Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 12/06

20060288651 - Watertight decking: The watertight decking is assembled from extruded panels to form a watertight deck assembly. First side, second side, and intermediate panels have complementary edges mating with other corresponding panels. One edge of the first side and intermediate panels has a drainage gutter and the tongue or groove of a tongue... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060288652 - Roof ice and snow melt system: A snow and ice melting device adapted to rest on a roof; having a flat plate with a series of channels therethrough containing a heating element to heat the flat plate and melt the ice and snow on the roof.... Agent: K. S. Cornaby Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & Mcdonough

20060288653 - Window and/or door frame having conduit: Embodiments of the present invention provide conduits within a window and/or door frame to provide access, for example, for electrical purposes, and/or other purposes, during installation, and in some embodiments, post installation.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20060288655 - Connection structure for a log wall: A connection structure for a log wall includes a plurality of logs extending horizontally in an axial direction and stacked vertically to form a wall, the logs each having an end face at one end thereof, the end faces of the logs being generally vertically aligned with each other and... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20060288656 - Exterior casing structure for an opening in a log wall: A casing structure for an opening in a log wall includes a plurality of logs extending horizontally in an axial direction and stacked vertically to form a wall having opposing interior and exterior faces, at least selected vertically adjacent ones of the logs each having an end face at one... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20060288654 - Wall opening support system: A support structure for a log wall includes a plurality of logs extending horizontally in an axial direction and stacked vertically to form a wall, vertically adjacent ones of the plurality of logs having generally aligned end faces defining an edge surface of the wall; and a plurality of connectors... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20060288657 - Structure, especially a slope-supporting structure and/or noise-barrier structure: A structure, especially a slope-supporting structure and/or noise-barrier structure is disclosed herein. The structure includes a projection with multiple support elements to be arranged in tiers. As used, a part of the structure extends into soil (or other bulk material) and an anchoring device.... Agent: Peter N. Lalos Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, Ollp

20060288658 - Process and apparatus for artificially ageing blocks: An apparatus for the artificial ageing of blocks, in particular concrete blocks, clinker bricks and natural stone blocks, has a base on which the blocks can be placed in such a way that their surfaces to be treated and the adjoining edges are exposed. Essentially freely movable striking bodies are... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20060283096 - Gutter and roof protection system: A gutter and roof protection system 10 comprises a gutter cover 16; a plurality of brackets 18 for supporting the gutter cover over a gutter 12 attached to a roof 14 of a building; an elongated rigid channel 20 supported by the brackets; and a heating element 22 for placement... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP Suite 400

20060283097 - Gutter cover: A gutter cover distributing water across the face of the cover and controlling the rate of water ingress through the cover into the gutter thereby assisting in the separation of water and shedding of debris from the passing runoff water and debris, and preventing debris from building up on the... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20060283098 - Mobile desk with an integrated and adjustable privacy enclosure: A workstation (desk) 7 that can be assembled or disassembled without the use of tools or fasteners, mounted on casters 40, with adjustable integrated privacy enclosure panels 8, 10, 12, 14. In an open plan work environment a user of the workstation (desk) can create private, semi private and open... Agent: Michael John Golino

20060283099 - Pultruded fiberglass sign panel system: Pultruded fiberglass sign panels having overall and cross-section designs useful for replacing aluminum alloy highway signs are disclosed. The construction materials of the pultruded fiberglass sign panels consist of a glass roving; glass reinforcement matt; and a resin matrix. The glass content of the sign panels contain recycled or virgin... Agent: T. Ling Chwang

20060283101 - Drainage system for use in building construction: A flashing and drainage system for use in cavity wall construction, including a flashing member is sized and shaped to be received within a cavity of the wall and over a base member. The flashing member includes a lower flashing portion and an upper flashing portion. The system includes a... Agent: Michael H. Baniak Baniak Pine & Gannon

20060283100 - Rotational roof jack: A roof jack apparatus for sealing openings in roofs through which penetrating conduits may pass. The apparatus includes an inner jack and outer jack. The inner jack may include an inner collar, a first flange, and an inner door. The outer jack may include an outer collar, a second flange,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20060283102 - Drainage system for use in building construction: A flashing and drainage system for use in cavity wall construction, including a flashing member is sized and shaped to be received within a cavity of the wall and over a base member. The flashing member includes a lower flashing portion, which is oriented generally horizontally when atop a foundation... Agent: Michael H. Baniak Baniak Pine & Gannon

