Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 04/08

20080092456 - Thermochromic window structures: An energy efficient, thermochromic device that may be used to allow sunlight or solar radiation into a building or structure when sunlight is absent or at high sun angles and substantially blocks solar radiation when sunlight is directly on the window.... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080092457 - Articles for selecting colors for surfaces: At least one color selection article is provided having a plurality of color display sheets comprising at least one repositionable color ply over at least one backing ply and optionally at least one attachment member to attach the color display sheets together. Optionally a plurality of attached color display sheets... Agent: The Glidden Company

20080092461 - Sandbag wall system with sandbags having a waist portion: The invention provides a sandbag having a waist portion. The waist has a smaller cross-sectional area than the remainder of the bag, forming a bag shape that has greater resistance to movement when embedded in the backfill material supported by a sandbag wall. In use, the sandbags with a waist... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080092462 - Header arrangement: A header arrangement has an elongated, lower, and substantially horizontal flange with a downwardly open U-shape for embracing a wall structured along at least part of the length of the lower flange, an elongated, and substantially vertical web connected along and extending upwardly from the lower flange, and an elongated,... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080092464 - Device for holding panels and separation element: The device which serves for the adjustable mounting of a panel (1) to a frame element (5) provided with a lower assembly profile (51) comprises an anchoring bolt (4) serving to hold the panel (1) which comprises anchoring pins (42) on both sides which are held in grooves which lie... Agent: Saltamar Innovations

20080092467 - Fire collar: A fire collar (10) including a housing defining an opening (18) and a passage (20) adapted to receive a conduit therethrough. A layer of intumescent material (43) surrounds the conduit and is supported by the housing adjacent the opening. Torsion springs (34) are mounted between the housing and the intumescent... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080092469 - Assembly line plant for prefab panels for walls of buildings: Assembly line production plant and process for producing prefab panels. Assembly line production plant includes a plurality of individual assembly frames selectively openable and closable for assembling individual prefab panels, an opening station structured and arranged for opening the individual assembly frames, and first assembling and mounting station for assembling... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080092470 - Cornice/skirting mounting system: The present invention relates to a cornice/skirting mounting system and, in particular, to a 2-part system involving an anchor member (26) and an outer fascia member (28) which is removably attachable to the anchor member (26). The cornice/skirting mounting system of the present invention thus provides a complete system for... Agent: Bio Intellectual Property Services (bio Ips) LLC

20080092473 - Substrate element, modular tiling element, system of interlocking mechanisms and method of tiling: A substrate element 14 with a face 18 is provided, which includes two attachment formations 28,30 that extend along edges of the element that protrude beyond the face and two attachment formations 38,40 that extend along two edges of the element that are recessed from the face. The attachment formations... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20080092477 - Roof truss: A prefabricated roof truss which includes a bottom plate which attaches to the bottom chord of the roof truss in such a way that the bottom plate does not lift away from the top plate of an interior wall despite the vertical movement of the bottom chord of the roof... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20080092479 - Diagonal brace channel: A diagonal brace channel having a U-shaped first portion and a C-shaped second portion that is disposed to received a first diagonal brace member. The C-shaped second portion having a first top flange and a first bottom flange that are configured such that friction forces retain the first diagonal brace... Agent: Matthew G. Mckinney, Esq.

20080086953 - Downpipe filter: The housing G of a downpipe filter A, which housing is to be mounted between downpipe ends 1, 2, has an exteriorly oriented outlet 6, an inner sieve device 32 and a collecting trough 27 communicating with the outlet 6, upper and lower housing parts 3, 4 each comprising a... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20080086955 - Device for partitioning off a space: A device for partitioning off a space includes posts which are fixable to a floor; a wall or wall segments that are carried by the posts; impact members which are adapted to be arranged underneath the wall or wall segments and rest on the floor; a strut that connects respective... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080086956 - Drywall construction for supporting an installation element and method for fastening the installation element: A drywall construction and method including an installation element, such as shelving, a cupboard shell, or the like, for the keeping of objects including a frame construction with vertical upright profiles having a C-shaped cross section with legs, wherein the installation element is fastened to the upright profiles. The installation... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080086957 - Noise-attenuating laminate composite wallboard panel and methods for manufacturing same: A laminate composite wallboard panel is disclosed having multiple layers whose cross sections may contain internal and external non-uniformities and whose surfaces may be rough and non-uniform. The wallboard panel is similar in size and weight to a standard gypsum panel and can be handled and installed in a manner... Agent: Ropers , Majeski , Kohn & Benltey

20080086960 - Blast mitigation system: A blast-resistant window assembly (19), including a window opening (22), and a window (20) sized to fit within the window opening. The assembly further includes at least one anchor (28), which consists of a base plate (60) connected to the window opening. The anchors have a tongue (36), which is... Agent: Kramer & Amado, P.C.

