Patents Assigned to Soft Cells A/S
  • Patent number: 11668097
    Abstract: The panel includes a frame formed by profile members (6) and a plate member (10) extending therebetween. A textile (11) extends between the profile members which are formed by bending an edge area of a metal plate (15) forming the plate member (10), thereby forming said profile members in one piece with the plate member. Said edge area forms a rounded edge (16) connecting the plate member with the profile member. The profile member includes a first oblique section (21) of the metal plate forming an acute angle with the plate member and having a first end being connected to the rounded edge. The textile is bent about the rounded edge, and an edge element (24) attached along an edge (12) of the textile is adapted to slide along the first oblique section and is spring-biased in the direction of a second end (23) of the first oblique section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kvadrat Soft Cells A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11649630
    Abstract: The thermally activated building panel (1) includes a metal plate (2) having a room-facing surface (3) and a building-facing surface (4). A heat-exchanger tube (5) for conveying a cooling or heating medium is in conductive thermal contact with the building-facing surface (4) of the metal plate (2). A textile (9) is arranged on the room-facing surface (3) of the metal plate (2) and has a first surface (10) generally contacting the metal plate (2) and a second surface (11) generally visible from said room. The textile (9) is tensioned between opposed edges (12) of the metal plate (2). The first surface (10) of the textile (9) is metallized by deposition of metal particles on the textile (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S, PRICE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jesper Nielsen, Julian Douglas Tyldesley Rimmer, Sylvio Tessier, Vasilios Andreas Oliver, Heng Liu, Troy Hicks, Tammy Lamoureux, Sean Jordan
  • Patent number: 11466463
    Abstract: The fabric mounting system (1) includes a mounting profile (4) adapted to be mounted to a wall or ceiling and at least one fabric retaining element (5) engaging the mounting profile and being adapted to retain an edge (6) of the fabric (2). First and second supporting faces (9, 10) of the mounting profile (4) are mutually tapered in such a tapering direction (T) that a resilient bias of first and second legs (7, 8) of the fabric retaining element (5) urges the first and second legs (7, 8) to slide along the first and the second supporting faces (9, 10), respectively, to thereby displace the fabric retaining element in a direction generally against the tapering direction (T) and in a fabric tensioning direction (F) being transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the mounting profile (4) in order to stretch the fabric (2) in its retained position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Nielsen, Michael Toldam Korsgard
  • Patent number: 11091909
    Abstract: The building panel (1) is adapted to be mounted at a ceiling or wall of a room so that a framework (2) of the building panel has a room-facing side (3) and a building-facing side (4). A textile (5) is extended over the room-facing side (3) of the framework (2) and has a first surface (6) facing the framework (2) and a second surface (7) generally visible from said room. A mesh (8) is laminated onto the first surface (6) of the textile (5) and is attached to the framework (2) by means of a number of connectors (9). Each connector (9) has a first end (10) in the form of a gripper inserted between a part of the mesh (8) and the textile (5) and a second end (13) attached to the framework (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Jørn Riiber, Michael Toldam Korsgård
  • Patent number: 10731342
    Abstract: The panel (1) includes a frame (4) with a fabric (5) stretchable over a lower side (6) thereof. An edge (8) of the fabric (5) is attached to a peripheral side (9) of the frame by means of a number of fastening brackets (11) distributed along the edge of the fabric. Firstly, each fastening bracket is attached to the peripheral side at a first lower position (15) in which the fabric is hanging loosely under the frame by hanging a hook-formed element (13) of the fastening brackets on a first lower protrusion (17) provided at the peripheral. Secondly, each fastening bracket is repositioned from said first lower position to a second upper position (16) in which the fabric is stretched over the lower side of the frame by hanging the hook-formed element of the fastening brackets on a second upper protrusion (18) provided at the peripheral side of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 10711465
    Abstract: A fastening device and a panel system for releasably connecting panels to a wall or ceiling, comprising a latch portion; a base portion; a piston guide; a push latch piston movably arranged and biased between a first retracted position and a second, extended position, wherein a guide track is formed in the push latch piston, and wherein a guide pin is formed on the piston guide, the guide track formed in sections forming an angle to each other, with arrests for the guide pins formed at intersections of the sections, and wherein, when the piston guide is moved relative to the push latch piston towards the retracted position, the guide pin rotates the latch portion to an intermediate position, and when the piston guide is moved back, the guide pin rotates the latch portion from the intermediate position to 90° relative to the initial rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 8910748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to panels that can be used to cover interior surfaces in buildings, for instance in auditoriums, open-plan offices etc., where the panels can be used in buildings with thermally activated building systems (TABS) in which balancing of acoustics and thermal comfort is a well-recognized challenge. According to a first embodiment of the invention there is provided a panel comprising one or more sound-absorbing elements (3) and sub-regions (7, 8, 9) that connect the front (11) of the panel with the rear (12) of the panel, and in which sub-regions (7, 8, 9) sound-absorbing elements (3) are not present, whereby said sub-regions (7, 8, 9) ensure thermal transmission through the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Soft Cells A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Nielsen, Henrik Holm
  • Patent number: 7954293
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a system of panels which could for instance be used for a suspended ceiling comprising one or more rows (R1, R2, . . . ) of panels (2), where one or more of the panels (2) of a given row can be moved from a first, upper level (a), where the panels are fixed relative to the system to a second, lower level (b), where the panels can be displaced along and underneath panels situated at the first level, thereby providing access through the system of panels to the space above or behind the panels. According to the invention there is furthermore provided panels for such systems, the panels comprising a substantially rigid frame (6, 12), the frame being furthermore provided with means for cooperation with mating means on a suspension and guide system, thereby allowing said movement from one level to the other and vice versa and said displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Soft Cells A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen