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7389612 Geodesic structure  
A geodesic structure comprising convex-concave elements. The elements are easily manufactured, simple shapes that can be assembled randomly to form a geodesic structure, such as a dome. The...
7316197 Composite wall structure  
A composite wall structure for use in a building, such as a geodesic dome, or the outer hull of a pressurized vehicle, such as an airship or submarine, is formed by interconnecting a plurality of...
7269926 Domed building structure  
A dome-like structure is disclosed which is non-circular in plan, the structure being formed of a plurality of substantially straight-edged panels. At each of a plurality of horizontal levels in...
7247075 Golden rhombic pyramid-shaped building blocks  
This invention is a set of magnetic building blocks. Each block or piece in the set is in the shape of a right golden rhombic pyramid. There are two important fixed proportions that dictate each...
7228671 Top-down method of assembling dome structures  
A strutless building module comprising a polygon having a plurality of inclined faces that converge at the module center, said module center having a center connector, said module further having...
7192329 Multi-facet decoration assembly  
A multi-facet decoration assembly is provided, comprising multiple polygonal grates with equilateral sides. Each corner of the polygonal grate has one catch pin and one slot pin disposed on the...
7152384 Dome kit, structure and method  
A new and useful Dome Kit, dome shaped structural system and method of assembling a dome shaped structural system are provided. The Dome Kit and method are used to form a dome shaped structural...
7100333 Loop assemblies having a central link  
Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end...
6996942 Constructing geodesic domes  
Techniques are described for constructing geodesic dome structures. For example, a method includes connecting a set of temporary spacers to a set of connectors. The spacers arrange the connectors...
6941704 Deployable structure  
A deployable structure includes a structural mechanism consisting of a plurality of rigid links 1 connected together by rotational joints 2 to form an array of Bennett linkages 20. The...
6938382 Stockade  
A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face...
6935076 Amir concept structures  
A building structure formed of at least one saddle element defining a plurality of edges and rigid structural elements extending along the edges of each of the at least one saddle element, the...
6931796 Extruded transparent/translucent sheet for roof structures  
An extruded, light-transmitting sheet structure includes a pair of outer walls separated apart from one another. At least one dome is formed as part of one of the pair of outer walls, and is...
6880298 Building structure  
A building structure ( 10 or 10 ′) has a wall ( 16 ) including a plurality of wall elements ( 12 or 12 ′). Each wall element is connected to a plurality of other wall elements so as to form...
6868640 Structures composed of compression and tensile members  
A plurality of compression members are arranged to provide a shape. Each compression member has a first end, a second end and a body. At least one of the compression members has a body which is...
6840013 Building with foam cored ribs and method  
A building includes an inflatable form having an interior surface bounding a chamber. A stabilizing layer of polymeric foam or cementitious material is disposed on the interior surface of the...
6658800 Polygon-shaped structural panel and construction method for geodesic domes  
A method and structural component for use in constructing geodesic domes using standardized polygon panels. The invention allows for the use of a reduced number of components to construct a...
6625938 System and method for converting a hex-dominant mesh to an all-hexahedral mesh  
A modular approach to designing all-hex mesh conversion templates where triangular and rectangular subdivision patterns may arbitrarily be combined on the exterior faces of the templates. The...
6594958 Building for containing human occupants in an adverse arctic or antarctic environment and structures for containing and protecting occupants in an adverse environment  
A building for containing occupants, with at least one covering element to provide at least one roof portion, at least one wall portion, and at least one floor portion, to provide an interior space...
6526703 Simple assembled slow baking oven device  
The present invention relates to a simple assembled slow baking oven device, comprising a net member with a predetermined area; a plurality of clay blocks being flatly disposed on the surface of...
6470631 Curved and/or spherical element for a skating ring  
The invention includes methods and apparatus for fabricating a skating ring. One such apparatus is a curved element for skating rings which includes a plurality of vertical sup5 ports which are...
6421963 Toy igloo device  
A toy igloo device is disclosed for resting on the ground. The device includes a dome shaped housing which defines an enclosure and an entrance. The housing includes a plurality of selectively...
6418673 Synetic structural forms and systems comprising same  
A strong, lightweight structural system wherein curved structural elements are tangentially joined. Compressive forces are distributed in a near continuous manner throughout the matrix, and tensile...
6412232 Structural system of toroidal elements and method of construction therewith  
A structural system of connected toroidal elements for all types of structures of all sizes, wherein such toroidal elements may be connected in level layers which may in turn be connected in stacks...
6363665 Modular component shelter  
A modular component shelter includes an adjacent side-by-side array of curved, interlocking, rigid panels. The panels curve upwardly and inwardly to a common vertex from a common base-level...
6334284 Structural system of torsion elements and method of construction therewith  
The present invention is a structural system of torsion elements which are connected in constructions which have the capacity to bear compression, tension and flexion loading by conversion of such...
6321502 Method of making connector hub  
A method of making a connector hub to mate with tubular frame members, for use in constructing a free span building. The method includes constructing multiple slots, each slot having an open end, a...
6318043 Shelter and shelter support members  
A shelter may be readily assembled or disassembled from a plurality of identical shelter supports. Each shelter support is formed from an outer beam placed in a divergent relationship to an inner...
6282849 Structural system  
The present invention relates to a building system comprising prefabricated plates for self-supporting space boundaries. To enable simple construction of load-bearing structures that are versatile...
6276095 Dome structure  
A support structure including a first and a second upper ring member. The support structure further includes a lower circular foundation of a diameter greater than the diameters of the first and...
6260309 Split-sphere observatory dome with a rotating oculus window  
A split-sphere observatory enclosure includes an antrum and a rotor including an oculus. The oculus is covered by an oculus window, which is rotatably mounted to the rotor. As an instrument housed...
6253501 Horizontal arch  
A horizontal arch is a structural element formed from a series of compression members which are arranged side-to-side in a curve array, and compressed together under the application of loading...
6240694 Storage dome for combustible bulk material  
A structure includes a framework including frame members interconnected by hub members. The framework includes an inner surface and an outer surface. Cladding material is attached to the inner...
6219974 Reversibly expandable structures having polygon links  
Reversibly expandable structures are formed from loop assemblies comprising interconnected pairs of polygonal shaped links. Each loop assembly has polygon links with at least three pivot joints and...
6192634 Dual network dome structure  
A reticulated dome structure (20) has an inner structural network (24) and an outer structural network (26). Each network has structural members (34, 38) connected at junctions (36, 40) to form...
6173538 Modular construction system  
A structural assembly for building dodecahedral-based structures for habitable or commercial use, or for use as play equipment, models, or toys, is provided. Panels with shapes including hexagonal,...
6134849 Prefabricated self-supporting panelled structure system  
A number of triangular or rectilinear flat panels are bent along their edges forming flanges. The so-formed panels are fastened together at the flanges, reinforced at the junctures of the flanges,...
6108984 Structural connection system for use in a geodesic dome  
A plurality of struts are coupled together by a plurality of connection systems for creating a geodesic dome skeletal structure. Each connection system includes a single first connection member...
6101769 Earthquake resistant bed  
A structure for housing a bed, for protection of a sleeper against serious injury or death from damage or collapse of the surrounding residence in an earthquake. The bed protection structure has...
6076318 Interlocking puzzle  
An arcuate structure containing at least sixty six-sided building blocks, and said six-sided building blocks are independently able to provide means for connecting one of said six-sided building...
6070373 Rigid stellate non-rectilinear polygons forming a family of concave polyhedrons having discrete interiors and exteriors  
A structure formed from a new family of polyhedral models and rigid structures. The structure having discrete interior and exterior elements, and is formed from a plurality of rigid-stellate...
5996288 Geodesic domes and improved joints therefor  
Disclosed herein are novel architectural joints for use in constructing geodesic domes. The joints disclosed are less costly to manufacture and are of increased strength over prior art joints....
5983575 Retractable dome  
A retractable dome stadium having a plurality of generally lune-shaped panels mounted for movement between an open position in which they are stacked one above the other in a superimposed...
5937589 Rod joints  
A rod joint serves as a construction element of a load-bearing structure for supporting a glass wall or glass roof. A plurality of rods are joined together in the joint by a screwed tab connection....
5907931 Spherical structure and method for forming the same based on four basic element  
A spherical structure is formed by assembling a plurality of elementary constructs each of which is composed of three first triangular elements, three second triangular elements, three third...
5873206 Interlocking building block  
An arcuate building structure containing at least three five-sided building blocks, at least three six-sided building blocks, and said five-sided and six-sided building blocks are independently...
5771639 Emergency shelter  
A shelter (1) comprising an array of substantially rigid panels (2, 3, 4) hingedly joined together, the arrangement being such that a central polygonal roof panel (2) is surrounded by a number of...
5732518 Arcuate building block structure  
An arcuate building structure containing at least three five-sided building blocks, at least three six-sided building blocks, and said five-sided and six-sided building blocks are independently...
5732514 Geodesic portable structure  
A portable dome structure for field use. The dome has a number of preformed panels that are bent at the proper angles to form part of a dome structure. Each panel has a series of flanges around its...
5706624 Panelized, edge-connected, modified-rhombic triacontahedral structures  
A building system comprised of panelized, modified rhombic triacontahedral structures further comprised of panels continuously connected along their edges by connectors whose profiles allow panels...
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