EP2872705A4 - Interlocking blocks and tiles for buildings - Google Patents

Interlocking blocks and tiles for buildings

Info

Publication number: EP2872705A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tiles; buildings; interlocking blocks; interlocking; blocks
Prior art date: 2012-07-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP13819808.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2872705A1 (en

Inventor

Charles Caulder Bree

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-07-16

Filing date

2013-07-16

Publication date

2016-03-09

2013-07-16 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2015-05-20 Publication of EP2872705A1 publication Critical patent/EP2872705A1/en

2016-03-09 Publication of EP2872705A4 publication Critical patent/EP2872705A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/02—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements
- E04B1/12—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements the elements consisting of other material
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
- E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
- E04B7/20—Roofs consisting of self-supporting slabs, e.g. able to be loaded
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
- E04C1/40—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
- E04B1/3211—Structures with a vertical rotation axis or the like, e.g. semi-spherical structures
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
- E04B2001/327—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures comprised of a number of panels or blocs connected together forming a self-supporting structure
- E04B2001/3276—Panel connection details
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
- E04B2001/3294—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures with a faceted surface

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Finishing Walls (AREA)
Floor Finish (AREA)
Panels For Use In Building Construction (AREA)
Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)

EP13819808.0A 2012-07-16 2013-07-16 Interlocking blocks and tiles for buildings Withdrawn EP2872705A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
NZ60126012		2012-07-16
PCT/NZ2013/000127 WO2014014366A1 (en)	2012-07-16	2013-07-16	Interlocking blocks and tiles for buildings

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2872705A1 EP2872705A1 (en)	2015-05-20
EP2872705A4 true EP2872705A4 (en)	2016-03-09

Family

ID=49949088

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13819808.0A Withdrawn EP2872705A4 (en)	2012-07-16	2013-07-16	Interlocking blocks and tiles for buildings

Country Status (15)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20150152631A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2872705A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2015528075A (en)
CN (1)	CN104508217A (en)
AU (1)	AU2013290829A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112015000977A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2878851A1 (en)
CL (1)	CL2015000108A1 (en)
IN (1)	IN2015DN00553A (en)
MX (1)	MX2015000602A (en)
NZ (1)	NZ705046A (en)
PH (1)	PH12015500077A1 (en)
RU (1)	RU2015101344A (en)
WO (1)	WO2014014366A1 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA201501050B (en)

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- 2013-07-16 BR BR112015000977A patent/BR112015000977A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2013-07-16 RU RU2015101344A patent/RU2015101344A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2013-07-16 CA CA2878851A patent/CA2878851A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-07-16 JP JP2015523050A patent/JP2015528075A/en active Pending
- 2013-07-16 CN CN201380037674.2A patent/CN104508217A/en active Pending
- 2013-07-16 NZ NZ705046A patent/NZ705046A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2013-07-16 AU AU2013290829A patent/AU2013290829A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-07-16 WO PCT/NZ2013/000127 patent/WO2014014366A1/en not_active Ceased
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- 2013-07-16 MX MX2015000602A patent/MX2015000602A/en unknown
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JP2015528075A (en)	2015-09-24
CN104508217A (en)	2015-04-08
MX2015000602A (en)	2016-03-11
WO2014014366A1 (en)	2014-01-23
CL2015000108A1 (en)	2015-07-17
CA2878851A1 (en)	2014-01-23
IN2015DN00553A (en)	2015-06-26
AU2013290829A1 (en)	2015-03-05
BR112015000977A2 (en)	2017-09-26
NZ705046A (en)	2016-11-25
EP2872705A1 (en)	2015-05-20
US20150152631A1 (en)	2015-06-04
ZA201501050B (en)	2016-01-27
RU2015101344A (en)	2016-08-27
PH12015500077A1 (en)	2015-03-02

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2016-03-09	RA4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched (corrected)	Effective date: 20160210
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