Patents Examined by Rodney Mintz
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Patent number: 11905707Abstract: Foam wall structures and methods for making them are described. The wall structures include a frame, a foam panel overlying a front surface of the frame, and a polyurethane foam layer disposed in a cavity of the wall structure. The polyurethane foam layer has a density, as determined by ASTM D1622-14, of at least 44 kg/m3(2.75 lb/ft3) and exhibits ASTM E84-16 Class A flame spread and smoke development characteristics. The polyurethane foam layer is the cured reaction product of a polyurethane foam-forming composition that includes a polyisocyanate, an aromatic polyester polyol having a functionality of greater than 2.5 and an OH number of at least 300 mg KOH/g, which is present in an amount of at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam-forming composition less the weight of the polyisocyanate, a catalyst, and a blowing agent composition. The blowing agent composition includes water and a hydrofluoroolefin.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Covestro LLCInventor: Eric C. Giles
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Patent number: 11905759Abstract: A pole step apparatus for fiberglass utility poles can have a supporting body is disclosed, having a bended portion with a brace on the supporting body; a grip surface distal to the bended portion; a nut on a threaded portion of the supporting body to tighten the brace toward the bended portion via the threaded portion of the supporting body; a passthrough in the brace formed can accommodate a supporting body and resists rotation; the bended portion is formed on the supporting body at a 90-degree angle; an arc is formed on the brace adjacent to the bended portion; and the brace resists rotation via a non-cylindrical, anti-rotational portion of the supporting body.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.Inventor: David L. Morris
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Patent number: 11905700Abstract: A slide clip includes a first plate and a second plate coupled at a juncture. The first plate and the second plate form an angle at the juncture. The second plate has a first elongated slot, a second elongated slot, and a third elongated slot, each extending parallel with the juncture. The first elongated slot and the second elongated slot are each offset from the juncture a first distance. The third elongated slot is offset from the juncture a second distance that is greater than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLCInventors: Gregg Allan Stahl, Brett Daniel Hironimus
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Patent number: 11898341Abstract: A column assembly has an elongated tubular member. A wall end assembly has an elongated tubular member. A flexible interface connects the column assembly to the wall end assembly. The flexible interface includes a spring pack assembly having a disc spring, an elongated male fastening member, a female fastening member, and an absorbing layer. The male fastening member extends through the spring pack hole into the female fastening member to connect the column assembly to the wall end assembly with the female fastening member and to hold the male fastening member in place.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventor: Brent G. Olund
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Patent number: 11891791Abstract: Precast concrete residences resist great hurricane wind forces and moderate seismic forces. The entire residential structure, excluding the slab on grade are made from plant-cast concrete panels. Foundation panel joints are designed at the center of the precast wall panels to assure proper load-distribution from the walls to the foundation. Using a precast foundation greatly increases the speed of construction. All structural elements are field-bolted together. An interior wall track design allows engineered, prefabricated interior wall panels to roll into the home and “tip up” into place without wedging between the floor and ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventors: Charles Rodney McComas, Allen Mills, K C Cohen
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Patent number: 11885115Abstract: There is provided a structure that is a prefabricated (or systems-built) building space including a floor assembly, modular wall assemblies, and a roof assembly. The structure may at any time be connected to one or more other structures or prefabricated room extensions to form integrated building spaces. The structure is attached in a semi-permanent connection to a helical pier foundation assembly. The structure can include a locking mechanism adapted to be removably fastened to the floor assembly and the foundation assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Future Earth, Inc.Inventor: Jason Rosamond
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Patent number: 11885128Abstract: An edgelit multifunctional lighting assembly is configured as a cross tee within a suspended ceiling system and supports at least one ceiling panel and is configurable to produce symmetric and asymmetric targeted light distributions for narrow and wide angle illumination applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Fusion Optix, Inc.Inventors: Terence Yeo, Timothy Kelly
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Patent number: 11885144Abstract: A drywall repair apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a plastic puck that is dimensioned to fill a hole in damaged drywall. The apparatus is anchored inside the wall. The apparatus may have an integrated plastic puck mounted on a plastic plank. The device mounts inside the wall and the puck fills the ½? deep void, leaving only 1/16? to be filled with joint compound. There is no time-consuming multiple layering required. There is no need for broad feathering to hide the repair and the repair is as solid as the original wall before damage.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventor: Gregory Carlson
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Patent number: 11885131Abstract: A clip for use with a runner of a drop ceiling including a first half with a first support section comprising a first fastener aperture and a first support aperture, a first control section configured to contact the adjacent first ceiling tile, and a first retaining section below the first section comprising a first retaining tab configured to impede the travel of a first side of a bulb. The clip further includes a second half with a second support section comprising a second fastener aperture and a second support aperture, a second control section configured to contact the adjacent second ceiling tile, a second retaining section comprising a second retaining tab configured to grip a second side of the bulb, the second side opposite the first side, a fastener to couple the first half to the second half, a support element to couple the clip to an external support.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: American Retention Components, Inc.Inventor: Nicholas M. Nelson
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Patent number: 11873642Abstract: A fire resistant construction block that comprises a core comprising a polygonal shape including a front face, a rear face, a right face, a left face, a bottom face, and a top face. The fire resistant construction block further comprises a fire resistant coating surrounding at least a portion of the core and an optional intermediate layer disposed between the core and the fire resistant coating. The fire resistant construction block can comprise a plurality of channels, and the top face of the fire resistant construction block comprises a sloped surface. The fire resistant construction block can be configured to be disposed above a window of a building and the placement of the fire resistant construction block can enable an exterior wall of a building to comply with a National Fire Protection Agency Code 285 standard fire test method and/or other fire test standards.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Old Mill Brick LLCInventor: Garrick Hunsaker
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Patent number: 11866937Abstract: A suspended ceiling system in one embodiment includes a grid support member and a ceiling panel supported on the member. A resiliently compressible gasket is disposed at the interface between the grid support member and peripheral edge of the panel. The gasket may be fixedly attached to the panel peripheral edge in the factory under controlled conditions before shipment to the ceiling installation site. In one embodiment, the gasket may be adhesively attached to the panel. Mounting the ceiling panel on the grid support member compresses the gasket to preferably form a minimally visible air leakage resistant seal between the air plenum space above the ceiling panels and the occupied space below. This retards air exchange between the spaces which enhances heating/cooling efficiency, noise reduction and allows formation of pressurized clean rooms.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AWI Licensing LLCInventors: William H. Frantz, Peter J. Oleske
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Patent number: 11866934Abstract: A method for insulating a pier and beam foundation on a structure, wherein the pier and beam foundation includes at least one floor joist, at least one pier, at least one beam, a side skirt, flooring, and plumbing including at least one pipe, may include applying a synthetic underlayment to the at least one floor joist and to a bottom surface of the flooring; laying a radiant insulation board end-to-end across the at least one floor joist, over the synthetic underlayment, and along the side skirt; and applying a tape to adjacent radiant insulation boards to seal joints there between. The method may also include wrapping the at least one pipe with spray foam, a foam pipe insulator, and duct tape.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventor: Joshua Julian Jordan
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Patent number: 11859381Abstract: An external insulation penetration edge frame includes a frame portion constructed of an insulating material and comprising a front face, a rear face, an outside perimeter, an inside perimeter defining a frame opening, an outside portion extending from the outside perimeter toward the inside perimeter and an inside portion extending from internal edge toward outside edge, a mesh encapsulated in a base coat along the rear face, the inside perimeter, and the front face; and a plastic sheeting secured to the rear face of the inside portion and covering the frame opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Anatole Construction Company, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Maslov
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Patent number: 11859385Abstract: The present invention provides a building frame structure with both support and ventilation functions, the building frame structure contains at least one starting column and multiple main beams, the main beams are connected with the starting column, and top of the starting column is connected to a fan. The starting column is a hollow cylinder, and there are four thin hollow columns in the starting column. The main beams are hollow structures, and a reinforcing wall is arranged inside the main beams, the reinforcing wall is connected with inner walls of the main beam to form multiple ventilation ducts. When the frame structure is installed, air sent by the fan flows to the ventilation ducts of the main beams through the ventilation spaces of the thin hollow columns, the second air guide holes, and the first air guide holes, and then sends the air to various places in the building.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventors: Zhuangboyu Zhou, Jiuqi Wang, Sichen Li, Jiayang Qin, Han Qin
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Patent number: 11859378Abstract: A portable theater includes a plurality of individual panels assembled together to form a theater enclosure, a plurality of audience seats installed within the assembled theater enclosure, and a projection screen mounted within the assembled theater enclosure. The projection screen has a partial toroidal shaped reflective surface configured to reflect, toward the plurality of audience seats, a moving image as projected by a projector.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MAGI INTERNATIONAL LLCInventor: Douglas Trumbull
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Patent number: 11851870Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination structure of permanent forms and a prefabricated steel assembly for a steel concrete composite member, the combination structure including: the prefabricated steel assembly having a plurality of shape steel members and a plurality of support bars; and each permanent form having a flat plate, ‘L’-shaped protrusions, a bent corner, and a ‘L’-shaped outer protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SENVEX CO., LTD.Inventor: Chang Nam Lee
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Patent number: 11851893Abstract: Described herein are methods for installing field-assembled flooring systems wherein the underlayment is a hybrid design that includes a combination of structural board and cementitious product. The hybrid design is configured to reduce or eliminate the curing time requirement after pouring the cementitious product (e.g., gypsum concrete). The field-assembled flooring systems can reduce or eliminate the chances of the onset of mold due to high moisture levels by removing the cementitious product from the prone areas and replacing it with structural boards. The structural boards (e.g., cellulose fiberboards) can be installed in non-critical areas such as underneath cabinets, around the perimeter of the floor, under bathtubs, in non-walk-in closets, anywhere drywall reaches the floor, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventor: James R. Metzger
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Patent number: 11851899Abstract: A temporary protective barrier system and method thereof for floors and stairs during construction and demolition. The system includes temporary stair tread covers, constructed of fluted plastic material, temporary stair riser protectors with top and bottom flaps creating an overlap between the riser covers and the stair tread covers, and a stair anchors configured to directionally secure the stair tread cover. A method of installation and use of the system is also provided herein. Elements such as adhesives and grip tapes are included to prevent movement of the system from the surfaces on which it covers, and adhesive tapes seal the seams between these elements to thereby enclose the systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventor: Simon Wells
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Patent number: 11846102Abstract: This disclosure is directed to retention clamps that may be included in post-tensioning assemblies. More specifically, in some embodiments, a sheathing-retaining clamp for a post-tensioning assembly may comprise a body adjustable between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the body is configured to wrap around a tendon assembly of the post-tensioning assembly, and a fastening mechanism configured to lock the body in the closed position. In some such embodiments, the sheathing-retaining clamp may additionally comprise a plurality of compression ribs that extend radially inwards from the body in the closed position and that are configured to directly contact a sleeve of the tendon assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Polyform, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Kohls, Jonathan Kohls
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Patent number: 11846100Abstract: An engineered wood structural system including multiple vertical structural elements (10) including first seats (11) comprised between parallel vertical struts (12) made of successive aligned vertical strut segments (13) connected to each other, multiple horizontal structural elements (20, 120), supported on the said first seats (11), each including an upper horizontal board (21) and a lower horizontal board (22) with at least one second spacer (23) placed in between, and optionally slab members (30) supported on the said horizontal structural elements (20, 120) defining at least one structure floor (1).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: PHYLEM STRUCTURES, S.L.Inventors: Manuel Perez Romero, Jaime Tarazona Lizarraga