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7574830 High strength lightweight material  
The disclosure depicts a high-strength yet lightweight material composed of interconnected struts that typically form a tetrahedral lattice structure.
7565774 Seismic isolation apparatus  
A seismic isolation apparatus features damping characteristics equivalent to or better than prior art, without burdening the environment. In this seismic isolation apparatus, a cylindrical cavity...
7478503 Fire stop frame assembly  
A fire stop assembly for bordering a conduit access through a building separation, includes a rigid body portion with an access opening with the access opening being adjustably closed to define a...
7441376 Base isolation device for structure  
A base isolation device for a structure capable of efficiently and effectively suppressing the vibration of a structural body in surface outside direction, wherein a tension member having on...
7383666 Blast-resistant window  
A blast-resistant window assembly is provided. The assembly has a window, and first and second brackets. The window is fitted within an opening having at least one wall. The first bracket has a...
7373945 Device for closing a conduit  
A device for closing a conduit ( 30 ) in case of fire includes a housing ( 11 ) having a receptacle ( 17 ) for receiving the conduit ( 30 ), a cutting and blocking member ( 20 ) arranged in the...
7331144 System and method for operating a barrier with a timer  
A pause profile is stored in a memory. An ambient condition is determined. The pause profile is accessed in the memory and a pause time is determined based upon the measured ambient condition. A...
7331143 Seismic base isolation by electro-osmosis  
A structure is isolated from a seismic event by inducing soil liquefaction in an isolation layer beneath the structure and soil foundation zone, such as by activating an electro-osmosis gradient...
7270498 Flood vent  
The flood vent has an elongated box-shaped frame having a top end, a bottom end including a floor, and opposing sidewalls that define a fluid passageway. The frame has an open front and a track...
7257928 Floor construction  
The invention concerns a floor construction comprising a plurality of surface portions ( 12 ) which each comprise at least one respective material with possibly different properties, in particular...
7234278 Unitary overpressure vent panel structure  
Unitary one-piece frameless overpressure vent panel assembly ( 10 ) includes a rigid, generally planar primary support member having a central relief opening ( 26 ), a rigid, generally planar...
7188452 Sleeved bracing useful in the construction of earthquake resistant structures  
A buckling restrained brace includes an elongate, hollow sleeve, an elongate yielding core extending substantially through the length of the sleeve, and a buckling constraining element between the...
7174679 A-frame shear assembly for walls  
Lateral motion devices are used in conjunction with shear assemblies to further dissipate shear forces on buildings. In one embodiment, the lateral motion device is interposed between the shear...
7134243 Blast resistant window framework and elements thereof  
There is described a profiled sash section for a window sash holding a window pane and intended for being installed in an outer frame of a blast resistant window. The sash section includes a main...
7127855 Temperature responsive roof vent  
A vent for a roof, said vent 2 includes a box 4 , shaped to be a somewhat vertical chimney, in order to maximize an upward hot air flow out of the vent. The box has an upper rim and the rim has...
7127850 Internal building pressure apparatus and method  
An internal building pressure apparatus includes, in a building with walls and more than floor, at least one pressure sensor on at least more than one floor. A connection is provided for connecting...
7100344 Shuttering element and process for manufacturing and repair of the same  
The shuttering element or similar, with a panel-shaped carrier ( 2; 7 ), according to the invention is characterized in that the carrier ( 2; 7 ) is covered at least on one side with a film ( 3; 6...
7073305 Compression ring horizontal bracing system for building structures  
This invention provides a construction method having at least one compression ring and its bracing and reinforcing tension plane installed at a targeted floor level, where the compression ring and...
7043879 Force-resisting devices and methods for structures  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a force-resisting device for transmitting forces and dissipating and absorbing energy across a discontinuous structural element of a...
7028431 Fire-resistant door  
A fire-resistant, aluminum, cementitious-material-free, insulation-free door adapted to prevent the spread of fire and heat passing therethrough, consists of: a door frame, a door hingedly mounted...
6996944 Fire barriers for multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints  
Multi-dimensional, multi-layered, fire barriers for use in multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints may comprise a plurality of fire resistant material layers and the method for making such...
6996937 Potential energy storage system  
The present invention relates to a system for generating electrical power using hydraulic supports on which a building structure is mounted. A pump injects fluid into the supports to raise the...
6988592 Door and door hanger device at elevator landing  
A door panel includes a surface board facing a hoistway, a back board facing a hoistway, and a reinforcing member for reinforcing the surface board and the back board. The back board is connected...
6971207 Explosion-resistant wall construction  
A wall construction with increased resistance to overpressure, such as over-pressure as a consequence of explosions, comprises an essentially flat panel with a wall panel that is welded to...
6957516 Acoustically intelligent windows  
A window having a frame with a windowpane disposed therein is provided. A first impedance discontinuity element is disposed between the windowpane and the frame adjacent a portion of a periphery of...
6918447 Fire protection apparatus and method  
A fire protection apparatus includes a plurality of bladders that are substantially filled with a non-flammable liquid via a manifold that is coupled to a source of non-flammable liquid and...
