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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056294 | Concealed suspension ceiling with downward removable panels A suspended ceiling system comprising metal grid members and rectangular composite acoustical panels, the panels having edges at their peripheries, the grid members having a cross section generally like an inverted T such that they provide oppositely extending flang... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7937903 | Panelized ceiling system A panel for use in constructing a ceiling of an enclosure, particularly a cleanroom without using a grid support. The panel includes a thin shell or skin which is placed around an internal bracing member in such as fashion that the resulting panel can be hung from a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7908813 | Ceiling panel A ceiling panel is provided for use in a grid-type suspended ceiling, wherein the grid includes a plurality of spaced grid runners. The ceiling panel comprises a tile base with perimeter segments and perimeter profiles along at least a portion of at least two of the... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7765762 | Ceiling panel A ceiling panel is provided for use in a grid-type suspended ceiling, wherein the grid includes a plurality of spaced grid runners. The ceiling panel comprises a tile base with perimeter segments and perimeter profiles along at least a portion of at least two of the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7287733 | Ceiling suspension structure A threaded coupling member for supporting a suspended ceiling grid system from an overhead support structure. A threaded connector nut is designed to be placed or dropped into an upper channel of the suspended ceiling grid system whereby, because of the configuratio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269927 | Suspended ceiling assembly A support frame for a suspended ceiling assembly comprises a grid pattern having a plurality of main beams with opposing sides and an upper face and a plurality of cross beams with an upper face and opposed ends joined to an opposing side of the main beam; at least ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210273 | Panel attachment system A panel attachment system (10) comprising a plurality of covering panels (12), a plurality of retaining members (16) to hold the panels (12), and a plurality of mounting structures (18) to secure the retaining members (16) t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191570 | Deformable building sheet batten A batten (100) for mounting cladding sheets to a wall or frame, said batten comprising an elongate channel member having a pair of spaced apart side walls (120, 140) joined by an intermediate web (110), and a corresponding pair of mounting flang... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7096633 | Method of hanging a false cloth ceiling A false ceiling having flexible material connected to an elongate U-shaped beam or rail, the beam fixedly connected to existing trusses via clamps. The U-shaped beam has a pair of vertical flanges with inner surfaces for receiving an end portion of the flexible mate... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073301 | Wall structure A wall structure (10) comprising concrete composite masonry blocks (12) supported and interconnected by elongate support beams (16) is disclosed. The blocks (12) are shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns (14) and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059647 | Vehicle bed liner Liner for a bed of a vehicle includes a member having a substantially flat portion with ribs that, in one embodiment, in a first part are arranged in an array extending along a front to rear axis, and in a second part have at least one array extending obliquely to t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7010894 | Covering, covering elements and installing and disassembling method A floor, ceiling or wall covering constituted of a number of successive panels and fixing means for the panels, the fixing means including holders which, by means of fixing parts, retain the panels in a disconnectable manner over a part of the thickness of the panel... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6973881 | Railcar nailable floor A nailable floor having a plurality of modular floor planks having a planar web spanning between two side flanges. The side flanges extend to bottom flanges that provide support from the underframe of a railcar. The planar web, side flanges and bottom flanges are al... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971210 | Accessible ceiling grid system A grid system for torsion spring mounting of aluminum-framed panels is provided which includes a plurality of main grid beams and spacer bars. The main grid beams support a side load mounting clip formed with a slot in the side of the side load mounting clip to enga... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935083 | Skirting for manufactured and modular homes A skirting system for placement around a manufactured or modular home is provided wherein said system comprises a plurality of panels with upper and lower ends wherein the panels abut each other side to side to form a perimeter around the home. A plurality of base p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925764 | Tile The invention relates to a tile for laying in enclosed spaces, and especially but not exclusively for installation in so-called damp rooms, such as bathrooms, toilets, basements, but also entrance halls, conservatories and verandas. The tile according to the inventi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6751916 | Decorative structure with slotted grid and detachably secured tiles The invention comprises an apertured frame secured to a substrate and having a slotted arrangement adapted to receive and secure properly shaped tiles. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6715903 | Light mounting assembly with movable tab A light mounting panel for connecting to a luminaire frame having a base with an upper and a lower surface and having first, second, third and fourth outer edges. The base has an opening and an inner edge defining the opening. The first outer edge being opposite the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6662516 | Reinforced wall structures and methods Reinforced wall structures and methods for strengthening wall structures to more effectively resist damage produced by seismically induced forces are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for strengthening a double wall structure comprises form... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6637170 | External wall construction, sealing fixture, external wall panel, and external wall constructing method An external wall construction capable of inhibiting water penetration thereinto includes a securing metal fitting installed at an upper side portion and a lower side portion of an external wall panel. The external wall panel is mounted on an underlayment.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6631589 | Elevator wall panel mounting structures and method of installation for cab interior The present invention provides a method and structure for decorating the interior of elevator cab walls by even unskilled personnel, without wastage of time, and of sufficient modularity so as to be adaptable for retrofitting on existing elevator cab wall... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6615560 | Siding boards attachment structure, sealing member used for the same, siding board, and method of attaching siding boards A siding boards attachment structure includes siding boards, at least one underlayment, securing metal fittings and at least one sealing member. The sealing member is disposed between left and right adjacent siding boards and has a base plate portion, a r... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609339 | Method and apparatus for coupling wall panels of a building A method and apparatus for coupling panels to a structure. A coupling assembly includes a first coupling member depending from a face of one of the panels and adapted to deflect a relatively large amount in a plane of rotation of the first coupling member... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6609342 | Sealing member and siding boards attachment structure A sealing member and fastening fitting are arranged at a joint portion of four siding boards of a shiplap structure. The sealing member comprises a base plate portion, a horizontally rising plate portion at left and right sides of the base plate portion, ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6513295 | Suspension system for false ceiling panels A suspension system for false ceiling panels easy to install and remove. The suspension system exhibits a high resistance to fire and low heat transmission following a fire, according to safety regulations currently in force for naval and civil furniture.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511522 | Quick connect, stabilized clean room filter support system A clean room filter support system has a filter unit comprising a perimetrical frame having four sides of a predetermined vertical extent with upper and lower edges and filtering material held within the frame for air flow between a first plane incorporat... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6487822 | Ceiling element for a composite ceiling A invention relates to a ceiling element (1) for a ceiling (D) consisting of several ceiling elements, comprising a lower metal support (4) which is divided up by links (7) and has holes; and an active sound layer (5) which is arranged in the metal suppor... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6425218 | Panel structure A panel structure for a building panel system to cover an exterior wall of a building. The panel structure comprises identical frame members fixed to the back surface of the panel, one along at least two of its edges. The frame members have mounting porti... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6260325 | Suspended concealed grid accessible ceiling system A suspended ceiling system in which the grid runners are largely concealed by the panels to produce a distinctive high quality appearance. In various illustrated embodiments, the visual effect is produced as a result of the panels being separated by a rel... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6230463 | Ceiling panel A ceiling panel that conceals the grid in a suspended ceiling, having opposed active first and second edges with profiles different from one another, and opposed passive edges. An access kerf, and a registration kerf, at different levels in the active edg... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6170214 | Cladding system A cladding system used to secure a cladding material panel to a building structure and including upper and lower bracket members to cooperatively and respectively engage upper and lower ends of adjacent cladding material panels. The upper bracket member i... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6158186 | Ceiling arrangement for clean rooms A ceiling arrangement for clean rooms has profiled beams with end faces and connecting members having at least two end faces that are connectors for the end faces of the profiled beams. The end faces of the profiled beams are connected to the connectors o... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6112483 | Communications cable interconnection apparatus and associated method for an open office architecture Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for provi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6083595 | Wide width flooring sheet The disclosure is for a wide width decorative flooring product and a method of producing such a product with properly aligned patterns by cutting multiple sections of standard width product and bonding them together at their previous side edges, so the le... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070383 | Clean room ceiling A clean room filter unit mounting system including a bracket, a bracket and fastener assembly, and individually mounted filter units. The bracket and fastener assembly includes a bracket having a relatively fixed member and a relatively movable member to ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
