Abstract

An automated method and system for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber floor and wall panels, where one or more robots are utilised to assemble (through a combination of picking/placing, gluing and nailing) building parts into a structural panel on an assembly table. A flexible and adaptable method for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber structural panels of different dimensions and make-up. The structural panels comprise a top segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels, an interstitial layer consisting of a number of interstitial ribs, and a bottom segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels; the subpanels of one or both layers are connected by glued splines connections and by nailing to the overlapping interstitial ribs.

IPC Classes  ?

• B27M 3/04 - Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of flooring elements, e.g. parqueting blocks
• B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for
• B27M 3/00 - Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles
• E04B 2/00 - Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
• E04C 2/12 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of foamed products of solid wood

Goods & Services

Automated manufacturing equipment, namely, manufacturing machines used to fabricate mass-customized building components or assemblies. Turn-key product, namely, downloadable computer software, manufacturing technology and building systems used to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings; end-to-end parametric software, namely proprietary computer software used to design housing projects, collect and gather manufacturing instructions and construct buildings; algorithmic performance optimization software used to provide iteratively optimized building solutions through internal, adaptive and automated processes for the economical, ecological, social performance, and urban livability; downloadable computer software platforms for providing building systems enabling design adaptation and customization to a variety of aesthetics and uses while sharing the same underlying technologies and systems across multiple projects; integration software used to ensure vertical integration and calibration of goods and services of housing project; structural mass timber systems technology, namely, software used to design buildings based on mass timber to create automated prefabrication of a housing project; integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) automation technology, namely, building automation installations that integrate electrical power distribution; integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems, namely, walls and floors that integrate (MEP) distribution; computer software used for parametric urban design. Fire-resistant building assemblies or components made from timber; mixed-use buildings of wood; single-use buildings of wood; prefabricated houses of wood; mobile homes being manufactured housing of wood; wood buildings; panelized and modular building components not of metal for faster and more efficient on-site construction of multi-storey buildings. Business consultation on the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of integrated and off-site prefabricated building systems. Building construction services relating to the construction of mixed-use buildings that includes retail stores, restaurants and business offices; assembling and construction of buildings with high energy performance; construction of mixed-use buildings; construction of single-use buildings, zero-lot-line urban housing and urban infill housing; building systems technology, namely, installment of pre-fabricated building assemblies or building parts made of timber, to expedite on-site construction. Custom manufacturing of building components; building systems technology, namely, custom manufacture of pre-fabricated building assemblies or building parts made of timber, to expedite on-site construction. Platform-based building solutions for residential and commercial buildings, namely, providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for use in the process of designing, engineering, manufacturing and assembling integrated and off-site prefabricated buildings; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for use to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings; providing design services for the manufacturing of buildings with life cycle performance close to or equal to carbon neutrality.

Abstract

A system for processing a workpiece includes a milling platform, a workpiece handling robotic arm (WHRA), and a spindle robot arm (SRA). The WHRA has a holding tool adapted to move the workpiece from an input staging area to the milling platform, and from the milling platform to an output staging area. A base of the WHRA, the input staging area, the output staging area are all positioned on a same side of the milling platform. The SRA has a milling tool and is adapted to mill the workpiece when supported on the milling platform. The system may include a processor configured to control the WHRA to move the holding tool to a release position or orientation based on positional data of the workpiece generated by contact position sensors, and to move a robotic arm to position vacuum pods on the milling platform, based on the geometry of the workpiece.

IPC Classes  ?

• B23C 1/12 - Milling machines not designed for particular work or special operations with spindle adjustable to different angles, e.g. either horizontally or vertically
• B25J 9/00 - Programme-controlled manipulators
• B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A system for processing a workpiece includes a milling platform, a workpiece handling robotic arm (WHRA), and a spindle robot arm (SRA). The WHRA has a holding tool adapted to move the workpiece from an input staging area to the milling platform, and from the milling platform to an output staging area. A base of the WHRA, the input staging area, the output staging area are all positioned on a same side of the milling platform. The SRA has a milling tool and is adapted to mill the workpiece when supported on the milling platform. The system may include a processor configured to control the WHRA to move the holding tool to a release position or orientation based on positional data of the workpiece generated by contact position sensors, and to move a robotic arm to position vacuum pods on the milling platform, based on the geometry of the workpiece.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 61/00 - Use of pick-up or transfer devices or of manipulators for stacking or de-stacking articles not otherwise provided for
• B23Q 41/02 - Features relating to transfer of work between machines

