Patents Issued in July 3, 2018
  • Patent number: 10011956
    Abstract: Method for the aluminothermic welding of rails, involving the steps of: —triggering an aluminothermic reaction in a crucible, —pouring the metal resulting from said reaction into the mold so as to fill the molding cavity from the rail flange, —after filling the cavity, triggering a second aluminothermic reaction above the rail head, and pouring the metal resulting from said reaction into the cavity in the region of the rail head. The mold used in the method is designed to fit over the ends of two rails to form a molding cavity comprising a crucible positioned above the rail head region so that it can be fed with molten metal of the cavity via a secondary passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SNCF RESEAU
    Inventors: Arnaud Lorieux, Claude Monnet, Serge Detain, Rémy Delolmo
  • Patent number: 10011957
    Abstract: A track maintenance machine for carrying out track maintenance operations includes a plurality of mounts disposed at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the machine in an upper end region of the machine relative to a vertical. A lower end of each mount relative to the vertical is mounted on the track maintenance machine, while an upper end of each mount located at a distance from the lower end is connected to a safety line extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine. A method for carrying out service work on track maintenance machines is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Herbert Woergoetter
  • Patent number: 10011958
    Abstract: A light reference system includes a first, second and third rail followers. The second rail follower is disposed between the first and third rail followers. First and second light sources are disposed on the first and third rail followers and operable to emit light towards the second rail follower. First and Second imaging devices are disposed on the second rail follower. The first imaging device is operable to receive the light emitted by the first light source and provide first image data. The second imaging device is operable to receive the light emitted by the second light source and provide second image data. A processing device is configured to perform a measurement, based on the first and second image data, indicating a relative position of the second rail follower with respect to at least one of the first and third rail followers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Michael Petersen
  • Patent number: 10011959
    Abstract: A timber access mat having an electrical grounding feature includes an electrically conductive cover layer that is removably carried over the top of the body of the timber access mat. The electrically conductive cover layer can be formed from one or more sheets of expanded metal such as expanded steel. The layer is joined to a perimeter frame that includes offset connector tabs that allow mats to be positioned side-by-side. The connector tabs are paired with cable guides to protect the cable leads that connect the mats. The perimeter frame and conductive cover layer can be added to traditional timber access mats when electrical grounding is required and then removed and stored when not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EDK Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Erik D. Klein
  • Patent number: 10011960
    Abstract: In estimating the degraded position of a road surface with high accuracy, a server apparatus 210 comprising a part configured to change, when detecting a road surface degradation with respect to a certain road position based on accumulation of measurement information evaluation values at a plurality of times of a travel of a vehicle on the certain road position, detection sensitivity for the road surface degradation according to an MCI value with respect to the certain road surface position, the measurement information evaluation values being measured with an acceleration sensor installed in the vehicle and being according to road surface positions on which the vehicle has traveled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Tani
  • Patent number: 10011961
    Abstract: A movable and dynamic work after construction linking two points separated by a natural or man-made obstacle, allows the permanent crossing of this obstacle. The work includes a deformable apron (1) which extends between said two points. The work comprises a set of elongated elements (2, 3). An assembly of several pairs of elements (2, 3) is disposed along the apron (1). The work comprises drive means (8) disposed at one end or at both ends of said work for adjusting the apron (1) lengthwise. The drive means (8) are arranged so that, when the means (8) are actuated, they drive the assembly of the pairs of elements (2, 3), so as to bulge the central portion of the apron (1) when the means (8) are actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: INGENI SA
    Inventors: Etienne Bouleau, Gabriele Guscetti
  • Patent number: 10011962
    Abstract: A method of enlarging the space beneath a masonry arch bridge which includes a masonry arch and a spandrel wall at each end of the masonry arch includes forming a movable portion of the masonry arch bridge by cutting the spandrel walls to form a cut on each side of the masonry arch. A lifting force is applied to the masonry arch to raise the masonry arch to a raised position. The masonry arch is then secured in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Soletanche Freyssinet S.A.S.
