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US3257481A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process and apparatus for constructing a building

Assignee: P P R I C
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Filing: 1962-11-23
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Granted: 1966-06-21
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Expires: 1982-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Chang Ming-Yang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 01:46
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/16; E04B1/164; E04B1/167; E04B1/168; E04B1/169; E04G; E04G11/00; E04G11/04; E04G11/045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S135/00; Y10S135/905

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 208 words
A PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) FORMING AN INTEGRAL FLEXIBLE BUILDING WALL WITH AN INNER LAMINA OF FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INEXTENSIBLE MATERIAL WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE INFLATED, AND AN OUTER LAMINA OF FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INEXTENSIBLE MATERIAL SPACED FROM SAID INNER LAMINA WITH A PLURALITY OF DISTINCT MOLDING SPACES THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED TO BE FILLED WITH CURABLE MATERIAL, SAID MOLD DEFINING THE FOUNDDATION, THE SIDE WALLS AND THE ROOF OF SAID BUILDING AND HAVING MEANS TO SECURE THE FOUNDATION PORTION OF SAID MOLD TO THE GROUND; (B) SECURING SAID MOLD TO THE GROUND; (C) INFLATING SAID INNER LAMINA WITH AN INERT FLUID UNTIL A REQUIRED PRE-DETERMINED SHAPE IS OBTAINED; (D) INJECTING SYRUP-LIKE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING CURED INTO THE MOLDING-JACKET SPACES WHICH EFINE SAID FOUNDATION; (E) ALLOWING SAID MATERIAL TO CURE TO FORM A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SAID BUILDING; (F) THEN INJECTING ADDITIONAL SYRUP-LIKE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING CURED INTO THE MOLDING-JACKET SPACES WHICH DEFINE THE SIDE WALLS AND ROOF OF SAID BUILDING; (G) ALLOWING SAID MATERIAL TO CURE; (H) EXHAUSTING THE FLUID FROM SAID INNER LAMINA OF MATERIAL; AND (I) CUTTING DOORS AND WINDOWS THROUGH SAID SIDE WALLS WHEREBY A SOLID STRUCTURE OF REQUIRED GEOMETRICAL SHAPE WITH ACCESS OPENINGS THEREIN IS OBTAINED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 208 words
A PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) FORMING AN INTEGRAL FLEXIBLE BUILDING WALL WITH AN INNER LAMINA OF FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INEXTENSIBLE MATERIAL WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE INFLATED, AND AN OUTER LAMINA OF FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INEXTENSIBLE MATERIAL SPACED FROM SAID INNER LAMINA WITH A PLURALITY OF DISTINCT MOLDING SPACES THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED TO BE FILLED WITH CURABLE MATERIAL, SAID MOLD DEFINING THE FOUNDDATION, THE SIDE WALLS AND THE ROOF OF SAID BUILDING AND HAVING MEANS TO SECURE THE FOUNDATION PORTION OF SAID MOLD TO THE GROUND; (B) SECURING SAID MOLD TO THE GROUND; (C) INFLATING SAID INNER LAMINA WITH AN INERT FLUID UNTIL A REQUIRED PRE-DETERMINED SHAPE IS OBTAINED; (D) INJECTING SYRUP-LIKE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING CURED INTO THE MOLDING-JACKET SPACES WHICH EFINE SAID FOUNDATION; (E) ALLOWING SAID MATERIAL TO CURE TO FORM A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SAID BUILDING; (F) THEN INJECTING ADDITIONAL SYRUP-LIKE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING CURED INTO THE MOLDING-JACKET SPACES WHICH DEFINE THE SIDE WALLS AND ROOF OF SAID BUILDING; (G) ALLOWING SAID MATERIAL TO CURE; (H) EXHAUSTING THE FLUID FROM SAID INNER LAMINA OF MATERIAL; AND (I) CUTTING DOORS AND WINDOWS THROUGH SAID SIDE WALLS WHEREBY A SOLID STRUCTURE OF REQUIRED GEOMETRICAL SHAPE WITH ACCESS OPENINGS THEREIN IS OBTAINED.

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