Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052309170 | Cementitious material | 20 |
20080302040 | Building Block - A building block for a building construction, where a number of building blocks put together form a wall or the like. The building block includes a rectangular, pre-cast building block having an outer surface layer on each side surface and an intermediate, insulating middle layer from a corresponding material with a lower density than the surface layers. The building block also includes at least one vertical channel arranged to receive at least one locking plug and/or reinforced concrete. A building construction is made from application of the building blocks. | 12-11-2008 |
20090049778 | WALL CONSTRUCTION - A tilt-up wall panel for use in the construction of a building is disclosed. The panel includes a composite slab that includes (a) a profiled decking sheet and (b) concrete cast on the profiled decking sheet. | 02-26-2009 |
20090049779 | Concrete reinforcement structure - This invention relates to a reinforcement structure which is used in providing cementitious mixtures supplemental support and strength upon setting, and more particularly, to a reinforcement structure which comprises a plurality of oriented reinforcing fibrous and/or filamentary components having a finite cut length, and fastening the reinforcing fibrous and/or filamentary components by one or more circumferential retaining elements. | 02-26-2009 |
20090173027 | CONCRETE MASONRY HOLLOW BLOCK - A building block having a body with three sets of opposing outer sides defining thereby a generally rectangular outer shape, the body having at least one passageway having an upper open end at a top of the block and an open lower end at a bottom of the block. An inner part of the block is comprised of a first material, and a second different material surrounds the inner part providing thereby an at least substantially continuous outer surface of said second material. A one side of a one of the sets of opposing sides having at least one protrusion extending outwardly from a planar surface of the side, and at least one cavity in the further opposed side of the same set of opposed sides in a position and of a size to receive and effect an alignment of a further block having the same shape and size of this first defined block, by receiving a or the protrusions into the cavity or cavities. | 07-09-2009 |
20090241452 | HYBRID COMPOSITE BEAM AND BEAM SYSTEM - The present application includes disclosure of various embodiments of composite construction beams and beam systems. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a composite construction beam of the present disclosure, the beam comprises an elongated shell having a length and an interior volume, wherein the elongated shell defines a first aperture. An exemplary construction beam further comprises a first conduit within the interior volume of the elongated shell, the first conduit having a curved profile extending along a longitudinal direction of the beam, and a second conduit within the interior volume of the elongated shell, the second conduit extending along at least a portion of the length of the elongated shell, wherein the first conduit and the second conduit are in communication with one another. In at least one embodiment, a construction beam of the present disclosure comprises a first flange positioned upon the elongated shell relative to the first aperture. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249724 | BLAST MITIGATION COATING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to methods of providing a blast mitigation coating system to a building structure and kits of the system. The method comprises the steps of: mixing and applying a water-based flexible polymer, a micro-fiber material, a mineral filler material, and other additives to the building structure to form a layer of coating; embedding one layer of glass-fiber reinforcing meshes into the coating; applying the second layer of coating; and embedding a second layer of meshes. The water-based flexible polymer comprises acrylic resin, styrene-acrylic, and vinyl-acetate ethylene. The micro-fiber material comprises polypropylene. The mineral filler material comprises ground silica and/or mica. The kit of the blast mitigation coating system comprises the water-based flexible polymer, the micro-fiber material, the mineral filler material and glass-fiber reinforcing meshes. Additional components may include a blend of Portland cement and dry additives, or a pigment, preservatives and rheology modifiers. | 10-08-2009 |
20090272057 | EMBEDDED CLIP ATTACHMENT FOR CAST ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT - A cast architectural element is provided, including a stone shell having front, end, side and rear walls defining an internal cavity, the rear walls defining a rear opening. A core is disposed in the internal cavity, and at least one attachment clip is provided having a first portion extending from the shell, and a second portion engaged in the core. A layer of mesh is disposed upon the core and the second clip portion, and a settable filler layer is disposed upon the mesh in the rear opening, such that upon setting, the filler retains the clip in position. | 11-05-2009 |
20090272058 | Surface Sealed Reinforced Building Element - A building element ( | 11-05-2009 |
20100018144 | WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INTEGRAL CHANNEL - An insulating concrete form wall system includes integral channels for routing wiring, cables and other lines. The channels are formed into the insulating layers of the walls and form part of the insulating layer. The channel members include a bottom portion having an interlocking device configured for interlocking with the poured concrete. The channel members have opposed side portions extending from edges of the bottom portion to define an open channel. Insulation engagement devices extend from the sides to engage the insulating concrete form elements. | 01-28-2010 |
20100024338 | PASS-THROUGH FIRESTOP APPARATUS AND METHODS - Herein are disclosed are apparatus and methods for forming firestopped through-penetrations in poured concrete partitions. The apparatus and methods use an intumescent firestop ring that can be used in combination with a removable sleeve. The firestop ring is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the sleeve form, near one end of the sleeve. The sleeve is positioned and concrete poured around it. After solidification of the concrete the sleeve can be removed to provide a through-penetration containing the firestop ring, secured to the solidified concrete. The firestop ring may optionally comprise one or more retainers and/or one or more insulating spacers. | 02-04-2010 |
20100064613 | Steamproof wallboards for damp room - The present invention relates to wallboards particularly for damp rooms, which boards have a steam-resistant layer which prevents penetration of steam. The boards are particularly suitable for covering with tiles and are prefabricated in such a manner that they are easy to set up and to adapt to existing damp room structures according to general existing standards. | 03-18-2010 |
20100251649 | Retaining Wall System - Retaining wall building blocks for receiving fill material during construction of a retaining wall, retaining walls constructed with the building blocks and methods of manufacture of the building block wherein the block comprises a cast cement body having a base, a generally upright face wall extending upward from the base, two generally upright side walls extending upward from the base and generally rearward of the face wall, the base, upright face wall, and side walls each having an inner and an outer surface, the side walls each having a top and a rearward most end, and a fill receiving cavity defined by base inner surface, side wall inner surfaces and face wall inner surface for receiving fill material, the fill receiving cavity having a volume wherein a ratio of the volume of the fill receiving cavity to the volume of the retaining wall building block is at least 0.75:1, respectively. | 10-07-2010 |
20100263312 | Expansion Joint System - A cover plate system for a gap ( | 10-21-2010 |
20110214374 | COMPOSITE BUILDING AND PANEL SYSTEMS - A building panel structure is disclosed, in which composite building panels are used to form a structure. A composite building panel is disclosed which includes a core and a coating applied over the core. In some embodiments the core consists of a frame and one or more than one insulating structural block. The insulating structural blocks can be encapsulated polystyrene (EPS) foam blocks. In some embodiments the coating includes an inner scratch layer and an outer main brown layer. The inner scratch layer can be formed of at least two layers. The outer main brown layer can include a fiberglass mesh embedded into the outer main brown layer. A method of forming a building panel structure is disclosed which includes forming a core using a frame and one or more than block, applying an inner scratch layer to the core, and applying an outer main brown layer over the inner scratch layer. | 09-08-2011 |
20110239570 | Concrete Masonry Hollow Block - A building block having a body with three sets of opposing outer sides defining a generally rectangular outer shape, the body having at least one passageway having an upper open end at a top of the block and an open lower end at a bottom of the block. An inner part of the block is comprises of a first material, and a second different material surrounds the inner part providing a substantially continuous outer surface of said second material. At least one side of one of the sets of opposing sides has at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom, and at least one cavity is provided in the opposed side in a position and of a size to receive and effect an alignment of a further block having the same shape and size of this first defined block, by receiving the at least one protrusion into the cavity or cavities. | 10-06-2011 |
20130008111 | Construction Structure and Method of Making Thereof - A construction structure includes a substrate made of a concrete material and having an external surface, and an external reinforcement attachment. The attachment includes an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface and has a non-uniform cross-sectional area along the reinforcement attachment. The reinforcement attachment is secured to the substrate with the inwardly facing surface bonded to the external surface of the substrate. The reinforcement attachment has at least first portions and second portions, the two portions are treated such that the first portions have a greater cross-sectional area than the second portions for increasing yield strength of the first portions whereby when the construction structure is under stress the first portions block or reduce spreading of strain sustained by the reinforcement attachment to avoid or at least delay complete detachment of attachment from the substrate. | 01-10-2013 |
20130298488 | EXTERNAL INSULATED WALL PROVIDED WITH REINFORCED POLYSTYRENE LAMINATE ANCHORED BY MECHANICAL FIXING DEVICE - An external insulation wall provided with a reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by a mechanical fixing device is provided. A leveling binder layer ( | 11-14-2013 |
20140013692 | MACHINE FOR DEFORMING AND CUTTING PLASTIC STRIPS FOR ENHANCING CONCRETE - A machine for deforming and cutting plastic strands of recycled plastic for use as a secondary reinforcement in concrete includes a multi-strand supply of recycled plastic and a mechanism for advancing the multi-strands into and through the machine. The advancing mechanism may be several sets of motor driven roller sets each of which is connected to a common motor by a belt. The machine includes three sets of deformation mechanisms, a heater for softening the deformed strands and a cutter powered by a separate motor for cutting the softened plastic strands. | 01-16-2014 |
20140311073 | Stucco Composite Building Panel - A Stucco Composite Building Panel is disclosed, in which a sheet of exterior wall sheathing and a cement board are attached together to form an improved sheet of building material for the construction of exterior stucco walls. This composite building panel reduces the amount of individual layers required to build a conventional stucco wall by providing an exterior wall building panel that is mounted directly to the stud framing that is ready for a finish layer of stucco to be applied. | 10-23-2014 |
20140373474 | EXTERIOR FINISH SYSTEM - Disclosed is an exterior finish system for building structures that includes a water pervious adhesive for securing an insulation layer to a water resistive barrier applied to a building wall substrate. Also disclosed is a building structure such as a building column or wall that includes the finish system and a method of using the finish system to assemble a building structure such as a column or wall. | 12-25-2014 |