    Inventors: Kevin John Bennett, William John Harvey
  • Patent number: 10011963
    Abstract: A stanchion includes storage for a linkage member. The stanchion includes a hollow pole and a cap piece inserted into the top portion of the pole. Vertical movement of the cap piece may provide clearance for a linkage opening to allow the linkage member to be pulled from or pushed into the interior of the hollow pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Eaton, Ryan Hahn
  • Patent number: 10011964
    Abstract: Method for forming a ground-covering layer (1), comprising the steps of providing a sheet (2); forming a number of substantially parallel folds (3) in the sheet; and urging toward each other and connecting to each other adjacent folds at different locations wherein the connections of each fold to an adjacent fold on the one side are offset relative to the connections to an adjacent fold on the other side. Ground-covering layer (1), comprising a sheet (2) with a number of substantially parallel folds (3), which folds are connected at different locations to adjacent folds, wherein the connections of each fold to an adjacent fold on the one side are offset relative to the connections to an adjacent fold on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Greenfields B.V.
    Inventor: Hugo De Vries
  • Patent number: 10011965
    Abstract: A fire resistant ground erosion control mat assembly. The mat assembly includes an inner layer of fire resistant milled stone mineral wool material with an upper and a lower layer of supportive nets. Each of the upper and lower nets consist of fire resistant milled mineral foraminous nettings to enable passage of light and water therethrough as a ground positioned emplacement of the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Western Excelsior Corp
    Inventor: Chad M. Lipscomb
  • Patent number: 10011966
    Abstract: A cabled, non-inflatable type flexible wall dam for restraining or controlling the flow of water is disclosed. The cables and flexible wall of present invention are arranged in a manner that enables present flexible wall dams to open (lower) and close (raise) for controlling the flow of water. Present invention includes a reinforcement method that has a net like reinforcement layer and reinforcement cables, and therefore the dams of present invention can be built to be stronger, larger, and higher than the most commonly used inflatable flexible wall dams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Clifford Chung Chen Shaw
  • Patent number: 10011967
    Abstract: A continuity connection system is disclosed that is highly durable, simple to install, and substantially increases the structural capabilities and weight-bearing capacity of a shell (i.e., a form or jacket). The shell can be used to protect a weight-bearing member (e.g., a cement column) from a degrading environment. The shell can have one or several layers of carbon fiber fabric (e.g., spaced apart longitudinally) wrapped around an interior of the shell or embedded within the shell. The continuity connection system is used to provide continuity between two ends of the carbon fiber layer, and can be made up of the carbon fiber fabric reinforcement layer, two pockets, and a laminate having ends positioned in each pocket. The carbon fiber laminate traverses a seam/separation of the carbon fiber fabric and/or a seam of the shell and can be retained in place within the pockets with an appropriate epoxy, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Wasstone Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Stewart Kriegstein
  • Patent number: 10011968
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a gravity structure intended for a marine civil-engineering construction, comprising a slab configured so as to be placed on a sea bed and secured to a shaft directed in a principal direction substantially orthogonal to said slab, characterized in that the gravity structure comprises at least one anchoring tie rod extending in said shaft and in the slab, the gravity structure being configured so that, in a service position of the gravity structure, said at least one anchoring tie rod is anchored in the sea bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventors: Vincent Rabaron, Etienne Combescure, Michel Coudry
  • Patent number: 10011969
    Abstract: A system for installing an array of pilings for an array of solar panels is highly accurate and efficient. The system includes a horizontal laser and a rotating vertical laser that are mounted on a first piling and aligned with a target on a second piling on the opposite side of the array. An alignment template is placed against a piling and aligned with the vertical rotating laser. The aligned template provides a designated location where the next piling is driven. A hammer target on the pile driver allows the installer to precisely install the next piling. After installation, the next piling is measured for accuracy and if errors are found, an alignment bracket is used to correct the error. The process is repeated until the array of pilings is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: LaserLine Mfg., Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Grover
