Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 11/07

20070271856 - Workspace dividing system with integrated viewing portal: A system for dividing a workspace includes a wall designed to divide the workspace into a workspace and an area outside of the workspace. The wall includes a variety of features such as a slit extending horizontally across at least a portion of the wall at a level designed to... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070271857 - Building modules: A building module has an exterior shape generally of a cuboid having side, end, top and bottom faces, and fabricated from metal, the module being hollow and defining a space of a size suitable for occupation by a person. The module includes fastening elements (21, 69) to allow the module... Agent: Ronald R. Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070271858 - Methods and structures for reusing worker housing: A method for converting a worker housing module including a roof rafter to modify the appearance thereof, the method comprising: providing a worker housing module previously used to house workers in a dormitory style arrangement; exposing an outboard end of the roof rafter; and connecting a roof rafter extension to... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20070271859 - Spiked barrier: A low-harm spiked barrier for a structure such as a fence is disclosed which has a base having spikes. The spikes are spaced apart by a distance less than that required to obtain a finger grip or a foothold on the base between the spikes. The spikes are slightly rounded... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20070271860 - Waste tires foundation bags: The present invention is a waste-tire foundation bag. Stackable bags suitable for containing soil are filled with 50% waste tire portions and 50% soil. The bag openings are closed to prevent the contents from falling out. The bags are stacked in piles in a building-foundation excavation pit. Concrete is poured... Agent: James Minerve

20070271861 - Swimming pool and its building procedure: This swimming pool consists of a first sheet or layer of concrete (1) forming the foundation, on which general “C” profile prefabricated reinforced concrete parts (2a, 2b, 2c) are laid, which have tongues or clips (25, 26) projecting from the reinforcement, holes (22) to assemble side torque means (3, 31),... Agent: James W. Pravel Pravel Intellectual Property Law, PC

20070271863 - Elevator system: The invention concerns an elevator system comprising an elevator car with a working platform arranged for carrying people or materials and which by means of the interaction between a gear wheel and gear rack can be moved along an elongated generally vertical mast constructed from a number of mast sections... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070271864 - Steel-concrete hollow bodied slab or ceiling: The invention relates to a steel-concrete hollow bodied slab or ceiling comprising concrete webs, which are arranged in between hollow bodies, and a reinforcing layer on top of the hollow bodies and a reinforcing layer underneath the hollow bodies, wherein a hollow body is embodied as a peripherally closed container... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070271865 - Decorative molding system: A decorative molding system and method of installation is provided that has a base piece and a crown piece that are adapted to be selectively engagable to each other. The molding system is easy to construct and allows for the separation of the base piece and crown piece for placing... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20070271866 - Framing system and method for assembling the same: A framing system has a plank member with ribs protruding therefrom and a frame member with a receptor pocket therein such that the rib of the plank member is resiliently engaged within the receptor pocket of the frame member to secure the plank member to the frame member. The plank... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070271867 - Refractory tiles for heat exchangers: A refractory tile system is provided that includes a plurality of tiles adapted for assembly to cover the wall of the boiler. Each tile includes a main body has a front surface and a back surface and includes silicon carbide and a metallic phase including silicon. Each tile also includes... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070271870 - Manufacturing method for a prefabricated building panel: The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be installed at a building site to form a structure that includes walls, floor and... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070266644 - Method and apparatus for protecting a roof: A method and apparatus are provided for protecting a roof against inclement weather, e.g., a hurricane. In one example, the apparatus includes a panel system including a plurality of overlapping panels, a tie down system and an anchoring system. The apparatus may also include a rope guide that is designed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070266645 - 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 between at-least one quarter of an inch... Agent: Ruben Alcoba, Esq.

20070266646 - Shower or bath wall panel and method of forming same: A shower or bath wall liner panel 1 includes panel sections on either side of a fold 4 down the panel, and opposing non-planar formations 7 and 8 integrally formed in the panel on either side of the fold 4 from which after installation of the liner panel one or... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070266647 - Telescoping load-bearing frame assembly and use of the same: The invention refers to a telescoping frame assembly (1) for height adjustment adjacent a wall (23) comprising: bracket structure for structure load mounting; self-blocking telescoping columns for height adjustment; movement of telescoping columns synchronized by mechanical means and/or common control of individual actuators; one telescoping column part being wall-mounted with... Agent: Akc Patents

