Force-resistant portable building
What is claimed is: 1. A portable building comprising a plurality of interconnected walls defining an interior space therebetween, a floor on which the walls are positioned, and a roof structure conne... Read More
Inventors: Bigelow, William H.;, Assignee: |
Fire-resistant door
A fire-resistant, aluminum, cementitious-material-free, insulation-free door adapted to prevent the spread of fire and heat passing therethrough, consists of: a door frame; a door hingedly mounted on ... Read More
Inventors: Tlemcani, Jalil; Carroll, Michael J.; Johnson, Patrick K.;, Assignee: Nystrom, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Releasable clamping-type compressive joint
With respect to the device the object of the invention is achieved by way of the invention in that each of the extrusion flanges, which in cross-section tends to taper in the direction of the longitud... Read More
Inventors: Roellin, Ulrich;, Assignee: Swiss Aluminum Ltd. (Chippis, CH) |
Threaded rod and strut connector and method
A rod connector is employed for channel shape strut of the type having legs with inturned edges. The connector includes an internal head with a central plate having a threaded hole adapted to receive ... Read More
Inventors: van Gijsel, Gerardus Emanuel Cornelius; Huwer, Stefan Walter;, Assignee: Erico International Corporation (Solon, OH) |
Method and device for the aligning of an element, e.g. frame, to be inserted into a wall opening
I claim: 1. A method for aligning elements such as frames, door frames, window frames or the like in, for example, a wall opening, wherein the space between the two may have to be filled with foam and... Read More
Inventors: Ludwig, Bernd;, Assignee: |
Device for limiting the relative movement of two elements of a civil engineering structure and structure including said device
The device of the invention can be placed in the structure when the latter is in the course of being constructed or at a subsequent stage with the aim of strengthening the structure. The object of the... Read More
Inventors: Capra, Alain;, Assignee: Campenon Bernard SGE (Reuil Malmaison, FR) |
Extruded plastic panel holding and jointing strips and window assemblies therewith
In my invention, I have provided practical and improved extruded plastic panel framing, holding and joining strips suitable for use with glazing panels of various thickness and adaptable to many diffe... Read More
Inventors: Casamayor, Jorge;, Assignee: Plaskolite, Inc. (Columbus, OH) |
Drywall corner-finishing accessory
This invention provides a drywall corner-finishing accessory comprising three integrally joined, elongate strips, namely two lateral strips and a middle strip. Preferably, the lateral strips are relat... Read More
Inventors: Koenig, Jr., Joseph M.;, Assignee: Trim-Tex, Inc. (Lincolnwood, IL) |
Glass restraint system for windows
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawing, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the present invention installed in a window frame 100. A film 102 is adhesively attached t... Read More
Inventors: Gazaway, Vaden S.;, Assignee: |
Soft edge moulding
It is an object of the present invention to provide an edge protector for protecting persons from sharp structural edges, which device will not detract from the appearance of a residence public facili... Read More
Inventors: Chmela, James; Chmela, John;, Assignee: |
Self-adhesive laminate for sealing window frames and method of sealing window frames
OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a self-adhesive laminate 1 used in sealing window frames. The laminate includes three primary elements, a polyester layer 10, a metallic aluminum lay... Read More
Inventors: Simpson, Robert S.;, Assignee: MFM Building Products Corp. (Coshocton, OH) |
Modular protection device for underpinning
The present invention meets the needs presented above by comprising an elongated trough having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are open. The elongated trough includes a bottom ... Read More
Inventors: Pocai, Robert S.;, Assignee: |
Laminated rubber vibration control device for structures
In a first embodiment of the invention, the laminated rubber support of the present invention is ring shaped to make the internal portion thereof hollow. In addition, the inside wall, the outside wall... Read More
Inventors: Sakamoto, Mitsuo; Koshika, Norihide; Nishimura, Isao; Sasaki, Katsuyasu; Oorui, Satoshi;, Assignee: Kajima Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Adjustable door frame assembly
The present invention is an adjustable door frame assembly created to fit door openings of different sizes. The door frame using the technology of co-extruding plastics for the installation in door op... Read More
Inventors: Kuei-Yung, Wang Chen;, Assignee: Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taipei, TW) |
Sleeve holder for utility conduit
The present invention provides an apparatus for forming through-holes in concrete structures that is simple and quick to install, reliable in use and durable over the useful life of the structure. Usi... Read More
Inventors: DeFiglio, Steven Peter;, Assignee: |
