Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 12/07

20070294952 - Car park: A car park (or other storage facility), comprising: a plurality of annular parking levels; an outer structure and a central core for supporting the parking levels; and a hoisting mechanism; wherein each of the plurality of parking levels comprises a plurality of parking compartments located between the outer structure and... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070294955 - Tower for a wind turbine, prefabricated metal wall part for use in a tower for a wind turbine and method for constructing a tower for a wind turbine: A tower for a wind turbine. The tower has an exterior side and an interior side. The tower is at least partly composed of prefabricated metal wall parts. Each wall part includes an essentially quadrangular portion having an outwardly facing surface in the direction of the exterior of the tower... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070294957 - Low profile vehicle turntable: A low profile turntable device constructed of wedge shaped sections with structural foam in between, support rollers on the bottom skin, a plurality of reversible drive motors inside a plurality of outer ramps around the exterior, and a concentric circular and perpendicular lateral band system for mounting the turntable on... Agent: Harry V. Mcgahey, Esq.

20070294958 - Modular room and structure: The present invention is directed to a modular room with rectangular floor space, a roof and side walls of a skeletal framework construction with sections, which is designed in such a way that it can be easily assembled, disassembled and connected to other modular rooms. The floor space is formed... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20070294962 - Column and hinge assemblies therefor: The invention provides a column comprising a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly comprising an upper portion (2) pivotally attached to a lower portion (1) for movement about a first pivot axis (5), the upper portion of the hinge assembly being associated with an upper part (12) of the column and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070294964 - Variable ground plan mobile pavilion: A mobile pavilion having containers arranged next to each other when viewed in a longitudinal direction of the pavilion. The individual containers are placed at a certain distance from each other when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the pavilion so that an intermediate space is formed. The containers have... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070294967 - System of interlocking wall and corner components for construction of buildings: A system of interlocking wall and corner components for construction of a building include a plurality of elongate key members and a plurality of elongate side members. The key members are arranged as horizontal pairs of parallel upper and lower key members sandwiching therebetween pairs of parallel side members. The... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20070294968 - Wooden material panel comprising a soft plastic layer: The invention relates to a wooden material panel, in particular a wall, ceiling or floor panel, comprising a surface coating that is applied in at least some sections. The coating contains at least one layer of plastic with a Shore hardness A of up to 90, preferably up to 80,... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070294969 - Reinforcement of foundation: The present invention relates to a reinforcement of foundation which comprises at least two base steel plates arranged to be upright with respect to the ground and shaped as a plate with a cutaway formed at a top portion thereof, a reinforced steel plate coupled to upper portions of both... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070294970 - Insulated concrete form: There is described an apparatus for a concrete form for an insulated wall. The apparatus comprises first and second wall panels arranged in opposed spaced apart parallel relationship, each panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge surface, a lower edge surface and end surfaces. A plurality... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070294971 - Composite bevel siding: A plank is disclosed. The plank has a cellular thermoform plastic substrate, a groove formed in at least one planar surface of the cellular thermoform plastic substrate, and a fiber reinforced thermoset plastic backing on the at least one planar surface. The fiber reinforced thermoset plastic backing includes a fiber... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070294972 - Anti-vibration sound insulator for suspended ceiling: The invention is directed to an anti-vibration sound insulator for a suspended ceiling which is intended to be used either in residential or commercial applications. The insulator comprises a metal furring devised to be fixed to the ceiling. It also includes a central part comprising a star-shaped element having an... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070294974 - Non-combustible reinforced cementitious lightweight panels and metal frame system for building foundations: A foundation system includes metal framing members that support a reinforced, lightweight, dimensionally stable cementitious panel. The foundation system is non-combustible, water durable, mold and rot resistant, and termite resistant. The panels employ one or more layers of a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070294978 - Web offset lug dry-stack system: Generally, the invention is a dry stack building block for constructing a masonry wall. The dry stack unit has a front section having an outer surface, an inner surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. The dry stack unit also has a rear section substantially parallel to the front... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070289225 - Family zone 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

20070289228 - Modular structures: The present invention relates generally to a building or shelter system 10 comprising a series of structures or modular frames 12A to 12F being arranged generally parallel to and laterally spaced from one another and interconnected with roof sheeting 14. The modular frames such as 12A are each in their... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070289229 - Triangular roof truss system: Inherently strong multiplicity of unique, planar, triangular roof truss frames or panels assemble into a replete, self-supporting roof system useable on a wide variety of building shapes and roof slopes. Compound angles on edges of truss panels facilitate connecting panels directly to each other either face-up and/or faced-down. Combinations of... Agent: Albert A. Aldo