20060283103 - Gazebo: The present invention discloses a gazebo including a boundary frame comprising a plurality of standing posts, boundary fences interconnected with each other to form boundary area; a canopy assembly comprising a central hub, a plurality of awning arms radially and outwardly extended from the central hub, a fabric awning substantially... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20060283104 - Swivel fitting for a folding sliding wall: A folding sliding wall has a wall frame with bottom rail and ceiling rail. Carriages are arranged in at least one of the bottom rail and the ceiling rail. An individual element or several individual elements that are pivotably connected to one another by hinges are provided. The individual element... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20060283105 - Automated construction system: An automated method of building construction utilizes a horizontal force to extrude a structural member formed from a plurality of elongate joists, upper panels, and lower panels. A framing machine includes an upper panel bay and feeder, a joist array and feeder, and a lower panel bay and feeder. The... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20060283106 - Framing connector: A framing connector used with a power fastener driver that has at least two connecting panels. One of the connecting panels is a flange having a fastener zone with a plurality of openings. Each of the openings having a diameter that is greater than the diameter of a shank of... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20060283107 - Clamp for a guy guard: A guy guard assembly for use with a guy wire is disclosed. The assembly comprises a tubular guy guard and a clamp. The tube wall has an aperture. The clamp includes a bolt, a first plastic portion and a second plastic portion. The bolt has a head outside the tube... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20060283108 - Handrail assembly: A handrail assembly is provided which may be attached to a wall or stairwell using conventional mounting hardware. The handrail consists of a substantially flat panel having a series of grooves on opposite sides of an upper edge and a lower edge of the panel. Within the respective oppositely spaced... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20060283109 - Tenoning structure for a frame body of an aluminum door/window: A tenoning structure is composed of a stage at a bottom of a glass clipping groove of a left and a right vertical frame, and a plurality of notch grooves and latch ribs is located on the inside and outside plates. A positioning groove is located on an inside surface... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20060283110 - Secure bracket for rapid installation: A decorative architectural ornament and bracket are disclosed that allow for rapid and secure installation of said decorative architectural ornament to a wall or substrate without puncturing the ornament.... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20060283111 - Work cubicle cover: A work cubicle cover is described, designed to be positioned between one or more light fixtures providing room lighting in a human work space defined by a cubicle in the room. The cover is made up of a pliable sheet of mesh screen held in position over the work cubicle... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20060283112 - Wall system: A wall system has a plurality of intrinsically rigid wall elements, wherein the wall elements have face ends and are magnetically joinable to one another at the face ends.... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20060283113 - Condensation inhibition system for structural waterproofing: The present invention provides a condensation inhibition system for structural waterproofing. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a waterproofing system is provided within a dwelling having a wall and a foundation. The wall having a first surface for defining an interior of the dwelling and an exterior... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20060283114 - Decorative borders: A decorative border structure (100) is disclosed. The decorative border structure (100) includes a plurality of border picket assemblies (102), each consisting of a picket portion (108) and a stake (118). Snap assemblages (126) are located on opposing sides of the picket portion (108) of each of the border picket... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20060283115 - Fiberglass mesh faced cornerbead: A cornerbead for installation at a drywall outside corner, the cornerbead includes a substrate forming a nose and first and second elongated flanges. A first strip of perforated tape is adhered to the first flange at its exterior surface. The first strip of tape extends longitudinally of the first flange... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20060283116 - Facade covering: A façade covering for covering an outer wall of a building comprises a plurality of façade covering boards formed by circuit boards mountable to the outer wall of the building.... Agent: Gregory L. Mayback, P.A.

20060283117 - Device for joining panels: A joining member for bridging a gap between a first and at least one second panel wherein the joining member comprises a flange member, one or more extension members extending from the flange member, and at least one retaining member connected to the extension member. The retaining member is moveable... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20060283118 - Modular floor tile with multi level support system: The principles described herein provide floor tiles and modular floors. Some embodiments of the floor tiles and modular floors include multiple levels of support. One of the levels of support may be a resilient level that compresses comfortably under a load. Another level of support may include a generally rigid... Agent: Holland & Hart LLP

20060283119 - Building unit and method of constructing buildings therewith: A building unit for constructing a wall, a ceiling, a floor, or a roof includes a metal rail, and insulating panel, and an elongated linear stud. The metal rail has a flat surface and at least one flange extending from the flat surface. The insulating panel has a front surface... Agent: Richard D. Fuerle

20060283120 - Panel-forming component and system for use in tilt-up construction: The present invention relates to a novel configuration for a panel-forming component for use in tilt-up construction. The present invention further relates to a panel-forming device comprising the panel-forming component of the present invention. A panel-forming component of the present invention is configured as a comer guard that protects a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20060283121 - Panel door and method of making a panel door: A method of making a door and a door so made in which a board having a size of about that of the finished door is provided, an opening is cut out of the board, a peripheral inwardly extending tongue or flange is produced by cutting the edges that define... Agent: Nath & Associates

20060283122 - Deck system: A deck system includes a plurality of parallel deck boards which are disposed transversely across a plurality of widely spaced joists. Each pair of adjacent deck boards is fixedly secured to each joist using the combination of a deck clip and a fastener. The deck clip is a unitary plastic... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20060283123 - Hi grid bracket system for suspended ceilings: The Hi Grid Bracket System for Suspended Ceilings is a grid bracket that is fastened to a wood floor joist. A plastic anchoring “L” shaped block with one hole drilled into one leg of the “L” and two holes drilled into the other. Two properly installed “L” shaped blocks are... Agent: Thaddeus M. Dadlez

20060283124 - Ported stabilized window structures and systems and methods for ported stabilization of window structures: A ported stabilized window structure includes a light transmissible patch secured over an opening of the window structure, a body of unifying material bonded to the patch to form a cohesive mass, and a port in the cohesive mass providing visualization and/or light transmission. The port is formed by a... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20060283125 - Modular floor tile system with sliding lock: The present invention provides floor tiles and modular floors. The floor tiles may include a locking system that allows adjacent tiles to interlock, while also permitting a predetermined amount of lateral sliding relative to one another. The modular tiles may be injection molded, and a minor change in the mold... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20060283126 - Timber covering for exteriors and interiors: The covering comprises a large number of strips of timber fixed by means of clips or other components to a supporting framework fixed to the surface to be covered and is characterised in that the edges of the greater sides of the strips are partially asymmetrical, having an arrangement of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060283127 - Floor panel with a tongue, groove and a strip: Floorboards with substantially planar and parallel upper top sides and lower undersides and panel material located between the upper and lower top sides, and a mechanical locking system for locking a first edge of a first floor board to a second edge of a substantially identical second floor board, the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060283128 - Multi-use block and retaining wall: A retaining wall with a series of differently sized, pre-formed blocks. Each block includes a projection and a recess, with the projection and recess arranged and configured so that each projection effectively engages a recess in an adjacent course to connect and align adjacent courses in registry. Retaining walls made... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A. 4800 Ids Center

20060283129 - Modular, structural, element, space frame or truss: A prefabricated, modular, structural element, space frame or truss assembled from a series of “Z”-shaped modules comprised of three (3) or five (5) structural members, connected at the upper and lower chords. Verticals, end posts or multi-member end sections can be added if required for structural integrity or to improve... Agent: Larry A. Salhaney

20060283130 - Structural members with gripping features and joining arrangements therefor: A joining arrangement is provided for use in the construction of stud frame which includes a releasable attachment/detachment feature. The first member (plate) includes in at least one side wall a formation which, when members are joined, engages a corresponding formation in at least one wall of the second member... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20060283131 - Escape mechanism for hurricane shutters: A hurricane shutter escape mechanism for allowing fast and easy removal of conventional hurricane shutters from a window or door of a structure in the event of an emergency. The device comprises a release member, an anchor, a removable stud for engaging and securing the hurricane shutters, and a spring-actuated... Agent: Malin Haley And Dimaggio, Pa

20060283132 - Paired main tee clip: A clip for accurately and quickly suspending pairs of spaced parallel grid main tees from superadjacent structural channels. The clip works with a separate drop clip that hooks over and depends from the structural channel. The paired main tee clip has a central body region configured like a conventional grid... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060283133 - Composite reinforcement of metallic structural elements: A selectively reinforced hybrid metal-composite structural element can include a metal element and a composite material. The composite material can be bonded to the metal element by an adhesive layer including a polymer matrix using a radiation curing process, resulting in insubstantial or negligible residual stresses at the bond line... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20060283134 - Water-tight double-sided roof patch: A method for sealing joints formed by the intersection and/or overlap of roofing membranes is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of applying strips of double sided tape to roofing membranes so as to secure the membranes to one another and to fill voids created at the intersection of the... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20060283135 - Method of making a nodular inorganic fibrous insulation: A method of forming a nodular insulation material suitable for installation in a cavity, comprising: propelling fibrous nodules at a substrate, wherein the fibrous nodules are formed from inorganic fibers, wherein the majority of the nodules have a maximum dimension of about one-half inch, and contacting the nodules while the... Agent: Johns Manville

20060283136 - Method for the production of dual-layer slab or board-like articles and slab or board-like articles which can be obtained by the method: “Bretonstone” technology is used for the production of a dual-layer slab or board-like article. The rear layer is formed from a mix comprising an inorganic granular material in expanded form, in particular consisting of beads of expanded glass, expanded day and the like, a filler in the form of a... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20060283137 - Side-attached anchor bolt holding bracket: A concrete frame assembly adapted to support an anchor bolt, comprising a frame to retain wet concrete that includes a sidewall that has a major interior side surface. Also, a bracket adapted to receive and retain an anchor bolt is attached to the major interior side surface and positioned to... Agent: Timothy E Siegel

20060283138 - Fiber reinforced polymer roof strengthening method: A method of strengthening a roof is disclosed. Preferably, the roof is first cleaned of at least some of any existing roofing materials to expose at least a portion of a roof deck, which is also preferably cleaned. A layer of high viscosity resin may then be rolled or brushed... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20060283139 - Double-t-beam for construction of combination sheet pile walls: A double-T-beam for the construction of a combination sheet pile wall from numerous elements that can be driven into the ground, such as beams, sheet piles, etc., whereby the double-T-beam exhibits in its cross-section two T-bars, and one connecting web that connects said T-bars and forms the T-down-stroke. The free... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20060283142 - Corrugated polymeric void board: A polymeric void-board is placed between adjacent horizontal layers of bricks to maintain an opening in a lower of the layers. The void-board is fabricated from a first relatively thin planar element having first and second surfaces having a plurality of parallel ribs extending from and generally transverse to the... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20060283141 - Device and method for securing, including earthquake resistant securing of equipment cabinets: The invention relates to securing devices, including securing devices for earthquake-resistant securing of an equipment cabinet, which is adapted to accommodate electronic/electric equipment, onto a concrete floor (6). The securing device comprises an assembly plate (1) and at least one spacer plate (2) adapted to bear against the concrete floor... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20060283140 - Wooden decks: A wooden deck is formed by a structural sandwich plate member with a wooden layer applied to one surface.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060283143 - Frameless viewport: A viewport including substantially aligned openings disposed in inner and outer panels for a door or wall is provided. A pane assembly configured to permit viewing therethrough is provided, the pane assembly being secured into position between the inner and outer panels in alignment with the openings. An injected insulating... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20060277830 - Inflatable protective home barrier: A fire protection system for homes and other structures including a pliable multi-layered shroud of fire-resistant material having an inflatable support structure embedded therein. The inflatable support structure includes a web of inflatable channels for rapid deployment from a folded configuration to an inflated configuration in which the fire-resistant material... Agent: Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver Royal W. Craig

20060277831 - Gutter and roof protection system: A gutter and roof protection system includes a gutter cover and a heating element. The gutter cover is installed over a gutter attached to a roof or other sloped surface of a building and includes a first end configured to be positioned over or under a row of shingles on... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20060277832 - Attic storage system and method: An attic storage system comprising a series of elongated rails, each including an array of rollers mounted in and along the length of each rail at spaced apart locations. Individual storage containers, provided with bottom support means adapted to ride along the length of the rails are carried by the... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20060277833 - Cable distribution and management system: A cable management and distribution system comprises posts and beams. The posts may be one of several heights to accommodate various office layouts. The beams run between the posts and a cable entry slot runs the length of each beam to allow cable entry at any point along the beam.... Agent: Averill & Varn

20060277834 - Connection structure for partition walls: The present invention provides a connection structure for partition walls. The connection structure enables easy connection or disconnection of the frames of a partition wall to or from each other by manipulating a locking lever rotatably coupled to a locking bar. Further, the connection structure can easily realize an increase... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060277835 - Floor mounted automobile protection system: The floor mounted automobile protection system for a multiple car parking garage, lots or spaces comprises a cushion positioned between adjacent parking spaces of the garage or parking lot, which cushion is supported from the floor and sized to extend at least along a portion of the length of doors... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20060277836 - Collapsible iso container-type modular shelter: The apparatus and method is disclosed and seek to claim exclusivity of conception of a versatile structure that follows the maritime container ISO dimensions and that is collapsible to be stored in scanty places and/or hauled together with other collapsed units, saving transportation costs. Larger surfaces may be created by... Agent: Fabio Chazyn

20060277837 - Building structure and method: A net layer (32) defines the shell (40) of a building, carried by any necessary supports. A hardening layer (34) is applied to fix the shape of the net layer (32) and to establish wall, roof, and floor. Optionally the shell is of sufficient strength to receive application of further... Agent: Kyle W. Rost

20060277838 - Structure having preinstalled utilities and amenities: A structure comprising a housing, utilities preinstalled through the housing, and at least one amenity preinstalled to the housing.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060277839 - Weather proof dome to envelop outdoor objects, use of such a dome and a method for protecting outdoor objects: The self-supporting weather proof dome envelops outdoor objects. The dome is made of a material and structure that maintains the shape of the dome and clearance between the dome and the objects whereby the dome has an inner structure that withstands external pressure forces and an outer structure that through... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20060277840 - Adjustable masonry form: An adjustable masonry form is disclosed for use in masonry constructions. The adjustable masonry form comprises a planar base section to support the masonry elements which will comprise the masonry construction, and a plurality of attachment elements secured to the planar base and at least one horizontal breakaway element for... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP Intellectual Property Department-nwj

20060277842 - Construction rule tape and layout tool: A construction rule tape and a construction layout tool include a non-metallic material that conforms to a construction surface. The non-metallic material includes graduations that correspond to a combined thickness of at least one of a gap and an adhesive material used to secure the construction unit to other construction... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20060277841 - Track member for wall and soffit construction: An improved track member for use in stud and track wall construction, particularly with metal structural members, that comprises a generally U-shaped track member with a plurality of measurement lines and/or measurement designations along the base or flange portion of the track member to assist in the positioning of the... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20060277843 - Structural tower: A structural tower having a space frame construction for high elevation and heavy load applications is disclosed, with particular application directed to wind turbines. The structural tower includes damping or non-damping struts in the longitudinal, diagonal or horizontal members of the space frame. One or more damping struts in the... Agent: James R. Farmer

20060277844 - A-frame shear assembly for walls: Lateral motion devices are used in conjunction with shear assemblies to further dissipate shear forces on buildings. In one embodiment, the lateral motion device is interposed between the shear assembly and the upper portion of the wall to permit relative motion therebetween and to absorb and dissipate a portion of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060277845 - Installing a solar panel on a roof: A method and apparatus for installing a solar array on the roof of a residence or the like which uses a pan in the installation of the solar modules that make up the array. The pan may also be used as part of the packaging of the solar modules. The... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20060277846 - Roof design: A roof design has an external sheet covering (1), an insulating layer (3) provided beneath the sheet covering (1) and a load carrying structure (10) that supports the insulating layer (3). It is significant of the roof design that elements (7) for transporting an energy absorbing medium is provided in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20060277847 - High-strength composite floor: A floor made up of interlocking floor panels locked together by locking members includes floor reinforcements having mid-sections substantially equally spaced from one another across substantially an entire length of each floor panel. The reinforcements are configured to accommodate the locking members while not disrupting the uniform spacing of the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060277849 - Auxiliary escalation unit for bed escalators: In a bed escalator for carrying a wheel chair or an electromotive bed provided with a supporting board, a pedestal for supporting the supporting board, a main escalation unit and an auxiliary escalation unit affixed to the pedestal, a hydraulic cylinder of the auxiliary escalation unit pivoted at the proximal... Agent: Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione

20060277848 - Telescoping stairway for accessing attic storage space: A stairway for use in an opening formed between an attic and a floor below comprises a frame adapted to fixedly engage the opening and a plurality of stairway sections operatively coupled to the frame. The stairway sections each have a pair of rails and a plurality of steps coupled... Agent: Brian M Berliner, Esq O'melveny & Myers, LLP

