Vertical Structure With Upper Terminal Bearing Plate Or Cap Patents (Class 52/300)
  • Patent number: 11732478
    Abstract: A rebar cover includes a shaft having a first end and a bottom end with a central bore therethrough. A bar tie is extended into the central bore through one or more openings in a sidewall of the shaft. When inserted into the central bore, a looped portion of the bar tie may loop around the rebar. The bar tie includes a ratcheting mechanism to secure the rebar to the rebar cover. The ratcheting mechanism includes a release lever to place the ratcheting mechanism in an open position, thereby allowing the bar tie to be loosened and the rebar cover removed from the rebar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph H. Nicholls
  • Patent number: 11618713
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are amendments to hot-mix asphalt (“HMA”) which open new price/performance areas to asphalt cement concrete (“ACC”) pavement. Equivalent-performing pavement may be made at lower cost, or higher-performing pavement may be made at equivalent-to-prior-art cost. The amendments, recycled asphalt pavement (“RAP”, and including recycled asphalt shingles [“RAS”]), and reinforcing fiber (aramid fiber) may be adjusted as described herein to achieve a desired price/performance target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SURFACE-TECH, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Dennis, Steven Santa Cruz, Phillip B. Blankenship
  • Patent number: 11261613
    Abstract: Coping arrangements and methods for mounting coping arrangements for swimming pools and related structures are provided. The coping arrangements include an elongated base member shaped and adapted to be received by a wall of a swimming pool; and a plurality of elongated top members, each of the plurality of elongated top members are adapted to be replaceably mounted to the elongated base member, and each of the plurality of elongated top members having an exposed contour different from each of the other elongated top members. The different exposed contours of the top members of the coping arrangement may comprise different cross-sectional. Methods for changing a coping arrangement, coping arrangement kits, coping members, and methods for installing a pool are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Trojan Leisure Products, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Deeb, Collin J. Sirco, Nicholas V. Filippelli
  • Patent number: 11041311
    Abstract: A metal blocking with coping with cleat having a coping cap with a cap top flange, and first and second side flanges defining first and second channels respectively at respective ends; and a coping cleat having first and second top flanges, a corner anchoring flange, and an intermediate anchoring flange. The first channel is defined by a first exterior cleat strip, a first base cleat strip, and a first interior cleat strip. The second channel is defined by a second exterior cleat strip, a second base cleat strip, and a second interior cleat strip. The first side flange has a first predetermined height and the second side flange has a second predetermined height, wherein the first predetermined height is shorter than the second predetermined height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Bernardo Duran
  • Patent number: 10591091
    Abstract: A passage is formed between bases stamped, formed and laminated U-shaped channels. Interlocking locating features are formed into the inner and outer stamped and formed layers. Inner and outer components are attached by welds, glue, snap-fit or interference fit. Inner and outer components can be made of the same material and thickness or from different materials and thicknesses as needed to achieve the desired mechanical properties such as shear strength, bending strength, torsional stiffness or flexibility and longitudinal stiffness or flexibility. The materials may vary in thickness or composition along the length or height of the device to achieve the desired mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Greene International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Waszak, Jeffrey Head
  • Patent number: 10294673
    Abstract: A roof edge mounting bracket preferably includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. The base member extends outward in a horizontal orientation from the vertical attachment flange. A lower portion of the vertical attachment flange extends below the base member and an upper portion of the vertical attachment flange extends above the base member. A plurality of staggered fastener openings are preferably formed through the base member. An angled roof edge bracket includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. The base member extends from the vertical attachment flange at an acute angle. A cantilevered roof edge bracket preferably includes a cantilevered base member and a vertical attachment flange. A roof edge angle bracket includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. A roof edge vertical bracket preferably includes a vertical attachment flange, a bottom offset lip and an upper retaining lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: METAL-ERA, INC.
