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Granted Patent B2
US 10,683,661 · App. 16/244,691 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Building module with pourable foam and cable

Inventors: William H. Bigelow (Houston, TX); Andrew J. Huber (Houston, TX)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,683,661
App. No.
16/244,691
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A building component utilizing a pourable polyurethane or structural foam that can be used for floors, walls, and roof assemblies with a frame with an interior, back or a front, multiple partition beams forming cells in said frame, pourable polyurethane or structural foam exterior backing attached to said frame back. The structural foam is poured into said cells to a desired level, and after said structural foam is poured into said cells, said interior backing is attached to said frame front. Cabling is used to improve movability of the invention, and improve on wind loading and seismic requirements of the present invention. Safety is also improved during the manufacturing process, loading, unloading, and in final assembly through the use of cabling.

Claims (55)

1. A building panel comprising:

a structural foam for floors, walls, ceiling and roof assemblies;

a frame structure with an interior portion; wherein said frame structure is partially filled, in an open cavity pour, with said structural foam, to allow for utility equipment to be installed without interfacing with said structural foam:

said structural foam adheres to said frame structure, said structural foam does not need trimming; wherein said structural foam creates a monolithic structure with said frame structure with an increase in tensile strength, wind loading strength, racking strength, sheer strength, and/or compressive strength, thermal properties, and combinations therein,

at least one cable set with first eyelets located partially outside of said frame structure and traversing at least a partial interior portion of said frame structure above said structural foam; wherein said at least one cable set with first eyelets is used to hoist said building panel and to attach said building panel to other building materials;

electrical equipment and wiring attached to said frame structure;

wherein said at least one cable set is not in contact with said structural foam; and wherein

said electrical equipment and wiring are not in contact with said structural foam.

2. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

said structural foam achieves ballistic and blast mitigation by incorporating nanobead

ballistic materials into said structural foam.

3. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

said frame structure is comprised of structural steel, wood, fiberglass, aluminum,

polyurethane, or composite materials.

4. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

said structural foam is moisture resistant.

5. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

the structural foam is a polyurethane foam.

6. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

said at least one cable set is comprised of multiple cable sets.

7. The building panel of claim 1 further comprising;

said at least one cable set fully traverses said interior portion of said frame structure.

8. A building component utilizing a structural foam that can be used for floors, walls, ceiling, and roof assemblies, wherein said building component is partially filled, in an open cavity pour, with said structural foam to allow for electrical equipment to be installed without interfacing with said structural foam comprising:

a frame with a frame interior, frame back, and a frame front;

multiple partition beams forming cells in said frame;

exterior backing attached to said frame back; and

interior backing; and

at least one cable set with first eyelets located partially outside of said frame and traversing at least a portion of said frame interior above said structural foam; wherein said at least one cable set with first eyelets is used to hoist said building component and to attach said building component to other building materials; wherein

said structural foam is poured into said cells to a level to avoid trimming said foam, and after said structural foam is poured into said cells, said interior backing is attached to said frame front;

said electrical equipment and wiring attached to said frame; wherein

said at least one cable set with first eyelets is not in contact with said structural foam; and wherein

said electrical equipment and wiring are not in contact with said structural foam.

9. The building component of claim 8 further comprising;

said structural foam achieves ballistic and blast mitigation by incorporating nanobead ballistic materials into said structural foam.

10. The building component of claim 8 further comprising;

said frame is comprised of structural steel, wood, fiberglass, aluminum, polyurethane, or composite materials.

11. The building component of claim 8 further comprising;

said structural foam is a polyurethane foam.

12. The building component of claim 8 further comprising;

said at least one cable set with eyelets is comprised of multiple cable sets.

13. A building panel component utilizing a structural foam that can be used for floors, walls, ceiling and roof assemblies, wherein said building panel component is partially filled, in an open cavity pour, with said structural foam to allow for utility equipment to be installed without interfacing with said structural foam comprising:

a structural frame with a frame interior, frame back, and a frame front;

multiple partition beams forming first cells in said interior of said structural frame;

said structural foam;

an exterior backing attached to said frame back; and

an interior backing;

at least one first cable set with eyelets located partially outside of said structural frame and traversing at least an interior portion of said structural frame above said structural foam; wherein said first cable set with eyelets is used to hoist said building panel component and to attach said building panel component to other building materials;

at least one second cable set with eyelets located partially outside of said structural frame and traversing at least an interior portion of said structural frame above said structural foam; wherein said second cable set with eyelets is used to hoist said building panel component and to attach said building panel component to other building materials; wherein said first cable set with eyelets and said second cable set with eyelets intersect each other in said frame interior of said structural frame; wherein

said structural foam is poured into said first cells to a level to prevent the need to trim said structural foam, and after said structural foam is poured into said cells, said interior backing is attached to said frame front;

electrical equipment and wiring attached to said structural frame; wherein

said at least one first cable set with eyelets is not in contact with said structural foam;

said at least one second cable set with eyelets is not in contact with said structural foam; and wherein

said electrical equipment and wiring are not in contact with said structural foam.

14. The building panel component of claim 13 further comprising;

a plurality of said building components in attachment with each other via said at least one first cable set with eyelets and at least one second cable set with eyelets.

Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 15912747 · Mar 6, 2018
Continuation In Part 15883681 · Jan 30, 2018
Continuation In Part 15883617 · Jan 30, 2018
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