Goods & Services

(1) Software for design of prefabricated houses. (2) Prefabricated houses [kits], not of metal; prefabricated houses that primarily are non-metal. (1) Assembly of prefabricated houses; manufacturing of prefabricated houses; installation, maintenance and repair of machinery and apparatus for the manufacture of prefabricated houses. (2) Delivery of prefabricated houses. (3) Designing of prefabricated houses; civil engineering design relating to building construction; design, planning and engineering in the field of building construction; software as a service (SAAS) comprising of a non-downloadable software for designing prefabricated houses; installation, maintenance and repair of software for the manufacture of prefabricated houses.

Goods & Services

(1) Prefabricated houses [kits], not of metal; prefabricated houses that primarily are non-metal. (1) Assembly of prefabricated houses; manufacturing of prefabricated houses. (2) Delivery of prefabricated houses. (3) Designing of prefabricated houses; civil engineering design relating to building construction; design, planning and engineering in the field of building construction.

Goods & Services

(1) Robots and robotic arms for manufacturing prefabricated houses. (2) Prefabricated houses [kits], not of metal; prefabricated houses that primarily are non-metal. (1) Assembly of prefabricated houses; manufacturing of prefabricated houses; installation, maintenance and repair of machinery and apparatus for the manufacture of prefabricated houses (2) Delivery of prefabricated houses. (3) Designing of prefabricated houses; civil engineering design relating to building construction; design, planning and engineering in the field of building construction.

Goods & Services

Automated manufacturing equipment, namely, manufacturing machines used to fabricate mass-customized building components or assemblies. Custom manufacturing of building components; building systems technology, namely, custom manufacture of pre-fabricated building assemblies or building parts made of timber, to expedite on-site construction. Turn-key product, namely, downloadable computer software, manufacturing technology and building systems used to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings; end-to-end parametric software, namely proprietary computer software used to design housing projects, collect and gather manufacturing instructions and construct buildings; algorithmic performance optimization software used to provide iteratively optimized building solutions through internal, adaptive and automated processes for the economical, ecological, social performance, and urban livability; downloadable computer software platforms for providing building systems enabling design adaptation and customization to a variety of aesthetics and uses while sharing the same underlying technologies and systems across multiple projects; integration software used to ensure vertical integration and calibration of goods and services of housing project; structural mass timber systems technology, namely, software used to design buildings based on mass timber to create automated prefabrication of a housing project; integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) automation technology, namely, building automation installations that integrate electrical power distribution; integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems, namely, walls and floors that integrate (MEP) distribution; computer software used for parametric urban design. Fire-resistant building assemblies or components made from timber; mixed-use buildings of wood; single-use buildings of wood; prefabricated houses of wood; mobile homes being manufactured housing of wood; wood buildings; panelized and modular building components not of metal for faster and more efficient on-site construction of multi-storey buildings. Business consultation on the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of integrated and off-site prefabricated building systems. Building construction services relating to the construction of mixed-use buildings that includes retail stores, restaurants and business offices; assembling and construction of buildings with high energy performance; construction of mixed-use buildings; construction of single-use buildings, zero-lot-line urban housing and urban infill housing; building systems technology, namely, installment of pre-fabricated building assemblies or building parts made of timber, to expedite on-site construction. Platform-based building solutions for residential and commercial buildings, namely, providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for use in the process of designing, engineering, manufacturing and assembling integrated and off-site prefabricated buildings; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for use to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings; providing design services for the manufacturing of buildings with life cycle performance close to or equal to carbon neutrality.

