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8074405 Rain collecting wall system  
A rain collecting wall system comprising a plurality of interlocking wall components each with a chamber for storing water; sets of teeth disposed on either side of the wall components, the sets of...
7818924 Foam insulation/shading system for transparent structures  
A periodically shieldable solar structure (10) comprises a cavity formed between a pair of light transmitting members (12). A foam insulation/shading system (14) is provided for periodically...
7802629 Fire protection system  
The invention relates to a fire protection system consisting of a first fire protection barrier in the form of a fire protection glass pane provided with preferably monolithic glass panels (1), and...
7721491 Method and system for storing water inside buildings  
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and system to conserve resources, particularly rain water, by providing for water storage within building walls and other structural components....
7603823 Wall panel and wall panel system  
A wall panel 100 has an elongate hollow body portion 102 having a storage cavity 103 provided therein for retaining water. The body portion 102 has a rectangular cross-section defined by an inner...
7441377 Heat dissipating beam  
The heat dissipating beam is an I-beam with heavy-duty conduits placed in the upper left and lower right hand corners. These conduits would be clamped in place and would be linked together via...
7322154 Cooling shade assembly and method of use thereof  
A shade assembly including reflective shade panels suspended above a roof or along an exterior wall of a building. The assembly also includes a shade box, such as one including an assembly of...
7290374 Vibration control apparatus using water tank located at top floor of a tall building  
A vibration control apparatus using a water tank, which is installed at the uppermost floor of a tall building, the water tank being formed at the inner wall surface thereof with horizontal...
7043887 Pre-isolated storage tank for cold liquids  
A storage tank (100) with a pre-insulated outer tank (110) has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall (112) of an outertank (110), a formwork (90) is erected with an...
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...
6796089 Building in suspension  
A building having columns supported on footings, and a flat roof supported on the columns. The roof contains a pool of water. Bolts are embedded in each footing. The columns are mounted on leveling...
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...
6718703 Roofing tile assembly  
Roofing tiles and associated methods are used in the construction of multi-functional roofs. Tiles are fit together to define an internal cavity which can be sealed to maintain a gas, liquid and/or...
6718702 Fire-resistant beams  
Vertical and horizontal beams in a building are hollow and are filled with at least one container, such as a sack, a ball, or a liner, filled with a heat sink, such as water. In a vertical column,...
6161362 Shade cover with evaporative cooling  
A roof-mounted shade assembly for reducing solar heat gain includes an array of fabric panels that are tightly stretched between upright support posts in an operative position overlying and spaced...
6076608 Fire-suppression sprinkler system and method for installation and retrofit  
A fire suppression sprinkler system and method for installing a sprinkler system in new and existing buildings. The system includes a manifold that supplies fire-suppression fluid to a set of...
5732511 Roof mounted fire protection system  
A roof mounted fire protection system adapted for use in association with a house positioned upon a yard, the house having a pitched roof with an apex and a side wall, the apparatus comprising: a...
5542220 Hydrostatic anti-vibration system and adjusting method therefor  
A hydrostatic anti-vibration system includes a main tank provided on a construction to be suppressed from vibrating and having a main tank body of substantially flat rectangular configuration....
5517790 Ceramic monument  
A monument assembly contaiing a monument attached to a base. The base is in the shape of an open container, and its walls (and the walls of the monument) are each from about 0.5 to about 1.0 inches...
5493820 Fire preventing duct system  
A duct system contains a narrow, liquid tight conduit filled with cold water which can be used to prevent fires in the ducts of chimneys, high rise buildings, restaurants and the like. If a fire...
5390729 Refractory element  
Cooling liquid flowing through cooling-liquid passages cools in heat-transmission manner an inner layer on an inner surface of an impermeable intermediate layer and is directed through a piping to...
5174128 Energy-saving protected roof systems  
A roofing system for a structure having a roof deck with upstanding edges about the perimeter of the roof deck, includes a waterproof membrane on the roof deck and extending from edge-to-edge. A...
5109779 Fire insulated partition  
A fire insulated partition including inner and outer walls to define an inner space therebetween, water pipes disposed in the inner space and having a plurality of water outlets distributed...
5088249 Roof covering or wall covering  
A roof covering or wall covering for a building or the like comprising a supporting layer having open channels, preferably made of corrugated metal sheet. Encasing structures, filled with a...
4924639 Method for restraining vibration of a floor and apparatus therefor  
The present invention provides a method of restraining vibration of a floor and an apparatus therefor.According to the method, a reservoir is attached to the floor which is supported from...
4873798 Apparatus for suppressing vibration of structure  
An apparatus for suppressing vibration of a structure. The apparatus includes a tank adapted to be mounted in the structure and a chamber defining mechanism, arranged within the tank, for defining...
4817346 Device for feeding preservative to wooden posts  
A device for feeding a liquid preservative to the lower end of a wooden post includes a cup-shaped container adapted to be attached to the lower end of a wooden post with the container having a...
4733506 Solar energy controllable roof structure  
Roof structure for transparent roofs with girders (11), each with a solar panel (15, 36). The girders preferably have a height equal to have the distance between each girder. Two trapdoors (13,...
4662287 Tanker safety system  
A safety system, particularly for use with fire fighting tankers, comprising a device whereby at least part of the contents of the tank can be caused to be rapidly discharged and having a hatch for...
4412477 Arrangement to counteract or prevent spreading of fire or smoke  
An arrangement to counteract or prevent spreading of fire, smoke or undesired gases through at least one passage, such as a ventilating duct, in a building. Said arrangement comprises a device...
4401165 Fire resistant sub-ceiling  
A system for increasing the fire resistance of support ceilings and limiting damage caused by water as a result of fire-extinguishing operations to the respective localities. The system including a...
4301631 Water cooling jacket for protection from fire  
This invention relates to a water cooling jacket for protection from fire which aims at the protection of a human body from fire. More particularly, it relates to a water cooling jacket for...
4253401 Supporting means for a water tank for a railway car  
Support means for a plastic tank in a railway car includes a pair of side members suspended from the roof of a railway car. Base members for holding the tank are connected to the side members....
4226554 Method and apparatus for absorbing dynamic forces on structures  
An apparatus and method is provided for suppressing the dynamic response of structures such as offshore structures to forces, such as that of wind, wave or seismic excitation. A storage tank for...
4223740 Fire fighting nozzle units  
A method of fire fighting wherein open ended nozzle units are mounted in high rise or like building walls so that fluid conduits may be coupled from outside the room or space containing a fire...
4216762 Combined structural support and solar energy system  
A combined structural support and solar energy system with parallel joists having tubular upper chords defining conduits through which a fluid circulates for collection of solar energy and tubular...
4191243 Channel beam having heat transfer fluid volume defined therein  
A channel beam is characterized by a base portion having upper and lower surfaces thereon with first and second legs depending from the lower surface thereof. A cross piece is disposed between the...
4174711 Fire resistant enclosure  
In the walls of a fire resistant enclosure such as a cabinet for storing heat sensitive, valuable goods or a room or shelter in a building in which persons can find refuge in the event of a fire,...
4143703 Thermodynamically integrated buildings  
A building structure includes a plurality of structural load bearing wall portions in thermal contact with the external atmosphere and further load bearing means located inside the building...
4100970 Panel formed of hollow plastic balls containing a fire retardant liquid  
Panels and other objects are formed by blowing hollow bubbles of plastic into a mold and stacking the bubbles in the mold in abutment with each other while the bubbles are tacky to form a mass of...
4078343 Mobile home enclosure  
A single, bi-level or multi-level structure is built having a foundation; spaced, parallel side walls extending upwardly therefrom; a roof connecting the upper edges of the side walls; and a...
4075798 Water cooling jacket for fire  
This invention relates to a water cooling jacket for fire which aims at the protection of the human body from fire. More particularly, it relates to a water cooling jacket for fire inserting an...
4074476 Tubular dwelling construction  
A tubular modular unit having an integrally formed outer structure, floor, and ceiling is provided which may be directly supported upon the ground. A plurality of the tubular units may be placed...
4040215 Decay-resisting construction of lower structure for wooden buildings  
A lower structure for wooden building, wherein a groove with open top face is axially formed on the top face of the continuous footing of the building so as to accommodate a wood preserving and...
4028854 Fireproof modular building  
A solar heated and cooled modular building includes insulated prefabricated wall and roof panels supported on prefabricated tubular wall columns and roof beams. Fluid circulating means is connected...
4012875 Overhead structural, fire extinguishing and ventilating system  
This disclosure teaches a structural, fire extinguishing and ventilating system for use in building construction. Parallel joists have tubular lower chords through which fire extinguishing water is...
4000850 Solar heated and cooled modular building  
A solar heated and cooled modular building includes insulated prefabricated wall and roof panels supported on prefabricated tubular wall columns and roof beams. Fluid circulating means is connected...
3935681 Fire screen for a structural panel  
A structural panel comprising one or a plurality of spaced sheet members has a frame around its edge. At least one body of material capable of screening the structural panel against fire is...
3893271 Basic beam structural member and structures built therefrom  
Disclosed is a high-strength, lightweight, basic beam of a single shape which can serve as a column, truss, girder, jamb or other structural member whereby an entire structure can be built using...
3837405 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ARCH SUPPORTED MEMBRANE STRUCTURES  
A fire protection system for an arch supported membrane structure comprising a plurality of hollow arches containing a cooling medium. The arches can be made water tight so that they can serve as...
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