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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth T. Boilen, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Arthur B. Richardson, Mill Valley, CA (US);
John Hulls, Point Reyes, CA (US);
Jean-Jacques Landry, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ralph C. Francis, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ei-Land Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/98 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/98 ;
Abstract
A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel adapted to substantially close a building opening, the panel including variable shear load resistance means for regulating the shear stiffness of the building when the panel is in a closed position.