20060277850 - Partition panel assembly: A partition panel assembly includes a stationary panel member having an exposed surface including a longitudinally-extending, downwardly-exposed channel, and a door member slidably supported from the stationary panel member for movement between a closed position and an open position. The partition panel assembly also includes a door member support assembly... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20060277852 - Modular enclosure: A modular enclosure, such as a shed, may include sidewalls and a roof. The roof, for example, may include one or more roof panels. The roof may also include a truss that is sized and configured to support the roof panels. The shed may also include one or more support... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20060277851 - Under ground swimming pool modular wall structure: The modular wall structure for underground swimming pools comprises a number of wall panels each comprising an upright portion defining opposite inner and outer sides, opposite first and second edges and opposite top and bottom ends. The wall panel also has a shelf portion generally perpendicular to the upright portion... Agent: Lesperance & Martineau

20060277853 - Resilient trim cornering system and method: An apparatus and method for covering a corner with trim includes a trim section. The trim section includes a resilient corner section having, a first and second generally-planar surfaces intersecting at an angle on the back of the resilient corner section and first and second tabs having a cross-sectional thickness... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20060277854 - Exterior finish system: An exterior finish system for building walls is provided. The system includes a moisture permeable insulation layer having interconnected voids and exterior finishing materials applied over said insulation layer. A building wall incorporating the exterior finish system is also provided. A process for finishing an exterior building wall is further... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20060277855 - Method and apparatus for insulating a concrete wall: An insulated concrete wall system is disclosed in which the insulation is provided at the time the concrete wall is poured.... Agent: Ronald B. Sherer

20060277856 - Device for forming joints in concrete works: The invention relates to a device for forming contraction joints in concrete works. The invention comprises a plurality of assemblies which are made from a concrete-separating material and which are mounted to rigid linear elements in an alternate manner on one side and then the other of the surface crack... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20060277857 - Exterior siding mounting bracket assembly and method of assembly: An exterior siding mounting bracket assembly used in conjunction with siding placed over sheathing of an exterior wall has a base member having a mounting flange fastened to the sheathing and a water diversion fitting also fastened to the sheathing and flashed in-part beneath the lower end of the mounting... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20060277858 - Installing structure for modularized electronic device: An installing structure for modularized electronic structure is provided, including a first receiving element, a second receiving element, a first buckling element and a second buckling element, wherein the first receiving element and the second buckling element are of the same structure in order to simplify molding structure for the... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20060277859 - Profile and method for producing a profile: The invention relates to a profile (1) for the frames of wall elements, doors or windows, comprising a top part (16), a bottom part (2) and side walls (3, 4) interlinking the same. Said side walls (3, 4) have webs extending at an angle and considerably reducing heat transfer due... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20060277860 - Expanding devices and structures and methods therefore: A method for forming a structure is provided. The method including: forming at least one expandable member used in constructing the structure. The forming including: expanding a covering to define a cavity; and expanding foam in the cavity in an expansion direction to expand the covering into a predetermined shape.... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20060277861 - Process for adding precision match, dimensional stability, and moisture resistance to jobsite finished wood flooring: This process, unique to the flooring industry, includes moulding and then adding dimensional stability and moisture resistance to solid wood flooring by sealing all six sides of each piece. In addition to the moisture resistance and superior dimensional stability, accurate moulding results in optimum fit and therefore less sanding needed... Agent: Terri W. Birkett

20060277862 - Installation apparatus and method: Method and apparatus are disclosed for providing access for cable or conduit installation from a roof top 2 or a basement of a building to the building interior 20. The method comprises the steps of mounting a drilling apparatus 22 on the building roof top and above a wall 6... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20060277863 - Hopboard roof platform: A platform including an upper deck and a lower deck longer than the upper deck, both being constructed of a light-weight sturdy material. The edges of the upper deck extend downward and the edges of the lower deck extend upward. The decks are hinged together at the forward edge of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060277865 - Grain bin roof ring mounting bracket: A grain bin roof ring mounting bracket having a mounting plate secured to a roof bin, a clip portion extending vertically from the mounting plate, and a back portion that extends outwardly from the clip portion.... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20060277864 - Structural component, in particular a lubricating component: The invention relates to a structural component, especially a shielding component, with structural parts (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) which are at least in part differently configurated with respect to their surface extent and/or the directional pattern, of which at least one structural part (10) of a first type is... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060272222 - Heat shielded sealing curtain: A sealing curtain for a loading dock includes a pliable heat shield that helps protect the sealing curtain from concentrated heat generated by a truck's taillight being pressed against the sealing curtain. The heat shield is preferably placed just underneath a sealing surface of the sealing curtain. The heat shield... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20060272223 - Rain gutter guard and method: A guard and associated method for rain gutters includes a cap or deflector extending over a gutter of the type having a trough-shaped interior, a rear wall extending along a roof fascia, and a front lip with a channel and an end flange. A mounting bracket has a rear portion... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20060272224 - Corner molding installation tool: A tool (10) for rapidly and accurately aligning corner molding (50) on an external corner (51) of a wall (52A, 52B). In one embodiment, the tool has a mainstay (11) having first and second longitudinal sections (12A, 12B) joined along a corner (13), and first and second positioning members (16A,... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20060272225 - Shock suppressor: A shock suppressor has an upper base, a lower base and a connecting device. The upper base has a bottom and a top channel defined in the bottom along a first direction. The lower base corresponds to the upper base and has a top and a bottom channel defined in... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20060272226 - Self-centring sliding bearing: The invention is a bearing assembly having upper and lower bearing seats and a sliding load bearing member between the seats. The sliding member is fitted with elastic self-centering means. The assembly in operation damps relative horizontal movement between the upper and lower seats, the self-centering means returning the sliding... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20060272227 - Transparent element, especially a composite glass element: The invention relates to a transparent element (6) comprising at least one transparent pane (20). At least one receiving element (5) in the form of an opening (11) can be provided in said transparent element, for at least one media consumer (7) which can be an illuminant (14), e.g. an... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20060272228 - Roofing membrane temperature indicator: A roofing membrane temperature indicator is provided for preventing the installation of a roofing membrane or roofing membranes at a temperature below a minimum recommended installation temperature for the roofing membrane(s) and/or a minimum recommended installation temperature for the roofing membrane(s) for a particular installation procedure. The membrane temperature indicator... Agent: Johns Manville

