Patents by Inventor Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil

Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil 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: 10550577
    Abstract: A face mounting system for mounting a plurality of panels to a surface of a wall is disclosed. The plurality of panels are attached to the surface of the wall by way of rails having hooks that engage a protrusion of the clips. The rails and the clips may be attached to the wall and the panels respectively or vice versa. Each of the panels may be attached and removed to the wall one at a time and in any order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20190055737
    Abstract: A face mounting system for mounting a plurality of panels to a surface of a wall is disclosed. The plurality of panels are attached to the surface of the wall by way of rails having hooks that engage a protrusion of the clips. The rails and the clips may be attached to the wall and the panels respectively or vice versa. Each of the panels may be attached and removed to the wall one at a time and in any order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 9896849
    Abstract: A wall siding system that utilizes the same primary hardware (e.g. bottom rail and short clip) for mounting panels to a surface can be used to mount the panels in a lapped horizontal configuration, flush horizontal configuration or a flush vertical configuration. This greatly simplifies manufacturing of the hardware and yet allows for three different configurations. Additionally, the same finishing hardware (e.g. top cap, trim cleat and edge trim) may be used to hide one or more pieces of the primary hardware. The wall siding system may be mounted indoors or outdoors because the wall siding system allows for water trapped behind the panels to drain out and air out so that water is not trapped behind the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20160319552
    Abstract: A system for mounting a plurality of wall panels is disclosed which incorporates a plurality of horizontal wall runners that have a plurality of holes along the length thereof in order to urge rainwater downward and onto the ground and also to dry out any water or moisture that may remain therebetween. The holes are formed at the lowest most portion of the trough in order to further urge the rainwater downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 9469999
    Abstract: A system for mounting a plurality of wall panels is disclosed which incorporates a plurality of horizontal wall runners that have a plurality of holes along the length thereof in order to urge rainwater downward and onto the ground and also to dry out any water or moisture that may remain therebetween. The holes are formed at the lowest most portion of the trough in order to further urge the rainwater downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Wall Panel Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 9080331
    Abstract: A wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels which may be mounted to a wall. The panels have panel clips attached to the backside thereof. The wall has a plurality of horizontal joints attached thereto. The panel clips and the horizontal joints have tongues and grooves which allow the panel to be mounted to the wall. Preferably, the tongues are formed on the panel clips and point in the same direction. The grooves are formed on the horizontal joints and point in the opposite direction from the tongues. In this manner, the tongues can be inserted or hung into the grooves. The panels are locked in place by a plurality of horizontal caps which engage the horizontal joints and prevent the panel immediately below the horizontal caps from being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 8839582
    Abstract: The wainscot wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels which are mounted to a wall. The plurality of panels are mounted to the wall with a plurality of horizontal joints including but not limited to a bottom edge joint and a top edge joint and one or more intermediate or middle horizontal joints. Each of the joints are attached to the wall and used to mount the panel to the wall. In particular, the joints may have panels which mechanically receive the panels so that no adhesive or chemical attachment methods are necessary in order to mount the panels to the wall. This reduces the exposure of toxic chemicals to the occupants of the building and permits air to flow behind the panels, thereby mitigating the creation of mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20140150614
    Abstract: An eco-friendly wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels, horizontal joints and panel clips which are all fabricated from the same sheet of material. For example, the panels may initially be fabricated from the phenolic sheets. After the maximum quantity of panels has been fabricated from any one sheet, the remaining portion of the phenolic sheet may be used to fabricate the horizontal runners and the panel clips which may be smaller than the panels. As such, as much of the phenolic sheet is being used to fabricate the system. Hence, the process and the product are both eco-friendly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 8528287
    Abstract: A wainscot cap may be attached to a free edge of the plurality of panels secured to a wall. The wainscot cap may be attached to the mounting clip used to secure the plurality of panels to a wall. More particularly, the wainscot cap and the mounting clip may have a tongue and groove connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20130091800
    Abstract: A wainscot cap may be attached to a free edge of the plurality of panels secured to a wall. The wainscot cap may be attached to the mounting clip used to secure the plurality of panels to a wall. More particularly, the wainscot cap and the mounting clip may have a tongue and groove connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Patent number: 8347577
    Abstract: An eco-friendly wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels, horizontal joints and panel clips which are all fabricated from the same sheet of material. For example, the panels may initially be fabricated from the phenolic sheets. After the maximum quantity of panels has been fabricated from any one sheet, the remaining portion of the phenolic sheet may be used to fabricate the horizontal runners and the panel clips which may be smaller than the panels. As such, as much of the phenolic sheet is being used to fabricate the system. Hence, the process and the product are both eco-friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20120304568
    Abstract: The wainscot wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels which are mounted to a wall. The plurality of panels are mounted to the wall with a plurality of horizontal joints including but not limited to a bottom edge joint and a top edge joint and one or more intermediate or middle horizontal joints. Each of the joints are attached to the wall and used to mount the panel to the wall. In particular, the joints may have panels which mechanically receive the panels so that no adhesive or chemical attachment methods are necessary in order to mount the panels to the wall. This reduces the exposure of toxic chemicals to the occupants of the building and permits air to flow behind the panels, thereby mitigating the creation of mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20120304573
    Abstract: A wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels which may be mounted to a wall. The panels have panel clips attached to the backside thereof. The wall has a plurality of horizontal joints attached thereto. The panel clips and the horizontal joints have tongues and grooves which allow the panel to be mounted to the wall. Preferably, the tongues are formed on the panel clips and point in the same direction. The grooves are formed on the horizontal joints and point in the opposite direction from the tongues. In this manner, the tongues can be inserted or hung into the grooves. The panels are locked in place by a plurality of horizontal caps which engage the horizontal joints and prevent the panel immediately below the horizontal caps from being removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil
  • Publication number: 20120304572
    Abstract: An eco-friendly wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels, horizontal joints and panel clips which are all fabricated from the same sheet of material. For example, the panels may initially be fabricated from the phenolic sheets. After the maximum quantity of panels has been fabricated from any one sheet, the remaining portion of the phenolic sheet may be used to fabricate the horizontal runners and the panel clips which may be smaller than the panels. As such, as much of the phenolic sheet is being used to fabricate the system. Hence, the process and the product are both eco-friendly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Charbel Tannious Aboukhalil