20070289230 - Bracing for shear wall construction: A shear wall construction panel having a pair of load bearing vertical posts arrayed between upper and lower horizontal tracks or structural members is improved by the addition of a pair of bracing brackets for each diagonal bracing member. Shear wall bracing boot brackets at each end of the diagonal... Agent: Calhelha & Doyle LLC

20070289231 - Window for absorbing sunlight heat in warm weather that otherwise would flow uncontrolled therethrough and discharging the sunlight heat to the atmosphere while permitting relatively unobstructed vision therethrough and passing the sunlight heat in cold w: A window for absorbing sunlight heat in warm weather that otherwise would flow uncontrolled therethrough and discharging the sunlight heat to the atmosphere while permitting relatively unobstructed vision therethrough and passing the sunlight heat in cold weather therethrough for thermal warming. The window includes a frame, an inner pane, an... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070289234 - Composite decking material and methods associated with the same: A construction member includes a composite material offering strength and functionality. Embodiments of the present invention include a thermoplastic composite for use in applications such as decking, exterior siding, seating and furniture. In one embodiment, a structural member includes a glass-reinforced PVC core surrounded by a thermoplastic layer that further... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070289235 - Means for protecting a seal of a pipe and/or cable passageway from heat and/or fire and fire protection element therefor: The method for protecting a pipe and/or cable lead through from heat and/or fire by providing a heat and/or fire retardant sealing for a pipe and/or cable passageway using a dimensionally stable, deformable fire protection element using an elongate fire protection element which is laid in the pipe and/or cable... Agent: Pyle & Piontek Attn: Thomas R. Vigil

20070289244 - Modular synthetic floor tile configured for enhanced performance: A modular synthetic floor tile comprising: (a) an upper contact surface; (b) a plurality of openings formed in the upper contact surface, each of the openings having a geometry defined by structural members configured to intersect with one another at various intersection points to form at least one acute angle... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070289250 - Method for constructing and erecting a tower with ballistic resistant enclosure: A method for constructing a ballistic resistant tower entails forming a tower ring for a ballistic resistant tower and welding a ballistic resistant stub to a structural ring on a ballistic resistant enclosure. The enclosure includes a hatch to allow entry into the enclosure. An embedment ring with perforations is... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070283631 - Workspace dividing system: A system for dividing a workspace includes first and second vertically extending walls having a respective upper and lower edge and respective side edges. The first and second walls are arranged in parallel to partially enclose an area. A ceiling is included that extends between the first and second walls... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070283632 - Ring beam structure and method of constructing a timber frame: A ring beam structure (100) for use in constructing a timber frame (101) for a building comprises a plurality of rows (100a, b, c) of timber beams (1). Each row (100a, b, c) forms a ring beam wherein at least one row comprises a floor stage and at least one... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070283634 - Lifting cradle: A lifting cradle for use with a modular building system of the type in which pre-fabricated modules constructed off-site are inserted into openings in a support frame constructed on-site to produce a building according to a user's requirements. The lifting cradle has a central loading platform and two safety cages... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070283636 - Loading dock seal: The present invention relates generally to a loading dock seal. In one aspect it supplements an existing loading dock seal by attaching a flexible sheet vertically along vertical sides of the existing loading dock. The sheet wraps around the rear vertical edges of a truck body to seal any gaps... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070283641 - Valved moisture barrier: Moisture barriers are provided on both sides of an insulating enclosure together with switched vents/valves such that the enclosure is always vented, and possibly flushed, to the cool side. The number of valves used may depend on the volume to be vented and the speed with which venting is desired.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070283645 - Concrete reinforcement: Included are systems and methods for securing a support rail a predetermined distance above a deck. At least one embodiment of a system, among others, includes a frame portion configured to receive a support rail, the frame portion including at least one vertical support for reducing lateral movement of the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070283647 - Screed panels using fiber reinforced concrete: A construction panel for use with fiber reinforced concrete finish is disclosed. The panel includes a core member comprising a composite of wire trusses and foam blocks secured in a compressed shape. The core member also incorporates wire mesh strips having screed ridges for receiving and smoothing fiber reinforced concrete... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20070283651 - Insulator construction for pull down stairs: An insulating construction. The construction is formed from a blank construction having a square or rectangular central portion and a side section attached to each side of the central portion. Two wing sections are attached to each of two opposing side sections. The wing sections are attachable to an adjacent... Agent: Paul J. Cook

20070283654 - Break-away multi-purpose flooring transition: 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 can be manipulated to form an end molding, a T-molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, and/or a... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, L.L.P.