20070266648 - Adaptable covering structures: An assembly comprising at least two movable panels, each having an elongated profile and at least two pivot connections is provided. The assembly also includes at least two links, each link comprised of at least two pivot connections, each of which is offset from one another both in the plane... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070266650 - Whole house conveyance machine: The invention comprises a plurality of steel framing members that are permanently or semi-permanently affixed to one another to create an integral frame that does not have to be completely recreated to perform successive home movements on different sized homes and has sufficient structural integrity and dynamic load support systems... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070266653 - Combination window, screen, storm shutter and fire escape: A combination window assembly, screen, storm shutter and fire escape includes a fixed frame mounted into the building wall. A horizontally movable window frame, screen and storm shutter are positioned in the fixed frame, whereby each can be moved from a position covering an open portion of the frame to... Agent: James Ray Wood

20070266654 - Fire-stop device which is used to protect walls or structures or to produce a protective chamber: The invention relates to a fire-stop device which is used to protect walls or structures or to produce a protective chamber. The inventive fire-stop device comprises an insulation composition which is covered with a surface coating consisting of a mixture of potassium silicate and fine aluminium particles.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070266655 - Frame system with releasable couplers: Structure and method for assembling a structural frame for use in erecting temporary or permanent structures, which structural frame has a first component having at least one auxiliary elongated web section with an elongated entrance channel opening for allowing insertion into the hollow interior of a coupler component to which... Agent: Milton S. Gerstein

20070266656 - Block-type building stone used as a construction material for walls: The invention relates to a block-type component that is used as a construction material for walls, e.g., noise barriers and walls of buildings. The component comprises an exterior and an interior, in addition to a three-ply construction including the following layers: an external layer, which consists of stone or concrete... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070266658 - Building structure and a method of forming a building structure: A building structure comprising a footing (21b), wherein the footing (21b) includes a channel (23), and at least one panel (24), wherein the panel (24) is located within said channel (23), wherein the footing (21b) is disposed on a waterproofing membrane (22) which membrane extends along side walls of the... Agent: Jack B. Hicks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

20070266660 - Apparatus for covering a roof: There is provided apparatus for covering a roof (501). The apparatus comprises a waterproof membrane (102, 103). The membrane (102, 103) has a lower surface contactable with an uncovered roof (511, 512). The membrane (102, 103) has an upper surface with an integrated surface fastener system (508, 509 and 510)... Agent: James C. Wray

20070266663 - Door and window sill gasket: A sill gasket is adapted to seal the frame of a structure against moisture and/or air. The gasket includes a water resistant compressible material having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge and a rear edge provided with an upstanding backdam. The upper surface is downwardly sloped from... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070266664 - Method for repairing the surface of a board-shaped carrier: The invention relates to a method for repairing the surface of a board-shaped formwork element. According to the invention , it is provided that a formwork board has a coating that is meltable under the influence of heat, which, after having been damaged, is at first removed in part, the... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070266665 - Hip and ridge shingle, method and apparatus for making, and method of using same: A web of roofing material (20) is perforated for segmentation into plural trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22). In view of the perforation (24) of the web (20), the trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22) are pre-configured for use as hip and ridge shingles advantageously having edges pre-shaped to align upon installation to present an essentially... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070266666 - Panel in particular floor panel: The invention relates to a panel, with a tongue on a longitudinal and a transverse edge, projecting beyond said longitudinal or transverse edge, with essentially parallel tongue surfaces and a groove on the opposing longitudinal or transverse edge, enclosed by lateral panel sections, corresponding to the tongue of an adjacent... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070266670 - Pultruded utility structures: A pultruded utility structure is presented. The pultruded utility structure are pultruded or extruded in a pre-determined shape, in plural colors, is environmentally safe, aesthetic pleasing and resistant to damage from weather, animals, insects and resistant to corrosion. The pultruded utility structure includes utility pole, a lighting pole, a structural... Agent: Lesavich High-tech Law Group, P.C.

20070266673 - Resin encased lead furniture and surfaces: A decorative flat member comprises a rigid, substantially flat substrate having top, bottom, and lateral surfaces; a metal layer attached to the top, bottom, and lateral surfaces; and a resin layer encasing the metal layer. The decorative member can be a part of a piece of furniture, countertop, flooring, carpentry,... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20070261315 - Workspace dividing wall systems: A system for dividing a workspace includes a wall designed to divide the workspace into a workspace and an area outside of the workspace. The wall includes a variety of features and may be at least partially formed from a construction element including a sheet of metal configured to be... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070261316 - Removable panels for pool enclosures: A removable pool enclosure panel (26) having a panel frame (10) which surrounds a predetermined material, such as screen (6) currently used in conjunction with pool enclosures, and a means for removably fastening (25) the panel frame (10) within a predetermined section (7) of a pool enclosure frame (1). The... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20070261317 - Modular floor tile with lower cross rib: The principles described herein provide floor tiles and modular floors. The floor tiles may include small steps in a surface structure to increase traction. The floor tiles may also or alternatively include diagonal cross ribs to block the passage of debris and break liquid surface tension. The modular tiles may... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20070261318 - Kit for manufacturing an enclosure from prefabricated panels: The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be installed at a building site to form a structure that includes walls, floor and... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070261320 - Collapsible structural members: A collapsible structural member has been provided in which substantially identical modules made up of metal or plastic are threaded on a tensioning member such as a cable and are movable relative to each other in the collapsed condition of the beam and are brought together into a condition where... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070261321 - Method of building a direct smelting plant: Method of building a direct smelting plant comprising a metal smelting vessel (11) and ancillary plant components such as the components of a hot air supply station (24), an offgas treatment station (32), a solids feed station (41), a hot metal desulphurization station (47) and hot metal and slag launders... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070261322 - Under cabinet hook: A hook assembly that has particular application for hanging bananas. The hook assembly includes an elongated base portion. A bolt is mounted to one end of the base portion and a hook is mounted to an opposite end of the base portion. The bolt is inserted through a hole in... Agent: John A. Miller Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, P.C.

20070261323 - Seismically stable flooring: Isolation flooring systems, vibrational damping devices, and methods for their use are disclosed. The present invention has the advantage of having a minimum of moving parts, and being extraordinarily easy to install and inspect. In preferred embodiments, the invention is drawn to methods of isolating sensitive objects from the full... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070261324 - Precast stair tread with bolts: A stair tread having a width of 10, 11 or 12 inches. The tread length varies from 32 inches up to 60 inches in length. The thickness of the tread will usually be 2¼ or 3 inches thick, with a draft of ¼ inch and exposed edges having a ⅜... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070261325 - Plastic spacer stock, plastic spacer frame and multi-sheet unit, and method of making same: The present invention provides a multi-sheet unit with a spacer frame having at least three sides, at least three corners, a first sheet supporting surface and an opposite second sheet supporting surface. The spacer frame includes a spacer stock member having a first end, an opposite second end, the at... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070261326 - Integral screwless window assembly: A window assembly including a permanent frame portion, a removable frame portion, and a glazing panel sandwiched between. The frame portions are easily installed and include integral releasable connectors accessible using a thin tool inserted into a groove between the two frame portions. The removable frame portion can be removed... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070261327 - Air conditioning line flashing panel: There is provided a flashing panel mount adapted for an air conditioning unit which is located about an exterior of a building. The panel mount features a generally rigid panel that is attachable to the building. The panel mount further features a hood member which extends outward from the panel.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070261329 - Inorganic composite building panel: An inorganic composite is formed from a solution of KH2PO4 mixed with H2O, which is then mixed with a metal oxide and a filler material. The mixture of the solution with the metal oxide and filler material forms a flowable slurry. Fibers are then introduced into the slurry. The fibers... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070261328 - Prestressed, strong foam glass tiles: A prestressed, strong foam glass tile for use in construction. The prestressed, strong foam glass tiles of the present invention are capable of withstanding relatively large prestressing as a result of their relatively high compression strength. These prestressed, foam glass tiles will absorb and/or withstand more energy from an explosion,... Agent: Charles R. Macedo, Esq. Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20070261330 - Decorative curtain hanger: The decorative curtain hanger device is in an omega-shaped configuration that securely suspends one or more panels such as a shower curtain and a liner on a hanging fixture such as a curtain rod. The decorative curtain hanger shape allows quick and easy attachment and detachment of the curtains as... Agent: Calvin J. Liu

20070261331 - Decorative slab corner fastener: A device for releasably fastening up to four adjacent slab corners to a support wall or ceiling. The device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a number of slabs. A locking disk having a quadrant notch is rotatively mounted orthogonally to the surface of the slabs, and... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20070261332 - Arrangements for attaching components to surfaces: An arrangement is provided for attaching an automotive surface component, such as a carpet and/or trim, to a primary surface on an automotive panel forming a wall of an automotive structural member, such as a rocker panel. The automotive panel has a space therebehind and holes therethrough. Plug portions of... Agent: Laura C. Hargitt General Motors Corporation

20070261333 - Enclosure panels: A barrier partition made up of a plurality of uniquely configured individual panels that can be readily interconnected in a manner to provide a sturdy and secure barrier. The individual panels that make up the partition can be quickly and inexpensively fabricated and can readily be installed by unskilled workmen... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20070261334 - Corner bead drywall compound applicator: A device for applying drywall compound to a length of corner bead. The device comprises a trough for holding a quantity of drywall compound and an opening at the bottom of the trough through which a length of corner bead may be inserted. A removable block is located near an... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070261336 - Concrete wall fabrication system: A concrete wall fabrication system includes an endless track, mold carriers movably supported on the endless track for carrying a respective set of formworks for molding concrete into multiple concrete walls at a time, a concrete spouting unit set above the endless track and controlled to discharge a predetermined amount... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070261337 - Novel mineral filler composition: A composition comprised of asphalt and filler, wherein said filler is comprised of particles that comprise an inorganic core and a coating disposed on said core, and wherein at least about 60 weight percent of said particles are smaller than about 212 microns.... Agent: Howard J. Greenwald P.C.

20070261338 - Spring assembly for reshore posts: A metal reshore post for concrete forming systems is described. The reshore post includes an end plate to which is releasably attached a leaf spring. Clips formed in the leaf spring engage corresponding notches in the end plate. The spring retains the reshore post in its upright position during installation... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070261339 - Apparatus for reinforcing and firestopping around a duct extending through a structural panel: An angular flange for reinforcing and firestopping in the annulus between a structural panel such as a wall, ceiling or floor and a duct extending therethrough. The prefabricated angular flange includes a first flange leg to be secured to the duct and a second flange leg with a sealing member... Agent: Sperry Zoda And Kane Suite D

20070261340 - Method and system for installation of diverse exterior sheathing components of buildings: A method and system is provided for facilitating the proper installation and ease of inspection therefor of a sheathed building structure having a sheathing system comprising diverse sheathing units to be used for roofing and sidewalls thereof which incorporates a visual signaling system to ensure proper panel selection and installation.... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. Huber Engineered Woods LLC

20070261341 - Open bottom fiber reinforced precast concrete arch unit: A one-piece open bottom fiber reinforced precast concrete arch unit is buried in compacted soil and has an arcuate top wall portion integrally connecting arcuate side wall portions. The fiber reinforced wall portions have a configuration which provides ductility and flexure strength for effectively utilizing the surrounding compacted soil to... Agent: Alan F. Meckstroth Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20070261342 - Factory fabricated expansion joint cover: Expansion joint cover for preventing moisture and debris from entering through a gap in a roof cover or a gap between a roof cover and a wall by providing a bellows-shaped device positioned into the gap and covering the gap with a flexible membrane which extends away from the bellows... Agent: Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. Gaf Materials Corporation

20070261343 - Apparatus for enhancing reinforcing and firestopping around a duct extending through a structural panel: An angular flange for reinforcing and firestopping in the annulus between a structural panel such as a wall, ceiling or floor and a duct extending therethrough. The prefabricated angular flange includes a primary angular flange leg to be secured to the duct and a secondary angular flange leg approximately perpendicularly... Agent: Sperry Zoda And Kane Suite D

20070261344 - Rubber flooring and methods of production thereof: In various aspects the present application provides flooring materials and methods of making the same wherein the flooring material comprises an adhesion surface for attaching the flooring material to a substrate and an opposing bearing surface, wherein a cross-section of the flooring material has substantially the same composition along an... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070261345 - Air handling chamber: An air chamber for the housing of air handling components including an interior shell surrounded by an exterior shell, the shells being separated by materials of relatively low thermal conductivity. The interior shell is peripherally mounted on an interior base. The interior base is disposed within an exterior base that... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070261346 - Wind and water resistant back wrap roof edge termination: Disclosed herein is an assembly that relates to a roof assembly comprising, at least one first waterproof membrane for covering a building roof and a stiff member sealed within at least one second waterproof membrane. The stiff member being substantially aligned with a perimeter of the building roof, and the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070261347 - Panel mounting system: A panel mounting system for mounting ceiling and other panels is disclosed, wherein a bracket attached to the ceiling or other surface interlocks loosely but positively with a bracket attached to the panel, such that the position of the panel on the mounting surface can be adjusted before the panel... Agent: John Alexander Galbreath

20070261348 - Sheet metal mounting member for wallboard panel: A mounting member (10) for mounting a wallboard panel (14) to framing (12) comprises an elongated sheet member having parallel first and second opposite edge portions (16, 18) a central portion (24) and first and second angled portions (20, 22). The first angled portion (20) connects the first edge portion... Agent: Barnard Intellectual Property Law, Inc.