Goods & Services

(1) Mixed-use buildings; single-use buildings, zero-lot-line urban housing, urban infill housing, and commercial buildings (2) Platform-based building solutions for residential and commercial buildings, namely, providing computer software, manufacturing technology and building systems used in the process of designing, engineering, manufacturing and assembling integrated and off-site prefabricated buildings; turn-key product, namely, providing computer software, manufacturing technology and building systems used to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings; parametric urban design, namely, computer software used to consult and design comments from stakeholders regarding livability, sustainability and affordability of a housing project; end-to-end parametric software, namely proprietary computer software used to design housing projects, collect and gather manufacturing instructions and construct buildings; algorithmic performance optimization software used to provide iteratively optimized building solutions through internal, adaptive and automated processes for the economical, ecological, social performance, and urban livability; technology platform for adaptable housing solutions, namely, providing building systems enabling design adaptation and customization to a variety of aesthetics and uses while sharing the same underlying technologies and systems across multiple projects; integration software used to ensure vertical integration and calibration of goods and services of housing project; structural mass timber systems technology, namely, software used to design buildings based on mass timber to create automated prefabrication of a housing project; component systems technology, namely, the manufacture and installment of prefabricated components for buildings to expedite on-site construction; integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) system technology, namely, building systems that integrate mechanical, electrical and plumbing with a building platform; automated manufacturing technology, namely, software and manufacturing equipment used to manufacture mass-customized building components through automation and robotics; panelized and modular construction methods, namely, the panelization and modularization of buildings for faster and more efficient on-site construction of large building components made from a shared platform (3) Engineered and fire-rated wood products, namely, timer used for structural framework of buildings (1) Consultation on the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of integrated and off-site prefabricated building systems (2) Building construction services relating to the construction of mixed-use buildings that includes retail stores, restaurants and business offices; design and manufacturing of buildings with energy performance; providing design and manufacturing of buildings with life cycle performance close to carbon neutraility; develop and construct mixed-use buildings; single-use buildings, zero-lot-line urban housing and urban infill housing typology (3) Automated prefabrication and manufacturing used to provide building components built off-site in an expedited manufacturing process

Abstract

An automated method and system for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber floor and wall panels, where one or more robots are utilised to assemble (through a combination of picking/placing, gluing and nailing) building parts into a structural panel on an assembly table. A flexible and adaptable method for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber structural panels of different dimensions and make-up. The structural panels comprise a top segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels, an interstitial layer consisting of a number of interstitial ribs, and a bottom segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels; the subpanels of one or both layers are connected by glued splines connections and by nailing to the overlapping interstitial ribs.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04C 2/12 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of foamed products of solid wood

Abstract

An automated method and system for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber floor and wall panels, where one or more robots are utilised to assemble (through a combination of picking/placing, gluing and nailing) building parts into a structural panel on an assembly table. A flexible and adaptable method for manufacturing prefabricated mass timber structural panels of different dimensions and make-up. The structural panels comprise a top segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels, an interstitial layer consisting of a number of interstitial ribs, and a bottom segmented skin consisting of a number of subpanels; the subpanels of one or both layers are connected by glued splines connections and by nailing to the overlapping interstitial ribs.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04C 2/12 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of foamed products of solid wood
• B27M 3/04 - Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of flooring elements, e.g. parqueting blocks
• E04C 2/30 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure
• E04F 13/10 - Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements of wood

Abstract

A composite construction element or panel system for use in construction of multi-storey structures, either as a prefabricated panelized system or as a modular system. The composite construction element comprises two mass timber subpanels joined at a distance to form a hollow core, through which various building services (e.g. HVAC or electrical systems) and/or insulation may be integrated. When used as a modular system, after assembly, the two subpanels become one structural entity of increased structural capacity while providing a hollow core to provide/deliver desired building services.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 5/48 - Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating
• E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport

Abstract

A prefabricated construction element for use in construction of multi-storey buildings. The construction element is a mass timber exterior wall panel, integrating building assemblies such as windows, exterior wall finishes, and connectors to other building components. The construction element comprises: an envelope subpanel; a feature element such as a window or door; an insulation layer; and a cladding layer, wherein the envelope subpanel comprises an upper beam along its top edge and a lower beam along its bottom edge, and a plurality of spacers disposed between the upper beam and the lower beam, defining one or more openings for receiving the feature element; wherein the insulation layer is attached to the envelope subpanel and provided with one or more openings corresponding to the feature element; wherein the cladding layer overlies the insulation layer and is attached thereto.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 2/88 - Curtain walls
• E04B 2/90 - Curtain walls comprising panels directly attached to the structure

Abstract

A prefabricated construction element for use in construction of multi-storey buildings. The construction element is a mass timber exterior wall panel, integrating building assemblies such as windows, exterior wall finishes, and connectors to other building components. The construction element comprises: an envelope subpanel; a feature element such as a window or door; an insulation layer; and a cladding layer, wherein the envelope subpanel comprises an upper beam along its top edge and a lower beam along its bottom edge, and a plurality of spacers disposed between the upper beam and the lower beam, defining one or more openings for receiving the feature element; wherein the insulation layer is attached to the envelope subpanel and provided with one or more openings corresponding to the feature element; wherein the cladding layer overlies the insulation layer and is attached thereto.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 2/88 - Curtain walls
• E04B 2/90 - Curtain walls comprising panels directly attached to the structure

