Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052083000 | COVER OR ENCLOSURE SUSPENDED BY FLEXIBLE MEANS | 7 |
20080263969 | Vapor & moisture resistant carrier apparatus - The carrier apparatus used for suspending an object within the periphery of a concrete slab comprises an elongate member and a moisture membrane sheet; the elongate member comprises a first distal end, and a second distal end, the elongate member is oriented such that the second distal end is pointed in a downwardly direction and the first distal end is pointed in an upwardly direction; the moisture membrane sheet is comprised of a flexible material disposed around the elongate member; the moisture membrane sheet comprises a first surface and a second surface; the first surface is facing the first distal end of the elongate member and the second surface is facing the second distal end of the elongate member. | 10-30-2008 |
20090094904 | METHOD FOR BUILDING OVER AN OPENING VIA INCREMENTAL LAUNCHING - Methods and systems for building a stress ribbon structure over an opening via incremental launching are disclosed. Temporary support structures are constructed adjacent to a permanent support structure. The stress ribbon structure is constructed in a staging area and in sections that are suspended between the temporary support structures. Anchorage panels at each end of a section engage a blister on the temporary and permanent structures. This arrangement allows completed sections to be launched from the temporary support structure onto and along the permanent support structure. Sections are individually constructed and launched and adjacent sections abut along a lateral edge. Adjacent sections are aligned by adjusting tension in integral support cables and their ends pivot or rotate about the blisters via a bearing system with both rotational flexibility and low friction to support sliding in the direction of launching. | 04-16-2009 |
20100095606 | FACETED METAL SUSPENDED CEILING - A non-planar suspended panel system comprising a metal grid formed of curved main runners and straight cross runners extending between the main runners, a plurality of panels supported on the grid, the panels each having flat major faces with quadrilateral profiles, the edges of a panel being aligned with a pair of main runners and a pair of cross runners, each panel having flanges at its edges extending between its flat face and the runners in a manner that disposes the plane of its flat face generally parallel to chordal lines in the planes of the main runners between the intersections of the associated cross runners and main runners, whereby the panel system extends over a three dimensional surface and the surface is formed of a multitude of facets each formed by one of said panels. | 04-22-2010 |
20100122499 | SHELTER MODULE - The invention relates to a shelter module that is easy to set up and take down, and is intended, for example, as emergency accommodation to house persons who have become homeless as the result of natural events (earthquakes, fires, storms, tsunamis) or events of war. The invention furthermore relates to a shelter module that serves as a playhouse, animal housing, military or expedition accommodation, and the like. The shelter module is composed of hollow or textured chamber panels and has excellent inherent stability. | 05-20-2010 |
20100223859 | Canopy-Like Decorative Structure - A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a flexible panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The decorative structure includes a cable that supports the flexible panel and that is connected to a biasing member. The biasing member cooperates with a portion of the flexible panel to maintain the panel in a flexed configuration. A method of configuring a decorative structure with a flexed panel is also provided. | 09-09-2010 |
20110162294 | Double-layer Cable-strut Roof System - A double-layer cable-strut roof system includes a central structure and an edge structure, a plurality of sets of first diagonal struts and a plurality of sets of second diagonal struts provided between the two structures, each set of first diagonal struts being arranged alternately with one set of second diagonal struts. Or a plurality of sets of diagonal struts are provided between the two structures, each of which including a plurality of first diagonal struts and second diagonal struts joined together node to node, each first diagonal strut being arranged alternately with one second diagonal strut The roof structure may cover the underlying building space in its entirety or, alternatively, may cover a perimeter portion of the building space leaving the center area uncovered, or may be constituted by a plurality of structural units, which is adapted for spanning large areas devised for a wide range of building shapes. | 07-07-2011 |
20120000143 | CANOPY-LIKE DECORATIVE STRUCTURE - A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a flexible panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The decorative structure includes a cable that supports the flexible panel and that is connected to a biasing member. The biasing member cooperates with a portion of the flexible panel to maintain the panel in a flexed configuration. A method of configuring a decorative structure with a flexed panel is also provided. | 01-05-2012 |