20060272229 - Anti-slipping board: An anti-slipping board is disclosed. The board has a flat plate which is provided with a plurality of protruded rounded floating bodies having a rounded protrusion at the center of each floating bodies, characterized in that the connection region of the protrusion and the floating body, and the connection region... Agent: Leong C Lei

20060272230 - Portable, modular stairway system and device: A portable, modular stairway system and device, wherein lightweight yet sturdy components provide a structurally sound modular stairway and landing structure, wherein interlocking components facilitate ease of assembly, and wherein disassembled components define a limited dimension and weight, thereby facilitating easy packaging, transport, and/or shipping.... Agent: Myers & Kaplan, Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20060272231 - Housing assembly: A housing assembly for mounting to a wall of a building is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a front plate attached to a back plate. The back plate defines an axis and has a flange extending radially away from the axis for coupling to the wall. An insert is disposed... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20060272232 - Skylight system: A skylight system (10) including a prefabricated mounting frame (20) and a prefabricated hood assembly (25), adapted to assemble together to form a skylight (10).... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060272233 - Stained glass porch system: A stained glass porch system including multiple posts supporting a beam defining multiple openings, and a plurality of spandrel device mounted within the openings and in contact with the beam.... Agent: Klima Law Offices, P.l.l.c.

20060272234 - Jamb adjustment and securement assembly and methods therefor: Assemblies and methods for positioning and securing a window or door unit within a rough opening of a building or other structure. In one example, the assembly includes a jamb member and a jamb liner coupled with the jamb member. The jamb liner includes a retaining member sized and shaped... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20060272235 - Refrigerator door having end cap with retention plug: An improved refrigerator door is provided with a metal outer panel and upper and lower plastic end caps installed on top and bottom edges of the door. The caps include grooves to receive flanges on the edges of the panel, thereby mounting the caps to the panel. The caps include... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Maytag

20060272236 - Insulated glass assembly: An insulated glass assembly includes both a window covering and a decorative structure. The window covering is sandwiched between first and second glass panels, and the decorative structure is sandwiched between second and third glass panels. An inner frame half and an outer frame half support the IG assembly in... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20060272237 - Crown molding assembly and related kit: A corner defined where a wall panel and a ceiling panel meet is trimmed by a crown molding assembly comprising a wall platform, a ceiling platform, a crown molding member, a wall edge-trimming bead, and a ceiling edge-trimming bead. The wall platform is affixed to the wall panel, at or... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060272239 - Decorative device comprised of modular interchangeable components: A decorative device, such as a cornice, for crowing a variety of architectural structures also having modular and interchangeable components is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cornice comprises a horizontal base unit having a face section, a top and a bottom, and one or more interchangeable decorative modules. A decorative... Agent: Kenneth L. Sherman, Esq. Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20060272238 - Opening portion periphery decorative member, opening portion periphery construction structure, and opening portion periphery construction method: The present invention provides an opening portion periphery decorative member easy in construction, excellent in external appearance and excellent in weather resistance, an opening portion periphery construction structure, and an opening portion periphery construction method. Accordingly, an opening portion periphery construction structure includes an opening portion periphery decorative member 10... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060272240 - Floating solar chimney: A floating solar chimney includes several parts, e.g., the Main Chimney, the Heavy Base, and the Folding Lower Part. The main chimney includes cylindrical balloon rings full of non flammable light gas. The cylindrical balloon rings are tied with the help of supporting rings so that together they form one... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060272241 - Module and frame for cable entries: The present invention concerns a module (3) and a frame (1) for cable entries, pipe penetrations etc. The module (3) has end parts (7) and middle parts (8) adaptable to receive flat cables (6) or the like having an elongated cross section. The end parts (7) may be identical to... Agent: AratorIPLaw Group Steven S Payne

20060272242 - Multi-passage guide system: A system for arranging a plurality of conductors includes a guide assembly having a plurality of passage guides. Each of the plurality of passage guides are constructed to guide the passage of a conduit through the guide assembly. The guide assembly is securable to a substrate and constructed to organize... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20060272243 - Multi-passage guide system: A system for arranging a plurality of conductors includes a guide assembly having a plurality of passage guides. Each of the plurality of passage guides are constructed to guide the passage of a conduit through the guide assembly. The guide assembly is securable to a substrate and constructed to organize... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20060272244 - Method of contructing large towers for wind turbines: In order to transport large size windmill towers, the invention suggests a steel tower (1) for a windmill, comprising a number of cylindrical or tapered tower sections (2), at least the wider sections (2) of which being subdivided into two or more elongated shell segments (3), which combine into a... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20060272245 - Wall construction of architectural structure: A wall structure of an architecture is provided, which comprises an outer wall having resistance against earthquakes and wind and an inner wall relatively inferior in the earthquake-resistance and so forth, so that the outer and inner walls are properly combined to share design loads. The wall structure includes the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20060272246 - Anchoring for strip-shaped traction elements on supporting structures: The clamping element is supported in a positive fit on the base plate in the direction of traction of the traction element in the anchoring for pre-stressed strip-shaped traction elements on supporting structures. The traction element is received between a base plate which is fixed to the supporting structure and... Agent: White, Redway & Brown LLP

20060272247 - Door edge construction: A door is constructed with a separate member joined to the door edge by a tongue-and-groove coupling and screws so as to be readily removable and replaceable. The separate member sustains the impacts imparted to the door by carts or wagons pushed past the door and can be readily replaced... Agent: Baker & Botts

20060272248 - Mixed-use pedestrian-oriented parking structure: A mixed-use pedestrian oriented parking structure, includes at least two sequential multi-level parking units; a series of one-directional parking access aisles; angled parking around a central atrium and parallel parking at the outer edge of the parking decks; a liner building surrounding the parking units on at least one side... Agent: Melvin K. Silverman

20060272249 - Sealant assemblies and methods: Sealant assemblies and methods are provided for sealing an interface between a surface and a projection extending from the surface. The sealant assembly includes a body portion circumscribing an area to form a sealant pocket and a filling sealant at least partially filling the sealant pocket. The filling sealant and... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060272250 - Glass block panel anchor and reinforcing system: A reinforcing segment and anchor system for glass blocks which includes a plastic panel anchor having a perimeter wall engaging portion end for attachment to a perimeter wall and an elongated portion with retaining clips at right angles to said perimeter wall engaging portion, a plastic reinforcing segment having rails... Agent: Vermette & Co.

20060272251 - Composite floor system with fully-embedded studs: A composite floor system is provided and includes at least one lower beam, a plurality of projections and a floor slab. The at least one lower beam is made from a metallic material. The at least one lower beam has a longitudinal direction. The at least one lower beam has... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20060272252 - Modular floor tile with nonslip insert system: The principles described herein provide floor tiles and modular floors. The floor tiles include inserts that increase traction. The inserts may be removable and protrude from a top surface of the floor tiles. The tiles may include a locking system that allows adjacent tiles to interlock, while also permitting a... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20060272253 - Composite garage doors and processes for making such doors: Disclosed are products, such as door panels and doors, made using a thin-layer lignocellulose composite that includes a region of increased thickness to provide at least one raised surface, such that the surface comprises the appearance of wooden planking and/or wooden trim. The raised surface may be provided by a... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20060272254 - Wall element: Wall element 2, especially for constructing a partition wall, for example in an exhibition, has a first connecting device with a least one first connecting element 12 to establish a connection with at least one other wall element 2′. the first connecting device is configured such that one wall element... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20060272255 - Modesty panel and external wall construction structure using said modesty panel: The present invention provides a modesty panel capable of being stably attached to a fixing surface of a building side regardless of the unevenness of the fixing surface, and an external wall construction structure in which the modesty panel is attached. In the external wall construction structure, a base member... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060272256 - Electrical conductivity in a suspended ceiling system: A ceiling system including a grid framework having a plurality of grid elements arranged in a substantially horizontal plane. A conductive material is embedded in one of the plurality of grid elements. The grid element in which the conductive material is embedded includes at least one slot such that portions... Agent: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Legal Department

20060272257 - Device and a process for producing insulated siding panels: An apparatus for producing insulated panels, comprising in sequence two congruous sheet fines, a former, a foaming structure, and an extruder.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20060272258 - Break-away siding clip (reversible): Ideally the “Break-away Siding Clips will be made of a very thin and brittle plastic for easy break-away. They are made reversible for quick installation. Please see drawings for details, size specifications, and application. The same type of clip is used for bevel cedar lap siding, but would not be... Agent: Gerald Doyle Pollock

20060272259 - Building blocks and location devices for reinforced concrete walls: A building block (2) comprising two side panels (6, 8) with at least one open side, the side panels spaced apart by two bridging parts (10, 12), a removable section (17) on at least one bridging part (10, 12), and a pair of recessed or protruding formations (20) on opposite... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060272260 - Floor system and floor with a plurality of floor panels: A floor system and a floor of a plurality of floor panels of support boards with at least one coated surface, which have a decoration and locking devices on the support board edges, which devices make it possible to connect two or more floor panels to one another and prevent... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060272261 - Member and structure for fastening exterior panel: The present invention is a fastening member formed of a single steel plate for fastening exterior panels to a building frame and a structure using the fastening member. The fastening member includes, a base plate portion functioning as a fastening portion to a building frame side, a central supporting portion... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060272262 - Covering panel: that on the tongue (6) in the tongue surface (7) that faces the wall surface (5) of the groove (12), which wall surface is provided with a bead (8), and/or in the groove (12) or in its legs (3, 4) on the wall surface (5) facing the tongue surface (7)... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20060272263 - 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... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060272264 - Interlocking insulating firebrick: A structural configuration for rapidly assembling walls and linings of insulating firebricks and prefabricated insulating modules that aligns the bricks or modules during assembly with grooves and inserts, minimizes the amount of through joints in the completed structure, and allows the full height of each brick or module to be... Agent: William J. Quinn Quinn & Quinn, P.C.

