# US 2020/0399889 A1 · Shipping container noncombustible building fire design > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399889 A1 - Document ID: US20200399889A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/816,596 - Filed: 2020-03-12 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-18 - Assignees: United States Gypsum Company - Applicants: United States Gypsum Company - Inventors: Frank Pospisil - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399889A1 ## CPC - E04B 1/3483: {the supporting structure consisting of metal} - E04B 1/0015: {Cellars constructed from prefabricated units} - E04B 1/7608: {comprising a prefabricated insulating layer, disposed between two other layers or panels} - E04B 1/7612: {in combination with an air space} - E04H 1/04: Apartment houses arranged in two or more levels - E04B 1/94: against fire ({fire protection of partitions E04B2/7403, E04B2/7409; supporting constructions for ceilings having the capability of expansion in case of fire E04B9/08}; fire-fighting A62C, {e.g. fire prevention or containment A62C2/00}; impregnation of wood or similar materials B27K; {fireproof paints C09D5/18; fireproofing materials C09K21/00; flame-resistant papers D21H5/0002; coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings, in general E04F13/00}; fireproof doors E06B5/16; {firebreak devices for pipes or the like passing through walls F16L5/04; protection of pipes by means of non-inflammable material F16L57/04}) - E04B 2103/02: of ceramics, concrete or other stone-like material - E04H 9/16: against adverse conditions, e.g. extreme climate, pests - E04H 2001/1283: {Small buildings of the ISO containers type} - 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}) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract A building member for constructing a multi-level building, where the building member includes a shipping container including a plurality of walls having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together, and a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of the plurality of walls of the shipping container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A building member for constructing a multi-level building, the building member comprising: a shipping container including a plurality of walls having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together; and a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of the building panels attached to at least one of the inner side or the outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, further comprising an insulating material positioned between said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of said shipping container. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, further comprising an insulating material positioned adjacent to said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of said shipping container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels insulating material attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, wherein said building panel is attached solely to said top wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The building member of claim 1, wherein said building panel is attached solely to said bottom wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The building member of claim 7, further comprising at least one of insulation and an air gap positioned between said building panel and said bottom wall. ### Claim 9 A multi-level building comprising: at least four building members stacked vertically and attached together, each of said at least four building members including a shipping container having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together; and a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of said top wall, said bottom wall, said front wall, said rear wall and said opposing side walls of each of said shipping containers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising a roof attached to a topmost building member of said at least four building members. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of the building panels attached to at least one of the inner side or the outer side of each of said shipping containers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising an insulating material positioned between said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of each of said shipping containers. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising an insulating material positioned adjacent to said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of each of said shipping containers. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of at least one of said shipping containers. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The building of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of a plurality of said shipping containers.