Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 02/08

20080047206 - Gutter retaining system: A gutter retaining system incorporating a gutter clip with gutter and retaining member. Retaining member is placed along the eaves. Various embodiments of retaining member permit its use with metal flashing and allow gutter system to be held against a building with straight fascia, slanted fascia, trim board and permit... Agent: Robert L. Mcrae Gunn & Lee, P.C.

20080047207 - Efficient layout and design of production facility: Methods for manufacturing a product or pharmaceutical product in an improved production layout are disclosed. The layout includes a production area which includes a hub which is at least partially surrounded by a manufacturing area. The manufacturing area comprises production stages used in the manufacturing process. The hub, having direct... Agent: HorizonIPPte Ltd

20080047209 - Refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising a glass door which has a metal frame into which a glazing pane has been inserted. In accordance with the invention, the refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit is characterized in that the metal frame comprises a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080047211 - Heat shielded sealing curtain: A sealing curtain adapted to seal against a vehicle parked against the sealing curtain is described. The sealing curtain includes a sealing surface for engaging the parked vehicle and a heat shield adjacent the sealing surface. The heat shield has a higher thermal conductivity than the sealing surface to dissipate... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080047217 - Snap fit pultrusion for housing elements: The invention provides snap fit pultrusion housing elements for joining structurally insulated panels suitable for housing and shelter construction. The housing elements include a pultruded panel body member having at least one edge, and a pultruded snap lock fitting on the edge adapted for fastenerless engagement with a complementary fitting... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20080047219 - Molded construction blocks having integrally molded knock-outs for creation of openings for electrical blocks and associated methods: Masonry blocks are provided with at least one pre-formed or easily formed opening for an electrical box without requiring that an opening be cut with a saw or a chisel. One exemplary masonry block has at least one integrally molded opening for receiving an electrical box. Another exemplary masonry block... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080047220 - Concrete-molded stone and ready-to-assemble construction made of molded stones: An essentially quadrate paving stone having a corresponding base block (21) is provided on all four side surfaces (25, 26) with flange-like, upright spacers (22) which are spaced apart from each other at intervals corresponding approximately to the width of the spacers, making it possible for them to make an... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080047221 - Steel frame beam-reinforcing metal fixture: The present invention provides a steel frame beam-reinforcing metal fixture that is capable of recovering the full strength of a steel frame beam to a greater extent than a conventional steel frame beam-reinforcing metal fixture for an S structure. A steel frame beam-reinforcing metal fixture is substantially fitted to a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047224 - Efficient layout and design of production facility: An improved layout for a manufacturing facility is disclosed. The layout includes a production area which includes a hub which is at least partially surrounded by a manufacturing area. The manufacturing area comprises production stages used in the manufacturing process. The hub, having direct line-of-sight to the production stages, can... Agent: HorizonIPPte Ltd

20080040982 - Marker board: A mobile furniture and accessory system for an office environment includes storage components, table or desk components, screen or partition components, paper management components, marker board components, computer support furniture and the like, for use in facilitating flexibility in manufacturing such components to user specifications and in arranging such components... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080040986 - Building system: A building system is disclosed having building constituent assemblies including wall panels (10), a flooring assembly (60), a ceiling assembly (94) and a roofing assembly (96). Each of the building constituent assemblies includes a supporting structure (12, 62) and a covering member (14, 64). The supporting structure (12, 62) includes... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080040991 - Modular stairway system: A modular stair system includes a plurality of upright support members which are spacedly positioned form one another to form an array. A plurality of treadle members are positioned adjacent one another to extend between the upright support members. Each of the treadle members is fitted with one or more... Agent: Trask Britt

20080040993 - Skylight having a molded plastic frame: The present invention provides a skylight frame design that is adapted to receive at least two panels of glass. The skylight frame comprises a stepped frame section that includes a lower step surface and an upper step surface. The lower step surface is adapted to receive a first glass panel... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080041000 - Arcuate wall construction: A method of constructing an arcuate wall including stud members (51-54) and a wall panel member (50) by (i) marking top and bottom plates (30) with markings (41-46) indicating where the stud members are to be placed, wherein the top and bottom plates have at least a three sided geometric... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080041003 - Method and system for edge-coating wood substrates: Engineered wood product edges are protected by applying a two part edge sealing composition to at least one edge surface. The two part edge sealing composition can improve holdout, hide, and water resistance. An edge sealing system and substrates coated with the sealing system are provided.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080041006 - Drywall bead with knurled paper flaps: A drywall joint assembly strip device comprised of an elongate core having a cover bonded to its exterior surface and extending beyond its longitudinal edges to form flexible flaps in which longitudinal, parallel grooves and ridges and/or spaced-apart perforations are formed for flow of joint compound during the installation process.... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080041007 - 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

20080041008 - Mechanical locking system for floorboards: Floorboards (1, 1′) are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system consisting of a separately machined locking strip (6) which is mechanically joined with the floorboard (1), the locking strip (6) being designed for mechanical fixing to the floorboard (1) by means of a joint, which is operable... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080041011 - Beam construction and method for manufacturing the same: A beam construction, particularly a so-called doctor beam, for use mainly in pulp and paper mills to carry blade holders (7) intended to hold doctor blades. The beam (1) is a composite-construction hollow beam, which also includes at least one composite construction pre-tensioning rod (9, 10, 12). The construction has... Agent: Joel D. Skinner, Jr. Skinner And Associates

20080041014 - Door skin, method of manufacturing a door produced therewith, and door produced therefrom: A door skin comprises an exterior side and an interior side for being secured to a frame member. First and second molded, spaced stiles lie on a first plane. A flat planar portion is disposed between the stiles and lies on a second plane spaced from the first plane. A... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080041015 - Machine and method for deconstructing a vertical wall: A machine and method are disclosed for deconstructing walls and other substantially vertical surfaces. The machine comprises a static, stand-alone support-frame. A carriage is movably mounted on the support-frame, which carriage is operable to be raised and lowered along the support-frame adjacent to a workface. To the carriage are mounted... Agent: Vermette & Co.

20080034674 - Cargo storage device: A cargo storage device, comprising lift parts (4) and (4′) for raising in which a plurality of load carrying horizontal frames (6, . . . ) and (6′, . . . ) are disposed at roughly equal intervals, a lift part (5) for lowering formed adjacent to and parallel with... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080034675 - Tower part for a wind turbine, an aperture cover system, a method for manufacturing a tower part and uses hereof: The invention relates to a tower part (6) for a wind turbine (1) comprising at least one wall segment (9) and at least one aperture segment (10) including at least one aperture (7). The wall segment (9) and the aperture segment (10) being connected by connecting means and the aperture... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080034677 - Rooflight: There is disclosed an improved rooflight 100. A first aspect of the rooflight provides a perimeter lip 1401 which protects an edge of a pane 210 of glass from being accidentally chipped or cracked. A second aspect of the present invention provides a channel for a blind 1100, which channel... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080034679 - Door assembly for a portable shelter with arched vestibule: A door assembly is disclosed for installation in a portable shelter with an arched vestibule. The door assembly comprises: an upper door support member, a lower door support member, a door in a frame secured to the upper and lower door support members, and a partition covering areas of an... Agent: David S Alavi

20080034684 - Building component: A building component is shown having a substantially rigid support frame (201). In addition, the component has a first substantially transparent or translucent flexible sheet (301) and a second substantially transparent or translucent flexible sheet (302) attached to frame (201) to define an inflatable element. At least one region (203)... Agent: James C. Wray

20080034686 - Alternative molding system and method of installation: A molding system and method for installation that covers existing molding. The molding system covers existing trim for doorways and floors with a more decorative molding. The invention includes a molding overlay that has three points of contact. An upper corner block covers the intersections of the existing doorway molding,... Agent: Gunn & Lee, P.C.

20080034687 - Embeddable device for passing conduits through a constructional component: An embeddable device (11, 41) for passing conduits through a constructional component (6), includes a tubular housing (12, 42) having an attachment flange (14) provided at one of its ends for temporary securing the device on a formwork (7) of the subsequently cast constructional component (6), and a receptacle (15)... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080034688 - Device for fastening a cover strip: An apparatus is described for fastening a cover strip (1) with a support arranged in the connection gap between a floor covering (5) and a wall (7), which support comprises a floor leg (4) grasping beneath the floor covering (5) and a wall leg (8) comprising a clamping receiver (9)... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080034692 - Expansion joint assembly: An expansion joint assembly for location in a gap defined between first and second structural members, such as sections of a road and/or bridge structure. Failure of the connection between the rail and reinforcing bars of a conventional joint is overcome by integrally forming these components as a single part.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080034695 - Building component based on a plastic foam material: The invention concerns a building component that is assembled from a plastic foam material and a reinforcement netting of a spatial structure being at least partly embedded in said foam material, in which the plastic foam material is provided with a layer of sand at the side where the reinforcement... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20080034697 - Rail-type fixing apparatus for installing panels: A rail type fixing apparatus for installing panels includes a rail 120 having an elongate shape and a plurality of attachment panels 30 inserted into the rail so that they can be moved. The rail 120 has a lower surface 120a, a top surface 120b on which the panels are... Agent: Venable LLP

20080034698 - Insulating and heat dissipating panels: Panels that provide structural integrity to building structures and enhance the insulation and heat dissipation capacity of a structure. The panels include an inner imperforate rigid layer of a first material, an outer rigid layer of a second material, and at least one intermediate rigid layer of a third material.... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080034701 - Building panel with compressed edges and method of making same: Floorboards comprising a core and a surface layer with curved edge portions, which are formed by a compression of the core.... Agent: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080034702 - Corner key with pathway: An apparatus comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first leg comprising a first surface and a second surface is disposed between the first and second ends. A second leg comprising a first surface and a second surface is disposed between the first and... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080034704 - Residential building complex: The present invention relates to a building complex (100) of the type containing eight construction elements (2) for residential use, situated at a suitable relative distance so as not to create visible interference with each other. Each construction element (2) for living purposes has a square plan base (3), at... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080034705 - Stacking bar for roofing elements: Various embodiments of the invention provide a roofing element that has improved stacking characteristics. According to various embodiments, roofing elements for installing on a sloped roof are provided, and each roofing element includes a body portion that defines one or more batten lugs and/or weather bars and at least one... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080034706 - Construction module: The invention relates to a construction module for erecting flat structures, particularly walls, comprising two parallel panel-shaped wall parts and a module core arranged between them. According to the invention, each wall part has a number of room-height solid squared timbers that are set on end. These squared timbers are... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080034707 - Composite constructional element and method of manufacturing a composite constructional element: A composite constructional element 1 comprises a plank profile 2 defining a rear face 6 and two opposed edge sections 4 and 5 of the constructional element. Each edge section includes an edge face 4a,5a. A cladding material 3 is moulded into the plank profile to extend continuously between the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080034708 - Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same: Floor panels (1, 1′) are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible locking element 15 in a locking groove 14 which during a horizontal motion is displaced vertically.... Agent: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080028694 - Construction weather shield and shelter system: A weather shield to protect workers and materials in a structure under construction from inclement weather while selectively providing stress relief to the weather shield from high winds in order to prevent damage to the weather shield is disclosed. The weather shield comprises a sheet of substantially flexible, substantially weatherproof... Agent: Cassan Maclean

20080028698 - Foam distribution parts with integral membrane fastening structures: A gutter and sheeting material holding device comprises an elongated body having a bottom wall, and side walls extending from opposed sides of the bottom wall. The bottom and side walls define a gutter for channelling a liquid. Sheet holding channels are provided at a distal end of the side... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080028701 - Molded fiberglass sidelite assembly: The present relates to a sidelite assembly having first and second panels and a window. Each of the panels has an inner edge extending outwardly from a major planar portion and surrounding an opening. The inner edge includes a first portion having a ridge extending outwardly from a distal end... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080028702 - Building construction components: A stud that may be used as a header, as a sill, as a jamb stud, in a support post assembly and as a floor girder. In one embodiment, the stud has a substantially planar web, a first flange and a second flange that each protrude from the web. A... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080028704 - Vented roof and wall system: A wall and roof venting system comprising a wall having an outer layer disposed outwardly of an inner layer with a plurality of spacers disposed therebetween to provide a wall air flow channel between the wall layers. Exterior air enters at the bottom of the wall and vented air is... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20080028705 - Foam backed fiber cement: A method comprises: providing a fiber cement substrate, and joining a porous, closed cell foam to a substantial portion of a major surface of the fiber cement substrate.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080028706 - Panel equipped with metal fabric: The invention concerns a panel comprising a metal fabric (TO) and fixing means (PLA, PP) assembled by bonding means, the bonding means being glue (CO). The invention also concerns a method for making said panel.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080028707 - Locking system and flooring board: A locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards, each of the floorboards comprising a body comprising plywood with several layers; a locking groove which is formed in an underside of and extends in parallel with a first joint edge at a distance from the joint plane, the locking groove having... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080028709 - Insulating lost formwork: Disposable framework (1) for insulated masonry in reinforced concrete, is provided with two polystyrene panels (2) which face each other and which are limited towards the outside by respective lateral surfaces (2e), and with at least two formwork spacers (10) which are assembled to the polystyrene panels (2), and presenting... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080028710 - Masonry block: A masonry block (1) comprising outer walls (2), at least one abutment wall (3) and at least one vertical cavity, at least one first channel in the upper surfaces of the abutment walls and/or in the lower surfaces of the abutment walls, wherein the abutment walls include vertical edge surfaces... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20080028712 - Apparatus formed from wooden strips and elastic structural adhesive joinery: A floor covering apparatus includes at least two elongate wooden strips and an elastic structural adhesive joinery. The adhesive joinery adheres longitudinal adjacent edges of the wooden strips to one another so as to form one or more joints between the wooden strips. Upper surfaces of the wooden strips together... Agent: Lang Michener LLP

20080028713 - Flooring and method for laying and manufacturing the same: A flooring includes rectangular floorboards with long sides and short sides, the floorboards being joined in a herringbone pattern, long side to long side and long side to short side, wherein the floorboards have a surface layer of laminate, and the long sides of the floorboards have pairs of opposing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080028714 - Tower / frame structure and components for same: A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) materials. The beam includes two sidewall extensions... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080028715 - Device for a bending moment deficient strut connection: A device for a diagonal strut connection between a pipe (12) and an adjacent structure (14) including at least two diagonal struts (16), in which horizontal and vertical forces in the pipe are transmitted to the diagonal strut by means of a first set of shear forces along the attachment... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20080028716 - Methods and arrangements for securing fabric: An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework comprising a framework, a grove in the framework, and a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of the locking spline into the... Agent: Thomas P O'connell

20080028719 - Floor truss systems and methods: A flooring truss system is disclosed for carrying sub-flooring materials such as a radiant heat source. A plurality of truss members carry a deck, foam, concrete, and tubing.... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20080028722 - Method of building a boiler frame: New and useful method of building a boiler frame that significantly reduces the use of high load-lifting height crane and improves the operation efficiency despite of bad weather is disclosed. Multiple levels of steel supporting posts 20 that are established beforehand are linked together with their top portion by beams;... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080028725 - Polymorphic components: A polymorphic component comprised of a plurality of telescopic beams 110, each telescopic beam connects between two ends, the first end is a controller end 120, and the second end is a free end 130, the controller ends are arranged in a circle around a central point 140. Said telescopic... Agent: Cherif Atia Algreatly Mathematical Inventing- Silicon Valley