Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm David Janci
  • Patent number: 6298623
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a stand-alone adjustable trim strip system that can be used for the attachment of lighting and signs. The trim strip system is designed to conceal hardware used for attaching lighting and signs and also provides for a system that can be adapted to accommodate architectural design. The system has the capability of being suspended from the structure of a building by wires or rods or can be affixed to walls or ceilings by using fasteners. The system is comprised of one or more trim strips and brackets that can be shaped into different polymeric shapes or can be arranged in a grid format. The system has the ability to attach electric lighting and signs while providing for an aesthetically pleasing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: USG Interiors, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan C. Wendt
  • Patent number: 6233890
    Abstract: An exterior wall assembly water management system that includes flashing, a drainable weather-resistive membrane, exterior cladding, a basecoat and an exterior finish. The basecoat and the exterior stucco finish are applied to the outer surface of the exterior cladding, or in the alternative to an insulation layer. The disclosed water managed exterior system efficiently directs any penetrating water to weeps, or the like, by providing a water drainage medium between the weather-resistive membrane and the exterior cladding. The water drainage medium is embossed upon the outer surface of the weather-resistive membrane, creating a drainage space between the membrane and the cladding. The unwanted water drains downwards via the drainage space, is caught at the base of the wall by the flashing, and is further drained outside of the wall cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Timothy D. Tonyan
  • Patent number: 6217946
    Abstract: The disclosed invention consists of a means for conveying a gypsum or gypsum/cellulose fiber board to a rotary cylinder brush station where pMDI resin is delivered onto the rotary cylinder brush just as the board passes under the brush. A resin distribution system is used to coat the rotary cylinder brush applicator with pMDI. Optionally, a second rotary cylinder brush station is included, if desired, to smooth out and spread the pMDI resin over the surface of the gypsum board substrate to achieve complete coverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Bolind, Michael J. Porter, Mark B. Scalf