Patents by Inventor Pierre Michiels

Pierre Michiels has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10563393
    Abstract: A construction element is for forming a connection between two parts of a building that are thermally insulated from one another. The element includes an elongate portion having a thermally insulating material, and configured to be placed between the parts of the building. Bars run through the thermally insulating portion and are configured to be anchored in the building parts that are to be connected and thus to absorb the tensile forces between the building parts. The element includes an insulating portion for absorbing compression and shear forces between the building parts. The bars include metal bars, as well as non-metallic bars formed of a thermally insulating material. The metal bars are configured to maintain the connection when the tensile force absorbed by the non-metallic bars is lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: PLAKABETON S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Michiels, Olivier Remy
  • Publication number: 20190093351
    Abstract: A construction element is for forming a connection between two parts of a building that are thermally insulated from one another. The element includes an elongate portion having a thermally insulating material, tension bars which run through the thermally insulating portion and which are configured to be anchored in the building parts that are to be connected, and components for absorbing compression and shear forces between the building parts. The construction element has the underside and part of the raised side walls of the elongate portion formed by a fire-resistant profile with a base surface and two raised side walls. A thermally insulating layer is on the base surface of the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Pierre MICHIELS, Olivier REMY
  • Publication number: 20190017256
    Abstract: A construction element is for forming a connection between two parts of a building that are thermally insulated from one another. The element includes an elongate portion having a thermally insulating material, and configured to be placed between the parts of the building. Bars run through the thermally insulating portion and are configured to be anchored in the building parts that are to be connected and thus to absorb the tensile forces between the building parts. The element includes an insulating portion for absorbing compression and shear forces between the building parts. The bars include metal bars, as well as non-metallic bars formed of a thermally insulating material. The metal bars are configured to maintain the connection when the tensile force absorbed by the non-metallic bars is lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Pierre MICHIELS, Olivier REMY
  • Patent number: 8347574
    Abstract: A system for transferring loads across a joint between cast-in-place slabs, more particularly at crossover point of a joint between cast-in-place slabs, includes at least one dowel plate and joint elements and includes elements or abutments for limiting the relative movements of the dowel plate towards the joint elements along three orthogonal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Plakabeton S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Publication number: 20120186186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device intended for establishing a connection between two adjacent slabs, preferably concrete slabs, by fitting the expansion joint found between the two slabs. The device takes the form of a metallic profile or two metallic profiles. The device is provided with load transfer elements such as projections or dowels arranged at a first defined height as well as anchoring elements arranged at a second defined height. The anchoring elements are arranged on either side of the profile(s), either alternating or opposite each other. The anchoring elements take the form of a flat sheet that has a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion has an opening or a reservation allowing the passage of a positioning and maintaining device for fastening a positioning and maintaining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Plakabeton S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Patent number: 8112959
    Abstract: A device equips an expansion joint between slabs in building constructions, in particular concrete slabs. According to a first embodiment, the device is made up of two profiles (3,4) that fit together in such a way that the elements passing through the joint between the slabs are discontinuous and have a bracket shape anchored by plate dowel anchors. According to a second embodiment, the device has a single profile, the lower part of which is bent alternately in one slab part and the other on each side of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Plakabeton S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Publication number: 20110088347
    Abstract: A system for transferring loads across a joint between cast-in-place slabs, more particularly at crossover point of a joint between cast-in-place slabs, includes at least one dowel plate and joint elements and includes elements or abutments for limiting the relative movements of the dowel plate towards the joint elements along three orthogonal directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Publication number: 20080222984
    Abstract: A device equips an expansion joint between slabs in building constructions, in particular concrete slabs. According to a first embodiment, the device is made up of two profiles (3,4) that fit together in such a way that the elements passing through the joint between the slabs are discontinuous and have a bracket shape anchored by plate dowel anchors. According to a second embodiment, the device has a single profile, the lower part of which is bent alternately in one slab part and the other on each side of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Plakabeton S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Patent number: 7228666
    Abstract: A device for making a connection between concrete slabs, the device having two modules derived from sheets, each module having a number of flat elements which form projections, each module further having elements in the form of a right angle, having a flat part integral with projection, and a raised part, and longitudinal members between the raised parts, and wherein the modules are assembled in such a way that the raised parts and longitudinal members of the two modules are facing each other along the two sides of a center plane, and that the projections extend on both sides of the center plane, so as to form meshing projections which pass from one side of the joint to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Plakabeton S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels
  • Publication number: 20040107661
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a device intended to establish a connection between two adjacent slabs, preferably concrete slabs, by equipping the expansion joint between said slabs, wherein said device is constituted by an assembly of two modules derived from sheets, each of the modules comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Pierre Michiels