Patents by Inventor Mike T. Callas

Mike T. Callas 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).

  • Patent number: 5806823
    Abstract: A sign holder has side members with ears that clamp onto a ceiling grid to support a sign. A flexible web joined to the side members allows the side walls to flex outwardly to allow the ears to snap over opposite sides of the ceiling grid. The side members are joined to a base connected to a channel member accommodating hooks connected to the sign. A gripping tool has jaws that engage the holder to install and remove the holder from the ceiling grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: 5480116
    Abstract: A sign holder assembly is used to pendently support signs, posters and like material from a ceiling or overhead support. The holder assembly has a semi-flexible plastic clip that snaps over a ceiling grid to hang a sign from a ceiling. A hook slides into a groove in the bottom of the clip to lock the clip on the ceiling grid. The lower end of the hook extends through an eyelet in the sign to support the sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: 5472163
    Abstract: A magnetic holder for a merchandising display sign is mounted on the corner of an upright metal support. A permanent magnet wedged between a pair of metal plates is enclosed within an elongated right angle shaped body shell thereby providing horizontal stability and a strong-holding force to firmly retain holder on the support. An upright cylindrical adaptor attached to the top of the body shell is used to accommodate the shaft of a sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Callas Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: 5292282
    Abstract: An air guard assembly used to direct air forced through an overhead air diffuser toward the floor of a building. The assembly has a plurality of elongated linear baffles. Each baffle has a strip of magnetic material that adheres directly to metal ceiling structures to surround and enclose the diffuser within the assembly. A gripping tool having an elongated handle is used to locate the baffle adjacent the metal ceiling surface and remove the baffle therefrom. The baffle has a pair of grooves preventing the gripping tool from slipping off the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: 5188332
    Abstract: A sign holder assembly used to pendently support signs, posters or advertising material from a ceiling or overhead support. The holder assembly has a strip of magnetic material that adheres directly to metal ceiling structures. A channel body accommodates one or more hooks that are attachable to the sign. A gripping tool having an elongated handle is used to locate the holder assembly adjacent the metal ceiling surface and remove the holder therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D322634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D340281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D357505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D364799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Callas Enterprises
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D366066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Callas Enterprises
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D372939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D386531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D387155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D389526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas
  • Patent number: D394776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: Mike T. Callas