    Inventor: Scott A. Kittilstad
  • Patent number: 10294680
    Abstract: A bracket having a generally U-shape is disclosed. The bracket is sized and configured to be received over a wall, such as, for example, a masonry wall, to maintain a wall covering thereon. The bracket comprises a first leg and a second leg coupled by a cross-member to define the generally U-shape. The legs may be angled such that the spaced between the legs at the open end of the U-shape is smaller than the space between the legs at the cross-member. The bracket may also be provided as part of a kit. The kit includes at least one bracket and instructions. A method of covering a wall with a bracket is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Nathan Charles Steger
  • Patent number: 9874023
    Abstract: A fascia mounting bracket preferably includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. The base member extends outward in a horizontal orientation from the vertical attachment flange. A lower portion of the vertical attachment flange extends below the base member and an upper portion of the vertical attachment flange extends above the base member. A plurality of staggered fastener openings are preferably formed through the base member. The fascia mounting bracket is preferably fabricated from an aluminum extrusion. The base member is inserted between a top of a nailer and a bottom of an insulation board. The fascia mounting bracket is secured to a building with a plurality of fasteners inserted through the plurality of fastener openings and screwed into the nailer. Fascia trim is attached to the top portion of the vertical attachment flange with a plurality of self-tapping fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: METAL-ERA, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Inzeo
  • Patent number: 9745710
    Abstract: A convertible capping system and methods of use thereof for capping a top portion of a sheet piling wall or other structure. A top panel of the capping system includes a widthwise spaced array of longitudinally extending parallel connection ribs, and defines an initial width at least equal to or greater than an intended final width, whereby a user can cut the top panel down to a desired final width corresponding to the thickness of the wall. A pair of side flanges have engagement features configured to attach to the connection ribs of the top panel after adjusting the width of the top panel, to assemble the capping system. A wave diverter and/or structural reinforcement system can optionally be provided with the convertible capping system or sheet piling wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CMI LIMITED CO.
    Inventors: Steve Hargrave, Ben Brown
  • Patent number: 9611649
    Abstract: A roof drip edge including a roof leg and a drip leg joined to a down leg adapted to protect the intersection of a roof and fascia of a building. Some embodiments include a back drip leg adjacent to the drip leg. Some embodiments include tabs positioned on the roof leg for protection from water infiltration under roof shingles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DRYFLEKT, INC.
    Inventor: Robert D. Givens
  • Patent number: 9546484
    Abstract: A concrete panel system includes first, second, and third rectangular precast concrete panels, each defining a respective top edge, bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. A first type connector is formed in the concrete material at least along the top edge of the first panel and along the first lateral edge of the first panel. A second type connector is formed in the concrete material at least along the second lateral edge of the second panel, and along the bottom edge of the third panel. The first type connector and the second type connector are configured to connect together, and a cavity is formed between the respective panel edges. This cavity extends along both the top edge of the first panel and the first lateral edge of the first panel to facilitate positioning reinforcing bar traversing a corner of the first or second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Convergent Market Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daiber, Clark Isaac Miller, Robert James Tingley, Michael Torres
  • Patent number: 9528263
    Abstract: A self-aligning block system is disclosed having a series of block formations wherein the blocks comprise predefined polygonal shaped channels for insertion of a uniformly shaped polygonal peg. Insertion of a peg between adjacent channels will drive uneven blocks into alignment and hold the blocks without the need of mortar. Walls may be created by end-to-end stacking of linear blocks and half blocks in staggered or parallel columns to create internal walls and corners within a wall by addition of corner blocks and half blocks without offsetting the progression of the outer wall. Addition of half blocks into wall progression may be implemented to reset the progression of inner and outer walls after corner formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas K Lightfoot
  • Patent number: 9370814
    Abstract: A pre-notched drip edge assembly and related method includes a plurality of drip edge sections interconnected end-to-end to form a continuous water barrier along a roof edge. Each drip edge section has a formed one-piece construction with a top flange and a bottom flange having an inverted L-shape with upper and lower legs. The forward edges of the top flange and the upper leg are integrally interconnected along a folded-over nose having a wedge-shape. A pair of notches are formed in the opposite ends of each drip edge section which extend through the upper edge of the lower leg and the forward edges of the upper leg and the top flange to define flat end tab areas that are inserted into the noses of the next adjacent drip edge sections to horizontally and vertically locate the same along the building roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: QUALITY EDGE, INC.