20060272265 - Deployable structural assemblies, systems for deploying such structural assemblies and related methods: A deployable structural assembly is provided along with associated deployment mechanisms and associated methods of forming and deploying the structural assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the structural assembly includes a first structural component and a second structural component. The two structural components have their respective longitudinal edges hingedly coupled to... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20060272266 - Modular structure: A structure includes a hub and a plurality of elongated substantially rigid support members, each rigid support member having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end configured to contact an outer surface of the hub. The structure further includes a plurality of elongated substantially flexible support members,... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20060272267 - Concrete truss: A concrete structural framework comprised of a combination of reinforced steel, including pre-stressed and post-tensioned, with high performance concrete (HPC), for use in construction and other industries. This framework provides a highly fire resistant structure that is also resistant to the forces of nature and maintains a high level of... Agent: Miguel Villarreal, Jr.

20060272268 - Fireproof precast element with securement structure: A method of fireproofing a structural beam is provided in which a plurality of pre-cast corner elements are attached to the beam to create a plurality of cavities, each cavity being defined by two of the pre-cast elements and a portion of the beam. Concrete is poured into one of... Agent: Patton Boggs, L.L.P.

20060272269 - Variable height interlocking moulding strip for flooring: An adjustable height transition moulding and method for use thereof. The moulding is installed at the transition between adjoining floor coverings/surfaces, such as between carpet and laminate floor coverings. The moulding includes a contoured cap and a depending wall portion having a series of vertically spaced rib portions along its... Agent: Todd N. Hathaway

20060272270 - Bar connector assembly: A connector assembly for concrete reinforcing bars comprises a seat section 21 and retainer 22 for use with the seat section 21 to connect bars having a semicircle loop at the ends. The seat section 21 is generally U-shaped and the retainer 22 is generally T-shaped. The seat section is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20060272271 - Caulk and sealant shaping solution and method: A sealant shaping solution and method includes applying a sealant shaping solution to a sealant applied to seal an opening, and to at least a portion of one or more surfaces adjacent to the sealant, and shaping the sealant into the opening before the sealant shaping solution substantially evaporates, the... Agent: David P. Lampson

20060272272 - Method and apparatus for forming cracks in concrete: A method of forming at least one crack (11) in a concrete article such as a concrete slab (10) having at least one crack promoting groove (28) formed in the surface (25) thereof and/or at least one crack promoting insert (12) cast within the concrete slab (10) and substantially aligned... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20060272273 - Window assembly masking bag: The invention provides methods and equipment for storing and protecting window assemblies. In certain embodiments, there is provided a bag configured to hold a window assembly therein following the assembly's manufacture up until after the installation of the assembly. The bag is configured to be sealed and to be form-fitted... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20060272274 - Window installation method: A closure assembly and a method of installing the closure assembly are provided. A insertion opening is formed in water resistant barrier covering a rough opening that generally corresponds to a perimeter of the rough opening. A drainage system including a channel assembly is installed on a sill surface of... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20060272275 - Method for the production of a furniture body: In a method to produce a furniture body, a V-shaped groove is cut into a board of wood or similar material that includes a veneer on its outer surface from its inner side along each of several straight lines in the area of the body corner edge to be formed... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20060272276 - Concrete slab lifter: A concrete slab lifter is disclosed, wherein the concrete slab lifter comprises a central support, a bottom plate attached to the bottom of the central support, a pair of wheels attached near the bottom of the central support, a jaw pivotally attached to the central support, and a handle attached... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20060272277 - Systems and methods for installing panels: Systems and methods for installing one or more modular panels onto a wall or other surface. Such systems may include at least one panel retainer mounted to a substantially vertical surface and at least one panel connected to the panel retainer in a removable fashion. In these systems, the interaction... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20060272278 - Polymeric door facing with textured interior surface, and method of forming same: The present invention is directed to a door facing formed from a polymeric composite material. The door facing has a first major surface intended to be interiorly disposed and a second major surface intended to be exteriorly disposed. At least a portion of the first major surface is to be... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20060272279 - Composite panel having subsonic transverse wave speed characteristics: A composite panel has first and second sheets sandwiching a core with at least one of the sheets being attached to the core at first regions thereof and unattached to the core at second regions thereof.... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20060272280 - Method and/or system for compensating for effects of heat flow and/or air flow through fiberglass insulation: A method and/or system is provided that compensates for the flow of air through fiberglass insulation. In certain example embodiments, a dynamic heat flow meter or the like is provided for measuring and/or determining any detrimental effects of air flow through insulation such as fiberglass insulation. Once the possible detrimental... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060272282 - Duct wall structure: The invention relates to an inner heat insulating and inner sound insulating structure of an HRSG duct wall in which a turbine combustion high temperature and high velocity gas whose temperature is approx. 650° C. and velocity is 30 meters per second (m/s) flows, wherein heat insulating members are filled... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060272281 - Wall lining: A flexible wall lining includes a body layer (1) comprising one or more phase change materials (4) that each exhibit a phase change at a temperature in the range from 5° to 40° C. The wall lining preferably is provided in the form of a sheet that can be attached... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC