Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 08/07

20070199249 - Rain gutter debris prophylactic: The rain gutter debris prophylactic system has a first panel member and a second panel member joined by a trough with drains in the bottom. The trough helps regulate water flow, discourages water accumulation on the surface or the formation of icicles on the edge of the prophylactic. The front... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070199251 - Repair swatch for hail damaged asphalt roofing: A repair swatch (such as a patch) is provided that is preferably covered with appropriate granules on one face, with an opposite (back) face having an adhesive that allows the material to be placed over and adhere to small damaged areas of shingles and/or other types of roofing. The size,... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070199250 - Roofing products and methods and apparatus thereof: A roof flashing for or suitable for flashing a “ridgeline” as herein defined, the flashing being of multiple materials and being at least in part laminated and comprising or including a “ridge” overlying region to overlie the actual or phantom “ridge” to be flashed, the ridge being as herein defined,... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070199253 - Reinforced blow-molded plastic panels and structures: A partition system may include one or more panels. A panel may be constructed using blow-molded plastic. A panel may include one or more depressions, which may be aligned with one or more depressions on an opposing side of the panel. The depressions may provide additional structural integrity for a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070199254 - Nestable structural hollow body and related methods: A multi-piece interconnected body for use in at least structural support and/or in creating internal cavities for an improved strength-to-weight ratio in a variety of structures is nestable prior to its assembly and use. When assembled, the device preferably forms a generally spherical and hollow body, with (1) one or... Agent: J. Mark Holland & Associates

20070199255 - Glazing comprising a marking element, glazing identification method and identification system thereof: A glazing unit including at least one marking element visible from the outside thereof and including a string of characters. The marking element can be visually identified by whomsoever and can be communicated remotely to an identification device. The identification device incorporates, for a given marking element, characteristics relating to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070199259 - Secondary window with vacuum valve and alarm: A secondary window covering is disclosed. The window covering can be placed on the interior or exterior of an existing windows. The covering is configurable to windows or nearly any shape including rectangular, arched or round. The covering provides additional thermal protection, security and tinting. A magnetic seal secures one... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20070199260 - Modular decorative trim system and method: Various embodiments of the present invention provide modular decorative trim. The trim may comprise interconnecting segments which are assembled to provide a decorative, adjustable header molding for mounting on top of a door or window, for example. In one example, installation of the heading molding may comprise affixing a first... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070199261 - Curtain-wall mullion with mounting tongue screw race: A curtain wall system having a mullion mounting tongue screw-race configuration for improving the efficiency and reliability of curtain wall elements assembled thereto. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure.... Agent: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070199263 - Modular system for constructing hospital walls: A modular wall system is provided for use in a healthcare facility to divide the available floor space into rooms and to support hospital equipment module. The system includes a plurality of frame units configured to rest on a floor and extend vertically upwardly. The frame units form a grid... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070199262 - Patient care modules for hospital walls: A modular wall system is provided for use in a healthcare facility to divide the available floor space into rooms and to support hospital equipment modules. The system includes a plurality of frame units configured to rest on the floor and extend vertically upwardly. The frame units form a grid... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070199265 - Device for in-situ barrier: The present invention relates to a multi-layer fluid delivery device for post-installation in-situ barrier creation. The device provides a medium for post-installation injection of remedial substances such as waterproofing polymeric resins or cementitious materials, insecticides, mold preventatives, rust retardants and the like. The device comprises a first layer and a... Agent: W. R. Grace & Co.-conn Attention: Patent Department

20070199266 - Insulated concrete form system: An insulated concrete form system for constructing the exterior walls and gable ends of a structure is disclosed using expanded polystyrene forms that interconnect and are bonded to each other and to the structure's slab or foundation with concrete. Internal, substantially columnar voids are provided in each of the panel... Agent: David W. Pettis, Jr., Pa

20070199267 - Bridging device: A bridging device for an expansion joint arranged between an abutment and an overhang in a traveling construction. The abutment and overhang are provided with recesses adjacent to the expansion joint, the recesses being filled with polymer concrete, and wherein a retaining section of a metallic edge profile is respectively... Agent: Myers Wolin, LLC

20070199268 - Collapsible concrete systems for runways: A collapsible concrete system for slowing a vehicle is provided. The system including: a predetermined thickness of collapsible concrete disposed over a base; and a covering disposed over a top surface of the collapsible concrete over which the vehicle travels. The covering can be a layer of non-extensible and flexible... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20070199269 - Systems and methods for finishing an edge of an insulated concrete form (icf) wall: An assembly for finishing an edge of an insulating concrete form wall includes at least one elongated body having two surface portions coupled together with an intermediate portion positioned between the two surface portions in a substantially parallel position. The intermediate portion is dimensioned for enclosing an end of a... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070199270 - Vapor control facing for wall finishing system: A finishing system insulation panel includes a primary insulation board, a covering suitable to provide an aesthetically pleasing surface and a film bonding the covering to the primary insulation board. The film is configured to substantially retard the flow of air, moisture, and gases.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070199272 - No tool locking key-hole plug: The invention is a locking mechanism for securing two solid wood, particle wood and fibreboard panels. It requires “no tools” to secure the panels, and the panels are secured by inserting a headed shank into a slotted plug receiver member. The purpose of the invention is to provide a fast... Agent: Charles C.h. Wu

20070199273 - Block for forming wall and the wall thus formed: A kind of block for building wall and the wall built with said blocks. There are many analogous blocks laid to overlap and stagger with upper/nether block continuously in said wall. The block extends lengthways and comprises top surface (1), bottom surface (2) and two end surfaces (3); the cross... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070199274 - Bracket and bridging member for metal stud wall: The present invention provides in one aspect for a bracket for use in a metal stud wall having internal bridging members for tying the metal studs and bridging members together. The bracket comprises an L shaped bracket having a leg for overlying the bridging member joined to an upright for... Agent: Dennison Associates

20070199275 - Profiled rail system for covering joints: The invention relates to a profiled rail system for covering joints between bottom and/or wall linings, consisting of a base rail and a covering rail which are connected by means of an intermediately placed retaining part, wherein the base rail is provided with an upright web with a retaining head... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070199276 - Self-seal ring for roofing nail: A self-seal ring for creating a water tight seal around a nail used in affixing a roof shingle, underlayment and insulation to a roof deck. Also disclosed is a method for installing the self-seal ring and nail to the underlying support.... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070199277 - System for processing floor decking of structures: A cart that uniformly transverses floor decking that has sequential peaks and valleys. The cart comprises a wheel assembly having an array of wheels forming rows and columns of wheels positioned under the cart wherein at any given instant of time a number of the wheels of the rows and... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070199278 - Structural system with high absorption capacity to impactive and impulsive loads: A structural system that is capable of absorbing high impactive and impulsive loads comprises of the following elements: (a) Main Structure: should be one of certain types of structures such as: containments, reservoirs, tanks, storages, etc. (b) Crushable Filling Layer: a layer made of crushable, thermally isolating and fire resisting... Agent: Sameh Guirgis App. # 1065

20070193121 - Roof tarp: The present invention is a roof tarp. The roof tarp is a square or rectangular shaped tarp that has a first and a second face. The tarp has a tar strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the tar strip is at-least two and a half... Agent: Ruben Alcoba, Esq.

20070193122 - Roof tarp: The present invention is a roof tarp. The roof tarp is a square or rectangular shaped tarp that has a first and a second face. The tarp has a strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the strip is at-least two and a half inches in... Agent: Ruben Alcoba, Esq.

20070193124 - Modular room system and method: Some embodiments of the present invention employ a modular room including a plurality of modular room components (e.g., anchor assemblies, upright assemblies, etc.). These anchor assemblies and upright assemblies can take different forms permitting assembly of a modular room or modular structure in different manners, and in some cases provide... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070193125 - Leak diverter device for use with gutters: A leak diverter device for use with gutters is provided. The leak diverter device provides a novel and effective method for diverting water leaked from a gutter away from a fascia board or other moisture sensitive material. The leak diverter device is generally installed between a gutter and the fascia... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070193126 - Apparatus and method for door and window side flashing: A window and door side flashing is installed with a double self adhesive flashing. The flashing may be provided as a tape or sheets, with adhesive pre-applied to both sides of a substrate. Protective liners may be removed in strips from either side of the flashing in order to expose... Agent: Rick B. Yeager, Attorney

20070193127 - foldable mosquito-free patio: Foldable patio mainly consisting of mosquito net that—supported by a frame structure—forms the roof and three of the walls. The frame structure may be hinged at the foot of an outer wall forming the fourth wall of the patio. In folded condition the mosquito net is rolled up on an... Agent: Ole Larsen

20070193128 - Modular architectural element: The invention relates to an architectural element particularly intended to be utilized as a furnishing or decorative element, preferably but not exclusively associated with mosaic surfaces.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070193129 - Interlocking seawall construction and installation apparatus: A seawall element and installation apparatus therefor, the seawall element including an elongated plastic tubular member having a uniform hollow elliptic or oval-shaped cross section and open at each end thereof. The tubular member has a cylindrically-shaped male portion and cavity interlocking arrangement for interlocking two side by side tubular... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.A.

20070193130 - Building truss: A truss for a roof of a building structure includes a lower span having first and second horizontal joist portions on opposite ends of the truss. The first and second joist portions are adapted to be placed on upper ends of first and second sidewalls of a structure and with... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070193131 - Acoustical panel ceiling system: A concealed suspension ceiling assembly with simplified support structure for closely spaced ceiling tiles is described. The ceiling tiles are kerfed and mounted on framing members suspended from a supporting grid. V shaped torsion springs engage hooks on the framing members and extend upwardly through slots in main tees in... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070193132 - Shelter system and associated devices: A shelter system for use within an environment having air includes an enclosure disposable within the environment formed of an air impermeable material. The enclosure is expansible from a collapsed configuration to a usage configuration and is configured to define an interior chamber, to contain a quantity of air within... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070193133 - Tile assembly system: The present invention provides a tile panel unit having a tile cap composed of at least one layer of crushed stone mixed with a resin and a catalyst and at least one layer of fiberglass strands mixed with a resin, and a base plate at least partially embedded in at... Agent: Carr LLP

20070193134 - Device for achieving an upper anchoring of a staircase: The device for achieving an upper anchoring of a prefabricated staircase for a swimming pool is characterized in that it comprises at least one element with a shaped section acting as a chute for casting concrete, wherein said element(s) cooperate with support component which can be coupled to the staircase... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070193138 - Attachment system for attaching an electric cable to a glass pane to provide electricity thereto: An attachment system for attaching an electric cable to a window pane. The system includes a generally elongated plate having a width approximately equal to a thickness of said pane, the plate being provided with a plurality of holes. A socket is fastened to the plate and is shaped and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070193139 - Panel installation system: The present invention relates to a panel carriage which is adapted to traverse a pair of rails used to form a track within a joinery system. The carriage includes a main body and at least a pair of wheels, with the wheels of each pair being located on opposite sides... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070193140 - Impact resistant door light: Various door light assemblies are disclosed for withstanding impacts and pressure cycling. Various door light features are disclosed for enhancing structural rigidity of the door light assemblies including insert keys for adjacent frame members, frame geometries and other structural characteristics for withstanding impact loading and pressure cycling. Further, ornamental frames... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070193141 - Fire stop clamp: A fire stop clamp is presented. The fire stop clamp includes a support clamp and a fire stop disc. The support clamp supports a pipe by preventing movement of a pipe towards a structural member. The fire stop disc seals an opening associated with a pipe penetration. The sealed opening... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070193143 - Shear wall building assemblies: Novel building systems, in particular low cost superior strength building assemblies incorporating single or double shear walls, and disaster resistant window attachments are described herein. The inventive building systems are particularly well-suited for adding rooms to existing buildings, such as attached residential room additions, basements, disaster relief housing, and Do-It... Agent: Laura G. Barrow