Abstract

A composite construction element or panel system for use in construction of multi-storey structures, either as a prefabricated panelized system or as a modular system. The composite construction element comprises two mass timber subpanels joined at a distance to form a hollow core, through which various building services (e.g. HVAC or electrical systems) and/or insulation may be integrated. When used as a modular system, after assembly, the two subpanels become one structural entity of increased structural capacity while providing a hollow core to provide/deliver desired building services.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 5/48 - Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating
• E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
• E04B 2/52 - Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams

Abstract

A composite construction element or panel system for use in construction of multi-storey structures, either as a prefabricated panelized system or as a modular system. The composite construction element comprises two mass timber subpanels joined at a distance to form a hollow core, through which various building services (e.g. HVAC or electrical systems) and/or insulation may be integrated. When used as a modular system, after assembly, the two subpanels become one structural entity of increased structural capacity while providing a hollow core to provide/deliver desired building services.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 5/48 - Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating
• E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
• E04B 2/52 - Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams

Goods & Services

(1) Prefabricated houses [kits], not of metal; prefabricated houses that primarily are non-metal (1) Develop and construct mixed-use buildings; construction of buildings

Goods & Services

(1) Shared platform for adaptable housing solutions, namely, computer software for designing and engineering building components based on the size, shape, and use of the intended building; end-to-end parametric software used to design, manufacture and construct a housing project sharing the same platform; design system technology, namely, computer software for evaluating livability criteria for the design of apartment buildings; structural mass timber systems technology, namely, software used to design buildings based on mass timber to create automated prefabrication of a housing project; component systems technology, namely, software to assist in the manufacture and installment of building based prefabricated components to expedite on-site construction; integrated MEP system technology, namely, software used to automatically design and plan mechanical, electrical, and plumbing with a building platform; automated manufacturing technology, namely, computer software for manufacturing building components; panelized and modular construction methods, namely, software used to plan and construct panelized and modular onsite construction of large building components made from shared platform (1) Component systems technology, namely, the manufacture and installment of building based prefabricated components to expedite on-site construction.

Goods & Services

(1) Shared platform for adaptable housing solutions, namely, computer software for designing and engineering building components based on the size, shape, and use of the intended building; end-to-end parametric software used to design, manufacture and construct a housing project sharing the same platform; design system technology, namely, computer software for evaluating livability criteria for the design of apartment buildings; structural mass timber systems technology, namely, software used to design buildings based on mass timber to create automated prefabrication of a housing project; component systems technology, namely, software to assist in the manufacture and installment of building based prefabricated components to expedite on-site construction; integrated MEP system technology, namely, software used to automatically design and plan mechanical, electrical, and plumbing with a building platform; automated manufacturing technology, namely, computer software for manufacturing building components; panelized and modular construction methods, namely, software used to plan and construct panelized and modular onsite construction of large building components made from shared platform (1) Component systems technology, namely, the manufacture and installment of building based prefabricated components to expedite on-site construction.

Goods & Services

(1) Platform-based building design solutions, namely, computer software and manufacturing technology used in the process of designing, engineering, manufacturing and installing of integrated and off-site prefabricated building systems; turn-key product, namely, computer software used to design, engineer, prefabricate and construct entire buildings as a housing project; parametric urban design, namely, computer software used to consult and design comments from stakeholders regarding livability, sustainability and affordability of a housing project; end-to-end software, namely proprietary computer software used to design housing projects, collect and gather manufacturing instructions and construct buildings; algorithmic performance optimization software used to provide iteratively optimized building solutions through internal, adaptive and automated processes for the economical, ecological and social performance; automated prefabrication and manufacturing software used to provide building components built off-site in an expedited manufacturing process (2) Engineered and fire-rated wood products, namely, timer used for structural framework of buildings (1) Consultation on the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of integrated and off-site prefabricated building systems (2) Building construction services relating to the construction of mixed-use buildings that includes retail stores, restaurants and business offices; design and manufacturing of buildings with energy performance; providing design and manufacturing of buildings with life cycle performance close to carbon neutraility