    Inventors: C. Scott Rasmussen, Paul W. Vander Laan
  • Patent number: 9157244
    Abstract: A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Wickright, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 9151064
    Abstract: A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Wickright, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 9016016
    Abstract: An innovative insulated perimeter curb positioned along the perimeter of a roof, a deck, or other like platform structure is disclosed herein. The insulated perimeter curb is generally comprised of an upwardly facing U-shaped sheet metal receiving track fastened along the perimeter of the roof or deck. The receiving track includes a bottom web and a pair of spaced apart and upwardly extending sidewalls. The receiving track retains and holds a composite beam. In addition, a sheet metal cap (e.g., flat stock or C-shaped stud) is generally positioned on top of the composite beam. The innovative perimeter curb enables (i) the quick and integral construction of a temporary safety rail system, (ii) the construction of a concealed gutter system, and (iii) the construction of a cantilevered curb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Duane G Den Adel
  • Patent number: 9010049
    Abstract: A water-tight, rigid plastic, domed, sphero-cylindrical protective cap is configured to be removably fitted over the convex head of a steel tent stake. The protective cap defines a sphero-cylindrical interior compartment that has a substantially flat circular base with an axial aperture. The protective cap is bilaterally hinged so that the interior compartment can be opened and the axial aperture bifurcated so as to accept the stake head for insertion through the base and enclosure within the interior compartment when the cap is closed. The bilaterally hinged structure of the cap enables it to be easily attached and removed from the tent stake, so that it can be taken off and replaced when the tent is being moved. This avoids a major problem of non-removable stake caps, which become deformed when the stakes are pulled up and hammered back into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Argo Bag and Box, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel Redman
  • Patent number: 8978317
    Abstract: A coping for attachment to a wall with an exterior building facade includes at least one anchor clip and a coping cover. The anchor clip includes a clip support channel, a cover support and a spring support. The clip support channel includes a top member, a first side member and a second side member. The spring support is attached to the top member on a first end. The cover support is attached to the top member and the second side member. The coping cover includes a top surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. A bottom end of the first and second side surfaces are terminated with first and second attachment clips. The coping cover is attached to the at least one anchor clip. The facade coping system also includes a splice channel, a corner support clip, a corner coping cover and an end cap coping cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Metal-Era, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Inzeo
  • Patent number: 8925281
    Abstract: A pole cap apparatus to prevent birds from nesting on top of high power electric poles, and a method of installing the apparatus on the pole. The pointed hat conical apparatus fits poles of various diameters. The apparatus is held in place on the hollow pole primarily by the tension of unitary flexible legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Peter M. Pallotto
  • Patent number: 8910430
    Abstract: Mini-wall parapet structures are disclosed. The structures are of one piece sheet metal with four sided, longitudinal members. A cleat extends downwardly from a lower corner of the structure. The cleat may be a single layer of sheet metal or a folded over layer. The cleat engages a coping member at final installation, and provides an additional attachment for the structure. A folded over primary attachment layer extends from the other lower corner of the structure. The attachment layer is of variable width so that different roof surfaces can be accommodated. The cross section of the structure is either square, or rectangular with longer vertical walls. Rectangular structures are used with thicker insulation. A facade extension may be used with rectangular structures. The top wall includes a gravel guard. The hollow void may be further filled with insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventors: John George Argiropoulos, Thomas John Lynch
  • Publication number: 20140245680
    Abstract: A design and fabrication technique whereby a coping cap and/or transition can be supplied with mitered corner sections and other transitional components which utilize the identical prefinished or bare sheet metal material(s) without any reliance on exposed mechanical fasteners, welding, soldering, or post-applied paints. This is essentially accomplished by joining the pre-finished sheet material(s) together using a mesh screen and adhesive on the underside (non-exposed) face of the sheet material(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: GARLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Resso, Ron Nelson
  • Patent number: 8820007
    Abstract: A post sleeve installation assembly includes: an elastomeric sleeve core shaped to form a post sleeve when positioned in uncured concrete, a removable stiffener inside the core, an aperture extending lengthwise in the stiffener, a locking element positioned within the core, and an assembly plate coupled to the stiffener. The assembly plate clamps to a prefabricated sleeve element, with the core and stiffener positioned within a post cavity of the sleeve element. an installation stake is positioned in the aperture and prevented from sliding upwards by the locking element. A release point on the assembly plate permits an operator to release the locking element for removal of the stake. To install a post sleeve, the operator positions the installation assembly, clamped to a prefabricated sleeve element, in a post hole with the stake resting on the bottom, then fills the hole with concrete, manipulating the stake to position the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: N. Eric Knudsen