20070193144 - Building system, structure and method: A modular building system wherein extruded, elongate, plastic building components can quickly, and with no special tools or skills, be snapped and slidably fit together to form a wide variety of different building structures. The proposed system produces frameless buildings wherein surface closure structures, like walls, windows, doors and roof... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070193145 - Outdoor decking material: An outdoor deck surface unit comprising a substrate support member and a plurality of separate boards, with the plurality of boards being unitized by being secured to the substrate in a desired pattern. The deck surface unit is sufficiently large that an entire deck surface is created relatively quickly, but... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070193147 - Corner guard for covering a wall corner junction: A corner guard providing protection for tiles attached proximal of a corner junction formed by an intersection of side walls. The corner guard includes an edge guard bent to cover a portion of the intersection of side walls proximally above the corner junction. The edge guard includes a base end... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070193148 - End cap: An end cap comprises a base and at least one finger extending in a first direction from the base. A plurality of sets of flexible fins can be provided, each set of fins comprising first and second fins extending generally from the finger in an orientation that is generally orthogonal... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070193149 - Floor pad: A floor pad includes: a water-drainable base layer having an anti-slip bottom surface, a top surface opposite to the anti-slip bottom surface, and a plurality of through-holes that extend from the anti-slip bottom surface to the top surface; and a fibrous layer secured to the top surface of the water-drainable... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070193150 - Siding system and method: A siding system and method includes siding members, such as siding panels that coupled together to form siding for a wall. Other siding members can include both vertically and horizontally applied siding such as beveled siding, lapped siding, sheeted siding, siding paneling, exterior plywood, channel siding, board and batt siding,... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070193153 - Strong, high density foam glass tile having a small pore size: A strong, high density foam glass tile having a small pore size which can be used as a facade on both exterior and interior building walls. The foam glass tile of the present invention is strong enough that it can also be used as a structural member for a building.... Agent: Charles R. Macedo, Esq.

20070193155 - Glass block structure with phenolic resin framework: A glass block structure supported by a flexible phenolic resin framework is disclosed. The phenolic resin framework is bonded to the individual glass blocks with an adhesive substance that is placed so as to lie at or near the corners of the blocks. The phenolic resin that makes up the... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20070193157 - Roof structure and method for making the same: Disclosed herein is a roof system including a roof deck, a previously existing roofing assembly upwardly adjacent to the roof deck, a foam material upwardly adjacent and in air sealing contact with the roofing assembly, a layer of reinforcing mesh embedded in the foam material, and a waterproof membrane upwardly... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070193158 - Carbon foam thermal core: A cold storage panel, which includes a carbon foam core having a high ratio of compressive strength to density, desirable fire retardant properties, and resistance to environmental stress. The carbon foam insulated panel also includes a first layer and a second layer bound to a first surface and second surface... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070193160 - Building boards and printing method used for the same: In a building board having a designed surface with pattern convex portions, and upper and lower shiplap portions, both of which are formed in the end portion of the designed surface, a printing extension portion is formed in the lower shiplap1 portion, and the printing extension portion is printed in... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070193161 - Floor structure: The present invention makes it possible to dismantle and re-use a floor structure by effectively exhibiting the displacement preventing effect for each steel beam against an active load when the floor structure is formed by arranging steel beams in parallel. A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams 4... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070193162 - Screed rail: A boundary screed rail assembly with screed rails (14) supported by feet members (42). The screed rails (14) providing a perimeter part (24) with upper and lower protection parts (26). The upper part (26) provides a planar horizontal surface (28), with a plurality of recesses (30) extending thereinto, alternating with... Agent: Law Office Of Ira S Dorman

20070193163 - Outdoor flooring, deck and patio surface system and method: A system and method for providing an outdoor flooring such as a lightweight deck surface, employs a fiber reinforced polymer structural panel with plural grid openings therein. A fastener is driven into selected openings to enable the panel to be secured to a deck frame. A surfacing material, such as... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070193164 - Floor structure having sound attenuation properties: The floor structure has a base layer fastened to floor joists, a resilient layer laid over the base layer, and a top layer mounted over the resilient layer. The top layer has a stiffness that is greater than a stiffness of the base layer. The top layer is fastened to... Agent: Mario D. Theriault

20070193165 - Insulating concrete form system with fire-break ties: An insulating concrete form foam block bi-directional system comprises a pair of opposed and parallel foam sidewall panels spaced using a plurality of plastic and metal band ties that act as a fire-break between the two exterior finished concrete wall surfaces. Each tie comprises nearly full sidewall height, plastic flanges... Agent: Richard L Huff

20070193166 - Thermal wall system: A thermal wall system for constructing insulated concrete walls includes a pair of opposing forming walls, a mount extending between the forming walls for positioning the walls in spaced relationship, at least one spacing element mounted to the mount, and a body of thermally insulating material held by the spacing... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070193168 - Single ply roofing system: A single ply flexible membrane roofing system secured to a roof deck has a first membrane secured to the roof deck by fasteners. The membrane system includes a second membrane with an edge portion overlapping the first membrane edge which can be “factory” weld-bonded to the first membrane along the... Agent: Richard W. Hoffman

20070193169 - Building panels: A building system is described comprising paired studs (20) for attachment to inside surfaces of facing sheets (10, 11) to provide panel formwork for concrete walls. The studs comprise a head (21) and outwardly extending spaced flanges (22, 23) with inwardly directed teeth (26) and lips (24, 25). Spacer elements... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070193170 - Concrete forming system: A concrete forming system includes a plurality of panels, an inside corner form, an outside corner form and a plurality of fasteners for securing the panels and forms together.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070193171 - Sealant material: There is disclosed a sealant material for providing sealing to a substrate and preferably an interface. The sealant material may also include a material, shape, ingredient or otherwise for inhibiting the flow of bubbles throught the material.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070193172 - Transition molding: The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070193173 - Method of manufacturing a shutter: A method of manufacturing a plastic molded shutter assembly that can be customized in size. A shutter of a standard length, or series of shutters of standard lengths are manufactured. A plurality of cuts are made in the shutter, removing a predetermined amount of material from the shutter. The end... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070193175 - Structure of decoration acoustic board: The present invention is to provide a decoration acoustic board placed on the indoor wall to absorb sound waves. The substrate has been processed fireproof treatment, and being made of solid wood or chip wood processed by the fire resistant resin. The front of the substrate has guide slots, and... Agent: Ta-chung Hao

