E04B 2001/1996
Tensile-integrity structures, i.e. structures comprising compression struts connected through flexible tension members
Official title: {Tensile-integrity structures, i.e. structures comprising compression struts connected through flexible tension members, e.g. cables}
E04B2001/1996 (Tensile-integrity structures, i.e. structures comprising compression struts connected through flexible tension members) appears on 57 US grants and 55 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 57
- Published applications
- 55
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 126
- Latest grant
- 16 Dec 2025
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| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Supporting structure for supporting solar modules and ceiling elements16 Dec 2025US 12,500,545 B2
- Cable dome structure using continuous ridge cables25 Feb 2025US 12,234,640 B2Zhejiang University
- Method for determining equilibrium state of tensegrity structure28 Jan 2025US 12,209,999 B2New United Group Co., Ltd.
- Pre-stressed sinusoidal member in assembly and applications16 Apr 2024US 11,959,277 B1
- Structural frame for a building and method of constructing the same24 Oct 2023US 11,795,681 B2Pace Building Technologies Inc.
- Compliant biomimetic endcap system for tensegrity structure assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275703 A1
- Space frame systems20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243080 A1
- Tensegrity Structures9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193877 A1
- Cable dome structure using continuous ridge cables19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309638 A1Zhejiang University
- Octahedral reticulated stereo module for the construction of buildings28 Mar 2024US 2024/0102273 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tensegrity module structure and method of interconnecting the modules51US 4,207,715 A1980
- Building systems with non-regular polyhedral nodes44US 5,505,035 A1996
- Robotic apparatus41US 5,114,300 AWovenwire Corporation · 1992
- Piece of furniture36US 4,148,520 A1979
- Telescoping strut members and tendons for constructing tensile integrity structures36US 4,614,502 A1986