  • Patent number: 8757942
    Abstract: A seal head used on a side beam of a vehicle carrier includes a main plane covering the front surface of the side beam, a side plane connected to the main plane to cover the inclined surface of the side beam, a first baffle plane and a second baffle plane covering the edges of the side beam, and the main plane, side plane, first baffle plane and second baffle plane form a semi-enclosed cavity for receiving the side beam. The baffle planes can be fixed against the corresponding edges of the side beam to achieve reliable fixed positions and connections, increasing the shock resistance rigidity and strength of the front surface of the side beam and easy installation and disassembly for seal head. The main plane, the side plane and the baffle plane are in an integrally molded piece to improve the rigidity and strength of side beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ningbo Bangda Intelligent Parking System Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 8733061
    Abstract: A truss bracket for mounting roof trusses and floor joists to wall systems absent traditional wood frame top plates utilizing in-plane end load bearing panels, resembling a chair, comprises a base plate with a vertical receiving plate extending upwards from the rear of the base plate for receiving a typical roof truss or floor joist and having downwardly extending mounting tabs along the left and right sides of the base plate suitable for being received by grooves in top track grooves of an in-plane end load bearing panel wall system or for attachment to the vertical sides of panels of a wall. The truss bracket provides high uplift load capacity by arranging all fasteners to the wall system and the truss or joint in shear when loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Bamcore LLC
    Inventor: William D McDonald
  • Patent number: 8656663
    Abstract: A cover structure for an outdoor casing includes a top cover and an inner cover-brow. A side wall is formed on the periphery of the top cover. The inner cover-brow has a first brow plate and a second brow plate. An inclined plate interconnects the first brow plate and the second brow plate. The inclined plate has a plurality of through holes. The second brow plate is connected to the side wall. The interior included angle of the first brow plate and the inclined plate is an acute angle. The cover structure not only helps the outdoor casing to ventilate and dissipate heat, but also enhances the outdoor casing's water repellency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chun Lin, Teng-Chi Chen, Chih-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8640411
    Abstract: A cap block has opposed top and bottom major faces bounded by two opposed side faces and two opposed end faces. The bottom face has two grooves that extend lengthwise in a side-to-side direction of the cap block from one side face to the other side face. The two grooves are spaced apart from one another in an end-to-end direction of the cap block so that the cap block can be positioned atop and cap two back-to-back walls of wall blocks with each groove receiving therein protuberances that protrude upwardly from top faces of uppermost wall blocks of respective ones of the two walls. The cap block is manufactured by molding a dry-cast concrete mixture in a mold cavity having the shape of the cap block with a base of the mold cavity corresponding to one side face of the cap block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: E. Dillon & Company
    Inventor: Billy J. Wauhop
  • Publication number: 20130291464
    Abstract: A design and fabrication technique whereby a coping cap and/or transition can be supplied with mitered corner sections and other transitional components which utilize the identical prefinished or bare sheet metal material(s) without any reliance on exposed mechanical fasteners, welding, soldering, or post-applied paints. This is essentially accomplished by joining the pre-finished sheet material(s) together using a mesh screen and adhesive on the underside (non-exposed) face of the sheet material(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Garland Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Resso, Ron Nelson
  • Patent number: 8561360
    Abstract: A sound barrier wall suitable for new installations and for retrofitting existing sound barrier walls includes a plurality of vertically extending posts and a plurality of wall sections disposed between pairs of the posts. The posts may have generally I-shaped cross sections with oppositely disposed channels defined by flanges on opposite sides of the posts. The sound barrier may further include post covers coupled with the respective posts. The post covers may have lip portions that are received over the flanges of the posts. The wall sections are received within the respective channels and may contact at least one of the lip portions of the post covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Maxwell H. Corbin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8561367
    Abstract: A water vapor release and moisture seal device for use in association with brick, wood, stone, and cement or concrete masonry unit (CMU) buildings is provided. The device has a first layer metal housing and second layer metal housing which are inserted over the top of the parapet walls of a flat or slightly slanted-roofed building. A water resistant cloth and mesh material layer is inserted between the metal housings. A fastener secures the second layer metal housing to parapet wall of the building in two places, once each on the exterior and interior of the parapet wall. The housings interlock with each other on the exterior side of the wall and with a fastener on the interior side of the wall. The device is secured to the top of a wall of a building and allows the wall to breathe properly and eliminate moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Robert John Kelly