  • Patent number: 10011970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibrating device, kit and method for inserting a foundation element into the ground, wherein the vibrating device comprises: —a clamping mechanism (18) for fixedly clamping the foundation element (12); —a vibrator block (32) configured to provide a vibration for the purpose of inserting the foundation element (12) into the ground, wherein the vibrator block (32) is provided with resilient elements (6); —a rotation mechanism operatively connected to the vibrator block (32) and configured to rotate the vibrator block (32) with the resilient elements (6), wherein the clamping mechanism (18) fixedly holds the foundation element (12); and —a fixation mechanism (40) configured to apply a prestress to the resilient elements (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CAPE HOLLAND HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Laurens DeNeef, Peter Kleine
  • Patent number: 10011971
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a manhole insert gasket on a manhole insert flange of a manhole insert include fabricating a gasket mold, inverting a manhole insert having a manhole insert flange, placing the manhole insert on the gasket mold with a mold space overlying the manhole insert flange, preparing a gasket material, placing the gasket material in the mold space, finishing the manhole insert gasket by curing the gasket material and removing the manhole insert from the gasket mold. Manhole inserts having a manhole insert gasket characterized by enhanced sealing capability and longevity are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: David L. Neathery, Robert D. Forlong
  • Patent number: 10011972
    Abstract: An adjustable earth shaping blade comprises a center section and at least one side section pivotally attached to the center section at an oblique angle. The side section may be moved forwards or backwards in order to change the profile of the contacting edge of the adjustable earth shaping blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGEVIEW MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Raymond Helmeczi, James Walter Wesley Kowch
  • Patent number: 10011973
    Abstract: A tool for demolishing a column, including a tool frame defining an interior work space. The interior work space is sized and shaped to at least partially surround a portion of the column. A support frame is disposed in the interior work space of the tool frame, the support frame including a tool support that is displaceable within the interior work space. A milling tool is rotatably disposed on the support frame and displaceable therewith to engage the column when the tool frame is positioned around the portion of the column. A hydraulic cylinder is attached between the tool frame and the support frame and configured to forcibly displace the support frame and milling tool within the interior work space. A motor is configured to rotate the milling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Ellis, Ryan A. Rochel
  • Patent number: 10011974
    Abstract: An earthmoving machine comprises a sensor, an implement, and control architecture comprising a controller and configured to facilitate movement in response to a signal indicative of a measured implement position and an implement control value comprising a gain value associated with implement speed. The controller is programmed to execute machine readable instructions to generate a noise value that is based on an error between the signal and a target signal, determine whether the noise value is acceptable to lock the gain value, adjust the gain value to control the implement speed when the noise value is unacceptable until the noise value is acceptable, and operate the machine based on the locked gain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yanchai Zhang, Francisco R. Green, Albert A. Wray, Insu Chang
  • Patent number: 10011975
    Abstract: A product and system for identifying and monitoring a characteristic including the part ID, presence, condition, usage and/or performance of ground-engaging products used on various kinds of earth working equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: ESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Carpenter, Steven D. Hyde, Javier Lander, Jason W. Betournay, Karsten D. Zuendel
  • Patent number: 10011976
