US 12,071,762 B2Granted

Modular building system

AssigneeSchofield Technologies, Inc.

InventorWilliam J. Schofield

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Abstract

A modular wall building system includes a plurality of course modules which can be connected to form a wall such as a wall of a building structure. A course module includes inner and outer wall panels connected by upper and lower panel connectors via connector pins which are received by receiving rails extending from interior surfaces of the inner and outer wall panels. The course modules include wall course modules, bottom course modules and top course modules. Door and window modules can be installed to the building structure by attachment to the course modules. The panel connectors include structural openings for receiving vertical structural members. The wall building system includes a bottom plate structure and tie down system for attachment of the wall structure to a foundation, and a top plate structure including truss connectors for attaching a roof structure.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A course module for a modular wall building system, each course module comprising:

at least one inner wall panel;
at least one outer wall panel;
wherein each of the inner wall panels and each of the outer wall panels comprises:
upper and lower receiving rails extending from an interior surface of the wall panel;
and
each of the receiving rails including a plurality of receiver holes;
panel connectors;
wherein each of the panel connectors includes:
a first longitudinal connector edge positioned adjacent a first lateral connector edge;
a second longitudinal edge opposing the first longitudinal edge and positioned adjacent a second lateral connector edge, the second lateral connector edge opposing the first lateral connector edge;
a first plurality of connector pins extending from the panel connector and distributed along the first longitudinal connector edge;
a second plurality of connector pins extending from the panel connector and distributed along the second longitudinal connector edge;
and
wherein each of the first and second plurality of connector pins are configured to be received into the receiver holes of the receiving rail thereby attaching the panel connector to the receiving rail;
and
wherein each of the panel connectors are disposed between the at least one inner wall panel and the at least one outer wall panel and connected via the connector pins to the receiving rails such that each panel connector is at least one of:
an upper panel connector attached to the upper receiving rails of the at least one inner wall panel and an adjacent inner wall panel and to the upper receiving rails of the at least one inner and adjacent outer wall panels;
or
a lower panel connector attached to the lower receiving rails of the at least one inner wall panel and an adjacent inner wall panels and to the lower receiving rails of the at least one inner and adjacent outer wall panels.

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A modular wall building system comprising:

a plurality of course modules, each course module comprising:
at least one inner wall panel;
at least one outer wall panel;
wherein each of the inner wall panels and each of the outer wall panels comprises:
upper and lower receiving rails extending from an interior surface of the wall panel;
and
each of the receiving rails including a plurality of receiver holes;
panel connectors;
wherein each of the panel connectors comprises:
a first longitudinal connector edge positioned adjacent a first lateral connector edge;
a second longitudinal edge opposing the first longitudinal edge and positioned adjacent a second lateral connector edge, the second lateral connector edge opposing the first lateral connector edge;
a first plurality of connector pins extending from the panel connector and distributed along the first longitudinal connector edge;
a second plurality of connector pins extending from the panel connector and distributed along the second longitudinal connector edge;
and
wherein each of the first and second plurality of connector pins are configured to be received into the receiver holes of the receiving rail thereby attaching the panel connector to the receiving rail;
and
wherein each of the panel connectors are disposed between the at least one inner wall panel and the at least one outer wall panel and connected via the connector pins to the receiving rails such that each panel connector is at least one of:
an upper panel connector attached to the upper receiving rails of the at least one inner wall panel and an adjacent inner wall panel and to the upper receiving rails of the at least one inner and adjacent outer wall panels;
or
a lower panel connector attached to the lower receiving rails of the at least one inner wall panel and an adjacent inner wall panels and to the lower receiving rails of the at least one inner and adjacent outer wall panels;
and
wherein the plurality of course modules are layered to form a wall structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/182,158Filed 10 Mar 2023 · continuation
Priority: 26 May 2020
Published: US 2023/0228084 A120 Jul 2023
Granted: 27 Aug 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

E04B 2/18
Using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position: by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of…
E04B 2/42
Built-up from layers of building elements: walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or…
E04C 1/40
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…
E04B 2002/0204
Details of connections: non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections

Family

Application63/030,291Us provisional application · filed 26 May 2020
PCT/US2021/034356Parent of this continuation · filed 26 May 2021
Application17/748,667Parent of this continuation · filed 19 May 2022
US 2023/0228084 A1Pre-grant publication · published 20 Jul 2023
US 11,613,890 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2022/0275637 A1Published application
US 12,071,762 B2This patent

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