6848227 Intumescent floor opening frame  
A frame for bordering conduit access through a building floor has a rigid body portion and a lining of intumescent material on an interior surface of the rigid body portion. The intumescent...
6840017 Vibration control structure  
A building ( 1 ) includes square columns ( 2 ) disposed in such a manner as to extend in a vertical direction so as to support the vertical load of the building ( 1 ); girders ( 3 ) disposed in...
6820373 Fire protection system  
A fire protection system that covers and protects a structure from fire and other hazards. The system, which is electronically actuated, comprises primarily poles located on opposite sides of the...
6810626 Fire protection device for building structure  
Fire protection devices and related methods for isolating building structures from an external fire are disclosed. The fire protection device includes a rolled fire-resistant protective cover...
6772562 Building perimeter fire suppressing system  
A building perimeter fire suppressing system for preventing brush and forest fires from engulfing building structure. The building perimeter fire suppressing system includes a water source; and...
6763645 Protecting building frames from fire and heat to avoid catastrophic failure  
A system and related method for protecting a building frame from fire and heat to avoid catastrophic collapse, comprises a plurality of vertical structural members comprising substantially vacant...
6732479 Movable defensive apparatus  
The present invention provides a movable defensive apparatus in which a dedicated source of power for driving a relatively heavy defensive wall and an installation space are not required, whereby...
6725615 Service shut off device  
A service shut off device which is a selected length of a composite body adapted to be formed into a shape to fit in use around a service line. The composite body has a flexible casing ( 20 ) and a...
6679015 Hub seal firestop device  
A firestop device ( 10 ) and firestop assembly for use in a plumbing system ( 100 ) installed in a structure to prevent the transmission of smoke and fire through the plumbing system. The firestop...
6668491 Device for removing ice from roofs  
A device for removing ice and snow from roofs ( 10 ) comprising an inflatable sleeve ( 19 ) secured to a mounting frame secured on a roof under shingles or panels ( 56 ). Inflating the sleeve ( 19...
6662506 Collapse-resistant frame system for structures  
A collapse-resistant frame system ( 10 ) for a bridge or building structure includes a plurality of mechanically-interconnected columns ( 12 ) and beams ( 14 ). At least the lowermost columns are...
6658804 Self-bearing flexible curtain wall system  
A self-bearing curtain wall system is provided, the system including a matrix of unitized kinematically integrated cladding panels flexibly joined to a structural member so as to thereby...
6647668 Space erected inflatable structure  
An inflatable structure, such as a fabric confining a gas, can be regulated as to its shape by the provision of auxiliary tubes, integral or adjacent to the fabric which can be separately...
6643985 Tubular lead-in fixture  
A tubular lead-in fixture including an attachment element ( 3 ) for a temporary attachment of the lead-in fixture, and an axially extending, radially widening region ( 8 ) provided within an...
6574929 Fire-resistant element for the closure of a room  
A fire-resistant wall ( 2 ) has a window consisting of a fire window ( 1 ). The fire window ( 1 ) is a monolithic or laminate with the properties of a safety glass. At its end faces ( 4 ), it is...
6530182 Low cost, light weight, energy-absorbing earthquake brace  
An energy absorbing seismic brace for both retrofit and new construction. The brace comprises a central strut of either multi-legged or homogeneous section fabricated from low strength aluminum,...
6510660 Damping device  
A damping device receiving viscous fluid in an annular gap between a housing and a rotary member within the housing and converting a dynamic energy of the rotary member into a thermal energy is...
6502356 Blast resistant window framework and elements thereof  
There is described a profiled sash section for a window sash holding a window pane and intended for being installed in an outer frame of a blast resistant window. The sash section includes a main...
6469639 Method and apparatus for low power, micro-electronic mechanical sensing and processing  
A method and apparatus for low-power sensing and processing are provided. A method preferably includes collecting a plurality of sensor signals. The plurality of sensors include sensed data...
6438905 Highly effective seismic energy dissipation apparatus  
An energy dissipation apparatus for installation in structural frames to mitigate seismic effects comprises a scissor-jack system of braces with an energy dissipation device such as a viscous,...
6435455 Flow-efficient, static pressure-shielding, fire-resistant decompression panel assembly  
A decompression panel assembly ( 12 ) for use in an aircraft separation structure ( 14 ). The panel assembly includes a support pan ( 26 ) having an opening ( 28 ), a bull nose ( 64 ) extending...
6434893 Apparatus and method for placing elevated concrete slabs  
An automatic or active shoring apparatus and process for controlling the deflection of the beams and girders typically in an elevated structure prior to and while concrete is placed and screeded on...
6425211 Self-closing fire rated floor door  
This invention relates to a novel self-closing fire rated floor door. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel floor door which uses fusible plugs and compressed gas cylinders for...
6405502 Firestop assembly comprising intumescent material within a metal extension mounted on the inner surface of a plastic coupling  
A firestop coupling assembly for allowing the passage of utility members through a hole in a partition while preventing the transmission of fire and smoke through the hole. The coupling assembly...
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