    Abstract: A work tool recognition system for a work tool coupled to a machine is provided. The system includes an image capturing assembly configured to capture an image feed of the work tool. A controller is communicably coupled to the image capturing assembly. The controller receives the image feed of the work tool from the image capturing assembly. The controller extracts a plurality of features of the work tool from the image feed. The controller classifies the extracted image and determine a confidence value. The controller estimates a size of the work tool. The controller estimates a position and an orientation of the work tool. The controller determines verification features of the work tool and compares the image feed of the work tool with a predetermined dataset based on the classification. The controller identifies a type of the work tool based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Forcash, Lawrence Andrew Mianzo, Paul Edmund Rybski
  • Patent number: 10011977
    Abstract: A lock assembly, and wear assemblies including wear parts incorporating the lock assembly, having a locking pin with a dowel extending outwardly that is received in a slot of a retaining member. The slot of the retaining member has a narrowed section which is narrowed to a width that is less than the cross sectional dimension of the part of the dowel that is received in the narrowed section. In use, the locking pin is rotated and the dowel traverses the slot of the retaining member including passing through, or at least being received by, the narrowed section of the slot. The slot may optionally have a seat that receives the dowel after passing through the narrowed section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Josua Kirsch, Edwin Schuetz
  • Patent number: 10011978
    Abstract: A system for automatically flushing a dead-end line in a municipal water artery includes a bleeder tube coupled with the dead-end line having a solenoid valve that opens and closes according to a command from a controller. A drain line connected to the solenoid valve extends to a pair of perforated caps installed on a street curb for delivering water from the dead-end line to a municipal drainage system at preprogrammed intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Robert A Mahon
  • Patent number: 10011979
    Abstract: A house has an aluminum alloy structure with a mounting connection structure of aluminum wallboards, aluminum roof panels, aluminum floor panels and corner connecting materials. Connecting parts of the aluminum wallboards, the aluminum roof panels, the aluminum floor panels and the corner connecting materials are provided with convex and concave retaining grooves. The aluminum wallboards, the aluminum roof panels, the aluminum floor panels and the corner connecting materials are embedded with one another in mounting connection and then fixed by bolts or screws. The integral connection structure of various components has higher anti-bending performance, anti-torque performance, anti-impact performance and stability, reduces or avoids the use of bottom crossbeams, upright columns and ring beams, and increases the utilization space of the house. Aluminum surface eaves are designed to enhance the waterproof performance of wall surfaces of the house and also enhance the artistic performance of the house.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: AluHouse Technology (GD) Company Limited
    Inventor: Hoi Fung Kwong
  • Patent number: 10011980
    Abstract: A foundation floor system and associated transport apparatus for use in combination with a transport vehicle and an on-site foundation includes a frame, the frame including opposing I-beams each having an upper flange; a plurality of bar joists each extending perpendicularly between the opposing I-beams; each of the plurality of bar joists being in parallel alignment relative to each other and having first and second ends secured to corresponding ones of the opposing I-beams; first and second tube beams each being located interiorly adjacent to a respective one of the opposing I-beams beneath the upper flange, each of the first and second tube beams surrounding an end channel; and wherein the frame forms a surface that is sized and configured for receipt of a building structure; and a transport apparatus that is configured for transporting the frame thereon, and the transport apparatus including a tongue adapter and an axle adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Shipps Group, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Erickson Shipps
  • Patent number: 10011981
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a pre-distancing collapsible system particularly for the elements of a structural frame of a building. An embodiment of the invention comprises at least three components of a structural frame and at least two spacers, not being these spacers structural elements of the frame, fastened to the heads of aforementioned components of the frame, and said spacer being foldable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PRE-FRAMING CORP.
    Inventor: Mauro Sica
  • Patent number: 10011982
    Abstract: A collection of rentable units and associated structures in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes a first rentable unit encompassing at least a portion of a first retrofitted classroom within a retrofitted school building and a second rentable unit encompassing at least a portion of a second retrofitted classroom within the retrofitted school building. The first rentable unit includes a first reusable bathroom removably disposed in operable association with the first retrofitted classroom. Similarly, the second rentable unit includes a second reusable bathroom removably disposed in operable association with the second retrofitted classroom. The collection further comprises above-floor plumbing drain lines through which the reusable bathrooms are operably connected to a below-floor plumbing drain trunk line of the retrofitted school building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Theodore W. Baker
  • Patent number: 10011983
    Abstract: The present application is directed toward fire-rated wall construction components and wall systems for use in building construction. Embodiments can include tracks for holding studs which incorporate various geometries capable of receiving fire-retardant material, flat straps for use between tracks and fluted wall components, fire sponges for use in fluted wall components, and tracks with protruding grooves or other structures which prevent unwanted air movement between a wallboard component and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Donald A. Pilz, Raymond E. Poliquin, Fernando Hernandez Sesma
  • Patent number: 10011984
    Abstract: Partition system for assembling a partition (3) such as a wall, that is composed of wooden beams (4) with two side faces (8,9) opposite one another extending in the longitudinal direction that determine the width of the beam (4) and with which the beams (4) can be assembled adjacent to one another, wherein connecting pieces (5) are provided to be fitted between adjacent beams (4) in order to keep the beams (4) from one another with a certain clearance (S) in the assembled state and that the connecting pieces (5) are kept at a fixed or practically fixed distance from one another by spacers (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: WOV, BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP MET BEPERKTE AANSPRAKELIJKHEID
    Inventor: Wolfgang Pol Jozef Verraes
  • Patent number: 10011985
    Abstract: A wall system includes a plurality of wall assemblies. The wall assembly includes a post and a wall that is rotatably supported within the post to allow for controlled extension and retraction of the wall. An edge of the wall includes a key that is received within a keyhole of an adjacent post to secure the wall in an extended position between the adjacent posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Linxx Global Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Leigh Strong
  • Patent number: 10011986
    Abstract: A lighting system for ceiling grid systems advantageously uses a grid member designed to cooperate with a strip light to secure the strip light generally aligned beneath the grid system. The grid system can be initially installed with the cooperating grid members at specified locations. The strip lights can then be installed to the grid system. This arrangement simplifies installation particularly installations in commercial type spaces and larger scale architectural projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CERTAINTEED CANADA, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald White, Martin D. Gerkes
  • Patent number: 10011987
    Abstract: A metal splice plate for joining the ends of suspended ceiling main tees of different heights and load carrying capacity, the plate having a bottom edge lying along a straight line and having a tall section adjacent one end and a short section adjacent an end opposite said one end, a formation at each of said ends providing indicia for locating the formation on the respective section on an end of a main tee of a corresponding height longitudinally at a desired position relative to and spaced from a cross runner slot on the main tee of corresponding height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Lehane, Abraham M. Underkofler
  • Patent number: 10011988
    Abstract: A shear connector for use with insulated concrete panels. The shear connector comprises an elongated core member that includes a first end and a second end, and a flanged end-piece removably secured to one of the first end or the second end of the core member. At least a portion of the flanged end-piece includes a maximum diameter that is larger than a maximum diameter of the core member. The shear connector is configured to transfer shear forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Joel Foderberg
  • Patent number: 10011989
    Abstract: Composite building panels and a method for manufacturing a composite building panel are disclosed. A preferred embodiment of a composite building panel comprises a cold rolled steel frame and at least one reinforcing stud. The stud of the preferred embodiment is located within the space defined by the frame and coupled to the frame at the stud's base. The exemplary stud comprises two flanges extending from the base. The flanges of the preferred stud each have a lip at an end distal to the base bent toward each other. Experiments show that the lips on the flanges of the reinforcing studs significantly increase the structural strength of a composite building panel. An alternate preferred embodiment of another composite building panel comprises two boards and at least one reinforcing stud. The exemplary boards face opposite directions, are coupled to each other, and form a space between the two boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Wanessa Sue Pence
  • Patent number: 10011990
    Abstract: A laminated board is secured to the inner wall of a cavity wall construction to establish a defined spacing between the inner and outer walls and prevent excess mortar from bridging to the inner wall. The laminated board has a series of spaced sockets into which fasteners may project into the face of the inner wall or framing thereof to secure the outer wall. The board is installed prior to the construction of the outer wall and establishes a minimum spacing or gap between the walls based upon the thickness of the board. The outer wall is constructed immediately adjacent to the outer face of the laminated board. The board is impervious and eliminates bridging by the mortar, eliminates transfer of bulk water from the exterior finish to the inner wall and provides an air conduit to exhaust even the minimal amounts of vapor that will occur in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: P. Michael Collins
  • Patent number: 10011991
    Abstract: A multiwall sheet comprises a sheet, comprising walls, wherein the walls comprise a first wall; a second wall; and an outermost rib extending between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first wall extends longitudinally past the outermost rib to a first wall end and wherein the second wall extends longitudinally past the outermost rib to a second wall end; and an end cap comprising a top wall having a top wall end, a bottom wall having a bottom wall end, and a connecting wall disposed between the top wall end and the bottom wall end; wherein the end cap is disposed over the first wall end and the second wall end and wherein the top wall and the bottom wall extend longitudinally along the first wall and the second wall past the outermost rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Chinniah Thiagarajan, Frans Adriaansen, Michael Matthew Laurin, Bernd Jansen
  • Patent number: 10011992
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a foam product includes 50% to 75% by weight thermoset, between 1% and 10% by weight colorant, between 1% and 3% by weight blowing agent, and one or more fire retardant additives embedded in the foam. Such a foam product may be used, for example, as a board, tile, shingle, shake, or other component for an interior or exterior portion of a residential or commercial structure. In the examples of shingles, shakes, tiles and the like, the foam product may be used on a roof or any other desired portion of a structure, and it may be used for decoration, protection and/or insulation of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Colorado Roofing Products, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Mallorey
  • Patent number: 10011993
    Abstract: A roofing tool has a tubular member with a length and opposite proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is configured to be grasped by a user and the distal end has an opening into a hollow interior of the tubular member. A shaft has a length with opposite proximal and distal ends. The shaft is disposed in the interior of the tubular member and movable therein. The shaft proximal end corresponds generally to the tubular member proximal end and the shaft distal end extends through the tubular member distal end opening. A roller is operatively connected to the distal end of the shaft. The roller is configured to rotate about a roller axis which is perpendicular to the shaft length. A cleaning pad is spaced from the distal end of the tubular member and the roller. The cleaning pad extends in a direction transverse to the tubular member length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Robbi R. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10011994
    Abstract: A flat roof washer and heat welding installation system (1) for securing rigid roofing panels and overlaying membranes to a flat roof truss system comprising one or more wheeled carts having a plurality of screw guns (12) and/or heat welding heads (16) arranged in grid patterns to allow for quick and even installation of screwed washers and heat welds on a flat roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Bradley D. Market
  • Patent number: 10011995
    Abstract: A system for providing siding to a building is disclosed. The system utilizes components which have their own brackets with attachment flanges in order to connect directly to an exterior wall of the building. The brackets contain their own integrated water control systems, which co-act with those of other components to control and direct water into vertical channels and out from behind the siding system. These flanges double as self-contained flashing. In all the system presents a roof-to-foundation siding system that is self-contained and fully transitional from one piece to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Shaun R. Monteer
  • Patent number: 10011996
    Abstract: Disclosed is a section of wall cladding comprises of a panel comprising a front side and a back side, a front hem at a top of the panel formed from a portion of material turned toward the front side of the panel and downward, and a rear hem at a bottom of the panel formed from a portion of material turned toward the back side of the panel and upward. The section of wall cladding can be t-shaped or any other shape to depending on the desired aesthetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Sauerwein
  • Patent number: 10011997
    Abstract: A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, including a plurality of fastening extrusions, each fastening extrusion including a base section adapted to be secured to the existing wall, at least one retaining wall extending at an angle from the base section, and a holding member on each retaining wall for holding one end of a wall panel to a respective the fastening extrusion; and wherein at least some adjacent retaining walls have different heights from each other so as to impart a three-dimensional appearance to the wall panels mounted to the existing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Henry H. Bilge
  • Patent number: 10011998
    Abstract: A module patio assembly includes a groundsheet formed of landscape fabric, parallel wooden sleepers connected to and extending transversely of the groundsheet, and parallel row of prefabricated deck tiles mounted on the sleepers. Cooperating hook and eye fasteners are provided on the top surfaces of the sleepers and on the bottom surfaces of the deck tiles for securing the deck tiles to the sleepers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Hugh A. Dantzer
  • Patent number: 10011999
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for finishing a composite floor. The apparatus includes a grouting pan configured to be affixed to the rotating head of a finishing machine. The grouting pan has a planar bottom surface and a curved sidewall. Grouting pans are rotated over a prepped surface such that the curved sidewalls trowel the mortar onto the rough composite surface and the bottom surface which is in contact with the prepped floor forces the mortar into the surface voids such that a grouted surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Diamond Tool Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: Tchavdar V. Tchakarov, Eric Gallup, Robert James Michielutti
  • Patent number: 10012000
    Abstract: A collapsible work platform includes toprails engaging fixedly to a platform, backrails engaging the toprails pivotally through a hinge at an end portion of the pair of toprails, frontrails engaging the toprails pivotally through a hinge at the other portion of the toprails, link bars engaging the toprails pivotally, a footstep engaging the link bars and the frontrails pivotally, and braces engaging the backrails and the frontrails, and the toprails pivotally through hinges. Each of latching plates having a latching portion engages fixedly the end portions of the backrails and the frontrails maintaining the deployed state by the braces. Each of stopper blocks engage protrudingly an inner side and an outer side of one end and the other end of the toprails, so that the latching portion of the latching plate contacts and engages fixedly and the backrails and the frontrails are not deployed further beyond a certain point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Yoo
  • Patent number: 10012001
    Abstract: A doorway lintel lift apparatus and method are provided. The door lintel lift apparatus may include two support columns, a lintel that is configured to be attached to the support columns, and that includes a vertical flange and a horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two lift bolts coupled to two end portions of the horizontal flange. The two lift bolts may be configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two rotatable lift nuts that, when rotated, raise the lift bolts to engage and raise the two ends of the horizontal flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffery Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10012002
    Abstract: A manufacture includes a main basin having a floor and a perimeter wall and a fountain basin disposed above the floor within a perimeter of the perimeter wall, the fountain basin including at least one fountain opening and at least one drainage opening, the fountain basin configured to be connected to a pressurized water source such that water from the pressurized water source flows from the fountain opening of the fountain basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL FOAM PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex Lei Velet, Trevor L. Jackson, Nicholas Emile Stanca, Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar
  • Patent number: 10012003
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, configured for cleaning debris from water in a water container via a water cleaner that includes a handle, a collection net configured to collect debris resident in the water, and a frame configured to hold substantially open a primary inlet of the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas Howard Des Champs
  • Patent number: 10012004
    Abstract: A multi-axial telescoping support structure positioning system includes a frame having first and second opposed vertical sections. An axle is rotatably coupled to the first vertical section of the frame. A first rotary actuator has a first end mounted to the second vertical section of the frame and a second end rotatable with respect to the first end attached to the axle to rotate the axle. A telescoping support structure has a plurality of telescoping sections extendable from a base section along a longitudinal axis. A second rotary actuator is attached to the base section of the telescoping support structure at an intermediate position along the length of the base section and to the axle at a position between the first and second vertical sections of the frame to tilt the telescoping support structure about a tilt axis aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the telescoping support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: US Tower Corp.
    Inventors: Robert E. Gorney, Kenneth Pereira, Jason Timothy Wadlington
  • Patent number: 10012005
    Abstract: A crane system includes a structural truss positioned within a central opening defined by an inside surface of an annular tower, a crane mast connected to an outside surface of the annular tower, and a jib arm connected to the crane mast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Wind Tower Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: James D. Lockwood