# US 10,767,379 B1 · Method of seating a floor panel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,767,379 B1 - Document ID: US10767379B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/707,418 - Filed: 2019-12-09 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-12 - Assignees: ACSM, Inc. - Applicants: ACSM, Inc. - Inventors: Bret Robert McLeod; Patrick Merrick Judson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767379B1 ## CPC - E04B 1/10: the elements consisting of wood - E04G 21/1841: {Means for positioning building parts or elements (strutting means for wall parts E04G21/26)} - E04B 1/35: Extraordinary methods of construction, e.g. lift-slab, jack-block (E04B1/34 takes precedence; falsework, shuttering for shaping walls, floors, ceilings or roofs in situ E04G11/04; conveying or assembling of building materials E04G21/00; working measures on existing buildings E04G23/00) - E04B 2001/3572: {using templates or jigs to set out buildings or parts thereof} - E04G 21/1891: {Cut-marking templates for rafters; Templates used for assembling building frameworks} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS ## Abstract Disclosed herein are embodiments of a floor panel seating assembly. The floor panel seating assembly can include adjustable, removable brackets or guides for guiding cross-members and joists of floor panels into their desired positions on a support structure. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of seating a floor panel. The method can include providing one or more adjustable, removable bracket or guide, adjusting the guide(s) to accommodate the width of a wall of the support structure and/or the sizes of the cross-members or joists of the floor panel, mounting the guide(s) to the support structure, and lowering a floor panel into position on the support structure using the guide(s). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of positioning at least one floor panel during construction of a building, the method comprising: providing a first assembled floor panel including a plurality of joists extending between a first pair of sides and a pair of cross-members extending between a second pair of sides; locating a desired first floor panel position on a support structure for a floor panel, said support structure including an upper support surface; mounting a first bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said first bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion; mounting a second bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said second bracket defines a first segment and a second segment defining an opening for receiving one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first segment and said second segment; positioning said first floor panel such that one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel is positioned between said first portion and said second portion of said first bracket and is supported by the upper support surface of the support structure, and such that one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is positioned between said first segment and said second segment of said second bracket; and positioning the first floor panel relative to an assembled second floor panel, said second assembled floor panel including a plurality of joists extending between a first pair of sides and a pair of cross-members extending between a second pair of sides, at least one of said pair of cross-members of the second floor panel extending beyond an outermost of the plurality of joists of the second floor panel, further comprising positioning said second bracket adjacent to at least one of said at least one end of said pair of cross-members of the second floor panel and positioning said first floor panel such that a portion of one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is positioned adjacent to said at least one end of said pair of cross-members extending beyond an outermost of the plurality of joists of the second floor panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of positioning a floor panel of claim 1, wherein said second bracket includes a bottom alignment guide defining a plane upon which one of said plurality of joists is supportable, further comprising positioning said first floor panel such that a lower surface of one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is supported by the bottom alignment guide. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising mounting a third bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said third bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said third bracket comprising mounting said third bracket in a position spaced from said first bracket. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising mounting a fourth bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said fourth bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said fourth bracket comprising mounting said fourth bracket in a position spaced from said second bracket. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising mounting a third bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said third bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said third bracket comprising mounting said third bracket in a position spaced from said second bracket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said second portion of said first bracket is movable with respect to the first portion of said first bracket, further comprising moving said second portion of the first bracket over a portion of the support structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising using said first bracket to clamp onto a first side of the support structure and a second side of the support structure such that a section of the first support bracket extends below the support structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising removing said first bracket and said second bracket from the support structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising removing said first bracket and said second bracket from the support structure. ### Claim 10 A method of positioning at least one floor panel during construction of a building, the method comprising: providing a first assembled floor panel including a plurality of joists extending between a first pair of sides and a pair of cross-members extending between a second pair of sides; locating a desired first floor panel position on a support structure for a floor panel, said support structure including an upper support surface; mounting a first bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said first bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion; mounting a second bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said second bracket defines a first segment and a second segment defining an opening for receiving either (1) one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first segment and said second segment or (2) the one of the plurality of cross-members of the first floor panel between said first segment and said second segment; positioning said first floor panel such that one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel is positioned between said first portion and said second portion of said first bracket and either (1) one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is positioned between said first segment and said second segment of the second bracket or (2) the one of the plurality of cross-members is positioned between said first segment and said second segment of said second bracket positioning the first floor panel relative to an assembled second floor panel, said second assembled floor panel including a plurality of joists extending between a first pair of sides and a pair of cross-members extending between a second pair of sides, further comprising positioning said second bracket adjacent to at least one of said pair of cross-members of the second floor panel and positioning said first floor panel such that a portion of one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is positioned adjacent to said at least one end of said pair of cross-members of the second floor panel; and after positioning the first floor panel relative to the assembled second floor panel, removing said first bracket and said second bracket from the support structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of positioning a floor panel of claim 10, wherein said second portion of said first bracket is movable with respect to the first portion of said first bracket, further comprising moving said second portion of the first bracket over a portion of the support structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising using said first bracket to clamp onto a first side of the support structure and a second side of the support structure such that a section of the first support bracket extends below the support structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein said second bracket includes a bottom alignment guide defining a plane upon which one of said plurality of joists is supportable, further comprising positioning said first floor panel such that a lower surface of one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel is supported by the bottom alignment guide. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising using said first bracket to clamp onto a first side of the support structure and a second side of the support structure such that a section of the first support bracket extends below the support structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising mounting a third bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said third bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the pair of cross-members of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said third bracket comprising mounting said third bracket in a position spaced from said first bracket. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising mounting a fourth bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said fourth bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said fourth bracket comprising mounting said fourth bracket in a position spaced from said second bracket. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising mounting a third bracket in a desired bracket position to the support structure, such that said third bracket defines a first portion and a second portion defining an opening for receiving said one of the plurality of joists of the first floor panel between said first portion and said second portion, and said mounting of said third bracket comprising mounting said third bracket in a position spaced from said second bracket.