Patents in subclass Bridges/Deck
Parent class: Bridges
| Number | Patent title | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07373760 | Floor structure A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams 4 arranged in parallel, each steel beam 4 including a web, an upper flange disposed at an upper end of the web, and a lower flange disposed at a lower end of the web, a floor surface... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07371030 | Flexible road surfaces A construct from which a flexing road surface may be produced. A flexing road surface provided in accordance with the invention enables a vehicle to pass over the road surface relatively smoothly, while simultaneously imparting a... |
05/13/2008 |
| 07296317 | Box beam bridge and method of construction An improved box beam bridge and a method of construction are disclosed. The box beam bridge comprises a plurality of box beams for each lane structure of the bridge. Each of these lane structures are separately secured together and... |
11/20/2007 |
| 07207079 | Bridge deck panels, fabrication methods and use Bridges decks or panels for bridge decks made of a metal-plastic-metal sandwich with the plastic bonded to the metal plates so as to transfer shear forces therebetween. The sandwich plates may be constructed with either a solid plastic... |
04/24/2007 |
| 07131161 | Fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge deck of tubular profile having vertical snap-fit connection A fiber reinforced polymer composite deck module is used to form a deck constructed by assembling the deck modules. The deck module comprising an upper plate having an upper extension at its one side, a lower plate having a lower... |
11/07/2006 |
| 07069614 | Modular span multi-cell box girder bridge system A bridge is constructed using simply structured, longitudinal, modular deck sections or cells that are fabricated in a shop and shipped to the jobsite for quick assembly and erection. Each section has generally horizontal upper and lower... |
07/04/2006 |
| 07003837 | Bridge construction system A method of constructing a bridge including forming a concrete slab remote from the bridge, the slab having a side with at least one bolt hole therein, orienting the side of the concrete slab substantially parallel to the side of a girder... |
02/28/2006 |
| 07000279 | Transit boarding platform panel The present invention relates to a transit boarding platform panel for use along the edge of an existing transit platform adjacent a track. The panel comprises a molded base portion formed from a reinforced composite polymer. The base... |
02/21/2006 |
| 06904636 | Deck-to-girder connections for precast or prefabricated bridge decks A technique and apparatus for integrally connecting a precast or prefabricated deck to a girder. A connection structure and method for connecting a precast or prefabricated deck to a girder, makes it unnecessary to form shear pockets in... |
06/14/2005 |
| 06895622 | Transit boarding platform panel A transit boarding platform panel comprising a base portion formed from a reinforced composite polymer. The base portion has a top deck and a bottom plate, a first end, a second end, a first side and second side. Between the top deck and... |
05/24/2005 |
| 06895623 | Pier system and method of construction A a pier system having at least one shelf beam which has a side panel and a shelf member, the shelf member supporting a decking unit, and a method for constructing the pier system. The decking unit may also be supported by connecting... |
05/24/2005 |
| 06857156 | Modular bridge structure construction and repair system A modular structure construction and repair system for use in new bridge construction and old bridge repair. The invention comprises a plurality of prefabricated modules which have a plurality of longitudinally extending beams and deck... |
02/22/2005 |
| 06825444 | Heated bridge deck system and materials and method for constructing the same A heated bridge deck (20) uses electrodes (24, 26) embedded within conductive concrete and connected to a power source to remove snow and ice accumulation. A cement-based mixture containing optimal amounts of conductive materials is... |
11/30/2004 |
| 06792638 | Structure of floor slab bridge A construction of a floor slab bridge includes a plurality of columnar H-shaped steels each disposed between adjacent bridge legs and arranged in side-by-side relation with an end face of a lower flange abutted with a corresponding end... |
09/21/2004 |
| 06742211 | Bridge construction This application discloses a novel bridge construction for use in affording vehicle and pedestrian traffic over small streams and wetlands. The construction utilizes standardized sizes of pier blocks for supporting standardized deck... |
06/01/2004 |
| 06708362 | Load bearing concrete panel construction Prior art supported, load bearing concrete panels having flexural reinforcing materials within the top and bottom halves, are over-designed, and experience increased deterioration and increased severity of cracks in the top surface due to... |
03/23/2004 |
| 06668412 | Continuous prestressed concrete bridge deck subpanel system A prestressed concrete panel for a bridge construction includes a first section having at least one tension member extending therethrough. A second section of the panel is spaced from the first section to form a gap therebetween. The... |
12/30/2003 |
| 06659686 | Precast modular intermodal concrete shapes and methods of installation to form shoreline stabilization, marine and terrestrial structures Novel precast concrete boxes are disclosed which can be assembled together and/or with structural shapes disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,697,736 to form waterfront structures such as seawalls, boathouses and the like. The boxes can be sized... |
12/09/2003 |
| 06591567 | Lightweight fiber reinforced polymer composite modular panel A modular fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) module that interlocks with other similarly designed modules. Specifically, each FRP module has a female, receiver, end and a male, inserter, end such that the inserter of a first FRP module... |
07/15/2003 |
| 06588160 | Composite structural member with pre-compression assembly A composite structural member with pre-compression assembly. The apparatus comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending composite units. Each composite unit comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending girders or beams disposed... |
07/08/2003 |
| 06578343 | Reinforced concrete deck structure for bridges and method of making same A reinforced concrete deck structure particularly adaptable for bridge spans is made up of superimposed layers of concrete with a corrugated metal pan therebetween along with a plurality of reinforcing bars which extend transversely of... |
06/17/2003 |
| 06574818 | Provisional bridge of prefabricated elements A metal bridge includes at least two longitudinal girders connected by a plurality of transversal spacers and on which rests a platform. Each longitudinal girder is built by butt-jointing a number of prefabricated metal elements in the... |
06/10/2003 |
| 06491473 | Precast modular concrete shapes and methods of installation to form shoreline stabilization, marine and terrestrial structures Novel precast concrete boxes are disclosed which can be assembled together and/or with structural shapes disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,697,736 to form waterfront structures such as seawalls, boathouses and the like. The boxes can be sized... |
12/10/2002 |
| 06467118 | Modular polymeric matrix composite load bearing deck structure A load bearing deck structure is made from at least one sandwich panel formed of a ploymer matrix composite material. The sandwich panel comprises a plurality of substantially hollow, elongated core members having side walls, the core... |
10/22/2002 |
| 06467117 | Light weight work platform with crane A work platform includes a first elongate side section, a second elongate side section, and a floor section. The first and second side sections each includes a lower beam, an upper beam, and a plurality of support members extending... |
10/22/2002 |
| 06460213 | Precast concrete structure having light weight encapsulated cores A precast concrete bridge system containing one or more sections wherein each section includes a horizontally disposed, load-bearing span that is integrally cast with a pair of vertical side walls. Each wall contains lightweight cores... |
10/08/2002 |
| 06453495 | Clamping device for deck panels with support saddles A clamping device for use with or without a support saddle includes upper and lower filler bars adapted to extend along the upper and lower surfaces of a tongue like connecting member on an upstream deck panel. A pair of clamping bars are... |
09/24/2002 |
| 06449790 | Transit boarding platform panel A transit boarding platform panel comprising a base portion formed from a reinforced composite polymer. The base portion has a top deck and a bottom plate, a first end, a second end, a first side and second side. Between the top deck and... |
09/17/2002 |
| 06427395 | Elongated covering member of extruded plastic suitable for flooring, decking, seating, and like uses An elongated member suitable for flooring, decking, or seating, having a top plate formed as an extrusion of plastic material, wherein the top plate includes ribs constituted by protruding parts of parallel, spaced, elongated friction... |
08/06/2002 |
| 06418583 | Deck A deck comprises a plurality of elongate members (11), such as aluminum extrusions, which each comprise a top flange (12) and a bottom flange (13) interconnected by a web (14) and which are laid side-by-side in abutment and intercoupled,... |
07/16/2002 |
| 06401286 | Bridge deck construction forms A bridge deck construction form is provided capable of being used in a series of interlocking forms. The system uses an interlocking grid of plastic forms upon which the concrete is poured. The forms have male and female interlocking... |
06/11/2002 |
| 06398456 | W-beam deck drain A deck drain apparatus is provided that allows builders to inexpensively configure deck drainage systems from standard AASHTO M180 highway guardrail. The apparatus includes a number of deck drain sections, butted together to form a drain... |
06/04/2002 |
| 06381793 | Composite deck system and method of construction Elongated composite deck sections or panels are formed by pultruding a plastics resin material with multiple layers or mats of glass fibers and longitudinally extending unidirectional fibers to form a base wall integrally connecting... |
05/07/2002 |