20070193176 - Artificial masonry unit, a masonry wall, a kit and a method for forming a masonry wall: An artificial masonry unit suitable for use with a panel made of a compressible material having masonry unit receiving depressions in a front face thereof and protruding ribs defining and bordering the depressions. The depressions are sized to receive respective artificial masonry units in a close-fitting relationship. The artificial masonry... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070193177 - Composite siding using a shape molded foam backing member: A panel for mounting on an exterior wall includes a shaped, molded backing member and a siding member attached to the backing member wherein the shape-molded backing member includes a rear face and an opposing front face. The shape-molded backing member is composed of closed cell expanded polystyrene foam, the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070193179 - Wooden laminated floor product to improve strength, water protection and fatigue resistance: A vehicular surface floor has a length and a width, made from a plurality of planks. Each plank has a length substantially equal to the length of the floor and a width that is less than the width of the floor. Each plank has first and second side surfaces and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070193180 - Flooring system and method of installing same: A flooring system is provided with a combination of features which work with the expansion/contraction naturally occurring when wood is subjected to moisture variations. Part of the process is taken within the plank (52), which is the internal or intra-plank compensation system (82) and another part is taken by interacting... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20070193183 - Concrete block for forming columns: A modular post block may include a core through the block body and three interlocking portions disposed on the inner perimeter surface of each block that project outward from one of the bottom surface or the top surface of each block. First and second interlocking portions are disposed on one... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070193181 - Dry-cast concrete block: A concrete wall block manufactured using the dry cast process includes a top surface and a bottom surface. Opposing front and rear surfaces extend between the top surface and the bottom surface. Opposing first and second sidewall surfaces extend between the top surface and the bottom surface, and between the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070193182 - Lava and cement building block system: The present invention discloses a novel way of building walls using lightweight lava blocks without mortar in a three step procedure, fabricating the light weight lava block, setting the block and then filling the block with a lava and cement mixture or slurry.... Agent: Law Office Of J. Curtis Edmondson

20070193184 - Panel: A panel formed from sheet material and suitable for roofing and other cladding type applications is described. The panel has opposite longitudinal edges and incorporates a plurality of longitudinally extending formations. The formations are generally of common shape but have at least one portion which is not of constant size... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070193186 - Structures and components thereof: A load-bearing structure, said structure comprising a plurality of single elongated chords, the exterior surface of each said chord defining a cross-section, said cross-section having an interior volume, each said chord having an elongated centerline, said structure further including a plurality of elongated cross-members, each of said cross-members having at... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070193187 - Wall framing system, method and product: An improved system, method and product are disclosed for attaching non load-bearing metal wall studs to an overhead metal track in metal stud framing systems used for wall partitioning, in a manner that allows the overhead track to deflect under load without transferring the load to the studs and any... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070193188 - Muntin clip: A muntin clip is adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a spacer frame. The muntin clip includes a base member adapted for connection to the spacer frame and a bar support adapted for connection to the muntin bar end. The base member has a first segment,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070193189 - Rebar support chair: A chair for supporting and spacing concrete reinforcement members having an integrally formed body including an upper receiving area and a lower base, where the receiving area includes a vertical fin defining an open notch for receiving a concrete reinforcement member. The receiving area may further include a gusset projecting... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20070193190 - Reinforced and bolted rack truss: A rack truss for use in forming shelf-type storage racks which may be assembled at the site using bolts and/or which includes reinforcement at the lower level of the rack truss.... Agent: Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20070193191 - Joinery panel accessory system: Panel accessory system for a movable panel (3) of a joinery system (2) including a locking system (1) incorporating a catch (9) associated with the leading edge (4a) of the panel to be secured, a locking member (6) associated with a panel receiving face (5) whereby the locking member engages... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070193195 - Joist hangers and the like: A joist hanger is described which comprises one or more open-topped joist receiving sockets, each socket being defined by two side cheeks and a bridge section which joins the lower ends of the two side cheeks, the joist hanger further comprising one or more flanges by which the hanger can... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070193193 - Joist hanging apparatus, and associated method for mounting joists: A joist hanging apparatus includes a rigid body forming a support region, a joist contact region and a first pair of opposing flanges. The flanges and joist contact region form a first U-shaped region for positioning a joist therebetween, wherein an edge of the joist coupled to the contact region... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070193194 - Joists and floor panels containing same: Width enlargement means is described, which is adapted to be attached to a joist end to adapt the latter for use with a joist hanger having a joist receiving socket with diverging side cheeks therein. When attached, the cross section shape of the end of the joist becomes trapezoidal so... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070193197 - Trim structure and bracket: Brackets are provided to attach a trim item having a nailing flange to an exterior wall of a building. The brackets have a generally planar profile formed from two elongated strips attached along a fold line. The brackets are attached to adjacent studs of an exterior wall with a nail... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070193199 - Engineered structural members and methods for constructing same: A system and method of manufacture providing reinforced structurally functional load-bearing members, including but not limited to using thermoplastic materials, such as High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), reinforced such as with an aluminum alloy or carbon fiber core element. Among its possible uses, the present invention has application for provision of... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070193200 - Sleeper with adjuster for track switch: In a sleeper having an actuator for switch tongues (3a and 3b), designed as a hollow box sleeper (1) open at the top, for installation in a railway line, in particular in the vicinity of switches, the linkages for the movable switch tongues (3a and 3b) and other functional elements... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070193201 - Shower recess and method of construction: An extrusion for forming a shower recess, said extrusion including: a base having means for retaining adhesive for adhering the member to a floor; securing means for securing a waterproof membrane; and a feature visible on the member at a level above the base corresponding to a bedding level for... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070193202 - Track for metal stud walls: The present invention provides for track for use in constructing metal stud walls. The track is a generally U-shaped channel having a base and upstanding side walls extending along either side of the base. The base is provided with a plurality of embossed indicator means evenly spaced along the length... Agent: Dennison Associates

20070193203 - Post wrap device: Embodiments are described of devices for concealing and/or protecting a portion of a member, such as the base of a post, which devices can be easily applied to the member at any time. These embodiments include a plurality of components adjustably connected to one another so as to provide a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070193204 - Concrete block and method of making same: Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The invention permits the front face of the block to be impressed with a pattern or otherwise directly processed, to allow... Agent: Attention Of Julie R. Daulton Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070193205 - Method of modifying the surface of a fenestration member: A method of making a fenestration frame member including at least one fenestration member that includes a channel defined by at least a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, and a thermal break composition disposed in the channel, the method includes exposing the surface of... Agent: Bin Su H.b. Fuller Company, Patent Dept.

