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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick P Isley, Jr, Tracy, CA (US);
Edward R Fyfe, Del Mar, CA (US);
John D Neuner, Bay Point, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hexcel-Fyfe L.L.C., Del Mar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5230917 ; 5230913 ; 525145 ; 527413 ; 52DI / ; 24304 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for reinforcing the face or faces of walls so as to prevent or reduce the likelihood of failure when such walls are subjected to atypical loadings such as are encountered during earthquakes. The method includes the step of applying a resin-impregnated fabric layer over a portion of an exposed face of a wall to be reinforced. The method includes the further step of anchoring the resin-impregnated fabric layer to a structural member of the wall using fabric fasteners, adhesives, or a combination thereof.