Reinforcing assemblies having downwardly-extending working members on structurally reinforcing bars for concrete slabs or other structures

    公开(公告)号:US11788289B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17457326

    申请日:2021-12-02

    CPC分类号: E04C5/0645 E04B5/32 E04B5/43

    摘要: A reinforcing assembly includes one or more longitudinally-extending bars having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, multiple first working members, and multiple second working members. Each working member is independently connected to at least one of the one or more bars and extends away from the one or more bars. The first working members are oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the one or more bars and are connected along a first continuous portion of the one or more bars. The second working members are oriented diagonally with respect to the longitudinal axis and are connected along a second continuous portion of the one or more bars. The first working members extend from the one or more bars away from the second working members. The second working members extend from the one or more bars away from the first working members.

    Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity applications

    公开(公告)号:US11702857B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17574462

    申请日:2022-01-12

    IPC分类号: B64G1/22 E04H12/00 E04B1/343

    摘要: Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity applications are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an inflatable tower for use in vacuum environments can have a membrane configured to support a load when inflated with an inflation gas to a pressures less than 100,000 pascals and greater than 0.01 pascal. The inflation gas can be chosen to have a sufficiently low boiling temperature at the inflation pressure of the membrane that the gas will not condense to a liquid or solid within a defined range of temperatures in which the tower is designed to operate. The membrane can be configured to be packaged for transport in deflated condition and rolled onto cylinders from which the membrane can be later unfurled and inflated as part of the tower inflation process. The membrane can be further configured to progressively inflate beginning at a bottom or lowest level of the membrane during the tower inflation process. The membrane can be divided into a plurality of compartments by one or more diaphragms containing valves configured to regulate flow of the inflation gas between the compartments.

    Upright post structure and automobile elevator

    公开(公告)号:US11673778B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US16816123

    申请日:2020-03-11

    摘要: The invention relates to the field of automobile elevators. An upright post structure is provided, wherein the upright post structure is a polygonal columnar structure formed by bending a plate, the upright post structure comprises a back plate, both ends of the back plate in a width direction vertically extend toward the same side of the back plate to form a side plate, end parts of the side plate away from the back plate extend oppositely to form a front plate, wherein the upright post structure further comprises one or a combination of various. Thus, when the upright post structure is subjected to a force in a horizontal direction, the local stress of the upright post is transferred so that the strength of the upright post is improved. The invention further provides automobile elevator using the upright post structure.

    Magnetic strut channel fitting
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11668086B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US17141537

    申请日:2021-01-05

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    摘要: A magnetic strut channel fitting includes first and second plates connected to each other and a plurality of magnets embedded into at least one of the first and second plates. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a magnetic strut channel fitting includes a substantially flat plate and a plurality of magnets embedded into the plate. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a magnetic strut channel fitting includes a substantially flat connecting plate, first and second arm members, each of the first and second arm members having a vertical plate and a horizontal plate, and a plurality of magnets, the plurality of magnets embedded into the connecting plate to allow the magnetic strut channel fitting to magnetically adhere to a strut channel. The plurality of magnets allow the magnetic strut channel fitting to be magnetically adhered to a strut channel.

    Vertical flood escape structure
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11560731B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17731084

    申请日:2022-04-27

    发明人: Jeffrey B. Barber

    摘要: A vertical escape structure comprises an escape housing disposed in a vertical orientation and mounted to a ground to maintain structural integrity in the vertical orientation against external flooding. The escape housing includes an interior which is sealed against water entry from exterior flooding and at least one of a staircase, a ladder, an elevator, or a lift disposed in the interior of the escape housing. The vertical escape structure further comprises a connecting walkway to connect the escape housing to a building. The escape housing has a smaller horizontal footprint than the building. The walkway is severable from the building by force without damaging the escape housing to cause water entry from the exterior flooding.

    Vertical Flood Escape Structure
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220349201A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17731084

    申请日:2022-04-27

    发明人: Jeffrey B. Barber

    IPC分类号: E04H9/14 E04H12/00 E04B7/16

    摘要: A vertical escape structure comprises an escape housing disposed in a vertical orientation and mounted to a ground to maintain structural integrity in the vertical orientation against external flooding. The escape housing includes an interior which is sealed against water entry from exterior flooding and at least one of a staircase, a ladder, an elevator, or a lift disposed in the interior of the escape housing. The vertical escape structure further comprises a connecting walkway to connect the escape housing to a building. The escape housing has a smaller horizontal footprint than the building. The walkway is severable from the building by force without damaging the escape housing to cause water entry from the exterior flooding.

    Wind power generation apparatus, tower and method for suppressing tower shadow effect of tower

    公开(公告)号:US11415107B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US16094880

    申请日:2018-03-19

    发明人: Shengjun Ma

    摘要: A wind power generation apparatus, a tower and a method for suppressing a tower shadow effect of the tower. The tower is provided with suction through holes extending through a circumferential wall thereof, and the suction through holes are distributed in a circumferential direction of the tower; the tower is further provided with a suction apparatus, and the suction apparatus can perform suction to the suction through holes from outside to inside. With the tower and the method, when the suction through holes at a windward side are suctioned, the adverse influence of the tower shadow effect can be weakened or eliminated, a service life of a pitch varying bearing can be prolonged, a noise can be reduced and a wind energy utilization coefficient can be improved. When the suction through holes at a position of a bypassing flow detachment are suctioned, vortex-induced vibrations can also be suppressed.

    Floating body device for suppressing vibration of tower

    公开(公告)号:US11268275B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US15999662

    申请日:2018-02-26

    发明人: Shengjun Ma

    摘要: A floating body device for suppressing vibration of enclosure includes a floating body surrounding the enclosure and an excitation device which can excite the floating body to float up and down. The excitation device includes a tether connected to the floating body to prevent the floating body from falling off from the enclosure. When the floating body floats up and down, an airflow boundary layer on an outer wall of a tower can be destroyed, and a cause of vortex-induced vibration can be directly suppressed. In addition, a change of an aerodynamic configuration is obtained. The up and down floating of the floating body disrupts both upper and lower sections of a nearby flow field, thus weakening a combined action thereof, thereby preventing the vortex induced vibration of the tower.

    Full moment connection collar systems

    公开(公告)号:US11236501B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16270571

    申请日:2019-02-07

    申请人: ConXtech, Inc.

    IPC分类号: E04H12/00 E04B1/19 E04B1/24

    摘要: A full-moment column collar is disclosed, including four collar flange components and four collar corner components. Each collar flange component includes an upper transverse element and a lower transverse element, connected by a bridging member. Each collar corner component includes first and second expanses defining a corner and a standoff portion extending from the corner, the standoff portion having a distal T-shaped structure. Each collar corner component is configured to connect two adjacent collar flange components, and each collar corner component has a multi-axis alignment structure extending from a bottom end portion for vertically positioning a lower transverse element of a respective collar flange component.