Patents Examined by Gisele D Ford
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Patent number: 11959269Abstract: The disclosure relates to a platform for the space-saving formation of an energy conversion system. In this, containers are stacked one above the other as housings of components of the energy conversion system with the platform arranged between the containers, wherein the platform has a frame structure which has, on a first side, first alignment elements for placing the platform on a first container and, on a second side, opposite the first side, of the frame structure, second alignment elements for placing a second container on a placement area of the frame structure. The first and second alignment elements are arranged in such a way that they result in an arrangement, which is laterally centered and vertically spaced apart by a height (H) of the platform, of the second container above the first container, wherein the frame structure forms a standing area, which circumferentially surrounds the placement area and is walkable by persons, as access to the second container.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventor: Janus Kuehmstedt
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Patent number: 11952784Abstract: The present invention relates to a panel and to a covering including a plurality of such panels. The present invention particularly relates to floor panels, and more in particular to laminated floor panels, hardwood floor panels, solid wood floor panels, or PVC based floor panels. The invention proposes a coupling of the tongues of different adjacent panels that are arranged on the short side of those panels by a tongue of a further panel that is arranged on the long side of that panel. Compared to prior art panels, an improved coupling between the short sides of adjacent panels can be achieved, reducing the likelihood that these panels become detached.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Antonio Giuseppe Perra
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Patent number: 11946269Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a modular design and build architecture, comprising: one or more integrated system module (ISMs) that are configured to be shipped and assembled on-site to construct an operational infrastructure for one or more application environments, wherein each of the ISMs comprises two or more different functional components that are integrated onto and/or supported by a common structural floor.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Nautilus TRUE, LLCInventors: Gabe Andrews, Chase Abercrombie Ott, Robert C. Pfleging, Patrick J. Quirk
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Patent number: 11946260Abstract: A connecting device for connecting a first building element and first building panel, the connecting device including at least one primary connecting means extending in a direction along a primary axis and configured to cooperate with a first mechanical locking system of a first edge of the first building element, to obtain an assembled position therewith, preferably by means of a folding displacement of the connecting device about the primary axis, to thereby lock the connecting device from displacement along a secondary axis and a perpendicular tertiary axis each being orthogonal the primary axis. The connecting device includes secondary connecting means extending in a direction along the tertiary axis and configured to cooperate with a second mechanical locking system of respective first and opposite second edges of the first and preferably second building panel, wherein the connecting device further includes tertiary means for cooperating with the first panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Roger Ylikangas, Karl Quist
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Patent number: 11939187Abstract: An elevator installation erection method includes installing in an elevator shaft: a construction phase elevator system having a self-propelled elevator car whose usable lifting height is adapted to an increasing elevator shaft height; at least one guide rail in the elevator shaft guiding the elevator car along its travel path; and a drive system driving the elevator car and including a primary part attached to the elevator car and a secondary part attached along the elevator car travel path, wherein the guide rail and the secondary part are gradually extended upwards during the construction phase, wherein the self-propelled elevator car transports persons and/or material for the construction of the building and passengers and freight for floors already used as residential or business premises, and wherein after the elevator shaft has reached its final height the construction phase elevator system is replaced by a final elevator system.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Christian Studer, Stefan Weber
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Patent number: 11933054Abstract: A joint for floors that are provided by way of a series of strips, constituted by a single linear bar which is constituted by a central planar body from which a first tab and a second tab, which are elastically deformable, protrude laterally. The first tab and the second tab are selectively associable at adapted seats provided in a lower region and longitudinally with respect to the strips and adjacent to the longitudinal perimetric edges thereof. Each one of the first tab and the second tab has a first portion, substantially arc-shaped, meant for blending with the planar body, which protrudes toward the outside of the planar body, a second portion, contiguous and blended with the respective first portion, protruding and directed toward the inside of the planar body, and a third portion, contiguous and blended with the second portion, which protrudes toward the outside of the planar body.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: PARCHETTIFICIO GARBELOTTO S.R.L.Inventor: Antonio Garbelotto