| 06317915 | Energy efficient deck framing system and method An energy efficient deck framing system and method is disclosed. In a deck framing system having structural framing members that support a deck panel structure, individual deck panels are inserted between pairs of the framing members.... |
11/20/2001 |
| 06170105 | Composite deck system and method of construction Elongated composite deck sections or panels are formed by pultruding a plastics resin material with multiple layers or mats of glass fibers and longitudinally extending unidirectional fibers to form a base wall integrally connecting... |
01/09/2001 |
| 06170105 | Composite deck system and method of construction Elongated composite deck sections or panels are formed by pultruding a plastics resin material with multiple layers or mats of glass fibers and longitudinally extending unidirectional fibers to form a base wall integrally connecting... |
01/09/2001 |
| 6151743 | Structural panel for bridging between spaced supports A method for forming a structural panel such as for a bridge deck includes providing a first and a second sheet formed by fibers and settable resin and laminating the sheets with a plurality of parallel side by side connection members.... |
11/28/2000 |
| 6145270 | Plasticon-optimized composite beam system A composite beam system that can be used for the framing system in bridges or buildings and provide enhanced corrosion protection includes a fiber reinforced plastic beam shell with compression and tension reinforcement. The compression... |
11/14/2000 |
| 6145270 | Plasticon-optimized composite beam system A composite beam system that can be used for the framing system in bridges or buildings and provide enhanced corrosion protection includes a fiber reinforced plastic beam shell with compression and tension reinforcement. The compression... |
11/14/2000 |
| 6112629 | Weld-free gratings and method and punch and die for forming same A method for forming a grating suitable for bridge decks using a punch and die, the die having a die opening having a generally cross shaped configuration having a generally vertical or first extent having a top and bottom and a generally... |
09/05/2000 |
| 6101781 | Beam structure and constructions using the same A beam structure designed to be subjected to at least one bending load defining therealong an envelope curve of bending moments (C.sub.1, C.sub.2) comprising at least one first portion in which the bending moments are of a first sign, at... |
08/15/2000 |
| 6101781 | Beam structure and constructions using the same A beam structure designed to be subjected to at least one bending load defining therealong an envelope curve of bending moments (C.sub.1, C.sub.2) comprising at least one first portion in which the bending moments are of a first sign, at... |
08/15/2000 |
| 6081955 | Modular polymer matrix composite support structure and methods of constructing same A load bearing support structure in the form of a traffic-bearing highway bridge including at least one modular structural section. The at least one modular structural section includes at least one beam, the at least one beam containing a... |
07/04/2000 |
| 6073293 | Curb and safety rail system for a bridge deck A light-weight, corrosion-resistant, readily installed bridge deck is formed of modular deck panels spliced to each other on site. Each of the deck panels is shop-fabricated by longitudinally welding flanges of adjacently placed... |
06/13/2000 |
| 6065257 | Tendon alignment assembly and method for externally reinforcing a load bearing beam A tendon alignment assembly (20) and method for aligning and providing a bearing surface for externally exposed tendons (10) below a weight bearing structure comprises a tendon slide plate (30) rigidly fixed to the underside of a... |
05/23/2000 |
| 6058666 | Twin-axis prestressed single-tee beam with lower flange and process of construction A twin-axis prestressed single-tee beam with lower flanges and process of construction is previded. The process includes construction of a cantilever prestressed beam and a simple-support prestressed beam. Both of them have a steel... |
05/09/2000 |
| 6055693 | Railway short span trestle bridge A railway short span trestle is designed for quick erection at an installation site by assembly of a minimum number of parts. Those parts include a pair of spaced apart girders and whatever number of modular floor assemblies are required... |
05/02/2000 |
| 6049932 | Weld-free grids or gratings for bridge decks A weldless grating comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load-bearing members having an upper portion, a lower portion and a web located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the primary load-bearing member... |
04/18/2000 |
| 6023806 | Modular polymer matrix composite support structure and methods of constructing same A load bearing support structure in the form of a traffic-bearing highway bridge including at least one modular structural section. The at least one modular structural section includes at least one beam, the beam comprising a pair of... |
02/15/2000 |
| 6018833 | Automated weldless inter-locking grating assembly for bridge decks and like structures An automated weldless inter-locking grating assembly for bridge decks and the like which includes a plurality of primary load-bearing members located laterally, a plurality of transverse secondary load-bearing members and a plurality of... |
02/01/2000 |