Nuclear reactor including a reactor vessel and technique for supporting the latter
We claim: 1. In a pool type nuclear reactor including a number of reactor components located within a vertically extending cavity which is located under a reactor deck arrangement and which is defined... Read More
Inventors: Facha, Joseph V.; Cook, John P.; Dauterman, William H.;, Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Sealed basket for boiling water reactor fuel assemblies
To achieve the foregoing objects, and in accordance with the purpose of the invention as embodied and broadly described herein, a basket for transporting, storing, and containing nuclear fuel assembli... Read More
Inventors: Wenner, Thomas J.; Pi, David T. W.;, Assignee: Sierra Nuclear Corporation (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Canister, transport, storage, monitoring, and retrieval system
OF THE INVENTION After service in power plant nuclear reactor spent fuel rods 1 which can no longer heat to efficiently make steam are put into the power plants water storage pool 2 for about five ye... Read More
Inventors: Peterson, II, William Donald;, Assignee: |
Protective and decorative valance in an awning for use with permanent building structures
The subject invention provides an improvement to aluminum awning structures of the type described which produces an aesthetically pleasing and protective valance trim system for use with associate per... Read More
Inventors: Allin, John Michael;, Assignee: Crest Products Inc. (Mentor, OH) |
Cantilever plate connecting assembly
The present invention relates to a cantilever plate connecting assembly for the insulated, close-linkage joining of a floor-ceiling plate to a cantilever plate, with a slab-form insulation body, and r... Read More
Inventors: Witschi, Heinz;, Assignee: Bau-Box Ewiag (Oberdiessbach, CH) |
Installation for putting in electrical cable for indoor installations
It is therefore the object of the present invention to avoid the drawbacks of the state of the art, and to design an installation of the initially mentioned type in such a way that it is easy to insta... Read More
Inventors: Hug, Hanspeter;, Assignee: |
Packing box arrangement for a gate valve
OF THE INVENTION The packing system 20 of the present invention, shown in FIG. 1, generally comprises a sealing member 22 which is configured and positioned to apply even and consistent pressure to a... Read More
Inventors: Kimpel, Alvin A.;, Assignee: Weir Slurry Group, Inc. (Madison, WI) |
Sound attenuating walls
What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A sound attenuating wall including members defining a skeleton frame, and surface coverings fixed on each side of said frame, wherein at lea... Read More
Inventors: Lundberg, Borje; Samuelsson, Bjorn;, Assignee: BPA Byggproduktion AB (Stockholm, SW) |
Floor system for grain bin
Among the several objects and features of this invention may be noted the provision of a floor system for a grain bin or the like, such as above described, in which free-standing support legs are used... Read More
Inventors: Trumper, Mark A.;, Assignee: Grain Systems, Inc. (Assumption, IL) |
Drying bin floor
FIG. 1 illustrates a partial perspective view of a grain bin 2 having a concrete base floor 4 and a circular wall 6, typically formed of corrugated sheet metal, with the supported grain bin floor sys... Read More
Inventors: Sukup, Eugene G.;, Assignee: |
Multi-point high security locking mechanism for lottery machines
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a locking mechanism for a lottery ticket dispensing machine that has multiple points of resistance. It is a further object of the present ... Read More
Inventors: Monson, Gavin M.;, Assignee: Interlott, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Safety door and safety apparatus for installation in a door
It is an object of the present invention to provide a generic safety door or an apparatus for producing a safety door, for which the operating mechanism for the safety bolts is particularly narrow. It... Read More
Inventors: Jeche, Peter;, Assignee: |
Multiple lock assembly
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings where the showing is for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and not for purpose of limiting same, FIG. 1 is a pe... Read More
Inventors: Lozier, Benjamin F.; Hermann, Karl A.; Fabella, Jr., Custodio M.;, Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated (Canton, OH) |
Penetration-resistant security passway and door therefor
Accordingly, it is an advantage of the present invention that a penetration-resistant security passway and door are provided. Another advantage of the present invention is that ingress through the pro... Read More
Inventors: Huttie, A. David; Black, Maurice A.;, Assignee: Arizona Public Service Company (Phoenix, AZ) |
Upright construction section
The present invention comprises a construction section having two upright legs spaced from each other and connected by a bridge. The section is C-shaped and has inwardly pointing edge flanges extendin... Read More
Inventors: Maisch, Walter; Eckert, Jurgen; Stern, Helmut; Hertweck, Theo;, Assignee: Profil-Vertrieb GmbH (Gaggenau, DE) |
Vibration and Earthquake Isolation 
