Patents Assigned to Certainteed Ceilings Corporation
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Patent number: 11898345Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to acoustic panels, for example, suitable for use in a ceiling to control sound. The present disclosure relates more particularly to an acoustic ceiling panel including an acoustic substrate formed of a porous material having an air flow resistivity of at least 300 kPa*s/m2. The acoustic substrate includes an upper face and a lower face with a pattern of perforations formed therein, where the pattern of perforations covers at least 6% of the area of the lower face. The acoustic ceiling panel also includes a backing layer disposed over the upper face of the acoustic substrate and a veil disposed over the lower face.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Yanjia Zuo, Chris L. Heikkinen, John T. Madajewski, Phillip Evans, Chris W. Niemi, Jeremiah L. Shaffer, Isabelle Etchart Randlett, Robert Miller, Keith C. Hong, Zhengzhi Zhou
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Patent number: 11893970Abstract: The disclosure relates to acoustic panels and methods for preparing them. The disclosure relates more particularly to panels having a porous facing and to methods for making such panels. One aspect of the disclosure is an acoustic panel comprising a base structure. The base structure has one or more edges, an outward major surface having a total area, and an inward major surface opposing the outward major surface. The base structure has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of at least about 0.3. The panel includes a coating layer directly disposed on the outward major surface of the base structure, the coating layer being formed of an open-cell foam. The coating layer has an exterior major surface opposing the outward major surface of the base structure. The coating layer is substantially scattering for light in the wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, and has an absorption coefficient of less than 0.5 for acoustic frequencies in the range of 100 Hz to 10,000 Hz.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: David Shackleford, Sizhu You, Steven Jacek, Phillip Evans, Alexis Rile, Michael J. Lembo
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Patent number: 11773590Abstract: A ceiling suspension system is disclosed and includes a plurality of grid members configured to form a grid for the ceiling suspension system, each grid member comprising a bulb, a web and a flange. The system also includes a plurality of wall support brackets configured to mount the grid to walls in a structure. Each wall support bracket comprises a vertical back, a lower flange at a lower end of the vertical back, and an upper flange at an upper end of the vertical back. Further, the upper flange is generally V-shaped when viewed longitudinally and each wall support bracket only one tab in the lower flange for each grid member. Moreover, the only one tab is configured to engage and retain the flange of a respective grid member, such that the respective grid member rests on the lower flange.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CERTAINTEED CEILINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Lorenzo Salazar, Thomas G. Murray
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Patent number: 11608635Abstract: The disclosure relates to support members for ceiling systems, such as those that can be formed into an interconnected grid to be suspended from a ceiling and support ceiling tiles. One aspect of the disclosure is a linearly-extending support member for a ceiling tile.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Matthew Rapposelli
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Patent number: 11426758Abstract: The disclosure relates to acoustic panels and methods for preparing them. The disclosure relates more particularly to panels having a nonwoven facing and to methods for making such panels. A method for preparing an acoustic panel comprises providing a base structure. The base structure has one or more edges, an outward major surface having total area, and an inward major surface opposing the outward major surface. The base structure has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of at least about 0.3. The method includes disposing directly against the outward major surface of the base structure a sprayable mixture comprising a plurality of fibers, one or more binders, and a dispersive medium. The method includes drying the disposed mixture to provide a facing layer disposed on the outward major surface of the base structure, the facing layer having an exterior major surface opposing the outward major surface of the base structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Steven Jacek, Sizhu You, Matthew Gacek, Michael J. Lembo
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Patent number: 11423871Abstract: The disclosure relates to acoustic panels and methods for preparing them. The disclosure relates more particularly to panels having a porous facing and to methods for making such panels. One aspect of the disclosure is an acoustic panel comprising a base structure. The base structure has one or more edges, an outward major surface having a total area, and an inward major surface opposing the outward major surface. The base structure has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of at least about 0.3. The panel includes a coating layer directly disposed on the outward major surface of the base structure, the coating layer being formed of an open-cell foam. The coating layer has an exterior major surface opposing the outward major surface of the base structure. The coating layer is substantially scattering for light in the wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, and has an absorption coefficient of less than 0.5 for acoustic frequencies in the range of 100 Hz to 10,000 Hz.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: David Shackleford, Sizhu You, Steven Jacek, Phillip Evans, Alexis Rile, Michael J. Lembo
