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7621085 Racheting take-up device  
An apparatus for taking-up slack in a building hold-down system. The apparatus may include a base having a tubular shape, a slide having a tubular shape and a threadless interior surface, a locking...
7617642 Fastener assembly serving as a product, or combined with other components as a product, allows automatic controlled movements in one direction and prevents movements in the opposite direction when forces are applied  
A fastener assembly 10 , in respect to forces which are subsequently applied, after the installation thereof, when forces is applied in one direction, this fastener assembly 10 is self adjusting...
7596917 Sealing cover for a fastening device  
A sealing cover for a fastening device ( 26 ) for a spaced attachment of an object ( 5 ) to a constructional component includes a base plate ( 12 ) having a through-opening ( 13 ) for an anchoring...
7596923 Method of constructing building foundation having wall structural element embedded in second foundation element located on top of first foundation element  
The present disclosure describes a novel method for preparing a finished foundation comprising an embedded wall structural element comprising the steps of (i) preparing a building site to receive...
7591110 Building foundation  
A building foundation is provided. The building foundation includes a footing and a foundation wall supported by the footing. The foundation wall has a plurality of cells arranged to define a set...
7562503 Self-forming structures  
A process for the manufacture, storage and final assembly of self-erecting structures constructed from a plurality of materials and or articles, some or all of which may be flexible and some or all...
7559536 Structural glass railing base shoe design  
A base shoe that uses a simple internal clamp system that makes initial installation and removal a very simple process. This system eliminates the need for grout and costly wedge systems. Stainless...
7549263 Structural insulated panel with hold down chase  
A structural insulated panel includes a structural chase or cavity to accommodate connection of the panel to an anchoring device embedded in a foundation or load bearing footing. An embodiment of...
7549507 Duct wall structure  
The invention relates to an inner heat insulating and inner sound insulating structure of an HRSG duct wall in which a turbine combustion high temperature and high velocity gas whose temperature is...
7509778 Automatic take-up device with internal spring  
The present invention consists of a connection, having an anchored, elongated tension member, a fastening member attached to the elongated tension member, a resisting member that receives the...
7509777 Base connection for connecting a concrete wall panel to a foundation  
A base connection is provided for supporting a concrete wall panel on an underlying support structure. The base connection comprises a generally vertical mounting plate, a wall plate, a pair of...
7506479 Shear transfer plate  
A wall either wholly or partially made from a shear-resisting assembly that has a shear transfer device, or plate, disposed between the bottom strut and the underlying foundation. The shear...
7484339 Panelized wall construction system and method for attaching to a foundation wall  
An improved panelized construction system for providing a wall formation for attaching to a foundation wall including a plurality of block forming units adaptable for being both vertically and...
7469511 Masonry anchoring system  
A masonry coupling system for use in commercial and residential construction is described. In one aspect, the invention includes an anchor channel mounted on a structure. The masonry coupling...
7461490 Construction block system  
A construction block system that includes a block with slanted edges that coact with contiguous blacks to define spaces or grooves for receiving cementitious substances. Cooperatively aligned...
7461484 Customizable partition system  
A partition system includes an internally-open partition frame having permanent and removable frame members forming multiple vertical and horizontal wireways, with both lay-in and feed-through wire...
7458187 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...
7454870 Lintel supported masonry wall system and method  
A wall system or structure includes a lintel supported wall and footings for locating the lintel above ground. Tensioning rods extend upwardly from each footing for directly engaging an end of the...
7448172 Wall base plate to concrete anchoring system  
A wall anchoring system is used to secure a stud wall to a foundation of a building. An anchor has an open bottom for receiving a connector which threadably receives an anchor bolt and an open top...
7419335 Wall support system  
An arrangement for supporting a building wall, such as a foundation wall, against inward movement caused by shifting of adjacent soil or by hydrostatic forces or other forces acting on the exterior...
7412805 Modular buildings and materials used in their construction  
A modular building comprising: a foundation floor having secured therein a plurality of anchor elements; a plurality of wall-retaining track elements adapted to engage wall panels of the building,...
7406803 Multi-media workstation having a master rail system  
A multi-media workstation having a master rail system for permitting horizontal adjustment of the various components of the workstation. The workstation generally includes a console having a work...
7384223 Anchoring drill bit, system and method of anchoring  
A system, apparatuses and methods for anchoring are provided. The system includes two-stage drill bit and a method of anchoring into a two-stage hole drilled by the drill bit. The apparatus of the...
7356973 Top flange stud to plate tie  
A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of...
7340867 Fastener assembly serving as a product, or combined with other components as a product, allows automatic controlled movements in one direction and prevents movements in the opposite direction when forces are applied  
A fastener assembly 10, in respect to forces which are subsequently applied, after the installation thereof, when forces is applied in one direction, this fastener assembly 10 is self adjusting...
7325363 Foundation system for prefabricated houses  
A prefabricated foundation is provided using a plurality of concrete panels that are cast at a factory location to a predetermined uniform form and size. These panels are of a generally rectangular...
7293392 Multiple flexible track  
An elongate flexible track is flexibly positionable from an initial straight configuration to a non-straight configuration having a horizontal, vertical or compound curvature in which it is...
7287355 Balanced, multi-stud hold-down  
A hold-down for securing first and second support members in a portion of a building to an anchoring device extending from another portion of the building. The hold-down may include a first flange...
7191569 Telescoping pier foundation  
A telescoping pier foundation system ( 100, 100 a, 100 b ) comprises generally an outer shell preferably made of a tough material, such as, a suitable polymer or a metal alloy, having an internal...
7188453 Masonry wall supported fence and method  
A post tensioned wall includes accessible clamping plates at the ends of selected tensioning rods. Each post of a fence section is welded to a corresponding clamping plate to mechanically attach...
7178298 Building construction system and method  
A building construction system and method which includes an attachment or fastener device and a tool element for applying the device to a lower reinforcing rod. The reinforcing rod is part of a...
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...
7171787 Rectangular tilt-up concrete tank construction  
A rectangular tilt-up concrete tank includes a concrete slab with a metal plate anchored thereto, the metal plate defining at least one substantially linear concrete side wall location. A plurality...
7159365 System for making walls  
In a system for making walls, at least two pairs of connector plates are provided, each including receptacle for receiving an end of a structural member. At least one spacer plate is located...
7150132 Continuous hold-down system  
A hold-down system used to secure a building structure to the foundation, thereby enabling the building to better withstand forces like high winds and earthquakes because these forces may then be...
7146775 Wall system  
A wall system comprising a plurality of multi-section panels coupled by posts disposed between adjacent multi-section panels wherein each multi-section panel comprises at least two panel sections,...
7127865 Modular structure for building panels and methods of making and using same  
The present invention is a polymeric panel system and method for production and use thereof, enabling the rapid construction of a building foundation wall or other structure and in particular a...
7124545 Tilt-up panel and method  
A method for using tilt-up panels with chamfered sides, extensions below the panels ad receptacles for removable eyelets approximately ⅔ of the way up the panel. Inserts may be used between the...
7082725 Threshold tray and clip system  
In recent decades within the building industry, there has been a trend toward mass production of building components. The trend has included every part of structures except for the concrete slab...
7073299 Circle wall track  
A curved metal track for receiving a series of metal studs and forming a part of a curved metal wall. The track comprises a plurality of sections with each section being pivotally connected to an...
7062885 Foundation wall, construction kit and method  
The present invention foundation kit is generally comprised of prefabricated modular components and hardware, which can be used for easily and efficiently constructing a foundation for a moderately...
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...
7037060 Shrinkage compensator for building tiedowns  
An automatic, self-energized, length extending, take-up unit for general use in wall hold down systems. The take-up unit is generally installed as a separate element, independent of threaded...
7033116 Post-tensioned rammed earth construction  
A method for erecting structures composed of rammed-earth. A method of rammed-earth building construction is disclosed wherein walls are post-tensioned to enhance the ability of the wall to receive...
7021014 Manufactured building system and method of manufacture and method of transport  
A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge...
7021022 Attachment system and method for attaching wall or floor systems to respective floors or walls  
An attachment system and method for coupling a wall and a floor together during and/or after construction, and for facilitating final orientation of the wall and floor, includes first and second...
6955015 System for interconnecting wall blocks  
A wall is constructed from precast concrete blocks stacked in tiers in which adjacent blocks are secured together to increase the strength of the wall. Anchors are embedded in the tops of at least...
6941712 Mounting bracket for grain bin  
A mounting bracket having a vertical member with a back portion and side flanges where the back portion has a plurality of slots and holes and the side flanges have slots at both ends. Adjustably...
6931804 Prefabricated shearwall having improved structural characteristics  
A novel prefabricated shearwall is disclosed with improved structural characteristics in terms of its ability to 1) transfer lateral loads to the foundation, 2) resist bending moments normally...
6931798 Modular protection device for underpinning  
A modular protection device for underpinning for protecting underpinning from lawn care equipment includes an elongated trough having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are...
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