Patents by Inventor Brock Kavanagh

Brock Kavanagh 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).

  • Ceiling grid with resilient centering tabs
    Patent number: 6523314
    Abstract: A grid tee for a suspended ceiling system having integral centering tabs to prevent misalignment of the tee in the space between adjacent ceiling tiles that could otherwise allow the edge of a tile to slip off a flange of the tee. The centering tabs are cut out of the web of the tee with a cantilevered free length that is sufficient to enable the tabs to deflect a relatively large fraction of the width of a flange portion without permanently bending whereby variations in the widths of tiles are accommodated without development of excessive forces which could otherwise cause the tabs to impale themselves into the edges of the tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: USG Interiors, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. LaLonde, Brock Kavanagh, Dennis Alvarez