Patents Examined by Rodney Mintz
  • Patent number: 11939764
    Abstract: Provided is a ventilation member suitable for ensuring the ventilation of a ventilation layer provided on the back side of a wall material. A ventilation member X according to the present invention is a ventilation member that can be attached to a wall material, and includes a fixed plate portion 10, a top plate portion 20, a partition plate portion 30, a bottom plate portion 40, a front plate portion 50, and a first baffle plate portion 61. The fixed plate portion 10 has a first surface that abuts against a building framework, and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, and includes a first end portion 13 located on one side in a state in which the ventilation member X is attached to the wall material, and a second end portion 14 located on another side. The top plate portion 20 extends from the first end portion 13 of the fixed plate portion 10 on the second surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teruyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11939766
    Abstract: A system includes at least one interior wall having a first interior facing side and a second side opposite the interior facing side, at least one exterior wall having a first interior facing side and a second exterior facing side, at least one first attachment device for each interior wall, and at least one second attachment device for each exterior wall, each first attachment device connecting to a respective second attachment device to temporarily attach a respective interior wall to a respective exterior wall and create a cavity between the second side of the interior wall and the first interior facing side of the exterior wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Planet Growth LLC
    Inventors: Conor S Hammes, Charles Strickler, Lee Edward Finley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11940002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a two-part adjustable potted insert to be received within an insert hole of a honeycomb panel for fastening a threaded fastener thereon. The insert comprises an outer structural member which is configured to be received within the insert hole, and an inner structural member in a releasable engagement with the outer structural member. The outer structural member comprises an external main body which defines an external surface configured to resist pull-out and torque-out to retain the outer structural member in the honeycomb panel when inserted in the insert hole, a threaded opening within the external main body which defines a bottom surface, and a locking recess formed within the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Millecento Designs Inc.
    Inventor: Mario Calcagni
  • Patent number: 11939772
    Abstract: It is described herein a roofing insulation structure. The roofing insulation structure may comprise a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface opposite the first exterior surface. The first exterior surface may comprise a channeled profile having a plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels may have a depth of at least 1 mm, a width of at least 0.15 mm, and a ratio of depth to width in a range of between 1.01:1 and 7:1. It is also described herein a roofing insulation system comprising a plurality of the roofing insulation structures. It is also disclosed herein a method of manufacturing the roofing insulation structures. It is also disclosed herein a method of installing the roofing insulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Roof Asset Management USA, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Cobb, Katina Cobb
  • Patent number: 11927008
    Abstract: An extendable structure adapted to operate between a retracted configuration and at least one at least partially extended configuration includes a box-like body, a foldable floor element, and a foldable ceiling element. The box-like body includes a first and a second upright. The foldable floor element is hinged at a lower portion of the uprights and is configured for being folded and spread out. The foldable ceiling element is hinged at an upper portion of the uprights and is configured for being folded and spread out. In the retracted configuration of the extendable structure, the foldable floor element and the foldable ceiling element are completely housed within the box-like body, which defines an overall size of the extendable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GRUPPO ITALTELO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Italo Giacomini
  • Patent number: 11905759
    Abstract: A pole step apparatus for fiberglass utility poles can have a supporting body is disclosed, having a bended portion with a brace on the supporting body; a grip surface distal to the bended portion; a nut on a threaded portion of the supporting body to tighten the brace toward the bended portion via the threaded portion of the supporting body; a passthrough in the brace formed can accommodate a supporting body and resists rotation; the bended portion is formed on the supporting body at a 90-degree angle; an arc is formed on the brace adjacent to the bended portion; and the brace resists rotation via a non-cylindrical, anti-rotational portion of the supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.
    Inventor: David L. Morris
  • Patent number: 11905707
    Abstract: Foam wall structures and methods for making them are described. The wall structures include a frame, a foam panel overlying a front surface of the frame, and a polyurethane foam layer disposed in a cavity of the wall structure. The polyurethane foam layer has a density, as determined by ASTM D1622-14, of at least 44 kg/m3(2.75 lb/ft3) and exhibits ASTM E84-16 Class A flame spread and smoke development characteristics. The polyurethane foam layer is the cured reaction product of a polyurethane foam-forming composition that includes a polyisocyanate, an aromatic polyester polyol having a functionality of greater than 2.5 and an OH number of at least 300 mg KOH/g, which is present in an amount of at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam-forming composition less the weight of the polyisocyanate, a catalyst, and a blowing agent composition. The blowing agent composition includes water and a hydrofluoroolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro LLC
    Inventor: Eric C. Giles
  • Patent number: 11905700
    Abstract: A slide clip includes a first plate and a second plate coupled at a juncture. The first plate and the second plate form an angle at the juncture. The second plate has a first elongated slot, a second elongated slot, and a third elongated slot, each extending parallel with the juncture. The first elongated slot and the second elongated slot are each offset from the juncture a first distance. The third elongated slot is offset from the juncture a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Allan Stahl, Brett Daniel Hironimus
  • Patent number: 11898341
    Abstract: A column assembly has an elongated tubular member. A wall end assembly has an elongated tubular member. A flexible interface connects the column assembly to the wall end assembly. The flexible interface includes a spring pack assembly having a disc spring, an elongated male fastening member, a female fastening member, and an absorbing layer. The male fastening member extends through the spring pack hole into the female fastening member to connect the column assembly to the wall end assembly with the female fastening member and to hold the male fastening member in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Brent G. Olund
  • Patent number: 11891791
    Abstract: Precast concrete residences resist great hurricane wind forces and moderate seismic forces. The entire residential structure, excluding the slab on grade are made from plant-cast concrete panels. Foundation panel joints are designed at the center of the precast wall panels to assure proper load-distribution from the walls to the foundation. Using a precast foundation greatly increases the speed of construction. All structural elements are field-bolted together. An interior wall track design allows engineered, prefabricated interior wall panels to roll into the home and “tip up” into place without wedging between the floor and ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Rodney McComas, Allen Mills, K C Cohen
  • Patent number: 11885115
    Abstract: There is provided a structure that is a prefabricated (or systems-built) building space including a floor assembly, modular wall assemblies, and a roof assembly. The structure may at any time be connected to one or more other structures or prefabricated room extensions to form integrated building spaces. The structure is attached in a semi-permanent connection to a helical pier foundation assembly. The structure can include a locking mechanism adapted to be removably fastened to the floor assembly and the foundation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Future Earth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Rosamond
  • Patent number: 11885128
    Abstract: An edgelit multifunctional lighting assembly is configured as a cross tee within a suspended ceiling system and supports at least one ceiling panel and is configurable to produce symmetric and asymmetric targeted light distributions for narrow and wide angle illumination applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fusion Optix, Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Yeo, Timothy Kelly
  • Patent number: 11885144
    Abstract: A drywall repair apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a plastic puck that is dimensioned to fill a hole in damaged drywall. The apparatus is anchored inside the wall. The apparatus may have an integrated plastic puck mounted on a plastic plank. The device mounts inside the wall and the puck fills the ½? deep void, leaving only 1/16? to be filled with joint compound. There is no time-consuming multiple layering required. There is no need for broad feathering to hide the repair and the repair is as solid as the original wall before damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Gregory Carlson
  • Patent number: 11885131
    Abstract: A clip for use with a runner of a drop ceiling including a first half with a first support section comprising a first fastener aperture and a first support aperture, a first control section configured to contact the adjacent first ceiling tile, and a first retaining section below the first section comprising a first retaining tab configured to impede the travel of a first side of a bulb. The clip further includes a second half with a second support section comprising a second fastener aperture and a second support aperture, a second control section configured to contact the adjacent second ceiling tile, a second retaining section comprising a second retaining tab configured to grip a second side of the bulb, the second side opposite the first side, a fastener to couple the first half to the second half, a support element to couple the clip to an external support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: American Retention Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas M. Nelson
  • Patent number: 11873642
    Abstract: A fire resistant construction block that comprises a core comprising a polygonal shape including a front face, a rear face, a right face, a left face, a bottom face, and a top face. The fire resistant construction block further comprises a fire resistant coating surrounding at least a portion of the core and an optional intermediate layer disposed between the core and the fire resistant coating. The fire resistant construction block can comprise a plurality of channels, and the top face of the fire resistant construction block comprises a sloped surface. The fire resistant construction block can be configured to be disposed above a window of a building and the placement of the fire resistant construction block can enable an exterior wall of a building to comply with a National Fire Protection Agency Code 285 standard fire test method and/or other fire test standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Old Mill Brick LLC
    Inventor: Garrick Hunsaker
  • Patent number: 11866937
    Abstract: A suspended ceiling system in one embodiment includes a grid support member and a ceiling panel supported on the member. A resiliently compressible gasket is disposed at the interface between the grid support member and peripheral edge of the panel. The gasket may be fixedly attached to the panel peripheral edge in the factory under controlled conditions before shipment to the ceiling installation site. In one embodiment, the gasket may be adhesively attached to the panel. Mounting the ceiling panel on the grid support member compresses the gasket to preferably form a minimally visible air leakage resistant seal between the air plenum space above the ceiling panels and the occupied space below. This retards air exchange between the spaces which enhances heating/cooling efficiency, noise reduction and allows formation of pressurized clean rooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: William H. Frantz, Peter J. Oleske
  • Patent number: 11866934
    Abstract: A method for insulating a pier and beam foundation on a structure, wherein the pier and beam foundation includes at least one floor joist, at least one pier, at least one beam, a side skirt, flooring, and plumbing including at least one pipe, may include applying a synthetic underlayment to the at least one floor joist and to a bottom surface of the flooring; laying a radiant insulation board end-to-end across the at least one floor joist, over the synthetic underlayment, and along the side skirt; and applying a tape to adjacent radiant insulation boards to seal joints there between. The method may also include wrapping the at least one pipe with spray foam, a foam pipe insulator, and duct tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Joshua Julian Jordan
  • Patent number: 11859381
    Abstract: An external insulation penetration edge frame includes a frame portion constructed of an insulating material and comprising a front face, a rear face, an outside perimeter, an inside perimeter defining a frame opening, an outside portion extending from the outside perimeter toward the inside perimeter and an inside portion extending from internal edge toward outside edge, a mesh encapsulated in a base coat along the rear face, the inside perimeter, and the front face; and a plastic sheeting secured to the rear face of the inside portion and covering the frame opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Anatole Construction Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Maslov
  • Patent number: 11859385
    Abstract: The present invention provides a building frame structure with both support and ventilation functions, the building frame structure contains at least one starting column and multiple main beams, the main beams are connected with the starting column, and top of the starting column is connected to a fan. The starting column is a hollow cylinder, and there are four thin hollow columns in the starting column. The main beams are hollow structures, and a reinforcing wall is arranged inside the main beams, the reinforcing wall is connected with inner walls of the main beam to form multiple ventilation ducts. When the frame structure is installed, air sent by the fan flows to the ventilation ducts of the main beams through the ventilation spaces of the thin hollow columns, the second air guide holes, and the first air guide holes, and then sends the air to various places in the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhuangboyu Zhou, Jiuqi Wang, Sichen Li, Jiayang Qin, Han Qin
  • Patent number: 11859378
    Abstract: A portable theater includes a plurality of individual panels assembled together to form a theater enclosure, a plurality of audience seats installed within the assembled theater enclosure, and a projection screen mounted within the assembled theater enclosure. The projection screen has a partial toroidal shaped reflective surface configured to reflect, toward the plurality of audience seats, a moving image as projected by a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MAGI INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Trumbull