E04B 1/342
Structures covering a large free area, whether open-sided or not
Official title: Structures covering a large free area, whether open-sided or not, e.g. hangars, halls (roof trusses E04C3/00; non-structural features for specified purposes, see the relevant groups of E04H)
E04B1/342 (Structures covering a large free area, whether open-sided or not) appears on 87 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 149
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Long-span corridor comprising two sets of floor cantilevered inclined trusses combined with suspension cable bearing and assembly method thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,687,008 B2
- Publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land8 Jul 2025US 12,354,179 B2Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc.
- Structures for growing plants29 Apr 2025US 12,284,956 B2Agriforce Growing Systems Ltd.
- Modular structure for providing on-site protection1 Apr 2025US 12,264,487 B2Bam Nuttall Limited
- Cable dome structure using continuous ridge cables25 Feb 2025US 12,234,640 B2Zhejiang University
- Triangular prismatic tuned mass damper suitable for large-span or cantilever structures28 May 2026US 2026/0146660 A1Tongji University
- Modular structure for providing on-site protection18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290335 A1Bam Nuttall Limited
- Ballistic shelter and method for fabricating a ballistic shelter3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215721 A1Kenno Tech Oy
- Prefabricated building systems with built-up structural elements29 May 2025US 2025/0172001 A1Folding Holdings, LLC
- Aerodrome Structure and Construction Thereof26 Dec 2024US 2024/0425200 A1Urban Air Port Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Frame structure25US 5,159,790 A1992
- Modular supporting structure25US 5,592,789 AAmerican Containment Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Climate controlled waterside enclosure22US 10,072,430 B22018
- Publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land22US 10,521,870 B2Crystal Lagoons (Curacao) B.V. · 2019
- Publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex including a surf feature with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land21US 10,486,074 B2Crystal Lagoons (Curacao) B.V. · 2019