Patents by Inventor James Langan

James Langan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210087655
    Abstract: A fastener for securing at least a first component and a second component together, the fastener comprising: a securing portion adapted to be secured to the first and/or the second component, and a guiding portion adapted to be guided by a manipulator or a tool in order to set the securing portion in the first and/or the second component, wherein the securing portion and the guiding portion form a one-piece element made of one unique aluminium alloy having a composition between 0.03 and 0.55 wt % Scandium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sivakumar RAMASAMY, Gnanasekar THIYAGARAJAN, Timothy James LANGAN
  • Patent number: 10359163
    Abstract: An acoustical and illumination baffle for suspension in a ceiling area comprising a housing and a light strip in the housing, the housing being an elongated sheet metal hollow body with opposed sidewalls and a bottom wall, at least a portion of the sidewalls and/or the bottom wall having perforations, a visible light emitting strip within the housing and extending along a major part of the length of the housing and extending a major part of a length of the housing, the light emitting strip being arranged to radiate visible light through an open area in a wall of the housing thereby illuminate an area below the housing, the perforations serving to reduce noise existing in the area below the baffle and to allow cooling air circulation through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hettwer, Rana Ahmadi, James Langan
  • Patent number: 8316607
    Abstract: A suspended metal ceiling system having a grid of support members suspended from a structural ceiling and a plurality of ceiling panels positioned on the grid of the support members having a locking mechanism for connecting the ceiling panels to the grid actuatable from a side wall of the ceiling panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Ceilings Plus
    Inventors: Lester Eisner, Tom Peterson, Albert Kiechle, James Langan
  • Publication number: 20110252735
    Abstract: A suspended metal ceiling system having a grid of support members suspended from a structural ceiling and a plurality of ceiling panels positioned on the grid of the support members having a locking mechanism for connecting the ceiling panels to the grid actuatable from a side wall of the ceiling panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Lester Eisner, Tom Peterson, Albert Kiechle, James Langan
  • Patent number: 5270117
    Abstract: A preflux composition suitable for use as a preflux for protecting the solderability of copper during a heating cycle comprising rosin, antioxidant, and a solvent system comprised of glycol ether and terpene, process for protecting the solderability of copper which is to be subjected to a heating cycle prior to soldering comprising using said preflux composition, and articles comprising printed circuits or wiring boards which have copper areas coated with said preflux composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Argus International
    Inventors: Bernard J. Costello, James Langan, Robert Harkins
  • Patent number: 5176749
    Abstract: A preflux composition suitable for use as a preflux for protecting the solderability of copper during a heating cycle comprising rosin, antioxidant, and a solvent system comprised of glycol ether and terpene and further including a dibasic acid, process for protecting the solderability of copper which is to be subjected to a heating cycle prior to soldering comprising using said preflux composition, and articles comprising printed circuits or wiring boards which have copper areas coated with said preflux composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Argus International
    Inventors: Bernard J. Costello, James Langan, Robert Harkins