining polystyrene sheets which are painted with a latex pain and baked prior to use between sealed glass of the window....

20060090411 - Fire barriers for multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints: Multi-layered, multi-directional, multi-dimensional and planar fire barriers for use in flue-like spaces formed by angled intersections of architectural expansion joints comprise a plurality of fire resistant material layers. The fire barriers are shaped for use in 2-way planar L-shaped expansion joint spaces, T-shaped, cross-shaped, V-shaped, and vertical/horizontal L-shaped corner expansion...

20060090412 - Barbecue device using stone slab: A barbecue device includes a stone slab, a frame made of metal, and at least one tubular leg supporting the metal and made of metal. The frame includes a supporting plate for supporting the stone slab. The supporting plate includes at least one through-hole. The at least one tubular leg...

20060090413 - Grain bin floor support and related method of construction: A grain bin floor support system having a plurality of interconnected support members. The support members are constructed from a monolithic sheet of structural metal stamped and formed having upper and lower horizontal rails spanning across and integrally connected by a plurality of transverse support columns. The rails include a...

20060090414 - Fire-proof wood board used as floorboards, wallboards, and celling boards: A fire-proof wood board with tenon engagement comprises: a surface plate made by hard, fire-proof, water-proof, and wear-endurance wood textured plate; a fire-proof liner plate below the surface plate; and a substrate below the fire-proof liner plate and each end of the substrate being formed with a notch and a...

20060090415 - Suspended ceiling assembly: A support frame for a suspended ceiling assembly comprises a grid pattern having a plurality of main beams with opposing sides and an upper face and a plurality of cross beams with an upper face and opposed ends joined to an opposing side of the main beam; at least one...

20060090416 - Reinforcing element for concrete construction: A reinforcing element for concrete construction in the form of a set bolt which is formed of a rod-shaped section with a cross-sectional enlargement on the end is provided. Significantly, at least this cross-sectional enlargement is formed of glass-fibre reinforced plastic and has an axial bore in its centre, and...

20060090417 - Assembly of a structural component having keyed surfaces: Systems and methods for assembling multi-piece structural components, such as architectural columns, capitals, and bases, are disclosed. In one embodiment a column assembly is disclosed, comprising a first column portion and a second column portion. The first column portion includes a flange having a first keyed surface on which predetermined...

20060090418 - Closure flap: A closure flap (11) in an outer wall of a vehicle, in particular a coach, for closing an opening in a vehicle, containing a flap element (1) and a reinforcing structure on the flap element (1). A reinforcing structure on the flap element (1) comprises adhesively bonded corner elements (2a,...