20070283663 - Method of creating a dual curve support structure: A program for defining a support structure for a dual curved surface preferably runs on computer equipment (10) and receives a definition of the surface. The program then extracts a first curve and a second curve from the definition. The program defines at least two headers (14) matching the first... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070277445 - Locking mechanism for use with staging system: A staging system includes a locking mechanism that enables adjacent staging modules to be locked together in multiple positions to form a stage. The locking mechanism is able to be operated from above the stage.... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20070277452 - Floor for a cultivation area: A floor for a cultivation area such as a greenhouse. An accommodating hole is excavated in the ground and a flexible holder for liquid such as water is placed therein. The top of said holder is provided with a supporting plate. By varying the level of the supporting plate, the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070277453 - Matting for carrying heavy loads over soft soil foundations: A matting surface capable of carrying military equipment having a first flooring member and a second flooring member is disclosed. The first flooring member is substantially parallel to the second flooring member. Both flooring members have an end with an extending tabular member and a grooved end that is structured... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070277456 - Arch assembly for door frame: An assembly includes a pair of side walls and a base wall connected to and extending between the side walls. Each side wall has a triangular configuration defined by a pair side edges and an arcuate edge extending between the side edges. A plurality of first connectors, i.e. openings are... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070277458 - Fireproof louvered closures such as doors and windows, and methods for providing the same: A fireproof louver panel includes a panel frame and a plurality of longitudinally extending slats attached to the panel frame. One or more of the slats has a shell and an intumescent layer that expands under heat to form an airtight seal. A fireproof door or window may include an... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070277460 - Hurricane roof suspension system: I, James N. Atwood, have invented a new design of and for a Hurricane Roof Suspension System, as set forth in the following specification. The claimed Hurricane Roof Suspension System is to retain the roof to the dwelling in which will enhance the safety of property and life when used.... Agent: James N. Atwood

20070277461 - Ventilated translucent block with solar reflective panel: A vented hollow translucent/transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a sheet of solar radiation reflective material disposed therein to define two compartments within the plastic block. A vent is disposed in a side wall of the plastic block in fluid communication with each of the compartments to... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070277462 - Composite board: A composite board and a method of manufacture thereof which board has a moulded front wall, a sheet insert which is attached to the front wall, a frame element which is attached to the front wall and the insert and an adhesive which acts between the front wall, the insert... Agent: Jennifer P. Yancy Jones, Tullar & Cooper

20070277464 - Lining structure: The lining structure of the present invention comprises lining plates each having supporting portions formed at two opposite sides of a square lining plate body via bent step portions, and covering portions formed at the remaining sides of the lining plate body; the lining plates being arranged in longitudinal and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070277470 - Lightweight structural panel: What is described is a lightweight structural panel which comprises a planarly extended outer skin of given thickness and stiffening elements which are connected to this outer skin and are arranged at a given distance from one another. According to the invention, the outer skin is formed by component layers... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070277472 - Building block and system for manufacture: A compressed building block formed of a pre-mix of fly ash, Class C type, are combined with various aggregates either ground wood and/or chips, having maybe a small amount of Portland cement added thereto, moisturized, and then either molded, extruded or compressed in a press into the configuration of a... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20070277473 - Interlocking interior trim: The interlocking interior trim is a modular baseboard system that may be installed without using additional specialized tools or materials. The baseboard sections are stackable, and will connect to each other before being secured to the wall. The interlocking trim can be used around the walls of a room or... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070277475 - Drywall mud hopper for inside and outside corners: A drywall hopper assembly that contains a double blade that can apply drywall mud to both interior and exterior drywall corners with no blade change. A zigzag blade can contain two grooves, one for interior corners and one for exterior corners. With this blade arrangement, an operator can quickly move... Agent: Clifford Kraft

20070277476 - Wall systems: A modular wall system (1) for constructing temporary buildings such as warehouses comprises a plurality of elongate panel members (2) arranged to extend horizontally between a pair of upright support members (3, 4). The panel members (2) are stacked one on top of another in a vertical plane to form... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP