Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322157 | Ceiling paneling system A paneling system for ceilings of a building structure in which the panels are suspended by hook shaped flanges, on opposite sides of each panel from flat arms of L- or Z-shaped panel carriers or support rails. One flange of each panel extends over the flange of a n... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293393 | Perimeter clip for seismic ceilings A perimeter clip attached to a wall molding that supports a beam in a suspended ceiling intended to survive seismic disturbances. The clip is capable, during an earthquake, of permitting an end of a beam at one end of a connected line of beams, in a grid, to slide w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278243 | Molding for suspended panel ceiling A wall molding for a panel suspended ceiling having a vertical leg that is attached to a wall, and a horizontal ledge that supports a beam extending outwardly from the wall, with the ledge having a pair of tabs and a ratchet tooth lanced from the ledge at regular in... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7143562 | Suspension system and structure for securing border ceiling panels An apparatus and system to secure a panel to suspended ceiling system which includes a plurality of suspension elements. The apparatus is a border structure that enables attachment of the panel to the suspension element. The border structure includes a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7117650 | Hanger system An improved ceiling hanger system includes an anchor that is secured to a support structure. A hanger wire is mounted to the anchor. A spring clip is mounted to the hanger wire. A hanger hook is mounted to or integral with the spring clip and engages a support rail ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107727 | Protective beam and joist cap A moisture barring device (10), forming a general T-shaped profile, designed for diverting air and ground born water away from, and protection of, a wood member (20), which is a beam or joist of an exterior wood structure. Additionally, there is a top ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107726 | Organic I-beam soffit A soffit for a shelter having a roof overhang and a wall structure. The soffit extends between the wall structure and the roof overhang and includes an I-joist, wherein the I-joist has an elongate web with a pair of opposing elongate edges and a pair of flanges on e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7076928 | Suspended ceiling panel edge and rib technology Panels for a suspended ceiling of the torsional spring type are disclosed. Such panels can include: a circumferential edge configuration that preserves a very tight tolerance between a surface bearing against a foot portion of a T-bar and a face of the panel; and/or... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017317 | Decorative ceiling panel and fastening system A ceiling system is disclosed which has the desirable aesthetic features of a decorative ceiling without the disadvantages of custom fabrication or other types of pre-manufactured ceiling systems. The ceiling system utilizes a plurality of pre-manufactured, modular ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957517 | Splice plate for faceted radius grid A splice plate for a faceted curved beam formed in the field from a straight beam. The splice plate can be used to fix the bends of either a convex or a concave curved beam used in the grid of a curved suspended drywall ceiling so that the cross beams in the grid ar... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6843033 | Connecting mechanism for ceiling panel supporting stringers A first ceiling panel supporting stringer 1 has an insertion hole 10 formed through a main plate portion 4 thereof, and a second ceiling panel supporting stringer has a base plate portion 21 extending from an end thereof and having a forw... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840021 | System for installing suspended ceiling A system for installing suspended ceilings in large commercial buildings employing t-shaped main and intersecting branch ceiling joists. The main joists are suspended from the purlins of the building by upper brackets that secure to the purlins and by lower brackets... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6751922 | Faceted radius grid A straight roll formed beam for a curved suspended ceiling capable of being formed into a curve at the job site. The straight beam has cutouts that leave a segment of the bulb of the beam in place to give the straight beam rigidity after it is roll formed from metal... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6729096 | System for installing suspended ceiling A system for installing suspended ceilings in large commercial buildings employing t-shaped main and intersecting branch ceiling joists. The main joists are suspended from the purlins of the building by upper brackets that secure to the purlins and by lower brackets... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722098 | Beam for drywall ceiling A beam for a grid in a ceiling that has drywall affixed to the grid by self-tapping screws. The beam has a hem rolled downwardly and inwardly along the edge of both flanges of the beam. The hem prevents the flange from bending upward and sliding off the screw... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6701686 | Ceiling grid with seal A beam for a suspended ceiling in a clean room has soft plastic flaps on top of the flanges. The flaps form a seal when a ceiling panel is supported on the beam. The flaps, formed continuously as the beam emerges from a roll forming operation, are integra... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6523314 | Ceiling grid with resilient centering tabs A grid tee for a suspended ceiling system having integral centering tabs to prevent misalignment of the tee in the space between adjacent ceiling tiles that could otherwise allow the edge of a tile to slip off a flange of the tee. The centering tabs are c... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6434908 | Method of caps fabricating rigid section bars to be articulated manually The present invention relates to a method of fabricating rigid section bars able to be articulated manually, comprising a first phase wherein, on a band of suitable material, a succession of areas of weakening transverse with respect to the longitudinal a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6173544 | Ceiling system and also a lath suitable for such a ceiling system A ceiling system for attachment to an existing ceiling. The system comprises a plurality of laths, each lath mounted to an existing ceiling, wherein each lath is provided with at least a first slot and a second slot, the second slot parallel to the first ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6155017 | Truss structure A composite utility pole which has a polygonal shaped outer surface and a circular shaped inner channel. Also disclosed is a truss structure which can support an assembly such as a windmill power generator. The truss structure may include a plurality of c... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6047511 | Grid tee with integrally stitched web A grid tee of the double web type in which the elements of the web are integrally stitched together to prevent their separation. The stitches are created in an inexpensive rolling process that does not require control of the position of the stitches relat... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041564 | Clinched double web grid tee A grid tee of the double-web type in which the elements of the web are tied together by a plurality of clinched openings spaced apart along the length of the grid tee. The clinched openings are sized and shaped for receiving wires which support the grid t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003279 | Sunroom enclosure The invention relates to a thermally efficient and low maintenance enclosed structure, such as a sunroom, made from a framework of joined structural members, thermally insulating kick panels, windows, optional door assembly, optional skylights, and a roof... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5898987 | Method of installing acoustical ceiling grid A method of installing a grid for an acoustical ceiling to an existing ceiling, which eliminates the need for time-consuming manipulation of a fastener nut, makes use of a toggle fastener having a shaft with a stop collar at one end, with a spring loaded ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5806261 | Head track for a wall system A head track for combination with a post and/or panel of a wall system, comprising an elongated extrusion comprising an elongated body and a pair of integral elongated wings extending normal to the body, the body having a T-slot located between the wings,... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5694735 | Method and a tool for crimping a tee or main The present invention pertains to a method of forming a ceiling. The method comprises the steps of setting a tool for a desired length of crimp of a tee or main by adjusting a plate in a slot of the tool, Next there is the step of cutting the tee or main ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5390456 | Decorative suspended ceiling A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured to the bottom of the flange of the beam between flats on the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially fl... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5325647 | Composite ceiling grid The present invention relates to ceiling grid runners and associated assembly details that utilize metal reinforcement of thermoplastic compounds in order to obtain the necessary stiffness required to meet load/deflection standards for suspended ceiling s... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5315805 | Device for erecting walls or ceilings, especially in exhibition constructions A device for erecting walls and/or ceilings includes a support shaped-section evincing approximately cross-sectionally T-shaped webs to which at least one beam for wall- and/or ceiling segments can be detachably affixed, further a clamping lock detachable... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5241798 | Decorative suspended ceiling A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured in the bottom of the flange of the beam by flats from the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially flat ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5195289 | Trim system for suspension ceilings A support system for trimming exposed edges of suspension ceilings provides a trim strip mounting clip which mounts on the bulb of an adjacent grid tee member and provides a face portion which snaps into and locks with a channel-shaped trim strip. The con... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5088261 | Curved grid tees for suspension ceilings A horizontally curved grid tee for suspension ceilings is bent in the direction parallel to the plane of the flanges of the grid tee. Such grid tee is provided with end connectors and openings so that the grid tee can be assembled in a suspension ceiling ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5033247 | Clean room ceiling construction A suspension ceiling for clean room installations is disclosed. The ceiling has a suspended ceiling support structure having a plurality of grid openings including a vertical member between each grid opening and flanges extending horizontally from each ve... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4967530 | Clean room ceiling construction A suspension ceiling for clean room installations is disclosed. The ceiling has a suspended ceiling support structure having a plurality of grip openings including a vertical member between each grid opening and flanges extending horizontally from each ve... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4932186 | Reinforced bead A grid tee for suspended ceiling systems having a central web with a reinforced, substantially circular bead on one edge of the web and a pair of flanges. The reinforced bead can be composed of a double layer, which layers are interconnected by reversed b... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4926606 | Ornamental ceiling system An ornamental ceiling capable of attaching directly to an existing structural ceiling or to an existing suspended ceiling which uses inverted T-members as supports. The ornamental ceiling comprises a stile, an inverted T-member, a clip with a snap-on capa... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4901485 | Acoustical panel An acoustical panel, for ceilings or for area separation, and the method of making such panels, wherein the panel consists essentially of a unitary frame consisting of four sides, each with an inwardly opening channel, an outwardly opening rebend and a do... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4893444 | Fire expansion joint for ceiling runner The expansion joint for the runner is formed with two cut-out areas and cuts in the vertical web to permit the horizontal web, enlarged bulb and remaining web by the cut-out areas to bend outward to absorb expansion of the runner when subjected to fire.... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4881355 | Cold roll-formed structures and method and apparatus for producing same A cold-forming method is disclosed for thinning localized, longitudinally extending portions of sheet metal by lateral shear deformation without any substantial longitudinal deformation. With such method, it is possible to produce elongated members which ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4852325 | Reinforced bead A grid tee or member for suspended ceilings has a reinforced bead, a central web and a pair of flangs formed from a single sheet of metal. The reinforced bead has a continuous outer upper surface and can either be a hollow reinforced bead with a rectangul... | 08/01/1989 |
