Patents Assigned to USG Interiors, LLC
  • Self-tightening splice
    Patent number: 9464433
    Abstract: A splice clip for a trim strip of the type having a receiving track with re-entrant flanges, the clip being formed as a single piece sheet metal body having an elongated configuration with parallel edges along opposed long sides lying in a flat plane, a locking tab on each longitudinal half of the body supported on an integral hinge, each locking tab having a locking edge eccentric of the respective hinge, each locking tab being pivotal on the respective hinge from an initial position with said locking edge in said plane to a locking position in which said locking edge is out of said plane whereby it is adapted to frictionally lock against a surface of the trim strip associated with the clip receiving track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel D. Hulka, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Abraham M. Underkofler
  • Indexed support bar
    Patent number: 9416536
    Abstract: A support bar, and method of its manufacture, for suspending grid members of a suspended ceiling, the bar being formed of a length of a sheet metal strip, a lower portion of the bar having regularly spaced holes for receiving and supporting bulbs of grid runners, an upper portion of the bars having longitudinally extending formed ribs, the ribs extending laterally from both sides of a central plane in which the lower portion lies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Lehane, Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen
  • Multi-layer ceiling tile
    Patent number: 9376810
    Abstract: A less costly multi-layer acoustical panel having improved noise absorption properties includes a fiberglass layer and a mineral wool layer wherein the fiberglass layer has a fibrous content comprising at least about 50% by weight of glass fiber and the mineral wool layer has a fibrous content comprising at least about 50% by weight of mineral wool fiber. The noise absorption coefficient of the panel is linearly related to increases in the thickness of the fiberglass layer. A lamination technique for making the panels is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian A. Kemp, Wei Xu
  • Use of aldehyde scavengers in interior building products
    Patent number: 9334410
    Abstract: A coating for application to the surface of an interior building product comprises: a resin formulation such as a melamine formaldehyde resin characterized by its ability to strengthen the interior building product when applied as a coating to the building product; and an aldehyde scavenger selected from the group consisting of; tetraethylene pentamine, propionamide, caprolactam, ammonium hydroxide, sodium bisulfate, sodium metabisulfite, ammonium primary phosphate, ammonium secondary phosphate, a combination of ammonium primary phosphate and ammonium secondary phosphate, a combination of ammonium primary phosphate, ammonium secondary phosphate and a sulfite, a polyvinyl alcohol; adipic dihydrazide and a combination of a polyvinyl alcohol and adipic dihydrazide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Runhai Lu, Terry L. Rosenstiel, Salvatore Immordino, Weixin D. Song
  • Multi-layer acoustical plaster system
    Patent number: 9266778
    Abstract: An acoustical plaster system features a base layer mixture and a finish layer mixture. The base layer mixture includes a first binder, a first thickener and a plurality of first particles, with the first particles being porous, lightweight, non-close packing particles having a first mean diameter. The finish layer mixture includes a powder latex binder, a second thickener and a plurality of second particles, with the second particles being porous, lightweight particles having a second diameter. The first mean diameter is larger than said second mean diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventor: Lee K. Yeung
  • Free span ceiling grid system
    Patent number: 9255403
    Abstract: Components for constructing a ceiling grid across a span free of or with a limited number of suspension wires including main runners with a relatively high moment of inertia secured at their ends with brackets to wall moldings on opposing walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Lehane, Lee M. Tedesco, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, John M. Willi, Donald J. Leahy, Abraham M. Underkofler, Yelena Straight, Michael O'Donnell
  • Drywall to acoustical ceiling transition trims
    Patent number: 9234348
    Abstract: An elongate roll formed sheet metal molding, and method of its manufacture, for transitioning between a drywall ceiling and an acoustical tile ceiling, the molding have the general shape of an inverted tee formed by a horizontal drywall leg, a horizontal acoustical tile leg and a vertical leg between the horizontal legs, the drywall leg having a plurality of regularly spaced holes for receiving fasteners to attach the molding to a ceiling structure, a periphery of each hole being partially lanced in the sheet metal such that material from the hole forms a slug, the slug remaining attached to the sheet metal at a part of the hole, the slug being bent flat onto an area of the sheet metal adjacent the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Lehane, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Chris C. Baker
  • Torsion spring metal ceiling system and hardware
    Patent number: 9228347
    Abstract: A rectangular panel for a suspended ceiling, the panel having a suspension spring with two divergent arms at each of two opposed panel edges mounted on a rear side of the panel, each spring being mounted on the panel in an arrangement permitting the arms to lie parallel to a front face of a panel, project rearwardly perpendicular to the front face and to lie outside of the panel parallel to the front face, the spring mounting arrangement enabling the spring to be maintained in the rearward orientation by a force developed by the spring with its arms confined and locator elements for registering the panel with grid members of the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • TORSION SPRING METAL CEILING SYSTEM AND HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20150345139
    Abstract: A rectangular panel for a suspended ceiling, the panel having a suspension spring with two divergent arms at each of two opposed panel edges mounted on a rear side of the panel, each spring being mounted on the panel in an arrangement permitting the arms to lie parallel to a front face of a panel, project rearwardly perpendicular to the front face and to lie outside of the panel parallel to the front face, the spring mounting arrangement enabling the spring to be maintained in the rearward orientation by a force developed by the spring with its arms confined and locator elements for registering the panel with grid members of the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • Seismic wall support for suspended grid
    Patent number: 9200441
    Abstract: A seismic duty support system for a suspended ceiling at a wall intersection comprising a roll formed sheet metal wall molding, the wall molding having a vertical element and a horizontal element unitary with the vertical element at an upper edge of the vertical element, a plurality of supports regularly spaced along a length of the wall molding, the supports being attached to and extending perpendicularly from the vertical element, each of said supports lying in a vertical plane, each support having a hole distal from the vertical element for cooperating with a tension element connected to the end of an underlying grid runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Yelena Straight, James J. Lehane
  • Perimeter trim clip for suspended ceilings
    Patent number: 9187898
    Abstract: A perimeter trim attachment clip formed as a single piece sheet metal stamping, the clip having a base, top and bottom rearwardly extending trim engaging grips on the base, the grips having a free edge distal from the base adapted to engage respective top and bottom hems of a perimeter trim channel, a standoff projecting rearwardly of the base beyond the grip edges, the standoff being adapted to abut the side of a grid runner extending parallel along the periphery of a free edge of a ceiling, a squaring tab connected to the base and configured to extend over the parallel extending grid runner and be attached to a reinforcing bulb of a grid runner intersecting the parallel grid runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • Connector clip
    Patent number: 9062447
    Abstract: An end clip for joining runners of suspended ceilings by coupling with an identical clip, the clip being stamped from sheet metal stock with lead and trailing ends, a lateral projection and a projection receiving area behind the lead end, the clip being arranged such that when an identical clip oriented in the opposite direction of the clip and caused to laterally overlap the clip the projection of the clip is locked in the receiving area of the identical clip and, vice versa, at least one of the projection and projection receiving area having a rearward facing sheared edge forming an acute angle with the clip plane resulting from being sheared with tooling having a clearance between tooling substantially greater than 10% of the thickness of the sheet from which the clip is stamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventor: James J. Lehane, Jr.
  • Serpentine insert for open web grid
    Patent number: 9021759
    Abstract: A grid runner and method of its manufacture that saves material content with use of a serpentine sheet metal web configured to be essentially scrapless and that results in a parallel chord truss-like construction with open spaces between an upper reinforcing bulb and a lower flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Lehane, Jr., Peder J. Gulbrandsen
  • Acoustic building material employing chitosan
    Patent number: 9023143
    Abstract: A cast ceiling tile and method for manufacture incorporates chitosan in an amount sufficient to provide improved strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventor: Enrique L. Albarran
  • Perimeter trim clip
    Patent number: D729053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • Utility module bracket
    Patent number: D733934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • Perimeter seismic slip joint clip
    Patent number: D736598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: John F. Keen, David J. Peck
  • Bracket for a two-piece yoke for a suspended ceiling
    Patent number: D736606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham M. Underkofler, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen
  • Cross tee with a hole locking tab
    Patent number: D739957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Mark R. Paulsen, Abraham M. Underkofler
  • Acoustical tile
    Patent number: RE46131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acoustical tile that includes a core and a surface treatment. The surface treatment comprises a formaldehyde-free latex binder, the binder including at least one formaldehyde-free biocide. The present invention also provides a process of manufacturing an acoustical tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Adelaida Carbo, Gary Hacker, Charles Byers, Scott Daryl Cimaglio