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Patent number: 11408172Abstract: A suspended ceiling system for a building structure includes a plurality of parallel struts for supporting a plurality of parallel vanes suspended from the struts in perpendicular relationship thereto. The vanes can be suspended in downwardly spaced relationship to the struts or in contiguous relationship therewith and occur in different forms including illuminated vanes, adjustable vanes and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventor: Richard Mayer
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Patent number: 11274440Abstract: A suspension ceiling support clip including a body, a snap-fit connector disposed on the body, and a locking member disposed on the body. The snap-fit connector is configured to receive a first beam of a suspension ceiling that extends in a first direction. The locking member is configured to receive a second beam of the suspension ceiling that extends in a second direction, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Bryan Neubeker, Tony Paolucci, Lorenzo Salazar, Robin C. Czyzewicz
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Patent number: 11015787Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to light fixtures and to lighting assembly attachment systems. The present disclosure provides a lighting fixture extending no more than 3 inches from the building surface. A light source is disposed in a housing thereof and is configured to emit light through the open side of the housing so as to direct the light in an upward direction. The disclosure also provides lighting assembly including a housing having a base and a cavity below the base, a light source disposed in the cavity of the housing, and one or more clips configured to attach to a flange of a ceiling support beam. Each clip includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a retainer disposed on the lower arm configured to engage the base of the housing such that the housing is held up by the one or more clips.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Phillip Evans, Dennis Michaud, Kim Dupont-Madinier, Timothy Briggs
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Patent number: 10995490Abstract: The disclosure relates to support members for ceiling systems, such as those that can be formed into an interconnected grid to be suspended from a ceiling and support ceiling tiles. One aspect of the disclosure is a linearly-extending support member for a ceiling tile.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Matthew Rapposelli
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Patent number: 10961706Abstract: A ceiling suspension system is disclosed and includes a plurality of grid members configured to form a grid for the ceiling suspension system, each grid member comprising a bulb, a web and a flange. The system also includes a plurality of wall support brackets configured to mount the grid to walls in a structure. Each wall support bracket comprises a vertical back, a lower flange at a lower end of the vertical back, and an upper flange at an upper end of the vertical back. Further, the upper flange is generally V-shaped when viewed longitudinally and each wall support bracket only one tab in the lower flange for each grid member. Moreover, the only one tab is configured to engage and retain the flange of a respective grid member, such that the respective grid member rests on the lower flange.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: CERTAINTEED CEILINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Lorenzo Salazar, Thomas G. Murray
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Patent number: 10907349Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cladding that forms an architectural surface, for example, suitable for forming a ceiling. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a cladding system including a plurality of flexible grid members arranged so as to form a grid that extends in at least two dimensions and includes grid cells that are delimited by the flexible grid members and a plurality of panels supported by the grid. At least a first portion of the panels are arranged so as to form an architectural surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Chunwei Fang, Joyce G. Kutty, Taylor J. McCabe, Sara Naja, Stefan M. Sehringer, Emily Robertson
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Patent number: 10900230Abstract: A suspended ceiling system for a building structure includes a plurality of parallel struts for supporting a plurality of parallel vanes suspended from the struts in perpendicular relationship thereto. The vanes can be suspended in downwardly spaced relationship to the struts or in contiguous relationship therewith and occur in different forms including illuminated vanes, adjustable vanes and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventor: Richard Mayer
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Patent number: D942648Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Michael Magin, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture
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Patent number: D942649Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Michael Magin, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture
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Patent number: D942650Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Michael Magin, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture
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Patent number: D942651Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Michael Magin, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture
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Patent number: D973233Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Michael Magin, David A. Bailey, Christopher G. Jones, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture, Michael J. Lembo, Yorgo Lykouria, James Bennett, Pierce Brennan
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Patent number: D1002878Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CERTAINTEED CEILINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Magin, David A. Bailey, Christopher G. Jones, Samuel Carrillo Lacouture, Yorgo Lykouria, James Bennet, Pierce Brennan
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Patent number: D1019989Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings CorporationInventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Matthew Rapposelli