Patents Assigned to WALL
  • Publication number: 20160244936
    Abstract: A block, block system and method of making a wall block. Multiple block embodiments with multiple embodiments of a visually exposed surface having three dimensional shaped areas and three dimensional angular valleys or joints that can be used to construct a patio, wall, fence or the like; the multiple embodiments creating a more random and natural appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Publication number: 20160237638
    Abstract: A retaining wall block and a setback connector for use in forming retaining walls having a desired setback between adjacent courses of blocks in a retaining wall. The method of constructing a retaining wall with a plurality of the blocks and setback connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Publication number: 20160211365
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate and a lightly doped drain (LDD) region formed in the substrate. A superjunction is formed in the LDD region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Great Wall Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick M. Shea, Samuel J. Anderson, David N. Okada
  • Publication number: 20160201288
    Abstract: A coated member is disclosed. The coated member has a member and a coating disposed on the member. The member is metallic and the member is bent at two or more locations along a length of the member. The coating is an elastomeric coating. The coated member is a soil reinforcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SINE WALL, LLC
    Inventors: David M. Brodowski, Timothy J. Brereton, Michael F. EraƱa
  • Patent number: 9388583
    Abstract: A building board for mounting on a support structure including a set of studs. The building board comprising a framing element essentially shaped as a rectangular cuboid including two opposite main sides having relatively large delimitation surfaces and four edge sides having relatively small delimitation surfaces. A first type of snap-in means are arranged along a first edge side and a second type of snap-in means are arranged along a second edge sides opposite to said first edge side. The snap-in means of the first type is, after mounting of the building board against the support structure, configured to receive a snap-in means of the second type of another building board so that this building board is connected to the mounted building board. Either the snap-in means of said first or second type includes a groove for receiving at least one clamping element for fixing and holding the first and the second building boards against a stud of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ONEDAY WALL AB
    Inventor: Peter Lindberg
  • Patent number: 9387602
    Abstract: Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The invention permits the front face of the block to be impressed with a pattern or otherwise directly processed, to allow the formation of pre-determined block front faces, while at the same time facilitating high-speed, high-volume production of blocks. A mirror image of the desired pattern can be created on a stripper shoe by selecting a desired three-dimensional surface from a naturally occurring or man made object and digitally scanning the selected three-dimensional pattern to create scanned data. The scanned data can then be used to machine a face of the stripper shoe that is the mirror image of the selected pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. Scherer
  • Publication number: 20160181361
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor wafer including a cavity formed in the first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die is bonded to the first semiconductor die over the cavity. A first transistor includes a portion of the first transistor formed over the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Great Wall Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick M. Shea
  • Publication number: 20160171854
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a permissions-based alarm system for use in climbing environment. The permissions-based alarm system includes an identification device storing a permission setting relating to an aspect of the climbing environment and a detection module in communication with the identification device. The detection module detects the permission setting stored on the identification device and detects proximity of the identification device to an area restricted by the permission setting. When the identification device enters the restricted area of the climbing environment, an alert is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ELDORADO WALL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: John McGowan, Steven Holmes
  • Patent number: 9340973
    Abstract: An assembly for a structure comprises a support and a panel. The panel may be a glass panel. The assembly further comprises a structural adhesive, which couples the panel to the support. The structural adhesive may comprise a silicone. The structural adhesive h a first coupling surface facing the support and a second coupling surface spaced from the first coupling surface and facing the interior surface of the panel. The structural adhesive has a substantially right-trapezoidal cross-section, which is oriented in a certain direction relative to the panel and the support. The first coupling surface is sloped relative to the second coupling surface of the structural adhesive thereby reducing stress in the assembly due to environmental load subjected on the structure, such as wind load. Other supports and assemblies are also provided. The assembly may be used to form curtain walls, window walls, sky-lights, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: DOW CORNING CORPORATION, CURTAIN WALL DESIGN AND CONSULTING, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Donald Carbary, Charles Dunaway Clift
  • Publication number: 20160114496
    Abstract: A mold for making dry cast concrete blocks includes a pair of vertical shoulder forming sections, one along each of the opposite sides of the mold to form vertical front shoulders of a block. Each shoulder forming section has a shoulder roughening arrangement to result in molded, roughened shoulders of the block. Methods of making such blocks and the resulting block are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Johnson, Wally Hernandez, Paul Johnson, Mike Lidbom
  • Patent number: 9299774
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate and a gate formed over the substrate. An LDD region is formed in the substrate adjacent to the gate. A superjunction is formed in the LDD region while a portion of the LDD region remains between the superjunction and gate. A mask is formed over the substrate. A first region is doped with a first type of dopant using the mask. A stripe is doped with a second type of dopant using a portion of the mask. A drain contact region is formed in the substrate. The first region extends to the drain contact region. The first region and stripe are formed using chain implants. A source field plate and drain field plate are formed over the substrate. A trench is formed in the substrate. A source contact region is formed in the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Great Wall Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick M. Shea, Samuel J. Anderson, David N. Okada
  • Publication number: 20160069078
    Abstract: Wall blocks, veneers, veneer connectors, walls, and methods of constructing walls are provided. More particularly, the invention relates to constructing walls in which a veneer panel is attached to a wall block with a connector and in which the front faces of the veneers have a desirable texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 9273763
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for unlocking, opening, closing and locking a vent sash. The system may include a push arm configured to extend to open the vent sash and retract to close the vent sash. The system may include a guide arm configured to extend to unlock the vent sash and retract to lock the vent sash. The system may include a handle extension configured to radially rotate substantially one hundred eighty degrees in a first direction on a single plane to extend the push arm and the guide arm. The handle extension may be configured to radially rotate substantially one hundred eighty degrees in a second direction on the single plane to retract the push arm and the guide arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ELSTON WINDOW & WALL, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth R Evensen
  • Patent number: 9267259
    Abstract: A soil reinforcing element for a mechanically stabilized earth structure may include two wires spaced apart from each other (e.g., substantially parallel to each other). Each wire may include at least two wire strands twisted about one another. A flexible outer member may enclose the two wires, may extend between the two wires, and may couple the two wires with each other. The flexible outer member may maintain the two wires spaced apart from each other, and may define at least one aperture between the at least two wires. The flexible outer member may have a protrusion extending along the length thereof. In another exemplary embodiment, a plurality of transverse wires may be coupled to the two parallel wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Visit-A-Wall Systems
    Inventor: Thomas P. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9267260
    Abstract: A wall block comprises an upper surface and an opposed lower surface. A front face and an opposed back face, and a first side face and an opposed second side face, are disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. The first side face and the second side face generally extend from the front face to the back face. The block includes one or more features that define a horizontal alignment direction. The front face extends from the first side face to the second side face generally along a direction that is slanted with respect to the horizontal alignment direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Patent number: 9259853
    Abstract: A mold for making dry cast concrete blocks includes a pair of vertical shoulder forming sections, one along each of the opposite sides of the mold to form vertical front shoulders of a block. Each shoulder forming section has a shoulder roughening arrangement to result in molded, roughened shoulders of the block. Methods of making such blocks and the resulting block are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Johnson, Lech W. Hernandez, Paul Johnson, Michael Lidbom
  • Patent number: D749237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay J. Johnson, Paul Johnson
  • Patent number: D749752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. MacDonald, Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Patent number: D751731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson
  • Patent number: D764685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson