Patents Assigned to WALL
  • Patent number: 10036156
    Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional frame structure is provided. The structure includes a plurality of rigid wall panels that are adhesively secured to components of a system. The components are specially designed to allow for adjusting the dimensions of a wall panel. The method generally comprises providing a series of corner castings, and providing a series of linear extrusion members. The method also includes connecting the series of corner castings and the plurality of linear extrusion members to form a three-dimensional frame, and adhesively securing rigid wall panels to the three-dimensional frame to form the frame structure. The rigid panels may include porcelain ceramic tiles, natural stone tiles, or other panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: 10029745
    Abstract: An inflatable panel for use as an inflatable airfoil in aerodynamic fairing assemblies that uses a blower that provides a continuous airflow to the inflated panel to maintain it in the deployed position. The inflatable panel is constructed from sheets of PVC vinyl that are cut, assembled and sewn together. The sewn seams act as an air vent that allow air to bleed from the panel, thereby eliminate the need for a separate air vent to bleed off the continuous airflow from the blower. The inflatable panel includes a blower port with an internal vent end designed to prevent the port from becoming obstructed by the body of the panel collapsing on itself as the panel deflates. The inflatable panel also includes a retraction unit oriented so that the internal cable not only retracts the deflating panel uniformly into the panel housing but also laterally urges the panel slightly in one direction to ensure that the deflating panel does not splay outward creating a road hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Wall Global, LLC.
    Inventor: Billy Russell Wall, II
  • Patent number: 10030382
    Abstract: A free-standing wall includes concrete base blocks adjacent to each other forming a base course; a first set of concrete wall blocks stacked on the base course and on each other to form a first wall face; and a second set of concrete wall blocks stacked on the base course and on each other to form a second wall face that faces the opposite direction from the first wall face and that has the same number of courses as the first plurality of wall blocks. Methods of constructing the wall arrangement include laying the base blocks next to each other end to end; stacking individual blocks of a first set of blocks on the base course and then on each other to form a first wall face; stacking individual blocks of the second set of blocks on the base course and then on each other to form a second wall face that faces a direction opposite of the first wall face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Joel Wolter, Robert B. Burnquist, Harrison John Brown, Dale A. Buker, Jay J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10012444
    Abstract: A multiple opening, counter-flow plate type exchanger is manufactured by repeatedly folding and joining one strip of membrane to form a core composed of a multitude of membrane layers with a plurality of inlet and outlet openings or fluid passageways configured in an alternating counter-flow arrangement. Methods for manufacturing such multiple opening cores are described. An integrated, modular, and stackable plastic manifold that is formed by ultrasonically welding plastic sheet stock is described. Multiple opening cores comprising water-permeable membranes can be used in a variety of applications, including heat and water vapor exchangers. In particular, they can be incorporated into energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) for exchanging heat and water vapor between air streams directed into and out of buildings, automobiles, or other Industrial processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Energy Wall
    Inventor: Dustin Eplee
  • Patent number: 10000245
    Abstract: The panel housing for an aerodynamic fairing assembly using inflatable panels that deploy from the panel housing where the panel housing uses “shaft-less” spring hinges to pivotally connect a pair of gates that partially enclose the deflated panels within the panel housing. The spring hinges are constructed from a wire rod of spring steel bent to a pair of axially aligned spring coils, a central U-shaped neck that bolts to the gate and a pair of end arms that bolt to the end plate of the panel housing. The spring hinges functions as both a hinge mechanism and a torsion spring to normally bias the gate towards its closed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Wall Global, LLC.
    Inventor: Billy Russell Wall, II
  • Patent number: 9975272
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for building retaining and freestanding stone walls, wherein wall panels are made, then transported to an installation location, and installed on site quickly and efficiently. The wall panels are made in wall frames that use joint forms to provided wall panels having sides that reliably and securely mater together. The joint forms include “zig-zag” like connections and a structural interlocking key, engineered to prevent vertical and lateral deformation of the assembled wall. Drainage and strengthening materials are built into the wall panels while in the wall frames. A lifting apparatus is also provided that engages a wall panel through openings formed in a rear side, and stably lifts and flips the wall panel from a facedown orientation to an upright orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NATURAL STONE WALL SOLUTIONS
    Inventor: Troy D. Guinther
  • Patent number: 9957687
    Abstract: A wall block, wall block system and method of making a wall block. The wall block including at least one core extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the at least one core having opposed front and rear surfaces and first and second side surfaces the wall block also including at least one pin hole opening onto the top surface of the block and extending at least a portion of the distance from the top surface to the bottom surface. The at least one pin hole may open onto at least a portion of at least one surface of the at least one core. The block may be provided with channels; the pin hole, channels and core may all be formed in a mold box by a single forming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. MacDonald
  • Patent number: D816869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Robert John Lundell, Thomas S. Riccobene, Robert A. MacDonald
  • Patent number: D817517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson
  • Patent number: D819231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Robert John Lundell, Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Patent number: D820473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson, Robert Joel Wolter
  • Patent number: D822471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D822543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanjun Ge, Yuqiang Zhang, Ying Qi, Yanqing Yang, Song Wang, Ze Yuan
  • Patent number: D823485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D823666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D823667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D823668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited (Ontario Panelization)
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D823669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D823670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Exterior Wall Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert B. Macdonald, Philip A. Macdonald, Alexander K. Williams, Jonathan W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D824542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Robert John Lundell, Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene