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7373762 Multi-functional assembly including a panel and stud with oppositely configured ā€œVā€ notches along a cross sectional configuration  
A multi-functional building assembly includes a plurality of elongated studs, each of the studs including a recessed notch defined in axially extending fashion along first and second opposite...
7331149 Drywall backing apparatus and method of installing same  
A method and apparatus for installing backing in walls which include a first, second and third upright U-shaped stud. A first backing member has a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, a first...
7331148 Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs  
A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular...
7308778 Metal stud frame  
A metallic stud for use in the framing of structures, the stud definable in terms of an x, y, z coordinate system, in which the z-axis corresponds to the gravity vector. The metallic stud includes...
7282252 Faced insulation assembly and method  
The facing of a faced building insulation assembly includes a central field portion with a selected water vapor permeance rating that is bonded to an insulation layer to provide the faced building...
7225593 Post-framing system  
The present invention provides a post-framing system for building construction. The post-framing system includes support posts and wall sections that can be prefabricated and transported to the job...
7207148 Wall structures  
A downwardly opening upper channel member ( 10 ) is positioned above an upwardly opening lower channel member ( 12 ). A lower end portion of the stud ( 14 ) is received in the lower channel member...
7196024 Method for producing protective drainage wraps  
A protective drainage wrap comprises a first portion, a second portion and a solid sheet portion. The first portion comprises cross-woven or cross-laminate material in the machine direction and in...
7181887 Framing lumber products and methods  
Lumber having stud locator markings spaced along lengths thereof. The marked lumber assists in layout and assembly of a frame wall comprising bottom plate, top plate, and a plurality of studs...
7178304 Clip framing system  
A framing system for adjustably connecting building components comprising an outer stud, an interior support member, and a connecting clip.
7171789 Shear wall construction  
A shear wall construction and method for assembling the same is disclosed. A plywood sheet includes close laterally-spaced pairs of vertical studs or posts proximate each lateral end. A...
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...
7127862 Connectors, tracks and system for smooth-faced metal framing  
A novel system for constructing smooth-faced metal framing and novel connectors therefore. The system and connectors of the present invention utilize known metal framing or wall studs that...
7127857 Subfloor assembly for athletic playing surface having improved deflection characteristics  
A floor support assembly including first and second subfloors is disclosed. The first subfloor is supported over a substrate by a plurality of pads. Each pad is housed in a corresponding recess...
7127856 Insulated stud panel and method of making such  
A stud panel and method of making a stud panel where interior sheathing may be a temporary piece of transparent plastic or a permanent panel of sheet rock so as to retain insulation in place and...
7100342 Building panel  
A modular building panel comprising a rectangular frame 11 having one face covered in a water resistant board 16 with the other face also covered in a board material 17 , the frame having top...
7073302 Wall and partition construction and method using hat-channel members  
An improved wall and partition construction method that is more time and cost efficient to construct than conventional methods, and that includes no exterior attachment means, thus providing a...
7051488 Sub-rigid fast-form barrier system  
The invention disclosed herein is remarkable in its simplicity and promises wide commercial application as the labor costs for construction become increasingly prohibitive. The extraordinary...
7051484 Metal stud frame element construction panel  
The instant invention relates to a metallic stud frame construction panel definable in terms of an x, y, z coordinate system. Each stud of the panel includes a z-axis elongate substantially...
7007432 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...
6976345 Cementitious based structural lumber product and externally reinforced lightweight retaining wall system  
The invention includes a method for constructing buildings using non-wood construction products and buildings constructed from such non-wood construction products. The invention further includes a...
6968661 Stiffener construction having a snap-on connector, for use with a wall panel shell in a wall system  
A connection system for securing a wall panel shell to a frame member. The frame member includes a groove and the shell includes a mounting member received within the groove. The shell includes a...
6951087 Panel mounting system for constructing a wall  
The mounting system comprises a grid of vertically upright C-profiles which are pushed with their lower and upper ends into horizontally extending U-profiles. Bracket clips are fitted to outer...
6938387 Length adjustable composite stud  
A length adjustable composite stud combining the advantages associated with metal studs with the advantages associated with conventional wood studs. The composite stud also allows for customized...
6920734 Bridging system for off-module studs  
A metal stud wall and method of assembling the same are characterized by a stud bridging/spacing member generally having at least three longitudinally spaced apart notches for receiving and...
6907699 Gypsum wallboard fastener  
A fastener for securing a 0.625 inch (ā… inch) thick gypsum wallboard panel to a wooden building frame. The fastener includes a body having a predetermined axial length. The body includes a cupped...
6901713 Multipurpose composite wallboard panel  
A multipurpose composite wallboard panel is disclosed as having an aluminum sheet ( 14 ) attached by means of an adhesive ( 16 ) to a wallboard panel ( 12 ), such as a gypsum wallboard panel. Such...
6886301 Exterior building cladding having rigid foam layer with drain channels  
A novel building construction is described for exterior building walls. The construction comprises an interior frame formed of a plurality of laterally spaced studs or beams, a layer of rigid...
6880304 Structural thermal framing and panel system for assembling finished or unfinished walls with multiple panel combinations for poured and nonpoured walls  
A novel structural thermal framing and panel system for assembling finished or unfinished walls with multiple combinations for poured and nonpoured walls comprising of a permanent structural...
6880299 Construction material with multiple stud position indicia  
A construction material includes a panel having opposed side walls and upper and lower walls extending longitudinally between the side walls. The panel includes front and rear surfaces. A first...
6871470 Metal stud building system and method  
A metal stud and clip assembly is designed for use in a non-load-bearing wall to allow a horizontal ceiling to vertically float thereon. This is accomplished by an elongated receiving channel on...
6869901 Protective drainage wraps  
A protective drainage wrap comprises a first portion, a second portion and a solid sheet portion. The first portion comprises cross-woven or cross-laminate material in the machine direction and in...
6854237 Structural walls  
A plurality of studs ( 14 ) are spaced apart relative to each other. Upper end portions ( 32 ) of the studs fit into an upper channel space ( 22 ) and lower end portions ( 34 ) fit into a lower...
6854230 Continuous structural wall system  
A composite wall panel having continuous upper and lower hollow horizontal chases and spaced hollow vertical chases formed throughout the panel to permit passage of electrical wiring and the like....
6843035 Track component for fabricating a deflection wall  
A deflection wall. Channel-shaped studs are physically attached to a channel-shaped sole plate, but floatingly attached to a channel-shaped top plate. The webs, of the sole and top plates have tabs...
6826882 Shear wall construction  
A shear wall construction and method for assembling the same is disclosed. A plywood sheet includes close laterally-spaced pairs of vertical studs or posts proximate each lateral end. A...
6792733 Deflection clip  
A deflection clip comprising a planar base plate comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a guide depending from the base plate. The guide comprises a first arm extending...
6761006 Protective drainage wraps  
A protective drainage wrap comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprises cross-woven or cross-laminate material in the machine direction and in the transverse...
6751913 Vertical wall structure with electrical service  
A wall structure includes at least two studs that are designed to support panels front and back, and end caps or raceway channel defining members on the leading and trailing edges of the panel wall...
6748705 Slotted M-track support  
A slotted M-shaped support track structure and method in which a M-shaped support track having a planar web and U-shaped flange members and a plurality of slotted openings spaced lengthwise is...
6715249 Structural insulated sheathing and related sheathing methods  
A structurally enhanced, insulating sheathing ( 10 ) and method of sheathing a frame of the type used in constructing a building are disclosed. In one embodiment, the sheathing includes an...
6715241 Lightweight sound-deadening board  
Building component assemblies include a sound-deadening board having defined compressional stiffness positioned between a framing member and an assembly board.
6715239 Appropriate fitting-out structures for moist rooms and their installation procedure  
Appropriate fitting-out structures for moist rooms for which retaining sections ( 9 ) are used featuring a sloping flap ( 11 ) at the point where it is overlapping the flooring ( 1 ). The sections...
6711867 Self-jigging resilient construction member and retrofit system using same  
A construction beam includes a pair of lateral members and a resilient web extending therebetween, so as to present a cross-sectional profile corresponding to commonly used construction beam...
6708460 Stud wall system and method using a combined bridging and spacing device  
A stud bridging/spacing member ( 30 ) generally having at least three longitudinally spaced apart notches ( 26 ) for receiving and engaging therein a web of a metal stud. The notches ( 26 ) extend...
6708459 Sheet metal stud and composite construction panel and method  
A composite construction panel having a thin panel of concrete material and a reinforcing grid of sheet metal studs with embedment portions which are actually embedded into the concrete panel, each...
6694685 System and components for framing wooden structures  
Components for constructing wooden frames for structures include top and bottom plates with transverse notches. The notches capture the ends of studs and tongues formed that extend from the ends of...
6688066 Construction technique and structure resulting therefrom  
A method of construction of partitions ( 1 ) including the steps of erecting a structural steel frame from spaced apart frame members ( 2, 3 ), the frame members having boxed mounting flanges ( 4,...
6675540 Portable building for human occupancy  
A robust portable building for use by persons for meetings, classroom use, entertainment facilities, trade show displays, or for human habitation, which provides an entry height of only seventeen...