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Patent number: 11926984Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for draining groundwater away from a substantially vertical foundation wall that extends beneath the surface of the ground, and which has an exterior surface in contact with the ground. The drainage system includes a drainage structure that extends longitudinally along an entire interior foundation wall footing. The drainage structure is fabricated from a plurality of foldable polypropylene panels that are secured to and are adjacent to the foundation footing. The drainage structure forms a drainage channel that facilitates the flow of infiltration water to a sump pump or other means for ejecting water, and extracted radon, from proximate the foundation.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: Donald E. Derry, Drake L. Koch
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Patent number: 11927012Abstract: A one-piece post-tension tendon pocket former includes a pocket section configured to create a pocket in an edge of concrete, a formwork securing mechanism connected to the second end of the pocket section configured to secure the second end of the pocket section to a formwork, and an anchor securing mechanism. The anchor securing mechanism is configured to secure the pocket section to a post-tension tendon anchor with at least one fastener hole and includes an anchor sealing portion and at least one retention tab. The anchor sealing portion is configured to seal the pocket section to the post-tension tendon anchor. Each of the at least one retention tab extends from a side of the pocket section and is configured to be secured in one of the at least one fastener holes for securing the seal between the anchor sealing portion and the post-tension tendon anchor.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: C & M Machines LLCInventor: Charles D. Brewer
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Patent number: 11927028Abstract: An exemplary power plant construction is configured to accommodate an internal combustion engine and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine, and includes a front wall, a rear wall and side walls, at least the side walls being modular walls having at least two wall modules arranged one upon the other, the wall modules being self-supporting modules having a shape of a rectangular prism, wherein the wall modules arranged one upon the other form a self-supporting wall, and wherein the uppermost wall module of each side wall includes a beam that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side walls and configured to function as a runway beam of an overhead crane.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OYInventors: Timo Mahlanen, Juha Kerttula, Reijo Leikas, Botvid Lindström, Markus Sandås
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Patent number: 11920342Abstract: An exterior insulated finish wall assembly includes an exterior panel member and an insert member. The exterior panel member includes a rigid insulative substrate having a body portion and a tail portion extending from the body portion, wherein a recess is defined by a sloped surface and a back surface of the tail portion. The insert member is disposed within the recess and is sized and shaped to correspond to the recess. A drainage channel is defined between the sloped and back surfaces of the tail portion and the insert member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TREMCO CPG INC.Inventor: Timothy Dennis Lutz
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Patent number: 11920313Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueduct leakage repairing method, a formwork is provided within an aqueduct body; a reinforcing layer is formed by using the formwork through casting at inner sides of the aqueduct body; the formwork comprises side formwork plates, bottom formwork plates, and axillary angle formwork plates; the side formwork plates are arranged at inner vertical walls of the aqueduct body, the bottom formwork plates are arranged on a bottom of the aqueduct body, the bottom formwork plates are connected with the side formwork plates through the axillary angle formwork plates; and the axillary angle formwork plates are each provided with a plurality of ribs. The aqueduct leakage repairing method effectively reinforces penetration damage of the aqueduct, and the construction process is simple since the formwork is free from dismantling after construction.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GUANGDONG RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWERInventors: Zhaoheng Li, Liang Xie, Jinlin Huang, Lihua Wang, Junlu Zhang
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Patent number: 11905712Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to wallboards, for example, suitable for use in constructing internal walls. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a wallboard and a method that provides simplified high-quality surface finishing. The wallboard includes a wall panel having a front surface and a rear surface. A sandable coating is disposed on the front surface of the wall panel. The method includes positioning wallboards adjacent to one another, applying sandable joint compound over joint formed between the wallboards, and sanding the joint compound and the sandable coating of the wallboards.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.Inventors: Garrett Loomis, David Knutson, Rachel Z. Pytel, Dennis Michaud, John C. Phillips, Stephen W. Reynolds
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Patent number: 11891793Abstract: A system, elements of the system and a method of forming scalable, compatible and resilient building structures. Preferably, one or more of (i) standard intermodal containers or racks (steel cuboidal versions as well as flat racks typically used on cargo ships); (ii) pallet racks (steel frame versions typically used in warehouses), and/or (iii) boat storage racks (steel frame versions typically used in marinas) are utilized to form a main structure/assembly (e.g., outer shell or frame) of a building structure that is easily assembled with width ranges from, for example, 24 feet wide to 40 feet wide, a length of 40 feet or longer and multiple stories or levels (e.g., 2 to 4 stories or levels). Preferably, existing portions of containers and associated racks are used to interconnect these members/elements (e.g., casting corners or fork-lift receiving channels/sections/portions) to form scalable, compatible and resilient building structures.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: STEEL STRUCTURES, LLCInventor: George Clark
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Patent number: 11891803Abstract: A modular assembly and method of installing a modular assembly is provided. The modular assembly can include a plurality of base members made of a plastic composite material. Each base member can be a monolithic structure defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls, the opposing side walls defining a channel. A heater tray can be configured to be slidably received within the channel of each base member. The heater tray may include a channel that extends longitudinally along the heater tray. A heating element can be configured to heat the heating tray, the heating element received within the channel of the heater tray. Each of the plurality of base members can adjoin one another in an assembled state to form a horizontal platform for traffic.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ASTRA CAPITAL INCORPORATEDInventor: Kenneth Szekely
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Patent number: 11891823Abstract: The presently disclosed invention relates to emergency housing units and methods of providing emergency shelter, where the emergency housing units comprising a shipping container, a front wall disposed at the front side having a door, a canopy pivotally connected to one of the shipping container and the front wall at a location adjacent to both a top portion of the shipping container and the front wall, the canopy able to pivot from a closed retracted position to an open extended position, and a canopy latch attached to the first gate and the second gate, the canopy latch engaging with the canopy and releasably lockably fixing the canopy and both gates in a fixed position relative to one another and preventing the gates from moving into a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SNS Custom ContainersInventors: Eric Nelson, Robert Shaver, Jimmy Shockley
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Patent number: 11885364Abstract: Provided herein is a fastener that may be used to secure objects to a channel strut or attach a channel strut to a structure. In an arrangement, the fastener is a fastener block configured for disposition within the interior of a channel strut. The fastener block has a body that includes at least one aperture, which may be threaded, extending through the fastener block between upper and lower surfaces. A fastener receptacle may be formed around the aperture. A standard nut or bolt may be inserted into the fastener receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: D Three Enterprises, LLCInventors: Richard F. Schaefer, David Kreutzman
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Patent number: 11879257Abstract: A transportable modular building includes a shipping container having shipping container frame members defining an outer periphery of the shipping container; shipping container periphery walls extending between the shipping container frame members, and an entry wall unit. The entry wall unit is recessed from the shipping container frame members that form a first side. The entry wall unit includes a door; a solar panel power interface to interface with a solar panel. The shipping container is suitable for national and international conveyance using conventional transportation networks.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventors: Steve T. Everett, Robert E. Reed
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Patent number: 11873652Abstract: A system and method for assembling framing assemblies for use as ceiling or floor structures of modular building units using automation are disclosed. The framing assemblies include trusses that are attached at the lateral edges thereof by a joist including at least one layer of dimensional lumber to form a substantially rigid framework. Cover panels are positioned over and attached to an inner surface of the framing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Buildz, LLCInventors: Mark Joseph Bellissimo, Jason Daryl Hunsinger, Stanley Clark Beard, Jr., Harrison Grant Meadows
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Patent number: 11873646Abstract: A modular floor tile has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first side has a first male locking structure with a male locking end. The second side has a female locking structure with a locking receptacle, which has a receiving groove, a locking notch vertically adjacent the receiving groove, and a female locking end adjacent the locking notch, such that the male locking end of a first one of the floor tile is insertable into the receiving groove of a second one of the floor tile, and vertically movable from the receiving groove into the locking notch to engage with the female locking end of the second one of the floor tile, thereby engaging the first male locking structure of the first one of the floor tile with the female locking structure of the second one of the floor tile.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Gordon A. Osbak
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Patent number: 11866946Abstract: A panel mounting system for mounting building materials to a building surface includes a rigid cleat fixed with the building surface. Multiple building panels each have a cleat depression formed in a rear surface for receiving the cleat. Each edge of the building panel interlocks with an adjacent panel so that all of the building panels hold each other together against the building surface along with the cleat. Some of the building panels may include a hooked flange projecting that engages a flange-receiving groove of an adjacent building panel to mutually secure the building panels together. Some embodiments include a gable rail fixed with the building surface that projecting outwardly to engage a gable rail-receiving slot formed within the rear surface of a trim panel that has an ornate front surface. Other decorative panels may be included for fixing with the trim panels or other of the bundling panels.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Robert Dean Elzner, Jason Woodland