  • Publication number: 20130192154
    Abstract: A water vapor release and moisture seal device for use in association with brick, wood, stone, and cement or concrete masonry unit (CMU) buildings is provided. The device has a first layer metal housing and second layer metal housing which are inserted over the top of the parapet walls of a flat or slightly slanted-roofed building. A water resistant cloth and mesh material layer is inserted between the metal housings. A fastener secures the second layer metal housing to parapet wall of the building in two places, once each on the exterior and interior of the parapet wall. The housings interlock with each other on the exterior side of the wall and with a fastener on the interior side of the wall. The device is secured to the top of a wall of a building and allows the wall to breathe properly and eliminate moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventor: Robert John Kelly
  • Patent number: 8434274
    Abstract: A nest exclusion device is releasably attachable to a tower such as a cell tower, such that when installed it deters Osprey and other raptors from nesting on the tower structure, but is easily disengaged to permit worker access to the tower antenna mount structure, and can be easily reassembled. The device includes a center pole that extends upwardly away from the tower. A cap is attached to a top of the center pole, and a plurality of brackets are spaced about a periphery of the antenna mount structure with a maximum spacing between adjacent brackets of 18 inches. A plurality of cable assemblies extend from the cap to the brackets to define a tapering structure, converting the snag-shaped tower to a more conical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Inventor: Clifford M. Anderson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130097948
    Abstract: A wall cap for an interior wall of a building structure, the building structure comprising at least one exterior wall and at least one interior wall and a gap formed between the at least one interior wall and the at least one exterior wall. The wall cap comprises at least one material for abating an undesirable physical property of the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: MULL-IT-OVER PRODUCTS
    Inventor: Mull-It-Over Products
  • Publication number: 20130081344
    Abstract: Mini-wall parapet structures are disclosed. The structures are of one piece sheet metal with four sided, longitudinal members. A cleat extends downwardly from a lower corner of the structure. The cleat may be a single layer of sheet metal or a folded over layer. The cleat engages a coping member at final installation, and provides an additional attachment for the structure. A folded over primary attachment layer extends from the other lower corner of the structure. The attachment layer is of variable width so that different roof surfaces can be accommodated. The cross section of the structure is either square, or rectangular with longer vertical walls. Rectangular structures are used with thicker insulation. A facade extension may be used with rectangular structures. The top wall includes a gravel guard. The hollow void may be further filled with insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: John George Argiropoulos, Thomas John Lynch
  • Patent number: 8407945
    Abstract: Disclosed is a spring flange termination system including a spring flange member of a resilient material, the member including an anchoring portion and a biasing portion, a first roof component anchored to the anchoring portion, a second roof component proximate the first component, and moveable in relation to the first component, and a roofing membrane including a first membrane portion and second membrane portion, the first membrane portion being anchored to the first component and the second membrane portion being loose laid over the first component or the second component, wherein the first membrane portion is disposed between the member and the first component such that the anchoring portion of the member anchors the first membrane portion to the first component, and wherein the biasing portion is configured to create a bias on second membrane portion towards at least one of the first component and the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas L. Kelly
  • Patent number: 8387337
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to decrease labor involved in waterproofing via flashing and termination of a pliable membrane roofing system at its perimeters and vertical junctures. As opposed to a standard two piece membrane flashing, the invention provides for a single piece of membrane to be used. The single piece of membrane would be taken from that which has already been installed on the flat portion of the roof. The loose section would be folded and the folded section would be anchored to the roof or vertical junctures. The piece now left loose would be folded over the anchoring device and terminated on the roof or vertical juncture. There are 3 devices disclosed which are intended to serve the purpose of anchoring the folded portion of roof. Elimination of the two piece flashing will greatly decrease the labor involved in roof installation with no loss in roof performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Henry Lee Hamlin, III
  • Patent number: 8276333
    Abstract: An assembly and method for anchoring a wall frame to the foundation of a building utilizes an anchor member which can be threaded upon a threaded shank which is connected to and extends upwardly from the foundation, a cable, a first cable vice which is connectable to one end of the cable and being anchorable to a top member of the wall frame which is positioned upon the foundation, a second cable vice which is connectable to the other end of the cable, and a cap member. The second cable vice is anchorable to the cap member, and the cap member is connectable to the anchor member so that when the cable is anchored between the top member of the wall frame and the cap member by way of the first and second cable vices, the cap member can be connected to the anchor member to thereby tension the cable between the top member of the wall frame and the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: T. Allen Bransford, J. Andrew Butler, Clayton E. Cooper, Howard L. McCaleb
  • Publication number: 20120180414
    Abstract: A wall cap comprising an end cap and insulating sound-dampening material can be installed with a building structure having an interior wall to decrease the transmission of sound and vibration from the building structure to the interior wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: MULL-IT-OVER PRODUCTS
    Inventor: Bruce Harold Burgess
  • Patent number: 8215081
    Abstract: A system and method to attach and retain panel tiles and a top cap to a support frame of a modular wall panel system. The top cap attached to the support frame includes an elongated body having a one or more attachment clips removably attached to the elongated body at desired locations along the length of the elongated body. The attachment clips and elongated body are formed separately and assembled prior to attachment to the modular panel. The elongated body includes a pair of receiving cavities that receive spring arms formed on each of the attachment clips. The attachment clips are rotated into position such that the spring arms engage the elongated body and hold the attachment clips in position. Each panel includes a stiffener bracket having engagement tabs. The engagement tabs are received within notches formed in the vertical posts to secure the tiles to the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Cummings, David D. Liegeois, Steven C. Gevaert
  • Publication number: 20120167504
    Abstract: A prefabricated concrete wall panel may include a concrete top beam, a concrete bottom beam, studs interposed between the top and bottom beams and a concrete exterior interposed between the top and bottom beams. Water-impervious protective end caps may be placed on ends of the studs to preclude contact between the studs and the concrete of the beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: JOHN MCKINNEY
  • Patent number: 8205396
    Abstract: A combination fascia cover system is provided including a base plate having a shorter portion for lying atop the roof edge and a longer portion at right angles to the first portion for overlying the upper sidewall and being attached thereto by threaded fasteners through a series of holes perforating the longer portion. The shorter portion of the base plate having, at its distal end, an upwardly extending flange for creating an upward spacing away from the roofing system and at end of the flange a partially reinforced pocket is formed by overlying folds to form the pocket. The cover plate is mounted over the base plate with a spring clip having uniquely spaced bends configured to match the dimensions of the base and cover plates, which spring clip engages the pocket, the base plate and the cover plate to retain the base and cover plates in tensioned spaced relationship while engaged together with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: George Atiyeh, Sr., George Atiyeh, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120042593
    Abstract: An upright space-dividing wall panel is provided having an internal frame and a top cap attached to a top rail of the frame. The top cap includes a lengthwise channel in which threaded fasteners are slidably received for engaging the top cap to the frame rail. The top cap further includes side channels which cooperate with coupling brackets for securing a second panel to the wall panel. Further, a locator clip arrangement is provided between the top cap and a side trim cover on the end of the wall panel for precisely locating the trim cover relative to the top cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HAWORTH, INC.
    Inventors: Kristen Glick, Shane Kuipers, David Koning, Jason DeWeerd
  • Patent number: 8091296
    Abstract: A storm collar includes a shield, an upper anchoring collar, support arms, and a lower anchoring collar. The upper anchoring collar secures the shield to an exhaust stack. The support arms are attached to the underside of the shield and the lower anchoring collar. Gaskets are placed between the joints of the storm collar pieces and between the exhaust stack for a tight fit. The angle of the support arms and the shield provide a compression fit based on the load supported by the shield. The storm collar protects the flashing and joints around an exhaust stack from damage caused by moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA)
    Inventor: Michael William Horn
  • Patent number: 8087144
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for capping and encapsulating a shaped wooden workpiece or substrate to protect against environmental elements and prevent splintering of the wooden substrate in the installed condition is disclosed. An inventive end cap having a melt ring integrally formed therewith is installed on a portion of the substrate, such as a terminus of the substrate. According to the invention, the wooden substrate is sheathed during a polymeric extrusion process with a substantially continuous, unbroken polyethylene or other polymeric layer extending from and continuous with the inventive end cap. During the extrusion process, the melt ring integrally formed along the annular walls of the end cap melt the encapsulant and form a substantially sealed configuration with the polymeric layer applied to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Don Kain
  • Patent number: 8015757
    Abstract: Sill seal and termite shield (SSTS) devices are disclosed. SSTS devices for residential housing are shown for poured concrete, masonry block, and frost protected shallow foundations. The polymeric foam pad of the SSTS device seals the rough foundation wall surface. For the termite shield function, the SSTS devices use a metallic web—either foil or an impenetrable screen—or a nonmetallic web—either plastic sheet or impenetrable scrim. The termite shield or barrier layer is shown as adjacent to a weatherproofing membrane or as an interior layer of an polymeric laminate weatherproofing membrane. Hot melt adhesives attach the foam pad to the weatherproofing membrane and, where applicable, the barrier layer to the weatherproofing membrane. Pressure-activated, hot melt adhesives attach the SSTS device to the sill plate. A release sheet is applied forming a peel-and-stick device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Mitek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald P. Hohmann, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8011150
    Abstract: Modular, selectively employable building parapet roof-rim structure including (a) gravity-docking reception structure deployed along and adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of a building roof structure which is adjacent the top of a building frame, and (b) a dockable, modular parapet unit including gravity-docking structure removably and replaceably dockable, under the influence of gravity, with the reception structure to dispose the parapet unit as at least a part of an outwardly visible parapet roof-rim structure associated with the building roof structure. The parapet structure may be associated with moisture-barriering flashing structure which becomes locked into place along the rim of a building roof between inter-engaging components in the parapet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Luttrell, Robert J. Simmons
  • Patent number: 8001739
    Abstract: A parapet wall cover system includes a clip support, at least one spring support clip and a cover channel. The at least one spring support clip is attached to a top of the clip support channel. The cover channel includes a top surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. The parapet cover system is preferably attached to a parapet wall in the following manner. The clip support is attached to a top of the parapet wall. The at least one spring support clip is secured to the clip support. The cover channel is pushed on to either the clip support channel or the at least one spring support clip and is retained thereby. A vented parapet cover system includes a perforated clip support. A perforated closure may be substituted for the perforated support channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Metal-Era, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Inzeo, Scott A. Kittilstad
  • Patent number: 7966773
    Abstract: An apparatus disposed along and attached to a wall edge to mitigate wind-generated vortices and suction loads on the wall, suitable and convenient for both new constructions and retrofits of existing buildings. Preferred configurations are described and include such types as wall edge cap, wall edge windscreen and wall edge wind spoiler, each utilizing a distinctive primary aerodynamic mechanism, often with optional secondary mechanisms to enhance vortex-suppressing effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Renscience IP Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Jason JianXiong Lin
  • Publication number: 20110113707
    Abstract: The present invention uses insulating concrete forms (ICF) in the construction of residential buildings. An entire wall panel is formed from polystyrene panels that may be cut by a hot wire machine. If necessary, hat channel shaped metal may be inserted into hat channel slots. Columns of polystyrene are removed so that concrete posts may be poured therein after the wall panel has been secured into place with rebar being located therein. Rebar and concrete also are formed along the top of the wall panel. Electrical and plumbing connection pathways are provided in the wall panel at the time of cutting with hot wire. Each wall panel is separately designed and cut by hot wire while still at the factory, but are all connected together to form an ICF residence. Openings are provided for doors and windows and are buck framed. Hat channels are inserted as necessary for strength and/or connection thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: IGLOO PANELS, LLC
    Inventor: Roy Dean Stephens, JR.
  • Patent number: 7941975
    Abstract: An affordable, sustainable building, comprising substantially entirely mass-produced, prefabricated constituent parts manufactured off-site, the prefabricated constituent parts comprising a foundation, a frame module comprising a plurality of frames, wherein the frame module is secured to the foundation, a reversible connector to connect the plurality of frames to form the frame module, a wall panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, a floor panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, and a ceiling panel configured to be mounted on to the frame module. Each constituent part forms part of a library of parts from which the constituent parts are selected. The constituent parts are preferably made in standardized sizes to facilitate efficient mass production. The constituent parts are predominantly made of recyclable material so as to be environmentally friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventors: Erla Dogg Ingjaldsdottir, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson
  • Patent number: 7905068
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for protecting a coupling that is disposable within a concrete structure. In one aspect, a cap for engaging a coupling of a cement coupler bar is provided. The cap includes a body having an engagement portion and a back portion, wherein the engagement portion is configured to engage the coupling of the cement coupler bar. Additionally, the cap includes a flexible tail having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the back portion of the body. In another aspect, a method of using a protective cap with a coupling of a cement coupler bar is provided. In a further aspect, a coupler bar assembly for use in reinforcing a cement structure is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Edgeworth Construction Products, LLC
    Inventor: Louis Albert Waters, Jr.