Appeal No. 2004-1798
Application 08/883,387
at least two rectangular end shearwalls (the load
bearing walls 50, 52 and 132, 134), at least one
central rectangular shearwall (62 or 104), each
shearwall inherently including top and bottom edges,
two opposing side edges, and two opposite faces, each
shearwall forming a vertical support plane, the bottom
of each shearwall being inherently coupled to a
foundation, each shearwall aligned substantially normal
to the foundation, the central rectangular shearwall
(60 or 62, 104) having two opposite side edges being
laterally coupled between said two end shearwalls (50,
52), the end shearwalls capably defining two exterior
walls of the building construction, and a plurality of
spaced apart floors (90 or 128 or more) each having
side edges (54', 54) being coupled to at least two of
the shearwalls (50, 52 or 132, 134)(see figures 3
and 5), wherein each of the shearwalls and floors is
formed by plurality of monolithic reinforced concrete
panels (50, 52, 62, 90 on first lever story, and 132,
134, 104 on the upper lever story) and with hollow
planks (see Fig. 12a) and reinforcing rebars (70), and
jointed adjacent one to another in vertical and
horizontal directions, said end shearwalls (50, 52
and/or 132, 134) being in cooperation to provide all
necessary of lateral support for the building and
providing substantial all vertical supports for the
floors without any intermediate vertical supports in
the building
and contends 13that Livingston further teaches
at least one exterior wall (94, 96 and/or 140, 142)
formed by a plurality of panels (94 and 140, see
Fig. 6) being vertically coupled one to another along a
vertical support plane, the exterior wall inherently
including a top vertical wall edge, a bottom vertical
wall edge, two opposing vertical wall side edges, and
two opposing vertical wall faces, wherein the bottom
vertical wall edge of the exterior wall (94) is
inherently coupled to the foundation, the two opposing
vertical wall side edges are laterally coupled to the
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