20070193206 - Improved method of assembling metal doors and metal doors assembled thereby: A method to fabricate and assemble metal doors and panels, or similar structures, is taught. Under the present invention, profiled edges of two or more skins forming the sides of the door or panel are moved together. The skins are only locked together when a locking bar or wedge is... Agent: Lawrence Y.d. Ho & Associates Pte Ltd

20070193207 - Siding installation apparatuses and methods for installing siding pieces on walls: Siding installation apparatuses and methods for engaging a first siding piece and supporting a second siding piece are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support member having a support surface to support the second siding piece, an engagement member projecting from the support member, and a securing... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070193208 - Embossed tape collating strip for nails: A fastener assembly for use in a fastener driving tool includes a row of fasteners arranged substantially parallel to each other and a strip having a supporting substrate and an adhesive composition thereon. The supporting substrate has an elongated dimension extending generally in the direction of the row of fasteners.... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070193209 - Standing seam vertical slitter: The standing seam vertical slitter makes it possible for roofers to remove an installed steel roof by cutting the standing or vertical seams that hold the steel sheets together. The machine grips the seam and slices it with a minimum of damage to the steel sheets. It cuts the seams... Agent: Teddy Bevers

20070193213 - Blast protective barrier system: A blast protective barrier system, termed a blast wall, providing a security perimeter or boundary at and above a ground level definable in terms of an x, y, z coordinate system, includes several substantially ground level (xy plane) pile caps, each itself having a y-axis elongate length, a x-axis width,... Agent: Melvin K. Silverman

20070193212 - Engineered structural members and methods for constructing same: A system and method of manufacture providing reinforced structurally functional load-bearing members, including but not limited to using thermoplastic materials, such as High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), reinforced such as with an aluminum alloy or carbon fiber core element. Among its possible uses, the present invention has application for provision of... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070193215 - Multi-layered building wall: The invention relates to a multi-layered building wall provided with an inner wall comprising a building inner surface and an outer surface, and a facade layer forming the outer side of the building wall. The aim of the invention is to provide a multi-layered building wall, wherein damp penetrating the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070193216 - Wall elements for gas turbine engine combustors: A wall element, of a double walled combustor of a gas turbine engine, comprises an inner, in use, hot surface, and an outer, in use, cooler surface. A plurality of projections is provided on the outer surface to facilitate heat transfer to a coolant flow. The projections are arranged in... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070193221 - Ballistic abatement barrier method and system: A modular ballistic abatement barrier system (10) includes a first corrugated panel (12) having at least one aperture (13), a second corrugated panel (16) having at least one aperture (17), and a ballistic cloth (14) placed between the first corrugated panel and the second corrugated panel. The ballistic cloth can... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070186489 - Method and apparatus for securing property from wind damage: A series of screw-type anchors are set around the periphery of the structure. The anchors are set below the ground surface and enclosed in recess pots to provide access, helping to keep soil from covering the anchors. When a storm is predicted, a plurality of straps are passed over the... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070186490 - Sound resistant enclosure: A sound resistant enclosure apparatus adapted for a person have access to an environment that reduces sound from ambient noise. More particularly, the invention relates to a manner in which to use common fabrication materials and method to construct a sound resistant enclosure or booth for use to make or... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Leccese, P.C. Michael Leccese, Esq.

20070186491 - Indicator: A device to indicate the location of a site after a layer of flowable material has been applied includes a base and an indicator element operably transverse to the base. The base is attachable to a horizontal surface proximate the site to be identified. The indicator element is resilient to... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070186492 - Lifting fixture for concrete structures: A lifting fixture for a concrete structure having reinforcing wires embedded therein and an outer surface with a recess. The lifting fixture generally comprises an anchor having a first end adapted to be operatively coupled to the lifting hardware of a hoist and a second end configured to be securely... Agent: Mark P. Levy Thompson Hine LLP

20070186493 - Ceiling tile construction: A ceiling tile of gypsum and cellulose fibers formed into a board by initially mixing the fibers and gypsum in a water-based slurry that is felted and thereafter pressed and dried with a desired board thickness, the dried board being processed to form a plurality of holes in a face... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070186494 - Joinery system: A joinery assembly which includes a fixed panel form (32) is adapted to receive and locate a fixed panel (33), where at least a portion of the exposed surfaces of the fixed panel form are covered by a cladding material (39). The joinery system also includes a movable panel forms... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070186495 - Semi-removable window frame assembly: A window frame assembly is disclosed having an outer frame, an articulated sash retaining a first glazing and a semi-fixed sash retaining a second glazing. The outer frame includes a pair of vertical frame jambs, a frame header, a frame sill, and a horizontal cross framing member extending across the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070186496 - Panel assembly and method for its production: The panel assembly comprises a panel (2) and a gasket (1) adhered to the panel and extending along at least a portion of the periphery. For producing the panel assembly a curable composition is applied either directly or indirectly onto the panel and onto a mould surface (6) onto which... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070186497 - In-fill wall system: An in-fill wall system for use in building construction including substantially horizontal floors and ceilings held in substantially parallel relationship relative to each other by a plurality of substantially vertical support columns comprising a plurality of multi-layer panels secured between adjacent substantially vertical support columns, each multi-layer panel comprises an... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher, Iii

20070186498 - Floor: Floor comprising boards assembled on a framework comprising joists, said boards and joists comprising on each of their lateral sides at least one lateral groove, said boards being connected to the joists by means of coupling members, each coupling member comprising a first wing arranged to engage in the lateral... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070186499 - Structural module: A sub-base layer for use in construction, comprises a plurality of connected substantially cuboid modules each having spaced-apart, substantially parallel top and bottom walls joined by a peripheral sidewall defining an enclosed volume. The connection between the modules is effected by a plurality of tie members which prevent lateral movement... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070186500 - Flashing: Flashing includes an elongate body for overlying a member, and legs extending for at least part of the body length and protruding from either side of the body. The flashing has a configuration prior to overlying the member whereby one or both legs is/are biased towards a respective member side... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070186502 - Unitized post tension block system for masonry structures: An improved mortar less masonry structure comprising a plurality of concrete masonry units connected to each other by metal bars and metal threaded fasteners thereby forming a reinforcing skeletal system for a post tensioned structure. The improved system has been developed for use in constructing various types of masonry structures.... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC

20070186504 - Device for tying and centering reinforcing bar: A device for tying and centering reinforcing bars within a cell of a concrete block. A housing adapted to be positioned adjacent the cell contains a tie, which extends from the housing. The tie includes a loop, a free end, at least one centering portion that engages the housing at... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20070186505 - Method for installing a roofing system: A roofing system in which a thermoplastic roofing membrane is affixed to a roof deck can be finished by a method in which two or more types of roofing peripherals are provided to the roof deck. Each of the peripherals includes adhesive on at least some portion thereof, and the... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

20070186506 - Method and auxiliary means for producing concrete elements,particularly semi-finished concrete products and/or concrete slabs,as well as auxiliary means for producing concrete slabs: Displacers are used in production of concrete surfaces. The displacers are embodied, for example, as plastic balls or plastic shells and are locked in lattices that are open on one side, preferably downwardly. The modules can then be pressed into a first or second concrete layer that can already contain... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070186507 - Structural assemblies and preforms therefor formed by linear friction welding: A structural assembly and a preform and method for forming the structural assembly are provided. The preform can be formed by linear friction welding structural members to a base member and friction welding each structural member to at least one of the other structural members. The resulting preform can be... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070180781 - Branched spike bird deterrent: A bird deterrent has a base and at least one branched spike extending from the base. The branching can occur anywhere along the spike, and a single branch point can give rise to multiple branches. Spikes can have multiple branches. The various branches can be of any suitable length(s), and... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20070180783 - Window frame with self-aligning and self-attaching means: A window frame with self-aligning and self-attaching means is disclosed. The Frame includes two interlocking frame members for securing the frame to a structure such as a door and for securing a window within the frame. The frame can be installed with no tools or screws and can be easily... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070180784 - Universal post top cap: A universal post top cap for street signs and traffic signs. The cap has a threaded central opening that allows threaded bar stock of different lengths to be inserted into the opening and to be locked into position by a threaded locking nut. Thus allowing the cap to be used... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070180785 - Method and device for creating a drainage conduit: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for forming a drainage conduit including a body portion, a level indicator affixed to the body portion operable for indicating a pitch of the body portion, and a handle affixed to the body portion, wherein the handle is operable to adjust the pitch of the... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070180786 - Hollow vinyl screen/storm door: A substantially rectangular hollow door for use as one of a screen door and a storm door, the substantially rectangular hollow door comprises a pair of stiles, each stile of the pair of stiles having a first end and a second end. There are a pair of rails. A top... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070180787 - Suspended ceiling grid network utilzing seismic separation joint clips: A ceiling system having a primary grid network which includes a plurality of grid members that are in generally perpendicular relation and form points of intersection. The ceiling system includes one or more joint clips, each of which is attached to the grid network at a point of intersection. Each... Agent: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Legal Department

20070180788 - Adjustable floor system for installation inside a repair pit: The adjustable floor system is for installation inside a repair pit and preferably comprises top and bottom parts, a floor mounted on the top part, two folding leg assemblies distal from each other, connected between the top and bottom parts and movable between folded and unfolded positions and cylinders for... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070180789 - Polymeric insulated glazing unit with molded frame: A skylight is formed with a pair of plastic panels having a similarly sized outer peripheral flange and a central region transparent to visible light, aligned in a stacked orientation with the peripheral flanges overlying one another and defining an enclosed central region in-between. Elongated two-sided elastic tape seal is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070180790 - Shear connector using perforated and/or cut out plate: The present invention relates to a shear connector having perforated and/or cut-out plates. In a T-shaped steel plate having a certain length, there are provided a plurality of through holes at a flange and a web. The flanges may be cut-out in biased method, and a plurality of through holes... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20070175105 - Ready to assemble shelter: The ready to assemble shelter includes first and second vertical faces made of fibre reinforced composite material, a plurality of sections, and securing apparatus for securing the sections side by side to form a structure, and for securing the structure between the vertical faces to form the shelter. The sections... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070175106 - Down spout guard made from non-woven material: A guard for preventing debris from entering a downspout of a rain gutter is provided. The guard includes a piece of non-woven material having a top surface, and a plurality of cross-sections that increase in area toward the top surface. The cross sections are generally complementary to an opening of... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070175107 - Self-adhered flange for use with non-flanged windows: An elongated flange material for forming a flange and a method for use in sealing a non-flanged window, door, or other fenestration product in a wall opening, wherein the flange material comprises at least one top coversheet and at least one bottom coversheet with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer sandwiched between... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070175108 - Plastic utility shed wall system: The present invention provides a system which includes injection molded wall panels, corner posts, and doors having integrated connectors which combine to form a family of variously sized wall assemblies and door assemblies for utility enclosures. The injection molding facilitates integrally formed connectors so that the panels, posts and door... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070175109 - Observation shelter: An observation shelter includes a plurality of generally upright walls including a first wall having a first window opening positioned therein and a second wall having a second wall positioned therein. First and second shutters are movable between respective raised and closed positions. The first and second shutters have respective... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20070175111 - Overlap one pair of semicircles for the folding typhoon defense combining structure: The invention related to an overlap one pair of semicircles for the folding typhoon defense combining structure, and it has installed several pieces of defend typhoon structure body between the left frame and the right frame of the window, its characteristic lies in: Defend structure body and include several even... Agent: Ci-jing Zhong

20070175114 - Wall system: The present invention relates to decorative and structural blocks designed to be installed as skirting structures for buildings, elevated structures and structural elements such as posts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system that uses specifically designed and manufactured masonry blocks that are used in conjunction with specifically... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070175115 - Wall system: The present invention relates to decorative and structural blocks designed to be installed as skirting structures for buildings, elevated structures and structural elements such as posts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system that uses specifically designed and manufactured masonry blocks that are used in conjunction with specifically... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070175112 - Crawlspace encapsulation with drain and alarm system: A drain and alarm system adapted for use with a crawlspace liner encapsulated crawlspace having a floor is provided. The drain and alarm system has a drainage base arranged to be disposed, at least partially, within a hole of the floor and a drainage cover coupled to the drainage base.... Agent: Perman & Green

20070175113 - Method and apparatus for deflecting liquid from a foundation wall: Rain water is deflected from the foundation wall of a building structure by a flashing of non-ferrous metal that is fastened to the foundation below the grade level of the soil. Soil is trenched and exposed about the foundation. Multiple sections of foundation flashing are installed in the trench around... Agent: Dennis T. Griggs

20070175116 - Water runoff deflector for a vehicle at a loading dock: A water runoff deflector for use at a loading dock includes a seal suspended from a wall-mounted frame. A truck can back underneath the deflector so that the seal rests atop the truck's roof. The seal helps prevent water (snow, rain, ice, slush, etc.) on the truck's roof from flowing... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070175117 - Storm shutter look out: A novel look out portal for storm shutters and the like used to protect buildings is disclosed and comprises an assembly with an interior frame and an exterior frame enclosing at least one transparent panel in between, and also including a cover associated with the interior frame that is moveable... Agent: Christopher D. Harrington

20070175119 - Window awning/storm panel system: An attractive window awning/storm panel system, that quickly converts from a window awning into a storm panel from the inside of the house. The window awning/storm panel system will help reduce utility bills, reduce harmful ultraviolet sunrays, and can be manufactured to fit most standard size single or double hung... Agent: Rayburn A. Haynie

20070175120 - Insulating glass panel and method for producing the same: The invention relates to an insulating glass pane, in which two separate glass panes (2, 3) are held at a distance from one another by a spacer (4), which consists of a strip and which has an inner side (12), and outer side (6) and two flanks (11). A drying... Agent: Orum And Roth

20070175121 - Sealing system for sliding door/window: A sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an anchor and a pair of opposing docking collars. The anchor extends from the frame or panel, and the opposing docking collars are disposed within a guide portion in the other of the frame or panel. The sealing system... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul LLP Attn: Steven M. Greenberg, Esq.

20070175122 - Device for vertically adjusting the jamb of a hollow door frame: This invention provides an improved device for permitting vertical adjustment of the jamb (11) of a hollow door frame that is adapted to be attached to supporting structure. The improved device includes: a member (28) attached to the jamb, said member having at least one tapped hole; and a threaded... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070175123 - Trim system for doors and windows with corner block assembly: A trim system is provided including a base and a block having complementary mating elements for being snap-fitted together. Trim of the trim system includes a mating element complementary to another mating element of the base for snap-fitting to the base. Fastening of the base to a wall material or... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070175124 - Radiator with cover and mounting board and method of installation: A baseboard radiator having notched fins. The notches are retained by a flange on a back plate mounted to a wall. The fins are further retained by a flange in the upper portion of the back plate.... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070175125 - Apparatus for adjustably retaining and sealing pathway conduits mounted extending through a wall panel: A multi-part mounting assembly for securing a plurality of individual pathway conduits relative to one another extending through a wall panel between adjacently positioned wall studs including two support members extending parallel to one another and defining therebetween a pathway conduit zone for receiving the individual conduits along with end... Agent: Sperry Zoda And Kane Suite D

20070175127 - Shearing force reinforced structure and member: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shearing force reinforced structure of an existing RC structure body that can simply and surely ensure a predetermined pulling-out rigidity. Then a shearing force reinforced structure (1) of the invention is configured with: a side wall (W) of an existing... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070175128 - Tendon gripping device: An apparatus for gripping smooth and/or deformed cylindrical or multiple stranded tendons (rods) commonly used in the Art of Construction, the apparatus comprising a housing (barrel), a plurality of jaws (wedges) within the housing, a tightening device to align the jaws (wedges) and to cause engagement of the jaws (wedges)... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20070175129 - Cogging piece: Cogging piece (1) for use when notching log constructional elements (2) to other log constructional elements (2) or to corresponding separate log constructional elements (9). The cogging piece is adapted to be attached to both ends of each log constructional element (2) and to the end of each end constructional... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070175130 - Mounting device for expansion cards: A mounting device assembly includes an expansion card (70) with a securing clip (72), a panel (10) and a retention member (50). The panel has a supporting member (16). The retention member includes a fixing portion (51) and a curved tab (58) pivotably hooking the supporting member and suspending therefrom.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070175131 - Multi-use conferencing space, table arrangement and display configuration: A partition assembly for use in a space including a floor structure and at least a first workspace where the workspace includes a first egress along a first side, the assembly including a first support positionable to extend upward from the floor structure adjacent the at least a first workspace... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070175134 - Tilt-up support tower: The support tower assembly of the disclosed invention includes an upper tower section and a tower base section pivotally joined together. The tower base section is also pivotally mounted. Both the upper tower section and the lower base section are readily pivoted selectively to be raised and lowered using a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070175135 - Fastener assembly serving as a product, or combined with other components as a product, allows automatic controlled movements in one direction and prevents movements in the opposite direction when forces are applied: A fastener assembly 10, in respect to forces which are subsequently applied, after the installation thereof, when forces is applied in one direction, this fastener assembly 10 is self adjusting incrementally, as needed in travel or actuation; yet when a force is applied in the opposite direction, this fastener assembly... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070175138 - Low cost integrated dwelling structure and method of making same: A set of vertical poles suspending therebetween, in abutting relationship, wall panels fastened thereto by threaded fasteners and floor panels fastened directly to the bottom edges of the wall panels by means of threaded fasteners.... Agent: Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP

20070175139 - Molded stone architectural product having a foam core: An architectural cast stone product for use in building construction has a unitary shell made of a molded cementitious material that partially surrounds and is affixed to a foam core. The architectural cast stone product has a mounting surface including an exposed surface of the foam core and an exposed... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070175141 - Apparatus and method for forming an elevated deck: An system and method for forming an elevated deck and support beam within a structure enables the pouring of one or a succession of superposed decks above a surface such as a floor, the ground or other supporting surface. The system includes a plurality of profiles which alone or in... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070175142 - Anti-scuff grid: A surface covering having panels supported by a grid framework. The grid framework is formed by a plurality of grid members, each having a main body. The main body of one or more grid member includes scuffing material. An anti-scuffing material is adhered to the portion of the main body... Agent: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Legal Department

20070175143 - Laminate floor panels: Floor panels (2) are shown with a discontinuous surface (31) layer and core (30), which are mechanically connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent edges, said floor panels comprising at least two floor elements (1, 1′), which are connected with glue.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070175144 - V-groove: The present invention relates to a floorboard and flooring with a decorative joint portion formed as U or V-shaped groove.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070175145 - Lath with barrier material: A rigid wire lath product having a backing material which may be used to reinforce coatings, such as stucco, applied to building surfaces. The product comprises a mesh of longitudinal wires and transverse wires having a plurality of spaced indentations. A layer of backing material having apertures which straddle the... Agent: George S. Levy