20080086963 - Hold down clip and wall system: A tensionable hold down clip system for erecting metal studs for building walls, the system including a tensionable member; and a hold down clip having a base portion, a leg portion orthogonal to the base portion, and a mount on the leg portion configured for adjustably connecting the tensionable member... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080086965 - Composite structural panel: An improved composite structural panel and method of fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, the panel generally includes two outer layers or sheets arranged in substantially facing relationship to each other and an intermediate layer spacing the outer layers apart. The intermediate layer includes a generally rigid stiffening or reinforcing... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080086966 - Acoustic mount: There is disclosed an acoustic mount for dampening vibrations between two structures mounted or coupled in use to each other. The mount includes a vibration dampening member having a first portion, a neck and a second portion. The second portion has a head. The dampening member has a bore running... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080086967 - Fiber reinforced cement siding and anti-seismic reinforced structure of building using the fiber reinforced cement siding: The present invention relates to an anti-seismic reinforced structure of a building, and particularly to a fiber reinforced cement siding and an anti-seismic reinforced structure of a building using the fiber reinforced cement siding for improving moisture transmission performance by using a structural face material such as a fiber reinforced... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080086968 - Wall construction: A kit for forming a hollow block assembly to be used to construct a wall, the kit consisting of two face panels and a plurality of fasteners, each face panel comprising a plurality of spaced apart flanges extending perpendicularly from and attached to each panel so that a hollow block... Agent: Timothy S. Stevens

20080086969 - Reinforced decorative composite material: A reinforced composite material includes a laminate panel, a strengthening panel that includes a reinforcement embedded therein, and a layer of adhesive disposed between the laminate panel and the strengthening panel to adhere the laminate panel and the strengthening panel together. Preferably, the reinforcement in the strengthening panel may be... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080086973 - Structural metal element with improved thermal properties: Structural metal element for door-, window or the similar applications with improved thermal properties, having at least one interior surface, one exterior surface and one internal surface, where at least one surface of the element have improved optical properties by means of a surface treatment or coating. The surface in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080086975 - Metallic t-joint patch: A metallic T-joint patch is provided for application to intersecting and overlapping portions of a single ply membrane system of different heights. When applied to the joint formed by the intersecting and overlapping membranes, the metallic joint patch having an adhesive layer conforms to the void formed by the joint... Agent: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C.

20080086977 - Hardwood flooring board and methods: The present invention is a hardwood flooring board including a middle layer formed from a non-hardwood flooring material and a hardwood material upper layer which is secured to an upper surface of the middle layer that is thick enough to include decorative designs. The middle layer forms between 45% and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080086978 - Housing manufacturing system and method: A system for manufacturing homes is provided. An embodiment includes a final assembly facility located proximal to a subdivision where a plurality of the custom homes is to be situated. The final assembly facility is for receiving the planar sections from the sub-assembly plant and for constructing the homes from... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080086979 - Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing members using helical features: A method for fastening two or more steel framing members together with a fastener. The fastening technique employs a fastener having a coil section with an elastic characteristic.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080086980 - Building structure having improved household laundry functions: Structural elements and features are provided to significantly reduce the time and effort required in the household laundry process of collecting dirty laundry, washing, drying, hanging, and storing laundry. These same structural elements improve the quality of the laundry output. A reduction in time and effort is accomplished by locating... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080086982 - Insulating panel and process of making same: The insulating panel has a honeycomb structure core made of repulpable material and two skins sandwiching the core. Insulating particles can be used in the cells. One or both skins can have a layer of thermally insulating material, such as expanded polystyrene, for example. Nonetheless, by incorporating some repulpable components,... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080083172 - Multi-purpose anchoring apparatus and method: An apparatus is disclosed which includes a drilling device and a tube. The drilling device typically has a first end, at which a point is located and a second end which is connected to a first end of the tube. The apparatus also includes an insertion bar having a first... Agent: Powley & Gibson, P.c.

20080083173 - Bearing brace apparatus: The present invention is directed to a brace apparatus having a core member configured to absorb energy generated by seismic or other forces by undergoing plastic deformation. A buckling restraining assembly is included for maintaining the structural integrity of the brace after the core member has undergone plastic deformation. The... Agent: Metcalf Intellectual Property Law, Llc

20080083175 - Method and device for improving drainage away from buildings: A method and device for enhancing water percolation around a building or improvement area includes drilling a series of seepage holes beyond the deflector plates with drainage rods installed in the respective holes extending downwardly into the soil. The drainage rods comprise a cluster of integrally joined generally tubular features... Agent: John R. Benefiel

20080083177 - Stackable insulated unit for wall construction and method of fabrication thereof: A stackable insulated unit for wall construction for forming a self-supporting wall structure consists of two side wooden planks spaced apart and secured to one another with an intermediate insulating layer bonded thereto, and a plurality of stud longitudinal sections transversely extending through the insulating layer and being secured thereby.... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Equinox Protection

20080083187 - Split tile for attachment to a building structure: A split tile and a whole tile are for attachment to a building structure. The split tile includes a base section, a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section each extend from the base section in adjacent relationship. The first section, the second section,... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080083190 - Fabric column and pad concrete form: A lightweight and flexible concrete forming tube for columns and pads is disclosed, wherein the tube has a very thin wall of high strength fabric and a longitudinal fabric tab running the length of the tube. The tab is sandwiched between two vertical support members made of lumber. The vertical... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080083191 - Ceiling medallion system and method: One embodiment of present invention relates to a ceiling medallion for decorating a ceiling area (e.g., an area surrounding a light fixture). In one example, the ceiling medallion can be installed around an existing ceiling fixture (e.g., a light fixture or a fan), without removing the fixture.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080078128 - Lifting system and apparatus for constructing and enclosing wind turbine towers: An apparatus and method for mounting a wind turbine and blade assembly on the upper end of a wind turbine tower. In one aspect the apparatus generally includes a ginpole that is used to assemble the tower and a lifting frame or truss that is removably secured to a top... Agent: Grant R Clayton Clayton Howarth & Cannon, PC

20080078140 - Wall fastener: A wall fastener that attaches a wallboard member to a mounting track in a manner that allows for relative movement between an overhead roof structure to which the mounting track is secured and a non-load bearing wall. The wall fastener holds the wallboard in a fixed position relative to the... Agent: Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.