20070261349 - Shear resistant utility pole and method and apparatus for repairing a broken utility pole: A utility pole (10) includes: a first pole section (12); a second pole section (14) separate from the first pole section (12); and, a spring (36) joining the first and second pole sections together such that the first pole section (12) may, under an application of force thereto, tilt relative... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20070261350 - Flooring profile: The invention relates to a flooring panel having opposed pairs of substantially parallel side edges, a tongue connector member, and a groove connector member. In one aspect, the tongue connector member extends along one side edge and the groove connector member extends along the opposed side edge. The tongue connector... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070261351 - Process for forming wood mosaics for floorings and coverings: Formation of the mosaic is performed by joining a first sheet element made of plastic to a second sheet element made of wood, thus obtaining a bilayer laminate, which is subsequently cut into a plurality of elements. After an ageing treatment by abrasion, or by beveling, each element is placed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070261354 - Structure to enhance intensity of cemented structure: The structure to enhance intensity of cemented structure, which is to mix reinforced units into cement, this reinforced units is light and strip-shaped, reinforced plates are fixed in axial end of this reinforced unit, reinforced plates distributed in radial direction of reinforced unit are divided into two groups, of which... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070261355 - Tower sector frame antenna mount: An improvement for an aluminum lattice sector frame of the type used for supporting wireless communications antennas and designed to be mounted on a communication tower, is provided. Mating extruded components are used to provide fixed connections which restrict relative rotation and translation between connected parts while presenting a round... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20070261356 - Moment resistant building column insert system and method: A moment resistant building column insert system is provided that enables the erection of beams to columns, and the installation and pretension of connection bolts possible in a single stop to each beam-column joint in the field. Included is a building column insert with pre-hardened structural filler inside, and a... Agent: James E. Parris

20070261357 - Method for treating a defective piece of timber: A method for treating a defective timber has acts of forming a timber piece to have a desired diameter, applying glue into the fissure in the timber piece to fill the fissure, pressing the timber piece into a tube to close the fissure, drying the glue to form a useful... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070261358 - Plastic spacer stock, plastic spacer frame and multi-sheet unit, and method of making same: The present invention provides a spacer frame for making a multi-sheet unit. The frame includes a spacer stock member having a first end and a second end, and a corner key comprising a bendable elongated body having a first end in the first end of the spacer stock member, an... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070261359 - Plastic spacer stock, plastic spacer frame and multi-sheet unit, and method of making same: The present invention provides spacer stock for making a spacer frame for a multi-sheet unit. The spacer stock includes a first supporting surface; a second supporting surface opposite to, and facing away from, the first supporting surface; a base surface between and connecting the first and second supporting surfaces, and... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070261360 - Beam member of concrete forming apparatus having a supported nail strip: A metal secondary beam used to support sheathing in concrete forming apparatus has a support structure for a nailer that is substantially open to allow concrete bleed water, to readily drain away thereby preventing deterioration of the nailer due to extended contact of water with the nailer. In a preferred... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070261361 - Apparatus for forming concrete: An apparatus for forming concrete includes a form having a slot configured to closely receive a plate. The slot is defined by one or more annular surfaces having central axes perpendicular to a direction in which the slot receives the plate. A method for forming same includes providing a sheet... Agent: Emerging Strategies, PLLC

20070261363 - 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

20070261362 - Wooden web stiffener having chord nailing restrictor for wooden i-joist: A chord nailing restricting device features a chord plate combined with a wooden volume structure configured for lateral attachment to the web of a wooden I-joist. The chord plate is positioned on the bottom of the volume structure and features a nail restricting hole having a diameter that corresponds to... Agent: Johannes Schneeberger

20070261364 - Mould resistant sandwich panel: A mould resistant sandwich panel includes a plurality of frame members having opposed faces and opposed sides. Mineral board sheets secured to the opposed sides of the frame members, thereby creating a plurality of interior compartments. Either mineral foam, concrete foam or concrete is used to fill each of the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070261365 - Building facade construction system and methods therefor: A building façade system adapted to be installed onto an exposed surface of a building and provide a substrate for installation of façade elements (e.g., stone, stucco and the like). The system preferably provides a corrosion-resistant structure adapted to withstand extended environmental exposure. In general, the system includes a highly... Agent: Justin S. Rerko & Associates, LLC

20070256369 - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a modular housing structure: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a modular housing structure. One embodiment of the invention includes a modular housing structure. The modular housing structure includes a plurality of wall modules. Each wall module includes a plurality of wall panel struts. Each wall panel strut includes... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070256370 - 26-sided 16-vertex icosahexahedron space structure: A Building Framework with 26 sides (Icosahexahedral) and 16 Vertices, known whimsically as a Silmaril. It is derived from the fusion of 2 Icosahedral Frameworks into a single framework with 3 equidistant and parallel internal planes, one plane a perfectly symmetrical 12 sided elliptical equatorial, the other 2 planes being... Agent: William Whittingham

20070256372 - Component gable vent: A vent is formed from vent panels which are configured with one or more slats. The custom-sized gable vent is formed by cutting sections of the slatted vent panel. The sections of slatted vent panel interfit to provide the desired height of the vent. Trim channel is cut and sized... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070256373 - Insulated window panels: An insulated window covering for mounting over the external surface of a window frame in a building having a flat planar sheet of material designed to substantially cover the external surface of the window, and having a flat planar sheet of insulation secured to one surface of the sheet of... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070256375 - Window having reinforcing structures for security film: The invention is directed to a glass anchoring system that reduces the potential for demounting the glass having a layer of security film when a severe impact force is applied to the glass. A pane of glass is secured within a frame assembly having a lower frame member, an upper... Agent: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.

20070256377 - Rapid steel frame assembly: A framing assembly system for steel building that substantially reduces assembly time while maintaining excellent strength and mechanical integrity and has vastly improved resistance to uplift forces. Foundation assemblies or anchor structures are first precisely located before concrete is poured to form the foundation, encasing the anchor structures within the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070256378 - Means for dehumidification, perspiration, ventilation or the impermeabilization of walls, floors and/or ceilings: A device for the dehumidification, perspiration, ventilation or impermeabilization of walls, floors and/or ceilings by the use of a double fretted membrane of the known type, the shape of which defines longitudinal channels, characterized in that there is provided a peripheral section having a tubular body from which two pairs... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070256380 - Joints for concrete slabs, and joint supports: A prefabricated expansion joint for a concrete slab, the joint comprising a hollow extrusion of plastics material having an enlarged base portion for connecting directly or indirectly to a surface on which a concrete slab is to be made, a top portion for coming flush with the surface of the... Agent: Miller & Barns, PLLC

20070256381 - 'd' vent lath for support of roofing tiles on an inclined roof: A long life lath for a tile roof is provided. The lath is having water passage channels through opposing sides of the lath to allow water to drain from behind the lath by passing through the lath. The lath comprising a rigid structural expanded plastic material, the material selected to... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070256382 - Armature for composite and polymeric materials domain of the invention: The present invention consists of an assembly of materials, particularly wood-plastic composite or polymer for construction or building purposes, consisting in a matrix of these materials wherein a rod is inserted, a cable or a chord of reinforcement in a place of the tension loads, to increase the total capacity... Agent: C/o Paul Biron

20070256385 - Starter clips for siding boards: A mounting clip is used to position and mount a siding board to a portion of a wall disposed adjacent a foundation that supports the wall. The mounting clip includes a base that extends between a top end and a bottom end. The mounting clip also includes a shelf that... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070256386 - Joint member: A joint member 1 is composed of a hat joiner 10 and a joint cover 20, and the hat joiner 10 is composed of a base plate 11 to be fastened to the body side of building frame and a convex portion 12 protruding from the base plate 11 to... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070256387 - Multi-tiered, expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same: A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070256388 - Structural reinforcement member and method of utilizing the same to reinforce a longitudinal section of an antenna support tower: An assembly for reinforcing a longitudinal section of a pole, includes at least two load transfer rings formed by sleeve segments having radically opposed mating ends. The rings are adapted to fit onto the outer surface of the pole so as to circumferentially encompass the pole. The sleeve segments are... Agent: Matthew F. Jodziewicz, Esq.

20070256389 - Sheet metal web stiffener and chord nailing restrictor for wooden i-joist: A monolithic sheet metal chord nailing restricting and web stiffening device features a chord plate combined with a web stiffening structure configured for lateral attachment to the web of a wooden I-joist. The chord plate is positioned on the bottom of the web stiffening structure and features a nail restricting... Agent: Johannes Schneeberger

20070256392 - Automatic pinning process for building panel assembly: The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be installed at a building site to form a structure that includes walls, floor and... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070256391 - Framing table for building panel assembly: The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be installed at a building site to form a structure that includes walls, floor and... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070256390 - Trim joint for sealing gaps between panes of flat glass: A refrigerator case assembly is provided which includes at least two refrigerator case elements positioned next to each other and defining a gap therebetween; and a trim joint having a body portion for covering the gap and a mounting member for releasably securing the trim joint relative to the at... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (utc)

20070256393 - Method and apparatus for making a sloped surface: An apparatus (10) for creating a sloped surface comprising at least one leveling member (12) and at least one guide member (36) for guiding the at least one leveling member (12). The at least one leveling member (12) changes the slope of the surface depending on a distance between a... Agent: Peter J. Rashid

20070251158 - Building method and mould units: A mould unit is formed from injection molded plastics for economy and light weight. The mould unit is formed so that walls can quickly and accurately be assembled by stacking the units in courses. As the units are stacked, utilities are installed into ducts laid as required into the units.... Agent: Jay F. Moldovanyi Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee

20070251159 - Portable survival shelter: A portable survival shelter that includes a body having a generally elongated shape and a protective outer shell structure, a sealable entrance on the top of the body, and a base upon which the body is formed. The body defines a sealable survival chamber that is large enough to hold... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070251160 - Door system for a building: A door assembly having a structural inner frame that is secured between an interior sheath and an exterior sheath. The inner frame provides rigidity and strength to the door assembly and will not warp or otherwise lose its dimensional integrity regardless of the environment or usage. Both the interior and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070251161 - Double-curved shell: Triangulated shells can be free-formed but are uneconomical compared to translational shells that can only be flat. Scale-trans shells are limited in terms of number and arrangement of the openings. The present invention provides a free-formed, custom-tailored shell surface and a regularly shaped, mass-produced shell surface that can be assembled... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070251162 - Rollable roof ridge and ventilation element: A rollable roof ridge ventilation element for slanted roofs comprises a ribbon-type, air-permeable carrier material. Edge strips of an elastically deformable film are connected to edge regions of the carrier material. Each edge strip includes an upward-pointing fold in a longitudinal direction of the ventilation element presenting a wind-repelling lip.... Agent: Venable LLP

20070251163 - Tethering stakes: Tethering stakes of the nature intended to be pounded flush with or below ground level. Certain of the tethering stakes include a cap on the pounding end which is adapted for ease of placement and release of a tethering line. Accordingly, the tethering line can be removed from the stake... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070251164 - Liquid window shade: The Liquid Window Shade is a sealed double glazed window comprises of two spaced panes of glass sealed in a frame with spacer with sealed holes for connecting hoses for dyed water or other colored liquid to be pumped in or re-circulated, to block light coming in or decrease it... Agent: Zoltan Egeresi

20070251165 - Foldout bed module: A foldout bed module for use in a healthcare facility includes a plurality of service connectors and a foldout bed. The foldout bed has a deck movable between a raised storage position and a lowered use position. The service connectors are normally concealed behind the deck when the deck is... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070251166 - Polymer panels and methods of making the same: Disclosed herein are multiwall panels comprising micro-scale surface features and methods of making the same. In one embodiment, a multiwall panel is disclosed. The multiwall panel comprises, a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a rib disposed between and connected to the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and a micro-scale... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070251167 - Cable and overlay moldings: A cable molding primarily intended to be installed on a wall structure of a common hallway of a multiple dwelling unit below pre-existing molding, and an overlay molding attachable to the cable molding to conceal both the cable molding and the pre-existing molding. The overlay molding includes a panel molding... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070251168 - Cable protection sleeve for building framing: A sleeve for protecting a utility conduit or conduits passing through a hole in a stud used in building construction. A provided body portion forms a longitudinally extending hollow trough. The trough includes a circular side section, with a diameter defining a body width. This circular side section is changeable... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070251169 - Grouted rebar dowel splice: Disclosed herein is a grouted rebar dowel splice by which first and second rebars to be embedded within adjacent concrete sections are coupled to one another to hold the concrete sections together and resist tension and compression forces that are typically encountered during an earthquake. The rebar splice includes a... Agent: Law Offices Of Morland C Fischer

20070251170 - Building panel in particular for wall covering and method for the production thereof: A structural member (100), particularly for lightweight construction, is described, comprising a two-dimensional extent, and a plurality of adjacent arranged hollow shaped elements (11, 11A) extending across the two-dimensional extent of the structural member, wherein the hollow shaped elements (11, 11A) each have a continuous peripheral side wall (12) and... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070251173 - Flat strip with one or more slight bends with one or more guides and two or more terminal fasteners for interlocking three or more floor planks and a method of creating a floor of hardwood, laminate or artificial floor planks using a flat strip: This invention directs the joining together three or more building board of even widths to create a solid panel, such as a floor, side panel, decorative room divider or ceiling panel. The individual pieces of wood which are mechanically joined together without the need for glue, nails, screws or other... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070251174 - Wood door: A wood door includes a frame embracing a panel unit and including two transversely interconnected frame members. Each frame member includes two longitudinal components, two transverse components connected between the longitudinal components, two face plates, a first joint surface provided on one of the longitudinal components of one of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070251175 - Louver closure system and method: A fire resistant louver system and method of making the same includes a plurality of overlapping louvers mounted in a frame for insertion in a door or wall with the louvers arranged to define a circuitous passage there between that allows air flow from one side to the other of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070251177 - Tile which is to be used for covering surfaces: The present invention relates to a tile, which is to be used for covering surfaces such as a sloping roof or walls, where the tile comprises a central part with a first-end and a second-end. The first-end is adapted to be mounted to a batten through a snap engagement. The... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20070251178 - Tile and tile assembly for a roof: A tile assembly having a plurality of tiles adapted to join in an interlocking and repeating fashion. A plurality of tile assemblies can be joined to each other to form a roof. Each tile assembly includes left and right center tiles positioned side-by-side. Each tile has a generally diamond shaped... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070251180 - Movable walls for on-site construction: A system for partitioning an interior space includes a plurality of slotted, horizontal and vertical frame components configured for stable, permanent or temporary mountings. In one implementation, the frame components are configured to receive a plurality of different panels, such as glass or resin panels (or panes). The panels can... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070251182 - Drywall construction method and apparatus: Means for and a method of erecting block drywall wherein the blocks, or bricks, are, for the most part, rectangular in appearance and each provided, on their undersides, with a longitudinal and centrally oriented cavity extending the full length of each block and leaving longitudinal, horizontal, contact areas on each... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070251183 - Apparatus for connecting panels: Disclosed herein are connectors for panels. In one embodiment a panel connector comprises, a connector comprising a rib-hinging geometry, wherein the rib-hinging geometry comprises living hinges, and wherein the rib-hinging geometry is capable of expanding in area. In another embodiment, a panel assembly is disclosed. The panel assembly comprises, a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070251184 - Self-supporting modular wall: A self-supporting, modular wall unit apparatus. A wall unit according to one embodiment of the invention is prefabricated from reinforced lightweight for transportation to the construction site. The wall unit then is placed in prepared ground, where it is self-supporting. The modular wall unit incorporates an integral footer component, eliminating... Agent: Law Office Of Rod D. Baker

20070251185 - Dual-bias airbeam: An airbeam, inflated to create a structural member, has three functional layers in its wall: a flexible gas barrier and a braided reinforcing layer plus the novelty of an additional braided layer. Key design factors are the bias angles of the braids in the two braided layers: that of the... Agent: F. C. Price

20070251186 - Metal stud with bendable tab for bridging member support: The present invention provides for a metal stud for use in a metal stud wall. The metal stud has a pair of opposed flanges and a central web joining the flanges. The web is provided with at least one opening to receive a bridging member passing there through. The web... Agent: Dennison Associates

20070251187 - Tower adapter, method of producing a tower foundation and tower foundation: A tower adapter is provided, the tower adapter includes a cylindrical portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the adapter, and a first lateral portion extending perpendicularly to the cylindrical portion at a first end thereof and having a plurality of first through-holes. The ratio of a maximum longitudinal extension... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20070251188 - 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