20070175146 - building formwork module: A building formwork module is described for use in a modular formwork system. The building formwork module comprises a body portion defining at least one elongate channel that extends through the building formwork module, the body portion having at least two sides. A first side is provided with a first... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070175148 - Resilient groove: A set of moisture proof floorboards and a flooring of such floorboards with a resilient surface layer provided with a decorative groove and/or a sealing means.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070175150 - Wall system: The present invention relates to decorative and structural blocks designed to be installed as skirting structures for buildings, elevated structures and structural elements such as posts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system that uses specifically designed and manufactured masonry blocks that are used in conjunction with specifically... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070175152 - Single strip - double web ceiling grid member: A runner for a suspended ceiling grid is roll-formed from a single strip of sheet metal so as to have a generally symmetrical appearance about a vertical center line, with a double vertical web and a double-thickness flange for supporting ceiling tiles. The bottom surface of the flange is continuous... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070175154 - Exterior wall panel with enhanced interior facing surface: An insulation backing for use in a siding product or an insulated siding panel that includes a backing member composed of a closed cell polymeric material. The insulation backing or backing member including a rear face having a planar surface and at least one geometric region that deviates from the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070175155 - Form for concrete walls: The invention provides a form for use in a concrete wall forming system to define wall sections meeting an intersection region. The form comprises: panels arranged in a spaced relationship to each other to define there between a volume for each wall section and an intersection volume for the intersection... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20070175156 - Laminate floor panels: Floor panels are shown with discontinuous surface layers, which are mechanically connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent edges, said floor panels comprising at least two floor elements whereof at least one of the floor elements is non rectangular.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070175157 - Panel attachment system: A panel attachment system (10) comprising a plurality of covering panels (12), a plurality of retaining members (16) to hold the panels (12), and a plurality of mounting structures (18) to secure the retaining members (16) to a surface (20). The panels (12) are held to the retaining members (16)... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070175159 - wall panel and wall structure: A lightweight concrete panel for use as an outer layer of a dwelling wall, said panel made of concrete mix of cement, sand, lightweight concrete aggregate such as polystyrene beads, superplasticiser and water, said concrete mix having a nominal density in the range of 500 to 1500 kg/m3. The panel... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070175158 - Timber end-joint: A timber end-joint for end-joining two structural timber segments. The timber end-joint invention is capable of providing stability in axial, lateral, and transverse directions of the joined timber segments, while also concealing the joint such that the appearance of the joined timber segments simulates a single continuous wood timber. The... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070175161 - Interlocking block: An interlocking block for interacting with other like blocks including a body having at least a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face and a pair of side faces. The bottom face can have a plurality of substantially identical parallel transverse indentations but only in the... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20070175162 - Flat foldable building structural panel: An essentially rectangular, flat, foldable building structural panel has a series of horizontal and oblique flexible joints made of silicone rubber impregnated fabric located on the inside of the panel. The horizontal and flexible joints create a series of geometric triangles that can be formed and folded into multiple configurations.... Agent: James L. Beyer

20070175163 - Landscape timber connector: A landscape timber connector includes first and second halves adapted for arrangement in an open timber-receiving position and a closed timber-surrounding position. In the closed position, the first and second halves cooperate to form a housing having a top, bottom, sides, and first and second ends. Mating elements cooperate to... Agent: Schwartz Law Firm, P.C. Southpark Towers

20070175164 - Frame or mesh mounted system for attaching a trim set to a mesh material surface: A trim set attachment assembly is provided comprising a retaining strip attached to a mesh panel encapsulated within a seat frame, and at least one tab extending from the trim set and securedly seating between the retaining strip and the mesh panel, thereby securing the trim set in relation to... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070175165 - Hybrid composite beam system: A construction beam useful for building bridges, commercial or industrial buildings, or the like has an elongated shell with an interior volume. A conduit lies within the interior volume of the beam that has profile extending along a longitudinal direction of the beam. A compression reinforcement fills the interior volume... Agent: Dewayne A. Hughes Ice Miller LLP

20070175166 - Partially prefabricated structural concrete beam: A structural concrete beam, and method therefor, comprising a prefabricated structural concrete portion and a poured-in-place structural concrete portion, wherein said poured-in-place portion comprises at least ten percent of the total weight of said structural concrete beam. Reinforcing extends from the prefabricated portion to the poured-in-place portion. In a preferred... Agent: Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP Attn: Docketing Dept.

20070175171 - Process of manufacturing composite panels with u-shaped stiffening members: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing panels (9) for aeronautical structures with U-shaped stiffening members (13) and I-shaped stiffening members (17) between their webs comprising the following steps: providing laminates for shaping the skin (11) on the curing tool (31); providing planar laminates (23) for shaping the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070175170 - Self-stick metal plate and method of applying the same: A coated metal plate is provided as a mechanical fastening device for a roof deck. The top side of the metal plate can have a coated layer, and the bottom side of the metal plate has an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is covered by a film, which is removable... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070175169 - System and method of building construction: A method of building construction includes mounting a rigid insulation sheet over an outer vertical surface of a concrete wall and applying a flexible membrane sheet over at least an above-grade portion of the rigid insulation sheet.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070175173 - Board construction assembly for reducing sound transmission and method: An underlayment for supplementing one or more mechanical properties of conventional wall, ceiling, or floor board is used to in a wall, ceiling, or floor assembly that may be fabricated on site. The assembly includes a first and second wall, ceiling, or floor boards which each have mechanical properties, and... Agent: Johns Manville

20070175174 - Retractable brace: One embodiment is a retractable brace comprising a telescoping portion including a first tube and a second tube, wherein the first tube includes a plurality of adjustment holes; a first bracket coupled to a first end of the telescoping portion; and a second bracket coupled to,a second end of the... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070175175 - Apparatus and method of dispensing conductive material with active z-axis control: An apparatus for printing a conductive ink onto a plastic panel including an articulatable arm having an end that opposes a surface of the panel. A nozzle is mounted via a nozzle height actuator to the end of the arm, and the nozzle is coupled to a source of conductive... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070175176 - Ultimate deck jig: A decking board installation tool, providing fixed and or adjust ability of multiple components. Comprising of an on board allen key which is firmly magnetically carried and non intrusively stored underneath the tool, when not needed for making adjustments to the tool. The onboard allen key universally fits and adjusts... Agent: Kurt L. Ott

20070175177 - Multiple glazing with thermal and acoustic insulation: A multiple glazing element including at least one pane of laminated glass of two glass sheets that each have a thickness between 1.5 and 2.5 mm, and a single thickness glass pane having a thickness between 3 and 5 mm. The weight of the glazing element is at least 30%... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070175178 - Ceramic honeycomb structure having reduced stress web-skin joints: A ceramic honeycomb structure having reduced stress joints between its webs and skin is provided. The webs define a plurality of cells, and the skin surrounds the plurality of webs and has an inner wall that is connected to peripheral ends of the webs such that a plurality of angularly... Agent: Corning Incorporated